tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665910463085878182024-03-13T00:11:21.079-03:00Creations With MichelleAs I continue to learn with Close To My Heart, I will teach you too.....come learn with me!Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.comBlogger585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-26758651542890904662023-08-31T17:21:00.001-03:002023-08-31T17:23:30.269-03:00Thinking of You AHSC Sketch # 540<p> Had this post all ready and forgot to publish it and link it to my own sketch.....opps. As the creator and owner I am allowed to link up late......lol.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8ZVEElRHxPD6XuH6GSpwmpwamTEEFNEUhsLX7ADcXVSJ4-TtnaCfnJ1g6c7Z2w4xjsD25p7NxKhGI2GWc2JmSbREEHeKP68Ywc0jKApQKzQFgcDVF7_RYWLRh7KuQwqt7cFUr6oqY6iIEVsq8Up1gbRcTEM9fxU9WSMwKsoPZ2uFx9_xHKGjBQR_qEQ/s320/Sketch%20540.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8ZVEElRHxPD6XuH6GSpwmpwamTEEFNEUhsLX7ADcXVSJ4-TtnaCfnJ1g6c7Z2w4xjsD25p7NxKhGI2GWc2JmSbREEHeKP68Ywc0jKApQKzQFgcDVF7_RYWLRh7KuQwqt7cFUr6oqY6iIEVsq8Up1gbRcTEM9fxU9WSMwKsoPZ2uFx9_xHKGjBQR_qEQ/s1600/Sketch%20540.png" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I really liked the simplicity of this <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/sketch-540.html">sketch</a>, and I wanted to use the current SOTM to create this card. I had some scraps left over from the workshop we did at our Virtual Convention, and seeing as the new catalogs are starting at the end of the week I felt that I could share some sneaks of the patterns. I used The Good Life paper and the August SOTM, Goodbye Isn't Forever. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44VZ_foywugHC-FUSZV4e6wO2zkjRvs4i3ALfvXeqkGkaE2ihFNk-Sci8Ruoidgj4qsMpuldsYpOFqEo0MYdZBR_Q-qKs4Ms1esB9Kz-z3U9Wpu08WtRUM8DU5Ov7OMLdxXZdO53Sj1HwBSxf-zofOcnpV9Eu90s0JFHFJYH-4Wyhsvtt_HLsmJp2RM0/s2048/365382855_259738236820802_7020703840144285748_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1626" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44VZ_foywugHC-FUSZV4e6wO2zkjRvs4i3ALfvXeqkGkaE2ihFNk-Sci8Ruoidgj4qsMpuldsYpOFqEo0MYdZBR_Q-qKs4Ms1esB9Kz-z3U9Wpu08WtRUM8DU5Ov7OMLdxXZdO53Sj1HwBSxf-zofOcnpV9Eu90s0JFHFJYH-4Wyhsvtt_HLsmJp2RM0/w438-h552/365382855_259738236820802_7020703840144285748_n%20(1).jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p>For this card I matted White Daisy on top of Habour and then attached to the card base. Then I chose 2 patterns and Mist Cardstock for my laters. The tag is cut from Toffee and I stamped the tree and clouds in 2nd generation Habour and the sentiment in Habour. I dug through my stash and found from Bronze Sequins from a few years ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you will take a few moments to check out the rest of the <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/top-3-for-sketch-539-design-team.html">design teams creations</a>.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26GGGOz28yJ3FHRP0dXVmcdk9ln4MMT4joXU52XNfpCOs-7iFJAH9llTA9VdMgVefLxr3YYHp05FODQW5juw6ThPi5QMAkn6Q7fnopfOpgRltiPmkJlsVrDTiiSlaGuBtYjYktnAHq7BUdlo-Iz51l_YoIbWRmH0MDJ95zsgFyg1Iez99wW3-U6G9n58/s800/S2308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26GGGOz28yJ3FHRP0dXVmcdk9ln4MMT4joXU52XNfpCOs-7iFJAH9llTA9VdMgVefLxr3YYHp05FODQW5juw6ThPi5QMAkn6Q7fnopfOpgRltiPmkJlsVrDTiiSlaGuBtYjYktnAHq7BUdlo-Iz51l_YoIbWRmH0MDJ95zsgFyg1Iez99wW3-U6G9n58/s320/S2308.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Isn't Forever</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-13659633750247170152023-08-14T09:00:00.001-03:002023-08-14T09:00:00.151-03:00Birthday Card for AHSC # 538<p> Two weeks in a row.....I hope I can keep being creative, as I found myself in a bit of a rut earlier this year, and I really struggled to get back to crafting.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuOTJuJLMuhgZbqGSbzyOdzDzIq57iy0FRlHZfWupkmGmeWxqBEVrsz740tD8VIRQO-kBluMf7iJgoiFIgkTqCrb8waKyXw_ZfNNwBMF-lNRNmc6GwszV6lNp35EyRXDIjkn9KmeYhqiT6KvyJwcNHIvDB9265G0aVoFozXnviO1w9PtpEaMTpBAhOZA/s908/340623515_621384482719124_6906123556500407699_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuOTJuJLMuhgZbqGSbzyOdzDzIq57iy0FRlHZfWupkmGmeWxqBEVrsz740tD8VIRQO-kBluMf7iJgoiFIgkTqCrb8waKyXw_ZfNNwBMF-lNRNmc6GwszV6lNp35EyRXDIjkn9KmeYhqiT6KvyJwcNHIvDB9265G0aVoFozXnviO1w9PtpEaMTpBAhOZA/s320/340623515_621384482719124_6906123556500407699_n.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br />This week's <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/sketch-538.html" target="_blank">sketch #538</a> had me stumped on what I wanted to create, I walked away from my supplies for an hour and then it hit me. I wanted to do some ink blotches on an embossed image. So I went digging into my stash of embossing folders and found this beautiful flower folder. I used 3 Distress Oxides and smeared them on my all purpose mat and then sprayed the inks with water. I really wanted the colours to blend together. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZAsvT2AjdsGjU9R4z98ww4Mz3g4chCKapWlDF-tQJc62UbuqsRVT-HiefJsWfOPyKs0eM3IqqXVMsm3iFDalnRy6leG-WRcH-1MWs94k0ycT-mgOcQy1KV89GuAYfqt4Vf076LxLAxlgq0klGT_vg4c4kX6KCh7i666X6Vpb-VXgbt3VZnFBgihM2HA/s2048/365856954_830404582029663_6082608110828781627_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2048" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZAsvT2AjdsGjU9R4z98ww4Mz3g4chCKapWlDF-tQJc62UbuqsRVT-HiefJsWfOPyKs0eM3IqqXVMsm3iFDalnRy6leG-WRcH-1MWs94k0ycT-mgOcQy1KV89GuAYfqt4Vf076LxLAxlgq0klGT_vg4c4kX6KCh7i666X6Vpb-VXgbt3VZnFBgihM2HA/w454-h362/365856954_830404582029663_6082608110828781627_n%20(1).jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><p>I cut the embossed image apart into 6 pieces and adhered it to a White Daisy Mat that I doodled along the edges. The card base and the sentiment mat is Habour Card Stock. The colour inks I used were Candied Apple, Mustard Seed, and Spiced Marmalade. I used Silver Glitter Gems that I coloured in with a Dark Blue marker. I like that the image is mainly what picked up the inks, but because I sprayed them with water, that they inks bleed. It gives it a more water coloured look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please take a moment to visit the rest of the design teams creations. </p>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-51155535649571621392023-08-07T09:00:00.003-03:002023-08-10T17:41:35.794-03:00AHSC Sketch # 537 - Thanks for Everything<p> It's been way to long since I posted on my blog. Life has been keeping me extremely busy, work, kids, household issues(like my bedroom ceiling collapsing). I've been creating, just never got around to posting.</p><p>So here we go.....today's post is for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge using <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/sketch-537.html" target="_blank">Sketch # 537</a>. For those of you who might not know but I'm the Host and Creator of the sketches used on this Sketch Blog. I've been saying to Brandi that I really must start creating using my sketches again, and so here I am.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb7nmH7O9KaPg2XWiEUCSRBcu4ABwGSiXtAFZyCE2LS_3zOVFPK6ni4dVUgib7hRB_TfO7-OgCp3u7CHz3fFnsD-vWUaDCWsBkn9sDSlkswDF5RzF1mJHuU63BJlD65dN8d69DqZOHGwF-WrRTtqMPC10IwpNR_La2LqXcf2tUIuegrvjOnHHhVa6xBsQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="708" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb7nmH7O9KaPg2XWiEUCSRBcu4ABwGSiXtAFZyCE2LS_3zOVFPK6ni4dVUgib7hRB_TfO7-OgCp3u7CHz3fFnsD-vWUaDCWsBkn9sDSlkswDF5RzF1mJHuU63BJlD65dN8d69DqZOHGwF-WrRTtqMPC10IwpNR_La2LqXcf2tUIuegrvjOnHHhVa6xBsQ" width="168" /></a></div><br />My creation for this weeks sketch is using papers found in 2 of our retired Mix-In collections. This sketch is really a great way to use up any scraps that you have lying around. I used a stamp from a Create With Heart Cardmaking subscription for my sentiment, inked in Sapphire and then I doodled around the sentiment.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmFUvLycFk0mZp8905hQJA25fO_O9gP8WYT0nwu19sREHUzx0Zm6Tm8UsIRHSfrh5WZRmTEcb_HKL8sDgIJFd7M5SxF9v2JN8dc7NjzKCXM0C0ko-e2pJ-0Wfq04HsEp_gZA8flIHi8xIygBC2DAZ40QmsZNcN1f6TET2af-aeggqMF_jVbns5ctuVF0/s2048/364813974_616107763940754_4300126947334499334_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1694" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmFUvLycFk0mZp8905hQJA25fO_O9gP8WYT0nwu19sREHUzx0Zm6Tm8UsIRHSfrh5WZRmTEcb_HKL8sDgIJFd7M5SxF9v2JN8dc7NjzKCXM0C0ko-e2pJ-0Wfq04HsEp_gZA8flIHi8xIygBC2DAZ40QmsZNcN1f6TET2af-aeggqMF_jVbns5ctuVF0/w417-h504/364813974_616107763940754_4300126947334499334_n%20(1).jpg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><p>Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will check out the rest of the design team creations, by clicking on the link here: <a href="https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/top-3-for-sketch-536-design-team.html" target="_blank">Design Team</a>, you will be able to see their creations.</p>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-42607739074051856092022-04-01T21:00:00.051-03:002022-04-01T21:00:00.216-03:00April SOTM Blog Hop - Message in a Bottle<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCfLjh0BdafUG3Br8a106va-ooliFKx5i7tuMNwMr0ATOJ1qK6KQKttIbRAZkHUa3T5iBoMIRng1FybZd1NyqqMDWtaJUTq6PYSshJMtdjRb5sYK7ah63vO5_0bYhkB5StdDg8yQSe2lzEMxnVZHTQdnTTb6SsO-OnG7HH8Ay85l217v9goLyYPic/s500/273147114_10158899067027686_1892585007460741229_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCfLjh0BdafUG3Br8a106va-ooliFKx5i7tuMNwMr0ATOJ1qK6KQKttIbRAZkHUa3T5iBoMIRng1FybZd1NyqqMDWtaJUTq6PYSshJMtdjRb5sYK7ah63vO5_0bYhkB5StdDg8yQSe2lzEMxnVZHTQdnTTb6SsO-OnG7HH8Ay85l217v9goLyYPic/s320/273147114_10158899067027686_1892585007460741229_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-sotm-blog-hop-message-in-bottle.html">Melinda Everitt's blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF1eR3VMb3bDbUT9YUS7agYeFmVpvbV77wI4CswihF2Lg5u3-jYhrcsLZ7ncEDRpxpopU29MGrxPKUg_iPBGo8irC7UW-2GnabFQfc1mao1VcBZM2GSARtpOR_2mE-AjqMvneDEXeWjK2s58czDGTaIGDKETKQ1y52G_RtfCPcmVokWSTuKOixQYY/s640/276033968_10228053058733334_7276553122751902280_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF1eR3VMb3bDbUT9YUS7agYeFmVpvbV77wI4CswihF2Lg5u3-jYhrcsLZ7ncEDRpxpopU29MGrxPKUg_iPBGo8irC7UW-2GnabFQfc1mao1VcBZM2GSARtpOR_2mE-AjqMvneDEXeWjK2s58czDGTaIGDKETKQ1y52G_RtfCPcmVokWSTuKOixQYY/s320/276033968_10228053058733334_7276553122751902280_n.