Jingle Joy Layout 1 CTMH

 Here is the first layout from the Close to My Heart Jingle Joy paper and coordinating cardstock packets.  For my club we use 2 of the Jingle Joy patterned paper and one coordinating cardstock.  I also add in other cardstock if the design needs it.  I love how this layout turned out and I used some older dies and stamps to make this layout.  

For this layout I added Kraft, Black and Daisy White cardstock.  I decided to use some older stamps and make some design paper as I needed more than just the one B&W heart one from the paper packet.  The black snowflake paper was made with the snowflakes from the old C1506 Flakey Friends stamp set and for white swirly stars paper I used M1146 Swirling Stars Essentials stamp.  We all have stamps in our stash, so pull out those old stamp and add some excitement to your layouts by making your own patterned paper.  It is very easy as some stamps lend themselves to making background paper without any difficultly.

The title was stamped from older D1443 Share the Magic stamp set.  The snowflakes are from CTMH older dies and some other snowflake dies I had on hand.   We all have many things in our stash and using them with new products is fun.    

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Comfort and Joy layout 5 CTMH

This is the 5th and final layout using the Close to My Heart Comfort and Joy paper packet, 2 of them,  and coordinating cardstock. I love this triangle design and it much easier than it looks.  

To make the triangle part of this layout it requires one piece of cardstock and one B&T design paper.  The photo mats are some B&T paper and the joy title was cut from a die that I had. 

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To make the triangle layout you do the following.

1. Cut a 12 x 12 piece of design paper into four 6 x 6 inch squares.

2.  Cut the 6 x 6 inch squares into triangle, by lining up the points.

3.  Cut the triangles you just made into 2 smaller triangles.

4.  Repeat for all the 6 x 6 inch squares.

5. Now attach the triangles to the cardstock alternating the designs, ONLY put adhesive on the LONG SIDE as you will be bending these later,. Keep doing this until you use all the triangles.

6.  Now take the point of each triangle and bend to match to the bottom of the triangle.  You want the points to line up.  I use a bone folder to give a crisper line.

7.  I use some adhesive on the back side of the folded point to make it lie flatter.

8.  Once all triangles are folded and the tips adhered.  I then turn over the paper and draw a diagonal line and then I cut on that line.

9.  I then put each half of the triangle design on cardstock base pages and add my photo mats and journal spot.  I used two 4 x 6, and two 4 x 4 photo mats.