Buffalo Plaid Birthday

Since my future son-in-law loves Buffalo Plaid, I was thrilled to see this print in the Jack paper packet.  For his birthday card (which is still a few months away), the One In A Million stamp seemed the perfect sentiment.  A Heartfelt Classic sketch in Originals Card Confidence Program provided the perfect inspiration, and a strip of Silver Foil Tape adds a bit of shine.     

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhJack #birthdaycard 

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Live Beautifully

Just a quick card inspired by this week's sketch (CTS222) on the CAS(E) This Sketch blog.  Lovely gold flower paper from the Live Beautifully packet are the base of the card, with a sentiment from the Live Beautifully stamp set.  A slice of gold ribbon and some embellishments complete the card. 

The special Live Beautifully papers and stamp set are specially designed for National Scrapbooking Month, and are only available through the end of the month (May 2017).

Live Beautifully paper packet

Live Beautifully stamp set

  

  

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhLiveBeautifully #CTS222 

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

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Jack, the Bear

Welcome to our Seasonal Expressions New Product Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  Be sure to "hop" through the different blogs for some creative inspiration!        

If you arrived here from Krista's Crafty Corner, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using new products featured in the Seasonal Expressions 2. 

Since my grandson needed a card for his mother for Mother's Day, I thought this adorable bear from the Jack-Cardmaking stamp set would be perfect.  Both the bear and his "bear hugs" sign were cut using the coordinating Thin Cuts, so no detailed and time-consuming cutting was necessary.  It is so simple to cut the perfect shape using the Thin Cuts die cuts along with my Cutttlebug.  

The fun papers used for this card are from the Jack paper packet, and the sentiment is included in the Short & Sweet stamp set.  Layout of the card was inspired by Pattern #20 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 2.  

Please visit CatScrapbooking blog to continue along our Blog Hop. 

If you get lost along the way, the complete list of participants is available on Melinda's 'If You Bling It' blog.   

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhJack 

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Live Beautifully (National Scrapbooking Month)

Welcome to our Live Beautifully Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  Since May is National Scrapbooking Month, CTMH is offering a special Live Beautifully set of papers and coordinating stamp set.  And our group of creative bloggers have created an assortment of projects to inspire you.       

If you arrived here from Evergreen Memories, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the Live Beautifully collection. 

The National Scrapbooking Month Live Beautifully collection includes a great assortment of papers, including colorful flowers, basic stripes, and even gold-embossed patterns.  For this card, I was inspired by the simple black, white, and gold to create a pretty "thank you" card for someone special. You can actually see the sheen of the gold-embossed flower paper on the lower portion of the card.  The sentiment is from All the Thanks stamp set.  A black & gold ribbon from the Uptown Ribbon Pack was a perfect complement to the papers.  And just a bit of shimmer was added with a rectangle of White Glitter Paper behind the sentiment.   

Please visit the Heartfelt Sentiments blog to continue along our Live Beautifully Blog Hop. 

If you get lost along the way, the complete list of participants is available on Melinda's 'If You Bling It' blog.   

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhLiveBeautifully  

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Live, Laugh, Love (May SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  The Live Laugh Love stamp set for the month of May includes trendy words with floral details.          

If you have come here from Evergreen Memories, you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!  

Since May is National Scrapbooking Month, CTMH is offering a special Live Beautifully set of papers and coordinating stamp set.  This polka-dot background paper is from the Live Beautifully collection and the arrows are a "zip strip" from the edge of the paper.  The colors of the arrows were my inspiration for coloring the floral print of the LAUGH stamp image from the Live Laugh Love stamp set.  And the "be your own kind of beautiful" is an image from the Live Beautifully stamp set.  So this card is a nice mixture of the May stamp-of-the-month and the May scrapbooking special.          

Place a $50 minimum order this month (May 2017) and you are eligible to purchase the Live, Laugh, Love stamp set for only $5. It is also available for $17.95 without a qualifying purchase.  

Now "Hop" on over to Krista's Crafty Corner blog to see her work.  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas. 

  

 

If you get lost along the way, the complete list of participants is available on Melinda's 'If You Bling It' blog.   

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhLiveBeautifully

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355