Autumn/Winter 2010 New Product Blog Hop!

It's that time of year- Time for another new round of CTMH products!
Welcome to our Close to my Heart New Product Blog Hop! Over 50 Fabulous Close to my Heart Consultants are celebrating the upcoming release of the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book by giving you a Sneak Peak of some of the great products available in the new Idea Book starting September 1st!

This is simple do to- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

Out of all the paper packets, I must say that Hooligans is my new favorite. Naturally, it lends itself to Halloween, hence the BOO card below:

I used the simple alphabet chipboard and inked it up with one of the eight new colors, Sunset. And check out the new sparkles in new colors, too! I also used Tag the Occassion for the Happy, Halloween, and do you see the little mini-pumpkin, too? Love the way this one turned out!

But I wanted to think a little outside the Halloween box, so I made it work for Christmas (using the new Pear Ink) with one of the great new A-size sets- A Timber. Love these inexpensive sets, and so cute!

And who can resist a fun birthday card?

And since it is birthday season for our family, I had to show you a few more "Masculine" cards from the slightly feminine paper packet, Magnifique! I LOVE the cute coffee cup in A Sip (another fun A size). and again, the Tag the Occasion set is so versitle, and I love the little images!

Now "hop" on over to Meredith Burgess's Blog http://meredithburgess.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop.html

for more great fun with new products. Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see the great new Paper Packs and My Acrylix Stamp Sets! Remember, the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book goes LIVE on September 1st! Happy Creating!!

**Link not working? Missed a Blog? You can see a list of all Blog Hop participants below!

Animal Birthday Card

Long time, no post from me! There has been exciting news from our family over the past few months, which I will share in a few days... until then, I am going back through some of my pictures and realized I never posted this one. I made this for our dear friend's baby, Nicco, who just turned one! The colors and animal theme came straight from their invitations, so it really was a "custom Card":


I used the template "Always Right" from Originals, but modified it a bit. I love the Nursery Bash stamp (hehe, may be seeing more of this in the near future), and the sassy strands just add a little more fun to it! We had a great time at Nicco's party- happy birthday, little guy!

Birthday Cards

Here are some birthday cards I made for family members celebrating Happy Birthdays in August:

Stamp Sets: Nursery Bash, Today's Date (August 08 SOTM)

Ink: Grey Wool, Grey Flannel, Blush, Petal

Paper Garden Paper Packet, Winter Cozy Sassy Strands, 3-D glue dots

Here is one more:

Stamp Set: Today's Date (August 08 SOTM)

Ink: Grey Wool, Garden Green

Vintage Travel Paper, Garnet B&T

Twill Ribbon, Garden Green Brads, 3-D glue dots, Coluzzle Circle template

Thanks for looking!