November SOTM Blog Hop!

Welcome to the November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring November's SOTM, It's the Little Things, a fabulous floral set of 15 stamps.  If you have come here from APRIL'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.

This month we have 64 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!

This month I am excited about how you can create a whole garden by layering and fussy cutting the flowers in the cute set:

I used the colour palette from the Brushed Paper Pack, and the "happy" stamp is also from the Brushed Workshop on the Go - I love that the font matches!! The floral combinations are really endless with this set!

Now "Hop" on over to LILIAN'S BLOG to see her awesomely creative work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the November SOTM is only available until November 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Happy Day everyone!

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!

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is Home for the Holidays, a fabulous Christmas set of 7 stamps.  If you have come here from Jaime'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.

This month we have 73 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!

This month I am excited about getting ahead on my Christmas cards by using the Snow Haven paper pack along with this great SOTM and a few other goodies !

I love, love, love that this set has some Cricut cuts ( found on the Art Philosophy cartridge ) to go along with these adorable images!  The Cricut makes it so easy to customise the 

stamps without a lot of fussy cutting.  These cards were quick and easy to put together - making multiples easy to create for all of those cards you promised yourself you would write this year!

Supply List:

X7188B  Snow Haven Paper Pack

C1591 Merry Merry

Z1799 Silver Shimmer Trim

Z2116  Cranberry Exclusive Ink

2641 Glacier Exclusive Ink

Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

Now "Hop" on over to Allisa's Blog to see her awesomely creative work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the October SOTM is only available until October 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Happy Day everyone!

Feels like Fall!

With the end of our extended summer now in sight, it finally feels like fall!  I love the fall - my favourite season - cosy sweaters, turning leaves, and of course all those yummy autumn colours!  To celebrate the season, I created some layouts using the beautiful Pathfinding paper pack from the new Annual Inspirations Idea Book!  LOVE the colours and designs, and the coordinating cardstock - the Workshop on the Go kit has everything you need to create two beautiful layouts ( and more), including a stamp set, cutting guide and instructions! 

Here is what comes in your WOTG kit for only $32.95 ( plus shipping):

6 – 12" × 12" B&T Duos™ Papers (2 each of 3 double-sided designs) 

6 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (2 Champagne, 2 Chocolate, 1 Autumn Terracotta, 1 Olive)

1 – My Acrylix™ Pathfinding Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)

3 – Cardstock Sheets (2 Colonial White, 1 Goldrush)

1 – Pathfinding Assortment (Z3012)

1 – Bling Gems Gold Assortment (Z2023)

1 – Instructional Brochure

Featured Colors: Autumn Terracotta, Chocolate, Goldrush, Olive

I opted to add a piece of embossed cardstock, make some Cricut cuts,  modify it  and create  two of my own layouts:

And this one:

I still had of plenty of "leftovers" for an additional one page layout and some cards!  And I love the little cork embellishments and gold bling dots!  SO much fall fun!  If you want to order your own Workshop on the Go and create some beautiful layouts without a lot of hassle - check it out here!

There is also a great card making kit with this line, along with several other WOTG choices!  Stay tuned for more fun layouts, cards and papercrafting projects in the days ahead!

Happy Day everyone!

Cricut Artfully Sent is now available!!

The wait is over!  It is here - the newest Cricut collection from Close to My Heart!  A fabulous new cartridge designed especially for cardmakers, but with plenty of other great ways to use it, too!

For only $109, you receive 3 great stamp sets, a Cricut cartridge with over 700 images and a font, as well as a package of White Daisy cardstock!  Everything you need to get started!  So many great ways to use this!

More to come, but check it out and order online HERE!

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!