Heart 2 Heart Challenge: True Love

Thank you for joining us this week at Heart 2 Heart where this week's challenge theme is "True Love". With Valentine's Day this week, it's perfect and you can interpret it any way you choose, just be sure to incorporate Close To My Heart products in your creation.

Using some leftover stickers from the Stargazer Complements, I made this simple card. The sentiment and images were perfect to whip something up for my husband's birthday at the end of January.

Look at all the fun images included in the Complements package. I've used quite a few of them on some scrapbook layouts I will post soon. 

I created this card sketch based on one designed by Close To My Heart and it was used for a Virtual Crop Challenge my friend and I hosted in January. I thought you might enjoy having the dimensions I used to recreate a card of your own. If you use it, I would love to see what you create so be sure to share it with me. 

To participate in this challenge, simply visit our Heart 2 Heart Blog, post your artwork somewhere on social media (a blog is best) and then add your link. We love seeing what you create and also reward participants. If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact me. 

Have a great week! 

Blog with Friends: Winter Activities

When asked what I love doing on a cold, wintery day, this was my answer: 

Give me some papercrafting projects and a hot drink, and I'm one happy girl. It doesn't take much. LOL

I'm excited to be part of a group, "Blog with Friends", where we showcase one another's blogs and today is the day we do so! You will find information and links to their awesome posts below so be sure to visit them once you've read through my post - and left some love. :) 

With Valentine's day approaching (rather quickly), I decided to create some punny treats that are perfect for this holiday or, let's face it, any day of the year. 

The fun sentiments and images are from this stamp set called "We Belong Together". Are you like me and chuckle when you read them?! LOL I do so every single time. They are adorable and I can't help it!

This is a fun treat box I created using the directions from this video, although my Mom taught me how to make it. This is the smaller box, perfect to fill with chocolate or other yummy treats. Jewelry would also fit nicely. (The largest box can hold a gift card.)

And. This. Card. LOL I totally crack up every time I read it. It's precious, huh?! "To-ma-toes!" Ha! 

The striped paper is from our Stargazer paper pack. I enjoyed adding Silver Shimmer Trim and Red Glitter Paper, respectively. It is super fun to work with and adds that little bit of sparkle that is totally necessary. 

**BLOG CANDY**

Leave a comment and I will draw at least one winner - on Friday, the 9th. The winner can either elect to have the handmade card sent directly to them or someone else. I'll announce the winner on my blog on that day. I always enjoy hearing from you and here's a little incentive to do so! 

Now...onto my "Blog with Friends"... 

• Karen from "Baking in a Tornado" - Creamy Vegetable Rice Soup
• Jules from "The Bergham Chronicles" - Indoor Winter Activities
• Dawn from "Spatulas on Parade" - Chocolate Walnut Gooey Snowflake Cake
• Lydia from "Cluttered Genius" - DIY Window Garden 
• Rabia from "The Lieber Family Blog" - Quilted Tied Fleece Blanket

Seasonal Expressions I NEW Product Blog Hop

We're excited to showcase some of Close To My Heart's newest, and fabulous, products that were just released on January 1st in the Seasonal Expressions I! I've fallen in love with many of them and you are sure to do so as well! In fact, we have quite a few Consultants who are joining me in the fun so be sure to make your way all away around the hop to see what we've created to share with you. 

To view the contents of the Seasonal Expressions digitally, you can follow the link. You can get a FREE hard copy when you place an order (or contact your Consultant for additional details). 

If you are coming from Melinda's Blog, you are on the right track. You can also find a complete list of participants on her page.

Using this striped paper from the Stargazer paper pack, this card was kept rather simple, with the card sketch coming from our NEW Make It From Your Heart, Volume 4, How-To Book.

The bee images were stamped with Black Archival Ink so I could color them in with our ShinHan markers. The sentiment was stamped in Pixie ink and the faux washi tape is a piece of our Red Glitter Paper, torn on both ends. :) Because it needed just a bit more, I doodled around the edges with a Journaling Pen.

If' you've been following me recently, you'll know I'm totally loving our "punny" (LOL) stamp sets. In fact, if you catch me reading them in person, you'll find me giggling a bit. This card was made with the stamp set, "We Belong Together". It's perfect for Valentine's Day but the images and some sentiments also lend themselves to other occasions.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I'd appreciate you leaving a comment before you head over to Gina's Blog to see what new product she is highlighting. I can't wait to see!

Happy hoppin'!