Everything ABC's Blog Hop - Letter V

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter "V".  

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 Lauren Moore's blog,

then you're on the right track!  

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

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

I've been wanting to make a card with this adorable elephant.

Using what was already on the table, I spotted the PML moon and stars card from Jeepers Creepers  (It's not only for Halloween) and immediately thought about the sentiment, "I love you to the moon and back".  So I'm thinking this is a birthday card for my great-grandson who will be turning 3.  All it took was the elephant from the "V"  key, of the Flower Market Cartidge pg 34, plus a strip of the B&T and a zip-strip tied with a few strands of the Whisper thick twine to complete the card

The next person in this blog-hop loop is 

Catherine Farnsworth Nowak of Catscrapbooking,

who also started the hop and has the list of the participants.  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 "W"
I hope you've enjoyed the inspiring creations along the way and will encourage us with some comments. 

CTMH Cricut City Sidewalks Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Cricut City Sidewalks Blog Hop

We will be featuring art from our new Cricut digital collection "City Sidewalks" which has 30 images.   If you came here from Michele Rowley, 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 17 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new CTMH cricut City Sidewalks digital collection 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 made a really quick and easy Christmas card with some shimmer brushed on the words Merry Christmas.

Now "Hop" on over to Lauren Moore to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun inspirations! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get the new CTMH Cricut digital collection City Sidewalks and other items that catch your fancy!

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Wacky for Watercolor

Welcome to the October Technique Blog Hop

For the October CTMH Technique Blog Hop, we will feature Watercolor techniques.  I'm excited to see the variety of paper crafting ideas produced using watercolors that we will find on this  hop.  

 If you are coming from Haley Dyer at The Inky Scrapper  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 watercolor techniques 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 could easily get lost in the fun of watercolor - it is wacky in the variety of effects achieved and the unpredictable nature as one color runs into another or it's smooshed together or you cover it with crinkled plastic wrap to get the marbled effect that I got with the blues and purple.  I also framed the painted portion with embossed lines.

 The sentiment is from "All the Thanks" (B1536)

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 U

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter "U".  

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 Lauren Moore's blog,

then you're on the right track!  

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

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

The "U" key is found on  pg. 17. 

The key has the basket, the heart with the "love" and the flowers - 4 layers.  I used the Marker Alphabet (E1034) for the I and U stamped in slate on the whisper colored wood grain from the paper pack "Oh Deer!" The heart, love, basket, and basket overlay are cut from 2 new colors found in the Adventure Fundamentals, raspberry and blossom.  I used the raspberry heart printed paper and the reverse blossom colored side.  The flowers (hollyhocks?) are cut from 4 layers; willow green base, raspberry, blossom and white daisy lightly inked with blossom.  

The next person in this blog-hop loop is 

Catherine Farnsworth Nowak of Catscrapbooking,

who also started the hop and has the list of the three participants, If you enjoy the hop, let us know and make sure you don't miss out on the fun and join us for letter "V".
 I hope you've enjoyed the inspiring creations along the way and will encourage us with some comments.

Spread the Love Operation Smile Blog Hop

Welcome to our CTMH Operation Smile Blog Hop!  We will be featuring art from our special stamp set, True Love, that really shares the love.  With your purchase of this adorable D size stamp set, $7 dollars goes to Operation Smile, providing hope for children born with cleft lip or cleft palate. 

If you came here from Melissa Robinson, 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 15 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the stamp set, True Love, 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!

Jeepers Creepers, ShinHan markers, memnto tuxedo black ink,  gold glitter paper, 

Lagoon fussy cut balloons and uptown ribbon pack.

Now "Hop" on over to Brenda Lapp'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! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these new items and other items that catch your fancy!

October SOTM Blog Hop - Yuletide Joy

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

 We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is "Yuletide Joy", a set of 7 stamps.  If you have come here from Michelle Loncar, 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 34 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the October 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!

Now "Hop" on over to Nina Fickett's blog  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 October SOTM is only available until October 31!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!