March SOTM - You're the Goat Blog Hop

 

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the March SOTM, called You're the G.O.A.T. it is a set of  24 stamps.  G.O.A.T. stands for "Greatest of all time", for any of those wondering.  

This set is only available for the month of March.  It is $25.75 or you can get it for $6.75 with a $60 order.  Or for free with a $60 order if you are a VIP customer.)

If you arrived here from becca-expressions then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, Melinda's Blog has a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 This month we have around 11 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Today, I have a couple of simple monochromatic cards to share with you. 

I used Pattern 5 from Make it from Your Heart Vol. 4 to create these cards.

Here are some close-ups.  I stamped the backgrounds tone on tone using Toffee ink and cardstock.  For the dogs I also added toffee shimmer brush to their noses.  I inked the edges of all the paper with the Espresso ink pad.

I sponged Toffee ink behind the images & splattered Toffee shimmer brush as well.  The animals are stamped with Espresso ink on Kraft paper and then fussy cut out and popped up on Thin Foam Tape.

I stamped the sentiments in Espresso ink and added the doodle lines with the .01 Black journaling pen

This month is Cardstock Carnival and so I wanted to feature some of it.  I have used colours from the Brown Cardstock Bundle and White Daisy.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and I would love to hear what you think of them.

Now "Hop" on over to Brenda Lapp to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the March SOTM is only available until the 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim 

Chantilly Blog Hop

Welcome to our Chantilly Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the Bring Back my Pack Chantilly Collection.

If you arrived here from Brenda Lapp, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, Melinda's Blog has a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 This month we have around 6 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using the Chantilly collection and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

I created this fun Iris Fold card using the Chantilly paper and co-ordinating cardstock.  I paired it with the Succa for You stamp set for the sentiment.

 I hope you enjoyed this card and I would love to hear what you think of it.

Now "Hop" on over to ScrappinKaty  to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the Chantilly collection is only available until the 28th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this collection.  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim 

February SOTM - Here's the Story Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the February SOTM, called Here's the Story it is a set of  26 stamps.

There are 2 different versions of this stamp set. 
If you spell Favourite with a U in it then you want S2202E.
If you don't then you want S2202.

This set is only available for the month of February.  It is $25.75 or you can get it for $6.75 with a $60 order.  Or for free with a $60 order if you are a VIP customer.)

If you arrived here from Darlys Recker, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, Melinda's Blog has a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 This month we have around 12 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Today, I have a couple of different projects to share with you. This SOTM is very suited to creating scrapbook layouts but you can also create cards with it as well.  So, I have 3 cards and a single page layout to share with you.

I used the  Sweet as Honey paper, Botanical Embossing Folder, Onyx Liquid Pearls, the cardstock colours are Mulberry, Sage & Black, and the ink pads used where Mulberry, Sage & Black.  I also used some gold foil paper and gold shimmer trim.

For the layout, I used similar elements.  Paper colours are Harbour, Black, White, Linen and Mink.  Ink pads Harbour & Black.  I added doodles with the Navy LePen and black journaling pens.

Here are some close-ups of the details.  

I love to create my own pattern paper.  Here are 3 that I did. 
I love the line of words and how that frame makes great pattern paper.

I sponged Harbour ink on the background paper.  I added some dovetailed Black Shimmer trim under the title element which is popped up on thin foam tape.

I added the year under the photo using the number stamps in this stamp set.  
As you can see this photo is from almost 30 years ago.

If feels so nice to document this story.  I have been trying to use some of my old photos that I have printed.

I hope you enjoyed this layout & the cards and I would love to hear what you think of them.

Now "Hop" on over to becca-expressions to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the February SOTM is only available until the 28th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim 

January/February Catalog New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our January/February Catalog New Product Blog Hop! 

I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the special products in the January/February Catalog. You can view the Catalog HERE.  These products are available only until the end of February.

 If you arrived here from CatScrapbooking, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, HERE is a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 There are about 13 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using products from the new January/February catalog and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Today, I am sharing a layout I created using the Sweet as Honey Collection.

I used this Sawyer Layout from page 14 as inspiration and then created it with the Sweet as Honey Paper. & Cardstock.

The diamond type shapes where cut on my Cricut using the Artiste collection.

I created a collage on 3 of the diamonds using the Sweet as Honey Cardmaking workshop kit stamp set (this workshop is expected back in stock in February sometime.) with Pewter, Mink and Sundance ink pads.

I love the texture the cork hearts from the Sweet as Honey cork shapes adds to this layout.

I used Distress Oxide inks (Spiced Marmalade, Antique Linen and Pumice Stone) to create the background on my base page.

The large bee is again from the workshop kit stamp set and the small one is from the Sweet as Honey - Cardmaking stamp & thin cut set.  I stamped them in Archival Black ink, 1st & 2nd generation stamping.

The title is from the sticker sheet and popped up on foam tape.

The journaling spot is tucked behind the photo and can be easily pulled out with the bee that is on that journaling card.