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXTHuHCkv6stf_toKTw2KbH27auS081e1mjYhrGFc_lrdxvK6Gl5rRbf0d9fGklZUR3io0eOHx4tna2ZrTcr4YZYS1_GxTYobRCQBlvcvWq_ZsxKkAWuthf8bWQB5IFVlChEOkOh2u0QcLjyL8p1fqSaqp1NUP3MAS5hckJ3Z7OtnOWe3vQBoeAEW/s1249/April%20SOTM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXTHuHCkv6stf_toKTw2KbH27auS081e1mjYhrGFc_lrdxvK6Gl5rRbf0d9fGklZUR3io0eOHx4tna2ZrTcr4YZYS1_GxTYobRCQBlvcvWq_ZsxKkAWuthf8bWQB5IFVlChEOkOh2u0QcLjyL8p1fqSaqp1NUP3MAS5hckJ3Z7OtnOWe3vQBoeAEW/w586-h640/April%20SOTM.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">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.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2022/04/01/april-2022-sotm-message-in-a-bottle-blog-hop/">Wendy Kessler's blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-36643645985443405952021-09-20T22:00:00.044-03:002021-09-20T22:00:00.194-03:00Canadian Blog Hop - September-October 2021 <p> <span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">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.</span></p><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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!</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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 <a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/09/pumpkin-spice-canada-blog-hop.html">Brandi Robinson</a>. If you came from <a href="https://www.brae-er.com/?p=3306">Brae Montgomery's Blog</a> then you are in the right place! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzEaX5kkLeI/YUkrvB_MytI/AAAAAAAAMbE/yyIknCHoIGUZC0eUxqXYo6twLEetbrgBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1337/stencil%2Bsweater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1337" height="551" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzEaX5kkLeI/YUkrvB_MytI/AAAAAAAAMbE/yyIknCHoIGUZC0eUxqXYo6twLEetbrgBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w697-h551/stencil%2Bsweater.jpg" width="697" /></a></div><br /><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><br /></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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. </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is <a href="https://kristineponte.blogspot.com/2021/09/canadian-blog-hop-and-pumpkin-spice.html">Kristine Ponte.</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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.</div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-10900883614499242362021-09-17T22:00:00.037-03:002021-09-17T22:00:00.186-03:00September/October 2021 New Product Blog Hop<p><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-30DmNo__2Hg/YUU12k8wCzI/AAAAAAAAMac/za_2yrGhl2gLlZOBUiyoniN-oyNVOohaQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1149" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-30DmNo__2Hg/YUU12k8wCzI/AAAAAAAAMac/za_2yrGhl2gLlZOBUiyoniN-oyNVOohaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h320/image.png" width="248" /></a></span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop featuring products from the September/October catalog!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=10310">CatScrapbooking</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YecNcy9och0/YUU2BOBcCZI/AAAAAAAAMag/r9x6WxVWcBctEd0VaEa78ib81rfDRAHeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s536/pumpkin%2Bspice%2Bsweaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="536" height="618" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YecNcy9och0/YUU2BOBcCZI/AAAAAAAAMag/r9x6WxVWcBctEd0VaEa78ib81rfDRAHeQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h618/pumpkin%2Bspice%2Bsweaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">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. </div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2021/09/17/sept-oct-2021-ctmh-new-product-blog-hop/">Wendy Kessler's blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can purchase these fabulous new products!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-39301733806575184432021-09-01T22:00:00.046-03:002021-09-01T22:00:00.190-03:00September SOTM Blog Hop - Grateful For This Life<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></b></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F7FRsPWb-pM/YTAU0M319NI/AAAAAAAAMZQ/qlGmOqW7-goUvKwAnLruEeODr6UUp6cDgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="373" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F7FRsPWb-pM/YTAU0M319NI/AAAAAAAAMZQ/qlGmOqW7-goUvKwAnLruEeODr6UUp6cDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w373-h373/image.png" width="373" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=10308">CatSCrapbooking</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CEID-GN0sp8/YTAUtPcB4QI/AAAAAAAAMZM/mB6uhwPxPLEpDWD9wAgaczUM5pqbgm6AwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="499" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CEID-GN0sp8/YTAUtPcB4QI/AAAAAAAAMZM/mB6uhwPxPLEpDWD9wAgaczUM5pqbgm6AwCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h499/image.png" width="399" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g6wtvpmSoQ0/YTAWgoOzPnI/AAAAAAAAMZc/I5Q_clEXQUYRiHHxJpYcdbrfgYdckj2_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1464/241110126_191708959573643_8896968185702717279_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1464" height="376" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g6wtvpmSoQ0/YTAWgoOzPnI/AAAAAAAAMZc/I5Q_clEXQUYRiHHxJpYcdbrfgYdckj2_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w575-h376/241110126_191708959573643_8896968185702717279_n.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2021/09/01/grateful-for-this-life-blog-hop-sept-2021/">Wendy Kessler's blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-64052680599201290392021-08-28T22:00:00.067-03:002021-08-28T22:00:00.191-03:00Boo Crew Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Boo Crew Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppZibU03P9I/YSq-aTsJRQI/AAAAAAAAMYw/u9o8-WuwaT07WUXWz0SbJilQ8IZHnYl0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/240856122_10158499228552934_2697032282817863785_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppZibU03P9I/YSq-aTsJRQI/AAAAAAAAMYw/u9o8-WuwaT07WUXWz0SbJilQ8IZHnYl0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/240856122_10158499228552934_2697032282817863785_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=10306">CatScrapbooking</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8KnP5yrR-zQ/YSrBQh3vwiI/AAAAAAAAMZA/WpgZuZudZiMCFr3527BluhCl-HwCVRBPwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="420" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8KnP5yrR-zQ/YSrBQh3vwiI/AAAAAAAAMZA/WpgZuZudZiMCFr3527BluhCl-HwCVRBPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w420-h420/image.png" width="420" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tm6ZB5dufcI/YSrAVytzB_I/AAAAAAAAMY4/fj7ArzHZKGMjKFEbgyWH0-kN2gAIBuveACLcBGAsYHQ/s599/BooCrew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="599" height="575" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tm6ZB5dufcI/YSrAVytzB_I/AAAAAAAAMY4/fj7ArzHZKGMjKFEbgyWH0-kN2gAIBuveACLcBGAsYHQ/w618-h575/BooCrew.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/2021/08/boo-crew-blog-hop.html">ScrappinKaty</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this fabulous Halloween collection at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-82473997813254313442021-07-20T22:00:00.037-03:002021-07-20T22:00:00.195-03:00Canadian Blog Hop for July-August Catalog 2021<p><br /></p><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Welcome to our July-August 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.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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!</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">If you came from <a href="https://www.brae-er.com/?p=3275">Brae's Blog </a>then you are in the right place! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1S9sfFbMOoM/YPdrkqG0iQI/AAAAAAAAMVQ/K9zrqpGXaqEcZihbABzZL8uUAPMpBJQ0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1877/You%2527re%2Bpawsome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1877" height="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1S9sfFbMOoM/YPdrkqG0iQI/AAAAAAAAMVQ/K9zrqpGXaqEcZihbABzZL8uUAPMpBJQ0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w696-h577/You%2527re%2Bpawsome.jpg" width="696" /></a></div><br /><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">For my project I used the stamp set & thin cut You're Pawsome along with the Mix In paper . I have a new kitten and she is grey and black so I just had to colour this cute fluff ball the same. I took some twine that I had laying about and rolled it up in glue and then adhered it to the kitten's paw. I wanted this card to be simple so for the sentiment I stamped on a piece of white daisy CS and then flagged the one edge. The kittens are coloured using the Spectrum Nior TriBlend Ice Grey Blend.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is <a href="https://www.creatingwithcrimson.blogspot.comwander-paper-collection-happy-camper.html">Sabrina</a>.