Saturday, December 31, 2016

January Sugar Rush HWBH

Welcome to the Hearts of the West Blog Hop!






This month we are featuring the Sugar Rush Paper Pack !



If this is the first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This paper pack is from the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions 1! There is lots of amazing paper inside.
Check it out.

If you came from Donna's Blog   you're in the right place. This is a go around blog so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list is at the bottom of this post.
Grab a beverage and enjoy the hop!

My project is a birthday card.
The cardstock I used is Seaglass, Lemon, Tangerine, Sugar Rush paper pack(X7215B). I also used Sugar rush dots(Z3310), and Sugar Rush washi tape(Z3311). The stamp set I used is  Good Thymes ( D1717).
I also used Pomegranate ink.
Hope you enjoyed my project. If you are interested in any of the items used in my project please click HERE.

Check out the January Stamp of the Month. For just $50. you can get the stamp set for $6. until the end of January.


Next stop is Anna's Blog! Check out her great project!


Have a great day!!


1.Nancy's Blog
2.  Donna's Blog
3.Corinna's Blog (you are here)
4. Anna's Blog
5.Linda's Blog
6.Brenda's Blog

Thursday, December 1, 2016

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!



The stamp set for the December Stamp of the Month is called Thoughtful Flowers(S1612)
There are 14 stamps to choose from. 
Spend $50. and you can get this stamp set for just $6. This stamp set is only available until the last day of December.
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If you have come here from Jean's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE




This month we have approximately 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I made two cards for this hop. A Thank you card and a Sympathy card.
The Thank you Card has Sea Glass(X 5789)White Daisy(1385) and Pixie(X5773) cardstock. I random stamped the strip of White Daisy  in Sea Glass. The Thank You is in Sea Glass(Z2813) and Pixie(Z2844). I fussy cut the flower in Willow(X5784) and Pixie cardstock. I added a few pink gems(Z3091)

The Sympathy card has a Coloniale White card base(X1410) with Black(1386) and Desert Sand(1273) cardstock. I used Gold Embossing powder(Z2066) for the background on the Black cardstock. I used Black Shimmer Ribbon(Z4012) to separate the Black and Desert Sand. 

 If you are interested in any of the products represented here, contact your local CTMH Consultant or click here .
Now "Hop" on over to Haley's Blog to see her work! Be sure to  visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting  and other fun ideas! 


Have a great day!!

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

December-Oh Deer HWBH





Welcome to the Hearts of the West Blog Hop!






This month we are featuring the Oh Deer Paper Pack !
If this is the first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This paper pack is from the new CTMH Holiday Expressions! There is lots of amazing paper inside.
Check it out.
If you came from Donna's Blog you're in the right place. This is a go around blog so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list is at the bottom of this post.
Grab a beverage and enjoy the hop!

My project is a decor piece and was inspired by a card I saw on Facebook. It was a card posted by Creative Expression, a Sue Wilson Shadow box die. I really liked the idea so I decided to design my own. The holes are not perfectly aligned and my cutting is far from perfect but I like the idea of it. It's 3 layers. The first one is cut from fern cardstock. The other two are White Daisy. I made them different sizes and poked holes with the Piercing and Embossing Tool(Z2046). I cut 4 spaces for the display on the last one and poked holes around each of them as well. Each layer is popped up by 3D foam tape(Z1151)
I used the Oh Deer paper(X7214B) and Complements(X7214C)

Hope you enjoyed my project. If you are interested in any of the items used in my project please click HERE.

Check out the December Stamp of the Month. For just $50. you can get the stamp set for $6. until the end of December.

Next stop is Linda's Blog! Check out her great project!


Have a great day!!


1.Nancy's Blog

2.  Donna's Blog

3. Corinna's Blog (you are here)

4. Linda's Blog






Sunday, November 27, 2016

Cricut Flower Market Blog Hop

              Welcome to the Cricut Flower Market Blog Hop


The Close to My Heart Cricut Flower Market cartridge has 700 images.
You can get a Physical cartridge or Digital but you get 3 stamp sets and the Adventure cardstock with either one. (Z3285) or (Z3290)




If you have come here from  Brenda Lapp's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE
This month we have approximately 22 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I enjoyed making this card! The sugar skull is traditionally Halloween/Day of the Dead but I know someone who loves sugar skulls so I was excited to make this card.  All the cut outs are from the Flower Market cartridge! So many occasions, so many images!
The cardstock I used was Cashmere, New England Ivy, Fern, White Daisy and Cranberry.
I used some Whimsy paper for the skull and Oh Deer paper for the background. I used Cashmere ink for shading and edging the paper. Cranberry ink for the lace on the jar.The twine is Fern thick twine.
Hope you enjoyed my card!

