Violet's Baby Album - Layout 4 of 15

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 4 of 15

I used BoBunny's Love Letters Paper Line with BoBunny's Bashful & Chiffon Double Dot cardstock.

To embellish the 12 x 12 layout, I used Close To My Heart's Love Thin Cut, a Stampin' Up Pennant Punch, MFT's Stitched Heart Die Stax, the Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge (February) and the straight stitch on my sewing machine with an off-white thread.

I used CTMH's Hello Lovely Cardmaking stamp set with CTMH's Juniper ink for the hearts behind the numbers on the calendar.

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 3 of 15

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 3 of 15

I used Doodlebug's Frosty Friends & Blue Jean Petite Prints Patterned Papers.

To embellish the 12 x 12 layout, I used an EK Success Snowflake Punch, KaiserCrafts's Purple Rhinestones and the Cuttin' Up Cricut Cartridge (January).

I used CTMH's Polar Bear Holiday (discontinued) stamp set for the snowflakes behind the calendar numbers with CTMH's Moonstruck ink (discontinued).

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 2 of 15

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 2 of 15

The way I set up the album is so that the parents can just add photos from that month to the left side and record any information about the baby on the calendar side.

I used Jillibean Soup Christmas Cheer Chowder Paper Pack.

To embellish the 12 x 12 layout, I used Jillibean Soup Christmas Cheer Chowder Stickers, a Stampin' Up Label Punch and the Doodletype Cricut Cartridge (December).

I used CTMH's White Pines Scrapbooking Workshop (discontinued) stamp set for the ornaments by the numbers on the calendar with CTMH's Pixie ink.

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 1 of 15

Violet's Baby Album - Layout 1 of 15

One of my friend's had a baby girl on Christmas Day in 2016. I made her a baby album to record her daughter's first year.

I used Cloud 9 Design's Photo Banner Series 2 - Baby Girl Paper Line.

To embellish the 12 x 12 layout, I used CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (flowers, large scalloped circle & Violet), CTMH's Hello Thin Cut, Making Memories Brads, MFT's Stitched Mini Scalloped Ovals Die Stax and an EK Success Small Circle Punch.

I used CTMH's Baby Zoo (discontinued) stamp set and CTMH's Sans Small Lowercase & Small Caps Alphabet (discontinued) stamp sets with CTMH's Hollyhock ink (discontinued).

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #233

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #233 is using Close To My Heart Colours: Sea Glass, Peacock, Pomegranate, Black & White Daisy.

I used Close To My Heart's Sugar Rush Paper Packet & Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Packet with CTMH's Peacock & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's White Twine, CTMH's White Dots, Miscellaneous Jump Ring from my stash, MFT's Stitched Rounded Rectangles Die Stax and MFT's Cross Stitched Oval Die Stax.

I used CTMH's Tea-rrific - March Stamp of the Month & Sugar Rush - Cardmaking stamp sets with CTMH's Black 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, March 9, 2017 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.

CTMH's Featured Products Blog Hop - Dreamin' Big Paper Packet

Hello and Welcome to our Close To My Heart Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is using CTMH's Dreamin' Big Paper Packet.

If you have just joined us, you can start here and continue on; as this is a circular hop. If you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list at the end of this post. 

If you came here from Lauren Moore's Blog, you are in the right place. 

I used Close To My Heart's Dreamin' Big Paper Packet with CTMH's Poppy & Juniper cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Hello Thin Cut.

I used CTMH's Sending Smiles stamp set with CTMH's Poppy ink.

Card Base: 4 inches x 10.5 inches
Scored Card Base at: 2.75 inches, 4 inches, 6.5 inches & 7.75 inches

Next on our blog hop is Corinna Murphy's Blog. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring CTMH`s Dreamin`Big Paper Packet.

See you on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, as we will be featuring Glitter & Shimmer.

Have a great day!

1. Corinna Murphy
2. Annette Clark
3. Lauren Moore
4. Donna Digby

March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Tea-rrific

Welcome to our Close To My Heart March Stamp of the Month - Tea-rrific Blog Hop.

If you came here from Terrie Shortsleeve'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 approximately 28 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the March Stamp of the Month - Tea-rrific 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 Some Kinda Wonderful Paper Packet with Pacifica, Lemon, & White Daisy cardstocks. I also used White Copic Paper.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Double Stitched Rectangles Die Stax.

Copics used are: B97, BG72, RV19, W4, Y19 & YG17.

I used CTMH's March Stamp of the Month - Tea-rrific and Sending Smiles stamp sets with CTMH's Black & Raspberry inks and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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