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 "element"

 will be featured in their post.

If you came from Jenifer Benner's blog then you're on the right track!  If you get lost,

Catherine Farnsworth Nowak of Catscrapbooking, 

has the list of the participants.

I hope you enjoy the "Z" inspired expressions of creativity. 

My letter "Z" inspiration is from the "Z" key on the CTMH Flower Market Cricut Cartridge. Page31-Flowers 1 & 2, icon and container.

The next person in this blog-hop loop is Lauren Moore.

  I hope you've enjoyed the inspiring creations along the way and will encourage us with some comments.

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Thrilled About Thin Cuts

Welcome to the December Technique Blog Hop!

For the December CTMH Technique Blog Hop, we will feature the use of Thin Cuts.  I'm excited to see the variety of paper crafting ideas produced using Thin Cuts that we will find on this  hop.  

 If you are coming from Melissa Robinson you are on the right track.  In case you get lost, you can also get a complete list of participants on Melissa's blog right HERE.  This month we have approximately 11 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using thin cuts along with a variety of other great CTMH products.  To enjoy this hop is quite simple to do - just click on the link at the bottom of the post on each blog to move to the next one.  Here we go!  

I nestled the three Heart Thin Cuts to cut them and selected two of the shapes for this card.

I added the Thanks Thin Cut and a chevron strip from the Swan Lake pattern paper, the Swan Lake zip strip, and two thin strips of coral shimmer trim.  Oh, and don't forget the bling - 3 itty bitty sparkles

Now, hop on over to Jenifer Benner at Jen's Messy Studio

to see what kind of fabulous art she's created.  

Be sure to drop a comment, we enjoy the encouragement.  

Enjoy the 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 "element"

 will be featured in their post.

If you came from Jenifer Benner's blog then you're on the right track!  If you get lost,

Catherine Farnsworth Nowak of Catscrapbooking, 

has the list of the participants.

I hope you enjoy the "Y" inspired expressions of creativity. 

My letter "Y" inspiration is from the letter "Y" key on our new CTMH Flower Market Cricut Cartridge. Loving this cartridge!

My "Y" inspired card is from the "Y"  key, 

of the Flower Market Cricut Cartridge

The umbrella used the Icon key, the boot the Container key, and the flowers in the boot are from this month's Stamp of the Month.  "Thoughtful Flowers". They are sponged with Lemon and Tangerine ink.  I colored the stems with Emerald ink using the water color brush,.  The background blue looking paper is really Emerald and the trim is the Sea Glass Glitter paper.  The rust colored pattern paper is from City Sidewalks.  I added copper foil trim and 3 clear Sparkles.  I will stamp a sentiment inside That will be "Thinking of You during this difficult time".

The next person in this blog-hop loop is Lauren Moore.

  If you enjoy the hop, let us know and make sure you don't miss out on the fun, join us in two weeks for letter "Z".  I hope you've enjoyed the inspiring creations along the way and will encourage us with some comments.

December Stamp of the Month - Thoughtful Flowers

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is "Thoughtful Flowers", a set of 14 stamps.  If you have come here from Sheila Bennett, 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: HERE

This month we have  approximately 28 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 on! Here we go!   

I'm in love with this stamp set. Love the flowers and the possibilities for what I can do with them.  So here are a couple ideas.   

Card # 1

Card # 2

The cardbase is 8 ½ by 4 ¼ scored at 4 ¼. ~ The solid colors measure 3 ¼ X 4 ½, and 2 ¼ X 3 ½.  The largest white layer measures 4 X 5 ¼, the middle size layer measures 3 X 4 ¼ , and the smallest white layer measures 2 X 3 ¼.  Temporarily attach the three white pieces of cardstock with a little adhesive when you stamp, so the paper doesn’t move, and then the images will line up when you put the card together.  You may see gaps in the stamped image, but that is OK.  When you layer in the colored cardstock, it will cover those gaps.

Card # 3

A cut-a-way card

This is a Pinterest inspired card combining ideas from two cards, one by Kelly Achenson the other by Barb Engler. Gold embossed flowers, then I sponged some color across the flowers.  You could also use the watercolor resist technique for a similar effect.

Now "Hop" on over to Alyson Mayo'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 ideas!  Remember, the December's SOTM 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!