Thinking of You AHSC Sketch # 540

 Had this post all ready and forgot to publish it and link it to my own sketch.....opps.  As the creator and owner I am allowed to link up late......lol.

I really liked the simplicity of this sketch, and I wanted to use the current SOTM to create this card.  I had some scraps left over from the workshop we did at our Virtual Convention, and seeing as the new catalogs are starting at the end of the week I felt that I could share some sneaks of the patterns.  I used The Good Life paper and the August SOTM, Goodbye Isn't Forever. 

For this card I matted White Daisy on top of Habour and then attached to the card base.  Then I chose 2 patterns and Mist Cardstock for my laters.  The tag is cut from Toffee and I stamped the tree and clouds in 2nd generation Habour and the sentiment in Habour.  I dug through my stash and found from Bronze Sequins from a few years ago.  

I hope you will take a few moments to check out the rest of the design teams creations.

Goodbye Isn't Forever

Birthday Card for AHSC # 538

 Two weeks in a row.....I hope I can keep being creative, as I found myself in a bit of a rut earlier this year, and I really struggled to get back to crafting.

This week's sketch #538 had me stumped on what I wanted to create, I walked away from my supplies for an hour and then it hit me.  I wanted to do some ink blotches on an embossed image.  So I went digging into my stash of embossing folders and found this beautiful flower folder.  I used 3 Distress Oxides and smeared them on my all purpose mat and then sprayed the inks with water.  I really wanted the colours to blend together.  

I cut the embossed image apart into 6 pieces and adhered it to a White Daisy Mat that I doodled along the edges.  The card base and the sentiment mat is Habour Card Stock.  The colour inks I used were Candied Apple, Mustard Seed, and Spiced Marmalade.  I used Silver Glitter Gems that I coloured in with a Dark Blue marker.  I like that the image is mainly what picked up the inks, but because I sprayed them with water, that they inks bleed.  It gives it a more water coloured look.

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AHSC Sketch # 537 - Thanks for Everything

 It's been way to long since I posted on my blog.  Life has been keeping me extremely busy, work, kids, household issues(like my bedroom ceiling collapsing). I've been creating, just never got around to posting.

So here we go.....today's post is for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge using Sketch # 537.  For those of you who might not know but I'm the Host and Creator of the sketches used on this Sketch Blog.  I've been saying to Brandi that I really must start creating using my sketches again, and so here I am.

My creation for this weeks sketch is using papers found in 2 of our retired Mix-In collections.  This sketch is really a great way to use up any scraps that you have lying around.  I used a stamp from a Create With Heart Cardmaking subscription for my sentiment, inked in Sapphire and then I doodled around the sentiment.

Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you will check out the rest of the design team creations, by clicking on the link here: Design Team, you will be able to see their creations.

April SOTM Blog Hop - Message in a Bottle

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

I am so excited to be creating again, I've missed creating projects for this Blog Hop, but my life was a little hectic for a bit, and now that things are leveling out I'm testing my skills but creating with our April SOTM.

Our April's SOTM, Message in a Bottle,  is a set of 21 stamps and features a great collection of bottles.   LOL, who would of guessed that?  

If you have come here from Melinda Everitt'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 approximately 12 Close To My Heart Makers 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!

For my project I started my stamping the string of stars multiple times.  I coloured them using our Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers.  My frame is created using scraps of cardstock in multiple colours glued down to a sheet of plain cardstock.  I then used the largest of the Rectangle Frame Thin cuts.  I think this is a fun way to add pops of colour to projects.  Finally, I had to add some sparkle, and decided to randomly add little specks of adhesive to the card front, then using the Gold mini Stars I covered the glue creating this fun look.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler'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! Remember, the April SOTM is only available until April 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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Canadian Blog Hop - September-October 2021

 Welcome to our September/October Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our current catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to start at the beginning join Brandi Robinson. If you came from Brae Montgomery's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project, I used the new Card Size Stencils. There are 3 different packages to choose from, and I chose Pack 3. I used the Distress Oxides in Candy Apple, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Chipped Sapphire to create my background paper. I used Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking stamp set and coloured the images in using a watercolour brush and 2 of our new colours, Harbour and Papaya. The frame is cut using the rectangle frame thin cuts. The sentiment is from the For All Occasions stamp set.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Kristine Ponte.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop November 20th.

