Life is Wonderful 8 x 8 Layout - July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Close to My Heart July Stamp of the Month - Life is Wonderful!

This stamp set has 8 stamps and can only be purchased in the month of July.

If you came here from  Peachy Iris G. Lamb'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 here on Melinda Everitt's Blog.

For this Blog Hop we have 47 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the July Stamp of the Month - Life is Wonderful and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one. Here we go!

I used Close to My Heart's Jackson Paper Packet with CTMH Chocolate cardstock.

To embellish the 8 x 8 layout, I used CTMH Artisan Studs and Spellbinders' Circle Nestabilities.

I used CTMH's Life is Wonderful - July Stamp of the Month stamp set with CTMH Cocoa ink.


Now "Hop" on over to Krista Hershberger's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas.

I have a CTMH Order going in on:
Monday, July 27, 2015

For more information, please email me at ddigby@shaw.ca.

Heart's of the West 15th Blog Hop - Blossom Paper Packet

Welcome to the Hearts of the West Team Blog Hop!

If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West Team was founded by Nancy Klein.

This month's challenge is using Close to My Heart's Blossom paper packet from the Seasonal Expressions 2 Catalogue.

If you came from Heather Myers' Blog, then you are on the right track. This is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list of participants is at the bottom of this post. 

So as always, grab your beverage of choice and hop around the team with us.

I used Close to My Heart's Blossom Paper Packet with CTMH Glacier & Sweet Leaf cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used Copic Marker R14 to colour in the sprinkles.

I used CTMH's Treats of Friendship & Casual Expressions stamp sets with CTMH Black ink.

Now hop on over to Holly Young-Bower's Blog.

Thank you for joining us this month and please come back and join us next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you using the Jackson Paper Packet.

1. Donna Digby - You are here.
2. Holly Young-Bowers
3. Corinna Murphy
4. Heather Myers

Sweet as Sugar Christmas Card

I am participating in Sparkle Creations' Weekly Christmas Card Challenge - #30 - Anything Goes.

I used Close to My Heart's Snowhaven Paper Packet with CTMH Cranberry, Glacier, Whisper & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch, CTMH Damask Embossing Folder, Spellbinders' Circle and Blossom Nestabilities.

I used CTMH's Sweet as Sugar - Hostess Reward and Merriest Christmas stamp sets with CTMH Slate & Cranberry inks.

CTMH's July Promotion

Spend $25 on regularly priced stamp sets and you may purchase any one of the Hostess Rewards stamp sets for $5 or you may get the July Stamp of the Month for FREE.

Sweet As Sugar Hostess Stamp Set can be found on page 5 of the CTMH Annual Inspirations Catalogue/Idea Book.

July Order Deadline: 

Monday, July 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

So Grateful For You Card

I used Pathfinding & Seaside Paper Packets with CTMH's Barn Red & Olive cardstocks.

To embellish this card, I used Spellbinders' Circle Nestabilities & Prima Marketing Sugar Dot Stickers.

I used CTMH's Thanksgiving Wreath - Hostess Reward stamp set with CTMH Cocoa & Barn Red inks.

CTMH's July Promotion

Spend $25 on regularly priced stamp sets and you may purchase any one of the Hostess Rewards stamp sets for $5 or you may get the July Stamp of the Month for FREE.

Thanksgiving Wreath Stamp Set can be found on page 6 of the CTMH Annual Inspirations Catalogue/Idea Book.

July Order Deadline: 

Monday, July 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

Bird Sympathy Card

I used Close to My Heart's Yuletide Carol Paper Packet with CTMH's Cashmere & Champagne cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Damask Embossing Folder, CTMH Sponge Dauber with Cashmere ink, My Favorite Things Heart Stax Dies & Vintage Pixie Ribbon.

I used CTMH's Fabulous You, Big Hug & Sincere Expressions stamp sets with Cashmere ink.

Thistle Birthday Cake Card

I am participating in the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog - Let Them Eat Cake Challenge.