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">If you get lost along the way, you can come back here to this list:</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/2021/07/canadian-blog-hop-for-july-august.html">Michelle Stewart</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://creatingwithcrimson.blogspot.com/2021/07/wander-paper-collection-happy-camper.html">Sabrina Armstrong-Washer</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/07/canada-hop-for-july-and-august-idea-book.html">Brandi Robinson</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.brae-er.com/?p=3275">Brae Montgomery</a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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 September 20th.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-66570355671888019022021-05-20T22:00:00.091-03:002021-05-20T22:26:24.820-03:00Canadian Blog Hop - May/June 2021<p> </p><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Welcome to our May/June 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.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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!</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"> If you came from <a href="https://jagscorner2921.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-blog-hop-featuring-mayjune.html">Joanne's Blog</a> then you are in the right place!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-siGQ4uHa0W0/YKcFoGekGMI/AAAAAAAAMMY/uTk6smRq9xUReidow94K6NlnSHHLlb7LQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1819/189139809_951728808921489_1709649359359311949_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1819" height="451" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-siGQ4uHa0W0/YKcFoGekGMI/AAAAAAAAMMY/uTk6smRq9xUReidow94K6NlnSHHLlb7LQCLcBGAsYHQ/w468-h451/189139809_951728808921489_1709649359359311949_n.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I created 3 cards using backgrounds that I had created. One is using Gloss Acrylic Spray, one Distress Oxides and the last one is using watercolour paints.<div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFUnoLrECH4/YKcF4ylmYrI/AAAAAAAAMMw/tPSqoikhJhgEuiqozrk-GtP0a3nNtuPfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1936/189745527_143183381127330_2421283096311241131_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1652" height="486" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFUnoLrECH4/YKcF4ylmYrI/AAAAAAAAMMw/tPSqoikhJhgEuiqozrk-GtP0a3nNtuPfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w415-h486/189745527_143183381127330_2421283096311241131_n.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This first card I used a sprayed background using Ocean Gloss Spray. The Butterfly is from our National Scrapbooking Month special. It has 3 layers. The 1st is White CS, the end is a watercolour creation the top layer is the Dreamy Holographic Paper. I added Steel Stickles for embellishment. The sentiment is from Shoot for the Moon. See the next image for a close up of the layers and holographic paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1760" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pzRGNRltfjI/YKcF4wgD-5I/AAAAAAAAMM0/4DBOCiYvI749ULD3YWXwISY8QBKg75JDACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/186564280_1065108390956580_7846373695142889608_n.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBGUHAKG1Jo/YKcGFE-6xBI/AAAAAAAAMM4/NXrRRCQZHRoKtCqZsU9y2OxB18_pKa3egCLcBGAsYHQ/s1844/188752544_939550170153790_6996426581634451429_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1420" height="463" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBGUHAKG1Jo/YKcGFE-6xBI/AAAAAAAAMM4/NXrRRCQZHRoKtCqZsU9y2OxB18_pKa3egCLcBGAsYHQ/w356-h463/188752544_939550170153790_6996426581634451429_n.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 2nd card I created I used a Distress Oxide background and the Shoot for the Moon stamp set. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-neJhwH_sQ/YKcGFKzTX8I/AAAAAAAAMM8/gNuwaLAiEHoYru4pH3FxmDgZ0Y7ieMICwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1819/189139809_812388062985853_4788226103055686184_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1819" height="425" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-neJhwH_sQ/YKcGFKzTX8I/AAAAAAAAMM8/gNuwaLAiEHoYru4pH3FxmDgZ0Y7ieMICwCLcBGAsYHQ/w469-h425/189139809_812388062985853_4788226103055686184_n.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final card I made is using a watercoloured paint background. I placed 3 different colours of paint onto our large block and dragged the paper over top of the paint. Then I stamped the images and sentiment in black ink. The stamp set is Floral Borders & Sentiments.</div><br /><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><br /></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is <a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/05/hillside-cottage-canada-blog-hop.html">Brandi.</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">If you get lost along the way, you can come back here, as I have provided the full lineup:</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-blog-hop-mayjune-2021.html">Michelle </a> You Are Here</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/05/hillside-cottage-canada-blog-hop.html">Brandi R </a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://paperplayroom.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-mayjune-new-product-blog-hop.html">Heather</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://wp.me/p4htXJ-Qq">Brae</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://stressedisjustdessertsbackwards.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-blog-hop-may-june-catalogue.html">Colleen</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-blog-hop-mayjune-catalog.html">Kim</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://creatingwithcrimson.blogspot.com/2021/05/you-are-enough-national-scrapbooking.html">Sabrina</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;"><a href="https://jagscorner2921.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-blog-hop-featuring-mayjune.html">Joanne</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; width: 700px;">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, July 20th.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><</span></div></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-59623153222409505172021-05-18T22:00:00.061-03:002021-05-18T22:14:31.481-03:00May/June Catalog - New Product Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our May-June New Product Blog Hop!</span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzChNr01eiY/YKRgY8gsCKI/AAAAAAAAMLA/94CsTk-FeFYpTiRfpooheD7F8POq7UYVACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/170803181_10158333883607686_7190255806099393030_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzChNr01eiY/YKRgY8gsCKI/AAAAAAAAMLA/94CsTk-FeFYpTiRfpooheD7F8POq7UYVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/170803181_10158333883607686_7190255806099393030_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring some of our favorite products from this new catalog! If you have come here from<a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=9973"> </a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=9973">Cat Nowak's Blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 17 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using these brand new 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yey0y6_mcZs/YKRgjL4g8oI/AAAAAAAAMLI/UEH__irg4rsBpMAWRA2wMXM1RpDeZ53-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1944/187725374_1118113132042478_4677156311406214312_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="1944" height="561" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yey0y6_mcZs/YKRgjL4g8oI/AAAAAAAAMLI/UEH__irg4rsBpMAWRA2wMXM1RpDeZ53-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w665-h561/187725374_1118113132042478_4677156311406214312_n.jpg" width="665" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had so much fun created these cards to share with you. They are so very different from most things I've shared with you in the past.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl6DBPvQZYA/YKRgjF6RGwI/AAAAAAAAMLE/OflkWkmns3oqeVnODm8EkvH-AFxQUinnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1778/187816897_318075216367247_8005541509335871031_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1778" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl6DBPvQZYA/YKRgjF6RGwI/AAAAAAAAMLE/OflkWkmns3oqeVnODm8EkvH-AFxQUinnwCLcBGAsYHQ/w472-h404/187816897_318075216367247_8005541509335871031_n.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this first card I used watercolour paints that I applied to the large acrylic block in a rainbow, I think used White Cardstock and drug it across the top of the paints. Next I used the new Sunburst Thin Cut on White Daisy Cardstock to lay overtop the watercolours. The little chick and sentiment is from the So Tweet Stamp and Thin Cut set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dD5Fwd8yEE/YKRgkerPBmI/AAAAAAAAMLU/2cAXxdlRsZ00Pl6gCtn42IRCd0qG2wAWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1840/188492393_895224151054748_5073610646330195168_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1840" height="421" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dD5Fwd8yEE/YKRgkerPBmI/AAAAAAAAMLU/2cAXxdlRsZ00Pl6gCtn42IRCd0qG2wAWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w514-h421/188492393_895224151054748_5073610646330195168_n.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>These 2 cards are using the Floral & Sentiments stamp set. I used a combination of Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers and other marker in my collection to colour the images. I love them both. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ix8rsyaFrkI/YKRgjyI0H7I/AAAAAAAAMLQ/lCEfQQ9S61s89Nw3EXXdKoBPw9qWq_uFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1831/187928811_2636306253329112_7810742762956238264_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="1569" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ix8rsyaFrkI/YKRgjyI0H7I/AAAAAAAAMLQ/lCEfQQ9S61s89Nw3EXXdKoBPw9qWq_uFACLcBGAsYHQ/w428-h500/187928811_2636306253329112_7810742762956238264_n.