3D Artist Christmas Blog Hop

 Christmas 3D item from Artiste Blog Hop

Welcome to our December Blog Hop featuring any 3D item from our exclusive Artiste Cricut Cartridge. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created a 3D item of their choice from the Artiste, we were told it could be anything as long as it was a Christmas theme.

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 Darla at Caution: Crafting is Contagious. If you came from Brae's Blog then you are in the right place.

We were working on a craft/bake sale table, and absolutely love the milk box, it makes the perfect roof top, and as always that gives way to too many ideas.  We needed a cute way to sell cookies and each of these houses hold a half dozen perfectly.  So we thought we would take it further, lets see what a village of milk box cuts further embellished with roofs, windows and doors would look like as a village.....and now we see.  We can't wait to put more detail in future displays but as a starter this turned out.

 Materials Used:
Artiste Cartridge
Super Hero Paper Pack
Kraft cardstock
Believe Paper Pack
Colonial White cardstock
Holiday Red cardstock
Ponderosa Pine cardstock
and other various cardstock

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Darla, but if you started with her, then this is the last stop.
If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S's Blog, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Christmas crafts using some of the designs and papers. Join us again in the New Year, our first Hop is scheduled on January 15 and it is consultants choice.


Don't forget to leave a comment, as we enjoy receiving comments to let us know how much you enjoy our projects.

Christmas Advent Calendar Blog Hop

Welcome to our second of 2 Blog Hops happening this month. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created a calendar, we've used different materials and created our own take on advent calendars! Close To My Heart has an Advent Calendar WOTG kit that you can purchase from your local consultant, or you can purchase from the link above.

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 Darla in Nova Scotia at


http://stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.ca


If you came from:

Sheri's blog: Sheri Says Just Scrap It

Then you are in the right place!

In our house Lego building is the youngest's favorite past time.  Everything is about building scenes, so he gave us inspiration. Why not give him the opportunity to open a box a day and build a traditional Christmas scene while enjoying a daily chocolate treat. Note for shopping list, we must pick up some Hershey's Kisses to further stuff the daily boxes. The above picture is how the scene starts on December 1st. The following is after each box has been emptied and placed in its spot.





A closer look is below, the entire scene is a paper quilled creation, right down to the milk & cookies for Santa. I know the kids are going to enjoy this as much as we did making it. Nice challenge!




Products Used:

Dakota Paper Pack

Various colors of cardstock

White Embossing powder

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is

 Teresa of Country Crafting Mama

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Advent Calendar using some of the designs and products seen along the way. Join us again on December 15th when we showcase a 3D Christmas themed project from the New Artiste Cartridge.

You can find a complete list of our blog hop on Michelle's blog if you get lost along the way!

Christmas Card Blog Hop - Cross Canada

Welcome to our first of 2 Blog Hops Happening this month, if you came from
Brae's Blog, The Brae-er
...then you are in the right place. In this Hop you will find that each consultant has created 3 Christmas Cards using non-Christmas paper! We were given the challenge to create 3 cards using either cardstock or another paper packet of our choice.
  
If you have just hopped into my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across the country then please start at the beginning and join Deanne in Newfoundland...

Treasured Heart. 

Check out our creations for the challenge....

CTMH Supplies used:
Pemberley Paper Packet
La Belle Vie Paper Packet
Avonlea Paper Packet
Versamark Ink and Pen
Gold & White Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Outdoor Denim Cardstock
Indian Corn Blue Cardstock
Stamp Sets: Oct SOTM, Christmas Love, Captured Moments, A Timber (retired), Snowflurries (retired), I Believe (retired)

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is.....

Brandy's Blog, Canadian Scrappers

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Christmas cards using some of the designs and paper you have viewed along the way. Join us again on November 15th when we showcase our versions of Advent Calendars. Stay tuned for more ideas!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Between Christmas ornaments and Treat Bag toppers we have been very busy.  We have done over 200 bags in total.  Enough for a couple houses and a few classrooms.  As always, quite fun and the kids like to participate which just adds to the pleasure.  Next is someone's 7th B-day.....the ideas are starting to come together so stay tuned.....

