October 2020 Cardmaking Workshop!

Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop!

Welcome to our BLOG HOP!

Today, my creative Close to my

Heart consultant friends and I

are sharing what we've created

using NEW PRODUCTS

from our beautiful 100 page

annual CORE PRODUCTS catalog!

If you've just arrived here from

STEFANI's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

I hope you are inspired by the two standard-size cards

I created using the following NEW core products:

D1947 From the Funny Farm stamp set

Z3779 Wishing You Everything stamp set (+ thin cuts)

X8016B Party Time paper packet

X8016C Party Time coordinating cardstock

X8017 Wood Grain paper packet

Z3850 Pink Acrylic Hearts

Z3804 Yellow Acrylic Stars

The "Happy Birthday" sentiments are not

from a stamp set, they are cut from zips strips

included in the Party Time paper packet!

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using

new core catalog products by visiting 

BRANDI's BLOG next!

My Comfort & Joy scrapbooking workshop kit pages!

Having finished up these complete (WITH PHOTOS!!) “Comfort and Joy” scrapbooking workshop pages this week makes me feel so happy and accomplished. I’m so proud of how beautifully they came together. The Stickles Solar Flare Glitter Gel really pops and makes them that much more special! I also added two 4x6 flip flaps on the last page so I could include a total of SIX photos on a single page...how much do we LOVE our flip flaps?!! ❤️ #ctmhflipflaps #sticklesglittergel #sticklesranger #stencilart #sponging #mixedmedia #ctmhscrapbookingworkshop #ctmhcomfortandjoy 🎄

*With All My Love* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

With All My Love S2010

If you've just arrived here from

STEFANI's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing the standard-size anniversary card

I made for my husband. I'm a tad early, lol. Jose and I will

be celebrating 26 years of married life on December 17th!

When I saw this stamp set, I immediately knew that it

would be perfect for making our anniversary card this year.

Back in 1994, we chose Red and Black for our wedding

colors, so I also chose to use (similar colors)...

using the NEW Comfort and Joy paper packet (X7261S)

with our NEW Wood Grain papers (X8017)

that I absolutely LOVE so so much!!

I also wanted to show you that you really can use

this Christmas-themed paper collection in a

NON-Christmas-y way!!

My stamping was done with Archival Black ink, and the

coloring done with (NEW Deep Blends) Yellow Green and

Vintage Blue TriBlend markers from Spectrum Noir.

I also used a clear Versamark ink pad with white embossing

powder to heat emboss "Happy Anniversary" on Scarlet

cardstock. Can you see how I also used fussy cutting and

paper-piecing technique to make my largest flowers

"pop" using the Scarlet red patterned paper? Finally,

I embellished with (also a NEW favorite!) White

Flower Sequins (Z3872) with small Black Dots

used for their centers (Z3314).

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting KATY's BLOG next!

Thank you Creative Friends!

Sending a huge SHOUT OUT and THANK YOU to all of the creative friends who sent me such beautiful handmade birthday cards recently!! I really do know some of the most talented people. Cards shown here were made by Daisy Rivera (top Left), Linda Howe (top Right), Joanie Stanclift (bottom Left), Nicole Frazier (Center), Miyuki Noon-Farley (bottom Center), and Starr Nelson (bottom Right). Funny story about Starr’s card...My husband found it in my stash of swap cards I’ve been keeping. Starr made that card probably five or more years ago, lol, but Jose decided to use it! He wrote the sweetest message inside and then wrote, “P.S.-Thanks to Starr Nelson for making this card for me to use.” Resourcefulness is definitely one of his strengths! Thanks again everyone for thinking of me and making me feel special. You’ve motivated me even more to keep on paying it forward and mail out more cards more often.

My Bloom with Grace Birthday Pages!

This is a big FIRST for me. I have just finished scrapbooking photos that were taken less than a week ago! Say, what?!! If you know me, then you know that I am never this organized and on top of things so quickly, lol. BUT my daughter Isabelle made the most beautiful birthday cake for me featuring sunflowers and I just couldn’t wait to use these pics with the new BLOOM WITH GRACE workshop kit! The first two pages shown here were inspired by project #2 of the kit (with a few adjustments made to fit my larger photo sizes). The third page is one I designed using scraps leftover from the kit, plus one 12x12 sheet of French vanilla cardstock added for the base. I LOVE this kit so much that I can’t wait to create more with it. To be continued...

Cutting into Bloom with Grace!

