Welcome to April’s stamp of the month blog hop!

This month there are 60 consultants participating in this blog hop! “My Sunshine” has such fun stamps in it! Perfect for some spring time cards! If you are following the blog hop, you should have come from Elizabeth’s blog. If you started here, that’s great too! The hop is a big round circle, so you shouldn’t get lost along the way. However, if you do happen to get lost, Helen has a list on her blog of all of the participants.

Every month there is a new exclusive stamp set that you can only get during that month. It is available at full price ($17.95) or for just $5 with a $50 order!

Today I have a fun little treat bag to share with you.

These stamps fit together so nicely! I stamped the sun rays in buttercup and the words in Chocolate Ink. I used the bird’s wing to stamp the background banner, also in buttercup. You’re tweet is super sweet in Chocolate ink. I even used some buttercup ink on the cute little birdie Wooden piece!

Would you like to get this stamp free? And what about 3 more? In April, if you sign up to be a consultant, you will get April through July’s Stamps of the Month FOR FREE! The kit is just $49, and you get $155 worth of wonderful creative items, and now, with the stamps, it’s another $70 of free crafting stuffs! How sweet is that?

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! Your next stop in the fun hop is the lovely Lalia!

Have a fantastically fabulous crafty day!

Welcome to our March Art Philosophy/Artiste Blog Hop! As you know, both the Artiste and the Art Philosophy cartridges are available exclusively through a Close to My Heart consultant. If you don’t already have a Consultant that you are currently working with, please contact one the Consultants in our hop with any questions you have!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy’s blog – Love 2 Create. If you came from Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents then you are in the right place!

Our challenge this month features not only one of these amazing cartridges but also a “BINGO” card!

Here is the BINGO card that our Consultants were given:

The Consultants were told they could make anything they wanted using the Artiste OR Art Philosophy cartridge AND you work off the BINGO card posted above. Basically, you make a “BINGO” by going across, down, or diagonally and you have to use everything in that bingo line.

I made this fun card with the bingo card, and I hope you like it! I used the fun April Stamp of the Month, “My Sunshine”.

First I stamped the sun ray image on my card with Buttercup ink, keeping it close to the top. Then I used the Art Philosophy cartridge for the ‘label’ type shape, and stamped it with the circle of words, also in Buttercup Ink. Next I stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Ink on a scrap of White Daisy cardstock, and notched it into a banner shape.

I used one of the buttons from the Surfs Up Assortment, and attached an itty bitty butterfly from the Trinkets Wooden Shapes with a dab of liquid glass. It is so cute and adorable and tiny!

Your next stop on our “BINGO” hop is Melissa L- MyWatermelonMoon.

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts
Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents
Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy <------- You are here! Melissa L- MyWatermelonMoon
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Michelle ~ My Creations with Michelle
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101
Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper

Thanks for hopping along with us – we hope we were able to inspire you.

Welcome Everyone!

Today is the day for hopping! Hopefully you arrived from Lisa’s Blog. We have about 50 consultants sharing their artwork with you for the March Stamp of the Month. I’ve seen some beautiful work done with it!

Unfortunately, I have not had any time to be able to play with this stamp set.

This wonderful card was made by Wendy Coffman, and you can find it (and other cards & items made with the stamp set) on her blog.

Isn’t it gorgeous??

I can’t wait to make one just like it!

Your next stop is over at Gina’s blog.

I hope you have a crafty day!!

I do still have a few spots available at my Crafty Retreat at the Beach! Let me know if you would be interested!

Welcome to our February Art Philosophy/Artiste Blog Hop! As you know, these cartridges are available exclusively through a Close to My Heart consultant. If you don’t already have a Consultant that you are currently working with, please contact me with any questions you have!

Our theme this month features not only one of these amazing cartridges but also a brand NEW paper pack from Close to My Heart – “For Always”. In this hop, you will see projects featuring one (or both!) of our versatile Cricut cartridges with this paper pack from many talented crafty ladies! Enjoy our blog hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy’s blog – Love 2 Create. If you came from Stephanie-The Quilted Scrapper then you are in the right place!

My card is a fairly simple card today! I just cut a number of the fluer de lis from the Art Philosophy cartridge and the congrats from the Artiste cartridge. I used our fabulous Liquid Glass to keep them secure, and then just went around the outside of the card a couple of times with an everyday household black pen.

Your next stop on our “For Always” hop is Ellen ~ CardMonkey’s Paper Jungle.

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Stamping is Contagious
Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts
Michelle ~ My Creations With Michelle
Priscilla~ Priscilla’s Paperie
Wendy ~ My Scrapbooking Blog
Stephanie-The Quilted Scrapper
Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy >>—>You are here!<---<< Ellen ~ CardMonkey’s Paper Jungle
Melissa Lind~ MyWatermelonMoon
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking

Thanks for hopping along with us – we hope we were able to inspire you.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

I’m sure all of you wonderful crafty people, or persons that appreciate craftiness have seen the new stuff from Close to my Heart! I am loving it! (all of it!) I sure hope that you are too!! This blog hop is to give you some more looks at wonderful creations made with the new items! Papers, embellishments, home decor, and more!

This is a round hop, so you should be able to start anywhere and continue along the way. So, if you have been hopping along, you would have come from Melinda’s blog. When you leave, you will go to Nikka’s Blog. If you get lost along the way, Helen has the whole list up on her blog. I hope you enjoy your hopping!!

If you find something that you would like to make or participate in, contact me or your CTMH Consultant, and we will be happy to help you!

Today I am sharing one of my “Hottie” cards. It was part of the Valentine workshop that I did. This class was so fun!

