Music To The Eyes Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Technique Blog Hop.  If you are coming from Denise Elliot's page at Inspired by D, you are on the right track.  There are 15 participants in the hop today and we are all showcasing the "Music To The Eyes" technique found on page 34 of the CTMH Annual Inspirations Idea Book.  

I choose to implement the technique on a Pumpkin Carving layout featuring the Scaredy Cat Paper Packet.

Banners are such a fun addition to fill the empty space in a layout, and CTMH offers a stamp set full of banners!!!!  The little flags from Bodacious Banners were stamped using Thistle, Sunset and Pear ink.  This stamp set coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, so the shapes were easy to cut out.  Each stamped area was outlined in black journaling pen to make it pop off of the paper!

The same technique was implemented for the Jack O Lantern from the Halloween Greetings Stamp Set.  So you can get a feel for the impact of outlining, here is the Jack O Lantern half completed.

The flags were randomly arranged to make 3 banners on the right edge of the layout.  Black enamel stars separate each individual flag.  The Frightfully cute saying is also from the Halloween Greetings set.

The picture of my daughter holding up the pumpkin "guts" was such a fun picture that I wanted to make sure it was highlighted.  Using the "love it" stamp (All the Details Stamp Set) was the perfect way to draw attention to the "guts."  The arrow was outlined in black to give it more POP!

While the actual journaling hasn't been completed yet, the journaling box is all decked out and ready to tell the story behind the pictures.  A dash/dot pattern outlines the edge of the box giving it some definition.  Black enamel stars were used to adorn each corner.  The date stamp is from January's National Papercrafting Month Stamp Set, Year >>Noted. 

To embellish the upper left corner, a trio of notched papers was added.  The green polka-dot piece is actually one of the flags from Bodacious Banners.  Instead of using the cricut shape, the stamp was trimmed flush with the edge.

Close To My Heart Supplies used for this layout:
X7185B - Scaredy Cat Paper Packet
Z3011 - Scaredy Cat Assortment
D1555 - All the Details Stamp Set
D1607 - Bodacious Banners Stamp Set
D1605 - Halloween Greetings Stamp Set
Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
CTMH Exclusive Inks in Pear, Thistle, Sunset and Black
CTMH Cardstock in Pear, Sunset, Thistle, Black and Colonial White
Above items can be purchased through my CTMH website.

CTMH Supplies no longer available:
National Papercrafting Month Year>>Noted Stamp Set
Creme Brulee Cardstock

Thank you for checking out my "Music to The Eyes" creation.  You have reached the end of today's hop.  To start over at the beginning, please visit Sheila Bennett!