Seasonal Expressions 1, Blog Hop

Good morning! Thank you for joining our hop where we are featuring artwork using our newest products contained in Seasonal Expressions 1.

Products inside this beautiful supplement were released on January 1st and you get a copy when you place an order on my website.

If you are coming from Haley's Blog, you are on the right track.

I am addicted to the Sugar Rush product line including the ADORABLE stamp sets that coordinate. If you haven't checked them out you must do so now! :) All of it is great for birthday celebrations or just sprinkling goodness on anyone who needs it!

This is a fun birthday card I created, totally CASEd from the Seasonal Expressions that serves as a phenomenal Idea Book and point of inspiration (or copy - LOL).

I incorporated washi tape as well as three glitter Sugar Rush Dots. A little 3-D Foam Tape is always great for adding dimension to artwork.

I would love to know your thoughts on this card before you head over to Brenda's Blog to see what she and the other Consultants have created to share with you.

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful weekend and happy hoppin'!

Participant List:

1. Carol Ellis Loftus

2. Julie Howe Scott

3. Erica Haskin

4. Haley Bell Dyer

5. Melissa Robinson *YOU ARE HERE

6. Brenda Lapp

Frosted Fun!

My "Blog with Friends" gals, and I, are focusing on the theme, "Frosty Fun", today. Each of us has various types of focuses on our blogs and were able to interpret the theme as it applied. I will share more about their posts towards the bottom of this feed but let's start with my creations, shall we?

I loved the opportunity to use our Sugar Rush Stamp Set and Thin Cuts to make these delicious paper-crafted donuts. Don't they look yummy enough to eat?! I chose to title my post as "Frosted Fun" because of the perfect frosting on the donuts - and it can be any color and flavor of your choice. LOL

Here are some close-ups of the cards:

Sprinkled with Love

Happy Birthday with Sprinkles on Top!

Donut Know How I Forgot Your Birthday

If you love these cards and would like to have some of your own - whether you make them or I create them for you, let me know. I do kits-to-go or am happy to mail you finished cards that you can put to use by giving to that special someone.

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NOW...Check out these blog titles from my Blogging Friends and go check out what they have to share. I see some tasty and valuable content. We would appreciate your sharing/liking of our posts, be it on any social media platform. 

• Karen at Baking in a Tornado: "Angel Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream and Berries"
  
• Kia at Language Learning Ideas: "Language Learning Activities"

• Eileen at Eileen's Perpetually Busy - "Easy Fleece Hat"
  

• Revonda at Spatulas on Parade: "Frosty Fun Double Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Filled Bundt Cake"

• Lydia at Cluttered Genius: "Have Fun Inside"
  
  

Have a blessed day and week!

Seasonal Expressions 1 NEW Product Blog Hop

It's a great time of the year...not only because it is the start of a new chapter in our lives...but because Close To My Heart has NEW PRODUCTS! That is something BIG for papercrafters to celebrate, like you and me. ;)

We have a new supplemental catalog, called Seasonal Expressions, that is 60+ pages of goodness to include new paper, stamp sets, artwork and more! (The front cover is pictured above.) Get in your comfy space for a moment, with your fave drink, and peruse the pages online (or contact me if you would like a hard copy sent to you) and then check out all of our artwork showcasing what you see. You will love everything! I am already a bit addicted but don't tell anyone... 

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

Realizing the fox image is pretty popular these days... Okay, who am I kidding? You see them everywhere! LOL I decided to use it on my card and pulled paper from the Hello Lovely (fan pattern on far left) and Dreamin' Big (pieces on fox) packs, as well as Sea Glass cardtock, for my artwork. I also added some of the heart-patterned washi tape from Sugar Rush and ribbon from the Uptown Ribbon Pack.

This stamp set, Some Kinda Wonderful - Cardmaking, was used for both the fox and the sentiment. I used a Cuttlebug to create diecuts for those images (indicated with blue around them).

Here is what the Thin Cut images look like; a solid image of the stamp design.

How to paper-piece:

To create the fox as you see on the card... I actually cut two of them, one on White Daisy and the other on patterned paper. 

Then I cut out the areas of the fox, as you see here, and glued them onto the white image. This technique is called "paperpiecing" and is a fun way to add "texture" to your stamp images.

Pretty cool, huh? The sentiment provides for a variety of reasons to celebrate. What do you think of my card?

Head on over to Gina's Blog to see what she has created using new product! I am totally excited to make the hop myself to check out everyone's creativity.

Happy hoppin'!