5 Cards featuring the "Yesterday & Today" papers!

Today I’m sharing 5 of the 10 card-designs we were
supposed to be creating at our March 21st Triple Treat Workshop, 
BUT since it had to be canceled, many of my
 creative friends will be picking up their kits from
me and making these cards from home!

These cards feature the “Yesterday & Today”
paper collection. Card-makers who have 
purchased this kit from me will be making 20 cards
(2 each of 10 designs). I should still have a few of these 
kits left-over (20 cards for $40), so if you'd like to 
purchase a kit "to go" please feel welcome to contact me.

July 2019 Artwork (featuring Into the Wild!)

June 2019 Artwork (featuring True Love!)

March 2019 Artwork (created by me for classes and workshops!)

 Cards featuring the Love Blossoms stamp set (above).

 Cards featuring the I Heart Us and Something Fierce

paper collections (above).

 "I Heart Us" workshop layout #1

  "I Heart Us" workshop layout #2

 "I Heart Us" workshop layout #3

"I Heart Us" workshop layout #4

  

Cardmaking Workshops Your Way Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

Cardmaking WYW Blog Hop!

The Close to my Heart consultant's participating 
in this blog hop today are sharing their artwork 
created using any of the four different stamp sets 
purchased as part of the Cardmaking
Workshops Your Way kits!
(shown on pages 13, 23, 33, and 43 of the 
soon-to-be-retiring Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog).

If you've just arrived here from

DARLYS's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

If you get lost along the way, you can find
a complete list of all of the participating
consultant blogs here on MELINDA's BLOG.

The cards I'm sharing today include a few standard-size cards I created using the Here For You stamp set from the Here For You kit (item #G1124) with the Hello Lovely papers.
Ink colors I used here (below) include Black, Fern, and Sorbet
(with both 2nd generation and a little 1st generation inking).

...and (above) here's another card (that I shared on my blog previously) that you might want to see also, if you haven't already! (you can use this link here to see the full list of ink colors used and tips/instructions how to create it yourself).

Now you can continue on with the hop,
and be inspired by more creativity
using one of our beautiful Cardmaking WYW kits, 
by visiting BRENDA's BLOG next!
Enjoy the hop!!

The Essential Micro-tip Scissors!

I'm determined to complete all of the weekly challenges issued this month on the Heart 2 Heart Blog, so today I'm sharing a card I created using my most frequently-used "Favorite" tool for the "Tool Time" challenge. As much as I absolutely LOVE how Close to my Heart is now offering such a variety of thin-cuts dies to coordinate with our stamp sets, I still find myself wanting and needing to get out my most reliable Micro-tip Scissors (Z534) to do some detailed cutting occasionally. These are no ordinary scissors!! If you like to cut out small things, having these Micro-tips really does make all the difference! I've had new customers tell me many times that they're "just not very good at cutting," but then I love watching them discover that with the right pair of scissors, they really can and do cut so much more effectively!

So here's a "fussy cut" standard-size card (below) that I created recently using the stamp set from the Workshops your Way® "Here For You" Cardmaking Kit (G1124):

...and here are the instructions (below) that I made up to

help my customers figure out how to put the card together!

(ink colors used are Black, Cranberry, and Fern)

Sometimes, if/when I have a large group of guests attending a class, and I know it will be harder to get around to explain each card to every guest in full detail, I'll make up a page like this (elements adhered on 12x12 cardstock and kept in a clear memory protector), that they can pass around and refer to, to help them make sure they don't miss any steps when the stamping and assembly of a particular card is more involved. I hope it is helpful to you also by helping you to see and understand how this card was put together. Enjoy!!

August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our
August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
featuring this month's SOTM:
A Chocolate Affair S1308
 

If you've just arrived here from DAWN's BLOG,

then you are on the correct path.

