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July-August CTMH New Product Blog Hop

Posted in Scrapbook Pages on 07/10/2020 08:00 pm by Wendy

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop! We will be featuring products from the new July/August idea book.

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. To visit each blog for some great ideas just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

Supplies used are all Close to My Heart: Summer Vibes Picture My Life Cards, Celebrating You stamp set, A Little Sentiment stamp set, Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop stamp set, Summer Vibes Acrylic Shapes, Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet, Smoothie Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Fern Cardstock, Black Ink, Charcoal Ink, Sapphire Ink, and White Cards & Envelopes.

I just love using the Picture My Life Cards to create some quick and easy cards. Here they are in more detail.

Now “Hop” on over to Michelle Stewart’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to geta some great crafting ideas!

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Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Kit

Posted in Scrapbook Pages on 07/10/2020 10:49 am by Wendy

On August 7, we will be creating the Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop. If you are in Club, this is the time to order. You need to order by July 10 by contacting me or joining the club gathering on my website to receive it by the scheduled workshop date.

Or you may choose the Scrapbooking Workshop Kit without Memory Protectors.

The Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit includes:
1 – Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet
7 – cardstock sheets (1 Nectarine, 1 Black, 5 White Daisy)
5 – exclusive 12×12 die-cut sheets
1 – Summer Vibes Acrylic Shapes
4 – Top-load 12×12 Memory Protectors
Photo placeholders & printed instructions

To complete these projects as shown you’ll also need these supplies:
Black Journaling Pen (.01)
3-D Foam Tape
Glue Dots Micro Dots
Cool Mint Stickles Glitter Gel (optional)

Download Instruction Guide: On my website

Coordinating colors for this paper (cardstock and inks): Candy Apple, Smoothie, Nectarine, Lemonade, Fern, Glacier, Toffee, Black, White Daisy

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For My Beautiful Friend Blog Hop (July 2020 SOTM)

Posted in Scrapbook Pages on 07/01/2020 08:00 pm by Wendy

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring the For My Beautiful Friend stamp set, which is the July 2020 Stamp of the Month. 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.

I figured that a lot of people would work with the flowers from this stamp set so I focused on the butterfly instead to make my cards.

This one looked better in my head. I guess I need to work on my blending although some colors seemed to blend onto the paper better than others. I still like it.

Products used are all Close to My Heart: For My Beautiful Friend stamp set (July 2020 SOTM), White Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink, Sponge, Inks (Candy Apple, Nectarine, Green Apple, Lemonade, Bluebird, Eggplant, Black), White Glitter Paper, Clear Sparkles.

This one was supposed to be yellow with blues but I must have had a color on my sponge so I switched it to yellow and purple. I tried blending the yellow and it didn’t work well so I added a double strip of ribbon – this is a great way to make a thicker band of ribbon on a project. I also used 3D Foam Tape to add dimension between the sponged paper and the glitter paper.

Products used are all Close to My Heart: For My Beautiful Friend stamp set (July 2020 SOTM), White Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink, Sponge, Inks (Lemonade, Lilac, Glacier, Wisteria), Wisteria Ribbon, Acrylic Hearts, and 3D Foam Tape.

This last one might be my favorite if I had to pick. One tip I almost always follow when random stamping, like on this background, is to choose a large stamp, a medium stamp, and a small stamp.

Products used are all Close to My Heart: For My Beautiful Friend stamp set (July 2020 SOTM), White Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink, Sponge, Inks (Pixie, Smoothie, Lilac), White Glitter Paper, Stitched Bracket Thin Cuts, Wisteria Ribbon,

Now “Hop” on over to Michelle Stewart’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the For My Beautiful Friend stamp set is only available until July 31, 2020! Visit my website to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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Easter cards

Posted in Scrapbook Pages on 06/29/2020 08:44 pm by Wendy

We create cards and layouts for all seasons throughout the year. Did you know that there is so much more on my CTMH website than just the products in the current idea books? Be sure to check out the Online Only section for the stamps featured below and more!