November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Hello!

Welcome to the November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - "Cheers 2016"!  This month we have some fantastic art from Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand!

If you have come from MICHELLE'S BLOG, then you are in the right place!  The hop is a great big circle, so if you get lost, simply head to Melinda's Blog, and you will find the entire list.Check out this adorable set:

I wanted make a little mini album to keep track of my health and fitness goals (and progress) for 2016. This set is absolutely perfect!!  I used Basic colours and Paper Fundamentals paper and stickers for this project. With gold accents of gold foil tape and shimmer trim, it has just a bit of sparkle.   Now I just have to stick to my goals and fill it in in 2016!

This set of 17 stamps is only available in the month of November, for $6 in Canada, with your minimum purchase of $50.  If you want to get in on all this goodness, please contact your local CTMH consultant, or go here to purchase yours!  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!  Now you can hop on over to LELA'S BLOG to see what  an amazing project she has in store for you!

Wonderfully Wicked!

The spooky season is just around the corner and I love celebrating Halloween!  This year's Halloween collection from Close to My Heart is adorable and I love that it includes one of our new colours, Thistle!  I LOVE purple with the traditional orange and black colours of Halloween.

I decided to tackle a project that was posted on the new CTMH blog - a paper witch's

 hat that was pictured in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book.  I am not normally a "follow the pattern" kind of gal, but I loved this project and the step by step tutorial complete with pics made a complicated project fun and easy!!

I am really happy with how it turned out! Using my Cricut Artiste cartridge with Cricut Craft Room on my computer made laying out the cuts quick and easy and the step by step instructions were clear and easy to follow.  Here is a close up of the flowers:

I added some non CTMH leftovers Halloween embellishments from years ago - the flowers are fun and so easy with the Cricut.  The spider web edge was made with the cupcake liners!

All of the details, along with instructions and some alternative ways to create your own hat, are

 found on the CTMH blog, Make It from your Heart!

Supplies used are listed below:

Z1790          Cricut Artiste  Cartridge

X7185B      Scaredy Cat Paper Pack

Z3011         Scaredy Cat Assortment

Z1862    Mini Medley Black Accents Collection

Happy Day Everyone!!

Mojo Monday Card (and box)

I am feeling a little lack of mojo these days - so what better way to find it than with the weekly Mojo Monday challenge?!

Mojo Monday provides a sketch to work from:

And here is my take on it:

 I used the Pathfinding paper kit - I love the autumn colours. 

 I also used the "Thanksgiving Wreath"  (B1454) stamp set for the sentiment.

After the card was made I thought a little gift box to go with it might be fun:

The box and leaves were cut with the Cricut and the Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges.  

Quick, easy and a fun hostess or thank you gift!

Check out all the great sketches at Mojo Monday and get your Mojo going!!

Happy Day everyone!

#30YearsofHappy Blog Hop!

Welcome to our #30YearsofHappy Blog Hop! 

 We will be featuring the FREE  (with a $30 stamp purchase)

stamp set created to celebrate 30 Years of Happy with Close to My Heart!  The set contains 30 individual stamps that you can use on a variety of projects!  If you have come here from Sarah'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.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/#30daysofhappy-blog-hop-list.html.

This month we have over 40 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the National Stamping Month FREE stamp set 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!

First the stamp set - available free with your $30 stamp purchase:

I decided to use these wonderful little stamps to create a set of 3x3 cards with a gift box - 

a little treat for a friend of mine!  

I used the Chalk it Up Paper Pack, along with white enamel stars - a great teacher gift, too!

Easy, fast, and so many options to choose from!  This set is SO versatile and fun!

Now "Hop" on over to Michelle's Blog to see her awesome work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the #30DaysofHappy National Stamping Month free gift is only available until September 30!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set free with your $30 stamp purchase!

Happy Day everyone!

More Merry!!

I am all about Christmas this week, it seems!  As promised in yesterday's post, here is the extra project I made using the SnowHaven Paper Pack and Be Jolly hostess stamp set!

I was inspired by the wonderful Vicki Wizniuk, whose blog post HERE, provided the info and template link to make this project!

The project is a set of six 3x3 mini cards for Christmas, with a lovely little gift box to match!

First the cards - made from little scraps!

And then the little card holder:

The whole project took about an hour to put together - the cards are quick and easy, made with scraps and leftover embellishments from two 6x6 squares of paper and the remnants of the 

SnowHaven Workshop on the Go kit (see yesterday's post) for details!

I plan to make a few more of these to have on hand for Christmas Hostess gifts and craft fairs. 

 A great way to use up leftovers and scraps!

Happy Day everyone!
(And don't forget to check out the New Product Blog Hop
 for even more great ideas with CTMH products!)

Time for Tea! (With a side of Blog Candy!!)

I have been busy over the past while playing with my new supplies - mostly making cards and Christmas treats!  I found a great little tea holder that I will be using as part of a teacher gift - I used the Frosty collection from CTMH and I am super happy with how it turned out!

 And the top ( removable lid - so it is refillable!)

The template came from Vicki Wizniuk  - you can find it on her blog here!

Thanks for checking out my blog!  Remember if you become a follower  by November 30, 

you will be entered to receive a little CTMH blog candy from me!

Happy Day!

Jacquelin