So Hard to Say Goodbye Blog Hop

So Hard to Say Goodbye Blog Hop, highlighting our favorite products that are soon to retire.

Click here to see the retiring list. 

If you have come here from Sheila Bennett"s Blog  you are on the right path!  

I used M1071 Hawaii Stamp for my card.  It is perfect for me because I live in Hawaii.

I used the following:
M1071 Hawaii Stamp Set
Z2807 Willow Stamp Pad
Z899 Memento Stamp Pad
Z3132 Watercolor Set
Z1979 LePen Journaling Pen
1385  Daisy White Cardstock
1386 Black Cardstock

Now hop on over to Now hop on over to Vickie ODell's Blog  and check out her amazing artwork.

Watercolor Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Watercolor Blog Hop. I was so excited when CTMH added watercolors to our catalog....I love watercolor!  

Let's get started...if you came from Brenda Lapp's Blog you are on the right path. 

Here is what I made with:

To make this card i stamped the flowers and leaves with VersaMark ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  I then water colored them and cut the with the thin cuts.  For the background I splattered watercolor.  I then adhered they pieces to my card blank and added sequins and white dots for an added touch.
Thanks for hopping by!!  Now head over to Lauren Moore's Blog and see her amazing artwork.

December 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is Candlelight Garden, a set of 10 stamps.  This set is absolutely beautiful. 

 If you have come here from Paige Dolecki's Blog  you are on the right path!  This month we have close to 50 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 a card I made:

I used the following products:

S1512 Candlelight Garden SOTM
Z3146 Watercolor Paper
Z3132 Watercolor Paints
X5772 Canary Cardstock
44751 Archival Black Stamp Pad

Thanks for hopping by now hop on over to Lela Norris's Blog to see her amazing artwork!Here are the cards I created.

National Stamping Month (Hello Life) Blog Hop

Welcome to the National Stamping Month (Hello Life) Blog Hop.  

September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big “hello” to life! Available only during the month of September, these exclusive C-size My Acrylix^® Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95 USD / $16.50 CAD each! Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 USD / 41.50 CAD—a savings of $6.90 USD / $8 CAD! 

Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut^® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further. Remember, these stamp sets are available for one month only, so get your orders in for one stamp set—or all three—before these gorgeous stamps disappear! Make certain to follow Close To My Heart’s blog, Instagram, and Facebook page for artwork inspiration featuring these lively stamp sets all month long. You can post your own artwork to your social media channels using the hashtag #ctmhHelloLife.

If  you have come from Darlys Recker's Blog you are on the right track. 

Here are some cards I made with the sets.

This first card I literally copied Aaron Booth's layout fun watercolor technique (I loved it so much) to create a card.

Here is my version of her technique.

This next card I put watercolor on my non-stick mat and then placed the paper down in it.  

These sets are very versatile and can be used in any type of project not just the ones they are created for.  You will most likely want them ALL!!!  

Now hop on over to Michele Rowley's Blog to see her amazing artwork.