CTMH New Product Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Close to my heart, new product Blog Hop!  This hop will feature products from our new November/ December book!  I hope you enjoy all of the beautiful artwork!

This hop will go around in a circle and will feature artwork from 21 different consultants.  If you get lost along the way just click here Melinda's blog to see the complete list and find your way back to where you were!  Have fun!

You should have arrived from Heather Hick's blog.  If you did, then you are in the right place and I hope you enjoyed what she had to show you!

It was hard for me to choose just one new product to show you but I finally decided on the Custom Ornament thin cuts!

I took a picture of the whole page so you could see how it looks in the book.

I have been having so much fun playing with it.  Today I am sharing 3 cards that I have made!  I hope you love them as much as I do!

The first card on the top left, I am featuring the new Cedar and pine paper pack.  I cut the Ornament out of Candy apple and then I cut another one out of silver glitter paper, which you see on the bottom left and I used the parts that punch out to decorate my ornament.  I also used a piece of silver glitter paper along side of the cedar and pine and then I stamped the Merry and Bright from the Whimsical Holiday stamp set.  Then I just added a little bling with 3 black dots.

The next card in using Sapphire card stock with a strip of the snow flake paper from the new Holly Jolly paper along with some white shimmer trim that I cut in half.  I cut the ornament out of White Daisy and trimmed it in the silver foil paper punch outs from my next card. I added 3 silver glitter dots.  The sentiment is from a up coming stamp set.

My third card I started by cutting just the ornament shape out of white daisy that I cut out using our large rectangular stitched thin cut.  I then attached that to a piece of silver foil paper that was cut 1/8 inch bigger.  I placed the decorative pieces of the thin cut in side the cut out piece so just those would cut out of the foil paper.  Then I attached that to a piece of Gold foil paper that was cut  another 1/8 inch bigger.  I also cut the ornament hanger piece out of the gold foil. The Merry Christmas is also from an upcoming stamp set, and I used gold embossing powder for that!

I hope you enjoyed my cards.  I will leave a complete list of links to the products I have used at the bottom of the post.  Now you are on to Melissa Robinson's blog.  I'm sure she has some amazing artwork to show you!

Custom Ornament thin cut

Cedar and Pine paper pack

Holly Jolly paper pack

Silver Foil paper

Gold foil paper

Silver glitter paper

Silver Glitter Gems

Black and White dots

Gold glitter gems

Have a great day and Happy Hopping!

Ronda

Share the Season's Blog Hop

You have arrived her from Judy Faye Gamer blog.  

Welcome to the Close to my Heart Share the Seasons Blog Hop!

The possibilities with this set are so endless!  If you get lost while cruising the hop just click here to get the complete list.
  Here are a couple of cards I have made with this set along with the New Hawthorn paper and a retired Christmas pack called Tis the Season!

For the Christmas card I used Cranberry paper (also retired) to cut out the base square piece and then I used White Daisy to cut the largest frame from our rectangle thin cuts.  I used our now retired Alcohol markers to color in some of the stamps.  Don't forget to check out our new markers!

Keep scrolling to see the next two cards!

In the picture of the rectangular thin cuts the white pieces will give you a solid piece, I use that with a smaller one in a different color for the inside of my card.

 On my next card I used the fall stamps, I used our new Hawthorn paper along with Saffron and our new Paprika ink!  I love the piece of paper I used for the frame on this one.

To show use how endless the possibilities are I made another card with our new Every Little thing paper pack!  I just love how it turned out.

I used our new Wisteria paper with the black Frame and the September Stamp of the month!  Which is awesome.  I hope you enjoyed my cards and don't forget to look at all of the other blogs on the hop!

The next persons blog is Alyson Mayo.

Charlie's card!

Hello!  There is only 5 day's until Christmas and I have been working on this little card for my Grandson's first Christmas.  I like it so much that I have decided to enter it in the Heart 2 Heart challenge "Season's Greetings"!

Although the paper is not from CTMH, a lot of the products are.  The cute little fox is from a retired Christmas stamp set.

I used the Shaker thin cuts- Z4309, the shaker foam and acetate- Z4310, the loose sequins in gold- Z4235.  You can find all of these products here!  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/retail/search.aspx?searchvalue=shaker+kits

I also used our Season of Joy digital Cricut Cartridge for the Baby's first Christmas banner and if you hurry, you can get that here.  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=9406&ci=12020.

I used some gold stickles to dress up the banner.  I also used our craft paper on this card which you can find here.  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=5782&ci=5952

Here is the inside of the card:

The little Santa hat is from a retired mini stamp, Little Saint Nick!  The rocking horse was on top of the banner I used on the front of the card, I just cut it off.  The believe in the magic came from the Holiday sparkle bundle we had but the stamp set is no longer available.

I sure hope Charlie like's his first Christmas card and I hope all of you do too!

Merry Christmas,

Ronda

Christmas is almost here!

Yes, Christmas is almost here!  I love getting together with the whole family!  We don't buy a bunch of presents, just one $25 neutral gift to exchange between the adults.  My Mom buys all the great grandkids presents though!  We all bring an appetizer to share and we usually play some kind of game that involves some small gifts.  All ages can play!  We have a great day!  I hope you do too!

Now a little Close to my Heart news!  There are so many specials going on right now, you really should go check them out.  There is even a new Valentine's one.  Here is a link if you want to check them out.  Just click on promotions!  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=271.

There are only 14 more days to shop out of the current idea book.

There are some really nice papers and embellishments that will be retiring so get them while you can.  Here are some pictures of the papers!

Tis the Season!

 

Boutique!

Seasonal mix in!  This pack has a little to add in to each pack!

Grateful Heart!

and Hello Pumpkin!

I know that all of these holidays are over but just think of all those pictures on your phone that you need to scrapbook now.  Or look on Pinterest for ideas for these papers.  Here is a link to my Pinterest account!  https://www.pinterest.com/rondaladuke/2018-ctmh-holiday-expressions-and-memories-in-the-/.

This link takes you right to all the great ideas for this book that I have saved!

Well that is all I have to share for today.  I need to go wrap some presents and run to the Post Office!

Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,  Ronda