November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - It's the Little Things

Welcome to the Close To My Heart November Stamp of the Month, It's the Little Things, Blog  Hop. I appreciate you hopping over from Lela's Blog. For a complete list of hoppers, go here.


I made a little gift bag using my awesome Cricut Artiste cartridge. Then, I put my stamping and scissors to work with the little flowers. I layered the Thin 3-D Foam Tape to create different layers of dimension to the flowers, added some washi tape and sparkles and voila! Simple and cute homemade gift bag.

Side view to show dimension

Supplies Used (all CTMH)

• CTMH Artiste cartridge, Z1790 (Select 3D Object, <Noel>,
  Fit to Page) page 79 of the Artiste book
• Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape, Z2004
• Chalk It Up Paper Packet, X7184B
• Lagoon Ink, Z2195
• Flaxen Ink, Z2642
• Sorbet Ink, Z2164
• Thin 3-D Foam Tape, Z2060
• Mini Clothes Pin, Z1815
• Sparkles Clear Flourishes - Small, Z1812
• Bitty Sparkles, Z1263

This It's the Little Things Stamp Set is going to get so much use with it's whimsical flowers and sentiments.  Remember, you can only get this set in November and it's just $5 with your $50 purchase on my CTMH website.

Be sure to visit all of the blogs on this hop for some creative inspiration. Next up is Nancy's Blog.

CTMH Washi Tape Blog Hop

Welcome to the Washi Tape Blog Hop! Thanks for coming from Lori's blog.

Okay, this is totally embarrassing, but I have misplaced EVERY SINGLE ROLL of my CTMH Washi Tape. I separated it from my general washi tape collection when I created this Thank You card using three rolls of tape. So, until I can find it, please enjoy this awesome video from CTMH...Pure Joy of Washi Tape!

Please send me luck to find my missing washi tape! And, don't miss the other amazing consultants who actually prepared artwork for this blog hop. :) If you get lost along the way, you can always find the full list of participating consultants here.

Head over to Maria's blog to see her washi wonderful project!

April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Balloon Talk

Welcome to the April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring Close To My Heart's Balloon Talk stamp set. Thanks for visiting from Krista's blog. Balloon Talk is a set of 24 stamps with cute expressions and talking balloons you can use on a variety of layouts, cards or projects.

I was recently a vendor at a crop and made these cards for all of the crafters. Beate Johns' card (found on Pinterest) was my inspiration. The croppers loved their gift from me!

Products I used to complete the card (all Close To My Heart)

• Artiste Cricut Cartridge, Z1790 to cut the balloon at 1 1/2" Accent 2 <b> 
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, Z1686 to cut the Kraft tag at 3 3/4" <Tag 4>
• Balloon Talk Stamp Set, only available in April 2014! S1404
• White Cards, X254
• Kraft Cardstock, Z1375
• White Daisy Cardstock, 1385
• Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment, Z1702
• Archival Black Ink (a must for crisp stamping!), 44751
• Flamingo Dots, Z1934
• Sparkles Clear Assortment, Z1752
• Washi Tape: 
• Lagoon Houndstooth, Z1950
• Honey Triangles, Z1931
• Smoothie Striped, Z1923
• Black Journaling Pen, Z1979
• Ruler, Z1471

Head on over to Michelle Johns' blog to see what crafty creation she's come up with! If you get lost along the way, click here for a complete list of participants.