CTMH Team Blog Hop - October Stamp of the Month

The Pineapple Paper Artists are highlighting October's Stamp of the Month, Home for the Holidays, in a new blog hop.  Whether you are just beginning your journey or you came here from Martha's blog, I hope you will continue on until you are inspired by everyone's artwork.  

There are so many great stamps in this collection, I was inspired to make two totally different cards.

• I attached a Pacifica (X5759) panel to a White Daisy (1385) card.
• I cut a stamp shape from White Daisy (1385) cardstock using the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection (Z1686) and stamped the polar bear image in Glacier (X2641) ink.  
• I then stamped the polar bear again in Pacifica (Z2192) ink on a scrap of White Daisy (1385) cardstock.  I cut out the center square of the image and attached it on top of of the Glacier version and attached the completed piece to the center of the card with 3D Foam Tape (Z1151).
• The two strips of green polka dot paper are from the Brushed (X7190B) paper pack.
• I stamped a grove on pine trees on a piece of White Daisy (1385) cardstock with Sweet Leaf (Z2153) ink, cut them out and attached them to the card with 3D Foam Tape (Z1151).
• Finally I added a few Bitty Sparkles (Z1263) to the snowflakes in the stamped image and several larger Sparkles (Z1752) on the green strips.

• I started  by attaching a White Daisy (1385) panel to a Ruby (X5927) card.
• The candy cane ribbon is actually one of the zip strips from the Brushed (X7190B) paper pack, attached to the card like a present's wrapping.
• I cut a tag from White Daisy (1385) cardstock using the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection (Z1686), stamped the tag in Ruby (Z2170) ink and attached it to the card. 
• I stamped a bunch of the cute peppermint candies on another piece of White Daisy (1385) cardstock with Ruby (Z2170) ink, cut them out and attached them to the card with 3D Foam Tape (Z1151).

Now that you're inspired to start your holiday projects, you can get this wonderful stamp set for only $5 with a $50 order.  Shop Now!

Next, hop on over to Colorful Sentiments, to see Brooke's beautiful Christmas cards!

Halloween Tri-fold Display Workshop

Contact me if you'd like to attend this workshop!

Tuesday, October 7th - 6:30 p.m. - $20

This fun Halloween project is two projects in one!  Create as a fun, spooky display piece for your home or office.  Or, if you'd rather share the celebration, make each panel as an individual card.  You'll have three different cards to send out!  

Color Dare #111 - Sorbet, Cranberry, Pacifica, Lagoon, Olive

Welcome to the weekly Color Dare Challenge from Color My Heart.  Each Friday the design team announces a color palette for you to use to create your project.  You can create any type of project you'd like, as long as you use the chosen colors.

Color Dare #111 - Sorbet, Cranberry, Pacifica, Lagoon, Olive

My Cricut was humming this week as I cut the shapes for my card from the Artbooking Cricut Collection (Z1906).  Now I'm going to let you in on a little secret.  This delightful snowman has a lot of small pieces to it.  You could cut them all out of different colors of cardstock, but I didn't feel like switching that many colors on my mats.  So instead, I cut them all out of white cardstock and used my ink to color them!  The sentiment was the only piece I cut from colored cardstock.

• I started with a Pacifica (X5759) card.
• I free cut a few snowy hills from White Daisy (1385) cardstock.  I used a sponge to edge the hills with Lagoon (Z2195) ink, so they would be differentiated from each other.
• I cut all the pieces of the snowman out of White Daisy (1385) cardstock.  I colored the hat and scarf with Lagoon (Z2195) ink, the carrot nose with Sorbet (Z2164) ink, the eyes with Black (Z2105) ink, and branch arms with Cocoa (Z2114) ink. 
• I also cut the snowflakes and trees from White Daisy (1385) cardstock.  I colored trees with Olive (Z2137) ink and left the snowflakes white.
• I cut the sentiment from Cranberry (1272) cardstock.
• I added Sparkles (Z1752) to the snowflakes and for Frosty's buttons.

How will this week's color combination inspire you?   Visit Color My Heart for more information about the challenge, get inspired by the design team, and upload your project.  I hope you'll join the Color Dare!

Triple Pocket Album - Another Opportunity!

Contact me if you'd like to attend this workshop!

Session #1:  Sunday, September 21st - 1:00 p.m. - $18
Session #2:  Sunday, September 28th - 1:00 p.m. - $18
Both sessions are required to complete the project.

This fun, interactive album contains six pages that each contain three different pockets to hold tags perfectly sized for 4" x 6" photographs, plus lots of room for smaller images and journaling.  

