It's a Sketch Challenge on Heart 2 Heart!

Welcome to this week's Heart to Heart Challenge where we are tossing in a Card Sketch! It was first published by Close To My Heart, with some fabulous samples, on their Make It From Your Heart Blog.

The dimensions have been provided for you, for a standard-size card, and you can create something fun with a theme of your choice. Be sure to incorporate at least one Close To My Heart product in your creation. Then, link up to us at Heart 2 Heart.

This card combines several of my favorite products including the Mix-Ins Paper Packet (this particular pattern just sold out), the Whole Lotta Love Stamp Set + Thin Cuts, and beautiful colors to include Espresso, Toffee, Canary, Avacado, and Pixie. 

Of course, I couldn't resist adding some Clear Shimmer Brush to the hearts and steam, for a little added sparkle. I so love this card and hope you do as well.

I look forward to seeing your creations on Heart 2 Heart! Make it a great week and month!

January/February Catalog New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to this Blog Hop where we are featuring NEW products from the January/February Idea Book that went live on January 1st! It contains 49 pages of papercrafting goodness! You can get a FREE copy of the Idea Book when you place an order of any size! If you don't already have a hard copy, you can view a digital version here.

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

One of the new products I had to try was the Slimline Cards. They measure 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". It is definitely a different amount of space to cover and I had gotten away from this style for several years. In one of our previous How-To Books, "Originals", we had a pattern that measured 3 1/2" x 8" that I adjusted for this card size. (It's on page 118, in case you happen to have it. There are other designs included for that size.)

The panels were the perfect spots to include the items shown above. 

One of my favorite new stamp sets is this one, "Whole Latte Love", which can be purchased with or without the Thin Cuts. It's adorable images AND punny sentiments are what totally drew me in. I did use a marker to color in the images above and incorporated Peach and Espresso Cardstock. 

The fun polka dot paper that you see was pulled from the NEW Mix-Ins Paper Packet (Jan/Feb). I couldn't resist incorporating it here. I LOVE the other patterns included with this collection and have already used a lot of it for other items I will be sharing soon!

Consider leaving me a comment and then head on over to Cat's Blog, to see what she has created to share with you. Make it a great week!

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

• C1881 Whole Latte Love
• X9023 Mix-in Paper Packet (Jan–Feb)
• Z4182 Stitched Hearts Thin Cuts (ALMOST GONE!)
• Z3515 Black Journaling Pen (.01)
• Z2496 Pale Pink TriBlend™ Marker
• Cardstock: Espresso, Peach 
• Inks: Black, Espresso, Flamingo (small heart), Toffee (coffee inside cup)