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NnGCawigi1o/YKRgjIjSm4I/AAAAAAAAMLM/f7YBamL_essnlslQ7gpgVPPsY8j1K8SAACLcBGAsYHQ/s1985/186508071_3753905708052177_5025270114724535876_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1985" height="423" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NnGCawigi1o/YKRgjIjSm4I/AAAAAAAAMLM/f7YBamL_essnlslQ7gpgVPPsY8j1K8SAACLcBGAsYHQ/w538-h423/186508071_3753905708052177_5025270114724535876_n.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, the final card is using our watercolour pencils on the Distress Watercolour paper, I then used the Moments With You Stamp and Thin Cut set to create the card, the embellishments is the Black enamel dots.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://centralnyscrapper.blogspot.com/2021/05/mayjun-2021-new-product-blog-hop.html">Brenda Lapp's Blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get your hands on these amazing products!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-17465763612693503892021-04-20T22:00:00.026-03:002021-04-20T22:08:39.903-03:00National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> <b> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop!</span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be products that are now available for purchase from 5 project bundles. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=9951">Cat's blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CZI6wX7ZeCE/YH96KLM-wfI/AAAAAAAAMJc/yUDXEtYWV-oARIbPSGBK7DQeuPIgXWWeACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/170952231_10158333881342686_7732349635775375180_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CZI6wX7ZeCE/YH96KLM-wfI/AAAAAAAAMJc/yUDXEtYWV-oARIbPSGBK7DQeuPIgXWWeACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/170952231_10158333881342686_7732349635775375180_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 13 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this these fabulous new 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQQXVXKdQZk/YH944-5BqkI/AAAAAAAAMJU/jPj-vnQAHiY9k66mVW-cedxgNvs9o7wMACLcBGAsYHQ/s1768/176229211_289111669458248_6414087781952695295_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1497" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQQXVXKdQZk/YH944-5BqkI/AAAAAAAAMJU/jPj-vnQAHiY9k66mVW-cedxgNvs9o7wMACLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h494/176229211_289111669458248_6414087781952695295_n.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've used the Party Girl Bundle of products, I used Glacier CS for my cardbase, then from there I stamped the party girl and her glass on White CS. I then stamped the dress portion on the Mulberry/Rose Gold Foil CS and fussy cut the dress out and paper pieced it ontop of the Party Girl. I was able to find makers in a colour close enough to match the Mulberry to colour her shoes and hair bow. I really like the simplicy of this card.<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2021/04/national-scrapbooking-day-celebration.html">Melinda's Blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get these fantastic new products!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-76455252835264698162021-04-12T22:00:00.077-03:002021-04-12T22:00:00.204-03:00Stamptacular Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamptacular Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4rrJDIWEoIU/YHTlXdHJsiI/AAAAAAAAMIE/9aICDGeDO6cZPsYQSlpIXzp_UiL7QYYAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/170478442_10158333881352686_3424252970368760854_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4rrJDIWEoIU/YHTlXdHJsiI/AAAAAAAAMIE/9aICDGeDO6cZPsYQSlpIXzp_UiL7QYYAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/170478442_10158333881352686_3424252970368760854_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">For this particular blog hop you will see lots of inspiring artwork using a large range of stamps as well as stamp/thin cut sets. During the month of April you will find these sets on sale up to 50% off regular retail. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2021/04/close-to-my-heart-stamptacular-blog-hop.html">Melinda's amazing artwork</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 20 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSdbuzuXBZc/YHTmzfiYtLI/AAAAAAAAMIs/xdYaz39BP80iwBWKFyH0ukDHltlcW9sKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1786/173323367_1338513619850565_2896333330342106978_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1475" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSdbuzuXBZc/YHTmzfiYtLI/AAAAAAAAMIs/xdYaz39BP80iwBWKFyH0ukDHltlcW9sKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/173323367_1338513619850565_2896333330342106978_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This first card I used 2 of the the Bestie series stamps, Oliva and Lucy. I created the backgrounds using stencils and ink, and acrylic gloss sprays. The balloons are coloured with Shimmer Brushes. Too finsh off the card I added some White Dots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMhwv7ZYQmU/YHTlk8X-TsI/AAAAAAAAMII/sIC_v9zRYq4Pc7ixl1sbGF4XN7XHADbxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1872/172725720_930654031093695_8142664423689270640_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1586" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMhwv7ZYQmU/YHTlk8X-TsI/AAAAAAAAMII/sIC_v9zRYq4Pc7ixl1sbGF4XN7XHADbxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/172725720_930654031093695_8142664423689270640_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For this card I used Smoothie cardstock for the cardbase, and the multi-window thin cut as a layer. The pattern under the thin cut is a embossing folder that I inked with Smoothie to give it a soft appearance. I used Snuggle Up stamp and thin cut set for the images and a sentiment from a well used sentiment set. Finally, the card is finished by adding some coloured clear sparkles. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKxRbxGesn0/YHTlk3wATeI/AAAAAAAAMIM/ZxIT7WtC4QUWLqh6LjIz9Q3RI5e4ZacsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1893/173141420_1091573411363641_1699150880891242230_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKxRbxGesn0/YHTlk3wATeI/AAAAAAAAMIM/ZxIT7WtC4QUWLqh6LjIz9Q3RI5e4ZacsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/173141420_1091573411363641_1699150880891242230_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card was inspired by a card I seen created by a fellow maker. I inked up white cardstock with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide and used the Floral Thin Cut. The stamp set is the Daisy Meadows scrapbooking set. I used the Stitched Scallop Brackets for the sentiment. Markers used with Coral Blend and Alpine Green Blend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjeXrEUZYYc/YHTllPrcuqI/AAAAAAAAMIU/GOziV4I0zCwOSppkOOQQdZYuvpoip-EOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2034/173410843_819926058944428_1240157177947499970_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1738" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjeXrEUZYYc/YHTllPrcuqI/AAAAAAAAMIU/GOziV4I0zCwOSppkOOQQdZYuvpoip-EOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/173410843_819926058944428_1240157177947499970_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This card also uses the Daisy Meadows Scrapbooking set, along with the paper from that collection. The sentiment is actually printed on cardstock from my printer......when you don't have the sentiment, use your computer/printer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ao_ykDUrEws/YHTllZp4TFI/AAAAAAAAMIY/D6PD3dhQJBEc_x9Apfr-qxtONjfyi1SgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2039/173920622_2841779122751141_3013524359463925406_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="1658" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ao_ykDUrEws/YHTllZp4TFI/AAAAAAAAMIY/D6PD3dhQJBEc_x9Apfr-qxtONjfyi1SgACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/173920622_2841779122751141_3013524359463925406_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">My final card is using the stamp set Cherry Blossoms. I used the Lattice thin cut for the background. I hand cut the cherry blossoms. Finally I added gold glitter gems to finish it off....simple, delicate and lovely. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://createwithalyson.blogspot.com/2021/04/stamptacular-blog-hop.html">the fabulous creations of Alyson</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get these stamp sets at the promotional prices!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></span></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-19473212334702333162021-03-20T22:00:00.051-03:002021-03-20T22:00:00.114-03:00Canadian Blog Hop - March/April 2021<p><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to our March/April 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.</span></p><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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!</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, I'm also the first stop on our Canadian Blog Hop. If you came from <a href="https://creatingwithcrimson.blogspot.com/2021/03/daisy-meadows-meets-one-sheet-wonder.html">Sabrina's blog</a> then you are in the right place! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xiv_iar8L7Q/YFaT56BK8nI/AAAAAAAAMGE/mvq_Ol3gfV4qcYiEoFYnW7t5oK44cIASACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/264477355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xiv_iar8L7Q/YFaT56BK8nI/AAAAAAAAMGE/mvq_Ol3gfV4qcYiEoFYnW7t5oK44cIASACLcBGAsYHQ/w655-h388/264477355.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><br /><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">I used a layout design from an exclusively taught workshop for inspiration, making some minor changes to paper choice and positioning of stickers and embellishments. My layout uses the Daisy Meadows paper collection. I just love this paper collection and with Easter just 2 weeks away this is a perfect layout.