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Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers and ribbon, Cricut cartridge, Color Me Crazy Flowers by Petaloo, and unknown dew drops/skittles.

Layout Challenge: #93 of 210.

I created faux stitching with markers around the square and the letters of the title.  I also used a marker to add a hint of color to the larger flower – I really like how this turned out!

This month for our CTMH Product Spotlight Blog Hop we have opted to give you a variety of ideas that you can use that are perfect for the Holiday season.

The blog hop makes a circle so if you are starting here just continue until you make your way back and you will have made it through them all.  If you have already started and are coming from Vicki’s blog then you are on the right track.

Products used are all CTMH: Dimensional Elements – Ornaments, Cranberry Ink, New England Ivy Ink, Vanilla Cream Ink, Finishing Files, New England Ivy Marker, Liquid Glass, Mistletoe Level 2 Assortment, Opaques – Pearl, Sparkles – Blue & Green Assortment, Sparkles – Red, Pink, & Purple Assortment, Ribbon Rounds – Holiday Collection, Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon, Ribbon Rounds – Buttercup Collection, Peace on Earth stamp set, and Festive Thoughts stamp set.

These ornaments were a lot of fun to decorate.  You can keep them together as a set or divide them up, keep them for yourself or give them as gifts.  You can use them as decorations, not just ornaments and they can be used to embellish cards or layouts too!  I added sentiments to the center of some of mine but you could also put a picture in the middle.  I like to use Liquid Glass as my adhesive when working with Dimensional Elements (chipboard).  It also works well to add a bit to ribbon ends to prevent fraying.

Now hop on over to Nikka’s blog!

See the previous post for a list of all participants.

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the October Stamp of the Month: Share the Magic.  If this is your first stop, just continue through the hop until you make it back here.  If you have already started hopping and came from Kami’s blog then you are on the right track.  See the previous post for a complete blog list.

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Supplies used are all CTMH: Share the Magic Stamp Set (October SOTM), White Daisy Cardstock, Prisma Glitter, Liquid Glass, Black Bitty Brads, Bonding Memories Glue Pen, Red Sparkles, Watercolor Pencils, Blending Pen, Markers (Holiday Red, New England Ivy, Sunny Yellow, Clover Meadow, Baby Pink, Pacifica, Tulip, Heavenly Blue, Sunkiss Yellow, Key Lime, Taffy, Amethyst, Pear, Desert Sand, Lagoon, and Sunset) and Inks (Black, Outdoor Denim, New England Ivy, Sky, Cranberry, Chocolate, and Brown Bag).

This stamp set is great for making tags.  I just grabbed my pile of scraps and stamped away!  I used markers, watercolor pencils, and a blending pen with inks to color the images.  To add some glitz and dimension I added sparkles to the Christmas tree, glitter to the snowmen, liquid glass to the Christmas lights, and bitty brads to the second snowman.  These would also make a fun and simple craft for your kids or a group.  The presents image works great for any occassion – Birthday, Christmas, or Baby!

Your next stop is Angela’s Blog.  Enjoy the hop!

Products used: Staz-On ink, CTMH Simple Beauty stamp set, CTMH Simple Stitches stamp set, and Copic Sketch markers.

Challenges:
Stamp Something – Color Combo Challenge

This is my first use of my Copic markers.  I don’t have a lot of colors to play with so the blue challenges fit well.  I didn’t realize that Staz On ink needed time to dry but lesson learned.  I refrained from added any extra embellishments because I thought it was pretty as is.  So surprisingly there is no bling on this card!  I can’t decide if I want to add a sentiment so I’m just leaving it blank for now.  It was fun crafting the day away.  I’m not sure if I will continue or take a break.  I’m running out of daylight so I probably won’t share any more today unless I end up doing a time-sensitive challenge.

Well, it is yet another snow day here today.  The kids are playing nicely so I am going to do my own playing.  My goal for the day is to see just how many challenges I can complete so I am hoping for multiple posts (the organizer in me likes to keep things filed and neat).  So here we go…

Products used: Autumn Leaves Rhonna Farrer heart and starts stamp set, Fiskars border punch, Colorbok glitter paper, Target Dollar Spot pattern paper, Ranger Stickles (cotton candy), Doodlebug Design sugar coating glitter, CTMH bubblegum marker, CTMH ink (ocean & bubblegum) and unknown ribbon.

Challenges:
Inspired Blueprints Card Sketch #39
Simon Says – Punch It!
Belli Challenge #83 – Hearts
Crafty Creations #51 – Valentines or Hearts
Pretty Pink Papertake
Creative Card Crew – Punch It
Inky Impressions Challenge #28

I found this stamp set in my stash (twice!) so I thought it was a good starting point.  I outlined the inside of the small hearts with a marker before adding the stickles.  This seemed to change the color a bit for more contrast which turned out better.  Since you can’t have too much glitter I added more to the top of the stickles.  I had fun making this glittery card!