Holiday Cards Blog Hop

Welcome to our Holiday Cards Blog Hop!  We will be featuring a whole lot of ideas for Holiday themed cards today, I can't wait! If you have come here from Gina's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big 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 consultants on Melinda’s Blog. 

This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using CTMH products on their blogs. 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 decided to have a go at creating a Twist Gate Fold card using the Comfort and Joy Paper Packet, along with the stamp set found in the Comfort and Joy Cardmaking Workshop. 

It is a fun card on the outside, and then it opens up to reveal a message on the inside!

I simply used a Comfort and Joy PML card for the inside sentiment, but you could get really creative with stamped sentiments or handwritten notes- even a Christmas photo of your family. 

I added a sentiment and Christmas tree to the front using the Comfort and Joy Cardmaking Workshop stamp set, along with Scarlet and Evergreen ink. I adhered these with foam tape so that they would help to close the card but also so they wouldn't get int he way when you open it. 

The finishing touch was to add the Carnation Red Liquid Pearls to the Christmas tree to make it a bit more festive!

 If you would like full instructions on how to create this card, please click here. 

Now "Hop" on over to Pam's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get any of the amazing products featured on this blog hop.

Christmas Candles

It's nearly Christmas time! OK well we still have a while to go, but Christmas has come early at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week. 

I really liked the little candles in the Jolly Characters stamp set, and I thought it matched really well with the candle themed paper from the Comfort and Joy Picture My Life cards. I used the Multi Circle Windows Thin Cuts to cut the PML, and added the candles plus some star clusters and a sentiment in the spaces. I also added a few blobs of Black Diamond Stickles for a little bit of bling.

I added the thin cut overlay using some Thin 3D Foam Tape for a little bit of dimension, and my card was done!

We'd love to see your Christmas projects this week over at Heart 2 Heart. 

Australasian Comfort and Joy Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Comfort and Joy Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

If you have arrived here from Megan's Blog then you are in the right place. 

If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post. 

Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s October Featured collection, Comfort and Joy. 

I love the Comfort and Joy Cardmaking Kit, and once I had made up the cards I wanted to find other ways to use the stamp set.

I really love the Christmas tree as I prefer a more traditional look, and so I paired the tree with one of the fun tartan patterns from the Comfort and Joy Picture My Life Cards. 

I stamped one tree in New England Ivy Ink, and then stamped again to create a second generation lighter colour of the same ink. I stamped the sentiment from the card kit using Scarlet Ink, and the 'sending' was actually from the October Stamp of the Month, With All My Love.

I added some Black Shimmer Trim behind the trees to anchor them to the card. My finishing touch was to use the Carnation Red Liquid Pearls (which comes in the cardmaking kit, yay!) to add some red decoraitons to the tree to make it more Christmassy. 

This exclusive collection is only available during October. If you do not have a consultant please contact me or place an order here.

I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Kimmy Adds Sparkle.

September SOTM Blog Hop - Here for the Memories

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Here For The Memories, a set of 13 stamps.

If you have come here from Pam's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big 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 consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have 20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 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!

When I saw the "let the good times roll" sentiment, I thought how perfect it would be for bike, car and vehicle photos. I recently got a new car so of course I had to scrapbook it!

I used our brand new Stitched Hexagon Thin Cuts and the Comfort & Joy Paper to create the background. This is a Christmas themed set but the new Scarlet colour went so well with my new car!



I stamped the sentiment in Black ink and simply added some Black Dots around it, a a road icon cut from my Cricut.



Here's another look at the gorgeous stitched hexagons- plus I added some Acrylic Hearts.



Now "Hop" on over to Melissa’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the September SOTM is only available until the 30th September!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!