Oh What Fun Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Blog Hop featuring the Winter Papers Oh What Fun! We will be showcasing items from our Oh What Fun 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 Erica Haskin' blog, you are on the right path. If not, you can start at the beginning with our hostess, Carol Loftus' blog is the beginning of the hop. You can start there or you can just continue as the hop goes around in a circle and you'll end up back here. Next check out Julie Scott's blog, but please feel free to check out my artwork before you go....

These cards and ornament were part of my Christmas card workshop.  The cards are standard size card (4.25" x 5.5").  You can click to enlarge for details:

First, the Ugly Sweater card:

Next the Shaker card:

Christmas ornament:

Papers:  G1162 Oh What Fun! WYW Kit; Clover and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  C1737 Tis The Season - Cardmaking Stamp set; C1729 Ugly Sweater Stamp set
Inks:  Clover, Candy Apply,  Mint, and Raspberry Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Z4216 Raspberry Baker's Twine; Z4304 Lose Sequins-Silver; Z3370 White Pearls; Z1263 Bitty Pearls; Z3237 White Sparkle Paper 
Other:  Z4309 Thin Cuts Shaker Windows and Confetti; Z4181 Stitched Circles Thin Cuts

I have had some ask for instructions on making the ornament.  You can check out the video by Frugal Crafter here to make this snowflake.  Great instructions!

Below are the images of the Stamp Sets used:  First, C1729 Ugly Sweater:

Next C1737 Tis The Season - Cardmaking:

The best part of Christmas workshops are the friends and company.  I hope you enjoyed your journey!  The next hop will be to:  Julie Scott's blog.

Happy Stamping!

Tis The Season Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Blog Hop featuring the Christmas colletion of T'is The Season! We will be showcasing items from our T'is The Season kit with various projects created by talented Close To My Heart consultants so get your sip of coffee, hot cocoa, or apple cider and off we'll go.

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

My cards are from my Christmas workshop and I must first mention that I totally cased Becca Whitham's Falala card and added a few jewels as my own touch.  Below are all three of the Tis The Season cards:

The next card is the Merry Christmas thin cuts card (standard size 4.25" by 5.5"):

The Merry Christmas card below is next:

Last we have Becca Witham's Falala rendition:

Papers:  G1163 Tis The Season WYW Kit; Candy Apple Red and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps:  C1737 Tis The Season - Cardmaking Stamp set

Inks:  Fern and Candy Apple Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z3371 Gold Pearls; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim; Red Sparkle paper; Red Sparkles (retired)

Other:  Border thin cuts, Falala thin cuts, and Christmas thin cuts

Below are the images for C1737 Tis The Season - Cardmaking Stamp Set

I hope this has started your creative wheels spinning.  Now it's time to hop on over to the next eye candy on the list, Ramona Temple's blog and see her beautiful eye candy!

Happy Stamping!

Something with Animals

I participated in a card exchange with some friends and the challenge was "something with animals".  It could be any kind of animal and since hunting season just started this past weekend, I decided to use the Hunting for Words stamp set (which is now retired) along with the Fresh Air papers (which is also retired).

My card was a standard size card:

Here is a close up of the detail:

And another angle of the card:

Papers:  Fresh Air Scrapbooking Kit; Nutmeg and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  Hunting For Words (Retired)
Inks:  Momento Black Ink; Nutmeg Exclusive Inks; Water Color Pencils; BG10 Copic Marker
Embellishments:  Mocha Opaque Pearls (Retired); White Burlap Ribbon
Other: 

My granddaughter, Mikayla was able to get a deer on the junior hunt over Teacher's Convention.  She said she only wished her's was as big as that.  She did a great job and there's going to be food on the table.  She appreciates that blessing of the life of the deer for her food.  Actually I'd say it's a pretty nice buck!

Happy Hunting and Happy Stamping!

Grateful Heart Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Blog Hop featuring the autumn papers and stamps of Grateful Heart!  We will be showcasing items from our Grateful Heart 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 Carol Ellis Loftus' blog, you are on the right path.  Also, Carol's blog is the beginning  of the hop. You can start there or you can just continue as the hop goes around in a circle and you'll end up back here.  Next check out Shirley Ross' blog, but please feel free to check out my artwork before you go....

My card is a standard size card base  4-1/4" x 5-1/2".

And another look square on.

And a closer look at the detail:

Papers:  G1161 Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit; Goldrush and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  S1810 Thanks & Giving (October 2018 Stamp of the Month)
Inks:  Momento Black Ink; Pomegranite Exclusive Ink; ShinHan Markers:  GY234 Leaf Green; Y222 Golden Yellow; R11 Carmine; B68 Turquoise Blue
Embellishments:  Z3371 Gold Pearls; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim; G3365 Gold Foil Paper
Other:  Spellbinder scallop circle and circle dies

Here is the stamp set used S1810 Thanks & Giving (October Stamp of the Month):

And next is a closer look at the beautiful Grateful Heart Papers:

So now the next eye candy on our list can be seen at Shirley Ross' blog!

