Emboss It! (Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Emboss It! Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  With the new Spring/Summer Idea Book, CTMH introduced five Embossing Folders.  I love the different designs - Dots, Chevron, Quatrefoil, Damask, Stripe - and have enjoyed experimenting with them. 

If you arrived here from Vicki's 'The Price of Paper,' please continue hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the Embossing Folders. 

For the background, four different papers from the Babycakes kit were adhered to a piece of cardstock and then embossed using the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder.  This creates a subtle, yet cohesive piece for the background.   In order to add just a bit of texture to the sentiment flag, a 'scribble' image from Oodles of Doodles was stamped using Buttercup ink before adding the sentiment from Casual Expressions.   A few different embellishments complete the card, including Babycakes Assortment, Slate Striped Twist Ties, Hexagon Irresistibles, and Grey Sparkles.  

CTMH Embossing Folders

Please visit 'My Creations with Michelle' to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the Embossing Folders from Close To My Heart.  

Adeline Brill	Welcome to My Creative Space
Melinda Everitt	If You Bling It ... they will come
Brae Montgomery	The Brae-er
Toni Hinchcliffe	Wholly Crafts
Keeley Kirwan	Keeley's Kreations
Dana Kessler	Scraptabulous Designs - Because CUTE Matters
Susan Brooks	Out of the Closet - Stamping in the Open
Judy Faye Garner	Judy Faye's Place
Jean McNulty	Stamping Maui
Vicki Price	The Price of Paper
Sheila Bennett	Sheila's Stamping Stuff {HERE}
Michelle Stewart	My Creations with Michelle
Pam Jarrett	Pam's Heart Art
Krista Hershberger	Krista's Crafty Corner
Pamela Ellison	Pam's Clearly Crafty Corner
Michelle Jones	Scrappy Hour
Lalia Harris	Crafty Lalia
Katy Taylor	An Inside to my Heart ... one scrap at a time
Gina Brandstetter	Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven
Terry Ann Diack	It's My Garage -- I Can Craft In It
Karen Fullam	Enriching Memories
Joy McHargue	... Wow ... did you make that?
Maria Myers	StampMomma
Michelle Loncar	Show and Tell, with Michelle

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

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

Thanks Oodles

Needed a quick 'thank you' card for a friend, so used Deconstructed Sketch (DS137) for inspiration along with Color My Heart's Color Dare #81.  

A fun polka-dot paper from the Lollydoodle kit is used along with Blush, Sorbet, Juniper and White Daisy cardstock.  For some texture, the White Daisy cardstock was embossed using the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder, and the banner pieces were embossing using the Dots Embossing Folder.  The 'thanks' sentiment is from the Oodles of Doodles stamp set, and the 'thumbs up' and 'friend' are included in the LOL set.     

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

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

Create & Share ~ Gift Card Holders

For the third week in the Create & Share Cardmaking workshop offered at Big Picture Classes, we made a library pocket to hold gift cards.  Since my CTMH order arrived, I used new products which will be available in the Spring/Summer Idea Book.  

Papers in the Lollydoodle kit are fun and bright and perfect to create a pocket card.  Images used for the sentiment tag are in the Oodles of Doodles stamp set.  This whimsical card includes a lot of different shapes and textures with the patterned paper, Glitter Paper, Twist Tie, pink flower, and Baker's Twine.

For a masculine gift card holder, the Timberline paper pack has great colors.  A Ponderosa Pine card base provides a deep, rich color with a bit of woodgrain Washi Tape and some Baker's Twine.  Sentiment used is from the Congrats Graduate stamp set and the arrow image is included in the My Life stamp set which is part of the Artbooking bundle.      

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

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