Here's To You - CTMH Blog Hop

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring one of our FABULOUS August specials from Close To My Heart.  This beautiful special is called "Here's To You".   

If you have come here from Kathy'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 that will be 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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Today, I choose to use one of the EXCLUSIVE stamp sets included in the Here's To You Special. :) Here is the card I created for today's hop.  

I always LOVE to pull out our How-To-Books at CTMH, to choose a card design - and today this card is from one of my favorite How-to's. :) 
You can find this card pattern in the Make It From Your Heart volume 4, pattern #16. 

The card I created, uses the "soon-to-be-retired" paper collection called Whimsy Fundamentals. This collection will be retiring at the end of August...take a peek!

I was also in the mood to do some heat embossing :)....and that led to the emboss resist technique on my card. Let's recap how this is done.... 

I LOVE to use Scotch Tape to mask off any words I don't want to ink up...in this case, I put scotch tape over the scroll images at the top & bottom of this stamp set. 

After the scotch tape was applied, I inked it in my VersaMark ink....stamped on my 3" Linen cardstock square, and sprinkled the CLEAR embossing powder over top.  

I shook off the excess powder & used my heat tool to melt the embossing powder.  

Next, I sponged Sweet Leaf ink over top of the words...and ta-da...the words turned white! :) 

I also used some White Glitter paper to cut out these CUTE Stitched hearts!!  I LOVE our stiched metal dies! :) 

  

These 4 stamp sets  shown below, can ONLY be purchased in AUGUST...and are $9.95 each. Each of these sentiment images also coordinate with our ARTISTRY Cricut cartridge! 

OR....maybe you'd like to purchase all four of these stamp sets...at a 25% discount? 

Silly question....of COURSE - we ALL love DISCOUNTS! :) 

The Here's to You Collection is a BEAUTIFUL kit can be purchased at a 25% off  DISCOUNT when purchasing the BUNDLE of items!  

Of course, you can also purchase these stamp sets by themselves too - but ONLY in August! :) 

There are FREE workshop instructions included with your purchase!!  The workshop includes instructions to create the 7 cards & the 12x12 page shown below!!  

Here are a few close ups of the cards, so you can see the BEAUTIFUL details of these items!!
  



Make sure to ask your consultant for ALL the details! 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you were INSPIRED today!! :) 

Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Darlys'  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 :)) 

to help you with any of the products listed above. :)  

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

Die-Namite Blog Hop

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring our EXCLUSIVE Promotion "Die-Namite!!"  This AMAZING special is taking place during the month of MARCH here at Close To My Heart.   

There are many Die cuts (Thin Cuts) to choose from!  You can see the ENTIRE list of items on sale by CLICKING HERE.   

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

If you have come here from the talented,  Wendy'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  17 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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For the card I created with Thin Cuts today, I used TWO Thin Cut Sets that are on SALE this month at Close To My Heart! 
The "Sweet Baby" Thin Cut bundle set AND the Scallop Border Thin Cut.   

Take a look....

The special thing about the Sweet Baby Bundle set - is that not only do you have a Thin Cut to cut out the cute elephant & balloons BUT...you also have this ADORABLE, coordinating stamp set to go along with the cut out shapes!

The paper used to create this card was the Whimsy Fundamentals collection.  I also used some gold foil paper too!   
  
Take a peek at this ADORABLE stamp set that is INCLUDED in the Thin Cut bundle!!   

You may have also noticed the "splashes" of ink blots in the background of my card.  This is my favorite background stamp set at the moment - and is called "Splash of Color".  

In this photo, you can see the Scallop Border Thin Cut  - it's cut from our Whimsy Fundamentals paper.  

Also - the baby elephant was colored using our ShinHan alcohol markers.  I don't consider myself a good color-er - but am always pleasantly surprised at how well it turns out when I use ShinHan alcohol markers! :) 

In this picture you can see a few more close up images...let's check out the details. :) 

1. "baby" - this was embossed with gold embossing powder & looks so much better in person!! :) 

2. On the left side of this card, I used our Gold Foil paper....but rather than using it plain, I used my CTMH scoreboard to create some diagonal lines in it. 

3. The rainbow colored shimmer trim at the bottom of the card.  Yes - that WAS White Shimmer Trim ;)...but once I got out my watercolor paints & added some color - it now is rainbow colored!! 
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I hope you enjoyed this card, and were INSPIRED today!! :) 

Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Miss Carrie's Creations 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 AMAZING discount on our FABULOUS Thin Cuts here at Close To My Heart!! 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

Share a Smile - Blog Hop

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring our amazing October Special called  "Share A Smile" from the Close To My Heart.  

In October 2017, we are celebrating the amazing organization Operation Smile! 

You can learn more about it, after the artwork shown in this post. :)  Make sure to scroll to the bottom to see how YOU can help these beautiful children!

