April SOTM Blog Hop - Love So Sweet

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring April's SOTM, which is Love So Sweet, a set of 26 stamps.  If you have come here from Krista Hershberger'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!

For my project I didn't want to use any of the paper collections.  I chose to show how well this stamp set works for creating your own background pattern.  I used SugarPlum, Heather and White Daisy cardstock. the ink color are Heather, SugarPlum and Black.  I also coloured the butterflies in using the Sugarplum Shimmer Brush. This set of 6 cards came together so quickly, and the stamp set has such diversity.  What will you create?

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


Always craft with  <3

Introducing Jack 1 Sheet Wonder 20 Card Workshop

With my first 2 workshops being so successful with my customers I had to jump right in and start designing another workshop. My customers were asking for a masculine collection, and Jack fits that perfectly.

My workshop is based on being able to teach my customers how to create the maximum amount of cards from a single sheet of 12 x 12 pattern paper.




My workshop will create 20 cards with 5 different designs. For my this workshop I used the first pattern from the Jack collection. These cards are very versatile and I see multiple uses for these cards.

Now lets take a look at each one of the cards.

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Card 4

Card 5 

Members of my Atlantic Scrappers Team will have full access to my files, you can join my team here!

To purchase these files for consultant use for teaching purposes, you can complete purchase here.

Are you in need of Christmas cards?

Card Buffets

Christmas Card Buffet

Great way to have unique cards to give to Family and Friends

This unique event is a great way for you to get a head start on your Christmas cards for $35.  There are at least 15 designs to choose from, all you need to bring with you is your favorite adhesives and scissors.

Dates:

October 14^th            6:30pm to 9:30pm

October 22^nd           1:30pm to 4:30pm

October 28^th              6:30pm to 9:30pm

November 12^th          1:30pm to 4:30pm

November 20^th        1:30pm to 4:30pm

February Cross Canada Blog Hop - Using CTMH How To Books

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring Card Creations made from using CTMH How To Books. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

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

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, I am also the first stop while hopping across Canada. If you came from Candra's blog then you are in the right place!

The theme of this month's blog hop was creations from Close To My Hearts How To Books and we were suppose to use one paper pack to create those cards.  I broke the guidelines as I worked. I've created 4 cards, 3 of these cards came from the Originals Book, while the last creation came from Make it From Your Heart Volume 2.

 Easter Wishes 6x6 card

Stamp: Hopping By(D1633)

Paper: Hopscotch, Indian Corn Blue CS, Sorbet CS, White Daisy CS

Ink: Sorbet(tone on tone stamping), Black(sentiment), Archival Black(image) & ShinHan Touch Twin Markers

Embellishment: Smoothie Baker's Twine & 3D Foam Tape

Pattern: Tied Frame(pg 39) Originals

For Someone Special A2

Stamps: A Mother's Love (B1447 - retired hostess) Someone Special (C1607)

Paper: Kraft, Gypsy CS, White Daisy CS

Ink: Gypsy, Canary, Topiary, Black, Black Journalling Pen

Embossing Folder: Hearts

Pattern: Pretty Simple (Pg 116) Orginals

Happy Anniversary 5x7

Stamp: Happy To Be Friends (C1605)

Paper: Hopscotch, Indian Corn Blue CS, Glacier Cs, White Daisy CS

Ink: Glacier, Flaxen, Smoothie, Sunset & Black

Embellishment: Scored lines to create a frame & sanded edges for distressing

Pattern: Always Right (pg 89) Orginals

Wonderful Fabulous You A2

Stamp:Fabulous You (C1533)

Paper: Pemberley(retired but my favorite) Outdoor Denim CS, Indian Corn Blue CS & White Daisy CS

Ink: Outdoor Denim, Black and Archival Black plus ShinHan Touch Twin Markers

Embellishment: Chevron Embossing Folder

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 Pg 46 pattern 28

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Rosalynd.

 If you get lost along the way, you can  come back here as I've attached a complete list of our blog hop.

1. Michelle ~ My Creations With Michelle YOU ARE HERE
2. Rosalynd ~ In My Scrappin Room
3. Nicky ~ Timeless Cottage
4. Dominque ~ Fun 2 Cre8
5. Arlene ~ Arlene's Creative Space
6. Krista~ Simply Creating
7. Lucy ~ Lucy's Creative Expressions
8. Christine ~ Chris' Creative Life
9. Terry Ann~ Just a Tad Crafty
10. Janet ~ Jan's Works of Heart
11. Chantal ~ It's a Hoot Papercrafts
12. Heather ~ Heather's Creative Inky Mess
13. Kristine ~ Home With Studio K
14. Candra ~ PaperDragonFleur

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 Easter Fun creations.  So mark March 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

January Blog Hop: Valentine's Inspiration - Cross Canada

Welcome to our January Blog Hop featuring Valentine’s Inspiration.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

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

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Julie in Newfoundland and hop across Canada. It just so happens she is the stop before me too.

