Hello Thin Cuts

A couple weeks ago, I stumbled upon wood veneer sheets on clearance at Target. I purchased them with the intention of giving them to my daughter to create with. As we were chatting on FaceTime, we were curious if they would cut with our Thin Cuts. I grabbed the Hello Thin Cut to give it a try. They cut the veneer beautifully!

I cut three more of the "hello" from Desert Sand Cardstock, then glued and stacked them. I stamped the wreath with Cocoa ink, colored the leaves with Shin Han Markers, and cut the image with the coordinating Thin Cut. I used papers from the Adventure Fundamentals and the Dreamin' Big Paper Pack.

The banner is popped up with Thin 3-D Foam Tape. I added a few Gold Glitter Gems for sparkle. I kept the inside simple, using a strip of the veneer to tie into the Thin Cut sentiment on the front.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used:

A1193 Wreath

CC1157 Wreath Thin Cuts

X7218B Dreamin' Big Paper Packet

Z3253 Adventure Fundamentals

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock

1273 Desert Sand Cardstock

Z2814 Cocoa Ink

Z2457 Shin Han Touch Twin Marker YR24 Marigold

Z2463 Shin Han Touch Twin Marker GY235 Sap Green

Z2453 Shin Han Touch Twin Marker P83 Lavender

Z2450 Shin Han Touch Twin Marker R5 Cherry Pink

Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

You Are Tea-rrific

What do you do when you hit a creative slump? To break out of my slump, I grabbed the March SOTM, Tea-rrific, and created a card. I kept the process simple to begin with, choosing the colors and card design. Sea Glass and White Daisy are the feature colors on this card, with touches of Whisper and Ruby.

I added texture to the front of the card using the Wood Slats Embossing Folder, Sea Glass Glitter Paper, heat embossing the sentiment, and popping the teacup with Thin 3-D Foam tape. I stamped the sentiment with the Whisper Mini Pigment Ink Pad and used Clear Superfine Embossing Powder. The patterned paper is from the Dreamin' Big Paper Pack.

I stamped the teacup with Juniper Ink for a subtle tone-on-tone look. I used a Copic marker (BG10 Cool Shadow) to add a bit of shading. To add a light touch of color to the tag, I squeezed ink into the lids of my Whisper and Ruby Ink Pads, spritzed with water, and used the Small Round Waterbrush to gently apply color. I also added a little Whisper "wash" behind the cup.

Coordinating the inside of the card adds a finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies used:

S1603 Tea-rrific Stamp of The Month

X7218B Dreamin' Big Paper Packet

X5789 Sea Glass Cardstock

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

Z3240 Sea Glass Glitter Paper

Z2865 Juniper Ink Pad

Z2870 Ruby Ink Pad

Z2872 Whisper Ink Pad

Z2503 Basics Mini Pigment Pads Set

Z3248 Wood Slats Embossing Folder

Z3224 Waterbrush-Small Round

Z3216 White Twine

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Z1979 Marvy Uchida LePen Journaling Pen

Other: Copic Sketch BG10 Cool Shadow

Three Amigos March 2017 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three Close To My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd of each month, we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through.

Our projects feature the Dreamin' Big paper pack or coordinating colors this month. Dreamin' Big is my favorite collection in this Seasonal Expressions. The vibrant colors and versatile patterns catch my eye. I made a shaker card following the Originals: Clockwork pattern and using the Circle Thin Cuts, which happen to be on sale this month.

I stamped the lady bugs from the Dreamin' Big- Cardmaking stamp set, colored the spots, head and antennae with my journaling pen, and cut then out with the coordinating Thin Cuts.

I cut apart a 3x3 flip flap to use as the clear front on my shaker panel. Along with the ladybugs, I filled the shaker with retired sequins I had in my stash. Three Black Enamel Dots outline the shaker panel. The sentiment is also from the Dreamin' Big- Cardmaking stamp set.

I added a few more circles to the edges of the inside panel to finish off the card.

Thanks for Hopping by today! Be sure to check out Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created this month. See Lisa's post for information about our coming challenge and a giveaway for March!

Supplies Used:

X7218B Dreamin' Big Paper Packet

Z3303 Dreamin' Big Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

1386 Black Cardstock

Z2851 Saffron Ink

Z2852 Poppy Ink

Z2872 Whisper Ink

Z3234 3x3 Flip Flaps

Z3318 Basic Circles Thin Cuts

Z3314 Black & White Dots

Z1979 Marvy Uchida Le Pen Journaling Pen

9036 Originals Card Confidence Program

X254 White Daisy Cards and Envelopes Value Pack

Three Amigos February 2017 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three Close To My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd of each month, we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through.

Our projects this month feature the beautiful Hello Lovely paper pack or featured colors in the pack. I pulled out my Reflections Scrapbook Program book and selected a pattern to showcase one of my favorite family photos. The photograph was taken by my niece, Emilee, owner of Sage Photography in Kansas City.

