Celebrate Today Card With Mojo Monday #529

I love playing with new products--this post uses Close to My Heart's Celebrate Today paper with an older stamp set called Stamps of Approval. This card also qualifies me for the Heart 2 Heart Perfect Attendance for January 2020.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Celebrate Today
     Ballerina CS
     Carolina CS
     Bluebird Ink     
     Stamps of Approval stamp (retired)
     Blue Shimmer Trim (retired)
     Tri Blend True Blue Marker (used with a ruler on paper panels)

My card layout was inspired by this wonderful Mojo Monday sketch:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Heart2Heart--Bluebird

     Always Fun Challenge #147--Sparkle

     Papercraft Challenges--Use 2 Designer Papers

     Tales from the Craft Room--Something New

     Inspirational--Glitz a Strip

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Use Your Stash "Patterned Paper" Blog Hop

It's time for our monthly Use Your Stash Blog Hop where we share what we've made using older product.  The theme for this month is "Patterned Paper Addict" and it was hard for me to choose what lovely paper I wanted to use.  If you are coming from Casandra Bennett's blog you are on the right track.  (If you get "lost" along the way you can check Wendy Kessler's blog for a list of all the participants).

My cards feature the beautiful "Brushed" paper pack which was retired last year. I combined it with some older "Tulip" red cardstock, Black cardstock, red or black shimmer trim and some new stamps that I really love called "Stamps of Approval" which is available in the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions catalog.  I made a group of cards to keep available to use or perhaps give as a gift to someone else.  I used Design Space to create the scalloped borders. The label mats were cut using the Artistry cartridge.

Which card do you like the best?

Card #1:

  

Card #2: 

Card #3:

Card #4:  

Card #5:  

Card #6:

Now head on over to Sheila Bennett's blog to see what she has to share with you.

Stop by the Color My Heart Color Dare blog on Friday morning to see the wonderful new color combination challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Seasonal Expressions 1 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop!  We will be featuring new products from the newly released Close to my Heart Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog.  If you have come here from Jen Rubio'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 on Melinda’s Blog: 

  

This month we have 31 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using new products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog 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!

My friendship card features the following new products from Seasonal Expressions 1:

     Regatta paper

     Black and Gold Ribbon

     Stamps of Approval

Other Close to my Heart products:

     Pomegranate ink

     3D Foam Tape

Do you see the pretty focal frame?  It was actually cut from a piece of Regatta paper.  Look in the lower left hand corner to find it.  How easy to use is this?!

I followed the Stick it Down January card sketch to make this card.

Now "Hop" on over to the very beginning of the hop to Wendy Kessler'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, the items featured in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog are available only until April 30.  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these limited time only products.

  

Here are some more projects I have made using new products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog: Stamps of Approval Card, Kiss it Better card, Spring Critter card, Beloved Bouquet card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Stamp of Approval Thank You Card

Here is a quick card I made for a special friend.  This card layout is one that will work quite well with the other stamps in the new "Stamps of Approval"set just released by Close to My Heart in the new Seasonal Expressions catalog.  This card also features the Baby's Breath stamp from the January Stamp of the Month which created the Glacier background pattern.  The bottom Sapphire panel was embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artistry Cartridge

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Sapphire CS

     Beloved Bouquet

     Stamps of Approval

     Sapphire Ink

     Glacier Ink

     Silver Shimmer Trim

     Black and Grey Glitter paper

     3D Foam Tape

     Stripes Embossing folder

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     Just Us Girls #324--Word--Thank You

     Inkspirational--Thank You with something new

     Nacho Average Challenge--color scheme

Are you looking for a good color challenge blog?  Check out the latest challenge from Color My Heart Color Dare to combine New England Ivy, Desert Sand and Poppy.  The challenge ends at 9PM CST on Thursday, January 7.  There are weekly blog badges awarded and a randomly drawn prize given away every month.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie