April SOTM Blog Hop - Message in a Bottle

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

I am so excited to be creating again, I've missed creating projects for this Blog Hop, but my life was a little hectic for a bit, and now that things are leveling out I'm testing my skills but creating with our April SOTM.

Our April's SOTM, Message in a Bottle,  is a set of 21 stamps and features a great collection of bottles.   LOL, who would of guessed that?  

If you have come here from Melinda Everitt's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have approximately 12 Close To My Heart Makers sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

For my project I started my stamping the string of stars multiple times.  I coloured them using our Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers.  My frame is created using scraps of cardstock in multiple colours glued down to a sheet of plain cardstock.  I then used the largest of the Rectangle Frame Thin cuts.  I think this is a fun way to add pops of colour to projects.  Finally, I had to add some sparkle, and decided to randomly add little specks of adhesive to the card front, then using the Gold mini Stars I covered the glue creating this fun look.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the April SOTM is only available until April 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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Canadian Blog Hop - September-October 2021

 Welcome to our September/October Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our current catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to start at the beginning join Brandi Robinson. If you came from Brae Montgomery's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project, I used the new Card Size Stencils. There are 3 different packages to choose from, and I chose Pack 3. I used the Distress Oxides in Candy Apple, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Chipped Sapphire to create my background paper. I used Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking stamp set and coloured the images in using a watercolour brush and 2 of our new colours, Harbour and Papaya. The frame is cut using the rectangle frame thin cuts. The sentiment is from the For All Occasions stamp set.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Kristine Ponte.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop November 20th.

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September/October 2021 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop featuring products from the September/October catalog! If you have come here from CatScrapbooking, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have approximately 15 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using new great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

For my project for tonight's blog hop I played with the Pumpkin Spice paper, Papaya and Harbour Cardstock as well as the Papaya, Harbour and Shortbread inks.  The Sweater is from the Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking stamp set and was coloured using ink pads and the medium waterbrush.  I squeezed ink into the bottom of the ink pad and used the waterbrush to pick up colour. By using this technique I was able to control the intensity of the colour on the sweater by creating much different tones.  I tore the cardstock to create a fun look and used the sentiment from For All Occassions found in our Core Catalog. 

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these fabulous new products!


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September SOTM Blog Hop - Grateful For This Life

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is titled Grateful For This Life, a set of 16 stamps.  If you have come here from CatSCrapbooking, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have approximately 13 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

For my project this month I decided to create a slimline card using Paprika CS for my mat and then I created my own background paper using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Inks.  Before I inked up I heat embossed Grateful in Clear Embossing Powder for a emboss resist technique.  After I inked up the white CS I just wasn't happy with the embossing, so I embossed the word using White embossing powder.  This really raised the sentiment up much more and I like the effect.  For You is stamped in Black ink and then I doodled along the edges.  For a finishing touch I grabbed the new Autumn Sequins for my embellishments.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, the Grateful For This Life SOTM is only available until September 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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Boo Crew Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Boo Crew Blog Hop!

I absolutely love the patterns in this Halloween Special.  They are bright, playful and just so much fun.  I know you will love this collection as much as I do.  Now onto the Blog Hop, if you have come here from CatScrapbooking, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have approximately 6 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this Spooky collection their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I started with Nectarine Cardstock for my base page and used Black Shimmer Brush to create a splattering across the page.  I used 4 of the patterns, Ballerina, Black and Wild Berry(sneak peak of a new colour) Cardstock.  I used lots of stickers from the sticker sheet, a zipstrip and added some Wild Berry Enamel Dots to finish the page.  The pattern I used to create this fun layout is from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 5, pattern 16.

Now "Hop" on over to ScrappinKaty to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this fabulous Halloween collection at a discount!


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