Highlight the Details- CTMH Technique Blog Hop

Yay!!!!!! It's Mondaaaaay and the sun is shining!!!!! Whoot whoot! What is everyone doing today? Were in Ft. Wayne to shop and use the internet. Mine has been down since Friday on my phone in our area and I have no problem here in Ft. Wayne so I have to get this blog done before tonight so I don't mess up the Hop! 

Yep, another Blog Hop and this time its a Technique Blog Hop called Highlight the Details. So welcome!  All of the beautiful creations you see will be featuring the different creative ways you can use Close To My Heart's products for details on your project. If you have come here from Miss Carrie's Creations you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melissa Robinson's.

For this blog hop we have 12 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using different great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do~just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! 

Here we go!

My technique was to stamp a subtle background with the Pewter stamp pad. The roses are straight from the pad and the leaves are "second generation stamped." To do this technique you ink your stamp with the color, stamp it off on a scrap piece of paper then stamp on your project. Makes it a lighter color.

The colored leaves and the flowers were stamped with Memento and I used the sponge dauber to rub the greens on. I used Fern and Sweet Leaf, also added a bit of Pomegranate. Fussy cut them with my scissors and added Clear Shimmer Brush. 

The flowers are colored using the Sugar Plum ink and the Pixie for the lighter color. Used the Sugar Plum Shimmer Brush for the darker values and to give it a shine. I used the gold Shimmer Brush for the centers of the flowers. 

The center of the leaf wreath is stamped with black and I added the Gold Shimmer Brush to highlight the little leaves. I stamped the image directly into the center of the leaf vine and then stamped another image on White Daisy and then fussy cut it and added it to the center with a pop dot. 

The leaves of the wreath are colored with the Alcohol Markers starting with a light yellow green and highlighting with darker color of green. 

The heart is stamped with the Pomegranate stamp pad and fussy cut. The circle of Sugar Plum behind the vine is cut from our Shaker Window Thin Cuts. I used the Complement Cardstock from our April Kit of the month called: Feels Like Home. This paper is great for many occasions- wedding pictures and cards, vintage pictures, anniversary pictures and cards and even female birthday. Love both of the stamp sets that were made for it also. I used the other one on an earlier blog!

Now "Hop"on over to Katy Taylor to see her works of art! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Contact your CTMH Consultant ( or click here ) to get the products I used for this project!

Remember Zoe?

I know it's not Thursday, but:

This popular collection is back for a limited time!

Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set.

Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items, which you can use to create the awesome artwork shown here! You can also get a FREE Zoe paper packet when you become a Consultant or host a qualifying party in April!

This collection will only be available through May 31, 2019, while supplies last, so order yours right away!

The Zoe Paper Pack will be available as a FREE gift to every Hostess in April that reaches the third level!

Click here for Zoe

April SOTM Blog Hop-Love So Sweet

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring the April SOTM, which is called Love So Sweet, a set of 26 stamps.  If you have come here from Barbara Page Kell, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  

If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I made two cards and participated in two different challenges. The first challenge was with the Case This Sketch and was due March 28. Here is the sketch. 

And here is my card using our Color of the Year- Sugar Plum for the flower and one layer of the background paper. I used the Sugar Plum glitter pen to add some glitter and shading to this flower also. The gold shimmer brush decorated the center of the flower. I stamped the leave with the Fern stamp pad and fussy cut those and the flower out. The left triangle is a couple of the designs in the Stitched Quilt Shapes which is not available until the end of April. I also used Pebble and Pewter. 

This second card was made for a challenge with the design from the Fusion Challenge. Click on the picture below and play along with us. Post your artwork on my Facebook group Making Pretty Things With Paper to share.

And the color scheme came from the Color Dare Challenge #335- Monochromatic Pinks. Click on the picture to go to the blog and play along with us. Post your artwork on my Facebook group Making Pretty Things With Paper to share.

I used Rasberry, Pixie and Ballerina. The stripe background paper is from the Something Fierce paper pack. I used the stamp pad colors and my clear glitter brush to paint the butterfly and used the gold glitter brush to add bits of gold to the flower center and edges of the butterfly wings. 

When you purchase the stamp of the month on my website, you will get these two cards as kits included in some happy mail as a thank you for shopping with me. 

Now "Hop" on over to Kathy Burrows to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the April SOTM is only available until April 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!