Holly Jolly Australasian CTMH Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Holly Jolly Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop.

If you have arrived here from Danielle- Scrappychicks 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 November Featured collection, Holly Jolly. I'd particularly like to share the adorable Holly Jolly Cardmaking Kit as I knew I had to have the elves the moment I saw them!

This kit comes with enough materials to create 16 Christmas cards- plus the sweet little elves can be used on other projects too!

I changed up the cards slightly by doing half with the suggested paper and then turning the paper over to the other side to create a different look.

First up is the Special Delivery card, where the elf is holding a sign stamped on Peach cardstock.



This design gives you the opportunity to doodle some borders and I love how it makes the sentiment pop!



This peeking elf has fast become my favourite design- see him as well on this project.



Lastly, I love the candy stripe look of this design and that sentiment is so great- even my seven year old loves it!



These cards are all ready to be sent out to my friends and family for Christmas and I hope they love receiving them as much as I enjoyed making them.

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

New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop!  We will be featuring products from the new November-December Idea Book.

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 21 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new 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 create a cute Christmas layout using the adorable Holly Jolly collection- I used a combination of the stamp sets, embellishments, papers and Picture My Life cards.

The layout was created on Peach cardstock, and then I added some of the Holly Jolly Paper Packet and Coordinating Cardstock as the base design.



I created an ombre title using Candy Apple ink, and then added a stamped holly embellishment from the Holly Jolly Scrapbooking stamp set. The smaller sentiment is the only non-Holly Jolly item but is also a new product- it is from the Cedar and Pine Cardmaking stamp set. I created some dimension by using the Holly Jolly Dots for the red berries and also on the elf hat. Isn't the elf cute? He's from the Holly Jolly Cardmaking Workshop Kit.



The photos are broken up by a Holly Jolly Picture My Life card, which coordinates with the present border I made using the Holly Jolly Cardmaking stamp set.



With this adorable range of Christmas products, I'm definitely Holly Jolly about Christmas!

Now "Hop" on over to Miss Carrie's Creations 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!