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September/October 2021 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop featuring products from the September/October catalog! If you have come here from CatScrapbooking, 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 approximately 15 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using new 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!

For my project for tonight's blog hop I played with the Pumpkin Spice paper, Papaya and Harbour Cardstock as well as the Papaya, Harbour and Shortbread inks.  The Sweater is from the Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking stamp set and was coloured using ink pads and the medium waterbrush.  I squeezed ink into the bottom of the ink pad and used the waterbrush to pick up colour. By using this technique I was able to control the intensity of the colour on the sweater by creating much different tones.  I tore the cardstock to create a fun look and used the sentiment from For All Occassions found in our Core Catalog. 

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler'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!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these fabulous new products!


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September SOTM Blog Hop - Grateful For This Life

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is titled Grateful For This Life, a set of 16 stamps.  If you have come here from CatSCrapbooking, 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 approximately 13 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!

For my project this month I decided to create a slimline card using Paprika CS for my mat and then I created my own background paper using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Inks.  Before I inked up I heat embossed Grateful in Clear Embossing Powder for a emboss resist technique.  After I inked up the white CS I just wasn't happy with the embossing, so I embossed the word using White embossing powder.  This really raised the sentiment up much more and I like the effect.  For You is stamped in Black ink and then I doodled along the edges.  For a finishing touch I grabbed the new Autumn Sequins for my embellishments.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, the Grateful For This Life SOTM is only available until September 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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Boo Crew Blog Hop

 Welcome to our Boo Crew Blog Hop!

I absolutely love the patterns in this Halloween Special.  They are bright, playful and just so much fun.  I know you will love this collection as much as I do.  Now onto the Blog Hop, if you have come here from CatScrapbooking, 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 approximately 6 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this Spooky collection 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 started with Nectarine Cardstock for my base page and used Black Shimmer Brush to create a splattering across the page.  I used 4 of the patterns, Ballerina, Black and Wild Berry(sneak peak of a new colour) Cardstock.  I used lots of stickers from the sticker sheet, a zipstrip and added some Wild Berry Enamel Dots to finish the page.  The pattern I used to create this fun layout is from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 5, pattern 16.

Now "Hop" on over to ScrappinKaty to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this fabulous Halloween collection at a discount!


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Canadian Blog Hop for July-August Catalog 2021

Welcome to our July-August Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our current catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you came from Brae's Blog then you are in the right place!

For my project I used the stamp set & thin cut You're Pawsome along with the Mix In paper . I have a new kitten and she is grey and black so I just had to colour this cute fluff ball the same. I took some twine that I had laying about and rolled it up in glue and then adhered it to the kitten's paw. I wanted this card to be simple so for the sentiment I stamped on a piece of white daisy CS and then flagged the one edge. The kittens are coloured using the Spectrum Nior TriBlend Ice Grey Blend.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Sabrina.

If you get lost along the way, you can come back here to this list:

Michelle Stewart

Sabrina Armstrong-Washer

Brandi Robinson

Brae Montgomery

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop September 20th.

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Canadian Blog Hop - May/June 2021

 

Welcome to our May/June Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our current catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you came from Joanne's Blog then you are in the right place!

I created 3 cards using backgrounds that I had created.  One is using Gloss Acrylic Spray, one Distress Oxides and the last one is using watercolour paints.

 

This first card I used a sprayed background using Ocean Gloss Spray.  The Butterfly is from our National Scrapbooking Month special.  It has 3 layers.  The 1st is White CS, the end is a watercolour creation the top layer is the Dreamy Holographic Paper.  I added Steel Stickles for embellishment. The sentiment is from Shoot for the Moon.  See the next image for a close up of the layers and holographic paper.

The 2nd card I created I used a Distress Oxide background and the Shoot for the Moon stamp set.  

The final card I made is using a watercoloured paint background.  I placed 3 different colours of paint onto our large block and dragged the paper over top of the paint.  Then I stamped the images and sentiment in black ink.  The stamp set is Floral Borders & Sentiments.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Brandi.

If you get lost along the way, you can come back here, as I have provided the full lineup:

Michelle You Are Here

Brandi R

Heather

Brae

Colleen

Kim

Sabrina

Joanne

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop, July 20th.

