Joyful Stars blog hop - Boutique Christmas Joy

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 Joyce Gough's blog you are right on track.

Here we are in October already, and guess what??  I had my first Christmas Cardmaking class the last Saturday in September!  

So...today, we'll take a look at a Christmas card that I created - WITHOUT using any Christmas stamp sets! :) 

Here is my Christmas Joy card.... :) 

(click on the photo to enlarge it) 

This card was is fairly simple to create, but oh what FUN, to create it using all NON-Christmas stamp sets! 

I did use one of our NEW Christmas papers....this is our "Tis the Season" paper collection...

But I also used 2 new stamp sets to create this card design.  The first stamp is called "Boutique cardmaking" stamp....take a look...

The 2nd stamp set used was the "Boutique - Scrapbooking" stamp set.  Check out the photo to see these beautiful stamp images. :) 

Let's take a close up look at the card....You'll notice that I used the word "joy" from the one set..and then used the heart & the wreath leaves from the 2nd stamp set.   

Bitty Sparkles around the wreath add a bit of sparkle to the card.

To create the wreath - I used New England Ivy ink, and stamped the "swag" of leaves...and kept stamping with out reinking the image.  Take a look at the photo - and you'll notice there are 2 colors of ink (although I really just "stamped off" to get the lighter shade!  It's all from the New England Ivy ink pad!) 

One of my FAVORITE new products, is our Metal die cuts we call "Thin Cuts".. We now have a "Decorated Borders" thin cut bundle!!  

This set is LOADED with stitches, cuts & you can see the die set in the photo below! :) 

Now, take a look at this next photo....can you see the 2 Thin Cut metal dies that I used on the White Daisy cardstock?? :) 

Yes - you got it!!  I used the double stitched imprint...and the small scallop border!!
I can't WAIT to use these dies even more...there are so many possibilities!!

The strip of strips behind sentiment...came from one of our ZIP Strips! :) 

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 Joyce Houck'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

Sept Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Just Treats

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

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

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE September SOTM stamp set called "Just Treats".

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 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 your $50 CTMH purchase in SEPTEMBER 2018. 

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

What a PERFECT stamp set for all of the upcoming months...as well as a "general" everyday stamp set too!!!  

I created a card today, and I started by using Pattern #26 from the Make It From Your Heart, vol 2 How-To book.

Here's my card.... 

In case you haven't heard....CTMH released TODAY (Sept 1st) a BRAND NEW, beautiful Holiday Expressions Idea Book! That means we have LOTS of beautiful, new goodies to create with! 
Today, I am using the GORGEOUS paper collection called "Boutique".  I love the tones in this paper pack, and look closely - you'll see a BRAND NEW color that is our Color of the Year! We have named it "Sugarplum"! Isn't it beautiful?!?!!

Let's take a closer look at the Boutique papers...and then we'll talk about my card creation. 

Let's take a close up look at this card....

I was INSPIRED to use 2 of the our NEW Fancy Tags Thin Cuts.  My friend Gina, created something similar for a card swap we were in recently & I just loved how the stacking of the tags looked! 

I used Charcoal ink to stamp the sentiment...but I REALLY wanted the word "sweet" to be in a different color.  Hmmm...I didn't have a Sugarplum colored marker, but I DID have Post-It notes! LOL!!!

I tried to explain how I masked the word, in this photo below.  I know this wasn't the best way to mask my words, but it DID work! :) 

Can you see all the fun SHINE on the card?
I used our NEW Sugarplum colored Shimmer Brush to color in part of the words & the coffee cup. This September Stamp set is ADORABLE!!  

I finished up the card with some peacock stitched ribbon (in the CLEARANCE section at the moment ;) ) some NEW Mink twine along with the BEAUTIFUL Sugarplum Glitter Gems.  

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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 Kathy'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 September Stamp of the Month (SOTM) –

 ”Just Treats” – is ONLY available until September 30, 2018.

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

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista