Shake Things Up!

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  This month there are 21 of us highlighting the ways you can use our Shaker Card products. 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 Vandra's Blog, you are on the right track!

As soon as I saw the wreaths in the Season of Joy Cricut cartridge, I knew they would create a perfect frame for a shaker card. I cut the Noel in New England Ivy and Candy Apple cardstock at 3.5" to fit our shaker card frames, and I also sponged the frame in New England Ivy ink before I placed the acetate sheet on top so that it blended in better.



To fill the shaker, I used the silver loose sequins but I also used the star pattern from the Shaker Window and Confetti Thin Cuts to cut some gold stars in order to match the gold framed background.



Thanks for stopping by!  Please continue onto Tamara'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!

Products used:
Cardstock: Candy Apple, New England Ivy
Cricut Cartridge: Season of Joy
Embellishments: Loose Sequins-Silver, Shaker Window Foam and Acetate
Paper Packets: Gold Glitter Paper, 'Tis The Season
Thin Cuts: Shaker Window and Confetti

‘Tis the Season CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our November Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Kara 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 Paper Packet, 'Tis The Season.

This Christmas themed paper packet is great for scrapbooking my Christmas photos, and I saw the bold sentiment from the matching Complements and knew I had to use a photo from Christmas Day last year where my boys were wearing their new sunglasses.



I added some of the Complement stars and used a sticker to add the date to my layout. The Christmas memories was stamped and fussy cut. I also stamped some stars for extra detail. (Notice I'm wearing one of the old CTMH Base and Bling necklaces!)



I used some of the Gold glitter paper to look like a gift wrap bow, and added a Poinsettia I cut from the Season of Joy Cricut cartridge. I used the light and dark sides of the Candy Apple cardstock plus a base layer of Ruby to get the different shades. I added some white gems in the middle for dimension.



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

Products used:
Cardstock: Candy Apple, Ruby, White Daisy
Cricut cartridge: Season of Joy
Embellishments: Black and White Dots, 'Tis The Season Complements
Ink: New England Ivy
Paper Packets: Gold Glitter Paper, 'Tis The Season
Stamp set: Christmas Countdown

Holiday Sparkle/Seasons of Joy Blog Hop

Welcome to our October Blog Hop!  We will be featuring two of the new products- either the Holiday Sparkle special or the new Season of Joy Cricut cartridge, so you are sure to get a lot of ideas today! If you get lost at any time please head on over to Melinda's Blog to get back on track.

For my project, I decided to do a scrapbook layout. The Season of Joy Cricut cartridge has some wonderful 3D projects but I really wanted to use the elf title for a Midwinter Christmas party I attended.

I kept the background colour simple (Linen cardstock) and let the photos and the strip of patterned paper take the centre focal point.

I added two cuts from the cartridge- the Christmas lights border at the top and the adorable elf title.


The sub-title and the ugly sweater are from a new stamp set called Ugly Sweater- perfect for this layout too.



As a side note- my sweater was called the "Lauren Elf Sweater" so I had to have it!

Now "Hop" on over to Chris Robertson'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!

I am also linking this page up to the Heart 2 Heart new product challenge.