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Monday, November 29, 2021

Deck the Palms Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Deck the Palms blog Hop" special.
Get festive with the Deck the Palms special, 
featuring a suite of products with a tropical Christmas twist! 
The paper packet features both tropical and Christmas designs, 
while stickers, stamp sets, accessories, and Thin Cuts can be used
 to make your projects more tropical or more Christmas
—it’s up to you! 
Save on the complete collection of items 
when you purchase them in the Deck the Palms Product Bundle!

If you came here from Scrappy Chicks 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 Makers on Melinda's Blog HERE.  We have 9 CTMH Makers sharing their creations using products from the "Deck the Palms" special.  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! 
For this hop, I decided to make a "Theater Card" that I found on Pinterst some time ago and haven't had a chance to make it.  When I saw the "Deck the Palms" paper pack I knew it would be perfect!  The complete instructions including links to the measurements and a tutorial video can be found on Sara Levin's blog.   card measurements

Originally I imagined a Christmas tree in the background with presents upfront, then life happened and I needed to use the quick version of Deck the Palms = stickers! to complete a card for this blog. Later as life calmed down, I was able to complete my original tree/gifts Christmas card.

Standing open
close-up
closed to mail.
The Joy and Star on the tree are covered with Shimmer Brush - just hard to see in a photo.
Original card. Quick and easy! using Stickers
Pulled open it stands.
Slides shut for mailing

Products used:

Deck the Palms

Tropical Scrapbooking Workshop Kit CC112113

The tree is cut from the Wonderland digital art collection X7274F. creating three layers, large, medium and small using New England Ivy and Clover cardstock and added Clear Sparkles, including Bitty Sparkles. The presents are cut from one of the patterned papers and the flower is a sticker. The JOY thin cut is found in the November-December catalogue. Z4397.
 

Now "Hop" on over to Kimberly Loewen's blog  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 while supplies last. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH maker or click HERE.

Thursday, November 18, 2021

November/December Catalog New Product Blog Hop

 
                            CTMH has two catalogues: 
#1) Bi-monthly CTMH Catalog November-December full of new productsThis hop will show-case the new products from this newest bi-monthly catalog.
 #2) Core Products  September 2021 - August 2022. You can find it by scrolling down from the bi-monthly catalog.
 
This month we have 9 CTMH Makers sharing their creations using products from our November-December CTMH Idea Book. If you came here from Becca-Expression's 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 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 added sparkle on the sentiment with the Clear Shimmer Brush Z3293.  Silver Embossed the smallest Thin Cut  snowflakes (3) Z4098 and added Silver Gems Z4191 to the centers of the snowflakes, plus, added the Bitty Sparkles Z1263 to the Cricut® cut snowflakes. I also added a slightly larger Mama deer.  We often have deer in our yard, usually the mom and one or two babies. 
 
New products I used: 
 Wonderland Digital Art Collection X7274D
 
Floral Snowflakes stamp and Thin Cuts Z4098
 
Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandstetter's blog 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.

Monday, November 15, 2021

Technique Hop - "Silver and Gold"

Welcome to the November CTMH Technique Blog Hop.
This month there are 12 CTMH Makers showcasing techniques using Silver and Gold and other CTMH products in their artwork. It will be interesting to see what each one creates.  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 Wendy Kessler '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!
I love snow!  Grew up in Michigan and lived in Alaska!

Kept the snowflakes in the silver theme and the message in gold. Cut the card in sapphire CS from the digital  art collection then created layers from the digital collection - snowflakes cut from Silver glitter paper and added silver embossed snowflakes from the Floral Snowflakes stamp and Thin Cuts Z4098

Now hop  on over to Brandi Robinson's Blog to see what kind of fabulous gold and silver technique she used! 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 Maker or you can shop with me HERE.

Friday, November 5, 2021

Holiday Cards Blog Hop

This blog hop is featuring Holiday Cards. We have 12 CTMH Makers sharing their creationsTo follow the hop is simple; just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

If you came here from Show and Tell with Michelle,  

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 Makers on Melinda's Blog HERE.   Here we go!

 

I've been planning to use the "Good Tidings of Great Joy" stamp this year for my Christmas cards. It was in the September-October catalogue; I'm so glad it's still available online B1769!! Get it while it's available. The papers used were from the annual catalogue and listed below I used paper and stickers from the Love Story paper pack and Harbour glitter paper. I just love that color, not has harsh as the black and picks up the blue in Candid Moments paper that I used for stamping the sentiment . I used the ombre paper with Sundance on one end and Carolina on the other. Then after stamping and embossing the sentiment in gold, I added a light touch of ink with the Mini Ink Blending Tool over the sentiment and also the flower stickers.

Materials used:
Available in the Annual Catalogue 
Candid Moments Paper Packet & Stickers  X7275S
Mini Ink Blending Tool Z3886
Love Story paper pack X8021S
 
Noteworthy Paper Packet X8027
 (music notes)
We also have Holiday Cards in the Cardmaking Starter Kit  Z4361 (pg 3 of the annual catalogue).
                     Plus!  The cardmaking subscription also has holiday cards. 
Information for the subscriptions is found on pages 4 & 5 of the same catalogue.  

Now "Hop" on over to  Haley Dyer, the Inky Scrapper to see her lovely work!  Be sure to visit all the Makers on their blogs to get some great crafting ideas using thin cuts. Please leave a comment, we love your encouragement. To get any of the products you see, contact your CTMH consultant or click HERE.