April SOTM Blog Hop - Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings

 

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

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

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE April 2021 SOTM stamp set called "Scandanavian Folk Art Greetings".

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 a group of FABULOUS Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items they have created 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 a look at this month's EXCLUSIVE stamp set!! 💗

I wasn't sure WHAT I'd create with this stamp set....but I decided just to go with something simple...and I ENJOY creating Cards...so that's what I did!

Here is my card I designed using this stamp set.😍

Yes---it's BRIGHT and BOLD --and turned out aye ok. 

Take a peek at the beautiful Candy Apple & Sundance designer papers ---they are from our NEWEST Mix In Paper pack (X9026 Mar-Apr)😊

I wanted to create a background & so I pulled out our 5x7 Embossing Folder (Floral Lace) and ran a piece of Bluebird Cardstock through my CTMH Embossing machine.  The word "Thanks" was stamped with Lagoon ink, and the metal die was from our Waterfall Thin Cut set (z3777)!  I have been using this stitched banner so MUCH lately!!💗

To make the background of the card "stand out" a bit more --- I then took our Bluebird INK pad, and lightly ran the ink over top of the raised part of this embossed image! How FUN to create a more intense design, just by using ink! 😍🤩 

The Stitched Rectangle Thin Cut (metal die) was the PERFECT place to stamp my Lagoon flowers. 😉. This card just makes me smile because it's so BRIGHT & Happy!

  

My final touch was to glue on Blue Belle Sequins, some to the flower centers, and some sequins down near the "thanks" banner. 

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I hope you are enjoying this blog hop & are getting a lot of creative inspiration for when you create with your OWN Stamp of the month stamp set. 

Now – it’s time to head over and check out Cat's blog to see what CRAFTY item 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 2021 Stamp of the Month (SOTM) –

 ”Scandanavian Folk Art Greeting" – is ONLY available until April 30, 2021.

It can be yours at the retail price of $18.95 OR pay ONLY $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products OR when you are a VIP Customer --you get this stamp set for FREE!  

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

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista

Stamptacular Stamp & Thin Cuts Blog Hop - Feb 2020

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring our AMAZING monthly special  at Close To My Heart called "STAMPTACULAR"!  
I hope you already know about this FABULOUS sale...if not, reach out to your CTMH Consultant right away!!  

You can check out this month's special & all the goodies that are INCLUDED in this sale by CONTACTING your CTMH consultant or check it out HERE.   

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

If you have come here from Darlys'  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  Close To My Heart Consultants sharing items they created using these FABULOUS products.   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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As we focus on the AMAZING SALE items this month, I chose to focus on the NEW "Spruced Up Cardmaking" stamp & thin cut bundle.

What a fun card to create!

This BEAUTIFUL stamp & thin cut is too pretty NOT to use. :)  
Let's take a closer look at this stamp collection before we get into the details of my card. (and CHECK out that AMAZING SALE price!!) 

Isn't this set BEAUTIFUL?!?! 

There are TWO birds, facing different ways, 
the 3 different sayings----and I love the font style, 
the pine branches, pine cone, snowflake/star....just GORGEOUS!

AND...that SALE price....eeekkk!! Love, love this!! The sale lasts for only 9 more days! :) 
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Ok...so back to the CARD design :) 

I used one of our new paper suites---this one is called "Spruced Up".  

While you may think this is a "winter" paper right off the top...if you look a bit closer, you'll take note that these colors & patterns could be used for almost ANY season or creation!!

 Those stripes...even the chickadee paper...I saw a talented, fellow consultant use it for her SUMMER scrapbook pages! :)  My favorite paper in this pack...that beautiful barn board! 
There are so many possibilities! 


I wanted to use as many of the stamps from this set, so I decided to create a background.  You can see the tiny dots, and while it makes a subtle background, it does give some more "texture" and design to this card!

Another FAVORITE product that we carry at Close To My Heart, is our  "Stitched Circle Thin Cuts".  These are so VERSATILE & I seem to use these (and the stitched hearts) quite often! 
The stitched circle was the perfect background for my little bird. I used my Tri-Blend alcohol markers to color him...those markers are so WONDERFUL to work with!

You may notice that the branch on the right, doesn't look quite like the stamp image. :) 
Isn't it GREAT, when you can alter your stamped images?  I just "broke off the branch" and tucked it behind the set of 3 pine needles, to give it a fuller look (and so it would stay on the card base -- LOL!!)

The "finishing" touch was to add the sparkly, Julep shimmer trim as well as a few iridescent sequins from the loose silver sequin collection. 


That's it for today! :) I hope you enjoyed this card design & I hope you were INSPIRED today!! :) 

Now it's time to "Hop" on over to the talented Jen Rubio's Blog to see her beautiful creation!

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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 in on the FUN and get Stamps & Stamp/Thin Cut BUNDLES at up to 50% off the retail price! 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

Bring Back my Pack - Urban --- Blog Hop

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring one of our monthly specials at Close To My Heart our "Bring Back Your Pack - Urban"collection!!  

To view this entire special & the many different ways you can get this paper pack....please CLICK HERE.   

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

If you have come here from Miss Carrie'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  Close To My Heart Consultants sharing items they created using these FABULOUS new products.   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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Who remembers the URBAN paper suite that came out in 2015???

Close To My Heart has brought this pack BACK...but with a little revamping of the colors to coordinate with our current colors.  

I ADORE when CTMH have these monthly specials, because it USUALLY means they have a workshop kit created for us too!!  





Today, I chose to create a quick & simple card with the handsome URBAN paper pack. ...take a look. 

