Charmed, I'm Sure (Technique Blog Hop)

For the Technique Blog Hop this month, we were inspired by the "Charmed, I'm Sure" technique tip on page 133 of Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations book.  Dazzle up your papercrafts with the shine of a few small charms from the Base & Bling line.  Tie them on, adhere them, or simply let them dangle to add a little charm to all of your projects.  

If you arrived from Jen's Messy Studio, then follow along with the link at the bottom of this post to continue the Technique Blog Hop. 

Inspiration for my card was the gold feather dangle Base & Bling charm.  An arrow and a rhinestone were also added and tied around the stamped piece using some Metallic Baker's Twine.  A couple of images from the Feathers stamp set were inked with Desert Sand and then the edges rolled in Cocoa ink to add a bit of dimension.  The fun pastel papers are from the special Year >> Noted kit (available for National Papercrafting Month) and the card sketch is pattern #26 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 2.  To add another touch of gold, some Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape is used between the two patterned papers.  

Please visit Show and Tell, with Michelle blog for another entry in this month's Technique Blog Hop featuring the "Charmed, I'm Sure" tip with Base & Bling charms.   

Technique Blog Hop participants:

• Sheila's Stamping Stuff (here)
• Show and Tell, with Michelle
• Heartfelt Sentiments
• CatScrapbooking
• The Other Sister
• Judy Faye's Place
• My Creative Happy Place
• Tmorrow's Treasures
• Heart & Soul Scrappers
• Inspired By D
• Crafty Happy
• Jen's Messy Studio

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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

Free To Be Me ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

This month, the "Stampers With An Attitude" blog hop participants are sharing projects using papers from Free To Be Me, which is a special collection being offered by Close To My Heart in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month.          

If you have come here from 'CatScrapbooking', 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, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.  

  

Feathers, feathers, feathers - using the Feathers stamp set, the colorful feathers printed paper from Free To Be Me, and the beautiful feathers vellum in the collection, this card is based on Pattern #24 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 1.  The feather images were stamped using pigment ink and then embossed with a Clear Detail embossing powder.  Markers, including Metallics gold and silver, were used to add color to the detailed feather along with a few Bitty Sparkles.  The congratulations sentiment from the Casual Expressions stamp set is actually easier to read on the card than in the photo.   A bit of Cashmere Metallic Baker's Twine and some Aqua Dots complete the card.  

Now "Hop" on over to 'If You Bling It ... they will come' for Melinda's project using the Free To Be Me collection.   

Free To Be Me Blog Hop participants:

• CatScrapbooking 
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• If You Bling It ... they will come
• Crafty Mrs T
• Scrap With Di
• Judy Faye's Place
• Roxybonds
• Becky's Studio
• Scrappin' in Harmony

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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

A Feather Sketch

Made another card with my favorite new stamp set, Feathers.  

Used Sketch #138 (DS138) from the Deconstructing Jen blog as inspiration.  The Feathers image was inked with Lagoon and then 'rolled' in Saddle to add some dimension.  Once again, a sentiment from the Holiday Tags stamp set is used.  This is my most used sentiment set.  Holiday Tags has a great selection of sentiments, and is a "must have" stamp set for any card maker.  To add just a bit of texture behind the stamped image, a piece of patterned paper from the Skylark kit is used.  Finishing touches include some strips of Shimmer Trim in both Silver and Teal, along with some Enamel Shape chevrons.  The large teal sparkle is found in the Base & Bling Teal Jewels set, and it matches the Teal Shimmer Trim perfectly. 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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

Feathers (New Product Blog Hop)

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  To show how versatile they are, this card uses the same two stamp sets which are used in my "A Feather Wish" blog post.  The different colors and papers create completely different looks. 

If you arrived here from Wendy's 'My Scrapbooking Blog,' you are hopping through our circle of more than 20 Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using new papers, stamps, and other produced just introduced in the CTMH Spring/Summer Idea Book. 

Soft colors in the Balloon Ride papers create a soothing look.  Two of the images in the Feathers stamp set were each inked with Crystal Blue and then 'rolled' in Saddle ink for some dimension.  A masking technique was used to create the illusion that one feather is behind the other.   

A two-part sentiment in the Belated Birthday stamp set is used on the front of the card and completed on the inside. 

Please visit the 'HeatherJaneDesign' blog to continue along our Blog Hop featuring new products in the Spring/Summer Idea Book. 

List of participants

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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

A Feather Wish [CTMH Blog Boosters]

The new Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book from Close to My Heart is now available.  In order to introduce some of the new products, a select group of CTMH consultants will be sharing their creations in this CTMH Blog Boosters Blog Hop.  A thumbnail of each participant's creation is shown in the Linky list below.  Simply click on a thumbnail to go to their blog post with detailed information.  

And we all LOVE to read comments about our work, please 'give us some love' by leaving a quick comment telling the artist your favorite part of their project.

My favorite new stamp set in the Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book is Feathers.  This stamp set includes five different feather images for varied projects.  For this card, I wanted it to be bright and fun, so markers were used to color portions of the feather to coordinate with the Lollydoodle papers.  A sentiment from the Belated Birthday stamp set is used on the front of the card, and completed on the inside.  A strip of pink Glitter Paper adds some sparkle to the design which was inspired by Pattern #26 from Make It From Your Heart, Volume 2.

Be sure to visit all the CTMH Blog Boosters to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas! 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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

Feathers & Timberline

Another masculine card, and another sneak peek at new product which will be available on February 1 in the Close To My Heart Spring/Summer Idea Book. 

My creative mojo has been working overtime.  When I saw this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! (CTS60), I knew the Feathers stamp set would be perfect.  It is paired with a great woodgrain paper from the Timberline kit and a piece of our new Baker's Twine with a metallic thread.  For a sentiment, Holiday Tags stamp set had one just the right size. 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

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