January 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring January's SOTM, which is This Moment, a set of 25 stamps.  This is a great stamp set for all of your Valentine cards and layouts.

If you have come here from Michelle Loncar's Blog, you are on the right path!  This month we have close to 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

Here are some cards I made:

The items I used are:
S1501 This Moment SOTM
Z2644 Pixie Stamp Pad
Z2172 Whisper Stamp Pad
Z2640 Thistle Stamp Pad
Z2641 Glacier Stamp Pad
Z2642 Flaxen Stamp Pad
Z2105 Black Stamp Pad
X5773 Pixie Cardstock
X5770 Glacier Cardstock
1385 Daisy White Cardstock
Z2013 Silver Sequins
Z2009 Red Enamel Hearts
Z2024 Base & Bling Signature Charm (I colored it black with our Shinhan marker)
Z2003 Black Arrow Washi Tape

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Now hop on over to Wendy Coffman's Blog to see her amazing artwork:)

Merry Christmas

Wishing you the Merriest of Christmas.

Happy Birthday Jesus!!

You are Fabulous!

Here is a card I made using some products from the Seasonal Expressions catalog.  

I love love love the Brushstrokes Stamp set.  I randomly stamped it on Daisy White Cardstock in Flaxen, Sunset and of course Glacier (my favorite new color).   I used the You're The Bomb Stamp set, which is the Operation Smile Set, so for every set sold CTMH is donating $3...don't you love it!!

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Please Pray for Trucker Duke

There is a little guy named Trucker who needs a miracle...he is a battle for his life....He is 19 months old and has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer....here is a link to his story Click Here.

I was so moved by this story that I just wanted to do something to help.  I had a craft show that I was going to be doing on Dec. 6th so I decided to make 10 hand-stamped leather bracelets to sell for $20 each with all the money going to Trucker's Cancer Fund.  

Photo by June K Harper

I sold 7 and was able to give the money to Trucker's Grandma who was there along with 2 bracelets for Mom and Dad.  She asked if I was going to be selling then anywhere and I did not have an answer for her.  June K Harper a professional photographer and the administrator of the Team Trucker Facebook page, called me to say they had had requests for the bracelets and how could people order them?  I had set up an Etsy Store and never did anything with it so I decided to list the bracelets for people to buy.  It has been 6 days and I have sold 18 bracelets through Etsy that is $360 plus I have sold an additional 8 at church so that is a total of $520 going to Trucker's Cancer Fund...Thank you Jesus!!

PLEASE PRAY for Trucker...he needs a miracle, but our God is a God of miracles!!  If you feels moved to donate go here  If you would like to order a bracelet...all of the $20 goes to Trucker's Fund go HERE

Thanks for hopping by and PLEASE Pray for Trucker!!

Seasonal Expression 1 Blog Hop

Oh boy....I am so excited about the Seasonal Expression 1 Catalog ...there are so many beautiful new products. 

There are almost 40 of us Close to My Heart consultants that are taking part in this hop show so off the new products.  So grab some coffee and hop along.  If you came here from Wendy Kessler's Blog you are on the right track.

Here is what I made using some of the new products...

I used the following products:
Z3045 Picture My Life Hopscotch Scrapbooking Program (the saying on the front)
C1608 Brushstrokes Stamp Set
C1617 Operation Smile You're the Bomb Stamp Set
Z2033 Whimsy Paper Fundamentals Paper Pack
Z2642 Flaxen Ink Pad
Z2641 Glacier Ink Pad
Z2191 Sunset Ink Pad

Now hop on over to Beth Naumann's Blog and see her amazing artwork!!

Busy Little Elf

I spent my 4 day Thanksgiving Day weekend preparing items to sell at the Lovely Market at our Women's Christmas Program. 

Below are the 5 advent calendars I made to sell.

Here are some of the cards I will be selling.

I also made these ornaments using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge....not sure if I am going to sell them or put them on my tree.  I go the idea Cricutwithheart.blogspot.com

I used all of the adhesive I had.....I ran out of refills and here are all the applicators awaiting to be refilled.

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December 2014 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is Cutie Pie, a set of 11 stamps.  Who does not love cupcakes??  This set is perfect for all you cupcake lovers!

If you have come here from Krista Hershberger's Blog , you are on the right path! This month we have close to 80 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

Here is the card I made:

I used the following to make this card:
S1412 Cutie Pie SOTM
Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge
Seaside Paper Pack
Chalk it Up Assortment
Shinhan Markers

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Now hop on over to Lela Norris's Blog to see her amazing artwork:)

Advent Calendar

I am doing a craft show at the Womens Christmas Program at church on Dec. 6th.  I will be selling cards, resin necklaces and Advent Calendars.  Here is one of the calendars I am selling.  

I used the My Creation Cubby (which has retired), Snowhaven Paper Pack and my Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut the little drawers and tags.  I hope someone falls in love with it:)

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Boy oh Boy

Boy oh boy there are baby boys popping out all over.  Another young couple just had a precious baby boy.  Here is the card I made for them.

I used the Artfully Sent Cartridge. I cut the base out of Lagoon cardstock, the interior is Daisy White and the onesies were cut out of the Snowhaven paper.   

It took me about 15 minutes to make this card, but it looks much more time consuming......LOVE this cartridge.  I stamped the sentiment using the SOTM stamp set, It's the Little Things.  I love how it turned out.  Now I just have to write my message inside and deliver the gift. 

