Joyful Stars Blog Hop- Sing Glory card

Welcome to our monthly  
 Joyful Stars Blog 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 fellow consultants 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 the talented Nancy Brown’s blog you are right on track. 

I’m excited to share with you a recent Christmas Card I created!! 

Take a peek ~ then I’ll share some details regarding this card! J

1. The stamp set

I used an EXCLUSIVE stamp set only available for those who “host a party” with CTMH.

AND…the best part - it’s ONLY $8!!!

Do I really have to host a party to get this set?J

 

Nope J…. ANYONE, who places a $150 order

(individually or with a few friends) is a HOSTESS!!

Contact your CTMH consultant for ALL the details!!J

2. Did you use Christmas Paper for this card? 

No!!  This is the FUN PART!!!J

You can turn ANY paper pack into “your” paper pack!! 

This is CTMH’s Confetti Wishes paper pack…and I incorporated our NEW purple glitter paper to change the look & be able to use it for my Christmas Card! 

3. Dry Embossing - Did you notice the bottom of this card? 

I ran the Pacifica colored cardstock through the Cuttlebug using our dot 5x7 embossing folder.

When it was finished…I swiped the raised dots over my Whisper ink pad.

4. Sparkles - Yes - I love to add a bit of bling!  J

The bitty sparkles add a special touch to the angel….but take a look at the purple sparkles that I used for my holly berries.

CTMH does not carry purple sparkles, so…I took our ShinHan Alcohol markers & COLORED the clear sparkles & made them purple!!

The opportunities are endless - color sequins, enamel stars, sparkles…alcohol markers do not come off & are a permanent color!!

May you be INSPIRED & head to your creating area to create some of your OWN CRAFTY goodies!! J

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my friend  Stephanie Huber’s blog to check out what beautiful, crafty item she has to share with us! J 

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 J

Simply Inspired Hop- Artfully Sent

Welcome to our 

Simply Inspired 

Close To My Heart

Blog Hop!

Join us today, as we share with you beautiful creations using our
 NEWEST Cricut cartridge at Close To My Heart ~ Artfully Sent!!

If you have come here from Bren's Blog , you are on the right path..and I know you just saw some AMAZING art at her blog!! 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 we go! J

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Today I used this cartridge to create a card - a card directly

from the L KEY on the Artfully Sent cartridge.

This cartridge is your GO-TO cartridge for a quick easy card design OR embellish it a bit & make it yours!! I can’t WAIT to use this cartridge in other crafts besides cards too!!

Here is the Pop-Up card I created…

I used the colors Thistle, Glacier, Sweet Leaf & Canary. 

I dry embossed the card base with our FLORAL 5x7 Embossing folder to give it some texture. 

Then just layered “scraps” of paper underneath the flower section to add some color to the card front.

The “For You” comes from our NEW stamp set called Handwritten Print (LOVE this font!)

Take a peek at the Pop-Up inside…

I couldn’t leave the background in the “plain” canary cardstock color (LOL!) - so out came my Spray Pen and some whisper re-inker to give it a bit of texture. J

By adding sequins, sparkles, scraps of paper, etc…I was able to quickly “decorate” the inside of this card.

When you want to create a POP-UP card on the ARTFULLY SENT Cricut Cartridge,  you will need to cut the images from the Pop-Up & Icon function keys. 

Of course, you can use these ICON images separately too!! 

The bracket frame on this key coordinates with the EXLUSIVE stamp that is included in this bundle!!

I created this board to share with EVERYONE what ONE key on the new cartridge, Artfully Sent, can do!!

Wahoo!!!!

Stay tuned to my blog in the upcoming weeks as I will be sharing the details on the REST of these cards on this display board!! J

Would you like to KNOW what is included in the Artfully Sent Cartridge? 

This NEW cartridge (that’s ONLY available from CTMH), has a total of 700 images, and it contains everything you need to make 250 cards and 150 other small projects—a total of 400 unique projects.

It is ONLY $99 for this ENTIRE bundle!!
(retail value of nearly $125 USD / $135 CAD)

You will RECEIVE...

1 – Cartridge ~ (700 Images: Cards and Font)

3 – My Acrylix™ D-size Stamp Sets*

Curlicue Alphabet -(retails at $17.95)

Curlicue Frames (retails at $17.95)

 Just To Say - (retails at $17.95)
 

1pack of 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack(retails at $9.50)

For just $99!!!

It’s a BARGAIN for sure!! J

Now "Hop" on over to  Katy’s Blog  to see her AMAZING work!  Be sure to visit all the Consultants in the Hop to get some great crafting ideas! 


Thanks for stopping by & feel free to become a follower of my blog & join me often to see MORE creations using CTMH’s beautiful product!!


Blessings to you for a wonderful day!!!

Krista J