Jan–Feb 2020 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop brought to you from same the group who bring you the SOTM Blog Hop. Today we are featuring items created with products from the new CTMH Idea Book January–February 2020 catalog.

On this hop we have about 20 CTMH Independent Consultants sharing their creations. If you just happened upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (often found near the bottom of the page) will take you full circle.

Jan–Feb 2020 New Product Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Judy Faye Garner's Judy Faye's Place***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda also keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

For this hop I created a few cards. I started with trying to use up some scraps from Spruced Up and came up with this card.

Birthday Card using Spruced Up in January–February 2020 Catalog

I used some of the coordinating cardstock for strips when I ran out of patterned paper and to give the "plain" cardstock some character, I embossed and sanded it. Forgive me the blank banner. I am still searching for the perfect sized Birthday stamp for it.

Then I was lucky enough to have a recent order arrive earlier than expected so I started playing and came up with some additional birthday cards.

Birthday Card using items in January–February 2020 Catalog

I used a nail file (emery board) to sand the embossing. I used just a sliver of the new Oasis Holographic Paper and I love the effect. I also used Julep Shimmer Trim and Diamond Stickles™ Glitter Gel to add some sparkle.

Card using items in January–February 2020 Catalog

On this card I used the Oasis Holographic Paper with the Scalloped Circle Thin Cuts. To avoid my used cutting mat from leaving an impression in the Holographic Paper, I used a piece of copy paper between the cutting mat and die.

To get skinnier Shimmer Trim strips I attached a length of Shimmer Trim to a piece of cardstock and I used a glass cutting mat, the retired CTMH ruler that had a metal edge (Z1471) and a craft knife. I meant to cut the strip in half, but I was working late at night and did not want to disturb others so I was not working under adequate lighting and I ended up cutting three thin strips.

To create the dragonfly, I stamped Julep ink on Julep cardstock then I covered the entire surface with VersaMark™ Ink, dusted it with Clear Embossing Powder then heated it. Once cool I used a pencil to shape the wings. It is attached with 3-D Foam Tape. To create the bee, I stamped Intense Black ink on Vellum. I used the Heat Tool to dry the ink before using the Citrus TriBlend™ Marker. Then I embossed it as I did the dragonfly, but I did it twice. I also colored the back side of the bee to make it even brights. To hide the adhesive, I used Glue Dots® Mini Dots.

Here are closer images of the dragonfly and bee. Click on either image to get a larger view.

embossed dragonfly

embossed bee

Before you head to where ***Scrappin' with Heart by Kim Loewen***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Country Dragonfly Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3648), Country Bee Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3646) or Country Animals Bundle (Z3638), Life Is a Journey (C1818), stamp set from Celebrate Today Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1195)
• Patterned Paper: Spruced Up + Sticker Sheet (X7253S) or Spruced Up (X7253B)
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Espresso (X5951), Sangria (X6034), Julep (X6029)
• Specialty Paper: Oasis Holographic Paper (Z3636), Vellum Paper (Z3367)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Julep (Z6511), Intense Black (Z4189)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Embellishments & Tools: Flower Garden Embossing Folder (Z4056), Celebrate Embossing Folder (Z3624), Scalloped Circle Thin Cuts (Z3639), Stitched Circles Thin Cuts (Z4181), Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts (Z4260), Julep Shimmer Trim (Z3609), Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2088), Heat Tool (Z4252), Diamond Stickles™ Glitter Gel (Z3563), Citrus TriBlend™ Marker (Z2482)
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080, available with Hostess Rewards, see page 4 of Close To My Heart Core Products or Party with Us!)
• Cricut® Maker™ (HB1076, available with Hostess Rewards, see page 4 of Close To My Heart Core Products or Party with Us!)
• Cricut® Collection: Cricut® Artistry Collection (cartridge) (Z3298) or Cricut® Artistry Digital Collection - if you do not have a Consultant, please shop for the digital collection via my Cricut® Affiliate Link, otherwise ask your Consultant for their affiliate link; I used the following shapes:
• Happy Pennant (#M41344D)
• Label (#M41862D)
• Deer (#M58A31F)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: glass mat, craft knife, nail file (emery board)

If you do not have a CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase most of the supplies I used at my Consultant website; the digital version of Artistry may be purchased via my Cricut® Affiliate Link.

I enjoy reading your comments about my creations. If you have a moment, please let me know what you think of my cards. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the new products from CTMH. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Scrappin' with Heart by Kim Loewen***.