CTMH Inspirational Wednesday

Welcome back to another CTMH Wednesday Inspiration.  Today I have created a gift card/tag - just one of many that I will stick in the Christmas Tree or attach to a present.  Here's a peek:

This adorable little bear paper piecings is from Paper Piecings By Nikki.  I had so much fun making this little guy.  He is attached to the background paper by the twine bow you see in his hat.  When you lift him up, you can put a gift card, folded money or a lottery ticket under him.  Simply write the persons name on the fur of his little hat and you have a perfect gift/card. 

To create the background paper, I used the Close To My Heart stamp set, from the Pear and Partridge Cardmaking Kit.  I used the "Merry Christmas" sentiment and stamped across the paper, inking every third image, to create this look. 

To make the little bulb he's holding shiny, I placed a piece of plastic that I had saved from some packaging over it...but to get a really amazing contour look - you can use the Close to My Heart Liquid Glass.  It is AMAZING and one of my favorite things to use!!!!

Please check out the "While Supplies last" page for some amazing deals on CTMH products - or shop at my store:

www.pattiross.ctmh.com

 

 

Please check out my sister Close To My Heart consultants -

 

Linda at www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

 

Diana at www.leeleecarddesigns.blogspot.com

 



CTMH Inspirational Wednesday

Welcome to another Close To My Heart Inspirational Wednesday. Last week I showed you the Christmas Cards I made from the Pear and Partridge Card Kit. This week I wanted to show you some ideas with some past CTMH stamp sets.

Here are two cards I created for this holiday season.

With this card, I just stamped the images, using three coordinating green stamp pads.  But, it looked a little 'simple' to me, so I took it to the next level.

 

With this card, I dug into my stash and found some CTMH striped paper - added blue and brown to the color pallette, some stickles and some bling.  A bit of ribbon laced through the bottom of the card, finishes it off.

 

I also want to let you know about a GREAT sale.  If you go to www.pattiross.ctmh.com and go under 'shop' to the "while supplies last" page, you will see some amazing sales.  I got the paper for this next project "Believe" from the sale page.  It's a double sided print with the plaid on one side and the diagonal stripe on the other.  Perfect for cardmaking or scrapbook layouts of your Christmas pictures this year.  There are some great deals on other paper packs and embellishments too!  GREAT for stocking stuffers!

 

 

 

I will, of course, be adding some more embellishments and the photos when we set up our tree.  I loved this paper piecings - Paper Piecings By Nikki - to set this whole page off!

 

Please be sure to check out some more CTMH Inspirational Wednesday ideas at:

 

Linda www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

 

Diana www.leeleecarddesigns.blogspot.com



THANKFUL HEARTS & WARM WINTER WISHES BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Paper Piecings By Nikki Design Team's November Blog Hop, "Thankful Hearts and Warm Winter Wishes".  We are so very thankful for all our fans.  You are truly an inspiration to all of us.  So grab a cup of hot cocoa and hop along with us.  We are hoping to inspire all of you with some Paper Piecing Fun!

 

If you've arrived here from Nikki then you are in the right spot.  If you'd like to start at the very beginning, you can start at Nikki's blog.  www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

 

For my project today, I created these cards using the snowglobe file.  I used the same file and made it three different ways.

This is my first attempt.  I printed out the PDF file and cut it out by hand - then pieced it.  I used some velum for the glass globe and filled it with sparkly chunky glitter.   But, I wasn't quite happy with it...so...

Next, I tried the print and cut option with my cameo.  I had some thick clear poly/plastic that I had saved from packaging and placed it over the globe...in person it is just like glass and I'm pretty pleased with how it came out...but I still wanted to 'piece' the file....so...

I cut out the pieces on my Silhouette cameo and then pieced them all together.  I added stickles and some more accents and then placed the same heavy poly/plastic from packaging over it like a globe.  

You can see that what ever option you use in cutting out Nikki's files - you will get a different look.  I'm really not sure which I like the best...but I do know I had a whole lot of fun creating them for you!