If you're not a photographer, consider using the album for artwork, postcards, greeting cards, favorite quotes, or scriptures.  The possibilities are endless!

In this workshop, you'll be able to use any paper collection I currently have in inventory.  That means you can choose your favorite color or theme!  Contact me for a current list.  You'll also make your own customized embellishments.

Are you interested in making the project but can't make the above dates?  Contact me for more options!

CTMH Team Blog Hop - School Days

The Pineapple Paper Artists are showing off all the beautiful new paper packs, stamp sets, and embellishments of Annual Inspirations with a great new blog hop.  Whether you are just beginning your journey or you came here from Martha's blog, I hope you will continue on until you are inspired by everyone's school-themed artwork.

I decided that this month's theme, School Days, gave me the perfect opportunity to play with the chalkboard technique, as well as experiment with a couple of the lovely new ink colors in Annual Inspirations. 

• The alphabet stamps are from the A Typeface (A1117) set.  All other stamps are from the Reel Life (B1431) stamp set.
• On a White Daisy (1385) panel, I stamped the hexagon cluster with Canary (Z2643) ink.  I adhered the panel to a Black (1386) card.
• A punched a strip of Lagoon (X5762) cardstock with the Chevron Border Punch (Z1998) and adhered it to the card.
• On a Black (1386) cardstock panel, I stamped the triple arrows, the U & R, and [Epic] in White Daisy Pigment (Z2163) ink.  I drew a border with the Chalk Marker (Z1767) and added a Sparkles Chevron Shape (Z1909).
• I cut circles from White Daisy (1385) and Glacier (X5770) cardstock using the Artbooking Cricut Collection (Z1906).  On the White Daisy (1385) circle I stamped Hello Today with Glacier (Z2641) ink.  I them to the card with 3D Foam Tape (Z1151).  
• I punched small 1/4" circles from Glacier (X5770) cardstock and glued them to the card.

Next, hop on over to Harriet's Butterfly Kisses to see another beautiful project!

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#109 - Pear, Crystal Blue, Lagoon, Pacifica, Thistle, Canary

Welcome to the weekly Color Dare Challenge from Color My Heart.  Each Friday the design team announces a color palette for you to use to create your project.  You can create any type of project you'd like, as long as you use the chosen colors.

Color Dare #109 - Pear, Crystal Blue, Lagoon, Pacifica, Thistle, Canary

This week's color combination was taken from the new Confetti Wishes Paper Packet.  It's a fun collection, but I decided to see what I could create using solids and inks instead of the decorative paper designs.

• I used the Just For You (B1398) stamp set.
• I stamped the flower outline in Pacifica (Z2192) ink on White Daisy (1385) cardstock.
• I stamped the petals in Canary (Z2643), Crystal Blue (Z2117), and Lagoon (Z2195) inks.
• I stamped the leaves in Pear (Z2197) ink and the sentiment in Thistle (Z2640) ink.
• I cut the butterfly from a piece of Thistle (X5769) cardstock using the Artiste Cricut Collection (Z1790).
• I layered the stamped panel onto a Pacifica (X5759) panel and a Lagoon (x5762) card, adding strips of Pear (X5764) cardstock for accent.
• I punched a 1/4" circle out of Thistle (X5769) cardstock and glued it to the center of the flower.
• I finished up with some Bitty Sparkles (Z1263) on the petals and butterfly.

How will this week's color combination inspire you?   Visit Color My Heart for more information about the challenge, get inspired by the design team, and upload your project.  I hope you'll join the Color Dare!

Triple Pocket Album Workshop

Contact me if you'd like to attend this workshop!

Session #1:  Sunday, September 14th - 1:00 p.m. - $18
Session #2:  Sunday, September 28th - 1:00 p.m. - $18
Both sessions are required to complete the project.

This fun, interactive album contains six pages that each contain three different pockets to hold tags perfectly sized for 4" x 6" photographs, plus lots of room for smaller images and journaling.  

If you're not a photographer, consider using the album for artwork, postcards, greeting cards, favorite quotes, or scriptures.  The possibilities are endless!

In this workshop, you'll be able to use any paper collection I currently have in inventory.  That means you can choose your favorite color or theme!  Contact me for a current list.  You'll also make your own customized embellishments.

Are you interested in making the project but can't make the above dates?  Contact me for more options!

National Stamping Month #30yearsofhappy

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE!  Take advantage of this great offer now!

The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! Plus, make sure you check out Close To My Heart’s Facebook page and Instagram during September to follow all the ways we’re celebrating #30yearsofhappy for a full 30 days!

This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry.

September SOTM - Family is Forever

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.  Shop Now!