If you are interested in any of the products represented here, contact your local CTMH Consultant or click here .
Now "Hop" on over to Sheila Bennett's Blog to see her work! Be sure to  visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting  and other fun ideas! 

Have a great day!!

Sunday, November 20, 2016

November Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to the November Cross Canada Hop!

This month we are featuring the Color of the Year-Seaglass!!

 To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!
If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle Stewart
 If you came from Donna's Blog then you are in the right place! 

Now on to my project:

I used the Seaglass cardstock and Glitter paper for my card. I also used a piece of Oh Deer paper. The border is from Art Philosophy(retired) and I welded it to a rectangle in Design Space. The tag is from Artiste(retired). The sentiment is embossed with gold embossing powder (Z2066) and from the Season of Magic stamp set(C1665). The stars are from Woodland Wishes(D1696).


Hope you enjoyed my project!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Candra's Blog

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle Stewart as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring projects featuring Traditional vs Nontraditional.. So mark December 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop-New Cricut Cartridges



Welcome to the CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop!

This week we are featuring Cricut Cartridges!

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post. If you came here from Annette's Blog you are in the right place.

Now on to my projects!

This project I really enjoyed making! I made a different one for another hop. The Mason Jar, Pine needle branches, Holly branch bundle and snowflake all came from the Flower Market cartridge

Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection (physical cartridge) $126.00

Z3290 Cricut® Flower Market Digital Collection (no cartridge) $100.00
I used Cashmere cardstock and ink as well as Cranberry ink. I used Fern thick twine and Oh Deer paper(X7214B Oh Deer! Paper Packet $12.75





This project is from the City Sidewalks cartridge(Z4017 Cricut® City Sidewalks Digital Collection (No Cartridge) $44.50

The background is from the Oh Deer paper pack. I used Crystal blue to edge the paper, snowflake "ground" and the Crystal blue, Willow, Cranberry, White Daisy and Black cardstock. The mail box and puppy are popped up . I used the Shimmer brush to add some shine to the Season's Greetings, the top of the snowhill and the top of the mail box.

Thanks for checking out my projects!

If you are interested in any of the products shown or any additional supplies you can buy them here . If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Lauren's Blog Make sure to check out her amazing work!

1.Lauren's Blog

2.Janna's Blog

3. Annette's Blog

4. Corinna's Blog






Wednesday, November 2, 2016

CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop-City Sidewalks

              Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products 
Blog Hop. 

This week we are featuring City Sidewalks!

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post. If you came here from Janna's Blog you are in the right place.
Now let's get started!
Three of these are made with the PML cards of the City Sidewalks paper pack as well as the paper from the pack.

The first one is my favorite! I just love how the lights look. I colored some of them with the ShinHan markers and I used Cranberry and Black cardstock.



This one I used Willow and Cranberry cardstock.


This one I added zip strips to Lagoon paper and added some bitty sparkles.

This one I used a bow from the  City Sidewalks Complements to make the PML card look like a present and the stamp is from the Very Merry(D1694) stamp set.



This one, I cut out the house from the Flower Market cartridge and I think the letters are from the Artbooking cartridge. I had everything written down but in my craft room clutter I couldn't find the list!! The little house is part of the PML card. Some sparkles were added as well. The Cranberry paper was embossed with the Christmas lights embossing folder(Z4001)



Thank you for checking out my projects.

If you are interested in any of the products shown or any additional supplies you can buy them here . If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Donna's Blog . Make sure to check out her amazing work!

1. Lauren's Blog
2. Janna's Blog
3.Corinna's Blog
4Donna's Blog
5.Annette's Blog


See you on Wednesday (November 16) as we will be featuring (Close to My Heart Cricut Cartridges)!

Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!


The stamp set for the October Stamp of the Month is called New Year's Cheer.
There are 13 stamps to choose from to celebrate New Years, weddings, anniversaries or a party. 
Spend $50. and you can get this stamp set for just $6. This stamp set is only available until the last day of October. The bow and banners can be cut from the CTMH Cricut Flower Market. 


                                                                            




If you have come here from Melinda's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE

This month we have approximately 29 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

This is an Anniversary card! I used Coloniale White card base, Coloniale White cardstock
Oh Deer paper pack, Desert Sand and Champagne Exclusive ink, Gold Bling Gems. 
The large banner is popped up with 3D foam tape.


 If you are interested in any of the products represented here, contact your local CTMH Consultant or click here .
Now "Hop" on over to Nina's Blog to see her work! Be sure to  visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting  and other fun ideas! 


Have a great day!!

Monday, October 31, 2016

November-City Sidewalks HWBH








Welcome to the Hearts of the West Blog Hop!




