Everything ABC's blog hop - letter Z

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop

 

For this hop we will be featuring the letter "Z".  This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment.  Whatever the crafter has chosen as their "Z" element will be featured in their post.  If you came from  Catherine Nowak of CatScrapbooking 

you are on the right track.   She also has the entire hop list in case you get lost. 

 For my Z, I've created a card using the Zip Strip.  I love that our papers have a complimentary strip that matches the paper and can be used as trim on a layout or card.  I've used the White Pines paper and created a Christmas tree with strips of paper.  I saw the idea on Pinterest.  I also used our Z elements such as gold glitter trim Z1799, Red Enamel Gems Z3090,and the Flaxen Extra Thick Twin Z3036  

.The next stop on the Everything ABC's Blog Hop is  Lauren Moore of CTMH Craftings

  Be sure to leave comments. We really do read them all. 

I hope you enjoy the inspiration!  

CTMH Focus on Stamping Techniques Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamping Techniques Blog Hop! 

 For this blog hop we are featuring a variety of stamping techniques using our amazing CTMH products. If you have come here from Michele Rowley'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/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.

This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using various stamping techniques along with a variety of our great CTMH products. To enjoy this hop is quite 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!
For my stamping technique, I've chosen both "Random Stamping" and "Second Generation Stamping" techniques.  I first took the sentiments from "Christ is Born" C1628 and using cocoa ink, randomly stamped them on a 4" by 5.25" rectangle of colonial white paper.  When random stamping, try to create triangles.  The sentiments were stamped 2-3 times without reinking, creating the second and third generation stamped images.  The focal sentiment was stamped on a Cricut cut tag using the new Artistry cartridge (pg. 26) cut at 2.25" and the cranberry layer was cut at 2.5".  Three red enamel gems were placed on each side of the sentiment.  The inside of the card has the second part of the Luke 2:14 verse.

Now "Hop" on over to Lela' s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun projects!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get some of the products you've seen on this hop!

Everything ABC's blog hop - letter Y

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop

 

For this hop we will be featuring the letter "Y".  This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment.  Whatever the crafter has chosen as their "Y" element will be featured in their post.  

If you came from Lauren Moore of CTMH Crafting

you are on the right track.  Linda Norman of Scrappy Therapy  has the entire hop list in case you get lost. 

 I decided my letter Y would use the Yuletide retired paper and the letter Y from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge  pg.46 to create milk carton treat boxes for stocking stuffers.  This one is filled with M&M's.  Using the Cricut, they can be cut at any size.  This one was cut at 4.25 inches.  The JOY is found on the Artistry Cartridge pg. 48 and was cut at 2 inches with the black 2.25 inches.

The next stop on the Everything ABC's Blog Hop 

is  Donna Long - Hints of Happiness with Donna

  Be sure to leave comments. We really do read them all. 

I hope you enjoy the inspiration!  

December SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring December's SOTM

which is  Candlelight Garden a set of 10 stamps.

If you have come here from Priscilla Gotham 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/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.

This month we have approximately 32 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the December 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!  

Card #1 was inspired by the CTMH White Pines Card Workshop.  

The candle, flame and lid were colored with CTMH watercolors. 

Card #2 was Pinterest inspired.

Now "Hop" on over to Dana Kessler to see her work! Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other creative inspiration! Comments are appreciated to encourage our creative endeavors.  We really do read them.

 Remember, the December SOTM (S1512) is only available until December 31!  Contact your CTMH consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount! Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.