Annual Inspirations New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Annual Inspirations 

New Product Blog Hop

We will be featuring the new products found in the CTMH Annual Inspirations Idea Book that came out the first of August. If you came here from Priscilla Gotham'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 25 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new Annual Inspirations 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!  

Card 1

card 2

Card 3
New Products used are in bold  all items used have the page number for the Annual Inspirations Idea Book;  Whimsy Fundamental Paper Pack (pg 34) flower pattern in Sorbet and Thistle and reverse sides Juniper?  Crystal Blue? Bashful pearls (pg 108) [blends well with sorbet]. Whimsy Ribbon Pack (pg 109 & 35) - Thistle, Juniper with gold and twine plus the light brown ribbon with gold down the center on card #3 from the Basic Ribbon Pack - Mink?  Not exactly sure which color, I'm on vacation and just have limited supplies. I stamped and inked white card stock to add variety to the starburst design using Thistle, Juniper, & Sorbet and the stampset used was "In the Background" (pg 98).  Sentiments used are - "Create" (pg 66) from "We Are Makers" - card # 1, and "Give Thanks" (pg 67) from "Inspired Words" - card # 2. Card #2 also has a Gold Bow clip (pg 108), a thin cut Heart border (pg 96) cut from the bashful glitter paper (pg 107) and inked with sorbet. Both card 1 & 2 also have gold glitter gems (pg 108).  The flowers are cut from the fundamentals paper, spritzed with water, wrinkled and pinch/pleated into a 3-D shape and inked. 

Now "Hop" on over to Haley Dyer'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 - Crazy About Cardstock

Welcome to the August CTMH Technique Blog Hop

For the August CTMH Technique Blog Hop, we will feature the use of our new two-toned cardstock.  I'm excited to see the variety of paper crafting ideas that we will find on this  hop.  

 If you are coming from Janna Gray 's Blog you are on the right track.  In case you get lost, you can also get a complete list of participants at the bottom of Melisssa Robinson's blog. This month we have approximately 10 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new CTMH two-toned cardstock 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! 

(Click on the card for a closer look.)

I hope you like what I've done using "Bashful", this year's color of the year. All our cardstock now has the original color from our palette on one side, while the reverse side has a lighter tone of that same color, giving us greater flexibility as we create. Since I'm on vacation and

forgot most of the cardstock and papers I planned to pack, I was limited with this one color and used both sides to create lots of texture. I love monochromatic, though didn't have the bashful ink with me so used our new Espresso ink. The "Love" sentiment is from the stamp set "What Matters Most" and is found on pg. 68 of our new Idea Book. Both sides of the sentiment are embellished with the new Bashful colored Pearls that come in three sizes. Using the new Thin Cuts - Hearts Borders and our new cardstock provides two choices - a light or a darker shade of the same color, plus a little sparkle from some glitter paper like the new Bashful glitter paper  also adds additional texture. Here are all the color combos found in our new Idea Book starting on pg. 102.

Whimsy Color Palette

Adventure Color Palette

Enchantment Color Palette

Basics Color Palette

Now, hop on over to Debi McBains' Blog 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!

August SOTM Blog Hop - School Year

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

We will be featuring the August SOTM, which is "School Year", a set of 9 stamps.  If you came here from Jean McNulty'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 August 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!

Cranberry Ink

Espresso Ink 

Enchantment Ribbon Pack - Ruby Ribbon 

Adventure Ribbon Pack (Hearts)

Adventure Fundamentals Paper Pack (Hearts)

Two-tone Blossom CS

Heart Border Thin Cuts

White Pearls

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Coffman's blog  to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas!  Remember, the August SOTM is only available until August 31!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!