This month we are featuring the City Sidewalks Paper Pack !
If this is the first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This paper pack is from the new CTMH Holiday Expressions! There is lots of amazing paper inside.
Check it out.
If you came from Sonia's Blog you're in the right place. This is a go around blog so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list is at the bottom of this post.
Grab a beverage and enjoy the hop!

I decided to use the PML cards from the City Sidewalks paper pack and do up some cards.
I have posted 4 of them and I'm saving the rest for another blog hop.


This first one  at the top of the page,I also used white twine(Z3216), a zip strip from the paper pack, city sidewalks complements and willow cardstock and some sparkles.

This one I also used Peacock cardstock, and complements.



I used willow cardstock and exclusive inks with sparkles. The stamp set is (C1658) Hello Winter.




I also used Glacier and Peacock cardstock. Complements and the Very Merry is from (D1694) Very Merry stamp set











Hope you enjoyed my projects. If you are interested in any of the items used in my project please click HERE.

Check out the October Stamp of the Month. For just $50. you can get the stamp set for $6. until the end of October.

Next stop is Nancy's Blog! Check out her great project!


Have a great day!!


1. Nancy's Blog

2. Donna's Blog

3. Brenda's Blog

4. Anna's Blog

5.Sonia's Blog

6. Corinna's Blog


Friday, October 28, 2016

Christmas Card Party


Christmas Card Party
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -7-9 pm/ Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 1-3 pm
8 Cranleigh Crt SE, Calgary
403-614-9773
Come join me and make some Christmas cards, 10 for $10.
Drop by, on either date, and make some Christmas cards, have a snack and win a prize.
If you have it, bring glue runners, pop dots, scissors and anything else you think you might need.
I have room for 15 card makers at a time so
please let me know if you’re coming
 on either date and how many friends are coming as well.
Thank you!

Looking forward to seeing you.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop-Swan Lake

               Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products 
Blog Hop. 

This week we are featuring the Swan Lake paper pack

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post. If you came here from Donna's Blog you are in the right place.

Now on to my project!
This project needs some work. Practice makes perfect!
This is a stand up card. I got this idea from Karen Squires-Stampinbythebay blog. I've been trying different ones for a Christmas card class that I'm going to do in November.
I used the Swan Lake paper, Whisper cardstock, Shimmer ribbon(Z4012),  C1655 Thankful for you stamp set with the Thin Cuts. Swan Lake complements(X7212C) Saddle, Cashmere, Fern and Peacock Exclusive inks. I added some fussy cut bugs and frog from a retired stamp set(A1188) Hello Sunshine.



The middle section lifts up to see this message and it tucks under  the Thanks which holds the middle down.



Thank you for checking out my project.

If you are interested in any of the products shown or any additional supplies you can buy them here . If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Annette's Blog Make sure to check out her amazing work!




1. Lauren's Blog
2. Janna's Blog
3.Donna's Blog
4.Corinna's Blog
5.Annette's Blog



See you on Wednesday (November 2) as we will be featuring (City Sidewalks)!

Have a great day!

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Cricut City Sidewalks Blog Hop





Welcome to the Cricut City Sidewalks 
Blog Hop!


 If you have come here from Alyson Mayo's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on  HERE
This month we have 17 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the  and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

 Now on to my project!
You know when you have this great idea in your mind and you starting cutting out the pieces with your Cricut machine and then you step away and it gets all caught up!!! Anyway, it was an overlay so I salvaged a couple pieces and this is what I created with one of them.

I used Seaglass cardstock(X5789) , CTMH Cricut City Sidewalks Digital Collection(Z4017), City Sidewalks WYW(G1114)

For this card I attached part of the overlay underneath a piece of City Sidewalks paper(X7213B). The paper was textured with the Edge Distresser(Z1297). I cut the Winter Wonderland tag from the City Sidewalks cartridge and popped it up with the 3D tape. The snowflakes are also from the City Sidewalks Cricut cartridge.



If you are interested in any of the products represented here, contact your local CTMH Consultant.
Now "Hop" on over to Michele Rowley's Blog to see her work! Be sure to  visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting  and other fun ideas! 

Have a great day!!







Saturday, October 15, 2016

October Cross Canada Blog Hop-Jeepers Creepers


Welcome to the October Cross Canada Hop!

This month we are featuring Jeepers Creepers(Halloween Theme)
To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant.
We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!
If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle Stewart
 If you came from Janet McCormick then you are in the right place! 

Now on to my project:




 I did a 2 page layout with PML cards from the Jeepers Creepers paper pack. They are inserted in Memory protectors.
Trick or Treat is from the CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge. Halloween is from the Artiste cartridge(retired) I also used the Emerald cardstock which is one of our beautiful new colors this year!




