Life Documented...yes indeed! It still feels surreal, living in a pandemic and trying to be as 'normal' as we can! Who would have envisioned we would be trending #stayhome #covid19 #quarantine, am I right?!!

Well for some of us it means getting to those 'projects' and 'to-do lists' that we've been putting off because we didn't have time...boy have the tables turned on us now!

I don't know about you but I've been home pretty much full-time since March 11th...so that is what... 4 weeks!? 

We listed my house two months ago and now that we've stopped showing, I can bring in the bins of scrapbook product I've been meaning to do something with! (LOL) 

So I've been cutting and prepping and creating some pre-cut Kwik Kits to add to my mobile store...now that there isn't a mobile store needed in this current new 'normal'...I figured I could show them off here! I have a limited number of each of these kits, so if anyone would like one, let me know!

This layout is featuring a new cut file in our Cricut Everyday Moments Collection. Pair this with some older paper packs I've been collecting called Dotty for You!

The Sweet Life $11.50

Ok, so how cute is this?!!! It's all cardstock but LOADS of Cricut cuts! Also from our new Cricut Everyday Moments Collections.

 Magical $16.50

So who would've known I had some oldies but goodies in my stash?!! I didn't! This layout sat on my workspace and started as one thing and ended up here...can't wait to add some photos of John in his garage with his '66 Chevelle!

 Man Cave $14.95

I've added another cut from the Cricut Everyday Moments Collection, the Star outline is a fun one and I think this paper line was called 'Rock'On' ? maybe...

Hooray for You! $11.50

Message me on Facebook or by email if you'd like to grab one of these Kwik Kits, first come first serve as I do have limited numbers of each. 

If you are wanting to see what other designs are in the Cricut Everyday Life Collection...follow this LINK. We have Consultant affiliate links for our customers and we can now access ALL PAST Close To My Heart Cricut cartridges!!! How cool is that?!

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April Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring Seas The Day!

Hello and welcome to our Cross Canada Hop! 

There are a few of us Canadian gals playing this month with the featured Seas The Day collection.

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or CLICK HERE.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

You should have arrived from Kim's Blog

This is a 6x8 technique page I created for an Everyday Life album filled with different techniques to show my customers!

I wanted to play with our embossing pens to show how fun they can be to add some pop to your papers! I've chosen to create some subtle details on my page but you could go even bolder if you used coloured embossing powder...

You can create images or follow the embossing pen along a pattern on the paper. Add clear or coloured embossing powder to the area you used the pen on and add the heat gun to 'melt' the embossing powder! If you haven't played with embossing powder yet it's time to start!

It was fun to play with the Seas The Day Cardmaking stamp and thin cuts too!

You can see above that I created a highlight on the two clouds.

Here I've added wave lines along the bottom.

It's harder to see above, but the striped patterned paper (thin yellow stripe) has some thin lines that have been embossed too!

You can obviously create some very interesting looks and showcased images along patterned paper, on cardstock or on top of stamped images too! You're only limited to your imagination!

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Join us again next month when we will be featuring more artwork from our NEWEST Seasonal Expression Idea Book! 

So mark April 10th on your calendars and hop along with us when we feature our Aurora collection!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle's Blog...

Products Used:

Seas The Day paper pack (X7254B)

White Burlap

Embossing pens

Clear Embossing Powder

Mink cardstock

Glacier cardstock

White cardstock

Canary cardstock

Sapphire ink

Mink ink

Stitched Circle Thin Cuts

Circle Thin Cuts

Scallop Border punch

misc. cloud punches

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March Cross Canada Hop - Yesterday and Today

Hello and welcome to our Cross Canada Hop! 

This month we are featuring the Yesterday and Today  collection.

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or CLICK HERE.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

You should have arrived from Kim's Blog

These are cards I created for our recent Consultant Launch featuring this great paper collection and our Yesterday and Today Cardmaking stamp and thin cuts!

Add some Gold Glitter gems and these look lovely!

