Happiest Place Blog Hop

Welcome to our  CTMH blog hop featuring the new 

Happiest Place Collection. 

Preserve your happiest memories and make these shining moments sparkle with the Happiest Place special!  With the fun combination of foil accented cardstock and stickers, an exclusive Stamp + Thin Curs set, SVG files, the Happiest Place Acrylic Shapes, and the Happiest Place Cut Avobe Layout Kits, the Happiest Place is the perfect collection for unforgettable crafting fun!

 Check out the Happiest Place Product Bundle, which includes several of the items 

in this collection at a 20% discount!

If you have come here from Gina Brandstetter, you are on the right path!  The blog hop is a complete circle, so you can start here and work your way 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 13 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using 

The Happiest Place collection and other great CTMH products on their blogs.  

This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of my post to move to the next one!  

Here we go!

Gatefold card

Products used: 

 The Happiest Place collection  available at 20 % discount!

Magical Alphabet

Intense Black ink

Clear embossing powder

Now "Hop" on over to Becca Whitham'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!  Remember, the Happiest Place Collection is only available until August 31 while supplies last!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get The Happiest Place Collection and other products.

CTMH Technique Hop - "The Pretty of Paper-Piecing"

Welcome to the CTMH Technique Blog Hop! 

This month there are 10 CTMH consultants using
CTMH products in their artwork to create a variety
of projects using paper-piecing. 
This blog hop is a complete circle so you can start wherever
you want and continue through to see all the
"pretty paper-piecing" artwork.
If you are coming from Haley Dyer'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!

About Paper Piecing

Paper piecing is a simple technique that scrapbookers use to create unique page embellishments. Quilters use it too however that's another topic. Paper crafters do use paper piecing that is similar to appliqué in quilting, paper piecing involves using a pattern to cut out parts of a picture from different pieces of paper. When the papers are reassembled and glued back together, you have an original accent for your layout.

Paper piecing is well suited for adding patterned paper on a person for a shirt, dress, etc.  Currently, CTMH has a couple stamp sets that can be used for this technique including the  July SOTM, "For My Beautiful Friend". I even added pleats to the skirt to give it more "flair".
The card design used is from "Make it From Your Heart" Vol. 4 page 46 Pattern 21.  I used the Mix In papers and zip strip, including the top section using the "stars and dots" paper.  I tried to splatter some Sapphire shimmer and didn't see it "added" 
any appeal - so that was a "do over" = DONE!! 

 I cannot wait to see what others have done.  

Now hop on over to Maz Wood's blog to see what kind of fabulous "Pretty Paper-Piecing" 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 July/August New Product Blog Hop

WELCOME TO CTMH'S JULY - AUGUST NEW PRODUCT BLOG HOP

If you came here from Michelle Loncar'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 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 16 CTMH Consultants sharing their creations using products
from our new CTMH Idea Book. 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!

CTMH has two catalogs. 

#1)  Core Products  September 2019 - August 2020. &

#2) A bi-monthly CTMH Catalog July-August full of new products. This hop will show-case the new products from this newest bi-monthly catalog.  FYI: If you place an order, you will get a free catalog.

There are so many incredible new items to select from, it's really hard to decide.
I want to use them ALL!!

I especially love the new Mix-in Paper Packet.
Amazing colors and patterns.

I'm also loving several of the stamp sets with thin cuts and for my card decided to use 

Winged Wishes  to make my card.

I cut a stencil to sponge ink the bird and butterfly using espresso ink and smoothie. 

The birdhouse, branches, flowers, and leaves were colored with the watercolor pencils - a touch of water was added to the flowers and leaves to smooth out the pencil.

I used the design for this card from the 
CTMH Make It from Your Heart Vol.4 pg 6.

Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor's blog to see her great 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. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here.)

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - For My Beautiful Friend

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is "For My Beautiful Friend" a set of 20 stamps. If you have come here from
Michelle Loncar '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 18 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!

Smoothie CS cut at 
4 1/4 X 5 1/2 - darker side inked with smoothie
4 X 5/14 - lighter side
2 1/4 X 4 1/2 - darker side inked with smoothie

2 1/4 X 3 1/4 - darker side inked with smoothie

2/14 X 2 1/4  - darker side inked with smoothie
White Daisy CS cut at
2 X 4 1/4
2 X 3
2 X 2

Apply a bit of adhesive to the back of the 3 white panels to hold them in place, and place them on top of each other.  Then stamp. 
Once your stamping is done, gently pull the panels apart and adhere the square, medium and longer panels to the smoothie matching cardstock panels.  The 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 is on the card base, then the lighter side of the 4 X 5 1/4. 
Also used
1. White and gold skinny ribbon
2.Gold embellishing thread
3. Bitty Sparkles
4. Smoothie ink
5. Intense black ink
6. Waterbrush - small round

Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor '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! Remember, the July SOTM is only available until July 31! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!