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.

Bridge Fold Birthday Card

The Chelsea Gardens CTMH Paper makes lovely cards.  Today I have a bridge fold birthday card to share with you.  The images are all from Picture Your Life Cards, which come in the paper pack.

The Happy Birthday stamp is also by CTMH.

The first time I saw this type of card, I wondered how you would mail it.  In a little box?  But, it actually folds flat to mail.

Are you playing with paper today?  

Anything Goes with a Stamp is the theme at the

heARTful stamping challenge. 

Would love to see what you're creating! 

Challenges:

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge - Special Folds

Allsorts Challenge Week 456 - Something beginning with B (Butterfly, Birthday, Blue, Bridge Fold) 

Crafty Catz Challenge #405 - Anything Goes + Birthday Twist 

Scor Pal More Than One Score Challenge #45 - Anything Goes 

Sympathy Card using Graphic 45 Paper

Graphic 45 paper is so hard for me to resist.  I picked up just one sheet of this on my trip to Violet's in Lakeland, FL. 

Today I've used it to make a sympathy card.  I hope to use the rest of the sheet for much happier occasions.

Challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge #84 - Anything Goes (I used a Spellbinders die set.)

Craft Dee Bowz February Challenge - Anything Goes with a handmade bow 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #197 - For a Friend (This is for my BFF of 46 years, whose mother just passed.)

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Way to Add a Sentiment  (I like to stamp it and pop it onto a card to make it stand out.)

Just Add Ink Challenge #397 - Just add "H"  (Heartfelt)

Cut It Up Challenge #142 - Anything Goes with die cuts (I used a Spellbinders die set.) 


Thanks for dropping by.
You might want to scroll down to see the pretty Butterfly Pop Up card in the previous post.
Come back tomorrow to see my Bridge Fold Birthday Card. 

Butterfly Pop Up Card

This is the fabulous card we made at the Seabreeze Card Club yesterday.  Jan Hoyt, a SU demonstrator, got the design from her friend and fellow SU demonstrator, Lyssa Zwolanek, and shared it with us.  

 Card front stamping is on glossy paper, then embossed.

 Opening the card to find these colorful butterflies is a real treat.

Only the tops of the far left and far right butterfly wings are adhered to the paper. 

 

Paper Piecing

My plan was to gather things to work on at a crop.  But after I stamped this bunny (4 times), one thing lead to another and before I knew it I had all these little shirts, pants and ties stamped, fussy cut and ready to assemble on a card.  A lot of scraps went into making 4 of these cards which are headed to SAS4K. 

 The papers and stamps are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Cute Card Thrusday Challenge #518 - Cute Critters
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #391 - Color Challenge/Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door Feb 20th Challenge - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Easter
Craftaholics R Us Challenge #8 - Anything Goes 
 

Happy 4th Birthday, Laila

My great-granddaughter is 4 today!

When she was 1, I used a numbered digi from Beccy's Place for her card and again for her 2nd and 3rd birthdays. 

Here is Laila's card using the 4th digi in Beccy's number series.

front

inside

 The die cut is from Die-Versions and the stamped sentiment is from Stampendous.

Challenges:

Sasayaki Glitter February Challenge - For a Loved One (My great-granddaughter) 

QKR Stampede Challenge #283 - Anything Goes 

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Week 7 - Anything Goes 

Crafting With Friends Challenge #61 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #76 - Anything Goes 

Beccy's Place February Challenge - Anything with a Becci's Image Goes w/ optional Sketch

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #191 - Anything Goes  

Always Fun Challenges #46 -  Zoo Animals

 Here are a few more cards I made to use up this sheet of patterned paper and add to the SAS4K box.

I haven't shared a picture of Laila with you lately.  

Here's the birthday girl! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Valentines Day

Wishing all my friends and family a Happy Valentine's Day.

Dies by MFT and Paper Sweeties, Papers from CTMH, Stamps by CTMH and SU

Challenges:

Cut It Up Challenge #141 - Layers of Love

Crafting By Designs Challenge - Be My Valentine

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #159 - Add a Heart 

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge # 188- Something beginning with "L"   Lots of Layers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add a Die Cut

Everybody Art Challenge #419 - Car/Motorcycle/Card for a Man 

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #194 - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #11 - Anything with a Critter Goes

2 Sisters on the Blog Challenge #12 - A Man's Card

 

The gals at 2 Sisters on the Blog are celebrating their 1 year anniversary with some blog candy.  Check out their awesome blog here.