I’ve used the For Always paper pack which is a beautiful set of black and white papers. They pair perfectly with any other color! I’ve also used Black and White Daisy Cardstock, White Daisy pigment ink, Black archival ink, Seam Binding, and the Keepsake Alphabet set.

Here is a sneak peek at the Claire workshop that I will be hosting! More photos (larger) will be coming soon, so make sure to check back for those!

Now, as you hop on, you will go to Nikka’s Blog. If you get lost along the way, Helen has the whole list up on her blog.

See you soon!
Michelle

Welcome hoppers!

As you have seen, there is some great artwork in this blog hop already! You should have arrived here from Haley’s Blog. What a great idea to document her journey, right?

This month, the set is called Home Sweet Home, and has four great images on it.

I found a great inspiration image (which I saved, on my laptop that died yesterday), but am not able to share it with you! (sorry!!)

I ended up making a whole set of cards, and this whole process was fairly simple!

I used our great buttons on this project too!

I’ll show the how to below, so scroll down if you would like to see. Or, you can hop on over to Vicki’s blog

So, my first step was to pick the colors that I wanted to use, and then I stamped the image that I wanted one time on each of the sheets of cardstock with white daisy ink. (I chose hollyhock, pear, lagoon, desert sand, sunset, and blush)

Then I cut them into strips using the CTMH ruler and cutting knife (as shown below) and then trimmed them down and notched them into banner shapes with my microtip scissors.

Then, I laid them out on my versamat so that I had all the colors in each one, and made sure there weren’t two pinks next to each other.

I added some colonial white banners to help balance it. I popped the whole thing up on some foam tape. Added some seam binding and a button and put it on the card. I think it turned out super cute! And, for about the same amount of effort, I now have 6 different cards that I can give out to people.

I hope that you enjoyed my cards and my mini tutorial!

Have a crafty day!

Today is the final listing of the retiring items at the end of the month! Hopefully you have gotten everything that you wanted before they are all gone! Each of the items are linked to my CTMH shopping page, and as before, you are able to find the whole list of everything retiring here.

Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads

Z1360 Rhinestone Designer Brads

Z1361 Brads Red Assortment

Z1362 Brads Pink Assortment

Brads Blue Assortment

Sold Out

Z1364 Brads Green Assortment

Z1365 Brads Basic Assortment

Z1387 Wooden Designer Buttons

Z1391 Buttons Clear Assortment

Z1687 Bohemian Assortment

Z1694 Bouquet Assortment

Z1464 Milepost Shapes

Z1466 Bling Assortment

Z1709 Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers

Z1689 Timeless Charms

Z1763 Boutique Assortment

Z1711 Foundry® Binder Clips

Z1712 Foundry® Number Plates

Z1681 Dimensional Elements Numbers

Z1761 Dimensional Elements Ornaments

Z1762 Dimensional Elements Snowflakes

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Today there will be a hodge podge of things on the retiring items list. We have some albums, dimensional elements, My Creations items, some felt alphas, and more! Remember, these items are all while supplies last! (I’ve already had to take off a few things, just while creating the post!) So, shop sooner rather than later! You can always find the full list of things that are retiring here.

Z1395 Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet)

Z1465 Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers

Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet

Z1696 Keepsake Felt Alphabet

Z1388 Newsprint Rub-Ons

Z1765 Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes

Z1460 Foundry® Ribbon Slides

Z1461 Décor Journaling Spots

Z1393 Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection

Z1316 Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection

Z1385 Designer Ribbon Blue Collection

Z1615 Designer Ribbon Red Collection

Z1616 Designer Ribbon Green Collection

Z1352 4 1/2″ Colonial White Circle Cards

Z1353 4 1/2″ White Daisy Circle Cards

Z1731 My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit

Z1407 6″ x 6″ Olive Quick Pic™ Album

Z1408 6″ x 6″ Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album

Z1054 My Creations® Display Album

Z1378 My Creations® Banner

Z1614 My Creations® Memory Game

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Today I am showing you all of the Workshops on the Go that are retiring on the 31st. You will want to make sure to grab these, as they won’t be available after then, and are likely to sell out before the end of January. The stamps in these kits are fabulous, and ONLY available in these kits. Remember, you can see the whole list of retiring items here.

G1041 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Cardmaking Kit

G1043 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit

G1040 Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit

G1042 Workshops on the Go® Scroll Album Kit

G1044 Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit

G1045 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit

G1046 Workshops on the Go® Clementine Scrapbooking Kit

G1047 Workshops on the Go® Dakota Scrapbooking Kit

G1048 Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie Scrapbooking Kit

G1049 Workshops on the Go® Scholastic Scrapbooking Kit

G1050 Workshops on the Go® Flirty Scrapbooking Kit

G1051 Workshops on the Go® Moonlight Scrapbooking Kit

G1052 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Well, you have seen all of the stamp sets that are retiring on the 31st, so that means it’s time to move to the next bits! Today I am showing you the paper packs and matching complements and some of the matching embellishment packs. Please remember, these are all while supplies last, so don’t wait until the last minute!

My Reflections® Stella Paper Packet

Sold Out

X7147C Stella Complements Canvas Shapes

X7148B My Reflections® Pemberley Paper Packet

X7148C My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment

X7150B My Reflections® Victory Paper Packet

X7150C My Stickease® Victory Assortment

Z1692 Tough Tags

My Reflections® Florentine Paper Packet

Sold Out

X7158B La Belle Vie Paper Packet

X7158C La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment

X7160B Flirty Paper Packet

X7160C Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements

Z1749 Autumn Lane Assortment

X7161B Moonlight Paper Packet

X7161C Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements

Z1741 Haunted Assortment

X7162B Pear & Partridge Paper Packet

Z1772 Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday

X7162C Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!