For this first card, I used a strip of pattern from the Brushed paper pack, pink shimmer trim and slate cardstock.  I used the Heart Embossing folder and then lightly sanded the hearts.  The sentiment and image is from Forever in my Heart (C1604).

This card was really fun to put together, I used Pear, Hollyhock, Cranberry and Canary cardstock, all colors found in the Brushed Paper pack. I used the Heart Embossing folder.  I did a little doodling with my journaling pen, and added some puffies.  The heart and banner are from January's SOTM.

For this card I used some patterned paper from Ariana. I really liked the wreath that is featured on page 17 of Seasonal Expressions (1st edition) and attempted to follow the directions.  I really liked how soft it looked once done. I matted it on Hollyhock cardstock, added some doodled borders and a little bling.  The stamp is called Happy to Be Friends (C1605).

I tried it again using the colors that they called for, and used Hollyhock and Glacier cardstock.  I ran the Glacier through my cuttlebug with the Heart Embossing folder and then distressed the edges and embossed hearts with Glacier ink.  I doodled along the edge of the circle, and also inked the edges of the banner in Glacier ink.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Rosalynd.

I've provided the full blog hop list, incase you get lost:

·  Julie ~ 12x12 Travels

·  Michelle ~My Creations With Michelle  YOU ARE HERE

·  Rosalynd ~ In My Scrappin' Room

·  Nicky ~ Timeless Cottage

·  Brae ~ The Brae-er

·  Carol ~ Crafty Carol's Place

·  Christine ~ Chris' Creative Life

·  Brandy ~Canadian Scrappers

·  Terry Ann~ Just a Tad Crafty

·  Janet ~ Jan's Works of Heart

·  Chantal ~ It's a Hoot PaperCrafts

·  Nancy ~ Nancy Klein

·  Kristine ~ Home With Studio K

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 Card Creations using our How To Books.  So mark February 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Free To Be Me Cards

I've been in high production mode for the past week, and today, I'm taking a break.  I do however want to show you 2 of the many cards I produced using the Free To Be Me Paper package that is this month's promotion.

Here are some of the cards I made:

You can shop on my website here, or contact me to place an order, and I will help you get the items you will need to make the workshop you get when you order both the SOTM and the Paper Package.

Easter Cards( a little late posting)

I hope everyone had a fabulous Easter Weekend.  I was a little under the weather and didn't get to post some of the cards I had created to give to my family and friends.  So I'm sharing them with you today.

These are just a few of my latest creations. The first 2 photos are creations that I made using cards from our current catalog for inspiration.  I used the the Quatrefoil and Chevron Embossing folders and sanded the embossed area to reveal the white core.

This second card I used the Tone on Tone technique to stamp the vine to create my own background.  For the background of the sentiment, I swiped the cardstock right over the top of my ink pads to add color.  I used the Alcohol Markers and Alcohol Blending Pen to color the flowers.

 These cards were so much fun to color.  I absolutely love the Some Bunny Stamp set.  For the cards on the left and bottom I used an overlay found on the newest Cricut Collection, Artbooking.  The other card is made using the Lollydoodle paper and the Quatrefoil Embossing folder for some texture.

My Favourite Things Blog Hop

Team Brae-er introduces "My Favourite Things Blog Hop"

If you came here from Brae's Blog then you are in the right spot.

Today we are featuring our favorite CTMH "Things".....hmmm where do I start?

I have so many favourite things, but if you want to know what my favourite thing to do with my CTMH products is to color.

What I will do is stamp out a whole sheet full of images and just start coloring. I love to color, it is very relaxing, and it just washes my troubles away. 

My products of choice for these projects are:

Archival Black Ink
Micro-tip Non-stick Scissors
Exclusive Alcohol Markers
Blending Pen
Alcohol Blending Pen
Ink Pads
White Daisy Cardstock
Balloon Ride Paper Pack
Embossing Folders
Scallop Border Punch
Sanding kit

Your next stop on this hop is Lucy, so keep hopping along and continue to be inspired.