I used Close to My Heart's Basics Paper Fundamentals - Whimsy Assortment - Thistle with CTMH White Daisy & Thistle cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Thistle Diagonal Stripe Ribbon, CTMH Diamond Embossing Folder and Doodlebug Designs Lilac Sprinkles.

I used CTMH's Build-a-Cake stamp set with CTMH Thistle ink.

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Color Dare #148

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #148 is CTMH Colours - Cranberry, Outdoor Denim & White Daisy. 

I used Close to My Heart's Basic Paper Fundamentals - Enchantment Assortment - Outdoor Denim with CTMH White Daisy cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Stripe Embossing Folder and Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities.

I used CTMH's Celebrate Canada and Holiday Hoopla (discontinued) stamp sets with CTMH Outdoor Denim & Cranberry inks.

You may use any products to participate in the Color My Heart Challenges, but we encourage you to use CTMH products. For this Color Dare Challenge, you have until Thursday, July 02, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time to submit your project.

For more information about our challenges, please check us out at Color My Heart Challenge Blog: http://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.ca. I look forward to seeing what types of projects you can inspire us with.

Baby Tags

I loved my generic baby tag so much that I decided to also make a baby girl and a baby boy tag in the same style.

I used Close to My Heart's Brushed & Blossom Paper Packets with CTMH Chocolate, Colonial White, Cotton Candy & Lagoon cardstocks.

To embellish the 5" tag, I used CTMH's Art Philosophy, CTMH's Artbooking, CTMH Stripe Embossing Folder, CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch, CTMH Buttons (discontinued), My Favorite Things Heart Stax Dies, Stampin' Up Ribbon, Vintage Pixie Ribbon and embroidery floss from my stash.

I used CTMH's Wild Wonders, New Arrival and Just To Say... stamp sets with CTMH Chocolate ink.

Be Warm Christmas Card

I was inspired to create this simple & flat Christmas Card by last week's Freshly Made Sketches Sketch #191.

I used Close to My Heart's Snowhaven & Chalk It Up Paper Packets with CTMH Lagoon & Glacier cardstocks.

To embellish my card, I used CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch.

I used CTMH's Snowhaven Cardmaking Workshop and Best Christmas stamp sets with CTMH Black ink.

Donna's Terrific Tag Tuesday - Post #11

Donna's Terrific Tag Tuesday - Post #11

I used Close to My Hearts Brushed Paper Packet with CTMH Canary, Pear & Sunset cardstocks.

To embellish the 5" tag, I used CTMH's Art Philosophy, CTMH's Artbooking, CTMH Stripe Embossing Folder, CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch, CTMH Buttons (discontinued), My Favorite Things Heart Stax Dies, Stampin' Up Ribbon and embroidery floss from my stash.

I used CTMH's Wild Wonders, New Arrival and Just To Say... stamp sets with CTMH Sunset ink.

I'm Loonie for You!

I used Simple Stories Snap Color Vibe 6 x 6 Paper Pack with Paper-Garden.ca Aura Solar White cardstock and Paper-Garden.ca Basis Red Matte cardstock.

I used Scrappy Moms Proudly Canadian stamp set, miscellaneous Loonie stamp and CTMH A Little Everything (discontinued) and Dizzy Circles stamp sets with CTMH Cranberry ink.

Celebrate July 1st!

I am participating in a Canada Day Card Challenge put on by Paper-Garden.ca.

If you would like to submit your Canada Day Card to their challenge, you may sign up here: http://www.paper-garden.ca/pages/canada-day-card-challenge-signup.html.

Paper-Garden.ca generously sent me some fabulous red & white cardstocks to play with; which also included some gorgeous shimmer papers.

I used Doodlebug Designs patterned papers with Paper-Garden.ca Aura Solar White Cardstock & Paper-Garden.ca Pop-Tone Wild Cherry Cardstock.

To embellish this fun fold card, I used an EK Success Medium Maple Leaf punch, Spellbinders' Circle Nestabilities and Dooldlebug Design Lily White Sprinkles.

I used CTMH's Canadian Celebration (discontinued), A Little Everything (discontinued) and Dizzy Circles (happy) stamp sets with CTMH Cranberry ink.