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is <a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/03/daisy-meadows-canada-blog-hop.html">Brandi's blog</a>.</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here as I have posted the full blog hop list</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/2021/03/canadian-blog-hop-marchapril-2021.html">Michelle Stewart </a> You Are Here!</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/03/daisy-meadows-canada-blog-hop.html">Brandi Robinson</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.com/2021/03/canadian-blog-hop-marchapril-catalog.html">Kim Loewen</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://jagscorner2921.blogspot.com/2021/03/marchapril-blog-hop.html">Joanne Glasbergen </a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://www.brae-er.com/?p=3246&preview=true">Brae Montgomery</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://creatingwithcrimson.blogspot.com/2021/03/daisy-meadows-meets-one-sheet-wonder.html">Sabrina Armstrong </a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">A lineup will be provided 2 days before the hop goes live, I will have a complete list on my blog, if you choose to have it on your blog please make sure all links are correct....</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;">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, (March 20th, 2021) (May 20th) ect…...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-37206012766872549002021-02-01T22:00:00.046-04:002021-02-01T22:00:00.180-04:00February SOTM Blog Hop - Doodled Borders<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zs65DiVlq2k/YBiokZmZiiI/AAAAAAAAMBA/JWDLVGiv2HcKpUaXCke3-TpsoLshaPZEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/130258793_10158036090712686_859210101304243658_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zs65DiVlq2k/YBiokZmZiiI/AAAAAAAAMBA/JWDLVGiv2HcKpUaXCke3-TpsoLshaPZEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/130258793_10158036090712686_859210101304243658_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring February's SOTM, Doodled Borders, a set of 36 stamps. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;">the artwork of <a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-stamp-of-month-blog-hop.html">Melinda Everitt</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpLbageFbbY/YBiop2xBntI/AAAAAAAAMBE/gP8PB7o0_fE5lM5ic6uz3Bgk5toh3pPcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/131053868_10224957744832421_6347487384301467483_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="454" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpLbageFbbY/YBiop2xBntI/AAAAAAAAMBE/gP8PB7o0_fE5lM5ic6uz3Bgk5toh3pPcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w363-h454/131053868_10224957744832421_6347487384301467483_n.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 22 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QqilD4axxWA/YBipUF74-TI/AAAAAAAAMBQ/9kM_RNN1-n8eUtPXsjFTYx8UpVi9u132gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1839/145859124_866755987201160_6181327976975885109_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1839" height="490" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QqilD4axxWA/YBipUF74-TI/AAAAAAAAMBQ/9kM_RNN1-n8eUtPXsjFTYx8UpVi9u132gCLcBGAsYHQ/w498-h490/145859124_866755987201160_6181327976975885109_n.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>For my card, I pulled Peach and Blue Belle from the pile of scraps I had laying on my table for inspiration. I used muliple stamps to great the layers on this card, alternating between the Peach and Blue Belle. The top row is Peach solid hearts with the outline stamped in Blue Belle, the 2nd layer is tone on tone stamping which is replicated at the bottom as well. Then you see 2 rows of the joy happiness xo love stamped in Blue Bell. Next row is the mini hearts border, followed by the plaid stamped in Blue Belle. The sentiment is from the Month's of the Year - February stamp, and to finish is off I took a Wooden Heart and coloured in with Blue Belle Shimmer Brush. This was such a fun card to make. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://centralnyscrapper.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-2021-sotm-blog-hop.html">Brenda Lapp's Blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 February SOTM is only available until Februray 29th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-19150636942510588992021-01-22T22:00:00.089-04:002021-01-22T22:00:05.926-04:00Canadian Blog Hop - January/February 2021<p> Welcome to our January/February Blog Hop featuring artwork created using New products from our Bi-Monthly catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.</p><div><br />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!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you came from <a href="https://kristineponte.blogspot.com/2021/01/happiness-lives-here-canadian-blog-hop.html">Kristine's Blog</a> then you are in the right place! </div><div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ExUAPc8uGAE/YAt-rhJfzqI/AAAAAAAAL_Y/hN-CkI81JrQV6nPG66tpqmRNd2JAbZ-TACLcBGAsYHQ/s1889/141782643_163474035269739_9020092625067105058_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1889" height="322" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ExUAPc8uGAE/YAt-rhJfzqI/AAAAAAAAL_Y/hN-CkI81JrQV6nPG66tpqmRNd2JAbZ-TACLcBGAsYHQ/w552-h322/141782643_163474035269739_9020092625067105058_n.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEiiwKjRMeg/YAt-rmjDOfI/AAAAAAAAL_Q/XpNDXuplXKwS6bRs0mbfxskdF4aA2LBpACLcBGAsYHQ/s1915/141582446_689314665095946_7188874456338810206_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1915" height="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEiiwKjRMeg/YAt-rmjDOfI/AAAAAAAAL_Q/XpNDXuplXKwS6bRs0mbfxskdF4aA2LBpACLcBGAsYHQ/w444-h350/141582446_689314665095946_7188874456338810206_n.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My first card I wanted to keep it simple but lots of fun. I started by pulling out the Wood Grain collection of papers to pair up with the Tile Letters stamp/thin cut set. I matted the wood grain on black cardstock and wrapped some twine around the wood grain. I used 3D foam to pop the wood grain up off the black cardstock. The Letters are stamped in Espresso Ink. The Tiles are Almond cardstock, and the woodgrain pattern is stamped in Toffee Ink. I wanted a pop of colour so I pulled out the wooden heart embellishments and added Red Shimmer Brush. It really pops right?<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0elb5VUy50k/YAt-rjpktKI/AAAAAAAAL_U/nd03UnGW9rYYJJwes5Left2LnopRG17vQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1973/141702319_435782644233883_3546717293647471171_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1973" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0elb5VUy50k/YAt-rjpktKI/AAAAAAAAL_U/nd03UnGW9rYYJJwes5Left2LnopRG17vQCLcBGAsYHQ/w444-h368/141702319_435782644233883_3546717293647471171_n.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My second card was just as super simple as my first, I used the Happiness Lives Here paper collection and the Happiness Lives Here Cardmaking Stamp/thin cut set. I stamped the Hello in Smoothie Ink and it is popped up over the banner with 3D foam tape. The Banner is from the Pennant Thin Cut set. Again I dug into the Wooded Heart Embellishments and again added Shimmer Brush, this time in Sangria. I just love the shimmer on the heart. Clean and simple is sometimes my favorite style of card.</div><br />Your next stop on our Canadian Blog Hop is <a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/01/jan-feb-new-product-canada-hop.html">Brandi.</a></div><div><br />If you get lost along the way you can come back here to the full hop list.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a aria-describedby="u_6_1" aria-owns="" class="_2u0z" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100003925513952&extragetparams=%7B%22eid%22%3A%22ARBZ_ZwlFvNJm5djvl6GV9kc589nDhfmcKCxZs2CI_KhvwQ3mFquuwsCWww69RfJiOCF5wXIeuXNsmZ4%22%7D" href="https://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/2021/01/canadian-blog-hop-januaryfebruary-2021.html" id="js_2" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Michelle Stewart Ctmheart">Michelle Stewart</a> You Are Here</div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.com/2021/01/jan-feb-new-product-canada-hop.html">Brandi Robinson </a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://wp.me/p4htXJ-PX">Brae Montgomery</a></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.com/2021/01/canadian-blog-hop-janfeb-new-products.html">Kim Loewen</a> </div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1e21; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px auto 28px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px;"><a href="https://kristineponte.blogspot.com/2021/01/happiness-lives-here-canadian-blog-hop.html">Kristine Ponte</a> </div></div><div><br />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 in March when we will share with you products from the March/April catalog, so mark March 20th on your calendars and hop along with us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></div></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-67547918155608398412021-01-22T22:00:00.037-04:002021-01-22T22:00:00.883-04:00Perfect Match Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our Perfect Match Blog Hop!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEuaqfHyuUM/YAt7-BPxoZI/AAAAAAAAL_A/8_gHgCSJWtcSnhSGnNb5vOkEqId1-GZ0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s528/139630598_10158132082732686_4721910045503050996_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEuaqfHyuUM/YAt7-BPxoZI/AAAAAAAAL_A/8_gHgCSJWtcSnhSGnNb5vOkEqId1-GZ0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/139630598_10158132082732686_4721910045503050996_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring the Perfect Match Promotional products. