Share A Smile with Punny Pals

October is "Share A Smith" Month, and with the purchase of every Punny Pals stamp set, Close To My Heart is donating $7 USD of the proceeds to Operation Smile™. And, for this month only and while supplies last, you can get a coordinating set of Thin Cuts for cutting out the adorable animal shapes. Even better, we’ve built an exclusive card kit that includes the Thin Cuts along with card bases, envelopes, paper pieces, and instructions that you can use to create endearing cards that will sure enough bring a smile to anyone’s day!

If you arrived here from Janna's Creative Studio you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their "Punny Pals" projects.

The sweet monkey from the Punny Pals stamp set inspired me to create a card stating that the monkey is a "CHIMPION"!  Using papers and Fall colors from the Falling For You packet forms a great background for the monkey image.   The basic card design is from the Make It From Your Heart, Volume 1, Pattern  #26.  All of the designs in the Make It From Your Heart books are a great starting point for creating a personal card.  
   

Please visit Show and Tell with Michelle to continue along our Blog Hop featuring Punny Pals stamp set and coordinating Thin Cuts for each of the images.   

  

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 #youreachimpion #punnypals 

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

Under the Stars

This week's challenge on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog is "Under the Weather" which can represent a weather-related project, or a "get well" card for someone who may be "under the weather."

I chose to use the new Constellations stamp set to create a starry weather pattern in the sky, and add a "get well" message from the Short & Sweet stamp set.  The stars and constellations were embossed on a piece of Pewter cardstock, using both white and gold embossing powders.  Banner shapes for the "get well" sentiment were cut using the new Basic Banners die.  The dark strip of paper with the Gold Foil Tape on top is actually a patterned paper from the Cats & Bats packet; showing the versatility of the CTMH paper packets.    

  

Find some time to create your own "Under the Weather" design and share on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog!  

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

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

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

With Sprinkles On Top!

Welcome to our Thin Cuts Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  Thin Cuts give you a fast and easy way to cut all kinds of shapes for your crafting, and this month they are all available at 25% off!  Choose from titles, sentiments, and a wide variety of shapes to stamp on so you can get precise, dimensional shapes in no time.      

If you arrived here from Crafty Happy, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using Thin Cuts die cuts.   

The Sugar Rush Cardmaking stamp set has donuts, icing, and sugar-coated sentiments to create a super-sweet card.  Using the coordinating Thin Cuts, I cut some "donuts" out of different colored cardstock and then used the 'sprinkles' patterned paper from the Sugar Rush kit to cut some pieces for icing the donuts. Of course, the 'donut' paper from the Sugar Rush kit is a great background, and a bit of Sea Glass  (color of the year) Glitter Paper added just a touch of sparkle and shine.  The card sketch is Pattern #24 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 how-to book.    

Please visit the Kreative Kirsten 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 #ctmhSugarRush 

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

Stuck On You ~ Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop

Welcome to our Spotlight on Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  Introduced in this catalog are new Thin Cuts which are metal dies to use with your favorite die cutting machine to cut shapes that coordinate perfectly with their corresponding stamp set.      

If you arrived here from Snips, Snaps, and Scraps , you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects spotlighting new products featured in the Seasonal Expressions.  

Stuck On You is one of the stamp sets which has coordinating Thin Cuts.  After stamping the cactus image and watercoloring it, the Thin Cut die was used to perfectly cut the shape.  Then the flower pot was stamped using Whisper ink, and the shape cut with a die.  A pretty floral paper from the Charlotte kit was used as the background, then a gold Puffie and some ribbon complete the card. 

Close To My Heart has prepared a helpful video showing how to use the Thin Cuts die with a Cuttlebug machine.  

Please visit the Crafty Happy blog to continue along our Blog Hop. 

list of participants

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

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