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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Music To The Eyes (Technique Blog Hop)

For the Technique Blog Hop this month, we are using the Music To The Eyes technique featured on page 34 of the Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations book and catalog.

If you arrived from Lisa's Flaunt Your Creativity blog, then follow along with the link at the bottom of this post to continue the Technique Blog Hop.

The Circle Spin Cards from CTMH are 5"x7" and include a focal point die-cut circle that spins! To decorate the front of the card, several different images from the Honeycomb stamp set were stamped using Lagoon, Smoothie, and Honey inks. Then the Marvy Journaling Pen was used to outline each honeycomb shape. Stamping the 'thanks' image from You Mean the World To Me in Black and adding a square of Black cardstock to the inside of the card unites all of the colors.

Please visit Wendy's My Scrapbooking Blog blog for another entry in this month's Technique Blog Hop featuring Music To The Eyes journaling pen technique.

Technique Blog Hop participants:

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

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

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Spotlight on Seasonal Expressions 1 ~ Stampers with an Attitude (Blog Hop)

This month, some members of our Stampers With An Attitude team are featuring products available in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog. Some of the products, including the two paper packets, are only available through the end of March 2015.

If you have come here from the If You Bling It ... blog, 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.

When I saw the Eiffel Tower image in the Amour stamp set, I knew it would be one of my favorites. For this card, it is embossed using Silver Fine Detail embossing powder and matted with some Silver Glitter Paper for a bit more shine. To add some texture to the card background, the new Diamond Embossing Folder was used. And the Blue Shimmer Trim adds a pop of color.

Now "Hop" on over to Inspired By D to see more artwork featuring products in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog.

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants:

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

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

Friday, February 6, 2015

You're the Bomb (Operation Smile)

Welcome to our You're the Bomb Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop. When you purchase this stamp set anytime from now through March 2015, Close To My Heart will donate $3 of the proceeds to Operation Smile. Since its founding in 1982, Operation Smile has performed over 220,000 surgical procedures to correct facial deformities in children. It only takes an hour for volunteer medical teams to perform these life-altering surgeries that will give children confidence for a lifetime.

If you arrived here from If You Bling It, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the You're the Bomb stamp set.

Using the different fonts and styles of words available in the You're the Bomb stamp set is a fun way to create a unique sentiment. For this card, a fun patterned paper from the Hopscotch kit was used along with a strip of Sunset Chevron Washi Tape and a bit of Flaxen Twine. The card is uses Pattern #20 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 and is sure to brighten anyone's day.

You're the Bomb (set of 18)

Please visit Priscilla's Paperie to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the You're the Bomb stamp set.

http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html

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

Monday, February 2, 2015

Album Allure

FEBRUARY 2015

During the month of February, when you purchase one of Close To My Heart's alluring coated canvas albums, you will be eligible to receive a second album of your choice at half price. That is a savings of over $17! These albums are available in a gorgeous variety of colors and patterns in both post-bound and D-ring styles -- perfect to pair with traditional, Studio J, or pocket scrapbook layouts.

Your Most Floral February Ever

February's floral stamp-of-the-month, A Happy Hello, can be yours for only $5 with an order of $50 or more. Visit my SOTM Blog Hop post for my creation, and then follow along to see artwork from over 60 CTMH consultants using this stamp set.

Picture Perfect Pocket Pages

Your pictures deserve a good home, so tuck them into one of our pocket-style Memory Protectors alongside a few cards from a Picture My Life scrapbooking program for memories that will stay fresh for years to come. Visit the Make It From Your Heart blog to see these cards in action and get some great ideas for your own scrapbook.

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