This paper collection works perfectly for any of your projects...this doesn't need to be exclusively 'heritage' 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Join us again next month when we will be featuring more artwork from our NEWEST Seasonal Expression Idea Book! 

So mark April 10th on your calendars and hop along with us when we feature our Seas The Day collection!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle's Blog...

Products Used:

Yesterday and Today paper pack (X7254B)

Yesterday and Today coordinating cardstock (X7254C)

Yesterday and Today stamp and thin cuts (Z3658)

Espresso Ink

Mink Ink

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February Cross Canada Blog Hop - Celebrate Today!

Hello and welcome to our Cross Canada Hop! We may be few but we are mighty! 

This month we are featuring the Celebrate Today collection, which I hope you can see is perfect for many events not just birthdays!

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or CLICK HERE.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

Thank you… now on to our hop!

You should have arrived from Kim's Blog

I played with the Celebrate Today Cardmaking kit and my watercolours! It was fun and easy to create these cards using the guide in this card kit and as usual, they always look far more fabulous in person!

I die cut these balloon dies with the exclusive card kit first and then I used my watercolour inks and my water brush to create the background on the stamped image.

This layout was the featured one in our Celebrate Today Scrapbooking kit...you may think this collection is centred around birthdays but I've used this to highlight my daughter's recent Graduation from her nursing program!

I've added our Story By Stacy stickers to add the LPN. I absolutely love those tiny alphabet stickers!

Can you see these sequins behind the vellum? How cool an idea is that!

Our newest Workshop kits are FABULOUS! If you haven't checked them out yet, you need to!

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Join us again next month when we will be featuring more artwork from our NEWEST Seasonal Expression Idea Book! 

So mark Marc 10th on your calendars and hop along with us when we feature our Yesterday & Today collection!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle's Blog...

Products Used:

Celebrate Today Workshop kit

Celebrate Today Cardmaking kit

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November Cross Canada Blog Hop!

Welcome to our November Cross Canada Blog Hop where we are featuring our newest paper collection called Holly Jolly!!!! 

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or CLICK HERE.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

Thank you… now on to our hop!

You should have arrived from Kim's Blog

This page was created for this month's Page Club class...plus I've added in the (X9009) Mix-Ins from this newest Idea Book release which works beautifully with our two Holiday collections!!

I am so enjoying adding to our paper collections with these new and improved mix-in paper packs as they have been designed specifically to support our two paper collections in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Books...

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Join us again next month when we will be featuring more artwork from our NEWEST Seasonal Expression Idea Book! 

So mark December 10th on your calendars and hop along with us when we feature our Cedar & Pine collection!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle's Blog...

Products Used:

Holly Jolly paper pack with sticker sheet

Holly Jolly Complements

Stitched Circle Thin Cuts

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New Product Blog Hop!

Welcome to our New Product Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring product from our newest Seasonal Expressions Idea Book from 21 Consultants!!! 

If you have come here from Haley's Blog, 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 layout was a combination of designs from Close To My Heart's Art Department!!! 

You may recognize the first page of this layout was inspired from the catalog and the second page of this layout is from a design out of our NEW* Complete Creativity Cricut Cartridge bundle !!!

The Complete Creativity Cricut cut files are so awesome and can be adjusted in your Design Space to work on cards, mini-albums OR layouts...

I am really enjoying the new Holly Jolly Scrapbooking stamp set & thin cuts...the thin cuts are sooooo awesome and the stitched scallop circle, ummm yes please!

 This is for sure one of my favourite Christmas Layouts this year...can't wait to fill it with photos from this year's big day!

This layout as well as two more double-page layouts are all part of my November Hostess Page Club, take home kits are also available! 

I love that Close To My Heart has made it so much fun to document our Holiday Memories so easily!!!

Products Used: 

Complete Creativity Cricut Cartridge

Holly Jolly Paper Pack & Sticker Sheet (X7250S)

Holly Jolly Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts (Z3529)

Kraft/White Daisy/Green Apple Cardstock

Holiday Loose Sequins (Z3565)

Now hop on over to Heather's Blog 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, everything you've seen highlighted in this Hop is available NOW until the end of December!!!

