October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Twinkle

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop where we are featuring our Twinkle holiday themed stamp set.  If you've come here from Maureen's Blog you are on the right track. If you get lost along the way you can find the complete list of CTMH Consultants participating in the hop HERE.

I made a fun bright Christmas card using a cut from our Artbooking cartridge and watercolors.  

I started by watercoloring the tree and then embossed the light strings and big lightbulbs on top. I scattered a few of our Gold Sequins on the tree for ornaments and finished off by stamping the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black (so happy we are selling this ink now!) and framing a smaller panel with Blue Shimmer Trim.

  This card is a bit out of my normal style but I do like experimenting with more clean and simple designs. To purchase any of the products I've used and pick up your limited time Twinkle stamp set, visit my shopping site:

www.Paige.CTMH.com

Products Used:

October SOTM Twinkle

Artbooking Cartridge

Watercolor Paints

Watercolor Paper

Silver Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink

Blue Shimmer trim

Tuxedo Black Ink

White Daisy Cardstock

Now hop on over to my friend Darlys Recker's Blog and what she has created to share with us!

Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop

Welcome to our Seasonal Expressions Blog Hop!  Today we have almost 40 CTMH Consultants featuring new products from our very first Seasonal Expressions Holiday Mini Catalog!  If you've come here from Krista's Blog you are on the right track!  If you get lost along the way the complete listing of hop participants can be found by clicking HERE.

Since we are just 19 days away from Christmas I thought a gift item would be perfect for today's hop! I've finally finished getting all my projects ready for the big Si View Holiday Bazaar on Saturday including these adorable Sock Cupcakes.  This one features our new Hopscotch paper pack and cuts from our Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges. 

This paper is full of bright fun colors and patterns - perfect for spring time and Easter projects.

You can order from the fabulous Seasonal Expressions mini starting on December 1st through March 31st 2015.  Be aware that all the papers and kits can ONLY be ordered during those months - once this Seasonal Expression is over anything with the little clock symbol next to it will no longer be available!  To see the new booklet online CLICK HERE and it will take you to my online site to view it or download the PDF!

Now hop on over to Pam's Blog and see what she has created with our fun new seasonal items!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Holiday Themed November Card Buffet - Thursday, 13th November 12:30-2:30PM OR Friday, 14th November 7-9PM

Who:  Anyone 12 and up!  All pieces are pre-cut and ready to stamp/assemble so new to advanced crafters are welcome!

What:  Card Buffet - all you can "eat" in 2 hours

Cost:  $15 Flat fee for a fun and productive girl's night out!

When:

Option 1:  Thursday, 13th November from 12:30-2:30PM

Option 2: Friday, 14th November from 7-9PM  at my home in Snoqualmie (arrive 15 minutes before the start time to view and be ready to go!)

What to bring:  Adhesives like a glue pen, tape runner and pop dots.  Basic tools like bone folder, scissors (shared tools will be available).

What is it:  This round of Card Buffet will have new projects with a holiday theme including Christmas pop up cards and gift card holders.  These new holiday themed projects will join a large selection of previous projects in various themes so if you aren't doing holiday items yet you'll still have plenty of other cards (around 20) to choose from. 

All projects are pre-cut and boxed with all the tools and inks you need to complete.  You choose the box that contains the card you want to make and then take the box to your seat and put together as many of those cards as you'd like.  When you are done, return that box to the table and pick your next project.  You work at your own pace on whatever projects you choose and can do as few as one or as many as you like of the same card within the 2 hour time limit.  The only rule is that you have to finish each project before you move to the next one (no bringing supplies home to finish).

RSVP:  call/text (425)260-6965 or e-mail Paige@Stampologist.com

Discounts:  Place a $30 CTMH order and get $5 off your Card Buffet!  

There is something for everyone at this buffet whether you are ready to get into the holiday spirit, just want to get some gift card holders ready for the season or need a few birthday or thank you cards! RSVP today!

Game On Challenge for Heart2Heart Challenges

This week's challenge at Heart2Heart Challenges theme is "Game On".  I'm pretty sure most of you can figure out that I went with a Scrabble theme for my card!  Do the dashes and dots on the card edge remind you of morse code too?

I put a bit of Liquid Glass on the Santa tiles to pop them up and give them a bit more emphasis - its a clue to which word to read first.

