Friday Focus: Sharing the Love of the Charlotte Collection

Hi all! Welcome to the Friday Focus for the month of February. This month, the Kraft-y Hearts are focusing on the Charlotte Collection, along with a new stamp set called Share The Love. 

This cute and versatile set works perfectly for Valentines Day and so much more. Best of all, for every Share The Love stamp set sold, Close To My Heart will donate $7 to Operation Smile. 

So let's take a look at today's project:

These little matchbook Valentine treat holders were a snap to make. The matchbook is cut to 3 x 8 inches from Whisper cardstock, and scored at 1inch, 4 1/2 inches, and 5 inches. I stapled the 1-inch fold to create the matchbook and then matted the book using Smoothie and Sorbet cardstocks and Charlotte paper. I stamped the greeting on White Daisy cardstock and hand-cut around it. They typewriter is stamped in Whisper ink and the sentiment is in Sorbet.

Take a look at the patterns in the new collection. They are so fun and versatile!

 And what to put in these little holders? How about some M&Ms? I opted for Hersheys Milk and Special Dark chocolates and a Reeses Peanut Butter cup or two. (All heart shaped of course!)

Charlotte is part of the new Workshops Your Way line. The workshop comes with 10 sheets of pattern paper along with two cut-apart sheets, Charlotte compliments, 3 sheets of cardstock, 1 spool of black and gold ribbon, and a set of Treasured Puffies. You get to choose which stamp set you want to use. And might I just suggest Share The Love? 

Now for more inspiration, hop on over and see what the fabulously talented Lynn Darda is cooking up in the Bungalow!

And don't forget to have a creatively wonderful weekend!

CTMH Charlotte Workshop Your Way	CTMH Share the Love	CTMH Whisper Ink	CTMH Sorbet Ink
CTMH Whisper Cardstock	CTMH Smoothie Cardstock	CTMH Sorbet Cardstock	CTMH 3D Foam Tape
CTMH Mini Stapler	CTMH Mini Staples	ATG Gun

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Valentine Countdown: Match Made In…the Craft Room?

Bonjour Tout le Monde! (Yep, just thought I'd mix it up a bit. Loose translation: Hi All!) Welcome to Violet & Sunshine's Valentine Countdown. Just 8 more days…. Woo HOO!

Today's little treat is the simplest project yet. You can find a fantastic video tutorial for it at SplitcoastStampers.

 These little matchbook candy holders are fantastic for class treats. They really are that easy. I have to say though, all my matchbook-inspired puns were completely lost on my teen and tween. Oh the sadness! No "Match Made in Heaven"…. No "You Light My Fire"…. My son informed me that kids might get it if I made a lighter instead. UGH!  Still, even without the cheesy puns, it's a stinkin' cute candy holder. I added Airheads (there's irony in there somewhere, I think) instead of chocolates just for fun.

Our Project Ingredients List:

Kraft Cardstock

Sky Cardstock

Ponderosa Pine Cardstock

White Daisy Cardstock

Colonial White Cardstock

Lollydoodle Paper

Timberline Paper

Small Brads (or Staples)

Favorite Stamp Set

Sky Exclusive Ink

Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink

Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Liquid Glass

Dimensional Adhesive

 I followed the tutorial to make candy holder itself. I then added patterned paper and cardstock to the front, back and inside of the holder. I used my Artiste cartridge to cut the speech bubbles and letters. "Girl" is a layer cut on Artiste as well. I wanted to give my letters a plastic look, so I covered them with Liquid Glass and let it dry. (I suggest putting them somewhere out of sight so you aren't tempted to touch them and check if they're dry….it might happen….just sayin'….)

The inside pocket works with Ghirardelli chocolates (that aren't filled) as well as Airheads and Laffy-Taffy. You could also probably fit a gift card in it as well.

These sentiments are from the retired Whoo's Your Valentine stamp set. "Love U Lots" is stamped on White Daisy cardstock in Sky Exclusive Ink, fussy cut, and popped up with dimensional adhesive. "You totally rock!" is stamped on Colonial White cardstock in Outdoor Denim Ink. I fussy cut it to look like a speech bubble and popped it up with dimensional adhesive.

Well I'm off to harangue my teen and tween with more matchbook puns. I hope you enjoyed today's project. We'll see you tomorrow as the countdown continues….