 This standard-size card features the Babycakes papers X7173C (Buttercup, Chocolate, Colonial White, Slate, and Sunset) with a little bit of Cocoa cardstock and ink added.
Card design is inspired by Pattern #28 in our NEW Make it From Your Heart Volume 2 (9042).

 This standard-size card also features the Babycakes papers X7173C (Buttercup, Chocolate, Colonial White, Slate, and Sunset) with a little bit of Cocoa ink added.
Card design is inspired by Pattern #21 in our NEW Make it From Your Heart Volume 2 (9042).

Finally, here's a view of all of the delicious images that are included in this stamp set:

 ...and the best news is that during August, you can  
get this stamp set FREE with a $50 or more order!! 
(or you still have the option to purchase it at the full retail price of $17.95 if you prefer).
Add it to your online order now at
www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com.
Join the "August Bonus Orders" when you shop for an additional "surprise" gift from me!
Plus, when you order the NEW Artbooking Cricut Collection
(or any Cricut Collection) you will automatically get your SOTM Free,
and as a bonus I will also give you any paper pack of your choice for FREE!!
(just e-mail me to let me know which paper pack you want me to send you)!
 

Now you can visit LISA's BLOG next!

Enjoy the hop!!

February SOTM Blog Hop!!

Welcome to our February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the February SOTM - Thoughtful Tidings S1202! If you have come here from Lori's blog then you are on the correct path.

Today I am sharing a simple standard size card featuring the Florentine Paper Packet X7153B (colors are Bamboo, Brown Bag, Cocoa, Colonial White, Creme Brulee, Garden Green, Goldrush, Olive, Twilight, and Vanilla Cream). To create the base of this card (shown at the top) I used the background stamp from the Florentine WOTG stamp set G1038 to stamp the background with Desert Sand ink on my Colonial White cardstock base. As usual, I used by AP Cricut Cartridge to cut many of the shapes on this card (Rctngle8 cut from Colonial White 1.5", Rctngle8 cut from Goldrush 1.75", Cupcake/Shift/Font from Goldrush at 2" to make the flower, and Petal1/Shift/FontLayer from Olive cardstock at 2"). Stamping and edge distressing was done with Cocoa ink (except for the paper Butterfly that was sponged with Desert Sand ink). I'm including a view of all of the images included in the SOTM set (below), as this set includes so many great sentiments that I will be sure to use over and over again! You can see (all the images outlined in red) that most of these sentiments coordinate well with our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!

Thank you for stopping by! Now you can continue on the hop by visiting Brae's blog next! Enjoy!!

Heartfelt Wishes card for the H2H Bingo Challenge!

Good Morning! Today I'm sharing the "Heartfelt Wishes" card I created this week for the Heart to Heart Blog Bingo Challenge! This challenge was simple. Choose three items in a row (bingo or tic-tac-toe) from the bingo card (shown above) to use to inspire your creation! Can you guess which three I chose?! If you guessed doily, flowers, and lace (top row straight across), then you are correct! I'm also showing you the packaging for the 4" paper doilies I used in case you want to get some of your own to create with (I got mine from the cake decorating aisle at wal-mart, but you should be able find them at any store
with a cake-decorating section).

The standard size card I created is inspired by Wishes - Sentiment Secured (p. 78). I've used the Wings papers (X7135B) with two different stamp sets; Card Chatter - Sympathy D1476 and the b-size stamp set from the Sophia Workshop-on-the-Go kit G1019. Ink colors are Black, Olive, Vineyard Berry, and 2nd generation Vineyard Berry. I backed the paper doily with Colonial White cardstock and embellished with some lacy Colonial White ribbon and a paper button carnation. The interesting button carnation is a new thing I learned from consultant Connie Macfarlane and her FABULOUS blog "Paper Pleats and Ribbon Roses"!! Click here to visit Connie's blog for an AWESOME video tutorial that shows how to create these fun button carnations from scraps!! Connie, ALL of your paper and ribbon flowers are so beautiful and I am so inspired by you - THANK YOU for sharing your know-how and creativity with us!!