I cut the tiles from an retired paper pack called Cruisin'.  I've been using our Metallic Markers a whole lot lately for Christmas projects and I LOVE them!  They give a nice thick shiny layer and don't smell bad like Sharpies do.  They come ins a silver/gold set perfect for adding a dash of shine to your holiday projects.

I hope you'll stop by Heart2Heart Challenges this week and joing the fun with our Game ON challenge!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

C1567 Santa Claus

Chocolate Ink

Metallic Markers

Red Glitz Glitter Gel

Santa Hershey Candy Bar Pull

Thanks for joining me today on the Festive Friday Blog Hop!  If you came here from Jamie's Blog then you are on the right path.  This hop is a circular hop so if you keep going you'll come right back here after seeing lots of fun holiday items!

For today's hop I'm sharing a project I've made for a boutique show I'm doing tomorrow - an adorable Santa Claus Hershey Candy Bar Pull.  The idea for these has been around for years but this year I upped my ante on these cuties by using our Glitter paper to make the buckle and the buttons for Santa's coat.  I love the way they came out!

I added a layer of Liquid Glass on top of the black glitter circles to give them extra dimension and shine - they really do look like magic buttons.  I even embossed his belt to look like leather.  I know, I know, I was having too much fun!

The boutique show is tomorrow night so wish me luck!  I've made a bunch of different projects for sale at this show and I also have a couple of other shows lined up now too.  Its kind of an "in for a penny, in for a pound" type of thing as I just kept crafting like a mad woman over the past couple of weeks.  I might even post a few things on my blog for sale in the next couple of weeks for quick stocking stuffers so if you are interested, send me a note! 

Now hop on over to Mary Ellen's Blog and see what she has to share this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Paige

List of all the blogs in case you get lost:

1. Diane Tuggle

2.Rebecca Brown
3.Michelle Bowley  
4.Carol Loftus
5.Linda Pekrul
6.Jamie Barney
7.Paige Dolecki
8.Mary Ellen Driggs
9.April Grigson
10.Theresa Miller
11.Brenda Lapp
12.Ashley Denny
13.Mary Schwimwer(Ida's Attic)

Festive Friday Blog Hop - Snowflake YoYo Card

Welcome to our Festive Friday Blog Hop!  

If you have come here from Jamie's Blog you are on the right track!  This hop is circular so if you keep going around you'll eventually get back here.  If there are any links broken along the way, you can get the blog links by visiting Diane, our hop train conductor HERE.

For this month's hop I made a fun interactive YoYo Card using a snowflake design.  A couple of weeks ago I shared a video tutorial I made on this technique - to see how to make this card click HERE to watch my video!

Thanks for stopping by for our Festive Friday hop!  Now head on over to Mary Ellen's Blog and see what she has created to give you holiday inspiration!  

To shop for the products used to make this card, visit my shopping site here:

www.Paige.CTMH.com

Stay crafty my friends,

Paige

Direct links to products used:

Paper - Colonial White CS, Wonderland (retired)

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Clear Sparkles

Snowflakes Stamp Set (Cricut Art Philosophy Compatible)

Crystal Blue and Slate Dye Inks

Holidays from the Heart Blog Hop! Season's Tweetings Card

Welcome to the Holidays from the Heart Blog Hop!  We are celebrating the wonderful products now available in the Holidays from the Heart gift guide.  To see the guide and the new products, click HERE.

For my project I used the new Season's Tweeting's Gift Bag Kit seen here:

The gift bags are awesome for small presents or treats for teachers and neighbors and I just HAD to have that fun stamp!  How cute is that owl and all the "tweet" sayings?  For this project I used the stamps along with our new Sparkle and Shine paper pack.

And here is the SPECIAL from Close to my Heart - order $100 in product from the Gift Guide/the Idea Book and you'll get one of the special starred items in the Holiday Gift Guide for free!  How great is that?  There is even a D size stamp you can get with a $100 order PLUS you can get the October SOTM for just $5 so you can get a bonus $30 in product for FREE with this special!  To grab some goodies for yourself, visit my online shopping site here:

*** www.Paige.CTMH.com ***

Click on any of the images below to visit the participating hoppers for more inspiration. Check back each day until Sunday, Oct. 20th, as our hoppers continue to add new artwork. If you like what you see, leave some comment love!

