A Wreath

I was inspired by the colors in Color My Heart Color Dare #221 to create a Holiday card.

The Snowflakes embossing folder was used to add a bit of texture to the Poppy cardstock.  And the new Thin Cuts available to coordinate with the Wreath stamp make it so easy to cut the wreath shape.  In order to create a bit of dimension and border for the wreath, it was also cut from Goldrush cardstock and then offset just a bit to add some additional contrast for the shape.  One of the fabulous Holiday sentiments from the Very Merry stamp set adds a bit of cheer.  Some red Enamel Gems and a piece of ribbon from the Rustic Home ribbon pack add the finishing touches.  

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

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

Flower Market (Cricut Cartridge)

Flower Market is the new Cricut collection from Close To My Heart.  It features blooms and blossoms for every season of life.  All of the designs feature botanical details of some kind, from flowers and leaves to branches and wreaths.  Designed to span an entire year's worth of themes and occasions, this collection features shapes for holidays, card making, and everyday scrapbooking.  You can see all of the images at the bottom of this post.     

If you arrived here from Corinna's Crafts blog, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the new Flower Market cartridge.  

For this quick and simple card, using the Flower Market Cricut cartridge, a tree truck was cut using a woodgrain paper from the Oh Deer! paper packet, and the leafy portion of the tree is from a different patterned paper from the same Oh Deer! kit.  The green paper with gold highlights is a simple paper to cut for the outline of the tree branches.  The two different papers from the Oh Deer! kit coordinate very well together to create a simple Holiday card.  The green and gold stars on the paper gives a nice character to the tree branches.  A sentiment from the Very Merry stamp set was embossed using Gold powder to give a little dimension to the card.  

CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL!!  **Monday, November 28 only**  When you place a $30 order, you can buy one of the CTMH Cricut collections at 30% off!  

Each "function key" of the Cricut has a unique type of item associated with it.  Following is the Shape Index for the new Cricut Flower Market cartridge.  You can view the entire Flower Market Handbook in PDF format via the link on the left.       

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

Please visit Show and Tell, with Michelle to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the Flower Market cartridge.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #ctmhOhDeer #ctmhFlowerMarket #cardmaking #holidaycard #cricut 

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

Jeepers Creepers - 2 Months 'til Christmas!

Final theme for the month on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog is Jeepers Creepers.  

Love the purple and green combo using papers and colors from the Jeepers Creepers kit for a Holiday card.  The trees were created using the die cuts and stamps from the Cozy Christmas Thin Cuts bundle; Emerald ink and Sea Glass cardstock, and a gold-embossed star for the top.  And the sentiment is included with the Very Merry stamp set.     

Cozy Christmas bundle

Heart 2 Heart Challenges (Jeepers Creepers)

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

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

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Deer in the Woods

Close To My Heart is offering Sea Glass as their "color of the year" and one of this month's challenges on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog is to Show Us Sea Glass! So that was all the inspiration I needed to create this scenic Christmas card.  

Each of the CTMH paper packets includes a sheet of 3"x4" cards which can be used for pocket scrapbooking, or any other creative project.  This "deer in the woods" card from the Oh Deer! packet was perfect for the Show Us Sea Glass challenge.  It is completed with a Sea Glass cardstock base, a Sea Glass inked image from the Very Merry stamp set, and some Sea Glass glitter paper.  

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

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

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May Your Season Be Merry

Just a quick Holiday card using colors from this weeks Color My Heart Color Dare #211.  Background paper is from the Swan Lake kit and the sentiment is from my Very Merry, which is my favorite new Holiday stamp set.  Included are nine great stamps to use for your cards this season.  

For the trim, a piece of Fern Thick Twine was woven into the open design of the ribbon from the Rustic Home collection.  In order to get the varied colors of the stamped image, a sponge dauber was used to apply three of the ink colors.  

In celebration of National Stamping Month, the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog has a fun challenge to use a CTMH stamp on a project.  Be sure to visit their blog to see other creative entries for this CTMH stamp challenge. 

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

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

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