Here is the process video of how I created this layout.

I hope you enjoyed this layout and I would love to hear what you think of it.

Now "Hop" on over to Haley Dyer, the Inky Scrapper to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the products in this catalog are only available until the end of February!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these products!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim

Technique Hop - "Let's Get Geometrical"

 Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  

This month there are about 13 of us highlighting the “Let's Get Geometrical” Techniques!  This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating this technique.  

If you get lost along the way Melissa has a complete list of the hop participants.

If you are coming from Cat's Blog, you are on the right track! 

Today, I have a scrapbook layout to share with you. It is my take on a pattern from the Make It From Your Heart Vol.5.  

 I decided dive into my scraps and to incorporate a few different geometrical shapes into my project.  Can you spot them?  

Do you recognize any of the people in this layout?  These photos are over 20 years old.  LOL.

I cut 1/2" x 1.5" strips of Sawyer Paper & the coordinating colours of cardstock.  I inked the edges of all of them with my Harbour ink pad.

I used my Grape ink pad and a plastic bag to smoosh ink on the background.  The flowers are cut using the Layered Flowers Thin Cut set.

How many shapes have you found yet?  There are more circles hidden on the photo mats as I embossed them with the Kaleidoscope embossing folder and then ran my Grape ink pad over the white paper.

I love this layered title that was cut using the Sawyer Digital Art Collection.  It was so easy to put together.

Of course I had to break out the clear shimmer brush and add it to the title & the centers of the flowers.

We got squares, triangles, rectangles and circles all in this layout.  

I still need to add the journaling to this special layout but it is so nice to have this memory from so long ago documented.  I am so blessed to have known and been friends with these 2 sisters for over 30 years now.  

Thanks for stopping by! Please continue onto Haley's Blog where you will find some additional artwork highlighting this technique!  Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my variation and happy hopping!  If are in Canada and don't have a Maker, I would love to help you.  

Blessings, Kim

Smitten Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Smitten Blog Hop! 

Have you tried creating with the Smitten special?  If you haven't I hope you will be inspired to try creating with it after you check out all of the amazing art we have created for this blog hop.

  If you arrived here from Melinda Everitt, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, HERE is a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 There are about 7 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their Smitten creations during this blog hop.

I decided to play around with the Smitten stamp & thin cut set and combine it with the Sweet as Honey cardmaking workshop kit.  I wanted to show that you can take a workshop kit designs & switch it up by changing the stamp set.  I designed these for my VIP customers.

Here is my remake of card #1 from the kit.  

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

For these cards I used the same supplies as the kit called for plus some clear & paprika shimmer brush and some Tri-Blend markers for colouring (Orange, Citrus, Ice Grey, Brown Grey and Pale Pink.)  The supplies called for are Black ink pad (I used both Archival & Intense Black), Sundance ink, Rosemary ink, Sponge daubers, thin 3-D foam tape and adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and I would love to hear what you think of them.  Which one is your favourite?  This collection does not need to be Love or Valentine themed and I hope I showed you that.

Now "Hop" on over to see what Scrappin Katy has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these products!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim

January SOTM - Sweet Little Things Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the January SOTM, called Sweet Little Things it is a set of  10 stamps.

 

This set is only available for the month of January.  It is $25.75 or you can get it for $6.75 with a $60 order.  Or for free with a $60 order if you are a VIP customer.)

If you arrived here from My Heartfelt Sentiments, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, Melinda's Blog has a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 This month we have around 11 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

Can you believe that today is the beginning of a new year?  Well with a new year, I have set some creative goals and one of them is to get photos onto my layouts and to get all these photos that I have printed scrapbooked.  So, what started out to be a card turned into a double page layout of my oldest.  This stamp set is perfect for so many things and 1 of those things is recognizing the special people or moments in life.  I will be adding my journaling of these special things to the squares with the flower border.  My almost 15 year old would appreciate not everyone seeing it.  LOL.

I used the new Sweet as Honey paper collection as well as the Sweet as Honey Digital Art collection to create this layout.  I cut the hexagons & the stencil for the inked background with the Digital Art collection.  So, if you have a machine that can cut SVGs you are good to go with this collection.  I love to use our how to books and used pattern 4 from the Make It From Your Heart Vol. 1 book.

I stamped the cute little mouse in Intense Black ink and then used Avocado, Sundance, Mink ink pads and a water brush to colour with.  I stenciled on Mink Cardstock & inked the edges with the Mink ink pad and added doodle lines with the .03 black journaling pen.  The sentiments were stamped in the Sundance ink.  I love the strips of the Black Ore paper.  The title is cut in black cardstock using the New Slim Alphabet Thin cuts.  I also added some bitty sparkles and clear sparkles. 

Here is the Process video for how I created this layout.

I hope you enjoyed this layout and I would love to hear what you think of it.

Now "Hop" on over to Haley Dyer's Blog  to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the January SOTM is only available until the 31th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim