March–April 2022 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop featuring papercrafts created with products in the new CTMH Idea Book March–April 2022 catalog. Today's hop is brought to you from the same group who bring you the Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop.

There are almost 15 CTMH Makers sharing their creations on this hop. 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.

March–April 2022 New Product Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

For today's hop I created with the first item in the March–April 2022 catalog that screamed "you need me". I created four variations of the card. My first card was inspired by a card in the March–April 2022 catalog.

card created using In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo, but the darker, true color side of the cardstock is on the outer edges of this card and the ligher side of the cardstock is in the center.

first layer - card created using In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

I cut Lagoon cardstock at 4¼" × 5½" first, then measured the opening on the die cut layer. I "padded" measurement a bit to ensure that only the lighter side of the cardstock would show through the opening, then cut out the middle using the SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer. The largest circle from the Circles Thin Cuts (Z3943) is large enough to do this, but you have to be very careful about lining up the die on the cardstock so only the lighter side of Lagoon shows through the cut out. For this reason, I prefer to use the paper trimmer.

card created using In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

On the card above, I thought it would be pretty to use two colors of cardstock that coordinate with the colored flowers. I used Sundance cardstock to cover the edges and Lemonade cardstock in the middle.

card created using In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

I thought this image would be gorgeous with Gold embossing so I inked with VersaMark™ ink and covered using Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I used the true (darker) side of Ballerina, but the Gold Embossed black cardstock would be beautiful with many cardstock colors.

card created using In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

I was on a roll and needed a card to send to a family friend who recently entered rehab after falling and breaking their hip. On this card I used the lighter side of Balleria cardstock.

Before you head to ***becca-expressions***, 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 Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4423) or In Full Bloom—Cardmaking Stamp (C1932)
  
• Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Lagoon (X5968), Sundance (X6051), Lemonade (X6035), Ballerina (X6036), Black (X6047)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Watercolor Pencils (Z3630), Small Round Waterbrush (Z3224)
  
• Heat Embossing: Anti-static Pouch (Z4220), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Z2066), Heat Tool (Z4252)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (Z5038), SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (Z1783)
  
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

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

I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the new products from CTMH. If you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my creations. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***becca-expressions***.