Monday, February 29, 2016

March HWBH Penelope








If this is the first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to My Heart Consultants from all across Canada showing you their projects. The Hearts of the West team was founded by Nancy Klein.

If you came from  Kim Loewen - http://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.ca/2016/01/marchs-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html you're in the right place. This is a go around blog so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list is at the bottom of this post.
 Grab a beverage and enjoy the hop!

This months challenge is the Penelope paper pack brought to you by Seasonal Expressions 1.






Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection
This is what you get with the Artistry collection!






Here's my project-


This project is my take on a card from the card workshop from Christine Adams. It's a 5X7  Thank You card. I cut out the mason jar with my OLD Cricut Expressions 2 and the sunshine window and flowers are cut out from my NEW Cricut Explore Air!! Its an amazing machine. 
The patterns are cut from the new Close to My Heart Artistry cartridge.
I used Crystal Blue cardstock for the base of the card. I used the polka dot pattern piece of Penelope paper for the next layer. I cut out 2 sunshine windows(that's what I call them). Pg. 42 in the Artistry booklet. One is in the Crystal Blue and the other in Honey card stock. I removed the frame from the Honey and placed it over the Crystal blue, hoping it would look like sunshine through a window??
The jar and flowers were cut from the Artistry cartridge as well, pg. 2. They were cut from the Penelope paper pack as well. I edged the jar and flowers in coordinating colors. The jar and some of the flowers are popped up with 3D foam tape. I used Pixie Thick Twine for around the top of the jar after I untwisted it into 2 separate pieces.
I stamped Thanks a bunch from the stamp set C1638, Spring Critters, onto a tag from the Penelope Complements and then attached it to some White Daisy cardstock and cut a frame around it. I attached it to the jar with 3D foam tape. The little butterfly is also from the Penelope Complements. Its a sticker so I stuck it to my hand a few times to unstick it a bit so I could make the wings bend out to look like its 3D.


Hope you enjoyed my project. If you are interested in any of the items used in my project please go to Close to My Heart and use my OBA for ordering. http://corinnamurphy.ctmh.com


Next stop is

Anna Miller- - http://annasscraps.blogspot.ca/2016/02/march-2016-penelope-hwbh.html





Donna Digby - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/2016/02/hearts-of-west-23rd-blog-hop-penelope.html
Kim Loewen - http://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.ca/2016/01/marchs-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html
Corinna Murphy - http://corinnacraftfun.blogspot.ca/2016/02/march-hwbh-penelope.html
Anna Miller - http://annasscraps.blogspot.ca/2016/02/march-2016-penelope-hwbh.html

Have a great day!!

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

CTMH Featured Products blog hop base and bling 2016






CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured
product is (base and bling).
If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on. This is a circular hop. 

If you came here from http://littlecropshop.blogspot.com/2016/02/base-and-bling-creations-for-ctmh.html
 you are in the right place.

Now on to my project:
This is my rendition of a suncatcher.
I used 2 oval glass covers. I took 2 heart stickers from the Georgia complements and matched them up and stuck them to the inside of the glass covers. I glued them together with Liquid glass. I then took some glacier twine and separated it so I could use a single strand which I glued, with liquid glass, around the outside of the glass covers. I added a ribbon and rhinestone charm and a clear sparkle is attached to give it some bling.









This project was a gift I gave at Christmas. This project was inspired from another consultant who participated in a chinese gift exchange with a group of CTMH consultants.I used the retired base and bling with a Holiday style sheet and the retired Christmas charms. The 2 square pendants were glued together opposite to each other so the charms could be hung from the bottom. I added a green ribbon to give it a pop of color.



Thank you for checking out my projects. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here (corinnamurphy.ctmh.com). If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback!
 Next on our blog hop is  http://littlecropshop.blogspot.com/2016/02/base-and-bling-creations-for-ctmh.html
 . Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.


See you on Wednesday (March 2) as we will be featuring (embossing folders)!


 Have a great day!

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

CTMH Featured Blog Hop Gold and Silver Sequins



 CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured
product is (Gold and Silver sequins).
If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if
you get lost along the way you can start at the beginning with Kirsten Jade - http://scrapbookingwithkirstenjade.blogspot.com/2016/02/featured-products-blog-hop-gold-silver.html


If you came here from   http://inkyheartspapercrafting.blogspot.com/2016/02/featured-product-blog-hop-sequins.html you are in the right place.

Now on to my project:
This is a Thank you card. I used a white daisy card base. I cut a 1/4' smaller piece of watercolor paper and saturated it with water. I added yellow, orange, and brown water color paints and randomly added them to the paper and then I used a crumpled paper towel to dab around the paper until I got the look I wanted. I placed random sizes of gold and silver sequins around the paper. The arrow and Thank you are from Have a Happy Day, D1616 which I do believe is retired. Saddle ink was for the arrow and random dots on the card. Thank you was Tuxedo black, Memento luxe.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here (corinnamurphy.ctmh.com). If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback!
 Next on our blog hop is  http://littlecropshop.blogspot.com/2016/02/ctmh-featured-products-blog-hop.html
 . Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.


See you on Wednesday (February 17) as we will be featuring (base and bling)!


 Have a great day!