 

Next stop will be Linda .  If you get lost along the way, here is the whole line up:

 

Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

Kimi and Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Mary www.scrappintoday.blogspot.com

 
If you would like to be considered for a guest designer spot in our next hop, make sure you link up a project at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com - use any PPBN file and let your creativity run wild!  Thank you for hopping with us!!!

Puppy Love Card

Today I wanted to share with you a card I made with the freebie file from Paper Piecings By Nikki.  This cute little beagle dog was just begging to be put on a card and who was I to say 'NO'. 

I loved making this little guy.  I pop-dotted him on the card - used my new Martha Stewart Ribbon punch and wove ribbon through...I think he's just dog-gone adorable.  Thanks for taking a peek today!

NEW CTMH Inspirational Wednesday's - Winter

WELCOME to the very first Close To My Heart Inspirational Wednesday. Our theme today is "winter".  

For my project today, I wanted to show you the Pear and Partridge Cardmaking Kit from the new Close To My Heart Idea Book.

These cards are so much fun to create!  The kit gives you everything you need to create 5 cards of each of the 3 designs.  So you can create 15 cards from this kit.  This workshop on the Go Cardmaking kit is #G1043 and at $29.95, it's a steal!  The kit comes with 1 size D stamp set that has all these images, sentiments and more. The workshop guide/directions, papers, gems, ribbon, cards and envelopes!

I used the Cocoa (Z2114), Cranberry (Z2116) and New England Ivy (Z2135) stamp pads to stamp the designs, and a bit of red stickles to highlight here and there.

If you'd like to take a peek at this kit online, you can visit my store front.

www.pattiross.ctmh.com

Special for the Month.  If you order $50 or more, you can get the stamp of the month set for only $5.  This month the stamp set is called "Save The Date".  Here's a peek:

If you purchase this stamp set, you can also get a stamp set of your choice for 50% off!!!!  Also,  CTMH will be donating $1 of every sale to the Hurricane relief effort, to help those affected by Sandy.

I mentioned that this is the first of a weekly peek at Close To My heart projects.  I'd like to introduce you to the other members of my team.

 

 My sister, Linda of Linda's Creativity Blog. 

Linda got me started in papercrafting way back when...and it's because of her, that I do what I do.  She is very talented and I hope one day to be as good as she is!!!  

 

My Friend, Diana Lynn Martin of www.leeleecarddesigns.blogspot.com

Diana was on the Getting Cricky Design Team with me and I just loved all her wonderful creations.  A super talented and amazing woman!!!

 



Please check out both these blogs for some more CTMH Wednesday Inspiration and come back again next Wednesday to see what we have for you...you never know when you will get a chance to win some free supplies! 

Speaking of FREE!   This week, if you become a follower AND leave me a message, I will randomly draw one person to win these mylar stickers from CTMH.  They were very hard to take a picture of but these are the best stickers to add to any of your vacation/travel pages!

Thanks for joining us this week.  If you have any questions at all, please contact one of us and we will get right back to you....Thanks again for taking a peek at our ideas and projects!

Mini Album and Winner Announcement

Good Morning Everyone.  Here in Maine the snow is falling and I am toasty warm inside.  Even when life is stressful, we can find things to be thankful for.

I want to announce the winner from the Paper Piecings By Nikki Fall Celebrations Blog Hop.  The set of three paper piecings made by me is.....

Silvia

from Sil's Stamping, scrapping and stuff blog

 

CONGRATULATIONS, Silvia.  Please send me your name and address and I will get those piecing sent out to you.  jprossfam@gmail.com

 

 

I made this mini album and can't wait to share it with you. I got the cut from the Silhouette site, and cut it out with my cameo.  It is a cut by Lori Whitlock and she has a youtube video to show you how it all goes together.  I loved making this.  Here's what the finished album looks like:

 

The album comes with a little band that holds this accordian file together.  There are so many different ways to embellish.  Here's a look at the back of the album with the band removed.

 

As you can see the back side has plenty of room for pictures or embellishments.  Here's what the inside looks with all the tags in place.

 

I love how the Paper Piecings By Nikki animal faces just sit above the journaling space.  Wouldn't this be a great 'brag album' for Grammie?   Especially of party pictures - or halloween pictures...