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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November SOTM Blog Hop - Family Time

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring November's SOTM, which is called 'Family Time', a set of over 18 stamp images !!! 

This stamp set could be the perfect compliment for your album pages or to incorporate in your next card!

Documenting the everyday moments in life can be made simple by creating with this versatile stamp set...

If you have come here from Hayley's Blog, 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 28 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

This layout came together fast...only problem is a spattered ink onto the photo...so that'll need to be re-printed!!! This was last year for my birthday, John took me to the shooting range and my kids joined us as a surprise...lots of fun and then dinner out afterwards :)

It is nice to use up the scraps of paper collections and to be able to mix up paper packs too!

I've stamped directly onto the PML card...easy peasy!

Products Used: 

November SOTM - Family Time- S1911

Foam Tape
Hawthorn paper pack and sticker sheet
Hawthorn Wood Shapes
Mix-In paper pack
Hawthorn PML cards

Now hop on over to Ronda's Blog 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 November SOTM is only available until the 30th of November! 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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Holiday Cheer Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Holiday Cheer Blog Hop!  You’ve arrived from Ramona's Blog...

I’m coming to you from our favourite place Loon Lake...my home away from home and my happy place.

This Kit is loaded with product and very fun to play with...I’ve created a handful of ornaments and tags and I can’t wait to try to incorporate these stamps into some scrapbook layouts too!

I hope you’re finding lots of creative inspiration so far...now head on over to Cat’s Blog!


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October Cross Canada Hop!

Welcome to our October Cross Canada Blog Hop where we are featuring our newest paper collection called Hawthorn!!!! 

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order or CLICK HERE.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

Thank you… now on to our hop!

You should have arrived from Janet's Blog

This page was created from the scraps left over from this month's Page Club class...plus I've added the Hawthorn Complements...kraft printed chipboard pieces are so nice and anything wood veneer is fantastic!

I decided to add our new mix-ins paper pack to use with both paper collections, Every Little Thing and Hawthorn, which I've been showcasing over the past month! CTMH has hit it outta the park with these new and improved mix-in paper packs as they have been designed specifically to support our two paper collections in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Books...

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Join us again next month when we will be featuring more artwork from our NEWEST Seasonal Expression Idea Book! 

So mark November 10th on your calendars and hop along with us when we feature our Hawthorn collection!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena's Blog...

Products Used:

Hawthorn paper pack with sticker sheet

Hawthorn Complements

Hawthorn Wood Shapes

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October SOTM Blog Hop - Autumn Air

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is called 'Autumn Air', a set of over 14 stamp images !!! 

If you have come here from Haley's Blog, 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 28 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

This was a fun card to make, creating layers, paper piecing and rock & roll stamping!

The acorn was first stamped onto White Daisy cardstock, then the Saffron patterned paper. I fussy cut out the acorn from both but kept a white border around the white cardstock and no border around the patterned paper. 

You may also have noticed I've tucked a Starbucks Coffee card behind the patterned paper...I just left to top free of adhesive and made sure to have a line of adhesive about a 1/4" shorter than the length of the Starbucks card.

I stamped the sentiment with Saffron ink first and then loaded some Paprika and stamped away!

The coffee cup was cut from Kraft cardstock plus the cup cozy was run through my old crinkle tool  (crimper?) from Fiskars!

I LOVE this stamp and Thin Cut combo 'Perk Up' (available Oct-Nov) AND the retired Border Thin Cuts  (notebook edge)...these types of dies are a staple item in my tool bag! I dug up some retired Triangle Studs too!

Products Used: 

October SOTM - Autumn Air- S1910

Hawthorn Paper Packet

Borders Thin Cuts 

Espresso, Paprika & Saffron Inks

Bronze & White Twine

Foam Tape

Now hop on over to Jen's Blog 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 October SOTM is only available until the 31st of October! 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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