November/December Catalog New Product Blog Hop

 Welcome to the CTMH New Product Blog

 CTMH has two catalogs. 

#1)  Core Products  September 2020 - August 2021. 

#2) A bi-monthly CTMH Catalog November/December, full of new products. This hop will show-case the new products from this newest bi-monthly catalog.

If you came here from Alyson Mayo you are on the right path! The blog hop is a complete 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 CTMH Makers. HERE.

This month we have 19 CTMH Makers sharing their creations using products from our November - December 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!

I've seen the triple cube card on Pinterest and been wanting to make one so here's my first attempt. 

Cube closed for mailing

I used the LOVELY Serenity Paper and coordinating cardstock, stickers, and the stamp set from the Serenity Cardmaking Workshop Kit.

Instructions by Sara Levin.

 

Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor

to see her great work!  Be sure to visit all the CTMH Makers 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 Maker (or click here.)  FYI: If you place an order, you will get a FREE catalog.

CTMH Technique Hop - "Inky Fingers"

               Welcome to the CTMH November           Technique Blog Hop "Inky Fingers!"

This month there are 12 CTMH Makers using CTMH products in their artwork to create a variety of projects using techniques often resulting in "Inky Fingers"!  This blog hop is a complete circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the artwork.  

If you are coming from Alyson Mayo you are on the right track. If you get lost, you can find the list on the bottom of Melissa'a blog. 

Here we go! I cannot wait to see what others have done. 

 I love inking!  We have so many great ways to ink: duabers distressing the edge of cardstock, our new oxide inks creating backgrounds, smooshing, splatter, sprintz, using ink as "water colors", inking stencils, and the list goes on.  I cannot wait to see what others have done.

I've been playing with our new ink oxides.  For this card I used two techniques;  blending and resist.  I first used the mandala template from stencil pack # 1, inked the inner circle with the Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide, then clear embossed over it and continued to use Mowed Lawn, more Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire from top to bottom including over the embossed center, wiping off the fresh ink from the embossed area.  Framed the card with the Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cut. I cut the shaker card using our Happy Birthday Shaker Window Thin Cuts, and added the stickers from our new Serenity Papers and stickers, I absolutely LOVE that paper!!

See the shimmer?  

I used the clear shimmer on the flowers with Platinum Stickles in the center.  

You can also see the shimmer of the clear embossed center of the circle. 

The shaker contains Blue Belle Loose Sequins. 

After completing my card, I discovered the we only have the Candy Apple Disterss Oxide available.  Peacock and Mowed Lawn are temporarily unavailable until mid December and the Chipped Sapphire avaiable late November.  Apparently, we're loving inking with the Oxides!  

Now hop on over to Wendy Kessler to see what kind of fabulous inky 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 you CTMH Maker or you can SHOP HERE.

Holiday Cards Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Holiday Cards Blog Hop, featuring the new CTMH products available to create holiday cards. LOTS of choices and ideas.  I cannot wait to see what's created.

If you came here from Alyson Mayo, you are on the right path!  The blog hop is a complete 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 CTMH Makers on Melinda's Blog: HERE.

For this hop, we have 17 CTMH Makers sharing their creations using CTMH products to create Holiday Cards.  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 recreate card ideas from the Craft with Heart Cardmaking kit substituting the Jingle Joy Paper Packet and sticker page, and don't forget those zip strips on one side of each patterned paper.  

Short on time? 

This is FAST and EASY!

 Card #1: the flower is from the "Every Bit of Wonderful Stamp set" each stamp set you purchase raises $7 for Operation Smile. The bottom trim stamped on this card is from the November Stamp of the Month

 

Close up shows the shine of the gold shimmer brush and black trim from the Jingle Joy paper pack sticker page. The other strips are from the Zip Strips of Jingle Joy.  The flowers were colored with the TriBlend Markers. 

Inspired by these cards: September - December

My first card was inspired from the top center card.

I had so much fun with the self imposed challenge to create cards that copy the ideas found in my card supcription.  It was really easy, though the hard part was just finding the time to photo and upload the cards.  I don't work Friday so here I am one week later....

 card imitations #2-4.  I'm sure I will be using this technique in the future.

So many ideas, so little time.

Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor's blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the Makers 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 Maker or click HERE.

November SOTM Blog Hop - You Warm My Heart

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring November's SOTM, which is "You Warm My Heart" a set of 19 stamps. If you came here from Alyson Mayo'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 22 Close To My Heart Makers 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 love using special folds for cards.

For this blog, I decided to create a Double Z-Fold Card.

I searched Pinterest for "Double Z-fold cards" and BAM!

There were dozens of ideas! Here's my take with our SOTM. 

Card Standing

Card closed

Card open flat

 

Paper: Lovely Paper Pack with stickers- X8015S

Card Stock: Sage and Vanilla Cream

Ink:  Intense Black, Toffee, Scarlet, Sage

Stickles: Waterfall (on the butterflies)

Glitter Paper: Blue Belle 

Die Cuts: Waterfall (square & scalloped square) 

 

Cutting Instructions:

The base is sage cut at 4 1/4" X 11" (dark side up).

Scored at 2 3/4", 5 1/2" - first fold - mountain, second - valley.

Smaller strip, 2 1/2" X 11, scored the same as the base. Flip the smaller piece of card stock over light side up so that the long section is on top and the folded sections are underneath and at the right hand side. Add additional patterned papers, cut 1/4 smaller leaving a margin. I used the Toffee patterned paper to create the "sleeve" and stamped it with the small diamond pattern and poinsettia.

 

Now "Hop" on over to Katy Taylor's Blog to see her work!

Be sure to visit all the Makers at their Blog to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, the November SOTM is only available until Novermber 20!  Contact your CTMH Maker (or

 click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!