 

Enjoying some quiet “me time” in my craft room this afternoon. Just finished cutting and sorting all the papers I’ll be using to create the featured scrapbooking workshop kit for September...BLOOM WITH GRACE! This color combination is just so stunning and perfect for Fall, feminine, family, outdoor, or anytime-themed photos. Can you spot the NEW color Desert Rose?! Follow me on IG and FB to see my completed pages...coming soon! Local customers, I still offer the extra service (option) of pre-cutting and sorting your paper for you at no additional cost, which saves you valuable time, simply because I love what I do and I appreciate you so much! #ctmhscrapbooking #ctmhbloomwithgrace #letmeshowyouhow #stampwithjencreativefriends

*Floral Celebration* Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

Floral Celebration S2008

If you've just arrived here from

KRISTA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing this standard-size card I created using

the NEW-for-July/August Mix-in Paper Packet (X9017)

that includes three of the colors shown here, New England Ivy, Smoothie, and Toffee. My stamping was done with Archival Black, Smoothie, and Toffee ink pads, then I colored the flowers with Citrus and Gold Brown TriBlend markers. Flowers and leaves are all fussy-cut. Embellished with Silver glitter gems, Silver shimmer trim, and Lemonade acrylic hearts from the 

Summer Vibes acrylic shapes collection.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

to be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting KATY's BLOG next!

 

*Happiest Place* Blog Hop!

Welcome to our BLOG HOP!

Today, my creative Close to my

Heart consultant friends and I

are sharing what we've created

using the HAPPIEST PLACE

collection that includes beautiful

patterned papers (12 designs!),

silver foil patterned cardstock,

a sticker sheet, a stamp set,

cricut cuts, and black 

acrylic shapes!

If you just arrived here from

BECCA's BLOG,

then you are on the right track.

Today I'm sharing a card I made that features

an old card-making trend, that I've started to notice

is making a comeback... the 8" x 3.5" card size!

(also known as a "slimline" card).

One of the things I love about making cards this

size is that they can so easily be mailed in a 

business-sized envelope, which adds an extra

element of surprise for the recipient of this 

kind of "happy mail."

In addition to the Happiest Place Stamp set and Thin Cuts

(CC7206) that I used to stamp the balloon and hearts inside

the balloon, I also used the Magical Alphabet (D1937) and

Little Buddies (C1856) stamp sets, as well.

Ink colors I used are Archival Black and Lagoon.

Cardstock colors include a little bit of Black, Canary, Candy

Apple, and Mink, alongside a striped print and a strip of

holographic-star printed cardstock (Canary) from the

Happiest Place paper collection.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

collection by visiting MISS CARRIE's BLOG next!

*For My Beautiful Friend* Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

For My Beautiful Friend S2007

If you've just arrived here from

KRISTA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing this standard-size card I made using

the NEW-for-July/August Mix-in Paper Packet (X9017)

that includes our colors Glacier, Peach, Smoothie, and Toffee.

All of my stamping was done with an archival Black ink pad,

then I colored the flowers with Coral, Dull Green,
Earth Brown, Fair Skin, and Ice Blue TriBlend markers.
The paper-piecing technique was used to 
create the patterned paper skirt.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

(back to the very beginning, since I 

am the last in the line-up this time)

to be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting MELISSA's BLOG next!

*Brushed* Blog Hop!

Welcome to our BLOG HOP!

Today, my creative Close to my Heart

 consultant friends and I

are sharing what we've created

using the "Bring Back my Pack"

BRUSHED special paper

collection and stamp sets!

If you just arrived here from

ALYSON's BLOG,

then you are on the right track.

I absolutely LOVE the beautifully vibrant color

combination options afforded by this updated paper collection!

To make these five standard-sized cards,

I used Archival Black, Canary, Green Apple, Lagoon, 

Pixie, and Smoothie ink pads. If you look closely, you might

notice that I included a little bit of (black) heat embossing

on the "Dream Big" card. I also "stamped on vellum" 

the large black butterfly on the "Life is Beautiful" card.

I used the instruction sheet from the Aurora Cardmaking

Workshop Kit (G1205) as my design inspiration for four of

the cards (as you can see from the images shown below).

I really love that our workshop kit instructions can be

utilized so easily with other papers and stamp sets. I love the creative process of tweaking the designs a little, so they can work with other materials, as I have demonstrated below.

The 5th and final card design (shown above) was inspired

by a square-shaped card I found on Pinterest that was

designed by Jody Gustafson back in August of 2014.

(cre8nmemories.blogspot.com)

Thank you Jody for the creative inspiration!

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

collection by visiting BRENDA's BLOG next!

*Garden Tags* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

Garden Tags S2006

If you've just arrived here from

GINA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing a standard-size card
I made using the SOTM, a little bit of our current MIX-IN's
paper (large sapphire dots), plus WISTERIA cardstock, ink
pad, and shimmer brush. I also used a little bit of Sapphire
cardstock that I cut out with our Tags & Tabs thin cuts
(Z3726) to mount my tag on and a 1" x 5.25" strip of Oasis
Holographic paper (Z3636). I also added some streaks
of color with our watercolor paints and lastly, embellished 
with gold glitter gems and white & gold ribbon.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

to be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting MICHELLE's BLOG next!