This card design comes from our Make It From your Heart vol 2 how-to book...and I "copied" the design from a card I created with Urban back in 2015. (you can see the original card at the bottom of this post ;) ) 

I adore the city building scene in the stamp set that goes along with this collection. 

Does anyone want to guess where the "wording" comes from? ;) 
I ADORE our "Zip Strips" that adorn the top of all of our paper packs!! There's helpful information on the one side of these zip strips...but on the other side...there are beautiful designs!! In this case, there were words I could use on this card!

The wooden arrows, Gold Shimmer Trim & Loose Gold Sequins are a PERFECT addition too! 


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Let's take a look at some of the different "parts" of our NEW Urban collection!

1. CTMH has designed a workshop with many of these beautiful items! Here's a look at what their workshop creates. 

You can chat with YOUR CTMH Consultant to see if she is hosting a class OR how you can get the FREE instructions for this Workshop!! 

2. Something "NEW" that CTMH has added to this Urban collection is the FABULOUS 12x12 Sticker sheet!! Look at all those IMAGES!!

3. Stamp set --- This time around, CTMH also created a BRAND NEW stamp set to coordinate with the URBAN paper pack!!  This is the stamp set I used in my card above.  What do you think about our NEW "Urban Flair" stamp set?? :)  

 While you can purchase the paper pack on it's on...the BEST deal is when you purchase the Workshop Bundle....and SAVE 25%!! Don't miss out on this FABULOUS deal....URBAN is only available until January 31, 2020 OR While supplies last! 

Make sure you check in with your CTMH Consultant for all the details!! 

I hope you enjoyed this layout design & I hope you were INSPIRED today!! :) 

Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Lauren's Blog to see her beautiful creation!

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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 in on the FUN and get this BRING Back Your Pack collection of URBAN!  

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - It's Your Day To Sparkle

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

If you have come here from my talented friend Gina's Blog, you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE June SOTM stamp set called "It's Your Day To Sparkle".

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 many Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items they have created 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, that you can get for ONLY $5 with EVERY $50 CTMH purchase in JUNE 2019. 

I LOVE that we have an EXCLUSIVE stamp set available at a DISCOUNT each & every month!!

What a FUN set, and I can't wait to see what my CTMH sisters create with this stamp set! :) I'm sure you saw some beautiful work already in this hop. :)    

Today, I chose to create this card design using this stamp set.
Let's check it out!   

I was inspired by a recent card I saw, where the vellum was used as part of the "opening " part of the card!! What fun!! I ADORE our Decorative Border Thin cuts that I used to cut our vellum...that stitched edging has so much appeal! 

Take a look at this BEAUTIFUL paper collection that I took my colors from.  This paper collection is called "True Love. I only used one sheet of patterned paper (the sapphire blue in the background) but used the cardstock colors in this collection to finish out the card! 

Let's take a look at some of the details of this card. 

There are SO MANY new Thin Cuts (metal dies) in our Seasonal Expression 2 (SE2) catalog, that was released on May 1st, and this is Lace Border is a popular one!! It is back ordered until the end of July!  I knew a lot of you already had this border & could use it to recreate this card if you chose.

 
I "fussy cut" out the flower out of the Cake!!  I love to use as many stamps as I can from one particular stamp set! :) 
I colored the flowers with TWO of our shimmer brushes....Mint & Sugarplum.  I wish you could see the shine on these flowers!! 

Another fun technique, I hadn't done in a while....creating my own background. I used the "make a wish" wording of the June SOTM, and created a subtle background for part of my "patterned" paper. :)  

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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 check out Lauren's blog to see what CRAFTY item(s) 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 June Stamp of the Month (SOTM) –

 ”It's Your Day to Sparkle” – is ONLY available until June 30, 2019.

It can be yours at the retail price of $18.95 OR pay ONLY $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products this month!!!  

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

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista

Joyful Stars Blog Hop - pinwheel friend card

Welcome to our monthly hop!

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 crafty friends 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 Betty's blog you are right on track.

It's an EXCITING time, here at Close To My Heart.  May 1st was the release of our NEWEST papercrafting goodies & we have so many BEAUTIFUL products to play with! 

Today, I wanted to share the card I created for my make n take at this past weeks Open House event. 

Take a look...
  

It was so hard to choose WHAT new products to use & create with ...but that True Love paper pack drew me in, and I started creating!

Here is a look at this BEAUTY of this particular paper pack!!

The color combo just makes you say "Wow!" 

I got my card design, from last season's catalog.  Take a look at the photo below...does the card design on the middle card look familiar at all??

I used a lot of FUN embellishments...Gold Glitter Gem, NEW Gold Embellishing thread...but look at the  middle of the card, behind the Pinwheel?? Do you see those light pink dots?
(yes...that's clear shimmer brush you see on 4 of the pinwheels ;) ) 

THAT ....is a FABULOUS New stamp set named "Timeless Textures"!  I have a feeling I'll be using this stamp set quite often! 

Another NEW product I "had" to include in this card design is our Lace Border Thin Cut (metal die). 
LOOK at the detail on that beautiful border!!

AND....you most likely noticed the BEAUTIFUL, dry embossed Eggplant colored cardstock?  

Yes...you got it ;) ....that's our NEW 5x7 Floral Garden embossing folder.  I told you there were so MANY Beautiful products!! :) 

The new stamp set that I used for the pinwheel - comes from our Craft On-cardmaking stamp.  I chose to purchase the Stamp/Thin cut bundle, so my metal dies help me to create my creations in a jiffy! :) 

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

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to Marie's Blog and see what BEAUTIFUL, crafty item she has to share with us today! :) 

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