Cross Canada Blog Hop - Canvas Journal

Welcome to our October Cross Canada Blog Hop! This month our project is the My Creations Canvas Journal. This product can be found on page 132 of the Current Idea Book, purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant for only $8.95.

In this hop, you will see how our Crafty Canadian Consultants have decorated their Canvas Journals! We hope you enjoy our blog hop today!

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 S in Nova Scotia at My Creations With Michelle. If you came from Carrie of Scrappin' with Carrie then you are in the right place!

List of supplies:
My Creations Canvas Journal
Dimensional Element (recipes title is attached to it)
Bonding Glue
Glamour Glitter Alphabet
VersaMark Ink Pad
Craft Heater
Clear Embossing Powder
Dakota Paper Packet
Quilling Tool
Cardstock in multiple colors( New England Ivy, Autumn Terracotta, Colonial White, Barn Red, and a few retired colors)
Kraft Paper
Stamp from the Scholastic Workshop

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Tara at Creating with Tara.

Here is a complete list of the blog hop in case you get lost along the way:

Michelle s ~ My Creations with Michelle

Joanne ~ Jags Scrapin' Corner

Krista ~ Simply Creating

Carrie ~ Scrappin' With Carrie

Michelle M ~ Twirl N Time

Tara ~ Creating with Tara

Jackie ~ Cre8tive Cookie

Kathy ~ It's a Girl Thing

Nancy ~ Nancy Klein

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own version of My Creations Canvas Journal. Join us again on November 5th when we showcase a series of 3 Christmas Cards made from one of exclusive lines of My Reflections Paper Packs.

What everyone needs

 Serenity to accept the things we cannot change, 

courage to change the things we can, 

and the wisdom to know the difference.

Welcome to our Cross Canada Blog Hop!  This month our project is the My Creations Bracket Frame.  This product can be found on page 132 of the Current Idea Book, purchased exclusively through your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant for only $8.95.

In this hop, you will see how our Crafty Canadian Consultants have decorated their Bracket Frames!  We hope you enjoy our Blog Hop today!

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 Deanne in Newfoundland at http://deannestamps.blogspot.ca.  If you came from Brae's blog of  The Brae-er then you are in the right place!

For this project I used some textured paper from my collection, and covered the Bracket Frame, then using the Quilling Tool, found on page 134 of the current Idea Book,  I made these flowers using various colors from the 40 exclusive colors found in our palette.  I used some Sparkles to decorate the centers which are available in various colors, they can be found on page 127.

CTMH Products:

My Creations Bracket Frame

Quilling Tool

Cardstock current and retired, various colors.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Tara of Creating with Tara

Here is a complete list of the blog hop in case you get lost along the way:

1. Deanne ~ http://deannestamps.blogspot.ca
2. Stephanie ~ http://sbilbycreations.blogspot.ca
3. Michelle S ~ http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca
4. Suzette ~ http://croppaperscissors-sue.blogspot.ca
5. Joanne ~ http://jagsscrapincorner.blogspot.ca
6. Krista ~ http://simplycreatingtogether.blogspot.ca
7. Sheri ~ http://sherisays-justscrapit.blogspot.ca
8. Brae ~ http://thebrae-er.blogspot.ca
9. Michelle M ~ http://twirlntime.blogspot.ca
10. Tara ~ http://creatingwithtara.blogspot.ca
11. Kathy ~ http://kathy-itsagirlthing.blogspot.ca
12. Nancy ~ http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own version of My Creations Bracket Frame.  Join us again on October 15th when we showcase the My Creations Canvas Journal!

Quilled Christmas Snowflakes & Medallions!!!!