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/?p=9613">Catherine Nowak</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this these fabulous products 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSyuYHQzifg/YAt7-Oq2mxI/AAAAAAAAL-8/GX3hvObrXl8Lq00gbqd0EFQ06m07qpLqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1897/141787401_459109995257220_4191880094166627071_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1542" height="514" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSyuYHQzifg/YAt7-Oq2mxI/AAAAAAAAL-8/GX3hvObrXl8Lq00gbqd0EFQ06m07qpLqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h514/141787401_459109995257220_4191880094166627071_n.jpg" width="418" /></a></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">For my project I chose to keep it simple. I started with a Black card base and used the colour washed pattern as the base for my design. I added a raised sentiment matted on Black Cardstock. The Heart is stamped in Ballerina with the sentiment stamped ontop in Black in. I added some Black Pearl dots for embellishment and coloured 2 of our wooden hearts in Flamingo Shimmer Brush. I thought they needed something so also added the Black pearl to the hearts. To finish off the card I doodled some lines around the sentiment.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://somethingtoscrapabout-maureen.blogspot.com/2021/01/ctmh-perfect-match-blog-hop.html">Maureen OSullivan's blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 Perfect Match Special is only available until February 28th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can purchase this special</span></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-38195639185617947312021-01-18T22:00:00.031-04:002021-01-18T22:00:00.184-04:00January/February 2021 New Product Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our 2021 New Product Blog Hop for January/February</span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QurlisQo2_Y/YAY37-cwFGI/AAAAAAAAL-U/678uXqpHwaMKzu7xyeliZM_SjuZHVCsGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/137210331_10158111260972686_4172273263813295119_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QurlisQo2_Y/YAY37-cwFGI/AAAAAAAAL-U/678uXqpHwaMKzu7xyeliZM_SjuZHVCsGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/137210331_10158111260972686_4172273263813295119_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be all kinds of fun new products to inspire yoou. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/2021/01/18/january-february-catalog-new-product-blog-hop/">Cat Nowak</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 19 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJgkgYMdei4/YAY3XSoltCI/AAAAAAAAL98/Phv3Yn2oIWEDtJOS4oGohfvr7rwQN14jQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1910/140054421_235382518164172_3074931712541769232_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1910" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJgkgYMdei4/YAY3XSoltCI/AAAAAAAAL98/Phv3Yn2oIWEDtJOS4oGohfvr7rwQN14jQCLcBGAsYHQ/w590-h345/140054421_235382518164172_3074931712541769232_n.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For my projects I new I had to play with the Sweet Safari stamps and thin cut sets. I used both the cardmaking set and the scapbooking set as they really work well together.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ny145CLGiSY/YAY3Xat1c_I/AAAAAAAAL-A/ZGZKpixa2tQO8z2ZQoNKPa6IOmD3_jKUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1916/140317938_3858473270841689_4747071977706577983_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1916" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ny145CLGiSY/YAY3Xat1c_I/AAAAAAAAL-A/ZGZKpixa2tQO8z2ZQoNKPa6IOmD3_jKUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w584-h334/140317938_3858473270841689_4747071977706577983_n.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My first card is one of our new slimline cards, I used Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers to create the sky, then using the Fancy Boarders Thin Cuts I created the rolling hills in Green Apple CS. I coloured the images using the Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmlNDCFuo4A/YAY3XQyHXwI/AAAAAAAAL-E/cEQI7vVw3EQodZe-EtsGeD8lVnFGwsIcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1994/140756176_1043585596127226_5666078128481772637_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="1593" height="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JmlNDCFuo4A/YAY3XQyHXwI/AAAAAAAAL-E/cEQI7vVw3EQodZe-EtsGeD8lVnFGwsIcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w473-h591/140756176_1043585596127226_5666078128481772637_n.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For this card I layered 2 of the patterns from Sweet Safari to create the page, then I used Sundance, Lagoon, Candy Apple and Bluebird ink to stamp the sentiment. I then fussy cut the letters out and layered them over the black sentiment. I used a black journal pen to trace around the letters just incase any black ink showed through it would be consistant. I matted the sentiment on Bluebird CS.<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://somethingtoscrapabout-maureen.blogspot.com/2021/01/ctmh-januaryfebruary-new-product-blog.html">Maureen O'Sullivan</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can purchase these amazing products!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-75793120809084228162021-01-01T22:00:00.056-04:002021-01-01T22:00:00.175-04:00January 2021 SOTM Blog Hop - Every Thank You<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7RoiQ-O5l0c/X-_B8CAEegI/AAAAAAAAL78/nl8e0Qd_SicM-sth3LfJ9DHSxhpgTYslwCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/130256847_10158036088632686_3610558197805414477_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7RoiQ-O5l0c/X-_B8CAEegI/AAAAAAAAL78/nl8e0Qd_SicM-sth3LfJ9DHSxhpgTYslwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/130256847_10158036088632686_3610558197805414477_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring January's SOTM, which is titled Every Thank You is a set of 25 stamps. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/2021/01/01/january-sotm-bog-hop-every-thank-you/">the artwork of Catherine Nowak</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WT7CGjdFl-0/X-_B8OAEkVI/AAAAAAAAL8A/eFSFamoVtAwAy2rcRebtjfom9pRoQZE5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/129898417_10224914716036728_2547599337479379108_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WT7CGjdFl-0/X-_B8OAEkVI/AAAAAAAAL8A/eFSFamoVtAwAy2rcRebtjfom9pRoQZE5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/129898417_10224914716036728_2547599337479379108_n.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 18 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dRWxIWjO1Jk/X-_DeudsTbI/AAAAAAAAL8Q/bJN5nzV-oiQcUk9-lreA_uPYM_N0DZ1FgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1809/135015578_2745132109068349_2963338980552822914_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1809" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dRWxIWjO1Jk/X-_DeudsTbI/AAAAAAAAL8Q/bJN5nzV-oiQcUk9-lreA_uPYM_N0DZ1FgCLcBGAsYHQ/w511-h326/135015578_2745132109068349_2963338980552822914_n.jpg" width="511" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I decided to create 2 cards for this month's blog hop, just starting to create to send out to all my 2020 customers. I started with the colours I wanted to work with with, Desert Rose, Black and White Daisy. I then decided that I wanted to keep them clean and simple and what better way to do so then to work with cardstock and Thin Cuts. I used the Stitched Scalloped Brackets ( Z3688) for the sentiments, and then pulled 2 different full size card front Thin Cuts for the cards themselves. The one of the left is Floral Background (Z3693) and the 2nd card I used the Stitched Lattice Background (Z3681). <div><br /></div><div>The Floral card is backed with Black cardstock and I used the light side of the Desert Rose, then used the original colour on the Bracket for the sentiment. I added White Enamel Dots to the centers of a few flowers to add a pop. </div><div><br /></div><div>For the Lattice card I used Black stickles and Clear Sparkles to fill in the open centers created by the Thin Cut design. I added the Black Velvet Ribbon (Z3568) under the sentiment. I also stamped 2 stars on the Bracket in Desert Rose Ink and added some Black Stickles for added embellishments.<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://michelleloncar.blogspot.com/2021/01/every-thank-you-blog-hop-january-2021.html">the creative Michelle Loncar</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 MONTH SOTM is only available until January 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-70813037188956900432020-12-05T22:00:00.046-04:002020-12-05T22:14:17.060-04:00Operation Smile Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Operation Smile Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skA9Ey8rl2w/X8w7AgDFfHI/AAAAAAAAL5o/CPM4yJ_SajM9VrIdZpJ1QmxtxOAovxEJACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/124423742_10157969770917686_6856123911330587416_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skA9Ey8rl2w/X8w7AgDFfHI/AAAAAAAAL5o/CPM4yJ_SajM9VrIdZpJ1QmxtxOAovxEJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/124423742_10157969770917686_6856123911330587416_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring the Operation Smile Stamp set, <a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14552">Every Bit of Wonderful</a>, a set of 19 stamps. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2020/12/05/every-bit-of-wonderful-blog-hop-operation-smile/">Wendy Kessler</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BRtYu3oxjE8/X8w6iWz2ccI/AAAAAAAAL5g/kg9iq7NkDKQZ1D1YpbEyi9L7HXZqDnLmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1652/operation%2Bsmile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1652" height="346" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BRtYu3oxjE8/X8w6iWz2ccI/AAAAAAAAL5g/kg9iq7NkDKQZ1D1YpbEyi9L7HXZqDnLmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w637-h346/operation%2Bsmile.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ebb4YxO6S8/X8w9Pto-NqI/AAAAAAAAL50/77y7G97oAxAZDNhI1kR--0lB6hk0I4YowCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/card1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="819" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ebb4YxO6S8/X8w9Pto-NqI/AAAAAAAAL50/77y7G97oAxAZDNhI1kR--0lB6hk0I4YowCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/card1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This first card I started by heat embossing in White a random pattern using multiple stamps from the set. Next I did some ink smooshing using Abandoned Coral and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxides. I heat embossed the sentiment in White and inked over the sentiment in Abaondoned coral Distress Oxide Ink. I used the Stitched Simple Bracket for the sentiment and popped it using 3D foam tape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CTY9XiGias/X8w9Pn61cjI/AAAAAAAAL54/BC2VRQLSIKQCnhnWtStICfKo5kNdWLeeACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201205_213642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1753" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CTY9XiGias/X8w9Pn61cjI/AAAAAAAAL54/BC2VRQLSIKQCnhnWtStICfKo5kNdWLeeACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201205_213642.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my second card, I stamped the sentiment first and heat embossed in White, than using the large flower I stamped and heat embossed again in White. Then using the Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink and the Blending Tool I sponged ink onto the cardstock. This technique is called ink resist. Finally just to give it some flare, I splattered Clear Shimmer Brush all over the front of the card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://gmbscrapper.blogspot.com/2020/12/operation-smile-every-bit-of-wonderful.html">Gina Brandsetter's Blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 Operation Smile stamp set gives $7 to this charity that gives life saving surgeries to so many children! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14552">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-50907964683226647322020-12-01T22:00:00.035-04:002020-12-01T22:00:00.165-04:00December SOTM Blog Hop - Happiness Never Grows Old<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxSZS7Jkk2E/X8brkIWgojI/AAAAAAAAL4M/fu8VFS_kQjIy_u22LEtYIxoyydEnkF23ACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/december2020blogbadge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxSZS7Jkk2E/X8brkIWgojI/AAAAAAAAL4M/fu8VFS_kQjIy_u22LEtYIxoyydEnkF23ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/december2020blogbadge.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is titled Happiness Never Grows Old, a set of 11 stamps. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2020/12/01/happiness-never-grows-old-blog-hop-dec-2020-sotm/">Wendy Kessler's blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqd8pN6R2ZE/X8brpUY-PDI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/SNdfMIS-FGgd10YJv3gnRNkM8Tsche9OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s258/december%2B2020%2Bsotm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="206" height="430" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqd8pN6R2ZE/X8brpUY-PDI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/SNdfMIS-FGgd10YJv3gnRNkM8Tsche9OQCLcBGAsYHQ/w343-h430/december%2B2020%2Bsotm.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 18 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVl20iv_gAs/X8bqzlSdm_I/AAAAAAAAL4E/cQjyLCp5bdAtQmtoJA4Dv6Lbx5c59JasgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/December%2BSOTM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVl20iv_gAs/X8bqzlSdm_I/AAAAAAAAL4E/cQjyLCp5bdAtQmtoJA4Dv6Lbx5c59JasgCLcBGAsYHQ/w605-h359/December%2BSOTM.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I created 2 cards for tonight's blog hop. The left card is using Blue Belle Pattern from the current Mix In collection and then I pulled in the Square Stitched Frame Die in White Daisy and the mat is in Desert Rose. The sentiment is embossed in White Embossing Powder. The right card also uses White Embossing but this is stamped on Raspberry cardstock. I wanted some shimmer or glitz, so splattered Clear Shimmer Brush onto this card.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://gmbscrapper.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-sotm-blog-hop-happiness-never.html">Gina Brandsetter's Blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 December SOTM is only available until December 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-32037131802899159042020-11-06T22:00:00.044-04:002020-11-06T22:00:00.199-04:00Holiday Cards Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Welcome to our Holidays Card Blog Hop!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnCNNFDC2C8/X6Xsu83G2hI/AAAAAAAAL0Y/TZKSPjsAll497s71EeiavY90vEP1zOMTACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/122073528_10157916294772686_4715761371352423639_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnCNNFDC2C8/X6Xsu83G2hI/AAAAAAAAL0Y/TZKSPjsAll497s71EeiavY90vEP1zOMTACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/122073528_10157916294772686_4715761371352423639_n.jpg" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be sharing lots of fun holiday cards which I'm sure will inspire you. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2020/11/06/holiday-cards-blog-hop/">Wendy's blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Our holiday card blog hop has some talented crafters, we have approximately 17 Close To My Heart Makers sharing their creations using products found in our November/December catalog along with other current 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3wA7nkhtyl0/X6XtUy-9grI/AAAAAAAAL0g/ckaLKF5OhHAwGMtY0d32Hmd-nAEjLqSGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201106_201914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3wA7nkhtyl0/X6XtUy-9grI/AAAAAAAAL0g/ckaLKF5OhHAwGMtY0d32Hmd-nAEjLqSGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w465-h398/20201106_201914.jpg" width="465" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really wanted to create just more than one card for this hop, but life got in the way. I always have fun creating my own backgrounds, and this one was lots of fun. I started with Blue Belle cardstock and Ink. I used Elegant Snowflakes which is available with or without the Thin Cuts. For this card I just used the stamps and random stamped the 3 medium and 3 small snowflakes. The sentiment is stamped on white cardstock in Blue Belle Ink. I snuck a piece of white Shimmer Trim under the sentiment. I added doodle lines and inked the edges of the banner. I also added Clear Stickles in the center of the tiny snowflakes.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2020/11/close-to-my-heart-holiday-cards-blog-hop.html">Melinda's blog</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Makers at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, this catalog is only available until December 31st, or while supplies last. Contact your CTMH Maker (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to show any of the items you see throughout the hop.</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-33227396099362654532020-11-01T22:00:00.049-04:002020-11-01T22:00:00.124-04:00November SOTM Blog Hop - You Warm My Heart<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!</span></span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A711RYls_sk/X59ZYSIMZfI/AAAAAAAALy0/eDUoEDELgkszHxKmn-eQMmO_xg32IHqygCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/122097650_10157916282307686_8702769391684009400_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A711RYls_sk/X59ZYSIMZfI/AAAAAAAALy0/eDUoEDELgkszHxKmn-eQMmO_xg32IHqygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/122097650_10157916282307686_8702769391684009400_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring November's SOTM, You Warm My Heart, a set of 19 stamps. If you have come here from </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://catscrapbooking.com/2020/11/01/november-sotm-blog-hop-you-warm-my-heart/">Cat's Blog</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgkA8baRcXQ/X59ZkbdDc-I/AAAAAAAALy4/9QjCYSiu5PQgUzN1_Ezf7O-5aVI3dhb3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/121041129_10224421373903483_8393971332345243102_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgkA8baRcXQ/X59ZkbdDc-I/AAAAAAAALy4/9QjCYSiu5PQgUzN1_Ezf7O-5aVI3dhb3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/121041129_10224421373903483_8393971332345243102_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 22 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMriL-d6xGU/X59aOoTwybI/AAAAAAAALzI/f8-zWw6jHBMpafFjMpdzPSnMPLkVeCqHACLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/20201101_203222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1920" height="382" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMriL-d6xGU/X59aOoTwybI/AAAAAAAALzI/f8-zWw6jHBMpafFjMpdzPSnMPLkVeCqHACLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h382/20201101_203222.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my first card I started by choosing the Black and White plaid print from the Jingle Joy collection. I backed it with a Black Cardstock mat. The sentiment is stamped in Black Ink along with the mini Poinsettia which is stamped in Flamingo Ink. I added doodle lines and matted it on Evergreen Cardstock. The coffee cup is stamped in Raspberry Ink and I added some Silver Embellishing Thread to help embellish the card.