 

With the tags removed you can see I left the front a solid blue and then decorated the backs with coordinating paper.  This tiny album has so many surfaces to decorate and embellish. 

 

Nikki has a jungle file, that I would love to do with jungle papers - all the jungle animals...wouldn't that be perfect for a jungle themed party?   A great little keepsake that would fit in your pocket and you'd have to share.  Or how about the disney files she has.  WOW!   A perfect keepsake for that trip to Disney...you could store all your autographs, tickets stubs, etc.

 

Here's a closeup of how I did the pockets.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Hope you have an inspired Thursday!

 

Here are a few challenges I will be entering with this:

 

 











http://www.onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes

www.catchthebugblog.blogspot.com - Anything goes

www.raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.com - Anything goes

www.anythingchallenge.blogspot.com  - Anything goes

www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com - Anything but a card

www.divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com - Let's get cute

www.kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com - anything goes

www.foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com - anything goes

FALL CELEBRATIONS BLOG HOP

Welcome to our FALL CELEBRATIONS BLOG HOP.  The design team is thinking outside the box this fall to bring you some new crafty inspiration.  Whether you are celebrating a fall birthday or anniversary - birth of a new baby or a Halloween celebration...and let's not forget those of us in the US celebrating our Thanksgiving...there are plenty of ways to celebrate in the fall.  Please hop along with us as we show you ways to celebrate those special fall occassions.

 

If you arrived here from Nikki's Blog  then you are in the right spot.  If you'd like to start at the beginning, please go back and start at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com.  In case you get lost along the way, here is our complete lineup.

 

Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com 

Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com  (You're Here)

Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com  (Next)

Kimi/Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Barb -  http://mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/

Mary- www.scrappintoday.blogspot.com

Amanda S - http://scrapbookinghayven.blogspot.com/

Mindy - http://mindyscreations11.blogspot.com/
Amanda B- http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca

 

I went a little crazy for this hop, so I have several projects for you.  Here's the first:

 

 This is a little sign I made.  I love this little bear from the fall bear file, and the leaves just make this!  The sentiment is from the September "stamp of the month' from Close To My Heart.  I'm sticking this little sign in the corner of the front door.  A touch of fall!

Next, I used the new Cricut Close to My Heart "Artiste" cartridge, to create this little purse treat box.  I'm going to fill it with treats and hand it out at Halloween.  After cutting the box in the dark pumpkin color - I added some halloween paper and the adorable candy corn piecing from Nikki's Fall Characters file.

 Here's a side view of the little purse treat box.

 Another cut on the "Artiste" cartridge is perfect for halloween.  It's a little coffin box.  I decorated it with another of Nikki's Fall Character pieces - the bat.  I added a bit of scrap paper and ribbon and will fill this one up with treats to give away too.

Here's a look at the inside of the box:

 For my last project, I used Nikki's cute little bear turkey's to make some place cards for the Thanksgiving table.  There will be one for everyone - to take home and use on their Thanksgiving scrapbook page!  The decoration that keeps giving.

Thanks so much for hoping with us today.  Please leave a comment and if you'd like to become a fan, I'd love it if you followed me.

 

Now for some fun!!!  After you've hopped through our design teams amazing projects, come back to www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com and link up your own fall celebrations project.  The rules are simple.

 

1)  Make a fall celebrations project using a file from Paper Piecings By Nikki

2)  Become a follower of the paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

3)  Like "Paper Piecings By Nikki" on facebook and join in all the fun challenges and giveaways we have every week!

 

You may enter more than one project - but no more than three.

 

We will be picking one lucky person to be a guest designer in our November Blog Hop.  The person we pick will be able to pick the file of their choice - FREE and use it to create a project in our hop.  We can't wait to see what you all create.   You will have one week to link up your project (s).

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Please leave a comment and become a follower and I will pick one person to win a set of three (3) paperpiecings made by me!  They will be a surprise for one lucky winner!  So, leave me a comment and become a follower and I will pick a winner in a week!  Good Luck and thanks for hopping by!!!!