Stamp of the Month Bloghop for March 2015

Welcome to the March 2015 Stamp of the Month Bloghop featuring "Choose Happy"!

You are visiting a bloghop of over 70 participating, CTMH consultants this month.  You'll jump from blog to blog by clicking on the provided links.  You may have just been checking out Alyson Mayo's Blog.  After looking at mine, you will click on Pamela Ellison's Blog.  For a complete list of the bloggers visit ifyoublingit.blogspot.com.

I decided to change it up a bit this month and decorated our cupcake box.  I wanted to do a concept of a memento guests could take with them following an Easter Brunch.  This would be something they could add pictures or do journaling to later.  Instead of a cupcake, there would be something lasting inside the box.

I wanted to do something crafty inside the box, but didn't have time to get it together.  But here is a magazine view from an advertisement in "Parent Magazine" of my plans.

The actual supplies I used for the decorated cupcake box are:

• Designer Creations Cupcake Box
• Brushed Paper Pack
• Brushed Assortment
• Sparkles Black Flourishes
• White Daisy Card Stock
• Exclusive Ink - Pear, Black
• Retired Marker - Sunny, Cranberry
• Silver Metallic Pen (not ours)
• Black Journaling Pens (retired)
• 3-D Foam Tape
• Bonding Memories Glue Pen
• Adhesive Tape Runner
• Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon

I believe that's what I used!

Remember that "Choose Happy" is only available in March 2015.  You can click here to order yours or connect with your consultant.

Enjoy the rest of the bloghop!

Thanks for stopping by!  Nancy

Do You Want to Preserve Your Valentine Memories? I Have a Scrapbook Kit for You!!

I've been hearing that woman (and men) want to preserve their digital pictures into scrapbook albums but don't have time.  Traditional scrapbooking is very time consuming and MESSY!  I used to spend hours on just one layout and have my photos and materials all over my kitchen table.  Being one who doesn't like to stop when I am working an idea meant that dinner could just wait.  Too bad hubby!!  I won't be making dinner until I'm finished or I will forget what I was thinking.  And furthermore, I won't be cleaning up this project that has overtaken the table because that would be a waste of time and time is precious!!

Well, if this resembles your experience, I have good news!  You can get back into scrapbooking without committing your whole day and sacrificing meals for the family!!

I have begun to develop scrapbook kits with the popular, Picture My Life cards from Close to My Heart.  I spent just 90 minutes developing four layouts because the PML cards are so wonderful.  I just picked two or three per page and plopped them onto a 12"x12" base, cut and stamped some cardstock and stuck them down, added some Washi Tape and a few embellishments and I had pages ready for pictures.

And I'm making it super EASY for you to duplicate what I've done via a kit for purchase which should take less time than when I developed it!  Each kit will contain precut and stamped cardstock pieces, four 12"x12" cardstock bases, PML cards (they may vary), and enough Washi Tape and embellies to add the finishing touches.  Full, colored photo of the layouts are included, too.

What are you waiting for?  Order yours now with the secure, PayPal button below the images of this February kit.  I'll ship it out in one to two days from receipt of purchase. 

Thanks for you business!!  Check back often for new kits!  Nancy

February 2015 SOTM Bloghop

Welcome to this month's edition of the SOTM Bloghop featuring CTMH's February Stamp of the Month, "A Happy Hello".

You are about to experience a wonderful hop of almost 70 CTMH consultant bloggers representing what each has done using this February SOTM stamp set.  You can start anywhere in the loop and look for highlighted words in the blog posts for the next participating consultant.  Or you can go backwards on this hop by looking for who the preceding blogger was in each post.

For instance, you may have come to me by way of Dawn Ross' Blog.  When you have finished with my post you will go see what Gina Brandstetter has done.  If you want to see the complete list of bloggers just visit If You Bling It.

So I created a greeting card for my group of card makers using the colors from the "Hopscotch" Paper Packet.  I wish I'd used a larger card base because the flower looks bit to powerful for the stem stamp.  But I try to stay with a standard card base for this class.  So I've decided that my flower has a whimsical look.  Don't tell anyone that this was not my original intent!

