Brewing Up Birthday Wishes

I used My Mind's Eye's My Girl 6 x 6 paper pack with Bazzill Vanilla Cream cardstock.

To embellish this card, I used Jaded Blossom's Coffee Dies, MFT's Cross Stitched Rectangle Stax, My Creative Time's 3 Stars Stitched Dies, a Medium EK Success Folk Heart punch, Doodlebug sequins and twine from my stash.

I used Jaded Blossom Coffee Break and So Many Birthdays stamp sets with Close To My Heart Black ink.

TJ's School Pocket Layouts

I used Doodlebug's Back to School Paper Packet with BoBunny's Buttercup & Orange Citrus Double Dot cardstocks.

To embellish the 12 x 12 Pocket Pages, I used Doodlebug's Skinny Ladybug and Blue Jean Alphabet Stickers and Close To My Heart's Corner Rounder.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #18B

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to use Close To My Heart Embellishments.

I used Close To My Heart's Kaleidoscope Paper Packet with White Daisy & Canary cardstocks.

To embellish the 8 x 8 layout, I used CTMH's Pink Enamel Gems and CTMH's Pixie Extra Thick Twine.

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, April 11, 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.

Crab Birthday Card

I am participating in Seize the Birthday Challenge Blog - Water Theme.

I used Close To My Heart's Regatta Paper Packet with Sapphire cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Artistry Cricut Cartridge and CTMH Sponge Daubers with CTMH Glacier & Pomegranate inks.

I used CTMH's Beach Days, Birthday Wish and Lovely Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Glacier, Pomegranate and Sapphire inks.

TJ's Class Photo 12 x 12 Layout

I used Doodlebug's Back to School Paper Packet with a Bazzill Red cardstock and BoBunny Buttercup Double Dot cardstock.

To embellish the 12 x 12 layout, I used Doodlebug's Back to School Sticker Sheet.

I didn't include the class photo because I don't have permission from all the parents to put their children's faces out on the world wide web.

April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Life in Pictures

Welcome to our Close To My Heart April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Life in Pictures.

If you came here from Nancy Womersley'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 29 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the April Stamp of the Month - Life in Pictures 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 White Daisy and Black cardstocks.

To embellish my 8 x 8 layout, I used CTMH's Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

I used CTMH's April Stamp of the Month - Life in Pictures stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

This is a layout for my mom & dad's 8 x 8 album of my grandparents. My grandfather passed away just over a year ago. They were married for 72 years.

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

April Order Deadline:
Monday, April 11, 2016 by 5:00 p.m.

Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #187

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #187 is Close To My Heart Colours - Green & White Daisy. You may use any one or more of the following greens: New England Ivy, Topiary, Fern, Sweet Leaf and Pear.

I used Close To My Heart's New England Ivy, Fern & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Diamond Embossing Folder, CTMH's Water Colour Pencils and Stampin' Up's Photo Corner Punch.

I used CTMH's Birthday Wish, Lovely Birthday & Whimsy Numbers (discontinued) stamp sets with CTMH New England Ivy 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, April 7, 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.