Christmas Card Blog Hop

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring BEAUTIFUL Christmas Cards....all using the Gorgeous, Quality products that Close To My Heart carries.   

If you have come here from,  Michelle'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  20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing items they created using these FABULOUS items.   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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I adore the Christmas stamp set "Prince of Peace" as it reminds me about the REAL meaning of the Christmas season!  I also love to do "non-traditional" colors for Christmas cards :)....so out came my Sapphire & Eggplant shades of CS as I planned this card design. 

Here's my card for todays hop...  

I had fun creating this simple, re-creatable card.  (is that a word?? LOL!) 
The gray designed paper on the front left of the card, came from our BEAUTIFUL Silver & Gold paper collection. 

Let's take a closer look...

Did you notice the Sapphire CS mat on the front, was embossed with one of our newest 5x7 Embossing Folders??  This embossed design is called Buffalo Plaid.

I wanted to include some "subtle" sparkle (if there is such a thing ;) ) ...and after cutting the Star from our beautiful White Glitter paper, using our Basic Stars thin Cut collection...I wanted just a "touch" more glitter.  

Can you see it??   I added clear glitter, with my Shimmer Brush, on the oval ring of stars!!  Yay!!! It worked! :) 

Next I wanted to create a simple inside...and I wanted this card to have a different fold than "normal"...yes, I know - craziness - but I must say it's quite FUN to change things up! :) This is what I came up with for the inside!!

I tied in the white glitter paper, but cutting our wonderful Tree Border from our Thin Cuts.  AND...then I looked at my stamp sets again, and realized how fitting it would be to use the "Hallelujah" stamp set for my inside sentiment. :)  

Also, I'm not sure how well you can see it in these photos, but I chose to use the lighter side of my Eggplant colored Cardstock to stamp my sentiment on.  I ADORE that our Cardstock at CTMH has TWO-COLORS...the regular color on 1st side & a lighter shade of that color on the backside!! Wahoo!!!

Here are the 2 stamp sets I used on this card.  If you are looking for a Christmas stamp set, these may just be what you are looking for!! 

I hope you enjoyed this card, and were INSPIRED today!! :) 
Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Alyson'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. 

Feel free contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant :)) 

so that you can see more of the BEAUTIFUL, Christmas products we carry here at Close To My Heart! :) 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop- Through the Year

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

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

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE November SOTM stamp set called "Through The Year". 

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 22 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, that you can get for ONLY $5 with your $50 CTMH purchase in November!!

This stamp set "screams" scrapbooking, and it will be a fabulous stamp set for that!  However, it can be great for cardmaking, calendar making or any type of project too!!  

You'll want to make SURE to chat with your own CTMH consultant about the upcoming Calendar Workshop by Close To My Heart!!  The November SOTM stamp set is used for this project & you'll want to make SURE to purchase the Nov Stamp of the Month at the discounted price of ONLY $5. 



So, as I began creating with this card....I wanted to challenge myself a bit.  Because of that -I decided to create a CARD for this month's blog hop. 

My goal as I started brainstorming, was to use as MANY stamp sets as I could from this Stamp of the Month (SOTM) stamp set without being overpowering. :)  

I started out using the Silver & Gold paper pack & the Bashful Glitter paper. 

  I wanted to make a birthday card, but wasn't sure of what my wording would be...UNTIL ;).....until I came across an already favorite stamp set of mine, called "Hunting for Words"

THIS was it!!! The words I was looking for! :) :) 

I then chose WHICH icons I wanted to use to stamp the bottom of the card.  

  

After stamping the icons with Emerald Green ink, I used my watercolor brush to color in a few of them with Eggplant ink. 

Next, I used those FABULOUS words & created my saying :) Then I took my black journaling pen, & drew lines around the edge of the White Daisy CS. 

I finished off the card with some White dots from our Black & White Dot embellishments! :)   

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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 my dear friend, & CTMH sister and check out Gina's blog to see what CRAFTY 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 November Stamp of the Month (SOTM) –
 ”Through the Year” – is ONLY available until November 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!!!  I have a few more cards to share using this stamp set, so feel FREE to come back to my blog, to see what OTHER goodies I've created throughout the next couple weeks. :) 

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