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! 

Lovely Layers for a 70th

One of my amazing drama and crafting friends turns 70 today! Of course I had to make her a card and I knew I wanted to to be bold and bright, just like her.

I looked through some of the flowers in the Flower Market CTMH Cricut cartridge, and decided to use one of the layered flowers as a focal point. I added some white ink splatter behind the flower and framed it with some white enamel gems.

I then cut the number 70 out of some leftover floral paper from the Vacation Paper Packet that was on special a couple of months ago, as I thought the colours all worked really well together! I also added some white splatter behind that just to tie in with the theme and anchor the number to the card.



I'm linking this card up with the Lovely Layers challenge at Heart 2 Heart- I miss being on their design team but love having the chance to play along with them again! I’m also joining in with the Just Add Ink challenge as heir beautiful rainbow flower inspired me to add the bold flower to this card.

Fun with Flower Market!

Welcome to our Flower Market Blog Hop!  We will be featuring the Flower Market Cricut Cartridge.  If you have come here from Michele'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 over 20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this Cricut cartridge 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!

This month's Stamp of the Month has coordinating cuts from the Flower Market, outlined as below.

My mum is a big fan of wine, and so I wanted to use this stamp set plus the Cricut cuts to create a card for her birthday.

I cut the banner from the Flower Market cartridge, and the sentiment was stamped in Pansy ink using one of the stamps that comes with the cartridge bundle.



I created the background by stamping the wine glasses in second generation Pansy ink. I then swiped the Shimmer Brush over the tops of each glass and defined the edge by using a silver pen to create the line.

I used some of the Thin 3D Foam Tape to pop up the banner and add some interest.



I embellished the inside of the card with the Cheers sentiment, and three of the banners cut from the Flower Market cartridge and stamped with Pansy ink.



Now I have a card that perfectly matches my mum's birthday gift!



Now "Hop" on over to Krista'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!

To see more of my ideas using the Flower Market cartridge, click here.

Cricut Cartridges Featured Product Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Cricut Cartridges.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Corinna's Crafts you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I created a set of three floral cards featuring the beautiful Swan Lake Papers and some of the flowers from the new Flower Market Cricut Cartridge. I also used sentiments from one of the matching stamp sets that comes exclusively with this Cricut cartridge, and is full of wonderful sayings!



For the first card, I matted the Swan Lake paper in Glacier cardstock and added three of the flowers using Sorbet and Canary cardstock. I love this flower as the cartridge automatically cuts multipple layers at the correct sizes so there is no guesswork involved!



The second card features the same flower in Peacock and Glacier colours, with a sweet pennant and a white embossed background using rhe Chevron embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment before embossing the cardstock.



For the third card, I chose to use the sunflower image with a stem, and added some Aqua shimmer trim. Sunflowers are so cheery that I thought the sentiment fitted perfectly with this card.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Janna from Reflection Of Me. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you in another fortnight as we will be featuring Gift Tags! Have a great day!

Complete list of blogs participating: 

1. Lauren Moore

2. Janna Gray

3. Annette Clark

4. Corinna Murphy

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #182

This week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts was great to play along with at a recent scrapbooking retreat, where I had lots of retired scraps to use up!

I pulled out my Magical Paper Packet and set to work.I also used a retired stamp set from the Hello Life set and used a new flower from the With You stamp set. I originally stamped the sentiment with white ink but it didn't show up as well as I would have hoped, so I re-stamped it using Cranberry ink.



I added some Red Shimmer Trim to the card to tie in the red, yellow and white theme, and now I have a great generic card on hand.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #180

I am in love with the With You stamp set, and I knew it would pair perfectly with this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts.

I paired this stamp set with the Swan Lake Paper Packet and the coordinating Black Shimmer Ribbon. The background was created using a non-CTMH embossing folder.



The flower was cut from the Flower Market Cricut cartridge and stamped in Poppy Ink. I added a Black Gem to the centre of the flower to tie it all together. The sentiment was stamped in Black ink and is from a retired Stamp of the Month, Candlelight Garden.

The finished card is very elegant in my opinion, and I love the colour combination of Black, Poppy and White! What do you think?

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #178

Another beautiful sketch this week over At Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!

I was totally inspired to use a lack, white and grey colour scheme for a floral card after seeing a beautiful card on Instagram by Martha (stampartpapel).

A black and white sympathy or get well card is always an understated option, and I left the sentiment vague so that it could be used for either occasion.



I cut the flowers using the new Flower Market cartridge, and then layered them on top of the sentiment strip. The sentiment is from one of the Flower Market exclusive stamp sets and was stamped in Black ink. The finishing touch was some Grey Enamel Gems down the side of the Whisper background.

I hope this card has inspired you to create your own black and white card, and we would love to you have you join in the sketch this week!

Holiday Expressions New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our Holiday Expressions New Product Blog Hop!

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 over 25 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's newly released 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 a layout for a special family photo- and as soon as I saw the 'blessed' stickers in the Swan Lake Complements I knew that I wanted to use it as my title.

This layout uses the Complements as well as the new Swan Lake Paper Packet for all the patterned papers and the journal box.

The Swan Lake Complements have the most amazing gold foil detail! I also love the colour combination of Black, Poppy and Glacier.

I used the Flower Market Cartridge to cut some flowers, which were then stamped with the new coordinating With You stamp set. These particular flowers used a Honey Background and were then stamped with Sunset ink over top. The sentiment under Blessed is also from this stamp set, which I stamped in Peacock ink.

The banner was made using pieces of the paper packet. I cut more flowers from the cartridge to match the stamp set and used 1st and 2nd generation stamping in Poppy and Peacock to create the base and shade image. I strung the flowers together with White Twine and used Blue Glitter Dots in the centre of the blue flowers.

I can't wait to put the photo of my in laws surrounded by their grandchildren on here!

Now "Hop" on over to Michelle's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! 

R is for Ribbon

 
Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter R. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their R element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Darlys then you're on the right track!

I decided to feature the new Whimsy Ribbon Pack on my scrapbook page, as I have seen some beautiful cards using ribbon but struggle with it on my layouts.

Here is a layout I have created using the new Flower Market Cricut cartridge along with the ribbon.



The title was cut in Peacock and Glacier cardstock, and I used Pear Cardstock for the photo mats.



This is the gorgeous mason jar and flower bouquet I cut with the cartridge images using Pear and Peacock cardstock plus Calypso paper for the flowers, and a Glacier cardstock jar. I added some of the Whimsy Ribbon around the jar for a 3D look and to add more interest.



I also placed strips of ribbon across the photo mats, and stamped a journal box in Peacock ink using the Capture This stamp set. I also added some hearts and scallop lines using Pear ink and the same stamp set.



I have shared the complete cut file available to you here if you have the Flower Market Cricut Cartridge.

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Catherine of CatScrapbooking.

In case you get lost along the way…go to Catherine Nowak for a complete list of participants!