The Everything ABC's Blog Hop - letter E

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter E.  This may be the name 

of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment.  Whatever the crafter has

 chosen as their E element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Lauren Moore's  - CTMH Crafting Blog, then you're on the right track!

I cannot wait to see all the E inspired Expressions of creativity. 

For my "E" inspiration, I used the "E" key from Artfully Sent pg 13 
and the Sentiment icon cut at 5 1/2 to create an  
Extra Easy Card. using Eggplant CS from the Enchantment CS Combo Pack

It's a 10 min. card!  The sentiment was backed with the Eggplant CS ~ no stamping. 

Loving how Easy it is to make cards with the CTMH Cricut cartridges.

Want a little bit more?  Cut some flowers Artistry pg. 11 plus Fern Thick Twin  for leaves, 

the flower centers are sparkles colored lavender with a ShinHan marker.

Your next stop on our Everything ABC's blog hop is Tonya Whitehurst of Heart and Soul Scrappers

In case you get lost along the way...go to Catherine Nowak for a complete list of participants!

Technique Blog Hop - Kissing Is For Stamping

For the February CTMH  Blog Hop, we are featuring the Stamp Kissing Technique.  If you are coming from  Priscilla Gotham's Blog  you are on the right track.  In case you get lost, you can get a complete list of participants at the bottom of Melissa's blog. This month we have 11 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the stamp kissing technique 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! 

 

Of course kissing is for romance, love and Valentines; so this technique is a perfect match for February.  If you have never seen this technique used before, you can google the technique on "You Tube" or just go directly to Tresa Black's tutorial. The Stamp Goddess has a very thorough demonstration of several stamp kissing techniques, such as: naked kissing, reverse kissing, small stamp kissing, two color/dirty kissing, same color-two tone,and kiss and twist,  -.Click here for her demo.

Here's a quick example - so simple, smack and you've made it uniquely yours.  

I used the back side of the butterflies from Your Beautiful Self B 1516 and inked solid Thistle and kiss and twisted the top and bottom butterflies with Pacifica using Seasons of Thanks D1604.  The middle butterfly has the same ink though the flowers are from Assorted Edges D1635 and not twisted.  It's been fun getting smoochie with ink and stamps.

Now, hop on over to  Tammy Lubick's blog - Scrap Stamp Share  -  to see what kind of fabulous stamp smoochen' she's created.  Be sure to drop us a comment, we enjoy the encouragement. Enjoy the Hop!

Share the Love Blog Hop

Welcome to our Share the Love Blog Hop!  We will be featuring February's Constant Campaign which is Share the Love, a set of 13 stamps. CTMH will donate $7 of the proceeds of this stamp set to Operation Smile, an amazing organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children all over the world!  If you came here from Donna Digby 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 26 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's Constant Campaign "Share the Love" stamp set 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!

Charlotte Paper Pack
Coral Shimmer Trim
Sorbet CS and Ink

Added some coral reef sequins.  

I thought they weren't available, but discovered they are still available while supplies last on your consultants'  website -  you can "shop" and find them on the clearance page at a reduced price. 

Now "Hop" on over to Lauren Moore of CTMH Craftings to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun inspiration!  Remember, that Share the Love is only available until February 29!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this super stamp set AND donate to a great cause.  

Check out our social media channels all month long to see this stamp set in action, and remember to post your own artwork using the hashtag #ctmhsharethelove to help bring attention to a wonderful and worthy cause. Blog  instagram  twitter facebook pinterest, & YouTube

February SOTM Blog Hop - Balloon Animals

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is Balloon Animals, a set of 13 stamps.  If you have come here from Wendy Kessler, 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 39 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's 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 used liquid glass to make the balloons shine.

 The paper is Kaleidoscope

I added some green shimmer trim 

The balloon "string" is a  thin strip of gypsy paper, the bow is a few strings from the whisper  thick twine

I inked circles on the gypsy pattern paper bokeh style with White Daisy ink

Add a zip strip from the Kaleidoscope paper and other pattern paper top wth silver sequins topped with clear sparkles and colored with ShinHan Lavender.

Now "Hop" on over to Brenda Lapp of Crafting for Sanity? Or Insanity? 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 February SOTM is only available until February 29!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!