Heart's of the West 28th Blog Hop - Florence Paper Packet

Welcome to the Hearts of the West Team Blog Hop!

This Blog Hop features Close to My Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their creative projects.

This month's theme is using Close to My Heart's Florence Paper Packet. This paper packet is featured in CTMH's Seasonal Expressions 2 Mini Catalogue.

If you came from Nancy Klein's Blog, then you are on the right track. This is a circular 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 country with us.

I used Close To My Heart's Florence Paper Packet with CTMH Ruby cardstock.

To embellish the 6 x 8 layout, I used CTMH's Flower Market Cricut Cartridge.

Now hop on over to Corinna Murphy's Blog.

Thank you for joining us this month. Please join us again on September 1st for our next Heart's of the West Blog Hop featuring CTMH's Jeepers Creepers Paper Packet.

1. Nancy
2. Donna
3. Corinna

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #204

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #204 is using Close To My Heart Colours: Eggplant, Flaxen, Sweet Leaf & Colonial White. 

I used Close To My Heart's Eggplant, Flaxen, Sweet Leaf & Colonial White cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Damask Embossing Folder, CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch & MFT's Stitched Scalloped Rectangles Die Stax.

I used CTMH's For Family and Friend Tree stamp sets with CTMH Eggplant ink.

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, August 4, 2016 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.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #26B

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to make a project using a Creative Cut. You may use one of CTMH's Cricut Cartridges, Thin Cuts or by hand cutting something out.

I used Close To My Heart's Florence Paper Packet with CTMH Saffron & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, EK Success Circle Punches and a Stampin' Up Label Punch.

I used CTMH's Say It All and Finding the Words stamp sets with CTMH Peacock & Saffron inks.

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, August 01, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #203

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #203 is using Close To My Heart Colours: Sorbet, Canary, Crystal Blue & White Daisy. 

I used Close To My Heart's Whimsy Paper Fundamentals - Sorbet, Canary & Crystal Blue with CTMH Canary & White Daisy cardstocks.

I used CTMH's Bitty Birthday and Lovely Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Sorbet ink.

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 28, 2016 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.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #26A

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to make a project using a Creative Cut. You may use one of CTMH's Cricut Cartridges, Thin Cuts or by hand cutting something out.

I used Close To My Heart's Paper Fundamentals - Adventure - Cranberry & Pacifica, Paper Fundamentals - Whimsy - Crystal Blue with CTMH Crystal Blue cardstock..

To embellish the 6 x 8 layout, I used CTMH's Artiste Cricut Cartridge to cut out the 2.75" Film Strip, MFT's Pierced Circle Die Stax for the Vellum Bubbles & Cartwright's Moonshine Sequins because my son wanted a little sparkle on his page.

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, August 01, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

4 x 4 Disney Album - Post #3

CTMH Disney Convention 2015 - 4 x 4 Album

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet.

To embellish my 4 x 4 layouts, I used CTMH's Clear Sparkles & My Creative Time's Stitched Trio Stars Dies.

4 x 4 Disney Album - Post #2

Here are some more layouts from my 4 x 4 Disney Convention 2015 Album.

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet with CTMH's White Daisy Cardstocks.

To embellish the 4 x 4 layouts, I used CTMH's Magical Complements.

Cross Canada Blog Hop - Summer Vacation

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

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop.

If you came from Carol's Blog, then you are in the right place!

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet.

To embellish my 6 x 8 layout, I used CTMH's Magical Complements.

I used CTMH's From the Notebook - July Stamp of the Month with CTMH's Sapphire ink.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada hop is Janet's Blog. If you get lost along the way, you can check out the list of participants at the bottom of this post.

Thank you 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 our theme is Favourite New CTMH Product. So mark August 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

1. Michelle
2. Nicky
3. Carol
4. Donna - You are here!
5. Janet
6. Corinna

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #202

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #202 is using Close To My Heart Shades of Brown with Colonial White. You many use any or all of the following Shades of Brown: Cocoa, Chocolate, Saddle, Cashmere, Champagne and Desert Sand.

I used Close To My Heart's Basics Paper Fundamentals - Chocolate with CTMH Chocolate and Colonial White cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Buttons (discontinued) and MFT's Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangles Die Stax.

I used CTMH's For Family and Love My Dog stamp sets with CTMH Chocolate ink.

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 21, 2016 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 #34

Donna's Throw Back Thursday - Post #34

I am also participating in Sparkle Creations Weekly Christmas Card Challenge Week 32 - Snowman.

I used Close To My Heart's Frosted Paper Packet (discontinued) with CTMH's Glacier & Champagne cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used a CTMH Sponge Dauber with CTMH Slate ink to distress the paper edges, an EK Success Small Snowflake Punch, Ribbon from Vintage Pixie & Cartwright's 3mm Moonshine Sequins.

I used CTMH's Frosted Card Making Workshop (discontinued) and Share the Magic (discontinued) stamp sets with CTMH's Slate ink.

Father's Day Card

I used a Doodlebug 6 x 6 Paper Pad with BoBunny Orange Citrus Double Dot and a Bazzill Blue cardstock. The front cover is missing off the paper pad, so I don't know which line it is.

