Joyful Stars CTMH July Blog Hop

Welcome to the July

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop. 

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

It's plenty hot and humid here in Pennsylvania, but nothing compared to the temps in Yuma, Arizona, where my BFF lives.  This card is for her.

I've used Prickly Pear paper on the top and for the 3 cacti.  The bottom strip of paper is from Let's Party.  The banner is from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge; the letters are from the Flower Market Cartridge; and the "COOL" is part of the "COOLIN OFF" sentiment, also on the Flower Market Cartridge.  

This month I have a second card to share.

I used the same Prickly Pear paper and the Flower Market Cartridge to make this fancy fold card for my BFF's daughter's birthday.  

From the outside, it's kind of a locking gatefold . 

 

 Inside, two little tabs hold a removable sentiment card.

You can decorate the front and put your sentiment on the back.

Now, since this is a circular blog hop, you might have arrived here from Michelle Loncar's blog.

Your next stop is  Tracey Pierce's blog.   

  But, if you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog. 

Challenges I am entering: 
Southern Girls Challenge #163 - Ribbon or Twine
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #358 - Stamping No Digis 
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #191 - Celebration 
Crafting with Friends Challenge #47 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #258 - Anything Goes 
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 26- Anything Goes 
heARTful Stamping Challenge - Happy Birthday + a stamp
Scor-Pal More Than One Score Challenge #39 - Die Cuts ( the Happy Birthday is a Die-versions cut):
The cards base of this card is 5.5x12, scored at 2", 4", 8", and 10".
 

(Not everything on the second card is from CTMH.  If you have any questions about items I have used but haven't mentioned, please leave them in a comment, and I'll try to answer them.
I got the idea for this card style, called a Fold a long Card, from a Tip of the Day in the weekly Scrapbook Expo newsletter, but had to do a lot of improvising since I don't have a Sizzix or the fold a long die. )