Productive Weekend

I made time to create this past weekend.  I am always collecting ideas from others and a couple of these projects are my craft lifting projects.  The tags below I lifted the idea from MayMay Made it Crafts.  She used a stamp she designed and I used my Cricut Explore to make mine.  They are mason jar snowman and Santa suit. I think they turned out pretty darn cute 

The next 2 cards I made with scraps from a retired paper pack.  I used the Picture My Life cards as the sentiments and used the new Hearts Thin Cuts.  Easy Peasy cards. 

My last card I cased from fellow consultant Shirley Ross. Mine is much simpler than her beautiful card. I am into fast and easy ;)  The squares are cut with my Cricut Explore. The sentiment is from the September SOTM that is only available this month.  

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National Stamping Month Blog Hop

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! 

Celebrate National Stamping Month this September with hand stamped cards designed to help create a little more kindness in the world. The Create Kindness card kit contains all of the supplies needed to create 24 beautiful handmade cards that you can use to brighten someone’s day! The kit can be yours for only $46.95—a 15% savings off the retail value!

Thanks to the pre-printed card bases, these cards come together in no time, leaving you more time to do something thoughtful for someone. Watch Close To My Heart’s blog,Instagram account, and Facebook page throughout the month of September to see what we’ve created with this card kit as well as the acts of kindness it has inspired! This exclusive kit will only be available in the month of September while supplies last, so make sure to get your order in early.

As a special bonus, the exclusive stamp sets and pre-printed card bases with envelopes are also available for separate purchase, but only in the month of September while supplies last!

This blog hop is to show you what you can do with these amazing set.  More than 20 consultants are participating so pull up a comfy chair and a cup of your favorite beverage and hop...hop...hop along.  

If you are coming from Michele Rowley's Blog  you are on the right track ;)

Here are my cards:

I made a set of cards using watercolor backgrounds and stamping in black ink and then matting in black.  I then added black enamel stars for some bling.  

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Now hop on over and check out Gina Brandstetter's Blog

September 2016 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Blessed Beyond Measure, a set of 19 stamps.  I love this set...it is perfect for Thanksgiving cards, layout and decor.

If you have come here from Darlys Recker's Blog  you are on the right path!  This month we have close to 30 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 are the cards I made:

I used the following products:
S1609 Blessed Beyond Measure SOTM
Z2843 Canary Stamp Pad
Z2852 Poppy Stamp Pad,
Z2850 Fern Stamp Pad
Sunset Stamp Pad (is retired)
X5773 Canary Cardstock
X5779 Poppy Cardstock
1385 Daisy White Cardstock

Thanks for hopping by!!   
Now hop on over to  Terrie Shortsleeve's Blog to see 
her amazing artwork!Here are the cards I created.

Warm Wishes

Had some time to play with on of the new holiday stamps.  I saw this one and knew I had to have it.   It is called Surfin' Santa.  I had stamped, colored and cut out the images and was trying to decide how to use them in a card when I saw this great gate fold peek-a-boo card, which was perfect.  Here is my card:

I used the City Sidewalks paper pack and the Warm Wishes is from the zip strip. I used my ShinHan markers to color my images.


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Pineapples and die cuts

I had some time to play and try out some of the new and not so new but new to me products.

We have some new Thin Cut dies and I put them to work.....here is a card I made using the hearts and the Thanks dies.  I layered them over an embossed piece of cardstock so the the hearts had hearts in them.

The next card I used the One in a Melon Stamp Set and the Calypso paper.  Which are on the soon to retire list so if you want them head here and get them before they are gone.

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August 2016 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is Purr-fect Halloween, a set of 17 stamps.  I love this set and had so much fun making the cats!

If you have come here from Marie Flayer's Blog  you are on the right path!  This month we have close to 25 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:

S1608 Purr-fect Halloween SOTM

X7210B Caylpso Paper Pack (ground on top card)

Z3215 Calypso Sequins

X5930 Slate Cardstock

1386 Black Cardstock

1385 Daisy White Cardstock

Z2105 Black Ink Pad

Z1979 Marvy Le Pen for doodle lines

I used my Prisma Color Pencils to color these cuties.  I had so much fun playing with all the different color combos.  Meow ;)

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

July 2016 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is From the Notebook, a set of 24 stamps.  This is a great set for your planner.

If you have come here from Wendy Kessler's Blog  you are on the right path!  This month we have 17 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 what I did:

I decorated my Everyday Life Album Planner

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

June 2016 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is The Long Way Home, a set of 15 stamps.  I love this set....it is great for all your travel pictures.

If you have come here from Priscilla Gotham'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 are the Picture My Life cards I made:

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

National Scrapbooking Month- Happy Times Blog Hop

Welcome the our 2016  National Scrapbooking Month Blog Hop featuring the amazing Happy Times paper pack and stamp set.  

Happy times can be yours during the month of May because it’s National Scrapbooking Month, and we’re offering an exciting promotion to celebrate! With a qualifying purchase of $60 USD/$70 CAD, you can get the exclusive Happy Times paper packet for FREE! This fun paper packet, which is available for one month only, features floral designs, gold foil details, and more! You can also purchase this exclusive paper packet at full retail for $14.95 USD/$17.75 CAD with no purchase requirement. Additionally, we’ve designed a coordinating D-size stamp set, My Acrylix® Happy Times, to go with the paper packet, which you can purchase for $17.95 USD/ $21.25 CAD. There’s never been a better time to treat yourself to some beautiful new paper! 


If you came form Michelle's Blog you are on the right track. 

Here are some cards I made using these beautiful products.

The sentiment for this card comes from B1521 Sunshine on a Cloudy Day Stamp set.


Thanks for hopping by......now hop on over to Marie Flayer's Blog to see her amazing artwork.

May 2016 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring May's SOTM, which is Celebrate with Cake, a set of 17 stamps.  I love this set....this a great set for all those birthday cards and layouts.  It is also geared for weddings and any special occasion.

If you have come here from Helen Gullett'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:
S1605 Celebrate with Cake May SOTM
D1668 Charming Cascades Stamp Set
Z899 Tuxedo Black Memento Stamp Pad
Z2640 Thistle Stamp Pad
Z2643 Canary Stamp Pad
Z2197 Pear Stamp Pad
X5764 Pear Cardstock
1385 Daisy White Cardstock
Z2447 Bronze ShinHan Marker
Z2445 Barley Beige Shinhan Marker
P282 Peony Purple ShinHan Marker
GY234 Leaf Green ShinHan Marker
Y222 Golden Yellow ShinHan Marker
Z1979 Marvy LePen Journaling Pen
Z679 Liquid Glass
Z3022 3L E-Z Dots Adhesive


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