Happy Stamping!

Christmas Blessings and other October Specials

You can never get enough Christmas! For a limited time, Close To My Heart is offering a discounted workshop bundle with an exclusive stamp set that gives you materials to create 12 cards that celebrate the heart of this special season. Take a look at the images from this exclusive D-size stamp set (retail $18.95 USD):

There here is a look of everything else you get with this kit from some beautiful combination of papers, sparkle paper, silver string and silver glitter gems as well as card blanks and envelopes.  Enough to make 12 beautiful cards:

You can take a closer look at these beautiful three styles of cards below.  Click for details:

Purchasing information can be found here:  https://kattisch.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/promotions/campaigns/1810-christmas-blessings.aspx where you can purchase the whole kit for only $33.95 USD (a retail value of $45.70).  For those who purchase this set and do not have a Cricut, I will cut out the pieces that need to be cut from the Cricut (or click this link for a copy of the design space file which can be found in the instructions).  Just make sure you let me know!  This special is available through December 2018.

Ribbon Warrior Special

The next October Special which especially dear to my heart is the Ribbon Warrior Special:

You can get this stamp set for the special price of $11.95 ($14.95 retail value):

Or you can get the stamp set with thin cuts for the special price of $22.95 ($28.95 retail value):

This special is only available in October.

Holiday Sparkle Special

OK, I confess, I'm a sucker for a shaker card and this kit comes with everything you need!  Lots of information at my site here!  You can get the whole kit and caboodle, stamp set and supplies to make enough for 12 large shaker cards for $38.95 ($48.90 retail value--a 20% discount):

Or just the supplies for $29.95:

Or the wonderful Christmas stamp set for $18.95:

This special is available through October 31st.

Advent Calendar Special

Make this holiday season extra joyful with this enchanting advent calendar from the brand new Cricut® Season of Joy collection. You can now purchase a custom bundle of papers chosen especially for creating this project; pair this bundle with your Cricut® collection, a few accessories, and a My Acrylix® stamp set and you’ll have everything you need to create this festive papercrafting project!  And if you decide to purchase this special and do not have the Cricut or cartridge available, I will cut out your project for you (or click this link to get a copy of the Design Space files in the instructions), but you must tell me you need that done.  Find out more details here:  This is the bundles for $25.95:

This special is available through December 31st.

Happy Stamping!

Halloween Is On The Horizon

My favorite type of cards to make are fall and Halloween cards (of course, when Christmas time rolls around, that will be my favorite type of cards to make).  I recently entered a card exchange that we had to do black and white and one other color.  Immediately a Halloween card popped into my head and I knew what I was going to do.

Here is my card featuring Hello Pumpkin papers and Hello Pumpkin Cardmaking and Scrapbooking stamp sets.  It is a standard size card:

Here's a closeup of the details:

Papers:  G1160 Hello Pumpkin Workshop Your Way, Black and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  Z4239 Hello Pumpkin-Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (inside greeting); D1806 Hello Pumpkin-Scrapbooking
Inks:  Memento Black Ink; Nectarine Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  z1263 Bitty Sparkles; Black & White Baker's Twine; Scaredy Cat Assortment (Star - Retired)
Other:  Spellbinder Circle and Scallop Circle Dies; Nectarine Sparkle paper; Cricut Spiderweb Embossing Folder

Images used:  Hello Pumpkin-Scrapbooking and Hello Pumpkin-Cardmaking Stamp Sets:

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Paper Pack Used:

I will be entering this card in the following Challenges (which I have never done before--entering into multiple challenges):

Double Trouble Challenge #11 - Black & White + one color

Crafter's Cafe October Challenge - Black & White + one color

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Autumn and Halloween
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #19 - Anything Goes w/Critter
Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #128 - Halloween
Cards in Envy Challenge - Something Spooky

Happy Stamping!

September SOTM - Just Treats

This month's stamp of the month S1809 Just Treats has several fall/winter sayings and accessories that makes this such a fun set! This is a set of 22 images that will only be available until September 30th.  Spend $50 and this beautiful stamp can be purchased for just $5.00.  Below are the images for this stamp set:

For my standard size card, I chose the Hello Pumpkin papers from our new 2018 Holiday Expressions Idea book.  I took the card sketch from this weeks Atlantic Hearts Sketch #280:

Here is my rendition of Sketch #280:

A close up of the details--the stars are done with sparkle papers:

A final picture from the side:

Papers:  G1160 Hello Pumpkin Workshop Your Way, Black and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  S1809 Just Treats stamp set (Stamp of the Month)
Inks:   Momento Black Ink
Embellishments:  z3314 Black and White Dots; z3236 Black Glitter Paper, Orange Glitter Paper
Other:  CTMH Thin Cuts Stars (ret.)

Happy Stamping!