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcU3MOySQyU/X59aOg9yfhI/AAAAAAAALzM/E9zJz5a6PGk_9alKZCblkBZsX-Q61GYYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1797/20201101_203315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="1797" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcU3MOySQyU/X59aOg9yfhI/AAAAAAAALzM/E9zJz5a6PGk_9alKZCblkBZsX-Q61GYYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w471-h390/20201101_203315.jpg" width="471" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">For my second card I wanted to pull in some wood grain paper, and I had this pattern sitting on my workspace so it's what I went with(LOL). I matted the wood grain on Evergreen cardstock. The coffee cup is stamped in Evergreen Ink. I stamped the Candy Cane in Raspberry Ink and tucked the bottom in behind the cup. I decided that the card needed a little colour so I pulled in the Candy Cane print from the Jingle Joy paper collection. The sentiment is stamped on Evergreen cardstock and I embossed it in White(as Karen would say, "When in doubt emboss in White"). I used the Stitched Bracket for the sentiment and also added the mini poinsettia in the corners to finish the frame. I felt it still needed a little something something, and pulled out the Silver Embellishing Thread again and tucked it behing the sentiment.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to the artwork of <a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2020/11/november-stamp-of-month-you-warm-my.html">Melinda</a></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 November SOTM is only available until November 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-14252986658677645432020-10-18T22:00:00.069-03:002020-10-18T22:00:00.181-03:00 2020 Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome to our Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dV1y8uUB-Jc/X4zYhpjmVeI/AAAAAAAALvs/LtQTx7SWW_cgHjemPUNEaZ5z7GjCLEt-wCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="311" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dV1y8uUB-Jc/X4zYhpjmVeI/AAAAAAAALvs/LtQTx7SWW_cgHjemPUNEaZ5z7GjCLEt-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w311-h311/image.png" width="311" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be featuring lots of fun new products from our Core Catalog, this catalog is available until the end of August 2021. If you have come here from the amazing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://mlisrobinson.blogspot.com/2020/10/ctmh-core-idea-book-blog-hop.html">artwork of Melissa Robinson</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> 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 <a href="http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.ca/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html">Melinda’s Blog</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">This month we have approximately 22 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using some 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!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8xhEnQSXTw/X4za38DXSbI/AAAAAAAALwI/c3bJlWlBWYMWuYNFDmM4OCwfGr36odpNACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/120567268_1941480652659433_1849038567114871896_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="960" height="477" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8xhEnQSXTw/X4za38DXSbI/AAAAAAAALwI/c3bJlWlBWYMWuYNFDmM4OCwfGr36odpNACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h477/120567268_1941480652659433_1849038567114871896_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">This first card is using multiple Mixed Media mediums. I started with Distress Oxides in Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers. Once I had those layered I added some Gloss Spray in Fuchsia and Turquoise. The final step was taking the Black Soot Distress Oxide and mixing it with some Texture Paste, I also added some Solar Flare Stickles Gel to add some glitter to the brick pattern. The stencil was created using a layout cut from the Artbooking Cricut collection. Then I used some stamps and thin cut sets to finish off the card. The Pennant Banner Alphabet and Spooky Gnomes.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wWRkV2ITLe4/X4zZXwHVBGI/AAAAAAAALv4/11p6NUwiJ9QTLpV3x96OGhBwJ4UTUuScwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201018_202906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wWRkV2ITLe4/X4zZXwHVBGI/AAAAAAAALv4/11p6NUwiJ9QTLpV3x96OGhBwJ4UTUuScwCLcBGAsYHQ/w513-h338/20201018_202906.jpg" width="513" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>This second card I skipped the Distrss Oxides as my 1st step and went right to the Gloss Sprays. I just love the look of the brick stencil for backgrounds on these spooky cards. For both Spooky Gnomes cards I used Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kih18kM7r8g/X4zZX2n5iFI/AAAAAAAALv0/_7GiAcJruWcO1iVhsUuGDu4YfYIm2fKIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201018_203136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="415" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kih18kM7r8g/X4zZX2n5iFI/AAAAAAAALv0/_7GiAcJruWcO1iVhsUuGDu4YfYIm2fKIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w456-h415/20201018_203136.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These last 2 cards use the same Stencil from Stencil 1 Pack. The card on the left is using texture paste mixed with Picked Raspberry Distresss Oxides on Black cardstock. The card on the right is using the Distress Oxides applied directly to the White Daisy cardstock. When you blend the Picked Raspberry with the Peacock Feathers you get a lovely shade of purple. I added Gold Glitter Gems and Gold Embellishing Thread to finish the card on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Now "Hop" on over to </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2020/10/core-catalog-new-product-blog-hop.html">Melinda Everitt's Blog</a> </span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">to see her fabulous artwork! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, this Core Catalog has product available right up till August 31st, 2021! Contact your CTMH Consultant (<a href="https://mdstewart78.closetomyheart.ca/">or click here</a>) to see how you can get your hands on some of these amazing products.</span><br /><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Always craft with</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></span>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66591046308587818.post-82513626735276222642020-10-10T22:00:00.001-03:002020-10-10T22:00:11.012-03:00October Cross Canada Blog Hop - Comfort & Joy<p> Welcome to our October Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Comfort & Joy collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.</p><div><br />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!</div><div><br />If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop plus I am the first stop when hopping from the East Coast to the West Coast. If you came from Kristine's Blog then you are in the right place! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7A3o_93QXY/X4IjSAv0YFI/AAAAAAAALug/R5tiK3TJUC4Yxn6OD2E64-CCisgcpiEoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/October%2BCCBH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="477" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7A3o_93QXY/X4IjSAv0YFI/AAAAAAAALug/R5tiK3TJUC4Yxn6OD2E64-CCisgcpiEoACLcBGAsYHQ/w358-h477/October%2BCCBH.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div>For my project this month I created this lovely Poinsettia card using the Comfort & Joy Paper along with the Scrapbooking Stamp Set & Thin Cut. The layers of the Poinsettia start with New England Ivy at the bottom to represent the leaves, the next layer is the Scarlet pattern. Finally the top layer is Scarlet cardstock stamped with the image that coordinates with the cut. To add some bling I used Golden Rod Stickles for the center and some Gold Shimmer Trim. The sentiment is stamped in Candy Apple.</div><div><br />Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is <a href="https://stressedisjustdessertsbackwards.blogspot.com/2020/10/cross-canada-blog-hop-october-2020.html">Colleen</a>.</div><div><br />If you get lost along the way, you can come back here for the full list of hoppers.</div><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-94b73674-7fff-3f02-e0fe-ce341566445b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-cross-canada-blog-hop-comfort.html">Michelle</a> YOU ARE HERE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://stressedisjustdessertsbackwards.blogspot.com/2020/10/cross-canada-blog-hop-october-2020.html">Colleen</a> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://justscrapit2014.blogspot.com/2020/10/octobers-cross-canada-blog-hop-comfort.html">Dorothy </a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kristine</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><br />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 Jingle Joy collection. So mark November 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Always craft with</span></b></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-color: white; color: #dd66bb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" border="0" class="img" height="24" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fef/1/24/2764.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: -3px;" width="24" /></a><span aria-hidden="1" class="_7oe" face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline-block; font-size: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; width: 0px;"><3</span></div>Michelle Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840578001311485500noreply@blogger.com0