Whoo's your Valentine BLOG HOP



Hello, friends;



Welcome to our Whoo's your Valentine Blog Hop!

If you have come here from { Lisa's Blog }, you are on the right path! Hope you have enjoyed the wonderful projects she created for us. 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 @ Life's is a Like a Bowl of Stamps' blog.

We will be featuring wonderful projects and creations, like the ones in this picture:

When you place an order of $35 or more in Close To My Heart products, you’ll receive the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit for only $10...and you will be steps away to create the pretty boxes you see in this picture!!

Whooo’s Your Valentine kit (CC1022)
12 – Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
3 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
1 – Sheet Silver Glitter Paper – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
12 – Treat Tubes with Lids – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
1 – My Acrylix Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)

This month we have 30+ Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this kit. 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!

These are the projects I created using the

Whoo's your Valentine kit:

This is a scrapbook page I made using Slate, White Daisy, and Ruby cardstock; it was stamped with hearts from the stamp set included in the kit and it has space for four photos. I used a border punch [non CTHM] for the border on the left side of the page and a heart punch [non CTMH] to punch the heart from the glitter paper included in the kit. 

Here are some close views on how you can use the stamp set included in the kit:

I also made this simple but pretty card that is perfect for someone you love or for a close friend:

I decided to stamped and cut hearts for the inside of the card:

Hope you have enjoyed my duo creations using the Whoo's your Valentine kit. This kit is so versatile and there are so many things that you can create with it!!

Now, is time to "Hop" on over to { CC's Blog } to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, this kit is only available from December 13th until January 31st, 2013. Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at the wonderful prize of $10.00

Thanks for stopping by and see you next time,

H2H- Christmas #4 Challenge

Hello, friends;

 

All the good things always have an end; this is the last week of my participation as part of the DT for the Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog...and this is the last challenge for this month.

 

New year will come full of surprises and good things; the H2H Blog will have a new DT and new challenges will be available to motivate you every week.

I had a wonderful time creating for you something new every other week; hope you keep visiting my blog once my term is over.

 

Today, the challenge was to create one more item related to Christmas. I decided to go with a simple and easy to make Christmas card using the Pear & Partridge B&T.

 

Here is my card:

 

Recipe:

*Card: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of Ruby [fold in half on the 8-1/2" side]

* (1) 5-1/4" x 4" piece of  Pear & Partridge

* (1) 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Ruby

* (1) 2-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Pear & partridge B&T [different design]

* (1) 3-1/2" circle from Ruby CS

* tree stamp is from the one in the Art Philosophy Collection

* Cranberry twine

* 3/4" circle from glitter paper

* (1) red button

 

Here are more close up photos:

 

I want to invite each of you reading this post to participate in this week's challenge; is the last of this term and it will be nice to see a bunch of creations.

 

Hope you like my card and don't forget to join us this week!!

 

 Here's what to do to participate in this week's challenge:

1. Use mostly Close To My Heart products, though it doesn't have to be 100%.
2. Create your artwork using our Sketch.
3. Post your project to your blog or other online gallery.
4. Come back here and directly link to your blog post, not your blog home page.
5. Mention Heart 2 Heart somewhere in your blog post indicating that you are playing along with us and link to our site.
6. Consider adding the H2H badge to your blog. We'd love to spread the word and see more crafters participating!
7. Finally, you have the whole month of November to join us on any of our November challenges and be eligible for our Top Ten!

 

Until next time,

Snowman Card for Paper Players

Hello, friends;

 

I've been working in different projects, tutorials, and cards for this Holiday season. I was blogging around and found out the challenge over at The Paper Players' Blog.

 

 We had to make a card or project with a snowman included.

Here is my card:

I cut the word snow using the Artiste cartridge from Close to my Heart at 1-3/4" on White Daisy CS. Adhere that piece of CS over another piece of design paper.

The snowman used is from the Flakey Friends from CTMH, too.

The embossing folder is from SU!
This is a very simple card, so you can make few in no time. Is a pretty card and perfect for either adults or kids.

The letters I have left after cutting "snow" were used to make this other card:

As you can see, everything was used and nothing was wasted.

 

Thanks for visiting and have FUN creating!

 

Birthday Card with Art

Hello, friends;

 

I want to share with you a birthday card I made using the

Art Philosophy Collection:

This is a long card, it measures 9-1/4" x 4".

 

Recipe:

* (1) 9-1/4" x 8" piece of Kraft CS fold in half on the 8" side to end up with a 9-1/4" x 4 card.

