Joyful Stars Close to My Heart April Blog Hop

Welcome to the April

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.

I've made a fairly simple birthday card to share with you this month. 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Joyce Gough's blog.  

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Challenges:

Unicorn Challenge #42 - Spots and/or Stripes 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #429 - AG 

Always Fun Challenges #105 - Flowers 

Crafty Friends Challenge #107 - Happy Birthday

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #336 - Tic Tac Toe  (fern, sugar plum, charcoal)

  

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart March Blog Hop

Welcome to the March

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.

This month I've made a Double Display Card using the adorable Something Fierce paper pack from Close To My Heart.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Joyce Gough's blog.  

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:
Do-Al Creatives Challenge #127 - Fancy Fold
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Card 4 Boys or Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week #510 - For a Child 
Crafty Calendar March Challenge -  For a Child
Double Trouble Challenge #23 - Thing #1: Green, Thing #3: Gold (sparkles), Thing #2: enter the Heart 2 Heart Challenge
Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Wearin' of the Green 

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart February Blog Hop

Welcome to the February

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.

Today I have a wrap card to share with you.

And since I had a few extra hearts, I added them to the inside top panel of the card.

I got the idea for this wrap card from a tutorial I saw on a blog called A Place to Start. You'll find a very nice wrap card tutorial there.  My heart dies weren't as large as the ones that Chana used, so I just used a few more to get the full wrap effect.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Joyce Gough's blog.  

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

And while you do that I'll enter a few challenges:

A Place to Start February Challenge - Inspirational die or stamp

Crafty Catz Challenge #448 - AG with Hearts & Flowers

Fab n Funky Challenge #426 - Hearts & Flowers

Aud Sentiment Challenge #220 - Love or Valentine Sentiment

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart January Blog Hop

Welcome to the January

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 a new year.  And there are a lot of new products available.

I've made a set of three cards to show you some of the new papers and two of the sentiments in January's Stamp of the Month set.

This sentiment is from an older CTMH stamp set.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December

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.

This month I've made a belated birthday card using some bits and pieces from the Oh What Fun Paper Packet.  It's not just fun and cheery for Christmas Cards. 

Inside reads: I'm just extending the celebration.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  

If you are just starting here, 

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

 

Challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge #155 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Crafty Animals Challenge #21 - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #58 - AG 

Animal Friends December Challenge - AG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #21 - AG 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart November Blog Hop

Welcome to the November

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.

 

I've made a simple card today.

 

 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  

If you are just starting here, 

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

 

Challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #129 - Thanks & Giving

Brown Sugar Challenge #284 - Thankful 

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #237 - Always Thankful 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #178 - Thankful 

Little Red Wagon Challenge #471 - Just a sentiment 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving 

Unicorn Challenge #38 - Use a sentiment 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #336 - Give Thanks 

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart October Blog Hop

Welcome to the October

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.

Today I'm sharing a gatefold shutter card with you.

I wanted to make something special for a wonderful young man who just celebrated his 14th birthday on Friday.

  This is actually a fairly simple card to make 

and the effect of the center eye opening is great!

You'll find an easy to follow tutorial here. 

The papers are from the CTMH Grateful Heart Paper Packet.

Cricut cuts are from CTMH cartridges.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  

If you are just starting here, 

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Challenges: 

Always Happy Birthday October Challenge - Birthday Anything Goes 

Pause, Dream, Enjoy Challenge - Cards Any theme

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Celebrations 4 Kids or AG 

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Use a Product from the new Expressions 2 book/copy a project from the new book/ or use the new colors.

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart September Blog Hop

Welcome to the September

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.

Today I have a pocket card and tag to share with you.

 The stamps are from the CTMH September Stamp of the Month set.

Papers are from the CTMH Festive Friendship paper, which was just retired.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  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: 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use stamps, no digis

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #235 - Always Thankful 

Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge - AG with patterned paper 

Crafter's Cafe Challenge #203 - 3 of something (sequins) 

Crazy 4 Challenges #451 - Show appreciation for someone 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart August Blog Hop

Welcome to the August

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.

Rumor has it there's a new CTMH catalog with all kinds of wonderful new products.

Unfortunately, I've been sick and have yet to pick up my catalog from Joyce.

I'm sure the consultants in the blog hop will have projects to inspire and tempt you (and me) to check out the new catalog and do some shopping.

Today I've made a card using the Documented Paper Pack which has been out for a while.

The layout was cased from a card my friend, Tracey, made.