The pattern I selected is called Bottom Border-Tucked In. I kept my embellishments to a minimum because I wanted the focus to be on the photo. To bring some of the color from the lower patterned paper to the top, I triple matted my photo and created a small cluster of banners.

The title is a PML card included in the paper pack, trimmed down and matted. I inserted the title piece into a flip flap so I could add hidden journaling.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to hop over to Lisa's blog and Donna's blog to see what they created this month!

Supplies used:
X7216B Hello Lovely Paper Pack
X7216C Hello Lovely Complements
X5930 Slate Cardstock
X5929 Whisper Cardstock
X5777 Fern Cardstock
X5789 Sea Glass Cardstock
Z2172 Whisper Ink
Z3313 Blush Shimmer Ribbon
Z3231 Memory Protectors Flip Flaps 4x6
Z697 Sponge
9037 Reflections Scrapbook Program
Opaque Pearls (Retired)

Three Amigos January 2017 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three Close To My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd of each month, we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through.

The new year brings new challenges to our hop. This month we are creating a project using the Sugar Rush Paper Pack and/or color palette. I created a double z-fold card using Glacier Cardstock as the base and three patterns from the B&T Duos. Glacier is not a listed color for this paper pack, but it was a better fit for my card.

This was my first attempt at a double z-fold card, and I was surprised at how quickly it came together! The donut whipped up in no time using the thin Cuts. I used the masking technique to stamp both sentiments in two colors.

If you look closely, you can see that I layered the heart design washi tape over the pomegranate washi tape from the Sugar Rush Washi Pack to create an extra little "ribbon" banner. The Sugar Rush Dots add a bit of sparkle to the front as well.

I added the layered washi tape to the inside banner too. I thought about adding more bling, but decided to stamp the little heart trio near the bottom instead.

Thank you for stopping by today! Hop on over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created this month!

Supplies Used:

Z3300 Sugar Rush Cardmaking Bundle

X7215B Sugar Rush Paper Pack

1385 Whit Daisy Cardstock

X5932 Cashmere Cardstock

X5770 Glacier Cardstock

Z2175 Cashmere Ink

Z2641 Glacier Ink

Z2653 Pomegranate Ink

Z3310 Sugar Rush Dots

Z3311 Sugar Rush Washi Pack

Z697 Sponge

Z1204 Bone Folder

Z1836 Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Z3022 3L E-Z Dots Adhesive

New Year, New Products!

Happy New Year! We are starting off the year with new products, a great Stamp Of The Month, and a National Papercrafting Month special you won't want to miss!

The new paper packs in the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book will knock your socks off! The featured paper pack for January, Sugar Rush, lives up to it's name with yummy designs that can be used for all of your celebrations.

Take a look at the featured artwork for the January SOTM, Adore You. Each Idea Book has a coordinating recipe guide so you can easily duplicate your favorite designs.

Chase away the winter blues with the Welcome Home wreath kit. You can purchase the kit for $18.95 or earn it FREE with a qualifying $60 purchase.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check back on January 3rd for the Three Amigos Blog Hop!

Three Amigos December 2016 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog hop.  We are three Close to My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you.  On the 3rd of each month we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project.  There are only three stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through.

This month we are using three embellishments on our projects. Lisa has been trying to get me to enter challenges for ages now, so this month I am linking my card to the Glitter & Bling challenge at Between The Folds Weekly Challenges.

This card has been dancing around in my head for a while now. Once I sat down to make it, it came together quite quickly. I knew I wanted to use the shimmery champagne ribbon from the Uptown Ribbon Pack and some Bitty Sparkles for two of my embellishments, but had a hard time deciding on a third. I finally chose the white Enamel Gems (they are included in the Grey Enamel Gems package). I cut the snowflakes from White and Sea Glass Glitter Papers using the Snowflakes Thin Cuts.

Cashmere isn't one of the coordinating colors listed with the Oh Deer! paper pack, but after trying Bamboo and Desert Sand, i found that it gave the card the feel I was looking for. Did you notice something I didn't do to my card? If you know me well, you know that I ink the edges of everything! I wanted to keep this card simple and clean, so I ditched the ink this time. I'm happy with the result!

Here's a detail shot of the shimmer and bling. I love the Glitter Paper!

Go try the challenge at Between The Folds Weekly Callenges. Let me know if you do, so I can see what you made. Before you take off, make sure you hop over to Lisa's blog and Donna's blog to see what they created this month!

Supplies Used:

X7241B Oh Deer! Paper Pack

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5932 Cashmere Cardstock

Z3237 White Glitter Paper

Z3240 Sea Glass Glitter Paper

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z3089 Grey Enamel Gems

Z3289 Uptown Ribbon Pack

Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape