Slimline Cards - Heart 2 Heart Challenge

I'm thrilled to share a Slimline Card with you which is aligned with the Heart 2 Heart Challenge this week which is a Product Challenge. You are tasked with making a Slimline Card - ours measure 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" - and come with envelopes!

I had fun creating this love card using the Perfect Match paper pack and two different stamp sets for the sentiment. The "love" and "so much" comes from the Happines Lives Here - Cardmaking stamp set. "YOU" is from the January Stamp of the Month.

Making the Heart Shaker Card out of Ballerina Glitter Paper was a fun element to include. The confetti was cut from the shaker card pieces - and contains both the negative and positives of the cut. I added Iridescent Flower Confetti for added sparkle, as well as the Gold Glitter Gems. (The gold bow is a leftover from a retired collection.)

Here is a list of the supplies I used to create this card:

• Z257 Slimline Cards & Envelopes
• CC12202 Perfect Match Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet
• Z3906 Iridescent Flower Confetti
• Z3870 Heart Shaker Window Thin Cuts
• Z4312 Heart Shaker Window Foam + Acetate
• C1884 Happiness Lives Here—Cardmaking ('YOU')
• Z3843 Ballerina Glitter Paper
• January Stamp of the Month ('love' and 'so much')
• X6038 Candy Apple Cardstock
• Z4194 White & Gold Skinny Ribbon
• Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems

Be sure to join this challenge and the other, for January, on Heart 2 Heart! We love seeing what you create! 

Make it a great week!

"Striped Borders" Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to this month's Technique Blog Hop where we are featuring artwork where "Striped Borders" are incorporated into the creation, while using Close To My Heart products! 

If you are coming from Haley's Blog, you are on the right track! You can find a complete list of participants at the bottom of this post. 

I decided to use the "Happiness Lives Here - Cardmaking" stamp set and Thin Cuts to create a layered cake.

By using the different "border" stamp sets, I simply created a stamped strip of paper that was half an inch smaller than the previous. I do love the resulting look and how simple it was to put this birthday card together. 

The candles are from the Sticker Sheet, from "Party Time". They are what guided the color scheme of the resulting card. I hope you like it!

Thank you very much for stopping by. Head on over to Brandi's Blog, to see what she has created to share with you. We always appreciate hearing from those of you who are willing to leave a comment. 

Happy hoppin'!

Participants:

1. Melissa Robinson *YOU ARE HERE*

2. Brandi Robinson

3. Cat Nowak

4. Wendy Kessler

5. Michelle Loncar

6. Katy Taylor

7. Darlys Recker

8. Lauren Moore

9. Alyson Mayo

10. Michelle Johns

11. Haley Dyer

"Out with the Old, In with the New" - Heart 2 Heart Challenge

Welcome to the first Heart 2 Heart Challenge of 2021! I hope these first few days of the year have been great and indicate how this new year will continue for you and your family.  

This year, at Heart 2 Heart, the Challenges will be posted on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, allowing you to focus on two theme. You have until the end of the month to participate. We invite you to join in the creative fun as often as you can. 

REMEMBER: Because this is a challenge focused on incorporating Close To My Heart product, be sure to use at least one CTMH product item in your creation. (If you don't already have a Consultant from whom to purchase the products, I would love to support you! You can shop on my website.)

To get things started in the new year, I'm excited to share two greeting cards I made for this theme of "Out with the Old, In with the New". Here they are! 

I decided to use the same card pattern, from Make It From Your Heart - Volume 4, with two different sets of pattern paper, one old and one new! This pattern is great, especially for leftover papers, since it only requires strips. 

This birthday card was made using the Serenity paper pack. While the Serenity Collection has officially retired, you might be thrilled to know it still remains on my website! The blues and florals of this collection make it one of my favorites and I want it to stay! 

To create the accent on this card, I fussy cut one of the flowers from the patterned paper. Of course, you can tell, I couldn't resist using Glitter Paper for my creations. This card incorporates both Blue Belle and Sapphire Glitter Paper. I think they are currently my two favorite colors. 

The sentiment I used is from this "Sentiments by Melissa Esplin" stamp set. It's one of my favorite go-tos since it has a beautiful script font for various occasions. (How many times have I used the word 'favorite' in this post? LOL Can you tell I'm kind of in love with quite a few CTMH products?!) 

As for the "new", I created this card with the "Happiness Lives Here" paper packet and the January Stamp of the Month (you can view a post about it here). Outside of using the Blue Belle Glitter Paper again, I couldn't resist tossing in an accent of Gold.

I wish you all the best this year, with Heart 2 Heart, and look forward to you participating in our Challenges in 2021! Be sure to link up to the respective Blog posts and show us your creations! 

Have a great first full week of the new year!