The Boo Eek Happy Haunting is from the CTMH Cricut Artistry cartridge. The little arrows are from a retired puffies pack. 

The skull and bones frame is from Artbooking.

I attached the eyes and masks from What a Hoot (S1408)(retired) and Purr-fect Halloween(S1608) to a large block and stamped it twice on this PML card with some purple gems.

The little frames are from a mini medley(Z1393)(retired) I added parts of a zipstrip and black epoxy bubbles(Z1935)(retired). I used a journaling pen for the mouth and a white gel pen for dots. They are attached with white twine. 
Hope you enjoyed my project.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Kristine's blog

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle Stewart as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring projects with the Jeepers Creepers paper pack. So mark November15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop- For the Love of Stamping

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products 
Blog Hop. 

This week we are featuring for the Love of Stamping.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post. If you came here from Lauren's Blog you are in the right place.

Now on to my projects!
This is a 5X7" card. I used Fern cardstock on the White Daisy card base. I used White Daisy cardstock and used a retired embossing folder and covered it in Fern Exclusive ink and ran it through the cuttlebug. I used ribbon from the Whimsy ribbon pack and also added coral reef sequins which are retired. The sentiment is from Card Chatter-Sympathy.



My second card is a 4X5.5" card. I used Crystal Blue cardstock. I used a Daisy White cardstock and Crystal Blue Exclusive ink that was put on a large block and then spritzed with water than stamped on the paper. The ribbon is from the Whimsy ribbon pack. The footprints are from the stamp set Baby Impressions, retired.




Thank you for checking out my projects.

If you are interested in any of the products shown or any additional supplies you can buy them here . If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Donna's Blog Make sure to check out her amazing work!




1. Annette's Blog
2. Lauren's Blog
3.Corinna's Blog
4. Donna's Blog



See you on Wednesday (September 21) as we will be featuring (Jeepers Creepers)!

Have a great day!

Saturday, October 1, 2016

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop~

So excited to start Christmas!
The stamp set for the October Stamp of the Month is called Yuletide Joy 









Yuletide Joy  has beautiful Christmas designs that you can colour.  Seven stamps for only $6. with a $50. purchase. This stamp set is only available until the last day of October.
The star and stocking  have coordinating cutouts from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.
If you have come here from  Paige Dolecki 's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE
This month we have approximately 34 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

The first card is a 5X7" card. I used the City Sidewalks paper pack(X7213B), The star from the Stamp of the Month, White Daisy cardstock inked with Fern and Ruby Exclusive inks using a retired stamp set (D1562) and silver sequins. The stars were embossed with Ranger embossing powder(Z2067) and Recollections tinsel embossing powder. The sentiment is from Woodland Wishes(D1696).


The second card is a 4X5.5" card. I also used the City Sidewalks paper pack. The Daisy White cardstock is popped up with 3D foam tape.  I used the presents from the Stamp of the Month. I covered up parts of the stamp so I could give the presents dimension. I embossed all presents with the Ranger silver embossing powder and tinsel and green pearl embossing powder from Recollections. The bows were made with retired bakers twine and some twine from my stash. The branches from the tree are from a die cut from my stash. The sparkles are retired CTMH. The stars on the presents were colored with Golden Yellow Touch twin markers.
The sentiment was also embossed and is from the Stamp of the Month. I added some closer looks as my photography is not the greatest. 






If you are interested in any of the products represented here, contact your local CTMH Consultant or click here .
Now "Hop" on over to Vickie ODell 's Blog to see her work! Be sure to  visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting  and other fun ideas! 

Have a great day!!

Friday, September 30, 2016

October-Swan Lake-HWBH

Welcome to the Hearts of the West Blog Hop!
This month we are featuring the Swan Lake Paper Pack !




If this is the first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This paper pack is from the new CTMH Holiday Expressions! There is lots of amazing paper inside.
Check it out. 







If you came from Donna's Blog you're in the right place. This is a go around blog so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list is at the bottom of this post.

Grab a beverage and enjoy the hop!

My project is a for a 5X7 picture frame that I am displaying on my wall.
I used the Swan Lake paper(X7212B) Whisper cardstock. The leaves were cut out from the Swan Lake paper with the Artbooking Cricut cartridge(Z3169) and stamped with the September Stamp of the Month, Blessed Beyond Measure(S1609). The sentiment is also from the Stamp of the Month. The embellishments are grey Enamel Gems(Z3089)




Hope you enjoyed my project.   If you are interested in any of the items used in my project please click HERE.  Check out the September Stamp of the Month. For just $50. you can get these 19 stamps for $6. until the end of September.

Next stop is  Brenda's Blog

Have a great day!!