"Florals" - Heart 2 Heart Challenge

Happy Monday! Here's wishing you a positive start to the work week.

"Florals" is the theme for this week's Heart 2 Heart Challenge, which is actually the first one for May. You can participate by creating artwork of your own, linking up to the respective Challenge on the Blog, ensuring that you incorporate something from Close To My Heart in your creation. That's all that's required. Considering joining us! 

I totally enjoyed creating this card using the Make It From Your Heart, Volume 4, How-to Book. I couldn't resist incorporating the April Stamp of the Month one more time. (It's only available until the end of this month and can be yours, with a qualifying order, for $5!) 

Sugarplum, our Color of the Year, was incorporated throughout, even in the way of the Glitter Paper. Isn't it pretty? Other colors added were: Fern, New England Ivy and Sapphire. 

The dimensional elements of the card really added to its design. The opaque Sequins are from the I Heart Us Sequins. 

Let me know if you have any questions about you can participate in Heart to Heart's Challenges. 

Make it a great week...or not...the choice is yours!

Spring Cleaning with Blog with Friends

Welcome to today's Blog with Friends where I join several bloggers to share some fun topics aligned with the theme, "Spring Cleaning". You'll find links to their blogs at the bottom of this post.

This fun Spring card is perfect for the occasion because of its' name and the fact that small pieces of paper are used to create it; just in time for spring cleaning, right?! You can totally change out the paper and focal images for any occasion you desire.

I especially love this different fold because when I adjusted it slightly, it fits into a standard-size envelope which is perfect for mailing!

I used the "Love so Sweet", April Stamp of the Month, for the stamped images. I love it and you can get it for a great price, this month only!

I'm actually teaching this on my Customer VIP Group later this evening. I'll post a link to the video when I'm finished or you're welcome to join us there! 

(Kim Wolff, a fellow Consultant, shared this pattern with me. I had made one years ago but wouldn't have remembered how to do so.)

Click on the links below for some quality blog content.

Karen of Baking in a Tornado

The Bergham Chronicles

Spatulas on Parade

Cluttered Genius

Stacy Sews and Schools

Love So Sweet - Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Happy April and welcome to this month's Blog Hop where we are showcasing this gorgeous Stamp of the Month called "Love So Sweet". I have already used it a lot on several projects and I can totally see that continuing all month long!

You can see the various images that are included in this stamp set, with beautiful spring images, suitable for various occasion. With a $50 purchase you can get it for $5 which is a great deal! To read more about our Stamp of the Month special, please visit this area of my website.

If you are coming from Michelle's Blog, you are on the right track. You can find a complete list of participants by clicking here.

For this greeting card, I chose to use two of the images included in the stamp set, the butterfly and "thanks". Both were stamped in Intense Black which allowed me to color in the butterfly image with the Clear Shimmer Brush and the Smoothie Ink Pad.

The patterned papers used come from the So Much Happy packet.

I did use our Stiched Circle Thin Cuts for the focal point and like how it draws attention to the stamped images. I hope you agree!

Now head on over to Cat's Blog to see what she has created with this stamp set. I appreciate you stopping by and wish you the best April ever!

Be blessed!