To embellish the card, I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch, My Creative Time's Shaped Buttons Stitched Dies and orange embroidery floss from my stash.

I used My Favorite Things All Smiles stamp set and CTMH's Just To Say... stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #25B

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to make a project using Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet or its colour palette.

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet with CTMH White Daisy cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Oval Stitched, Pierced Circle & Pierced Rectangle Die Stax, an EK Success Border Punch and Stampin' Up's Summer Fun Marker.

I used CTMH's Tickled Pink & Happy, Happy Birthday stamp sets and Peachy Keen Popcorn People stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

I made this card for my daughter, Amy's, 18th Birthday from her brother, TJ.

Amy works for Pop's Kettle Corn and makes popcorn in our neighbour's garage. When she is cooking, the whole neighbourhood smells like delicious Kettle Corn and when TJ smells it, he yells "POPCORN!".

Any time that Amy mentions her job around her 4 year old brother, he yells: "POPCORN!"

So, I thought this was an appropriate card from him to her.

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, July 18, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Soccer Coach Thank You Card

I used Doodlebug's Goal!! 6 x 6 Paper Pad with a Bazzill Green cardstock & CTMH White Daisy cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used Your Next Stamp Sports Fanatics Two Dies and MFT's Cross-Stitch Oval Die Stax.

I used Your Next Stamp Sports Fanatics Two stamp set and CTMH's Card Chatter - Thank You stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Flamingo Birthday Card

I used Close To My Heart's Calypso Paper Packet with CTMH White Daisy & Hollyhock cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Tickled Pink Thin Cuts & CTMH's Calypso Sequins.

I used CTMH's One in a Melon, Tickled Pink & Bitty Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Hollyhock & Black inks.

Have a Dino-rrific Birthday!

I made this shaker card for TJ's school friend's birthday party. It was TJ's first friend birthday party.

I used Echo Park's Dinosaur Adventure Paper Pack with a Bazzill Brown cardstock.

To embellish the shaker card, I used a plastic page protector for the window of the shaker card and sand from my son's sandbox.

I used Stampin' Up's No Bones About It stamp set with CTMH Cocoa ink.

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #201

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #201 is using Close To My Heart Colours: Black, Cranberry, Crystal Blue, Honey, Sapphire, Whisper & White Daisy. All of these colours can be found in CTMH's Magical Paper Packet.

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet.

To embellish the 6 x 6 Desk Calendar Layout, I used CTMH's Magical Complements, CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (5" Calendar), Alphalicious Cricut Cartridge (JULY) and Stampin' Up's Banner Punch.

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 14, 2016 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.

Jason's 40th Birthday Card

I made this card for my cousin, Jason's, 40th Birthday a few months back.

I used Doodlebug's Happy Camper 6x6 paper pad with a Bazzill Brown cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used Lawn Fawn Coordinated Craft Dies from "love you s'more" stamp set and MFT's Stitched Square Die Stax & Pierced Rectangles Die Stax.

I used Lawn Fawn's Love You S'more stamp set, Jaded Blossom's So Many Birthdays stamp set and Close To My Heart's Birthday Funnies stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Cameron's Grade 8 Graduation Card

I made this card for my best-friend's son, Cameron's, Grade 8 Graduation.

I used CTMH's Pacifica and White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Star Confetti Embossing Folder, MFT's Stitched Rounded Corner Rectangles Die Stax, My Creative Time's Stitched Stars Dies, white embroidery floss from my stash and I did the smooshing technique with CTMH's Pacifica and Crystal Blue ink pads and with a CTMH's Spray Pen filled with water.

I used CTMH's Diploma Day (discontinued) stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #25A

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to make a project using Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet or its colour palette.

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet with CTMH White Daisy & Honey cardstocks.

To embellish 4 x 4 layouts, I used CTMH Magical Complements and Spellbinders' Scalloped Square Nestabilities.

These layouts fit perfectly in CTMH's Instalife Albums.

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, July 18, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Matthew's Grade 12 Graduation Card

I made this card for my nephew, Matthew's, Grade 12 Graduation.

I used Close To My Heart's Outdoor Denim (discontinued) and White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Cross-Stitched Rectangles Die Stax and I did the smooshing technique with CTMH's Crystal Blue ink pad and with CTMH's Spray Pen filled with water.

I used Unity's Diploma Cap & Gown stamp set and CTMH's Smarty Pants stamp set with CTMH's Outdoor Denim (discontinued) ink pad.

Aiden's Grade 12 Graduation Card

I made this card for my daughter's boyfriend, Aiden's, Grade 12 Graduation.

I used CTMH's Florence Paper Packet with CTMH Saffron & Black cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used the Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge.

I used CTMH's Smarty Pants stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Amy's Grade 12 Graduation Card

I made this graduation card for my daughter, Amy's, Grade 12 Graduation from her dad & myself.

I used Close To My Heart's Poppy, Honey & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used the Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge and CTMH Gold Sequins.

I used Stampin' Up's Gorgeous Grunge and Fabulous Four stamp sets and CTMH's Smarty Pants stamp set with a Versa Mark Clear ink pad and CTMH Gold Embossing Powder.