Seasonal Expressions 1 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our 

Seasonal Expressions 1 New Product Blog Hop

We will be featuring the new products found in the CTMH Seasonal Expression 1 Idea Book that came out the first of January and is valid through April. If you came here from Brandi Robinson'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: HERE

This month we have  approximately 20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new Seasonal Expressions 1 products 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!  
For this hop, I'm repeating a second version of a starburst card that's similar to the one I posted yesterday on the CTMH Techniques Hop.  For this starburst card I used a technique by LeeAnn Greff that I found on YouTube. 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQG1wv8n0vA
This card uses a very quick and easy cutting method to create the triangles without waste. Instead of a tedious method of cutting small rectangles into triangles,  I took a rectangle the perfect size for the card (3 x 4) used two papers from Chelsea, layered them, found the center of the bottom edge and cut the triangles using a paper cutter and making sure the center point was on the cutting track.  Besides the Chelsea Gardens paper I also used the butterfly strip of leaves, and sentiment from the Chelsea Gardens Complements.

I also used Chelsea Gardens to make cards  for two other blogs.  Here are links to those blogs.

CTMH Technique Blog Hop 1/15/18

 
January SOTM Blog Hop  - Bloom & Grow
01/01/18




Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor's blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas!  To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here)

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Blushing Backgrounds

WELCOME!

For the January CTMH Technique Blog Hop, we will feature the use of background stamps.  I'm excited to see the variety of paper crafting ideas 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 at the bottom of Melissa's blog.  This month we have 13 Close to My Heart consultants sharing their creations using the current CTMH background stamps 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!

In The Background Essentials (D1750) was used to make a patterned paper for a starburst card. In the past, I found cutting instruction that were tedious, such as cutting rectangles on a diagonal to create triangles, these are then glued into a starburst pattern on a large rectangle overlapping the edges of your card and then needs to be trimmed which wastes some of your paper.  No more need to trim, plus, save time cutting the triangle!!  I found two clever, fast, no-waste cut versions on YouTube.

#1. I didn't have time to complete was by (LeeAnn Greff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQG1wv8n0vA)

I used a template version of the starburst card on YouTube created by Wendy Cranford (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZgDndQFxiA).This tutorial shows how to make a template that's reusable and the exposed cardstock is sponged.  I took it one step farther.  After creating an ombre sponge effect using Juniper ink, I then added the background stamping to the remaining white triangles

The butterfly is from Chelsea Gardens and flowers were also stamped with the background stamp.

Now hop on over to Michelle Johns to see what kind of fabulous art she's created. Be sure to drop a comment, we enjoy the encouragement.  I hope you enjoy the hop!

January SOTM Blog Hop - Bloom & Grow

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring January's SOTM, 

which is "Bloom & Grow", a set of 15 stamps.  

If you came here from Brandi Robinson'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: HERE.  This month we have approximately 21 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the January 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!

I love the Flip and Twist card.  

This month's stamp set has several images that work for this card

and uses all 5 sentiments. WhooHooo! 

Materials used: Juniper CS, Juniper ink, Charcoal ink, and Glacier ink. Chelsea Gardens Paper Pack, Chelsea Gardens Complements, Glacier gold ribbon from the Whimsey ribbon pack,  two stamped butterfly from Chelsea Gardens - Cardmaking stamp C1709 also comes with thin cuts and inked with Glacier.

Chelsea Gardens Complements were used for the inside top panel and for the bottom PML journal card which has a space to add a hand written message and signature.

card front

card flipped open

Chelsea Paper Pack

Chelsea Complements

Now "Hop" on over to 
Katy Taylor's blog  to see her inspiring work!  Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas!  

Please leave a comment, 
we love your feedback.

Remember, the January SOTM is only available until January 31!  
Contact your CTMH Consultant 
(or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!