Three Amigos Blog Hop February 2017

Welcome to this month's Three Amigos Blog Hop!  We are three CTMH Consultants and friends who share the love of papercrafting and challenge each other every month, on the third of the month, to create something using some awesome Close To My Heart products!

And starting next month we want to see what you create as well!  We're going to turn this hop into a challenge because we thought that would be fun!  We'll have small prizes each month and you'll get all of the details in March so be sure to join us again next month!

This year we're focusing on paper packs... and this month it's all about the Hello Lovely paper pack!

I have to admit... when I first looked at all of the paper packs in the online Idea Book I wasn't sure that I liked any of them... true story!  But I ordered them for our hops and like every other time when I got them and could take out all of the papers and saw them in person... they are awesome!  Hello Lovely has become one of my favorites for sure.. these soft colors and all of the florals and the Gold!!!!  

I used a PML card for that pretty circle with the floral and the center area for a sentiment.  I cut it out using a stitched circle die from Craftin Desert Divas and then covered up the sentiment that said "Best Day" with a couple stickers from the Complements pack and that gorgeous gold "Love" went over the top.  Then I layered it on top of the scallop circle from the same set of dies.

I'm used this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for my layout and I'm playing along with the Heart2Heart Challenge, Falling In Love (I'm falling in love with this paper pack!) and the Between The Folds Challenge to Use Ribbon (Challenge Schmallenge)...lol!

That pretty little pink heart is also in the Complements.  I used some paper flowers I had on hand (including that beautiful peachy one I got from Yvonne from the former Lessology Challenge Blog... all the way from Singapore... isn't it lovely?  A few die cut leaves from Heartfelt Creations and some gold bling and my cluster was perfect in my eyes.  More love.

And then of course I love you.  I do!  I so appreciate all of your visits and when you leave me some love and let me know you were here my heart swells!  I think this sweet little sentiment from the Complements pack is one of my favorites... so simple and pretty.

Now head on over to Donna and Susan's blogs and see what they have for you today!

Here's this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch... it's got lots of possibilities.. hope you can play along and be sure to check out Heart2Heart and Between The Folds as well!

Update: They like me... they really like me... :)

CTMH-Hello Lovely Workshop

CDD-Stitched In Circles Dies

HC-Classic Leaf Dies

Three Amigos Blog Hop September 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 Three Amigos Blog Hop!  So glad you stopped in!  We are three Close to My Heart Consultants and good friends that challenge each other each month to create something with some awesome CTMH products based on a theme.  This month it's all about techniques... three to be exact... however, I think I'm over a bit!

Couldn't help myself!  I used a few on this card that I started while I was visiting with Mitra during my recent vacation.  While we were waiting for spray painted cans and jars to dry I joined her in some papercrafting.  So the paper is CTMH... one of my favorite papers and zip strips from Chalk It Up.  So the flowers aren't CTMH... they are from a rub on and sticker set that Mitra had and was trying to use up... it's a rubon and I colored it in with my Zig Real Brush Markers.

Have you checked out the new Complements??  They are awesome!  Those two little glittery arrows and heart are from the pack as well as the banner below.  That sentiment is from one of the stamp sets that comes with the new Cricut cartridge, Flower Market and that pretty ribbon!  Yes!!  We have ribbon again!  Those sequins... when we were crafting at camp, we were gonna throw them away because they had no adhesive and we had no glue, but I threw them in the bag with the rest of the stuff and so glad I did!

So remember I told you I was gonna be doing some spray painting in the future?  How about that spray painted metal paint just like what we used on the canister and if you look closely at the white piece the flowers are on you'll see some spray paint splatters there too!

So, my techniques... oh idk... edge distressing, embossing, spray painting, water coloring, rub-oning?, heat embossing, sequining, die cutting... ok some of these probably aren't techniques... but I think I've met the challenge!

Now hop on over to see what Susan and Donna have created for you!

And come back this weekend for some more fun!  It's almost time for some more Cutting Cafe Inspiration!  Atlantic Hearts is on Monday!  Lessology is next week!  Lots going on here in September!

Back on the Christmas Kick!

 

Back to Christmas Cards it is!  I'm preparing for the workshop next weekend but took a few minutes to make a couple more cards with leftover PML cards.  Leftover-funny because they don't feel like leftovers...lol... Hoping to bring you a scrapbooking layout before the end of the weekend as well (also with said "leftovers")

 

 

The White Pines Complements along with the PML cards make it so easy to create a quick and beautiful card....

Talk about leftovers.... I picked up this negative space that was leftover when I cut some trees out a few weeks ago and threw this together with some Complements, a PML card (or part of one) and a badge button from the White Pines Assortment.  It has never been so easy to create such different cards in a short period oftime....

Three Amigos Blog Hop November 2015 Edition

 

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop!  We are three CTMH consultants and good friends that like to challenge each other every month to create something with Close To My Heart products.  This month's challenge was to use White Pines and or Urban papers (or both) on a project.  Challenge.... HA!

 

I decided to use both!  As you are well aware, I've been making lots of Christmas cards using White Pines paper, Complements and now.... the assortment!  The Urban papers are pretty "neutral" printed papers that really can be used along with so many other papers for either masculine or feminine... or Holiday themes.  I think this might be the most masculine card I've made with it so far...lol... and there is ribbon and sequins on it!  The woodgrain background paper is from Urban and the rest is all White Pines (aside from the Paper Sweeties rusty bell and sequins..but this should not be a surprise..oh!  And the sentiment is from PS Holly Jolly Holiday set).

 

So!  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out what Donna and Susan have in store for you... it's such a short hop... only three stops... check it out!

Leftovers?

 

Two more with leftover cards from the workshop .... I added some complements to the owl card and I used Paper Sweeties sweet cuts to cut out the Joy on the bear/fox card.

 

You will have all of these additional PML cards to take home and use for more Christmas cards.  I did use some additional items to make them, but you can purchase extras or you can use what you already have at home to make more cards. 

 

I know, I know.... details for the workshop coming later today!