NEW Product Blog Hop

Welcome to New Product Blog Hop!  This special hop will introduce you to new products that will be available February 1st as part of the new idea book!
If you came here from Vicki Price's Blog you are right on track. If you would like to see a complete list of bloggers click here. Almost thirty consultants have projects to share made with new products available from Close To My Heart on February 1st.

Here is my project:

The new products used include the following: 

Pemberly Paper packet.  The Flower and the butterfly are cut out from one background and texture paper (B&T paper).  To further enhance the flower a cutting knife was used to pop up the petals. 

The new Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon is awesome.  I used buttercup re-inker and applied the color using a sponge dauber.  I thought the color might be muted (as I have dyed white ribbon in the past and found this to be the case).  The new ribbon holds the true color and you can see I have a vibrant buttercup color on this card.

After I cut the entire card out (and before assembly) I ran the card through my cuttlebug to emboss.  Light sanding with our sanding block (medium side) adds a great pop of dimension to the overall card.  It also adds some stability for the card as it opens up.

The card opened up:

The inside of the card sports the soft yellow flower B&T along the edges and further cutouts from the large flower print B&T from Pemberly.  The label for We Can't Thank You Enough is made with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  This is a 2 1/4" label font cutout which was cut in half.  I colored the portion of the stamp that I wanted to print (leaving the border and the dots uncolored) with a Cocoa marker.  The stamp is from the February Stamp of the Month set Thoughtful Tidings. 

You may note the Baker's Twine on the bottom surprise message section of the card.  This is a custom color using the Neutral Assortment bakers twine which includes 20 yards of white.  You can customize the baker's twine color with a marker, in the preferred color, and some patience.  I love that we have some custom colors available and the flexibility to create twine that will perfectly match our colors!  I used Indian Corn Blue on the white to create a more custom twine.  There are two bitty brads to wind the twine together (I adhered the brads with a little space for the twine before putting the B&T on the back - I bury the brads by covering with paper, so you don't see the legs sticking out).

I am in love with bitty sparkles and you will see an offset row below the greeting.

And the final Thanks:

Another label made from the Art Philosophy cartridge at 2".  More sparkles and a section of blue B&T from Pemberly completes the thank you message.

Contact your consultant to learn more about our new idea book which launches February 1st!
Check out other projects and new products by hopping on to Karen Fullam's Blog!

Jan SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the January Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! This month's stamp set Little Reminder is a Limited Edition and contains 24 great stamps!
If you came here from Dawn Ross' Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. There are almost Fifty Five consultants who have projects to share with you for January.

Here is the card I made this month:

I cut out a variety of sizes using Art Philosophy flowers.  I ran each flower through my cuttlebug with two different folders and popped each layer up with 3D dots.  Under the flower, I put a date dial and used a punch to highlight the date 14 and sponged the month Jan.

Here is a detail shot:

This is a double fold to the center on the bottom covered with a flap on the top. Lifting up the flap, there are the double flaps to the center.  I wrapped dimensional elements letters "U" and "R" with foil (I have a stash from big easter eggs).  I wrapped a bow around the bottom of the R and the bow holds the top flap down when the card is closed.

Finally, this is the inside of the entire card:

I hope that you enjoyed this card and idea for using the stamp of the month set.

Contact your consultant to learn more about our Stamp of the Month program.

Please keep hopping with Annette Green

Rock the Block

Welcome to Rock The Block Blog Hop! This special set is available beginning December 19 until January 31. 
If you came here from Sheila Bennett's Blog you are rockin' to the beat.  If you would like to see a complete list of bloggers click here. There are about thirty consultants who have projects to share with you using this great set.

Here is my project with set:

Here is a detail shot:

I have a Valentine set that I used the December SOTM Mad About You stamps to create.

I have other holidays on the blocks as there are six sides to work with.  You can stack in the three rows, in two rows or in a single row as below:

The Happy 4th was made using the Art Philosophy to cut out the blue backgrounds from cardstock and then applying cranberry colored stickers!

The Valentine side (above the 4th of July) was made using the December SOTM Mad About You stamps.

Contact your consultant to learn more about our Stamp of the Month program and how you can purchase this special stamp and project set!

Please keep rockin with Mary Eisen's project!

December Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the December Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! This month's stamp set, Mad About You, is a Limited Edition and contains 14 great stamps!


If you came here from Gina Brandstetter's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. There are almost sixty consultants who have projects to share with you for December.

Here is the card I made this month:

I am in the Christmas frame of mind so I made a half ornament with the stamp shape that corresponds with the Cricut cutout (circular shape not the ticket shape).  This is 18 shapes cut out at 2 1/2" and then glued together to get the honeycomb look.

Here is a detail shot:

I colored only the Love and You portion of the Love to Love you stamp.  The bottom of the ornament is a bling button.

Contact your consultant to learn more about our Stamp of the Month program.

Please keep hopping with Dawn Heuft

November Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the November Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! This month's stamp set, Cherish the Day, is a Limited Edition and contains 44 great stamps!


If you came here from Sheila Bennett's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. There are almost sixty consultants who have projects to share with you for November.

Here is the card I made this month:

The card is part of a masculine set of cards I am making for my group tomorrow.
The garden green square is cut from Art Philosophy and the garnet ticket is also cut at 1 1/4".  I used an embossing folder on the black background and cut a strip from the wishes paper pack and placed the white side of a kraft paper border along the B&T strip.

Here is a detail:

Contact your consultant to learn more about our Stamp of the Month program.

Please keep hopping with Sarita Schraeder!