CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Blushing Backgrounds

JANUARY 2018 CLOSE TO MY HEART

TECHNIQUE BLOG HOP

I am so happy that you hopped over from Sarah Devendorf's Blog which means you are on the right path. 

For this month's Technique Blog, I created a Desk Top calendar using a template for an Easel Card. The supplies I used to create this project are:

Make Waves Paper

Cardstock: Lagoon, Glacier and White Daisy

Block Number Thin Cut

In the Background Stamp (D1750)

Pansy Stamp Ink Pad

3-D Foam Tape

Emerald Ribbon (retired) 

Instructions to Make Easel Calendar Base:

1. Cut a 5" x 6" White Daisy Cardstock and 6" x 10" White Daisy Cardstock
2. Using a scoring board, score the 6" x 10" cardstock at the following marks - 5" and 7.5". 
3. Fold the middle scored section in half; then fold the smaller scored section down/forward. 
4. Adhere your 5" x 6" base to the front of the easel card on the bottom half. (this is the part you folded down/forward)

The calendar was printed from the Internet and matted on the Glacier Cardstock and Lagoon Cardstock.  The matted pieces were adhered to the Make Waves Paper and attached to the 5" x 6" White Daisy Cardstock base.

I used our new Number Thin Cuts to cut the Year "2018" with White Daisy Cardstock.  Using the "In the Background" of your choice - I chose the dots using the Pansy Stamp Ink Pad. The bottom section with the year is matted with Lagoon Cardstock. The Purple Polka Dot Paper from Make Waves Paper is matted on the Glacier Cardstock and popped up.  This helps the top portion to stay in place. 

I hope you are enjoying all the inspiration on the blog hop.  Your next stop is Amy Ulen's Blog. 

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Fun with Folds

Welcome to the February 2017 

Technique Blog Hop!

For this month's CTMH Technique Blog Hope, we are featuring creative techniques with "Folds". I am looking forward to seeing everyone's inspiration. 

If you are coming from Daryls Recker's Blog, you are in the correct spot. I hope you enjoy checking out everyone's blog - all you have to do is click on the link at the bottom of everyone's post to get to the next blog. Happy hoppin'!

The card I am featuring was inspired by Lori Whitlock's You Tube Video. 

This card is an A2 standard size card. To make this card I used our Raspberry Cardstock for the base and the Some Kinda Wonderful Paper Packet. The cupcake in the center of the card swivels. To create the cupcake, I used CTMH's "Sweet Birthday" Stamp Set and Sweet Birthday Thin Cuts. I used our ShinHan Touch Twin Markers.  Our paper packet is so colorful that you can use a variety of colors to make this card! 

I hope you enjoyed this card.  Now it's time to hop on over to Haley Dyer's - The Inky Scrapper Blog. Be sure to drop a comment and join my blog (it's new). We love hearing from you!  Thanks for stopping by too!!

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Crazy for Complements

Welcome to the January 2017 Technique Blog Hop!

For this month's CTMH Technique Blog Hop, we are featuring the use of our CTMH Complements. I can't wait to see all the creativity using these embellishments from everyone! If you are coming from Darlys Recker's Blog, you are in the correct spot.  This month we have approximately 10 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their ideas using this technique along with other CTMH products. I hope you enjoy checking out everyone's blog - all you have to do is click on the link at the bottom of everyone's post to get to the next blog.  Enjoy!

Let me start out by stating that this is just a sampling of the cards you can make using our Springtime Complements . I have so many more pieces to make more cards or use them for Scrapbook Pages.  Many of my ideas are inspired from Pinterest. 

The "Hello" Card is using the "Hello" Sticker from the sticker page. I used strips of papers from our new Paper Packets in the Seasonal Expression 1 Catalog and Sorbet Cardstock

The "My Love" Card is using the Gold & White chipboard pieces from the Springtime Complements. The base of the card is Black Cardstock , Sea Glass Cardstock  and our  Gold Glitter Paper. 

The "Smile" Card is using the White Chipboard "Smile" which I used our Sponge Daubers using the Thistle and Sapphire Stamp Pads. Can't forget the dot on the "i" for smile one of the stickers from the Springtime Complements with a little bling. Lastly, the base of the card is Thistle and Whisper Cardstock embossed using the Happy Thoughts Embossing Folder.

The "Heart" Card is using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder (retired). Inside the honeycombs, I placed the 5 tiny heart stickers from the Springtime Complements. I used our new Circle Thin Cuts placing a circle sticker from the complements. The heart stamped in the center is from Happy Hearts Stamp Set and sorbet ribbon from the Whimsey Ribbon Collection. 

Now hop on over to  Catherine Nowak's Blog to see her amazing artwork. Be sure to drop a comment and join my blog (it's new). We love hearing from you!  Thanks for stopping by too!!