Wednesday, April 27, 2016

May's HOTW Happy Times Bloghop



Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!


If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my hearts Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The hearts of the west team was founded by Nancy Klein.
To celebrate National Scrapbooking month, this month's feature is the Happy Times paper collection.



If you came from Kim’s Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case you get lost along the way, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

The Happy Times paper collection offers a variety of paper for all tastes-- gold foil, polka dot, floral, and ombre-- this collection has it all!

With a qualifying purchase of $70, you can get the exclusive Happy Times paper packet for FREE! You can also purchase this exclusive paper packet at full retail for $17.75 with no purchase requirement. 

I made this birthday card using the new rose foil tape and the May stamp of the month(sotm).  I also added some flamingo dots.



I added a tag to the inside of my card and used the May sotm for my sentiments. More flamingo dots were used as well as white & gold ribbon .





I created this layout from a sketch I found on pinterest. I made a few changes and once I  find the perfect pictures I will be able to add my title on the top. 
I used many of the same products as mentioned above;flamingo dots , white & gold ribbon , gold sequins, and I also used Lagoon ink pad to ink my edges.

The May Stamp of the Month is called Celebrate with Cake.  It can be purchased for $6 in the month of May with a $50 qualifying purchase.  It can also be purchased for $21.25 for the month of May only.


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Now hop on over to Nancy's blog.

Thank you for joining us this month. Please join us again on June 1st for our next Heart's of the West Blog Hop featuring CTMH's Calypso Paper Packet.


Sonia Parent St Jean You are here.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

HOTW November White Pines Blog Hop



Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!


If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my hearts Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The hearts of the west team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months feature is the White Pines paper pack.


If you came from Kim’s Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.


With this month's paper collection, White Pines, I decided to get a head start on some of my Christmas cards.



I first saw this type of card back in July when Donna Digby posted her winning Canada Day card entry. I thought it was very different and knew that I wanted to try making this type of card. 


I embellished my card using gold sequins, gold foil trim and gold washi tape. I used green glitter paper to cut out a shape to use as a background to my sentiment. 


I added another little folding tag on the back of the card to add a personal message. I also made slightly different varieties of the same card. 


For this one-I added some gold shimmer trim and some red enamel gems.  I used the Joyful Garland stamp set with cranberry ink to stamp my sentiment.


Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed viewing this fun card. Please feel free to leave a comment!

Your next stop is Kerry's Blog.
Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you!

Our line-up

Nancy Klein - http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca/2015/10/hearts-of-west-blog-hop-featuring-white.html

Monday, May 4, 2015

Card in a box- a year in review

It's been almost a year now since I made my first card in a box. This was the most popular card I made & sold in 2014. 

I have never really been a card maker but this type of card was so fun to make. 
I've made them for just about every occasion. 

Mother's Day
Wedding Anniversary 

Birthday

Baby Shower


Engagement


30th Wedding Anniversary 


Birthday


High School Graduation

Birthday

Father's Day

Father's Day

This year I am going to explore other types of fancy folds. 
With the help of my Explore and some great SVG files out there the possibilities are endless! 

Until next time, Happy Crafting! 






Friday, February 27, 2015

March's Hearts of the West Hopscotch Blog Hop




Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!



If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my hearts Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The hearts of the west team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is the Hopscotch paper pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked from Nancy Klein.

If you came from Donna's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

For my first project I used the circuit Artiste cartridge to create this cute little bag.


          
It takes only a few minutes to cut and fold. A great little gift bag for treats or even a gift card!

I used pattern 28 with cutting guide from Make it from your Heart Vol 2 to make this card.
                                  
The colors are very bright and cheerful! I inked the edges, added some stickers from the Hopscotch Complement and a few sequins and ribbon too.

I also used some of the same products to make this cute little handbag.
                                      
I embossed the front with the quatrefoil embossing folder to add some dimension.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed viewing these fun projects! Please feel free to leave a comment!


Your next stop is Kim's Blog.
Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you!


