January/February 2021 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our 2021 New Product Blog Hop for January/February

We will be all kinds of fun new products to inspire yoou.  If you have come here from Cat Nowak, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have approximately 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!

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.

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.

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.

Now "Hop" on over to Maureen O'Sullivan to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these amazing products!


Always craft with  <3

January 2021 SOTM Blog Hop - Every Thank You

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

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

This month we have approximately 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!

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).  

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. 

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.

Now "Hop" on over to the creative Michelle Loncar 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 (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3

Operation Smile Blog Hop

  Welcome to our Operation Smile Blog Hop!

We will be featuring the Operation Smile Stamp set, Every Bit of Wonderful, a set of 19 stamps.  If you have come here from Wendy Kessler, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

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

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.

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.

Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandsetter's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the Operation Smile stamp set gives $7 to this charity that gives life saving surgeries to so many children!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set!


Always craft with  <3

December SOTM Blog Hop - Happiness Never Grows Old

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

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

This month we have approximately 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!

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.

Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandsetter's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the December SOTM is only available until December 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3

Holiday Cards Blog Hop

  Welcome to our Holidays Card Blog Hop!

We will be sharing lots of fun holiday cards which I'm sure will inspire you.  If you have come here from Wendy's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

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!

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.

Now "Hop" on over to Melinda's blog 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 (or click here) to show any of the items you see throughout the hop.


Always craft with  <3