Silver & Gold Blog Hop 2017

Welcome to our Silver & Gold Blog Hop.  We are showcasing items from our new Holiday Expressions Idea Book with various projects created by talented Close To My Heart consultants.  So grab yourself a cup of coffee/tea, relax, take your shoes off and enjoy the journey!

If you have just arrived from RaNae Fennema's Grandma Nae Designs Blog, then you are on the right tract.  If not, please feel free to stasrt at the beginning with our hostess Carol at Crafting with Carol.  Or, you can continue here as it does go around in a circle.

Below you will find my project with Silver & Gold Workshop on the Go Papers and Stamps.  The nice part of this project is that when you are in a hurry, those thin cuts can save your life and still make a pretty nice card!

Here is another closer look:

The snowflake and the Merry Christmas are from three different sets of thin cuts and are all cut from glitter paper.  I thought it would show up better.  The one below does show up a little better.

Papers:  Silver & Gold WYW; Bashful Glitter Paper; White Glitter Paper
Other:  z4033 Be Merry; z4039 I {Heart} Christmas; and Snowflakes (ret.) Thin Cuts

Thin Cuts:

Be sure to check out the next stop along the hop, Erica Haskin's blog and see what eye candy she has been cooking up for you!

Happy Stamping!

Beary Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to our Beary Christmas Blog Hop. We are showcasing items from our new Holiday Expressions Idea Book with various projected created by talented Close To My Heart consultants.  So grab yourself a cup of coffee, relax, take your shoes off and enjoy the journey!

If you just arrived from Haley's The Inky Scrapper Blog, then you are on the right track.  If not, please feel free to start at the beginning with our hostess Carol at Crafting with Carol.  Or, you can continue here as it does go around in a circle.

Below you will find my project Beary Christmas card.  I decided to use the stamp of the Month set:  S1710 Christmas Tunes. I'm a firm believer that anything that has enough sparkle and glitz always looks festive!

Next is a closer look at the sparkle and glitz:

And last a look at the inside of the card:

Papers:  G1137 Beary Christmas Scrapbooking WYW; Cranberry, White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  S1710 Christmas Tunes, C1689 Silver & Gold-Cardmaking
Inks:  Versa Mark; Cranberry and New England Ivy Exclusive Inks; Z2448 R11 Carmine, Z2452 Y222 Golden Yellow Shinhan markers
Embellishments:  Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim; Z3238 Glitter paper; Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems

Here is a picture of the images of the stamp set used in this artwork:  First, S1710 Christmas Tunes which you can only get this month and for a qualified purchase of $50, you can get it for $5.00 ($17.95 retail USD):

And next is C1689 Silver & Gold-Cardmaking:

Be sure to check out the next stop at Gerri's Simple Moments Blog to see what eye candy she has been cooking up for you!

Happy Stamping!