I stamped the largest 1/2 flower to create a circle on Sunset Cardstock using Sunset Ink then fussy cut this out.  I stamped the next largest size flower onto White Daisy cardstock with Glacier Ink.  Then I used an embossing pen and dabbed it on the small dots on the perimeter and the inner ring.  I adhered Dutch Blue (retired) Embossing Powder to this and set it with our Craft Heater.  When it was cool, I cut around the flower so that the dots are on the edge.  I stuck this to the Sunset flower with 3-D Foam Tape.  I chose one of the medium images and stamped onto White Daisy CS using Flaxen Ink and used our new 1" punch to cut it out.   Within this I stamped the small "mum" type flower in Flaxen also.  I added a touch of Gold Glitter Gel to the very center. When this was dry, I popped it onto the medium flower with another piece of 3-D Foam Tape.

The stem was stamped right onto a 4" x 5.25" White Daisy Base with Ponderosa Pine Ink.  I added the little leave image to poke out just under the multi-layered flower.  I just used Tombow adhesive to stick down the flower over most of the stem.

The framed phrase at the bottom was made with the Art Philosophy cartridge. I needed to find a skinny frame to contain the phrase.  Even then, I still had to mask the bottom flourish to fit the words, "A Happy Hello" within the space. The two cardstock colors are Sunset and Glacier.  I tied a piece of the Flaxen Extra Thick Twine around it, put more 3-D Foam Tape under it and glued it down below the stem.  It actually covered some of the stem.  The border is the blue patterned B&T from Hopscotch Paper Packet cut at 4.25" x 5.5".  Stick this onto a standard card base and you have a greeting card!

That's it!!  Thanks for stopping by!  Nancy

Get Awesome Paper to Celebrate National Papercrafting Month

The "Year>>Noted" paper kit can be yours for $5 when you place a $50 order.  Or for $10 you'll get this mini album, too where you can document accomplishments and wonders as you go through the year.  Just visit my retail site, www.nancysheart2heart.ctmh.com to place your order.  You have until January 31, 2015 @ 11:59 MT to get in on this deal.

Bonus, Bonus When Hosting a Qualifying Gathering in January 2015

Host a Gathering in January 2015 and when sales reach $350 earn an extra $30 in reward items!!  I am recovering from surgery so the best option is to do an online gathering.  No physical party, only online. Leave me a comment or email me to papercraftingwithheart@gmail.com if you would like more information.

Sensational New Year's Special

Picture My Life Scrapbook Workshop

January 17, 2015

10am-Noon

Picture My Life Scrapbooking is a time-saving way to scrapbook.  In minutes you can create beautiful layouts and keep those precious memories in style!  I have scheduled a workshop for Saturday, January 17, 2015 at my house in Sherwood, Oregon from 10am-Noon.

I have five, FREE kits ($40 value) for the first, five people who RSVP!!  You don't have to be present to participate.  I'll ship your kit for just the shipping cost if you choose not to be at the workshop.  Email me right away to get a free kit at nancysheart2heart@comcast.net.  I will confirm that you are one of the top, five responses.

For the 6th person and beyond to RSVP, you can still get a kit.  It will be $25 because some of the special items are limited.  You will still get all that you need to make two layouts.  Just click the Buy It Now Button below.  It's a safe and easy way to pay.  Please order by January 10 if you are planning on being at the workshop to insure your supplies arrive in time.

The attendees (or those that order online) may decide if they would like to meet monthly as a PML scrapbook club.  Details at the workshop.

Thanks for stopping by!  Nancy

January 2015 Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the CTMH, Stamp of the Month Blogshop for January 2015 featuring "This Moment" Stamp Set of 12 stamps!!

 

 

 

You are going to see wonderfully, creative ways to use this set because there are   people posting for this bloghop.  We are all different so each demonstration of how to use it will be unique.  It is one big circle so you can jump in anywhere and then hop to the next person which you will see highlighted in each post.  There is a complete list of bloggers at http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.

 

You might have started at Maureen O'Sullivan's Blog.  She has some dynamic work!  When you are all done at my post, just move onto Melissa Laverty's Blog.  You will see some delightful art there!

 

I have created two, two-page layouts with the Picture My Life Heartstrings set. 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides the PML cards and SOTM, I used:

• Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape
• Black Arrows Washi Tape
• Puffies - Stuck on You
• Heartstrings Compliments
• White Daisy Cardstock
• Slate Cardstock
• Black Ink
• Cranberry Ink
• Artbooking Cricut Cartridge
• Microtip Scissors
• 3-D Foam Tape
• Tombow Adhesive

 

I was motivated to do PML Scrapbooking at my team's recent meeting with Vice Presidential Director, Naomi Smith.  She gave me an enourmous gift to try to get a PML Scrapbook Club started!!  I am so blessed!  So I'm ready for the first class in January and now these layouts for the February Club.

 

Enjoy the rest of the bloghop!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Nancy