Stargazer Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Blog Hop featuring Stargazer paper packs, stamps, and embellishments!  We will be featuring various project created by talented Close to My Heart consultants, so make yourself comfy and enjoy the ride!

If you are arriving from Shirley Ross's Blog, then you are on the right track.  If you wish to find the start of the Blog Hop, please start at Carol Loftus' Blog, or you can just continue as the hop goes go around in a circle.  But if you continue on the hop, the next stop will be Haley Dyer's Blog.  But lease feel free to check out my artwork before you go....

Below is a standard size birthday card and I chose to use the Stamp of the Month S1803 Birthday Time.  I also decided to use Pattern 17 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 4 (also shown below):

And the inside of the card:

Papers:  Stargazer kit; Black and White Cardstock
Stamps:  S1803 Birthday Time
Inks:  Cranberry, Pacifica Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Stargazer Dots

And this is a look at card pattern 17 from the Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 4

Here is a look at the images of the stamp set used;

S1803 Birthday Time

Be sure to check out the next stop on the blog hop and see what eye candy you will find at Haley Dyer's Blog.

Happy Stamping!

Decorative Letter

January was national papercrafting month and Close To My Heart ran a special for Love Letters.  These were monogram letters about 15 inches tall that were beautifully decorative.  Well I finally got to put mine together and here it is:

I was pretty amazed at all the flowers that came with it.  The letter itself was chipboard and there was a half gold, half white letter that you glued to the chipboard and as you can see there were bunches more flowers than you would ever need.  The bashful and gold pearls were my addition, however.  I really love those pearls.  Anyway here is a little closer look at the flowers.

They were also lots of fun to put together.  The leaves were a gold foil and the letters were stickies.  It looks beautiful in real life.  I'm actually glad I got this.  Papercraft projects are what is my favorite!

Happy crafting!

What Kind of Scrapbooker Are You?

I was checking out somethings on Facebook when I came across the post below.  So for me, I am definitely a dreamer and think I am going to complete all the thousand of projects I have lined out that I can't even remember what they are.  And, to top that off, I am a hoarder of papers and embellishments.  I think if I wanted to I could open up my own scrapbooking/stamping store and it would be completely full!

Happy Tuesday!

Step Right Up - New February/March promotion

New February/March Promotion 

Celebrate fun-filled events of every kind with the exclusive My Acrylix Showtime stamp set, which features playful, circus-themed icons and sentiments that will be just the ticket! 

Purchase this set as part of the limited-time Step Right Up bundle and save!  This bundle, a $39.79 value is only $28.95, will only be available through March 31st, so order yours right away! 

Bundle CC2184:

This bundle includes the following:
1 - My Acrylix Showtime stamp set
2 - Gold foil paper sheets
2 - White Daisy cardstock sheets
2 - Sapphire cardstock sheets
2 - Black carstock sheets
2 - Saffron cardstock sheets
2 - Cranberry carstock sheets
1 - gold pearls
1 - red shimmer trim

D1789 Showtime Stamp Set:

More artwork:

Start enjoying the fun today!

Make Waves Featured Paper Blog Hop

Welcome once again to our Featured Paper Blog Hop featuring Make Waves paper packs and stamps.  We will be featuring various projects created by talented Close to My Heart Consultants.  So make yourself comfy and enjoy the ride!

If you are visiting from Haley Bell Dyer's Blog, then you are on the right track.  If you wish to find the start of the Blog Hop, please start at Carol Loftus' Blog, or you can just continue as the hop does go around in a circle.  But if you continue on the hop, the next stop will be Cheryl Glass Arbo's Blog.  But please feel free to check out my artwork before you go....

Below you will find my project with Make Waves papers and the stamp of the month stamp set.  I fussy cut one of the Mermaids and the flowers from the decorative papers.  And I just thought black backgrounds would set the bright colors off perfectly.  This card is a standard size card.

When I started designing this card, I used the sketch from the Make if from Your Heart Blog free sketch article.  I started with this sketch but modified it for my purposes.

The insides:

Papers:  Make Waves Papers; Black and White Cardstock
Stamps:  S1802 Sunny Thoughts, C1685 Inspire 
Inks:  Black Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Make Waves Sequins; Bashful Pearls (Ret.)
Other:  Punch for corners of card inside sentiments

A look at the images of the stamp set used:

S1802 Sunny Thoughts

C1685 Inspire:

Be sure to check out the next stop on the blog shop and see what eye candy you will find at Cheryl Glass Arbo's Blog.  Happy Stamping!

February CTMH Promotions

PRETTY IN  PINK

Think pink this month during CTMH's Pretty in Pink special where you can save up to 30% on selected product!  Close to My Heart has selected a handful of items that are all sorts of pink and gold.  There's even a several bundled packages you can buy at 30% off or receive FREE by signing up as a consultant or hosting a qualifying part this month!  Learn more about this offer HERE.  Here are some of those selected products (click to enlarge):

You can also find the bundles at a 30% discount HERE.

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY MOBILE

Make this beautiful butterfly mobile with the bundles (from above):

Watch the video below to see how this gorgeous mobile is made:



You can get the Cricut Design Space file HERE (and be sure to give it some time to load).  Then you can get your additional written instruction .pdf file HERE.   If you do not have a Cricut or cartridge and want to make this wonderful mobile, contact me to purchase the bundle and I will cut it out for you.

FEBRUARY STAMP OF THE MONTH - Sunny Thoughts

Spend $50 and get this D-size Stamp of the Month set of 13 images for just $5.00! (Click image to see detail).  See some beautiful samples of artwork below.  More featured artwork with the stamp of the month to come in the next few days:

Happy February!

Chelsea Gardens Blog Hop

Welcome to our Featured Papers Blog Hop.  This month we will be showcasing items from Chelsea Gardens Paper Pack with various projects created by talented Close to my Heart Consultants.  So, once again, grab yourself a cup of java or hot cocoa, relax, take your shoes off and enjoy the journey!

If you are visiting from Haley Bell Dyer's Blog, then you are on the right track.  If you wish you find the start of the Blog Hop hosted by Carol Loftus' Blog.  Or, you can just continue on as it does go around in a circle.

Below you will find my project with Chelsea Gardens papers.  I just love black cardstock as a contrast to these beautiful papers.  My card is a standard size card.

and here is a close up showing the dimension:

Papers:  Chelsea Gardens Papers; Black and White Cardstocks
Stamps:  S1801 Bloom & Grow (Stamp of the Month)
Inks:  Black, Glacier Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  z4155 Chelsea Gardens Dots & Gems
Other:

Here is a closer look at the images used--the January Stamp of the Month Bloom & Grow:

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

Stay warm!