Make*It*Crafty* Seasonal Blog Hop - It's all about CARDS and Valentine Creations

Welcome to the 3rd Make It Crafty Seasonal Blog Hop where Close to my Heart Consultants create what our heart desires and post it on our blog.  If you have arrived from Lisa'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 around.  If you get lost, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we are showcasing CARDS and Valentine Creations.  I have created this card using the Close to my Heart Whimsy Assortment Paper Fundamentals as well as our Pink Glitter Paper.  Also used is Design Space to alter the Art Philosophy Oval doily.  

My Material list is:

Paper Fundamentals - Whimsy Assortment

Pink Glitter Paper

Black Flourishes

Holiday Tags Stamp Set - D1560

Used Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

The Black doily is from the dollar store.

Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! I hope you enjoyed all the lovely artwork.  Now it's time to head on over to Dominique`s Blog and see her artwork. Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas. 

Look for our next Blog Hop where we will feature beautiful Easter and Spring projects, see you soon.

Make*It*Crafty* Seasonal Blog Hop - Christmas/Winter Creations

Welcome to the 2nd Make It Crafty Seasonal Blog Hop where Close to my Heart Consultants create what our heart desires and post it on our blog.  If you have arrived from The Scrap Zone (Julie Carriere) you are on the right path!!  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we are showcasing Christmas or Winter creations.  I have created these two cards using the Close to my Heart Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge.

Here is the inside of the Christmas Cheer card.

I saw Lisa Stenz' take on this card and loved it.  I changed it up by using the Artist Cartridge image of Poinsetta leaves.

Here is material list:
Artfully Sent Cartridge
Green Glitter Paper
Green & Blue Epoxy Bubbles
Cranberry CS
White Daisy CS

Here is another Artfully Sent card, very simple to make.

 

Black/Grey Glitter Paper
Cranberry CS
Cranberry Chevron Ribbon

Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! I hope you enjoyed all the lovely artwork... Now it's time to head on over to Pam's Blog and see her artwork. Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas. Look for our next Blog Hop where we will feature beautiful "Valentine or Card" projects, see you soon.

GreenHearts Team July Blog Hop "Anything Goes"

Hello and welcome to the July GreenHearts Close to my Heart Team Blog Hop.  If you came here from Sandra's Blog, you are on the right path.

This month, the team is featuring different items from the Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book.

Today, I am showcasing the Close to my Heart Paper Fundamentals - Basic Assortments.

I really love how versatile these cardstock based papers are and you get 20 double-sided 12" × 12" sheets (2 each of 10 designs); same design on both sides, one side with a glossy resist pattern.

Here is the layout I made using two different colors of the Paper Fundamentals.

I used the CTMH Cricut Cartridge Artbooking to make the Bamboo colored overlay as well as the Always & Forever saying.

All embellishments are from Close to my Heart:
Bronze Shimmer Tape
Chocolate Stripped Ribbon (retired)

Cocoa Ribbon (retired)
Bliss Assortments (retired)
Pearl Flourishes (retired)

I am a strong believer in using what you got.  I know alot of people who buy stuff but afraid to use it just in case they need it.  Well, guess what, use it, you can always get something else for the next layout.  LOL!!!

I hope you liked my layout.  Leave me a comment before heading over to Pam's Blog to see what she used for her blog hop.

GreenHeart's Balloon Ride Blog Hop

Hi there and welcome to the GreenHearts CTMH Blog Hop! This month we are featuring the Balloon Ride My Reflections Paper pack by making what our hearts desired.

If you are coming from Candra Holmes' Blog,you are on the right path! 

For this hop, I challenged myself in doing the three folds card.  I did my Mom's Mother's Day Card.  If you Google three folds card tutorial, you are going to find lots of examples.

All materials from Close to my Heart.  
Here is another card I made and entered into a challenge.  

Size:  5x7.  All materials are Close to my Heart (D1579 Windy Day Stamp set).  The Embossed image is from Tim Holtz.

Well, I am glad you came by and would love for you to leave a comment, now hop on over to Lynette Stow's Blog to see her take on this hop.  

GreenHearts Ivy Lane Blog Hop

 

Hi there and welcome to the Greenhearts CTMH Blog Hop! This month we are featuring the Ivy Lane My Reflections Paper pack by making two cards.

If you are coming from Pam's Blog,you are on the right path!

My first card for the hop was made for my Scrappy Friend Julie.  Our birthday's are 10 days apart and I always look forward in making her card.  I know that she will cherish it for years to come and not throw it out.  It is a 5x7 size card.  For some reason, I am unable to make smaller cards.  I find that I don't have enough space for everything I want to add.

I love all the CTMH Cricut Cartridges, especially the flowers that you can make with them.

The flowers on this card are made with Art Philosophy.

The scallop square was made with the Artbooking Cartridge.

Another added feature this year to CTMH are the embossing folders.  Here I used the Quatrefoil folder.  

All materials are from CTMH except the black ribbon.  Colors include Hollyhock, Smokey Plum, Sweet Leaf and Black.

On to my second card which I am really excited to share with you.

I've been seeing alot of the easel cards and said to myself that I needed to make one for this hop.  I searched Google for Easel Card Template/Tutorials and found lots of example.  The size of this card is 5.5" x 5.5".

Again, I used the Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut out the flowers, leaves and the squares.
The stamps sets are Dreamer (B1439), Feathers (C1584) and Banner Wishes (B1438).

All materials are CTMH Products.

Well, I hope that you like my cards, please feel free to leave me a comment before hopping over to my Scrappy Friend Julie's Blog for her take on this challenge.