This blog hop is open for members of the CTMH Blog Boosters.  Please do not enter a linky if you are not a member of this group.  ALL are welcome to visit the hoppers and be inspired by the art we are sharing!

Festive Friday Bog Hop

Welcome to the Festive Friday Blog Hop!  If you have come here from Jamie's Blog you are on the right track!  

For today's card, I used our gorgeous Frosted paper pack with our Quick Cards - Bright all Night hostess rewards stamp.  

I used our Juniper pigment ink and then clear embossed for the center piece.  Once I had an emboss resist surface, I added Olive ink to the trees using a dye ink pad and a waterbrush.  I love the softly muted watercolor look it gives the trees.

This is one of my new favorite ribbon treatments!  I cut a small piece of our Slate polka dot ribbon and scrunched it in the center adding a loop of our Silver Glitter tape to hold it in a bow shape.  Sparkly and fun!

Thanks for stopping by for our Festive Friday hop!  Now head on over to Mary Ellen's Blog and see what she has created to give you holiday inspiration!

Stay crafty my friends,

Paige

If you'd like to make this project, click on the links below to purchase these supplies:

Frosted Paper Pack

Quick Cards - Bright all Night (Hostess Rewards stamp - view it in the Idea Book)

Whimsy Pigment Ink

Clear Embossing Powder

Olive Ink Pad

Blender Pen

Slate Polka Dot Ribbon

Silver Shimmer Trim

Penguin and Artbooking Card for Festive Friday Blog Hop

Welcome to our Festive Friday Blog Hop!  If you came here from Jamie's Blog you are on the right track!

This hop is devoted to sharing holiday themed Close to my Heart cards and projects with you for the next 6 months.  Any holiday is game for this hop so you can see everything from New Year's to Christmas and everything in between featured on this circular hop!  If you keep hopping through eventually you'll wind up back here but if there is a broken link or you get lost along the way, just come back here for the full listing at the bottom of this post.

My first month' entry features one of the adorable penguins from the new C1560 Wintry Wishes Hostess Rewards sets.  I loved the Artbooking overlay used on the catalog sample so I lifted that element and paired it up with our Frosted paper pack.  His sweet little scarf and hat are paper pieced.

This shot is all about the wonderful texture these overlays add to your artwork.  His skates shine with a bit of metallic silver marker!

Click on the links below to purchase the products used in this project:

Frosted Paper Pack

Wintery Wishes Stamp Set (Hostess Rewards only so set up an online party with me to get this!)

Artbooking Cricut Collection

Silver Metallic Marker

 Now hop on over to Mary Ellen's Blog to see what she's created! 

Thanks for stopping by today my creative and crafty chicks!

Paige

Here is the blog hop list in case you need it!

1. Diane Tuggle
2.Rebecca Brown
3.Michelle Bowley  
4.Carol Loftus
5.Linda Pekrul
6.Jamie Barney
7.Paige Dolecki
8.Mary Ellen Driggs
9.April Grigson
10.Theresa Miller
11.Brenda Lapp
12.Ashley Denny
13.Mary Schwimer(Ida's Attic) 

Noel Christmas Card with Cricut Artiste and CTMH Pear and Partridge

This card is pretty much all Cricut Artiste - the Noel and the fun bow were all cut with the cartridge and I just added a bit of Glitz and some bling.  Gotta love how easy the Cricut makes crafting!

What went into this card:

Cricut Artiste

Pear and Partridge Paper

Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

Rhinestone Designer Brads

Are you getting excited for Christmas?  I can't believe we are just a few days away!  The kids are all on break now and I've still got all my wrapping to do but at least I'm finally done with my shopping.  My husband and I have to take out two of the kiddos separately so they can shop for their siblings.  My youngest and arguably the best planner of the bunch, has completed his shopping but the two teens still need to hit the stores for their sibling presents.  I have a couple of ideas for good low-cost gifts they can give to each other so hopefully it won't take us long to finish up.

How about you?  Are you all done with shopping, wrapping and cards?  Are you like my MIL who gets it all done by the day after Thanksgiving (hers is ALWAYS my first card of the year) or are you like me and get things done in the nick of time?