Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop brought to you from same the group of CTMH Makers who bring you the Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop. Today we are featuring items created with products from the CTMH Core Catalog which was introduced September 1, 2020.

We have over 20 CTMH Makers sharing their creations on this hop. If you stumbled upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (often found near the bottom of the page) will take you full circle. 

Core Product Catalog Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Krista's Crafty Corner by Krista Hershberger***. 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.

I was having so much fun trying different techniques. So much so that I only have a few cards completely finished; I have the fronts done for a few others so I will share those too.

My first card was meant to be a trial run, but I ran out of time to create a new version. I was practicing with the Distress Oxide™ Inks to create backgrounds and used the background behind the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts (cut from Julep) to create a card.

Distress Oxide™ Ink & Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts

I used Tattered Rose, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide™ Inks to create the background. I was not happy with my first attempt at stamping the sentiment so I pulled out the Stitched Ovals and re-stamped with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

close up Stitched Oval & Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts

Above is a close up of the Stitched Oval with the sentiment. I think the Stitched Ovals and Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts coordinate very well. Despite being retired, there are some Stitched Ovals in stock; it you do not have a set to use with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts yet, hurry before the Stitched Ovals are gone.

Distress Oxide™ Ink panel cut with Olive Branches Background Thin Cut

On the card above I created a background using the following Distress Oxide™ Inks: Candied Apple Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber (because Mustard Seed was unavailable at the time I ordered) and Peeled Paint. I swiped some color from each pad on the All-purpose Mat, misted with water then laid the Distress Watercolor Cardstock into the ink to pick up the color. "Grateful" was stamped with Black Pigment Ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. I thought about adding some gems or Black Dots, but choose to not cover any of the Distress Oxide™ Inks.

Distress Oxide™ Ink panel behind Olive Branches Background Thin Cut

The above background was created with almost every Distress Oxide™ Ink listed below. They were applied with the Mini Ink Blending Tool. I spritzed with water then used a paper towel to absorb the water and pick up some of the color. "Grateful" was stamped with VersaMark™ Ink and heat embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I did not add gems for the same reason as above.

embossed and inked Olive Branches Background

Rather than cut the cardstock with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts, I used the Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat to create a deep impression on the lighter side of Avocado cardstock. Then I used a glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler and craft knife to cut off the edges. I inked with Avocado then stamped the sentiment with Scarlet.

embossed and distressed Olive Branches Background

 Rather than cut the cardstock with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts, I used the Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat to create a deep impression on the darker side of Avocado cardstock. Then I used a glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler and craft knife to cut off the edges. I used a sheet of sandpaper to distress the cardstock then stamped the sentiment with Scarlet.

The following card was inspired by Krista Hershberger. From photos Krista shared on Facebook I could see that one of the cards at Krista's Christmas Cardmaking Workshop had colored berries. 

Evergreen cardstock enhanced with Liquid Pearls™

The card above was cut from Evergreen cardstock (darker side) then Carnation Red and White Opal Liquid Pearls™ was added to the olives to create a holiday berry feel. I have not ordered a new holiday stamp set that would fit the space yet, so I dug through my stash and used Hand-Lettered Christmas. The die cut is backed with one of the Wood Grain Patterned Papers.

resist Olive Branches Background

When I was reading up on Distress Oxide™ Inks, I read about a Distress Resist Spray. I cut the Olive Branches Background from some scrap cardstock and sprayed with Distress Resist Spray. After allowing time to dry, I used the Mini Ink Blending Tool to add Tattered Rose, Peeled Paint, Candied Apple and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide™ Inks. I used VersaMark™ Ink to stamp "Thinking of You" from In Your Time of Need then embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

Blue Belle Olive Branches Background with French Vanilla

This is one of the projects I was unable to complete before the hop, but thought I would share that this Thin Cut, and the other background Thin Cuts look great with just two colors of cardstock.

Olive Branches Background - trimmed to create a label

This is the other idea I had that I was unable to finish prior to the hop. Just trim found the stitched area to create a label to stamp and add to a card.

I hope you like one or more of the ideas I shared today. Before you head to ***Haley Dyer's The Inky Scrapper***, 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: In Your Time of Need (M1278), Sentiments by Melisa Esplin (D1866), Hand-Lettered Christmas (M1127)
  
• Patterned Paper: Wood Grain (X8017)
  
• Cardstock: Julep (X6029), French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Evergreen (X6030), Blue Belle (X6048), Avocado (X6053)
  
• Distress Oxide™ Ink Pads: Candied Apple (Z3826), Abandoned Coral (Z3825), Picked Raspberry (Z3827), Tattered Rose (Z3828), Spiced Marmalade (Z3829), Antique Linen (Z3836), Peeled Paint (Z3831), Seedless Preserves (Z3835)
• Distress Watercolor Cardstock (Z3885), Mini Ink Blending Tool (Z3886), Mini Ink Blending Foam (Z3887)
  
• All-purpose Mat (Z2045)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Avocado (Z6523), Scarlet (Z6526), White Daisy Pigment (Z2863), Black Pigment (Z8000)
• Embossing supplies: Anti-static Pouch (Z4220), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Z2066), White Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2068), Clear Embossing Powder (Z2088), Heat Tool (Z4252)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Thin Cuts: Stitched Ovals (Z4187), Olive Branches Background (Z3679) also available in the Background Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3758)
• Dual-tip Permanent Glue Pen (Z3440)
• Black & White Dots (Z3314)
• Liquid Pearls™: Carnation Red (Z3799), White Opal (Z3791)
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler, craft knife, Ranger Distress Sprayer, Ranger Distress Resist Spray, paper towels, Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat
  

If you do not have a CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase the supplies I used at my Consultant website.

If you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my card. I enjoy reading your comments. 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 ***Haley Dyer's The Inky Scrapper***.