* (1) 9-1/8" x 3-7/8" piece of Chocolate CS

* (1) 8-7/8" x 3-5/8" piece of newspaper design paper

* Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

* (3) pink flowers

* pink rhinestones

* Art Philosophy Cricut Collection

*stamp set from the same collection

* Blush and Chocolate ink

* Blush, Colonial White, and Chocolate CS

* Ivory Crocheted Ribbon [non CTMH]

* jude twine [non CTMH]

 

These are the pieces you need to cut using the Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge:

 * six (6) <Banner5> @ 2" Blush CS [p.59 Art Philosophy]

  * two (2) <Banner5> @ 2" Chocolate CS [p.59 Art Philosophy]

   * four (4) <Banner4> @ 2" Colonial White CS [p.49 Art Philosophy]

    * one (1) <Butterfly1> @ 1" Chocolate CS [p.41 Art Philosophy]

 * one (1) <Butterfly1> @ 1/2" Chocolate CS [p.41 Art Philosophy]

 

Stamp the image using both colors, Blush and Chocolate; cut them in half. Cut in half two Blush and two Chocolate Banner5; keep the other four Blush Banner5 for later.

Adhere the stamped images as pictured, by mixing the colors with the half of the matching Banner5. Adhere the completed piece on a Blush Banner5, from those you have left.

 

Once you cut the butterflies, make dots using a white gel pen.

 

Use this photo as a guide to put your card together.

 

Hope you have fun!

 

Until next time,

 

Capture the DATE Card

Hello, stampers;

 

I made a card a while ago for a blog hop that I never got the opportunity to participate; I used the

SOTM for November: Capture the Date!

 

Recipe:

* 6" x 6" Chocolate card [6" x 12" piece of CS folded in half on the 12" side]

*5-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Crystal Blue CS

*1" x 5-1/2" piece of Colonial White CS

*1-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of Chocolate CS [punched with a border punch from Friskars]

*scraps of Colonial White to stamp BLESSINGS

 

1. Stamp the numbers from the Capture the Date stamp set using Crystal Blue ink on the piece of Crystal Blue CS.

2. Trace a faux stitch around this piece with Chocolate marker.

3. Punch the piece of Choclate CS using a border punch [optional].

4. Stamp "count your" using the Glamour Lowercase Alphabet set with Chocolate ink.

5. Stamp "BLESSINGS" using the Polka Dot Alphabet set on scraps of Colonial White CS with Chocolate ink; cut and adhere as pictured.

6. Add twine, three gems on the bottom left corner, and a flower.

 

Hope you like this card and that it inkspires you to create your own.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

H2H Challenge: GRATITUDE

Hello, friends;

 

Gratitude is an amazing feeling...and showing someone how grateful you are at that person is even a greater feeling.

 

For today's challenge over @ H2H, we were asked to create something to show gratitude.

 

A while ago, I made this card but never share it in my blog because the supplies used are not CTMH.

 

 

I liked this card so much that I decided to use it as my inspiration to make my card for today's challenge.

 

Take a look at my new card:

 

Recipe:

* 6" x 6" card

* 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of black CS

* 2" x 5" piece of black CS

* 1-3/4" x 5" piece of  design paper [non CTMH]

* yellow ribbon

* For Every Ocassion stamp set

 * 1" wide strip of White Daisy CS

To make the flowers, I cut the FLOWER1 using AP on page 21 with the SHIFT option on at the following sizes: 3/4", 1-1/4", 1-3/4", and 2-1/4...cut four pieces of each size to make two flowers...if you only wish to make one flower, then cut two pieces of each size.  

 

 

I added three jewels/rhinestones on the left bottom corner [can barely be seen on this photo] and the message was stamped on white CS using the For Every Ocassion stamp set.

 

Here are the rules to participate:

*H2H Challenges are open to everyone! To participate, follow the challenge of the week and post your results to your personal blog or other online gallery.

*Go back to the H2H Challenge blog and direct link to the post in your blog related to the challenge for that week...we want to see your creations!!

*In order to participate in a challenge, you must use CTMH products but your project does not have to be 100% CTMH. If you use something from another company, please consider including details in the project's description.
* You MUST mention H2H challenges in your blog post and a link back to us would be appreciated. Feel free to spread the word about our challenge blog by including our badge on your blog.
*Most importantly, have FUN creating - with Close to myHeart!!...the BEST!!

 

Until next time,

H2H Sketch 16 Challenge

Hello, stampers;

 

Today is MONDAY!! A wonderful time for another

fantastic challenge at H2H.

 

This week, we were given a sketch to follow...

 

I love this sketch, is simple but it also give you the opportunity to make any card, funny or elegant, for girls or boys...and for any occasion!!

This is the card I made:

Recipe:

*(1) 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Cranberry CS.

*(1) 8" x 5-1/4" piece of Cashmere CS -score @ 4" on the 8" side.

* (1) 2" wide strip of Cranberry-adhere on an angle; then cut off the excess.

*(1) 1-7/8" strip of Pear & Partridge Paper Collection.

 

For the image:

*(1) 2-3/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Cashmere CS -adhere this piece over the card piece using foam tape.

*(1) 2-3/4" x 2" piece of Cranberry CS -adhere two strips of ribbon over this piece before adhering the Colonial White piece.

*(1) 2-1/2" x 3" piece of Colonial White-stamp the image on this piece using Chocolate ink; stamp the message as on the picture using Cranberry ink; add red rhinestones. Adhere this piece using foam tape.

To finish my card, I added a red felt snowflake instead of a circle.

This is how the inside looks...

 

Hope you enjoy this card!

 

 

RULES to PARTICIPATE:

*H2H Challenges are open to everyone! To participate, follow the challenge of the week and post your results to your personal blog or other online gallery.
*Go back to the H2H Challenge blog and direct link to the post in your blog related to the challenge for that week...we want to see your creations!!
*In order to participate in a challenge, you must use CTMH products but your project does not have to be 100% CTMH. If you use something from another company, please consider including details in the project's description.
* You MUST mention H2H challenges in your blog post and a link back to us would be appreciated. Feel free to spread the word about our challenge blog by including our badge on your blog.
*Most importantly, have FUN creating - with Close to myHeart!!...the BEST!!

 

Don't forget to visit H2H Blog to check out my fellow designers' creations...

 

Until next time,

 



H2H Challenge: Mini Cards

Hello, stampers;

 

Is MONDAY...and that means...H2H Challenge!!

 

We were asked to make mini cards, any size as long as they were smaller than the standard

4-1/4" x 5-1/2" size. Well, my first tought was to make 3" x 3" cards, but I had to find the perfect stamp set to make them.

Looking at my sets, I found the one I wanted to use, and these are the cards I made:

This is a trio of mini [3" x 3"] cards using the Christmas Love stamp set.

 

Recipe for each mini card:

* 3" x 6" New England Ivy CS, score @ 3" on the 6" side.

*(1) 2" Chocolate circle

*(1) 1-1/2" Ruby scallop square

*(1) 1-1/4" Colonial White square [images were stamped on this square using Ruby ink]

*jewels [rhinestones]

* Dark Chocolate Striped GG Ribbon

*Metallic silver string [for bows]

*foam tape

The message, "Happy Holidays" was stamped on the right bottom corner of each card using New England Ivy ink.

 

 

RULES to PARTICIPATE:

*H2H Challenges are open to everyone! To participate, follow the challenge of the week and post your results to your personal blog or other online gallery.
*Go back to the H2H Challenge blog and direct link to the post in your blog related to the challenge for that week...we want to see your creations!!
*In order to participate in a challenge, you must use CTMH products but your project does not have to be 100% CTMH. If you use something from another company, please consider including details in the project's description.
* You MUST mention H2H challenges in your blog post and a link back to us would be appreciated. Feel free to spread the word about our challenge blog by including our badge on your blog.
*Most importantly, have FUN creating - with Close to myHeart!!...the BEST!!

 

Until next time,

 

 



H2H Color Challenge: SUNSET, LAGOON & PEAR

Hello, stampers;

Today is Monday and that means

CHALLENGE FUN TIME @ H2H

For today's challenge, we had to create "something" using the following colors:

SUNSET, LAGOON, AND PEAR

Been a new consultant, I place an order to have these colors ready for the challenge and came up with this cute card:

Recipe:

*BASE: (1) Colonial White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" [score at 4-1/4" on the 8-1/2" side]

*(1) 4" x 5-1/4" piece of distressed Pear CS.

*(1) 1-1/2" x 5" piece of Lagoon CS turned into a ribbon banner

*FLOWERS: Used Artiste [ACCENT 3]

SUNSET FLOWER: (1) 1-3/4" and 1-1/4"

LAGOON FLOWER: (1) 1-1/2"

LEAVES: (2) PEAR @ 1-1/4"

*MESSAGE: Stamps are from "For Every Occasion"

*CIRCLES: (1) 2-1/2" and the one with the message is 2" from Colonial White

RULES to PARTICIPATE:

*H2H Challenges are open to everyone! To participate, follow the challenge of the week and post your results to your personal blog or other online gallery.
*Go back to the H2H Challenge blog and direct link to the post in your blog related to the challenge for that week...we want to see your creations!!
*In order to participate in a challenge, you must use CTMH products but your project does not have to be 100% CTMH. If you use something from another company, please consider including details in the project's description.
* You MUST mention H2H challenges in your blog post and a link back to us would be appreciated. Feel free to spread the word about our challenge blog by including our badge on your blog.
*Most importantly, have FUN creating - with Close to myHeart!!...the BEST!!

Until next time,



Birthday Doggy Gift Card Holder

Hello, friends;

The challenge this week over at H2H is Dogs Days of Summer.

It was a challenge for me, but looking at all the options on the AP, I decided to combine a few and make this gift card holder card:

This is a cute card that either kids or adults would love to receive.

I have a complete tutorial with measurements and pictures available in my online classes site.

For more information, please click here!

I hope you like this!

"Potpourri of Embossing Powders Technique"

Hello, stampers;

I've been playing around with my embossing powders...looking at them sitting in a drawer with no use was not good.

So, I started working with them in different projects and came up with this wonderful technique which I called "potpourri of embossing powders".

There are two different ways to make this:

 Sprinkle embossing powders on different areas on the image, as in this card:

You can also mix them all and then sprinkle, as in this card:

I have a complete tutorial for this technique in my online classes site.

For more information, please click HERE!!

Until next time,