CTMH Brushed Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring our popular Brushed paper packet special. 

If you came here from Gina'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.

 

This month we have 18 CTMH consultants sharing their creations using the CTMH Bring Back My Pack—Brushed  special with 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!

We have slimmed down the collection, updated its colors, and added an exclusive sticker sheet that is bursting with images, titles, and accents for a variety of crafting projects. The Brushed paper packet and coordinating products are only available for a limited time, so order yours right away! Save 20% on the entire collection with the Brushed Bundle, which includes the Brushed paper packet + sticker sheet, the Brushed Coordinating Cardstock, and the two coordinating My Acrylix^® stamp sets!   Offer available through July 31, 2020, while supplies last. Shipping assessed on the retail value of all items.

 Center Diamond Fold Brushed Birthday Card
Stands to be displayed.

Closed for mailing

Flat to illustrate the panels 
Personal messages can be stamped/written on the back 

There is clear shimmer that shows when the card moves 

and reflects the light, though a challenge to photo really looks great up close.

It's no secret I love Fun Fold Cards and Butterflies.
So here's a Birthday Card with both.
The instructions were found on Pinterest. 
Instructions from Colleen Vaux
This one is called the Diamond Center Fold.
Card stock: White daisy 12" x 4". 
Score on the 12" side at 2" & 4"
Make a mark at 6".  (instructions continued below)
Turn to the other end and repeat.
 Triangle panels:  Cut 3 squares at 2-1/2" (Black CS)
Cut 3 squares (optional) at 2-1/4"
 (Brushed: small leafy lagoon PP)
Side panel matting: Cut 2 at 3-3/4" x 1-3/4 "(Black CS)
Pattern Paper side panels: Cut 2 at 3-1/2" x 1-1/2"
(Brushed large flowers PP)
Diamond matting panel: 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" (Black CS)
Diamond Pattern Paper: 2-5/8" x 2-5/8" 
(Brushed: small leafy lagoon PP)
Extra white CS for stamping: 2-3/4 x 6.

1. Taking a ruler and a scoring tool. Score a line from the top of the 2" score line to the bottom 6" mark (as shown in the scoring diagram below) so that it crosses over the 4" scoreline.
2. Score a line from the bottom of the 2" score line up to the top 6" mark (as shown in the scoring diagram) so that it crosses over the 4" score line making an X on the 4" scoreline.
3. Turn to the other end and repeat steps 1 & 2 on this end. This will give you a diamond in the middle of the card.
4. Fold and burnish all the score lines.
5. Taking one of the 2-1/2" Cut it on the diagonal, point to point. To form two triangles.  
6. Place these triangles into the triangle places on the card.
7. Take the other two 2-1/2" squares and cut them on the diagonal, point to point, and then cut each triangle into two smaller triangles. 
8. Do the same with the 3 smaller patterned paper pieces if desired.

 Follow the diagram.        Colleen also has a tutorial video

   
Thank you Colleen Vaux!!

Embellishments 

• A Brushed sticker flower plus a sticker of leaves. On part of the leaves and the flower I used powder to remove the "sticky" from the ends of the leaves and put foam tape behind the flower "sticker".
• Vellum for Happy Birthday & the butterfly - black embossed both. stamps from the Brushed Bundle. 
• Gold shimmer brush on the butterfly and clear shimmer brush on the side panel flowers and the center flower and leaves.  
•  Three gold sequins were used: for the center of each panel flower and for the vellum "Happy Birthday" tag.  
• A gold glitter gem was added to the center of each gold sequin. three small gold glitter gems were added to the center flower.
• Gold thread was added as a bow on the flower

THREE previous projects I created 
when Brushed pack first came out. 

1. Box card from SOTM 7/15

(closed for mailing)

2.  The Everything ABC's Blog Hop - Letter F (3/15)

(diamond fold open)

3.  The Everything ABC's Blog Hop - Letter H (4/15)

Now "Hop" on over to 
Michelle Loncar's blog 
to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the consultants on their blogs to get some great crafting ideas. Please leave a comment, we love your encouragement. This special is only available through July 31. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH consultant or click HERE.

CTMH Technique Hop - "Let it Shimmer!"

Welcome to the CTMH Technique Hop: "Let it Shimmer!"

This month we have 15 CTMH consultants using CTMH products with a focus on using our amazing shimmer brushes in their artwork creating a variety of crafts with a "Let it Shimmer" technique.  This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous "Let it Shimmer!" artwork.  
If you are coming from
Brenda Lapp's Blog,
you are on the right track!  If you get lost, 
 you can find the list on the bottom of Melissa's blog.

Here we go!

What fun!! Shimmer Here, Shimmer There, Shimmer Everywhere.
Black embossed butterflies from the 
Bring Back My Pack: Brushed 
Then brushed them in Peach, Mint, and Gold.
The great thing about this technique, the shimmer brush is resisted by the Black embossing.
I splattered some Red Shimmer .  The wood buttons and any other wood embellishment like the arrows can be colored with the shimmer brushes.

Now hop on over to Krista Hershberger to see what kind of fabulous "Let it Shimmer!" art she's created.  Be sure to drop a comment, we enjoy the encouragement. I hope you enjoyed this hop.  If you see items you would like to purchase, contact your CTMH consultant or you can Shop HERE.

CTMH Legendary Father's Day/Let's Stay Home Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH
Legendary Father's Day & Let's Stay Home Blog Hop

This blog hop is a combined hop with two options:
A. The Legendary Father's Day special 
bundle CC6207 only $16.95

B. The Let's Stay Home special 

PLUS!  FREE SVG files

 If you came here from Heather Hicks' 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 11 CTMH consultants sharing their creations using CTMH the Legendary Father's Day and/or Let's Stay Home specials with 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 so blessed to have a job, however, it sure gets in the way a my time to play with paper!! Today was one of those days.  I did get this box card far enough to post when the hop went live, then I had a meeting and after that, I spent some more time playing, tweaking this box card.  
  After more time to play with the stamp sets and paper, this is what I have. Most of the stamps are from the Let's Stay Home"  three stamps from The Great Indoors and the adorable cat with a mask from On Repeat

I also used our Stamp of the Month, Garden Tags, and compatible thin cuts, Tags and Tabs.  The colorful flower paper from Stitched Together seemed to be perfect for a card in a box - lots of options. 

Card in a Box

Front

Left panel

Right panel

Back: where you can add 
personal comments and sign the card


All coloring was done with watercolor pencils.
Sequins are from the Loose Silver Sequins.
The heart on the Let's Stay Home was red embossed.
The heart on the back small house stamp was colored with 
the red shimmer brush
I added dots of diamond stickles to the butterfly 
and a colored clear sparkle for the head.

Now "Hop" on over to 
Gina McDonald Brandstetter's blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the consultants on their blogs to get some great crafting ideas. Please leave a comment, we love your encouragement. This special is only available through June 30. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH consultant or click HERE for the Legendary Father's Day Special or HERE for Let's Stay Home special.

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Garden Tags

Welcome to the June SOTM Blog Hop

"Garden Tags".  

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Graden Tags, an amazing set of 8 stamps! & it could be yours for only $5.  It will be fun to see stamping inspiration found on this hop. If you came here from 

Michelle Stewart'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 June 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! 

Now "hop" on over to Brenda Lapp'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 encouragement.  Remember, the June SOTM is only available until June 30!  Contact your CTMH consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!