Thursday 16 August 2018

Bring Back My Pack Blog Hop - More Magical

Welcome to our Blog Hop!

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We will be featuring the Bring Back My Pack Promotion which is featuring the updated Magical collection.  If you have come here from Melissa Robinson'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 7 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this fabulous paper collection 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!



I must tell you how excited I am to have this paper collection back for 2 months.  We visited Disney in 2016, and I still have over 200 photos that I want to scrapbook, and I had almost run out of this paper.  I am so very excited to have it back. 

I used 5 different paper designs from this collection and 2 of the PML cards.  I created banners and added some White Enamel Dots for embellishments.  I can't wait to create more Magical scrapbook layouts to complete my Disney album.


Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandstetter'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, this promotion is available until September 30th  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this paper collection for free!


Always craft with  <3

Friday 10 August 2018

August Cross Canada Blog Hop - Documented



Welcome to our Documented Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Documented paper collection. 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, and I'm the first stop when hopping from East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Janet's Blog then you are in the right place! 


For my project I wanted to create something other than a card, which seems to be what I usually choose.  I had a stash of wooden picture frames from Michael's that had been sitting around since my daughter's craft party for her birthday.  I decided that I would cover it.  I used the flower pattern from the Documented Paper collection (x7234b) and the Documented wooded Titles (Z4171).  I wanted to create a title that would fit the photo of my children.  So using my craft knife I cut the word today, making 2 words, to and day.  This allowed me to create my title, Love to Smile.  I used Memories Bonding Glue to adhere the paper to the wooden frame, using my bone folder to smooth all the air bubbles out.  I then used some sand paper to smooth the edges around the frame.
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Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena .

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here, I've provided the complete list for this hop:

Michelle YOU ARE HERE



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 next month when we will be featuring artwork using the new Boutique collection, it will be released in our new Holiday Expressions Idea Book on September 1st. So mark September 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.


Always craft with  <3

Monday 6 August 2018

Here's To You Blog Hop

Welcome to our Blog Hop!

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We are featuring the Here's to You Promotion.  If you have come here from Kirsten Desorcy'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 15 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this stamps, cardstock and other fabulous 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 card, I started with a base Pacifica CS base, I then choose the darker side of the Bashful cardstock and used the Rose Embossing folder to give it the pattern.  I then inked the raised image using Pewter ink.  The sentiment in stamped on the vellum and heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  I used the White Pearl gems at the corners where I placed some glue dots to secure the vellum to the Bashful cardstock.  I also added some smaller pearls to the swirls in the embossed image. 

Kit contents:
1 – My Acrylix® To You Stamp Set (B1597)
1 – My Acrylix® Wishing You Joy Stamp Set (B1596)
1 – My Acrylix® Flourishing Friendship Stamp Set (B1599)
1 – My Acrylix® Sending Sunshine Stamp Set (B1600)
11 – cardstock sheets (1 Bashful, 1 Glacier, 2 Juniper, 1 Lagoon, 2 Linen, 1 Pacifica, 2 White Daisy, 1 silver glitter)
1 – Vellum sheet 
1 – White Pearls (Z3370)
1 – Rose Embossing Folder (Z3343)
7 – white cards & envelopes
Use the materials in this kit to create one scrapbook page and seven cards.

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, this promotion, Here's to You is only available until August 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this promotion!


Always craft with  <3

Wednesday 1 August 2018

SOTM Blog Hop - For the Love of Crafting

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

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We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is For the Love of Crafting, a set of 9 stamps.  If you have come here from Melinda'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
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This month we have approximately 27 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 I knew I wanted to go GOLD.  So I pulled out Gold Embossing powder, Gold Shimmer Trim and even some very retired Gold Glitter.  I used patterns from the Documented collection, and for the heart I decided to use the Heart Thin Cuts to cut the shape out.



Now "Hop" on over to Cat'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 August SOTM is only available until August 31t  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3