January Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - This Moment

If you are coming from Adeline's Blog, you are on the right track.  There are 60+ Close To My Heart Consultants showcasing the January Stamp of the Month, "This Moment".  Isn't it fun?!  Should you get lost along the way, please stop by Melinda's Blog to get back on track.

I love hearts and all things associated with love.  Love is what makes the world go around but we are sure missing more of it these days, aren't we?  So...to put a little love in your heart, I decided to make this fun and colorful card.  I just started building it, first deciding I was definitely going to incorporate the Heart Embossing Folder.  The ease of producing such a fun texture, of high quality, is too fun!

I added a Red Enamel Heart, Red Shimmer Trim (of course), Baker's Twin and did tone-on-tone stamping with Whisper.  The sentiment is 3-D as are some of the goodies on it.

I hope you like it as much as I do and please feel free to leave a comment before heading over to Melinda's Blog to see what she has in store for you with this stamp set.

Happy 2015 and all the best this new year!

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Irresistible Texture

Welcome to our Blog Hop where we are featuring "Irresistible Texture" for our technique this month!  So how do we get irresistible texture?  By using our fabulous embossing folders, of course!  Close To My Heart has several patterns to choose from, fitting 5" x 7" sheets of paper.  The folders are high-quality and give a great impression, with ease.  If you are coming from Michelle's Blog, you are on the right track.  Should you get lost along the way, please visit Sheila's Blog for a complete list of participants.

I am showcasing the Heart Embossing Folder which is a new folder recently released on December 1st in the Seasonal Expressions.  I love hearts so this totally caught my attention.

In an effort not to take away attention from the technique, I decided to keep the card front simple and used the sketch shown below.  I kept trying to add a little something more to it, but then added the sentiment and Baker's Twine and thought, "perfect".  I like that it is simple and that my hearts can get the attention they desire.  :)

I was inspired by this sketch found on Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks you for visiting.  Comments are always welcome and then keep moving through the hop to see the other fabulous creations!  Head on over to Catherine's Blog to see her fun creation!

Happy hoppin'!