Simply Inspired – Seasonal Expression 2!

Welcome to our

Simply Inspired

Close To My Heart

Blog Hop!

Today we will be sharing with you, creations featuring our NEW Seasonal Expression #2 mini book! 

This new mini-book is packed FULL of Close To My Heart goodness & I know you saw some BEAUTIFUL items already on this hop!! 

  If you have come here from Melissa'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 by clicking HERE…J

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Today I wanted to showcase the BEAUTIFUL, new Blossom Cardmaking Kit that is in this new mini-book. 

Take a look at these GORGEOUS card designs!!!

All of our cardmaking kits, at Close To My Heart,  include products to create 15 cards & envelopes!!

Here is the list of the amazing card kit contents…

Workshops on the Go™ Blossom Cardmaking Kit Contents:1 – My Acrylix® Blossom Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)
2 – Blossom B&T Duos™ Papers
4 – Cardstock Sheets (1 Pear, 1 White Daisy, 2 Kraft)
15 – White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
1 – Coral Reef Sequins (Z3042)
1 – Glacier Extra Thick Twine (Z3039)
1 – Instructional Brochure
Featured Colors: Glacier, Lagoon, Pear, Smoothie, Sunset, White Daisy

 

 

I LOVE Close To My Heart workshop kits….they are full of VALUE & have beautiful EXCLUSIVE goodies!!! AND – there is ALWAYS plenty of extra embellishments PLUS you be able to keep this stamp set too!!! 

Here are a few close up’s of the card designs CTMH way….I can’t WAIT to create some more cards “Krista’s way”. 

(using the rest of these fun stamps in this set -  to create cards stamped a bit differently…)

This stamp set is EXCLUSIVE to this Cardmaking kit ONLY!!! 

Take a peek at these stamped images…the “Make a”, “Wish”, stars, dotted line, candle, flame are all separate stamp images!  IMAGINE the possibilities.....Wahoo!!!

I ADORE the NEW Glacier colored extra thick twine & the Coral Reef Sequins that are included in this kit too!! J

  

Now, “hop” on over to Denise’s Blog  to see her amazing work! 

Be sure to visit ALL the CONSULTANTS on this hop & feel free to leave your comments too!   

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

Chalk It UP and Artfully Sent

I enjoy being a vendor at many crops throughout the year & am so blessed to have made so many friends because of these FUN crops!  I always look forward to these days together!

A recent crop I was at, was near the Downingtown area, at East Brandywine Baptist Church…OH - what a FUN day we had together!! J

I always prepare a make n take item for them to create during the day…something they can create in about 15 minutes or so. 

It’s always fun to think of what NEW technique I can share with them at each event!!

For this year’s fall crop, I showcased our NEW Artfully Sent cartridge, liquid glass, metallic markers, Chalk It Up papers & more…

Take a peek!! J

The 4x3 Smile card, was cut directly from our Artfully Sent cartridge…so EASY!!

The paper pack we used is a favorite of many - Chalk It Up!!

Did you notice the swirl strip at the bottom of the Smile card?  

I LOVE these “extra” 1/2 inch strips that we call a “zip-strip”.  Zip strips can be used in so many ways!! I LOVE using these!

By adding liquid glass to a stamped image, it gives it more dimension & creates a life-like look!! 

I love to add liquid glass to the veins of the flower petals(see picture)…and then I also used “glass” to make some of the stars pop that are printed on the Chalk It Up paper design. 

Liquid Glass can be used as an embellishment, but it also makes a wonderful, strong glue as well!!

The other items we used to create this make n’ take were…

**Metallic markers…we traced the word “Smile”

***Teal Shimmer Trim

***Gold Sequins

***Chalk It Up asst. (puffy heart)

***Gold Washi Tape

I will often create a 2 page workshop using the make n take item we created at the crop. 

For this set of pages, I used our Make It From Your Heart, vol. 2, pattern 14 to create the layout below.

This turned out to be a FUN, but quick layout!! 

If you are interested, I do have a few of these 2 page kits still available for purchase.

The items in this kit are all pre-stamped, and ready for you to put together! J 

The 2 page kit is $10 plus shipping, or if you are local, you are welcome to pick it up.

To complete this layout, you would need…

1. adhesive (3D foam is always fun)

2. Optional - liquid glass if you’d like to add some more dimension to other parts of this layout. 

Everything else is included in the kit!!!

Also included are instructions on how to put these pages together. 

Here are a few more close up shots from the 2 page Chalk It Up kit.

Now - it’s time for YOU to head to your crafty area & create something crafty today!  

Thanks for stopping by! J

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J

New Product Blog Hop - Chalk it Up & Wanderful

WELCOME

…to the NEW PRODUCT blog hop with your Close To My Heart Consultants J

Today we will be featuring NEW PRODUCTS from Close To My Heart!  These items just became current as of August 1, 2014. J

If you have come here from Maureen O’Sullivan’s Blog, you are on the right track! J

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 here HERE…

Today we have over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using NEW PRODUCTS…so, sit back and enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of the post to see what EACH Consultant has created!!

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There are so many FUN, NEW, EXCITING products!J

Take a peek at this two page layout we created at our annual CTMH Convention!  I LOVE this design & wanted to share this with you today!

The layout design comes from our Make It From Your Heart, vol. 2 How-to-book & is pattern #7. 

The papers used in this layout come from TWO different paper packs!  The Chalk It Up & Wanderful NEW collections. 

Take a peek at these BEAUTIFUL collections.

X7184B - Chalk It UP paper packet

X7191B Wanderful paper packet

Check out the title of this page…

My black journaling pen is being used quite often these days! LOL!!

By taking a moment & outlining the banner title, it will give your title that extra, creative touch.

Another NEW goodie from Close To My Heart….GOLD shimmer trim!!

This trim is adhesive backed, & ready for you to place wherever you need!!  I LOVE our shimmer trim - and we now have 8 different colors!!  Woot! Woot!!

I enjoy creating my own background…and that’s what we did on the Lagoon cardstock pieces. As simple as the background was to create - stamping those circles again & again- it really created a subtle design that added an extra touch. 

We used THREE new stamp sets in this layout -

 Handwritten Print, Glitter Glam & Happy Birds.

 

I believe I’ll be using these stamp sets quite often in my creating! 

We finished off the layout with some of our NEW Gold Sequins…FUN!!!  J

Now head on over to Sarita Schraeder’s Blog  to see what she has created with NEW PRODUCTS!   

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. J

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J