Best Friends Furever Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH "Best Friends Furever" Blog Hop. 
The Best Friends Furever Special was designed to document your favorite memories and moments with your pals with paws; easier than ever now, thanks to the Best Friends Furever special. Cat-lovers & dog-lovers alike will swoon over the Best Friends Furever Cut Above® kit, which features 6″ × 8″ pre-printed base pages with reversible die-cuts featuring dog-focused sentiments and images on one side and cat-focused ones on the other!

 If you came here from Haley Dyer'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 8 CTMH consultants sharing their creations using CTMH Best Friends Furever 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! 

I decided to use materials from the

 Best Friends Furever Cut Above® Kit to make a card. 

Here are my two "grand-furbabies".  I will be using most of the cut above kit to make an album that will be a Christmas gift for them and their adopted Mom.

Close up - I used clear shimmer brush on the stars and popped them up with foam tape

I'm eager to get started on the album.  Collecting pictures will be the biggest challenge.  With the cut above kits, it's so quick to put an album together.

Now "Hop" on over to Miss. Carrie's Creations 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 December 31. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH consultant or click HERE. 

CTMH Technique Hop - Paper-Layering

Welcome to the CTMH Technique Blog Hop! 

This month there are 10 CTMH consultants using a variety of "Layering Techniques" along with current CTMH products in their artwork.  This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating layering techniques.  If you are coming from Miss Carrie's Creations, 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!

When I think "layers" my first thought was a favorite from long ago - the layered card.  Here's my most recent creation.  I also added a cluster of layered flowers cut from our patterned paper (Cedar and Pine).  The layered flowers also look great on a blank background with a simple sentiment.  The tag with a layered frame is from the Cricut collection: Art Phylosophy available on your consultant's web site.  The stamped flowers are second generation with the overlay first generation - the stamps are from the November Stamp of the Month "Family Time."

Layered Card Instructions

Card Base, Candy Apple CS: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4

 White Daisy CS  layers: 5 1/4 x 4, 4 1/2 x 3 1/4, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4

Candy Apple CS: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2, 3 3/4 x 2 1/2

Now hop on over to Kim Loewen's blog to see what kind of fabulous layering techniques 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

November SOTM Blog Hop - Family Time

Welcome to the November CTMH SOTM Blog Hop 
featuring "Family Time " a set of 18 stamps.

 It will be fun to see all the stamping inspiration found 
on this hop. If you came here from Becca's'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 found here.  This month we have approximately 20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the November 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!

added some clear shimmer

Our double sided paper makes these box frames so easy.

Cut a 4 inch square, mark the center 

(no worries, it gets covered with an image.)

fold each corner to the center and then back again to the edge. I added some of the new Holiday Loose sequins and clear shimmer brush on the petals of the flowers.  It's hard to see in a photo, though a really special touch.  The flower was stamped in second generation candy apple, trim on the flower first generation candy apple.  The leaves in the box are both 1st and 2nd generation stamped in the new evergreen ink

 Now "Hop" on over Lauren's blog to see her inspiring work!   Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blog to get some great crafting ideas!  Please leave a comment, we love your encouragement.  Remember, the November SOTM is only available until November 30!  Contact your CTMH Consultant or (click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!