I love this fun fold card and I got the idea from Simone Morton's Blog. I am having so much fun with this style of card that you will probably be seeing a lot more cards done in this style on my blog.

As you can see, the card still folds flat to fit in a regular A2 Envelope.

To vote for your favourite Canada Day Card, please visit here: http://www.paper-garden.ca/pages/canada-day-cards.html.

Laugh as Much as You Breath

I am participating in Freshly Made Sketches #191 - A Sketch by Jen T.

I used Close to My Heart's Jackson Paper Packet with CTMH Colonial White cardstock.

I used CTMH's Wavy Blooms and Happy Everything stamp sets with CTMH Cocoa ink.

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Color Dare #147

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #147 Your Choice of a Monochromatic Colour with White Daisy. 

I used Close to My Heart's Basic Paper Fundamentals - Enchantment Assortment - Outdoor Denim with CTMH Outdoor Denim & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I did the bokeh technique with CTMH Sponge Daubers with Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue & White Daisy inks. I also used a CTMH Spray Pen filled with water. After I sponged the colours onto the paper and before I sponged the white circles on, I sprayed a little bit of water on my paper to help the colours blend more.

I used CTMH's Noel, Snowflakes, Santa Claus & Best Christmas stamp sets with CTMH Outdoor Denim and Indian Corn Blue inks.

You may use any products to participate in the Color My Heart Challenges, but we encourage you to use CTMH products. For this Color Dare Challenge, you have until Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time to submit your project.

For more information about our challenges, please check us out at Color My Heart Challenge Blog: http://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.ca. I look forward to seeing what types of projects you can inspire us with.

Donna's Throw Back Thursday - Post #11

Donna's Throw Back Thursday - Post #11

I used Close to My Heart's White Daisy & Pacifica cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Scallop Embossing Folder and CTMH Pearls (discontinued).

I used CTMH's No Name - D1368 (discontinued), Tag the Occasion (discontinued) and Joyful Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Pacifica & Crystal Blue inks.

To get the Pacifica ink around the edges of the flower, I used a sponge dauber.

I Love You a Latte Card

So, I saw this Twist & Turn Card on Facebook and decided to give it a try. I like the final look, but didn't enjoy making it.

I am also too picky and I couldn't get a clean look with this technique, but I am glad that I tried it out.

I used Close to My Heart's Chalk It Up Paper Packet with CTMH Flaxen, Sorbet and Lagoon cardstocks. I also used white Copic paper for my coloured coffee cup image.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (star), CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch and CTMH's Stripe Embossing Folder.

Copic Markers used are: BG13, BG57, E40, R02, R05, W1 & YR18.

I used CTMH's Treats of Friendship, New Zealand Greetings (friend) and Lifting Spirits stamp sets with CTMH Black ink and Memento Black ink.

Cross Canada Blog Hop - Mini Albums

Welcome to our June Blog Hop featuring Mini Albums. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop. If you came from Brae's Blog then you are in the right place!

To make my Paper Bag Mini Album, I used 3 of Close to My Heart's Designer Series Paper Bags (1 Lagoon, 1 Ruby & 1 Honey) with CTMH Lagoon, Ruby, Honey & White Daisy cardstocks.

To put the mini album together, I stitched the 3 bags together down the middle.

To embellish the mini album, I used CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and CTMH's Black Sequins from the Black Mini-Medley Accents Collection.

I used CTMH's All the Details, Wavy Blooms, Have a Happy Day, Geek is Chic, Hodgepodge Alphabet (discontinued), Love Life, Art Philosophy - No Name, Take Note - Artbooking, World Traveler, Hooray Bouquet, Paper Bird - Hostess Rewards, Sightseer, Capture the Day, Handmade and Pretty Petals stamp sets with CTMH Lagoon, Goldrush, Ruby & Black inks.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Janet's Blog.

If you get lost along the way, there is a full list of the blog hop participants at the bottom of this post 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring the Operation Smile Stamp Set.  So mark July 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

My next order deadline is:

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.

1. Michelle

2. Nicky

3. Sheri

4. Lucy

5. Brae

6. Donna - You are here.

7. Janet