Cardmaking Kits Blog Hop at CTMH

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring our EXCLUSIVE Cardmaking Kits  from Close To My Heart!  

If you haven't yet experienced our FABULOUS cardmaking kits - you'll definitely want to CHECK them out!  

These kits come with an EXCLUSIVE stamp set, embellishments & print off directions for you to create a set of 12 cards & envelopes!

You can find all of our current CARDMAKING kits by clicking HERE OR checking in with your own CTMH consultant.  These kits are leaving us on April 30th...so you'll need to get yours before their gone...HOWEVER - four brand NEW kits will be arriving on May 1st! 

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Now, to continue with this special Blog Hop....

If you have come here from Alyson's  Blog, you are on the right path!   If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants by clicking HERE…

  

This month we have  14 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing items they created using these FABULOUS kits.   This hop is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Wahoo!! 

Here we go!

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These card kits are something I purchase EACH season.  Cardmaking is where I started in my papercrafting "world" and creating cards, will always be dear to my heart!

Today, I used my favorite, current cardmaking kit called "Here for You".  This kit features the Some Kinda Wonderful paper pack & includes it's own exclusive stamp set!  

Let's take a look at what I created with this kit...and then make sure to STAY TUNED to see what actually comes in the original kit!   

This stamp set is lovely, and I tried a few different ways to use this stamp set!
Here are my two cards I created...

I had already created this kit of cards, but wanted to use up "scraps"  from the leftovers. :)  I added the following items to create my cards above....
Memo Fundamentals
Sapphire Cardstock

Inks use: Raspberry, Blossom, Willow, Lagoon & Sapphire. 


Let's take a look at the first card....

I stamped the flowers "normal"....by stamping the base a lighter color, and the "sketch" part of the flower in a darker shade of ink - then I cut out those circle flowers. :) 

My pattern design for this card came from our Originals How-To-Book, pattern "Balance It Out"

My second card, I decided to get out some white embossing powder & the heat tool....take a look at this card. :) 

I used the "map" paper from the Memo Fundamentals, and then used my VersaMark stamp pad to stamp the flowers, added white embossing powder, heated it to melt the powder & then sponged the embossed images with lagoon & blossom ink! :) 

I adore the open leaves on this stamp set...and used those leaves to add a touch of Willow Green to this card.  

The blossom colored banner, is leftover cardstock from the kit.  I was really excited to see how well the SAPPHIRE color worked with the original color scheme of this cardmaking kit. 

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NOW...let's take a moment & check out all that's included in the ORIGINAL cardmaking kit!! :) 

Kit contents:

1 – exclusive workshop stamp set (B-size)

2 – sheets Some Kinda Wonderful B&T Duos™

2 – cardstock sheets (1 Blossom, 1 White Daisy)

1 – white shimmer trim (Z3024)

1 – black & white dots (Z3314)

12 – white card bases and envelopes

This Workshops Your Way® kit contains materials for creating 12 cards.

Additional supplies needed:

Blossom Exclusive Inks™ stamp pad (Z2810)

Smoothie Exclusive Inks™ stamp pad (Z2896)

Willow Exclusive Inks™ stamp pad (Z2807)

2" × 2" My Acrylix® block (Y1003)

This kit is ONLY $24.95! 

...and you get to keep all the extras of the dots & shimmer trim too! :) 

The cardmaking directions, for the original cards created by CTMH art department, can be downloaded & you can create them just like these cards below!

I love these BEAUTIFUL card designs, created by the CTMH art department. :) 

I hope you enjoyed my creations , and now it's time to "Hop" on over to Michele's  Blog to see her amazing work!

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Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!   We LOVE to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to take a moment & leave a comment. 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant :)) 

so that you can get these FABULOUS kits prior to them leaving us on April 30th! :)  

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

Joyful Stars Blog Hop- succulent flower pot

Welcome to our monthly

We're excited to share our creativity with you using PRODUCTS

from Close To My Heart!!

Come on in and see what BEAUTIFUL projects my fellow consultants have creating using the AMAZING products from Close To My Heart!!

 This blog hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of the post to go to the next creation!!  If you get lost along the way, CLICK HERE to see the list of this month’s hoppers! 

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If you have arrived from Tracey's blog you are right on track.

Today I wanted to share a FUN creation I created with Close To My Heart's Flower Market Cricut Cartridge.  

I held my annual Winter Scrapbooking Retreat last weekend & I try and do something "special" for my ladies, each year.  This year, I decided to make this FUN succulent flower pot for each guest as their Name Tag. :)  Take a look!  

What FUN it was to create these, and how easy too...although creating 45 of them did take me a little bit of time ;) 

Here is the DESIGN SPACE file for those of you that would like to create some of these easy-to-keep-alive succulents of your own. https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/57068399

I created the flowers first, cutting them out in Juniper Cardstock, and then inking all the edges with Pansy Purple ink. 

There were 5 different shapes that needed to be glued together to create the succulent.  LIQUID GLASS was my hero, and worked beautifully to hold these together! 

I purchased the flower pots at the dollar tree - they had a variety of sizes - and the stick to hold my "hello" Cricut shape was just a bamboo skewer. 

The gold gems are a retired item from Close To My Heart, and I used our black journaling pen to personalize each one. 

Once all the flowers were created...I took everything out to our garage to assemble everything together. The Spanish Moss was a great touch, but if you've worked with this before, you KNOW how messy it can be! :)

Here's a look at my "workspace" (freezer top ;) ) out in our garage.  It worked REALLY well....and yes, the metal ruler WAS my knife to cut my foam blocks - LOL! 

I used the hot glue to glue the foam to bottom of pot, to glue the Spanish moss onto the top of the foam...and then finished it off by gluing the succulent on top of the Spanish Moss! :)  It worked better than I even thought it would! :) :)  

I ADORE the Flower Market Cricut cartridge & haven't used it NEAR enough, since it's August 1st release! :) While this cartridge can be used for 3D items...there are TONS of shapes, titles, etc that can be used for non-flower items too!!  

Make sure to check out the HANDBOOK of all 700 images on this amazing cartridge (CLICK HERE) ....and contact your Consultant today on how you can receive your own copy of this MAGNIFICENT cartridge, that can be found ONLY at Close To My Heart! :) 

If you haven't seen the goodies from Close To My Heart in the Seasonal Expression 1 mini-book...make sure to touch base with your CTMH consultant, or feel free to CLICK HERE.  

This "mini-book" is ONLY current until April 30, 2017!! SO...if you have anything on your wish list from this book - you'll want to make sure to get those goodies before they are gone forever! :) 

  

That's all for today....thanks for stopping by, and I hope you were inspired to ready to go CREATE something on your own! 

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my friend Andrea's  blog and see what beautiful, crafty item she has to share with us!

Happy Hopping and we’ll see you on the 9th next month, when the Joyful Stars team members will be sharing more artwork using Close To My Heart products!    

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger 

CTMH Flash Sale begins Fri, April 7th!

WAHOO!!!!  This exciting NEWS just arrived!!!!

It’s that time again! We’re holding another one-day flash sale on MY website (www.kristah.ctmh.com) starting Friday, April 7 at 5:00 pm EDT and ending at that same time on Saturday, April 8. 

This sale will feature a 30% discount on selected products and product bundles from Annual Inspirations and Seasonal Expressions 1. :) :) You can find these items on the promotion page...one of the top tabs on the LEFT side of my website. 

All the items included in the sale are only available while supplies last, and there is no grace period for placing orders—so be sure to get the orders in before the sale ends!

Who will be setting their timers for 5pm EST? :)  I know I will be!!!  Wahoo!!! 

 I can't WAIT to see what items are ON SALE tomorrow!!! 

Flock Together - April SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our monthly Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!!

If you have come here from Corinna's Blog, you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE April SOTM stamp set called "Flock Together".

This blog hop is a great big circle, so you can START HERE & work your way around to the many consultants on this “hop”! If you get lost along the way, you’ll find a complete list of PARTICIPATING CONSULTANTS by clicking HERE…

This month we have 20 Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items using this month’s stamp set.  So, sit back & enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of each post to see what EVERY consultant has created.

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Here is this months EXCLUSIVE stamp set....

What an adorable family of partridges! I adored the saying "we are blessed" and chose to use that on the card I created.  
Take a look.... 

I used our wonderful how to books for this sketch, paired with our FABULOUS Fundamentals line! 

Rustic Fundamentals (barn board) and the Enchantment fundamentals (sapphire & pomegranate) were the papers I chose to use for this SIMPLE card! :) 

I stamped my images using our pigment inks...giving the images a "bolder" look.  Then finished off this quick & easy card by using a ribbon from our Rustic Home Ribbon Collection and 2 shimmer gems from the gold collection. 

Here are the Rustic & Enchantment papers...some of my FAVORITE papers we carry right now at Close To My Heart! 

  

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I hope you are enjoying this blog hop & are getting LOTS of ideas for when you create with your OWN Stamp of the month stamp set. Happy Crafting to each of you! 

Now – it’s time to head over to Vickie's blog to see what FABULOUS items she has created using this stamp set!

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their blogs to get some GREAT crafting ideas!!  We always love to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to leave a comment below. 

****Remember*****

The April SOTM – ”Flock Together” – is ONLY available until April 30, 2017.

It can be yours at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay ONLY $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products this month!!!

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant ) to answer any questions you many have. 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista