My Favourite New Products

Welcome to our August Blog Hop featuring Our Favorite New Products from the NEW Annual Inspirations catalog.  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, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at My Creations with Michelle. If you came from Dat's My Style with Donna then you are in the right place!

I love how elegant & versatile this paper pack is! It comes with 12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs. The coordinating Uptown Compliments pack is perfect for your layout titles and embellishments too!!

To make the bicycle, I used the new Cricut Flower Market Cartridge. I love how you set the dial size just once & everything is cut in proportion for you.

The sunflowers on this next layout were also cut with the Flower Market Cartridge. I love the simplicity of black, white & grey and that you can add add any colour you want and it just pops off the page.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Jan's Work of Heart .

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's Blog, My Creations with Michelle, as she has the complete blog list.

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 projects with a Back to School theme.  So mark September 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Cardstock Creations Blog Hop

Welcome to our March Blog Hop featuring Cardstock Creations. 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, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at My Creations with Michelle. If you came from Cheryl Simpson's blog, Scrapbooking with Cheryl then you are in the right place!

To make this wreath, I used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge from Close To My Heart. The flowers are from page 54 using accent 2 & the "f" key. The 12 large flowers were cut at 8" while the 24 smaller flower were cut at 3". I used our quilling tool & Liquid Glass to make the flowers and hot glue to adhere the flowers to the 12" wooden wreath.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Scrapbooking with Kirsten Jade .
If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, My Creations with Michelle , as she has the complete blog list.

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 feature Spring is in the Air. So mark April 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Spring Fling at Camp Koinonia

What a fabulous weekend of crafting, fellowship & food at Camp Koinonia in Southern Manitoba, Canada.

We didn't get everyone in the photo who attended camp but here's on with most of us.  It was 3 glorious days at a camp where they make you feel at home & so special.

 Missy & Kevin are our camp hosts & they go above & beyond the call of duty.  Sunday afternoon, Kevin made us these super awesome desserts......soooo yummy!!

Thanks Chef Kevin!

We had a contest using the contents of the goodie bags that everyone received.  Here are our two winners' artwork who each received the same amount of votes from their peeps for the best artwork.  The prize was a $25 CTMH Gift Certificate.  Congratulations Sharon & Linda!

Here's Karine with her Grand Prize for winning the draw.  She had her choice of the Cricut Artiste Bundle or a $50 CTMH Gift Certificate.  Congratulations to all our winners!!

Looking forward to this weekend at Camp Assiniboia, just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Hope to see you out sometime!

Christmas Card Blog Hop!

Welcome to our first of 2 Blog Hops happening this month. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created 3 Christmas Cards using non-Christmas paper! We were given the challenge to create these 3 cards using either cardstock or another paper packet of our choice.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Deanne in Newfoundland at Treasures Heart. If you came from Michelle M.'s of Twirl 'n Time then you are in the right place!

For my first card, (4 1/2 x 5 1/2) I used the very versatile Moonlight Paper Pack.

 

I just love how easy it was to use this "Halloween" paper for "Christmas"!!

The card design is from the NEW Make it From Your Heart Sketch Book, pattern 24.  I did some random stamping on the Slate Cardstock with Slate Ink for the tone on tone effect.   The self adhesive Glitter Ribbon and Bling Gems really make this card POP!

Products used on this card include:

Moonlight Paper

Make it From Your Heart Sketch Book

C1510 Merry and Bright Stamp Set

Slate Ink

Sponge

Tombow Tape Runner

Scissors to cut background around rub On's in Slate Cardstock

Pear and Partridge Compliments Glittery Rub On's

Bling Gems from Boutique Assortment

Silver Shimmer Trim Ribbon

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This card that I made is a 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 and features the new Clementine Paper Pack.

Products used on this card include:
Clementine Paper
B1412 Perfect Fit-Holidays Stamp Set
Sorbet Ink
Chocolate Ink
Chocolate Marker (retired)
Cottage Assortment
Brown and Tan Sparkles
Neutral Baker's Twine
Paper Piercer
Sponge
Foam Tape
Tombow Tape Runner
Cricut Artiste Cartridge images from pages 53 and 75.
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For this final card (5 x 7) I used the beautiful, Avonlea Paper Pack.

On this card, I had lots of fun with paper piecing the snowman's scarf, using Liquid Applique & playing with ribbon!!

Products used on this card include:
Avonlea Pape
Wishes Sketch Book (retired)
C1506 Flakey Friends Stamp Set
Chocolate Ink
Slate Ink
Twilight Alcohol Marker
Sorbet Alcohol Marker
Slate Mini Medley Accents
Liquid Applique
Heat Tool
Foam Tape
Glue Dots
Tombow Tape Runner
Craft Knife and Ruler to cut ribbon in 1/2 lengthwise
Silver Shimmer Trim Ribbon
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Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Terry of Terry's Blog .


Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your Christmas cards. Join us again on November 15th when we showcase our versions of Advent Calendars.

Art Philosophy Blog Hop

If you are arriving from Crafting with Courtney's blog, you're in the right place. 

Welcome to the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop. We are a group of Close to my Heart consultants (well most of us) and will be show casing the very versatile Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  

Here is a spring floral arrangement I made using the Close to my Heart, exclusive, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and the National Scrapbooking Month special offer, called Dotty for You.

I cut lots of 2D flowers in various sizes using a couple of different patterned papers from the Dotty for You paper pack.  It was super fun to sort & nest them, making each so very different.  I inked a few of the flowers using Sky, Sweet Leaf, Sunset, Smoothie & Lagoon Ink.  I used reed diffuser rods, spritzed with a mixture of alcohol & Topiary reinker to color the rods.

The flower pot is from the Dollar Store & garnished with some coffee beans & CTMH ribbon.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  Hope you are following regularly.

Now you can hop on over to Audrey's blog  

If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up.

 

 
1. Courtney - http://www.creatingwithcourtney.blogspot.com 
2. Brandy- http://www.canadianscrappers.blogspot.com
3. Audrey- http://scrappingwithscrappy.blogspot.com
4. Amanda- http://ajcreationsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
5. Darla - http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com
6. Connie - http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com
7. Stephanie- http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
8. Erin - http://www.imcreaterin.blogspot.ca
9. Lucy - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com
10. Vanessa http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/
11. Carol http://CarolLoftus.blogspot.com
12. Eva- http://www.loveofcreating.blogspot.com
13. Wendy K. http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com
14. Michelle http://www.myflightsoffancy.com/blog
15. Gloria - http://www.purpleglocreations.blogspot.com
16. Chrissy - http://www.chrissycurtiscrafts.blogspot.com
17. Ann Marie Lessner www.creativeramblings345.blogspot.com
18. Michelle Degnan Powell - http://scrappinprincess-michelle.blogspot.com/