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New Product Blog Hop

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Welcome to our January February New Product Blog Hop!  This catalog was just released on January 1 but I've had it since December (a perk for Consultants) and I just can't get enough of it!!  I love everything in it!  Today, you will get to see what CTMH consultants have been creating with all these new products!  If you came from Alyson Mayo's Blog you are on the right track!  You will find the next blog to hop to at the bottom of my post.  If you are just starting, this hop is a big circle so when you get back to my blog, you will have completed the hop.   If you get lost along the way, you can find a list of all the hoppers HERE . I've created so many things already, it was hard to choose what to share here!  I decided to share a layout that I'll be teaching at my upcoming retreat.  This layout showcases so many of the new products! I used the Celebrate Today paper for this layout.  Because I wanted the layout t...

Oh My Heart Blog Hop

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Today we have a fun little hop for you featuring our Oh My Heart exclusive paper!  Have you seen it?  Just in time for Valentines Day! This collection features a paper pack (with or without the sticker sheet), coordinating cardstock pack, a stamp set and a Workshop Kit that comes with or without the stamp!) Today's hop is small but I bet you will get BIG IDEAS!  If you came here from Cat Nowak's blog you are on the right track!  The next blog to hop to is posted at the bottom of my post.  The hop is a circle so when you get back to me, you will know you completed the hop.  If you get lost along the way, you can find your way back HERE . I created a simple page for this hop that includes a new product - our new Stitched Bracket Thin Cut!  I used the largest frame to cut three of the patterns from the Oh My Heart paper pack.  I used stickers from the sticker sheet for my title.  Products Used on this page: White Cardstock - 1385...

January Stamp of the Month - Everyday Magic

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Welcome to our January Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring  Everyday Magic , a set of 17 stamps! This hop is a big circle. If you came from   Katy Taylor’s Blog   you are on the right track! If you started with me, you will know you finished the hop when you get back to my post! Look for the next blog to hop to at the bottom of my post. If you get lost along the way, you can see all the participants   HERE . This is a fun stamp to use to send some positive thoughts to a friends or just a great sentiment for a layout!  Here is the card I created.   I used several of our new products on this card!  Can you pick them out? First I stamped one of the sentiments on the Tangerine cardstock to give it a background.  I paired it with Julep print Mix in paper and added a die cut stitched frame to the top portion of the card cutting through the card front to show the inside of the card where I stamped the heart...

December Stamp of the Month - Reindeer Crossing

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Welcome to our December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring  Reindeer Crossing , a set of 10 stamps! This hop is a big circle. If you came from   Brandi Robinson’s Blog   you are on the right track! If you started with me, you will know you finished the hop when you get back to my post! Look for the next blog to hop to at the bottom of my post. If you get lost along the way, you can see all the participants   HERE . I created two traditional cards with this set.   I love the pine cone branch!  It was really fun to work with.  Let's take a look at each card. On this card, I stamped with Charcoal ink on Vanilla Cardstock and used my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers for coloring.  Gold shimmer trim and embellishing tread along with Gold Glitter gems accent the card. Creating a wreath with the pine branch was easy.  I traced a circle onto the cardstock and then stamped the pine branch aro...

Best Friends Furever Blog Hop

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Welcome to our Best Friends Furever Blog hop! We are celebrating the pets in our life with this special paper suite!  Between now and December 31, you can get this exclusive paper and Cut Above Kit to document your favorite memories of your pals with paws. If you came from Alyson Mayo's Blog you are on the right track. If you started with my blog, the hop is a big circle. Just look for the link at the bottom of my post and it will take you to the next blog. When you get back to me, you will know you completed the hop! If you get lost along the way, you can see all the participants HERE . I decided to do something really easy with this paper.   You can't get any easier than using Complete Creativity our newest Cricut Collection.  The hardest part about creating this page was deciding which colors/papers to use where.  But, in all honesty, even THAT wasn't that hard!  It all came together so fast! Here is the Complete Creativity image that I chose...

November December New Product Blog Hop

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Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop!! Close To My Heart recently released our new November/December catalog! This is always one of my MOST favorite catalogs because I love creating Christmas cards, layouts and more! This hop will give you a great opportunity to see what some of our favorite products are how we are using them! If you came from Krista Hershberger's Blog , you are on the right track!! Look for the next blog to hop to at the bottom of this post. This hop is a big circle, so when you get back to me, you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog . Let's get started! I had a hard time deciding what to share here today - there were so many choices!  But I finally decided to share this card I created with the Merry Christmas Tree stamp and the Custom Ornament Thin Cut. When I first started playing around with this two-step stamp, I begin remembe...

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Family Time

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Welcome to our November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring Family Time , a set of 18 stamps! This hop is a big circle. If you came from Brandi Robinson’s Blog you are on the right track! If you started with me, you will know you finished the hop when you get back to my post! Look for the next blog to hop to at the bottom of my post. If you get lost along the way, you can see all the participants HERE . Since most everyone is already thinking about Christmas cards this time of year, I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas card with this stamp set!   I chose the word Blessings for the sentiment on this card.  Don't you just love that bold writing?  I thought the flower would make nice poinsettias so I stamped two with Ruby ink and then the third flower is actually 2nd generation stamping with Ruby!  And look!!! It's a perfect match with the zip strip from the Mix-in paper pack.  Here are all of the products tha...