The inside reads "Welcome to the Neighborhood".

 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  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.

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart 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.

And, there's a new girl in town!

We are welcoming CTMH consultant Joyce Gough to our monthly hop.

 This card uses CTMH Beautiful Friendship papers and stamps from the Festive Birthday Workshop Your Way.  The design is also from the workshop kit, although I made a few minor changes.

This card will be one of the 4 that I make with my Red Hat friends later this month.

I stamped a dozen of those tiny 3/4" cupcakes, fussy cut and assembled them.

But, when I put the individual kits together I was missing one.

I can't find it anywhere.

Don't you just hate when that happens?  

And then you find it in the strangest place.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.  

The hop is circular.  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:

Creative Knockouts Challenge #253 - Birthday Wishes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #410 - Birthday

Love to Scrap Challenge #111 - AG

Always Happy Birthday July Challenge -  Birthday AG

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - AG 4 Kids

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #137 - Use those inks any way you want

Dare 2B Artzy July Challenge - Birthday

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart June Blog Hop

Welcome to the June

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.

This month I've used the Central Park paper pack from CTMH to create this birthday card.  I was inspired by the Rainbow Special that CTMH is having for the month of June.  And I think birthday cards should be bright and happy, which this paper certainly is.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Joyce Houck's blog.

Your next stop is Betty Locco's blog.  

The hop is circular.  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.

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart March Blog Hop

Welcome to the March

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.

My first card features the
Cross-stitch Love stamp set with matching Thin Cuts and the new Chelsea Gardens paper.  The "Happy Birthday" is a cricut cut from the CTMH Artiste Cartridge.

 

My second card again features the
Cross-stitch Love stamp set with matching Thin Cuts and the new Make Waves paper.

 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Andrea Sherman's blog.   

The hop is circular.  

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.

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart February Blog Hop

Welcome to the Febuary

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.

Have you seen the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions Catalog?

Hop along with us to see some awesome projects using the new products.

I decided to use the papers and one of the Picture My Life cards from the new Gimme Some Sugar Paper Pack to make a card for this month's hop.

 And then I used some scraps to put together a masculine birthday card, too.

 

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Andrea Sherman's blog.   

The hop is circular.  

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. 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart January Blog Hop

Welcome to the January

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.

Have you seen the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions Catalog?

Hop along with us to see some awesome projects using the new products.

It was a struggle to decide what to make for this month's blog hop.   My current focus has been on making Heart Themed cards for the Cards for Little Hearts February card drive, and switching gears was proving difficult.  I knew I wanted to use the new Cross-stitch Love stamp set with matching Thin Cuts, and I just love the new Chelsea Gardens paper.  

Stamping a bunch of the cross-stitched roses was a start.  (For me, it was much easier to cut the shape first and then stamp it.)   As I laid out the flowers on a piece of plain glacier blue cs, I spied the cross-stitched heart stamps in the set and began random stamping the cs.  Switching gears wasn't necessary, after all.  This will make a lovely card for one of the older girls in the hospital.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.   The hop is

circular.  So 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:  

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Winter Blues

heARTful stamping Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Winter Blues 

Allsorts Challenge #449 - Something New (stamps) 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #62 - Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Joyful Stars Close To My Heart December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December

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.

 This month I've used the CTMH  Frosted Christmas Holiday Stamp Set, Silver and Gold Paper Pack, Silver and Rose Foil Tape, Glitter Paper, CTMH Cricut Cartridges and some Bling to make a few last minute Christmas Cards.

 

Now, since this is a blog hop, 

you might have arrived here from Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.   The hop is circular.  So 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.

Joyful Stars Close To My Heart November Blog Hop

Welcome to the November

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.

I decided to make a few masculine cards using a few Picture Your Life Cards from the CTMH Silver and Gold Paper Pack.

The glitter banner and word Noel are cricut cuts on the CTMH Flower Market cartridge.

The Little Santa is a CTMH stamp.  I colored the edge with a red marker.  The strip at the bottom was the zip strip on one of the papers in the pack.

 Doesn't the CTMH chalkboard starred paper make a good background?

 I really like a bit of red on Christmas cards.

Now, since this is a blog hop, 

you might have arrived here from Betty Locco's blog.

Your next stop is  Michelle Loncar's blog.   The hop is circular.  So 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:

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Nov. 7th - Anything Goes 

The Merry Christmas Challenge #42 - Anything Goes 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Let the Sparkle Fly

Love to Craft November Challenge - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft November Challenge - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #55 - Anything Goes