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A little Sparkle

I am going to be doing a craft show in December so I am making cards and items to sell.  Here is one card I made with my Explore.  

I love how it turned out.  I saw a similar card on FB and someone was asking how it could be made in Design Space so I had to try.  I used the Snowhaven paper, which I LOVE!!  The stamp set for the sentiment is from one the Art Philosophy bundle.  

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2014 Artfully Sent Blog Hop

Welcome to the Artfully Sent Blog Hop.  There are almost 50 consultants in this hop, so grab a cup of your favorite beverage and hop along to see some of the amazing things you can make with the Artfully Sent cartridge.  

If you have come from Michelle Battitori's Blog you are on the right path. 

I love this cartridge....it makes the most amazing cards in minutes.  You can make pop-up, scene, flip and pocket cards just to name a few!  The first card I cut at 5.5 inches to make a standard A2 card.  The other card I cut at 7 inches as is suggested in the handbook.  

Here is what I made:

I used the following products:

Z3017 Artfully Sent Cartridge
D1614 Reason for the Season Stamp set
X7187B Yuletide Carol Paper Pack
Z2140 Outdoor Denim Stamp Pad
Z2454 Pastel Green ShinHan Marker
1388 Colonial White Cardstock
1385 Daisy White Cardstock
1275 Outdoor Denim Cardstock
1245 Olive Cardstock
1272 Cranberry Cardstock

Thanks for hopping by, now hoover to Julie Carriere's Blog to see her amazing artwork :)

November 2014 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring November's SOTM, which is It's the Little Things, a set of 15 stamps.  Love love love this stamp set. There are some many ways to use this all-around 
set.  

If you have come here from Kelly Janes's Blog, you are on the right path!  This month we have close to 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

Here are some cards I made:

I cased the design for these cards from Vickie Wiznuik.

I used the following products:
S14411 November Stamp of the Month
Z2641 Glacier Stamp Pad
Z2116 Cranberry Stamp Pad
Z2173 Slate Stamp Pad
X5770 Glacier Cardstock
Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape

Thanks for hopping by....

Now hop on over to Kathy Burrows Blog to see her amazing artwork:)

Christmas 10/10/10 Workshop

We will be making 10 Christmas cards (2 each of 5 designs), 10 tags and 10 gift card/money holders.

When: November 14th
Time: 6:30 - 9 PM
Where: My house
Cost: $20
RSVP: By Nov. 7th so I have time to prepare your kit to mauihumv@gmail.com or leave a message at 808-205-6170

Heard You had a Bug!

I am loving my CTMH Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.  Here is another fun pop-up card I whipped up.

When I saw this little bug I knew I wanted to make a card with it.  I thought it would be cute as a Get Well Card.  I used the alphabet stamp set that is included in the Artfully Sent Collection to stamp the sentiments. 

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Playing with Artfully Sent

I basically copied a card made by Joy at Obsessed with Scrapbooking... no shame here ;)  I love her work and have cased her stuff more than once!!!  The Artfully Sent Cartridge is amazing.  It makes these intricate  looking cards but they are so easy to make because the Cricut does all the work.  

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Shin Han Marker Blog Hop

Welcome to the Shin Han Marker Blog Hop.  We have over 40 Close to My Heart consultants that are participating, so grab a cup of your favorite beverage and hop along with us.  

If you came from Michelle Battitori'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. 

Here is what I made using the Shin Han Markers.....I love these markers!!!

 

I used the Nursery Charms Stamp Set and the Sentiment is from a Hostess Exclusive Stamp set called Cuddley Salutations.

Thanks for hopping by now hop on over to Donna Digby's Blog to see her amazing artwork!!

October 2014 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is Home for the Holidays, a set of 7 stamps. This is such a cute set and is perfect for the holidays!  It also coordinates with our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and I LOVE my CTMH Cricut cartridges!!!.

If you have come here from Lalia Harris's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Miranda's Blog and start from the beginning! This month we have close to 80 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas...and I am all ready to tag my gifts now!  Here is what I made.....

I absolutely LOVE this bear...he is so stinkin CUTE!!

I used the following products to make my tags:

S1410 Home for the Holidays SOTM
Z1686 Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge
Z2163 Daisy White Cardstock
X5770 Glacier Cardstock
Z2641 Glacier Ink Pad
Z2170 Ruby Ink Pad
Z2137 Olive Ink Pad
Bakers Twine in Cranberry and Olive, which is no longer available :(

Thanks for hopping by....

Now hop on over to Judy Faye Garner's Blog to see her amazing artwork:)

Play time with Artfully Sent

I finally made a bit of time to play with my Artfully Sent Cartridge.  I first cut a slider card....I used my Explore and boy does it cut great....

 The butterflies can be used on another project...if I can remember where I put them....I believe they may be buried somewhere on my desk..I so wish I were a neat crafter, but I am not ;)  The next cut also shows the  "scribble rose" card  I used the Paper Fundamentals in Thistle.   

This next card I copied a card made by Courtney Lane Designs.  

I love how this turned out and it only took me 15 minutes to make..that includes the cutting.  One tip though stamp your sentiments before putting the card together!! 

Would you like to get this cartridge for yourself....you will LOVE it....click here to order

Thanks for hopping by;)