Here's the Buzz - A Paper Trail Blog Hop

Welcome back to the Paper Trail blog hop.  This month we are featuring the fabulous CTMH Buzz & Bumble paper packet.

You may have arrived here from The Wizard's Hangout or you may just be getting started.  We are a circular hop so no matter where you start you'll end up back here after visiting us all.  Enjoy!

Buzz & Bumble two page layout

Left page

Right page

Right page detail

Buzz & Bumble telescoping card, closed

Telescoping card, open

 It was so much fun creating with these beautiful warm colors.  Thanks for letting me share!  Now hop on over to The Road to Peace of Mind or Escape for some more inspiration!

Products used in my projects - click the item number to see them up close & personal:

X7164B - Buzz & Bumble Paper Packet
Z1831 - Buzz & Bumble Assortment
G1054 - Buzz & Bumble Workshop on the Go (stamps)
Z1830 - Brown & Tan Glitter Paper
Z1753 - Sparkles - Brown & Tan Assortment

1 - 2 - 3 Craft! A Little Blog Hop

Last summer Close To My Heart introduced a new publication called Make it from Your Heart.  It's filled with sketches and samples of layouts and cards, a wonderful resource for crafters like us!

For this little hop Tracey, Mary and I used pattern #30 from Make it from Your Heart as our inspiration. I hope you enjoy what I've done.  Be sure to read all the way to the end to see how you can win some of my cards.

Pattern #30, Make it from Your Heart

Pattern rotated one quarter turn clockwise

Pattern rotated 180 degrees

Rotated a quarter turn counter clockwise

Original orientation

Quarter turn counter clockwise

Now check out what Mary at The Road to Peace of Mind or Escape and Tracey at the Paper Crafting Princess have done with this card pattern.  I'm sure you will be inspired!

Win 2 Cards from this post!

If you like what you see here you can become eligible to win two of these cards simply by leaving me a comment. I'll use a random number generator to select the winner and announce that person on the 15th of March with the next installment of this hop.

My process.  When Tracey selected the pattern for this hop I immediately wanted to create a card for each orientation, upright, a turn to the right, a turn to the left and completely flipped.  When I chose my paper, the Chantilly pack, and began cutting the three pieces for each card, I decided to cut each piece out of each of the six patterns provided in the packet, which eventually dictated making six cards.  Somewhere I got my papers mixed up and it didn't work out exactly as I planned, but it's close.  My happiest accident was the bird on the last card.  I loved how it fell on the paper and decided I must accent it for the card.  In real life the frame around the bird isn't as dark as it appears in the photo and I love how it turned out.  Close To My Heart papers rock!

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to follow my blog and come back for the Paper Trail blog hop on the 1st of the month.

Links to the Close To My Heart products used in this blog:

9035 "Make It From Your Heart" Volume 1

X7163B "Chantilly" Paper Pack

X254 Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

A1123 "Adore"

D1546 "Frame Flair"

B1410 "A Friend Like You"

B1372 "Circle Together"

D1527 "Perfect Fit-Frames"

B1417 "Perfect Fit-Birthday"

B1422 "Easter Wishes"

B1420 "Hello Tweety"

Z1752 "Sparkles" Clear Assortment

Z1326 "Sparkles" Red, Pink, Purple Assortment

Z1335 "Opaques" Licorice Adhesive Gems

Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads

Exclusive Inks Markers

Z1686 "Art Philosophy" Cricut Collection

For Always - A Paper Trail Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop.  If you arrived from Tracey's blog the Paper Crafting Princess you are on the right path.  If not this is a circular hop so not to worry, you won't miss a thing!

This month we are showcasing the beautiful black & white patterned papers of the 'For Always' paper pack from our newly released 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book. The package includes colorful cardstock (Ruby, Honey, Lagoon & Slate) but I chose my own complemetary colors based on what I designed.
 

I love to add embellishments to give my cards some "pop" and dimension.

Buttons: Black Assortment

Sparkles: Black & Grey Assortment

Pink Glitter Gems - they look like a dab of Glitz Glitter Gel without the drying time!

Now hop on over to Connie's blog to see what she's created for you over at Scraps & Stories.



Close to My Heart Products used:

For Always X7165B $9.95

Glitter Paper: Black & Grey Z1829 $5.95

Fabulous You  C1533 $13.95

Adore A1123 $6.95

Buttons, Black Assortment Z1821 $5.95

Sparkles, Black & Grey Assortment Z1754 $2.95

Pink Glitter Gems Z1807 $3.95

Cardstock: Buttercup, Honey, Cranberry & Sky

Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Cranberry, Whisper, Black

Exclusive Inks Marker Sets: Creme Brulee, Sweet Leaf, Sky

Hop along the Avonlea Trail

Welcome to the December Paper Trail blog hop.  You may notice that you don't see any pretty paper here, yet.  Well, due to some family emergencies this week I'm a little behind.  But I will have a cool project to share with you very very soon!!

I don't want to interrupt your travels, so if you've arrived here from Linda's blog (The Paper Taylor) or just thought you'd start here, I'll send you on your way to Amy's blog (Pineapple Paper Artist) for some more inspiration. 

S'long Rub-ons, So Sad to See You Go!

News from our corporate office.  This is so unfortunate, because they are such a cool embellishment.  If you haven't used them before get some before they are gone and have fun!

The vendor we use for producing our velvet rub-ons will no longer be supplying these products to us, which means that all velvet rub-ons are now available on a "while supplies last" basis and will be discontinued when our stock is depleted. The products affected by this are:

Z1742 Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons

Z1743 Festive Velvet Rub-Ons

Z1700 Dark Chocolate Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons

Z1733 Black Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons

We regret this unexpected outage. We anticipate running out within a few days of this announcement, so if you had planned projects using any of these products, we urge you to place your order immediately.

Clicking on the photos will take you right to my website to place your order.