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May/June Catalog - New Product Blog Hop

 Welcome to our May-June New Product Blog Hop!

We will be featuring some of our favorite products from this new catalog! If you have come here from Cat Nowak'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 approximately 17 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using these brand new 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 had so much fun created these cards to share with you.  They are so very different from most things I've shared with you in the past.

For this first card I used watercolour paints that I applied to the large acrylic block in a rainbow, I think used White Cardstock and drug it across the top of the paints.  Next I used the new Sunburst Thin Cut on White Daisy Cardstock to lay overtop the watercolours.  The little chick and sentiment is from the So Tweet Stamp and Thin Cut set.

These 2 cards are using the Floral & Sentiments stamp set.  I used a combination of Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers and other marker in my collection to colour the images.  I love them both.  

Finally, the final card is using our watercolour pencils on the Distress Watercolour paper, I then used the Moments With You Stamp and Thin Cut set to create the card, the embellishments is the Black enamel dots.

Now "Hop" on over to Brenda Lapp'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!   Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get your hands on these amazing products!


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National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop

   Welcome to our National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop!

We will be products that are now available for purchase from 5 project bundles.  If you have come here from Cat'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 approximately 13 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this these fabulous 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've used the Party Girl Bundle of products, I used Glacier CS for my cardbase, then from there I stamped the party girl and her glass on White CS.  I then stamped the dress portion on the Mulberry/Rose Gold Foil CS and fussy cut the dress out and paper pieced it ontop of the Party Girl.  I was able to find makers in a colour close enough to match the Mulberry to colour her shoes and hair bow.  I really like the simplicy of this card.

Now "Hop" on over to Melinda'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! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these fantastic new products!


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Stamptacular Blog Hop

  Welcome to our Stamptacular Blog Hop!

For this particular blog hop you will see lots of inspiring artwork using a large range of stamps as well as stamp/thin cut sets.  During the month of April you will find these sets on sale up to 50% off regular retail.  If you have come here from Melinda's amazing artwork, 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 approximately 20 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!

This first card I used 2 of the the Bestie series stamps, Oliva and Lucy.  I created the backgrounds using stencils and ink, and acrylic gloss sprays.  The balloons are coloured with Shimmer Brushes.  Too finsh off the card I added some White Dots.

For this card I used Smoothie cardstock for the cardbase, and the multi-window thin cut as a layer.  The pattern under the thin cut is a embossing folder that I inked with Smoothie to give it a soft appearance.  I used Snuggle Up stamp and thin cut set for the images and a sentiment from a well used sentiment set.  Finally, the card is finished by adding some coloured clear sparkles.  

This card was inspired by a card I seen created by a fellow maker.  I inked up white cardstock with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide and used the Floral Thin Cut.  The stamp set is the Daisy Meadows scrapbooking set.  I used the Stitched Scallop Brackets for the sentiment.  Markers used with Coral Blend and Alpine Green Blend.

This card also uses the Daisy Meadows Scrapbooking set, along with the paper from that collection.  The sentiment is actually printed on cardstock from my printer......when you don't have the sentiment, use your computer/printer.

My final card is using the stamp set Cherry Blossoms.  I used the Lattice thin cut for the background.  I hand cut the cherry blossoms.  Finally I added gold glitter gems to finish it off....simple, delicate and lovely.  

Now "Hop" on over to the fabulous creations of Alyson to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these stamp sets at the promotional prices!


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Canadian Blog Hop - March/April 2021

Welcome to our March/April Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our current catalog. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, I'm also the first stop on our Canadian Blog Hop. If you came from Sabrina's blog then you are in the right place!

I used a layout design from an exclusively taught workshop for inspiration, making some minor changes to paper choice and positioning of stickers and embellishments. My layout uses the Daisy Meadows paper collection. I just love this paper collection and with Easter just 2 weeks away this is a perfect layout.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Brandi's blog.

If you get lost along the way, you can come right back here as I have posted the full blog hop list

Michelle Stewart You Are Here!

Brandi Robinson

Kim Loewen

Joanne Glasbergen

Brae Montgomery

Sabrina Armstrong

A lineup will be provided 2 days before the hop goes live, I will have a complete list on my blog, if you choose to have it on your blog please make sure all links are correct....

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop, (March 20th, 2021) (May 20th) ect…...

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