We took a break from bookmarks....yeah!!!!  Don't get us wrong, we like to do these but the goal is still a long way off.  We also hope that snow is a long way off as well, but we like our Christmas Ornament Series.  Can't wait to see an entire tree done with just lights and hand cut, hand made, hand quilled paper ornaments.  Stay tuned....its coming soon to a blog near you!  We have the lights on the counter, and hundreds of quilled circles already done.  Now its time to see what else we can finalize.  These Snowflake/Medallion Sets are available with other items in our Etsy Store.  Remember to visit our shop.

Run for the cure!!!!!!!

Run for the Cure time again!!!  To help the kids increase the pledges and as one is running the event this year we decided since the bookmark corners are never ending anyway, why not make some especially for the run.  So after a day or so of productivity we have a good bunch of Pink Ribbon Bookmarks.  We even stamped Thank You in pink on the back, we all approve, the participants should appreciate the gesture for sure!  So everyone pledge, lets help fund the cure.

More Bookmarks!!!!

We continue to work on bookmarks for the local school library's.  This is turning into more of a challenge then expected.  The goal is 300-400, pretty lofty given the time to construct each one by hand but we are not defeated yet.  There are too many designs to try so its a good opportunity to try different cuttlebug images and different patterns out together.  Some work great, others well, they didn't make it past quality control. 

Hand Crafted Scrapbook Corner Bookmarks

For the past few days we have been working on Scrapbook Corner Bookmarks.  Timely item given its almost time for school to go back in for another year (can we say YEAH!!!!).  Teachers and students will hopefully find this very useful.  We are working on a few sets to donate to local school library's.  With any luck they will sell them or offer for free with the option to donate.  I am sure all library's could use donations to help increase shelf volume as well as an extra offering for literacy nights.  We hope to have enough to made so it can have an impact for them.  As avid readers we know the use of a good strong bookmark, to have it custom made with the extra touch makes it more special.  It is a nice addition to our currently growing Etsy shop.

Star light star bright....

So, I thought I would try my hand at making some Christmas ornaments using the Cricut cartridge Art Philosophy, (exclusive through CTMH) and I cut some star shapes.

The stars by themselves are great, but as I started gluing them together it just wasn't looking right.

So, there they are, little star ornaments.  I think they are cute, but not what I was aiming for.  So I looked through the cutting guide and found another star that I liked much more.  If you want to see the finished product you can find them in my Etsy Shop along with the other 2 matching ornaments, and my other designs.

Yes, more Design's by Danielle!!!

So, Danielle has been working on a few projects as you can see.  She is experimenting with stamping, ink markers, pastels, ect.  She will be releasing some every day packs soon I am sure.  As always, stay tuned for more new releases.

Is it Christmas yet?

It's a Critter Christmas!  These are a few designs we are working on.  They include heat embossing on the stamped images and flocking is used on the accessorized items like scarves, hats, ect.  Again, we are open for comments and suggestions on our test designs.  Let us know what you think looks good or critique to your hearts content.  We will not take offense, a little constructive criticism is not a bad thing.  So feel free!

Still working on Floral Art

So, we continue on the floral kick.  We are including heat embossing on this series with the hand quilling.  The flower centers are also heat embossed in the same color as the stamped decoration.  As this was a test we have a few others to come with this same style.  Stay tuned.

Now we are off and running!  The first floral series is ready and the
upcoming possibilities are endless.  We are thinking of incorporating
some swirly stamping/embossing on some of the next ones so stay
tuned for sure.  But the best part of today, we even have a bit better
hand on photography....amazing! Can't wait to see what comes next...

Introducing the Quilled Christmas Series

Finally, and honestly I am not sure what took longer, the debates on
design or actually twirling the coils and making the cards.  But we are
pleased with the results.  Of course, as we all know the only thing
constant is change, this will likely be improved even more over time....
only time will tell.

But to begin with, each of these Quilled coils are hand cut, hand
curled, and hand glued.  All paper is acid free and scrapbook friendly.
We are leaving them blank for now so the buyer can fill with their
own personalized message but we think offering the option of a
stamped greeting would be a possible idea....messaging, just one more
debate.

Please contact us for further info, this is a customizable set as you can
see so just let us know what you would like and we can see what we
can come up with.