Hello Lovely Blog Hop

Welcome to the Hello Lovely blog hop!

If you landed here from Vandra’s Virtual CTMH Craftroom no worries, you're in the right place. If you landed here from somewhere else, welcome! Read on and follow the hop for heaps of inspiration!

This month's featured paper collection is Hello Lovely. It's a beautiful mix of florals, soft patterns, and an overall lovely "art deco" feel.

I recently had a long weekend away at Scrapbook Camp where my goal was to restock my card buffet with new kits. I had a pile of gold glitter hearts to use and I was determined to use them all! I did 8 new card designs over the weekend with 5 of them using Hello Lovely. These are a few of the card kits I came up with!

I added some gold glitter paper and a retired stamp to create this birthday card.

This love you card can be use for a bunch of different occasions. Birthdays, Valentine's Day, just because, or to cheer someone up on a downer of a day. A bit of doubled thin cuts and embossing lifts this design from meh to WOW. You might be wondering where the Hello Lovely paper is on this card. It's the subtle gray paper under the love thin cuts! You could also use a bolder pattern in place of the embossed heart strip.

I combined old and new stampsets to create this card. The bubbles are colored in with the clear shimmer brush. I can't wait to see the faces of people as they make this. It's stunning!

The last card I have is this simple friendship card. It came together pretty quickly!

To make these projects, you'll need the following materials. Click through the links to purchase or contact your consultant. Products used: Hello Lovely Paper Packet, Hello Lovely Coordinating Cardstock White Daisy and Chocolate Cardstocks, Gold Glitter Paper, Gold Glitter Gems, Clear Sparkles, White Card Value Pack, My Acrylix® Block Starter Kit, Black Slate Chocolate Sorbet Fern and Sea Glass Exclusive Inks™, Heart Thin Cuts, Hello Lovely Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle, Shimmer Brush, Hearts Embossing Folder, Dreamin' Big—Cardmaking Stampset, Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 1 and 2, Trimmer, Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors, Versamat™, Bone Folder, Spritz, Scrubber, 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive.


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New Sketch Idea

I love crafting my scrapbook layouts from sketches. Occasionally, I like to use sketches from other souces outside of CTMH (*gasp* shock, I know!). I trawl pinterest for ideas and one source I like is a shop from the US called Scrapbook Generation. They're a brick & mortar shop in the midwest and they also have a strong online presence. I've been using their sketches for quite a while and they're a nice burst of fresh ideas every now and then.

They offer free sketch ideas a couple times a month. This one is beautiful and uses so many photos!

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This sketch was one I wanted to tackle while at Scrapbook Camp last weekend. I printed it out, popped it into my sketch book, and used the Hello Lovely range to create my layout. I haven't added photos yet, only mats and spaces.

Here's the finished layout before photos and journaling.

I love this lil cluster of stickers. It's the perfect title piece for this layout.

SG uses a LOT of banners in their sketches. I'm not a big fan of them being on every.single.sketch! However, there were some banner stickers in this Hello Lovely pack and they fit this page.

A better view of the finished layout. It was easy!

There you go, a quick layout for heaps of photos. Here's what I used to make it! To recreate it at home, shop the links and have a go! Hello Lovely Paper Packet, Hello Lovely Complements, Hello Lovely Coordinating Cardstock, Sea Glass Glitter Paper, Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors, Trimmer, Versamat, Ruler, 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive, SG Sketch.

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Hello Lovely

You're invited to experience the world of Hello Lovely! Hello Lovely is my featured paper suite for January. It's a beautiful floral/art deco-esque collection that is absolutely lovely to work with!

Hello Lovely's featured colors are Colonial White, Desert Sand, Fern, New England Ivy, Sea Glass, Sorbet, Whisper, White Daisy. It's fresh and beautiful, perfect for anything wedding, love, new baby, or floral related! Hello Lovely is available in Paper Packet, Coordinating Cardstock, Scrapbooking Kit, Cardmaking Kit, an array of stampsets including Cardmaking and Scrapbooking, Cardmaking Stampset & Thin Cuts bundle, Complements, and more.

I'm holding 2 workshops for Hello Lovely this month, both on January 21st.

Bookings essential

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These are some examples of the pieces we'll be making! Aren't they lovely?

Spaces are limited for each workshop and bookings close tomorrow, January 3. Please contact me now to book your space as payment is due no later than 7pm.

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National Papercrafting Month

Every January, we celebrate National Papercrafting Month as a way of acknowledging the pure joy of playing with paper! We scrapbook with it, we make cards with it, we decorate with it—in short, we craft with it!

National Papercrafting Month - This year, we’re celebrating the joys of paper-crafted home décor with the beautiful Welcome Home wreath kit.

This kit comes with pre-cut pieces that can simply pop out and attach to the sturdy chipboard wreath base, making a welcoming décor piece for your home. It's really easy!

Come along and make your own wreath in my January 18th workshop! Bookings essential.

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts - Adore You - S1701

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $7.50. When you place an order of $75 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. Innovative, creative, and always versatile—here’s just one example of these stamps in use.

Seasonal Expressions 1 - It's here! The new paper collections are Hello Lovely, Sugar Rush, Dreamin' Big, and Some Kinda Wonderful. All are available now in my shop!

The digital version of Seasonal Expressions 1 will be available to view soon.

New Album Colors - Albums now available in 3 new colors, Sea Glass, Pink, and White!

Workshops - There's heaps of workshops happening in my studio this month. Full payment in advance is required to book your spot for all of my events.

Bookings are essential and MUST be paid before the deadline listed in each event. No exceptions! All workshop spaces are limited. First in best dressed. Bookings are prepaid only. Please note: Your spot is not guaranteed until payment is received. Contact me asap to book your spot!

I love to party and spoil my hostesses.

Start making your wish list now, then contact me today to set up your very own party and reap the rewards. I'll help you get everything on your wishlist for free or half-price. I'm available to party all month long! Parties do not need to be very long, they can be as simple (show and tell style), or as elaborate (with make and take projects) as you like. They can even be in your pajamas or online!

New exclusive hostess only items have landed. Want my rolling backpack that I got from Convention 2016? You'll have to host a party!

My calendar is booking up very fast, all party dates are first in best dressed.

Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking with new companions, crafty shenanigans, chocolate, coffee, tea, yummy baked goods, plenty of laughter and sisterhood, or just getting your crafting supplies at a discounted rate... my team Heartwork Sisters is for you!

For $129 you get not only a kit jam packed with the basics worth $300+, you also get to customize it with your Select Product Credit PLUS you get heaps of training and assistance and new friends who share your crafting obsession! For more details, contact me.

To become a Heartwork Sister, simply visit my website!

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