Three Amigos November 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 featuring the new Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge. I fell in love with the "hello" card on page 18 of the Annual Inspirations Idea Book and decided to make a similar version using the Pretty Petals stamp set.

I cut this sleeve card at 5 1/2" using the "1" key. The sentiment is from a pocket card design on the same key cut at 4". The card front is backed with whisper cardstock. Using the back side of the front cut-out, I sponged slate ink to add dimension. I used all of the flower stamps and one of the center stamps to create the various designs on the card. The large flower stamp has a different design on each petal (see the palm leaf, heart, and swirl designs?) The dark purple glitter paper adds a little sparkle and the grey epoxy bubbles add a little bling. The sentiment is popped up using thin 3-D foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hop on over to Lisa's blog to see what she created this month!

Supplies Used:

C1599 Pretty Petals

X7190B Brushed Paper Packet

X5929 Whisper Cardstock

X5758 Sunset Cardstock

X5769 Thistle Cardstock

X5643 Chocolate Cardstock

Z2644 Pixie Ink Pad

Z2640 Thistle Ink Pad

Z2173 Slate Ink Pad

Z1935 Black and Grey Epoxy Bubbles

Z1989 Slate Diagonal Striped Ribbon

Z1992 Purple Glitter Paper

Z3107 Artfully Sent Collection

Three Amigos October 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 featuring the Hostess Rewards Stamp Sets shown on pages 5-10 in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book. Become a hostess and earn products free or at a spectacular discount beginning once the order total reaches $150. I used the Better with a Friend stamp set featured on page 9 of the Idea Book. My Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge arrived the day I sat down to start my project, so I decided to use both for my card. 

The base of the card uses the Scene function on the "5" key cut at the recommended size. The foxes are cut from the Icon function on the same key. I cut the paper ribbon from Pathfinding paper using the Artiste cartridge.

The darkest brown from the Brown & Tan Glitter Paper was used to back the cut-out tree trunks. I tried several different patterned papers, but the glitter paper kept the focus on the two adorable foxes. I used scraps of the Pathfinding paper to back the ears, hearts, and tails, and solid cardstock behind the eyes and paws. A little Liquid Glass on the hearts and a Rosewood sparkle on the bow add to the shimmer of the glitter paper. You're probably wondering where I used the "Better with a Friend" stamp set.

The sentiment perfectly fits this card! I lined the inside of the card with more Pathfinding paper. The sentiment is layered on two mats, all of which are cut from the Artfully Sent cartridge (Icon Function, key "l", real dial size). Matting the sentiment makes it a focal point.

Everything IS better with a friend! Now hop over to my dear friend Lisa's blog to see what she created for you!

Supplies:

D1608 Better with a Friend

X7186B Pathfinding Paper Packet

Z2111 Chocolate Ink Pad

Z3017 Artfully Sent Cricut Collection

Z1790 Artiste Cricut Collection

Z1830 Brown & Tan Glitter Paper

Z1857 Rosewood Mini Medley Accents

Z679 Liquid Glass

Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

Cricut Artfully Sent

The new CTMH Cricut cartridge we've been waiting for, Artfully Sent, is available to order now!

Loaded with over 700 images and fonts, Artfully Sent will make cardmaking easier and more fun! You'll find over 25 themed cards and 5 different card styles.

You can watch a video highlighting Artfully Sent here.

Don't delay, order yours from my website today!