Dazzling Dimension Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  This month there are 12 of us highlighting different ways to add dimension to your projects.  This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating this technique.

If you are coming from Melissa's Blog, you are on the right track! 

I knew how I wanted to add dimension to my project- Cricut cut flowers from the Flower Market collection! I cut out a few different flowers in Grape, Lemonade, Avocado, Flamingo and Nectarine cardstock. I also added some Gold Glitter Gems to the centres of the daffodils. 

I added all of these flowers to the mason jar stamp set from the Eat Play Love Cardmaking stamp set, and also added the sentiment from the April Stamp of the Month, Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings. I used the Mix In Paper Packet for the polka dot background, accented with a strip of checkered paper from the Daisy Meadows Paper Packet and matted on Flamingo Cardstock. 

I got even more layers added to my card by popping everything up on 3D Foam Tape- such a quick and easy way to add dimension!

Thanks for stopping by!  Please continue onto Cat's Blog where you will find some additional artwork highlighting this technique!  Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my variation and happy hopping!

April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop- Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring April's SOTM, which is Scandinavian Folk Art Greetings, a set of 17 stamps.  

If you have come here from Becca'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 12 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!

I wanted to share both a more traditional project and an out of the box project using this Stamp of the Month. 

When I first saw this set, I thought it would be perfect with one of the patterned papers in the latest Mix In Paper Packet that had a distinctly Scandinavian feel. I made a simple card using this paper as the background and then adding the sentiment from the Sentiments and Stitches stamp and the SOTM as well as the envelope onto a pennant. I stamped the sentiment in Candy Apple and the envelope in Fern, then added some rustic ribbon to the top to continue with the feel and theme of the card. I also added a small heart enamel gem to the middle of the envelope to add a pop of colour. 

I then went in a completely different direction with my layout and used the Daisy Meadows stickers and coordinating cardstock paired with the Stamp of the Month and the Flower Market Cricut collection. 

I stamped a row of the potted plants in Fern ink across the bottom of the page to create a border, and also stamped one of the flower stems under the title to create a visual line break. 

I cut a branch from my Cricut using Kraft Paper, and then stamped the little bird in Peacock ink from the SOTM onto the branch for a cute corner embellishment on this page. 

The Daisy Meadows flower stickers made for a beautiful floral embellishment behind my photo mats, and I also stamped some of the hearts from the SOTM around them to create a cluster. 

I hope this has inspired you on ways to use this stamp set- the floral elements are perfect for Spring and the sentiments are so versatile!

Now "Hop" on over to Gina'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! 

March/April Catalog New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our March/April New Product Blog Hop!  We will be featuring all of the beautiful new  items available over the next two months. 

If you have come here from Michelle'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 16 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!

I wanted to create an based Easter layout for the Easter Egg Hunt I have planned for my boys this year, and so I created this two page layout for the photos using the new Daisy Meadows collection.

Here is the full double page spread- look at how well everything coordinates!

On the left hand page, I used the coordinating Picture My Life cards for the journalling box, and echoed the egg theme by using the adorable Easter Egg paper. 

 I also added a few of the Daisy Meadows dots for a little bit of embellishment.

The stickers that come with the Daisy Meadows paper packet are adorable, and how effortless is this Easter title?

The right hand page continues the egg theme- and did you notice the cute little stitched zip strip down the bottom? I  love how well all these papers go together!

The stickers make it easy to add extra interest to the layout- once again the egg theme is strong in this layout and I love the little sticker titles.

Look at how these egg stickers "egg-actly" match the paper!

The Daisy Meadows collection is perfect for your Easter photos- but check out my previous blog post here to see how I have done some baby pages with it too. 

 

Now "Hop" on over to Carrie'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! 

Daisy Meadows Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Daisy Meadows Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

If you have arrived here from Doris 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 March Featured collection, Daisy Meadows.

I know this screams Easter- but I wanted to show you an adorable page of my new baby niece with her bunny rabbit that we got her.

Here's the cute layout I created using the bunny paper from this paper packet, paired with Glacier cardstock and the sticker sheet as well as Picture My Life cards. 

I popped the bunny sticker on some foam tape so that it looked like he was peeking out over the photo, and added some hearts and journal strips nearby.

The "some Bunny loves you " sentiment was absolutely perfect for this layout, and then I added another PML card for the photo mat as well as a gorgeous floral sticker from the collection. 

Here's what the layout will look like once I have the photo of my new niece printed- this is her toy bunny rabbit that my boys and I gave her when she was born. Isn't she just the cutest?

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