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Monday, August 31, 2015

September's Nevermore HWBH

Welcome to the

Hearts of the West Team Blog Hop!

If you came from Kim Loewen's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

I made a card for this Blog Hop using my newest Halloween stamp set, Little Monsters, that is now available! My favorite in the stamp set is the adorable little witch but I think all the stamps in this set are cute!

I colored the images using ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ markers then added a drop of Liquid Glass to the eyes. I like that even in the photo you can see on the witch's hat, the spider's eyes since he was colored completely black!

I used the Nevermore Compliments for the frame and the spiders on this card. I used Just to Say from the Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection to stamp the sentiment on the frame.

After the card was finished, I decided to add more Liquid Glass to the sentiment:

Your next stop is Freya Hall Dunbar's Blog.
Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

Nancy Klein - http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca/2015/08/hearts-of-west-blog-hop-featuring.html

Donna Digby - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/2015/09/hearts-of-west-17th-blog-hop-nevermore.html

Kim Loewen - http://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.ca/2015/08/septembers-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html

Anna Miller - http://annasscraps.blogspot.ca/2015/08/septembers-nevermore-hwbh.html

Freya Hall Dunbar - http://freyassimplecreations.blogspot.ca/2015/09/hearts-of-west-nevermore-blog-hop.html

Friday, July 31, 2015

Aug. Jackson HWBH

Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!

If this is your first time joining us you will love it! It features Close to my Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is the Jackson paper pack, brought to you by the Annual Inspirations, and was hand picked by Nancy Klein.

If you came from Kim Loewen's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

This card was made special for a local man who deserves a big thanks and Jackson was the perfect paper pack for a guy's thank you card. I used the Jackson Complements to embellish the card. The stamp set used is the fun Stamp of the Month! And the markers used to colour the stamps were Peacock Green and Mahogany. I love that CTMH makes it so fun and easy to create a quick card.

It's also the paper pack and stamp set used to make this past Father's Day cards.....

Hopefully you will also have a chance to create with the Jackson papers and the SOTM.

Your next stop is Heather Myers Blog.

Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

Nancy Klein - http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca/2015/07/hearts-of-west-blog-hop-jackson.html

Donna Digby - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/2015/07/hearts-of-west-16th-blog-hop-jackson.html

Holly Young-Bowers - http://heartfeltmemories2.blogspot.ca/2015/07/jackson.html

Kim Loewen - http://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.ca/2015/05/august-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html

Anna Miller - You are here!

Heather Myers - http://hlmyers.blogspot.ca/2015/07/hotw-august-blog-hop.html

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Happy Mother's Day!

My mom is amazing! I am so glad there is a day specially made to celebrate her. I also love CTMH which makes it so fun and easy to make her a card.

My friend, Rondi, said I could also share her Mother's Day card. She says that it was kind of fun to stamp these ladies.

Monday, May 4, 2015

May is National Scrapbooking Month!

National Scrapbooking Month-Taste of Summer

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month during the month of May with our exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet, available for only $8.95! Featuring bold, vibrant colors, this exclusive paper packet is perfect to pair with your sweet summery memories, and provides delicious designs for your layouts, cards, and more! We've created two online workshops-one for scrapbookers and one for cardmakers-to go along with this special paper packet. Both workshops have been designed so you can easily mix and match papers across projects. What will be your perfect pairing? Watch Close To My Heart's blog, account, and Facebook page throughout the month for more projects inspired by Taste of Summer. This paper packet is only available during May while supplies last, so get your order in early. No matter where you are or what the weather may be, you deserve a little taste of summer in your life!

Dates: Offer valid May 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)-May 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

Plus, as a special bonus, during the month of May you can also purchase the exclusive Taste of Summer bonus D-size stamp set for $19.75 CAD. Make sure to follow along with the CTMH blog, Instagram account, and Facebook page throughout the month and check out the hashtag #CTMHTOS to see this stamp set in action!

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

January 2015 HOTW Bloghop

Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!

If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is the Heartstrings paper pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked by Nancy Klein.
If you came from Donna Thomson-Digby's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

This is a standard 4.25" X 5.50" card. This paper pack has so many great patterned papers but I only could fit one on the card. A mini album is coming soon with the other papers! (I just didn't get it finished in time for this blog hop)

I used Mini Valentine (M1052). The woman and saying are from a Hostess only stamp set. Contact me if you are interested in more info on hosting a gathering with your friends.

Your next stop is Linda Pekrul's Blog.
Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.
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1. Nancy Klein's - http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca/2014/12/hearts-of-west-heartstrings-blog-hop.html
2. Chantal Pearson's - http://www.itsahoot.ca/2014/12/januarys-hwbh.html
3. Heather Myers's - http://hlmyers.blogspot.ca/2014/12/heartsrting-january-hearts-of-west-blog.html
4. Donna Thomson-Digby's - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/2014/12/hearts-of-west-9th-blog-hop.html
5. Anna Miller - http://annasscraps.blogspot.ca/2014/12/january-2015-hotw
6. Linda Pekrul - http://blueskyscrapping.blogspot.ca/2014/12/january-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html
7. Sonia Parent St Jean - http://www.scrappingsonia.blogspot.ca/2014/12/januarys-hearts-of-west-team.html
8. Chelsey Vorosmarty - http://www.personaltouchscrapbooking.com/2014/12/january-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html
9. Kerry Hammel - http://scrapbookfunbykerry.blogspot.ca/2014/12/januarys-heartstrings-hwbh.html

Friday, October 31, 2014

November HOTW Blog Hop

Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!

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If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.

This months challenge is using the Yuletide Carol Paper Pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked from Nancy Klein.

If you came from Terry Ann Diack's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

This pillow box was created using the Art Philosophy Cartridge and Cricut Craft Room to make the box big enough to fit my husband's Christmas gift. The box is made from Yuletide Carol paper. It was then decorated using a little doily and the Yuletide Carol Compliments. The Yuletide Carol Compliments are a coordinating stickers that adhere to the box well enough to stick even when the box is full! The flowers that I used were left overs from the Frosted Assortment.

My whole family is getting a gift wrapped in a pillow box this Christmas. I pre-made the pillow boxes to prepare for a class I will be teaching in December. When my husband's gift arrived this week, it didn't fit in the prepared pillow boxes. This Blog Hop encouraged me to use Cricut Craft Room to make a slightly bigger box. Now I have one less thing to stress about before Christmas!

Your next stop is Janet McCormick's Blog.

Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!

If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is Scaredy Cat paper pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked from Nancy Klein.
If you came from Jackie Vandaele's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.
I am excited to be back blogging for this Blog Hop! Halloween is so close and because of this challenge I now have cards ready to send to my Mom, my best friend and one for my only dayhome kid. And the cards are ready in time to mail!

I used the Scaredy Cat Bulk B&T Paper to make each card:

I used stamp set Halloween Greetings (D1605) to make this card. I used the Creative Insider guide for Scaredy Cat as inspiration, so this card came together very quickly and yet it is the one card that is the favorite among those people I have shown my cards to!

For this card I used Frightfully Fun (B1453) to create the 4 adorable characters on the front. The fussy cut Frankenstein on the bottom used Trick or Treat Sweets (B1460) because the Skull in Frightfully Fun looked funny to me on this card, so the Skull got used on the next card.....

This last card uses Trick or Treat Sweets (B1460) plus the Skull from the previous card. I used my new CTMH ShinHan markers to color in the characters on this card and the Frightfully Fun images too. These markers made the stamped images become Characters! It was coloring the images that made me realize that the Mummy image was actually a cute Ninja!

Your next stop is Linda Pekrul.