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

If you have come here from,  Emily'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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This stamp set of "Punny Pals" is so ADORABLE & I love that for each stamp set purchased, $7 will go DIRECTLY to the Operation Smile children! :)  

I created a few "simple" cards today ...as I needed a LOT of these cards to send out thank yous to a bunch of friends that helped me out in my time of need. :) 

Take a look....

I chose to use our Whimsy Fundamentals papers.  I had a lot of small pieces leftover from a previous project, and this was a PERFECT way to use up these scraps! :)  

Take a look at the Punny Pals Stamp set....



Which animal is YOUR favorite?  

I was having a hard time choosing which animal I would use on my cards, UNTIL I read the saying "You're TOAD-ally awesome"...and I knew I'd be using the frog- because I was sending these as thank you's to some TOAD-ally awesome ladies!! 

I love how our Shin-Han markers blend so well, and decided to use those to color in my frog, after I stamped the image with Memento ink. 

Since I was trying to use up my scraps...I didn't have a lot of one kind of paper, so...out came the many different colors of scraps to try and use on this card! 

I was pretty excited at how they looked...and was happy to see the variety that the different colors brought to my cards! :) 

I created 25-30 of these cards, so again - it was great to have a simple but FUN card to create!  The Kraft cardstock made a GREAT background & I finished the cards up with the black enamel dots from our Black & White dots collection. 

As I was finishing creating these cards, my "Punny Pals" Thin-cut (metal dies) arrived! :)  Yup...these Thin -cut dies match this stamp set & allow you to create BEAUTIFUL pieces without having to fussy cut these adorable creatures!  Learn more about these thin-cuts below -- becase these COORDINATING dies are ONLY available during October 2017! ;) 

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

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Now...let's take a moment to learn a bit more about what's all involved in this month's special....

There are many ways you can help out...and some EXCLUSIVE products that are ONLY available this month as we raise awareness & funds for Operation Smile! 

For nearly a decade, CTMH has partnered with Operation Smile, a non-profit organization that provides safe surgeries repairing cleft lips & Palates in children around the world.  In an effort to collection funds for this charitable group, we at CTMH...annually dedicate the proceeds of one of our stamp sets to their efforts!  Look at this year's stamp set! :)   

With the purchase of every Punny Pals stamp set, Close To My Heart is donating $7 USD of the proceeds to Operation Smile. 

And, for this month only, you can get a coordinating set of Thin Cuts for the delightful animal shapes.

We’ve also put together the Share a Smile Card Kit, also available this month only, that includes the Thin Cuts along with card bases, envelopes, paper pieces, and instructions that you can use to create these endearing cards shown above!!

Share a Smile cardmaking Kit - ONLY available in October 2017!!
It creates (32) 3x3 cards!!

In addition to the Punny Pals stamp set, coordinating thin cuts, and Share a Smile card kit, we have t-shirts available all year round whose proceeds also go toward Operation Smile.

And, if you place an order with us you have the option to round your order up to the nearest dollar, giving the extra as a donation to Operation Smile. During October, your round-up donation will go even further, because Close To My Heart will match all round-up donations, up to $10,000 USD!

I hope this allows you to see the MANY ways YOU can be apart of the Operation Smile organization.  

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

so that you can get in on these October specials!! 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista 

New Product Blog Hop - Annual Inspirations 2017-2018

Welcome to this 
Special Blog Hop!

Today, we will be featuring our EXCLUSIVE New PRODUCT from  the Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations Idea Book that was released on August 1, 2017.  

There are so MANY beautiful new items!!  If you'd like to take a look at the online 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations Idea Book - please CLICK HERE.   

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

If you have come here from my talented friend,  Gina'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  25+ 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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Today I will be sharing a set of three cards I created, using NEW PRODUCTS from this GORGEOUS, New Idea Book!  

Take a look....

I used the floral designer paper from our BRAND NEW Whimsy Fundamentals for the base part of these cards.  By adding some black cardstock & coloring in these flowers with our wonderful ShinHan alcohol markers, they turned out to be some beautiful cards!! 

Feel free to CLICK HERE to check out all of the patterns in our NEW Whimsy Fundamentals palette!  I love the new feature on our websites, where each individual paper in a paper collection is shown!

On this 3 card collection, I used a NEW stamp set called "Happily Ever After".  

What a PERFECT stamp set for celebrating the joyous occasion of getting married!  I was excited how these flowers turned out...I don't see myself as a very good colorer, but really liked these purple hues! 

Also - I know I'll be using the word "Celebrate" for more than just weddings....recently, I stamped this word on a birthday card too! :) 

I also wanted to use our NEW "Color of the Year" color...Bashful in this project.  Take a peek on this "Best wishes" card, I used the Bashful Glitter paper, as well as the Bashful pearls!  Hooray for a NEW Color Of The Year! 

The final close up of this card, there isn't much to say ;)....it's just a simple card.  I chose to use different embellishments for all 3 cards...just to be different :).  This card uses our Gold Glitter Gems. 

I hope you enjoyed this card, and were INSPIRED today!! :) 
Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Janna'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 your OWN copy of the NEW 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations Idea Book!!! 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista