Showing posts with label Pretty Pointsettia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pretty Pointsettia. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Retiring Soon ….Post #4–Pretty Poinsettias, Oh Deer & Shimmer Ribbon

In case you haven’t heard….my last couple of BLOG posts, I’ve been sharing items that are RETIRING on Dec 31, 2016 OR While Supplies Last!!
These items are some of "My Favorite Things" and I wanted to make sure you don’t miss out on these products, especially if they are a part of your wish list. Smile 

As you may have heard, Close To My Heart's Holiday Expression "mini" book, will be ending on December 31, 2016. 
At CTMH, we have a NEW mini book that arrives every 4 months....so that means our NEW Seasonal Expression 1 "mini" book will be arriving on Jan 1, 2017.

So make sure to check your wish list, and make sure you have what you need from the Holiday Expression mini book prior to its retirement. 


If you’ve missed the previous posts, you can find them at these links below…

POST #1 – Jolly Holiday stamp & City Sidewalks paper
POST #2 – Woodland Wishes thin cut bundle & snowflake embossing folder
POST #3  Oh Deer, Perfectly Pine stamp & Jingle
Come join me as we look at another one of CTMH’s FABULOUS products that will be leaving us soon! Smile
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Let’s take a look at festive Christmas card!  This card was created by Kate Fisher for our Christmas Cardmaking Day we held back at the end of September…so pretty!
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How pretty, and “Christmasy” this card turned out to be!
The focal point of this card, is the poinsettias.  And…the stamp set name is “Pretty Pointsettias”.  It’s a B-size stamp set (B1540) & that means it is only $9.95!  pretty pointsettia stamp 5cb89378-56ca-4c72-a189-ae1e1959aa05
She also used the soon-to-be-gone – black shimmer ribbon,
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the Oh Deer paper pack & the word JOY came from the stamp set “Very Merry”….another GREAT Christmas stamp set – check it out!!
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Here is a close up of the pretty flower….
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This flower stamp set is one that caught my eye, immediately upon its release in September.  Even though this stamp set had a Christmas name….or made me think of Christmas, I was determined to create a non-Christmasy layout. Smile So…I went to the drawing board and this is what I came up with…what do you think?
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This was the layout that was part of my all day crop in Sept 2016.   The ladies loved it and I will be creating a 2nd page to this layout as soon as I get a chance. 
We’ll finish this post, with one more card from the CTMH Art department using the “Pretty Poinsettia” stamp set… 
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Don’t forget these products WILL end on Dec 31, 2016 OR While Supplies Last!! 
I hope you enjoyed this card, and stay tuned as I feature MORE products that will be retiring in the next few days!!   


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Blessings to EACH of you!!
Krista Hershberger
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Guest Designer at Atlantic Hearts this week!

Hello to each one of you! Smile  What a honor & privilege it was to be asked to be the guest designer at the Atlantic Heart’s Sketch Challenge this week. Thank you Michelle for asking me! Smile 

This week, we had the challenge to create with Sketch #183
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I was excited to give it a try!!

Here’s the card I created this week.
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My card creation began, knowing that I wanted to use the stamp set Lovely LeavesLovely Leaves stampMy plan was to create a fall card….LOL…oh well, I’ll have to save that for next time, because this is what my card turned out to be. Smile 

Isn’t it so amazing how we “think” we’ll create something, and our hands totally do something totally different than we image?  The fun & Joy of creating! Smile 

I always enjoy adding texture to the background of the card…and so I ran my Sea Glass cardstock through my embossing machine. 

This time, I also wanted to do some Heat embossing, and gold embossing seemed to be the perfect fit. What FUN it was to pull out my craft heater once again…it may take a little extra time, but it’s so worth the final results. Winking smileAtlantic Hearts Sketch- guest designer - CU embossed leaves DSC_3135
Did you take notice of the paper I embossed the leaves on?  Guess which paper collection that design is from? 

Ok..I’ll tell you…it’s from our halloween paper collection – Jeepers Creepers!!  You really CAN use CTMH’s papers for any occasion!!


pretty pointsettia stamp 5cb89378-56ca-4c72-a189-ae1e1959aa05I wanted to find the perfect wording for this card.  It needed to be “script” (in my mind) and it needed to be small enough to fit at the bottom of the card…and that led me to our beautiful NEW stamp set – Pretty Poinsettia…take a look.


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Now it’s YOUR turn! Smile  Head on over to the Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge & join in the fun!!  I look forward to seeing what you created with Sketch #183 Smile 



Thanks for stopping by, and blessings to each of you for a wonderful day!
Krista Hershberger

Celebrating 10 years as a CTMH Independent consultant


All products used on this card are from CTMH:

X5789 Sea Glass Cardstock

1386 Black Cardstock

X7211B Jeepers Creepers

A1195 Lovely Leaves

B1540 Pretty Poinsettia

Z3289 Uptown Ribbon Pack

Z3236 Black Glitter Paper

Z3238 Gold Glitter Paper

Z3240 Sea Glass Glitter Paper

Z3260 Heart thin Cuts

Z2066 Gold Embossing Powder

Z891 Versamark Ink pad

Z555 Craft Heater

Z3247 Simple Chevron Embossing Folder


Z1264 Bitty Sparkles