Our line-up
1. Nancy Klein's - http://nancyklein.blogspot.com/.../hearts-of-west-march...
2. Chantal Pearson's - http://www.itsahoot.ca/2015/02/hwbh-marchs.html
3. Chelsey Vorosmarty - http://www.personaltouchscrapbooking.com/…/hearts-of-west-m…
4. Terry Ann Diack - http://terryanndiack.blogspot.ca/…/hopscotch-layout-hwbh.ht…
5. Heather Myers - http://hlmyers.blogspot.ca/…/march-hearts-of-west-blog-hop-…
6. Holly Young-Bowers - http://heartfeltmemories2.blogspot.ca/…/hopscotch-hearts-of…
7. Valerie Kapsha - http://surescrapsalot.com/hopscotch-team-blog-hop/
8. Kerry Hammel - http://scrapbookfunbykerry.blogspot.ca/…/hopscotch-hwbh-mar…
9. Corinna Murphy - http://corinnacraftfun.blogspot.com/…/hopscotch-hwbh-march-…
10. Donna Thomson-Digby - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/…/hearts-of-west-11th-blog…
11. Sonia Parent St Jean - http://www.scrappingsonia.blogspot.ca/…/marchs-hearts-of-we…
12. Kim Loewen - http://scrappinwithheart.blogspot.ca/…/march-hearts-of-west…
13. Janet McCormick - http://worksofheart2011.blogspot.ca/…/hopscotch-hearts-of-w…

Sunday, December 28, 2014

January's Hearts of the West Team Heartstrings Blog Hop



Welcome to the Hearts of the West Team Blog Hop



If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my hearts Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The hearts of the west team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is the Heartstrings paper pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked by Nancy Klein.
If you came from Linda Pekrul's  Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

My layout for this month was inspired by a very cute page I saw on pinterest. See it here.



I changed it up a bit and used the Artbooking cartridge Z1906 to cut my Love title and I added a few stickers from the Heartstrings Complements X7193C. This page was very quick to put together.

I also made this card using the Heartstrings WOTG stamp set G1090.



I also added some Stuck on you Puffies Z3037.

Your next stop is Chelsey Vorosmarty's Blog.
Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

1. Nancy Klein's - http://nancyklein.blogspot.ca/…/hearts-of-west-heartstrings…
2. Chantal Pearson's - http://www.itsahoot.ca/2014/12/januarys-hwbh.html
3. Heather Myers's - http://hlmyers.blogspot.ca/…/heartsrting-january-hearts-of-…
4. Donna Thomson-Digby's - http://datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/…/hearts-of-west-9th-blog-…
5. Anna Miller - http://annasscraps.blogspot.ca/2014/12/january-2015-hotw
6. Linda Pekrul - http://blueskyscrapping.blogspot.ca/…/january-hearts-of-wes…
7. Sonia Parent St Jean - http://www.scrappingsonia.blogspot.ca/…/januarys-hearts-of-…
8. Chelsey Vorosmarty - http://www.personaltouchscrapbooking.com/…/january-hearts-o…
9. Kerry Hammel - http://scrapbookfunbykerry.blogspot.ca/…/januarys-heartstri…

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Hearts of the West December's Snowhaven blog hop.


Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop!

If this is your first time joining us you will love it. It features Close to my hearts Consultants from all over Canada showing you their projects. The hearts of the west team was founded by Nancy Klein.
This months challenge is Snowhaven paper pack, brought to you by the new Annual Inspirations, hand picked by Nancy Klein.
If you came from Donna's Blog then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog hop so you can start anywhere! Just in case, the full list will be at the bottom. So, as always, grab your coffee, tea, water, relax, and hop around the team with us.

I made this layout with the rest of the paper I had left from my kit after making the other projects. I used the Snowhaven complements X7188C, some silver sequins Z2013, and some bitty sparkles Z1263. I also used the stamp set from the workshop on the go G1085. I displayed my layout in the Design decor black shadow box Z2015.

I made this layout using pattern 7 from Make it from your Heart Vol 1 (9035). To decorate my layout, I used the Snowhaven complements X7188C, some silver geometric washi tape Z1932, silver sequins Z2013, and some bitty sparkles Z1263. I also added some large pearls on the snowflakes.


I made this card using a stamp from Be Jolly hostess stamp set B1455, a stamp from the workshop on the go stamp set G1085, some bitty sparkles Z1263, and a red enamel heart Z2009. 

I also used the stamps from the workshop on the go G1085 to create this card.

I used the Artiste Z1790 to cut this Gift card holder. I used the Be Jolly B1455 Hostess stamp set and some bitty sparkles.

Thanks for joining us this month and come back next month to see what creative projects we can bring to you! Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

Your next stop is Terry's Blog.

Here's our line-up:

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Christmas card kits

Last year I held a Christmas card workshop for kids and received great feedback on my kits. 
This year I decided to do it again but made kits for any age. 
The kits include 15 card bases and envelopes and enough pre-stamped images, pre-cut cardstock,  sentiments as well as embellishments to bling it up! 

You can make many different combinations, just let your imagine run wild! 
Here are a few simple cards which only took a few minutes to put together. 

This card is very simple but one of my favorites from the bunch! 




You can add as much, or as little detail as you'd like. 
Hope you enjoy this card kit &
Stay tuned for Birthday card kits, coming soon!!