Central Park Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Blog Hop featuring the colorful papers and stamps of Central Park!  We will be showcasing items from our Central Park kit with various projects created by talented Close To My Heart consultants so get your sip of coffee and we'll be off.

If you are visiting from Michelle Loncar's blog, you are on the right path.  If not, you can start at the beginning with our hostess Carol Ellis Loftus' blog, or you can just continue as the hop goes around in a circle and you'll end up back here.  Next check out Haley Dyer's blog, but please feel free to check out my artwork before you go....

I ran across this fun fold card that I thought would be cheerful and fun for the Central Park papers:  And, strange enough, it ends up being 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (a standard size card) even though the card base is 5-1/2" x 11".

Here is the card stretched out a bit so you can see the folds:

And here is the card all stretched out.  For the greeting section (3rd section) I used daubers to get that dotted effect on white daisy panel.

Papers:  G1151 Central Park Workshop Your Way; Pacifica and Colonial White Cardstocks
Stamps:  C1719 Documented - Cardmaking
Inks:  Pacifica, Willow, Bashful, Lemon, and Poppy Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Z4178 Central Park Sequins

Here is the stamp set used C1719 Documented - Cardmaking.  I love the greetings in this stamp set!  You can click on the picture to better see the details of the set.

Now be sure to check out the next hop on the blog who is Haley Dyer's blog and see what beautiful eye-candy she has cooked up for you today!

Dimensions:

Base 5-1/2" x 11" scored at 4-1/4", 7" & 9-3/4" Decorative Paper Layers -1st Section: 2 pieces at 1" x 5-1/4" 2nd Section: 2 pieces at 2-1/2" x 5-1/4" 3rd Section: 4" x 5-1/4" Front Panel:  2-1/4" x 3-3/4" (each other panel is 1/8" smaller)

Happy Stamping!

Here's To You - Campaign

I always say this is my artwork and information blog, not my advertising blog.  However, Close To My Heart's new campaign, HERE'S TO YOU is just too beautiful not to share and will only be available from July 15th through August 31st:

It features a workshop kit inspired by life’s special occasions! To celebrate these moments, the Here’s to You workshop kits features four exclusive stamp sets designed for making elegant cards and layouts. The products in this workshop include four stamp sets and other items to create one 12″ × 12″ page and seven cards that can be used for weddings and many other occasions!  Check out the beautiful cards and layout page in this Workshop Guide.

Here are the four exclusive B-size stamp sets (click to enlarge):

Here is a peek at the contents of this kit which you can order with or without the embossing folder (click to enlarge) and contains the stamps, papers and embellishments to make the lovely artwork shown below or in the instructs (link above).

Here is the contents of the full kit:  4 stamps set shown above, 11 sheets of cardstock (1 Bashful, 1 Glacier, 2 Juniper, 1 Lagoon, 2 Linen, 1 Pacifica, 2 White Daisy, 1 silver glitter) 1 sheet of Vellum, 1 set of White Pearls (z3370), 7 card blanks and envelopes.  I am truly Wowed by this set set.  Set artwork below:

12 x 12 one page layout.  Check out the lovely embossing!

Standard size cards:

And there are four more beautiful cards! I just wanted you to see some of the details.

Don't forget that July is also Stampganza month (buy 2 stamp sets and get the 3 or equal or less value for FREE) and Close To My Heart has brought back the exclusive large Solo alphabet for this occasion as well!

Finally, you can get this fun Stamp of the Month set:  Reel Highlight for only $5.00 (with a $50 purchase).

I hope you are enjoying your summer!  I love when the days are sunny yet there's a cool breeze!  Happy Stamping!