Last call - thin cut sale 25%off

Going, Going, Gone! 
March 31st is the last day to get all Thin Cuts 25% off!
Contact me or visit my website to put in an order. You won't want to miss out on this awesome deal! My website is www.dominique.ctmh.com 

You can see them here

à bientôt,
Dominique

Étampes en français

Close To My Heart vend une dizaine d'étampes en français. 

Ici j'ai utilisé 2 ensembles avec de l'encre noire sur de l'aquarelle. Dans la collection d'aquarelle, CTMH vend un ensemble de pinceaux, une palette d'aquarelle, trois pinceaux à recharge d'eau, ainsi que du papierpour aquarelle 12x12 qui est lisse et donne un beau fini lorsqu'on étampe dessus.

Aquarelle avec étampe en français de CTMH Happy Heart  (A1192F)  $9

For this first card I applied a wet wash on the paper first before painting the colours from light to dark pink to give an ombré effect. Once the watercolour paint was dry, I stamped the sentiment and hearts from the Happy Heart - French stamp set (A1192F). This stamp costs only $9 - quelle aubaine !

Happy Heart - French stamp set (A1192F)  $9

Supplies:
Card base and envelope: Daisy White X254
Mat: black cardstock: 1386
watercolour paper: Z3146
watercolour paints: Z3132
watercolour brush: medium flat Z3226
stamp set: Happy Heart - French stamp set  A1192F

For the following two cards I used the Happy to Be Friends - French stamp set (C1605F).  It is so versatile with sentiments that can be used for all sorts of occasions. This is a MUST have in everyone's stash.

 Happy to Be Friends - French stamp set (C1605F)  $17.75 

For this pastel card, I did a wet wash on the paper first close to the paper's edge, then chose colours similar in muted intensity. I let the paint stripes overlap a bit and blend into one another making for a smoother transition.  Once the paint was dry I ripped the edges all around pulling paper towards me to reveal the core.

Aquarelle avec étampe en français de CTMH
 Happy to Be Friends (C1605F)  $17.75 

For the rainbow card, I painted stripes directly onto the dry paper, no blending, going for bold vibrant colour contrast. I also painted the same colour stripes on the silver shimmer trim. Once the paint was dry, I stamped the Bonjour in black ink.

Arc-en-ciel en aquarelle avec étampe en français de CTMH

 Happy to Be Friends (C1605F)  $17.75 

Supplies:

Card base and envelope: Daisy White X254
Mat: black cardstock: 1386
watercolour paper: Z3146
watercolour paints: Z3132
watercolour brush: medium flat Z3226
shimmer trim: silver Z1799
stamp set: Happy to Be Friends C1605F

à bientôt,
Dominique

Cross-Canada Blog Hop for March

Bonjour / Hola / Hello,

Welcome to this month's Cross-Canada blog hop, featuring the 9 stamp sets that are available in French, Spanish and English. When you flip through the catalogues those stamps are identified with a World globe icon.

If you've arrived from Caroline's blog Caroline's Creations then you are in the right place!

I love that Close To My Heart now sells stamps in FRENCH !! Oui, oui, c'est vrai !

I chose to make two cards using the Finding the Words - French stamp set (D1646F). It has a whopping 34 words and images. And I chose the cheerful paper from Some Kinda Wonderful.

Finding the Words - French  (D1646F)

The first card I made is a BFF (Best Friends Forever) card because these little girls are soooo darling. They were easy to cut using the School Kids thincuts which come with a coordinating stamp set. The bundle is on sale this month 25% off. Oui c'est vrai !

Tip:
When colouring with alcohol markers, stamp your images using Memento ink so the black doesn't bleed.

School Kids stamp and thincuts 

The second card for this hop I made is a birthday card - Bonne Fête. the word fête is so cute and small that I stamped it several times across the pink band.

Tip: 
You can use the Shin Han alcohol markers to colour in the sequins too. The camera doesn't pick it up but they are now hot pink on both cards. A girl can never have enough pink or shimmery sequins right?

Supplies both cards
Card base and envelope: White Daisy (X254)
Stamp: Finding the Words - French stamp set (D1646F).
Pattern paper: Some Kinda Wonderful
Cardstock: White Daisy  (1385)
Sequins: Silver coloured in (Z2013)
BFF card
Thincuts:  School Kids 
Ink:  Memento black (Z899)
Markers: various colours of the Shin Han 
Shimmer trim: Green (Z3087)
Birthday card
Ink: Raspberry (Z2812)

We have such an amazing group of talented ladies participating in this blog hop from all across Canada and they sure would love to hear from you, so before hopping onto the next person, take a moment and leave a comment about what you loved.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Diana's blog Farmer Di Stamps. If you get lost along the way or if you would like to start at the beginning and hop from East Coast to West Coast, you can head to Michelle's blog as she has the complete list of participants.

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order. Here are images of all the French stamps available until July 31 2017.

à bientôt,
Dominique

March Cross-Canada blog hop

Today's GUEST BLOGGER is Charlene Weiss Colgan from Welland Ontario.

Bonjour / Hola / Hello
Welcome to our March Blog Hop featuring our stamp sets that are available in French, Spanish and English. When you flip through the catalogue those stamps are identified with a World globe. If you've arrived from Krista's Simply Creating blog then you are in the right place!

We have an amazing group of talented ladies all across Canada, and they sure would love to hear from you, so before hopping onto the next person, take a moment and leave a comment about what you loved.

I made this fun balloon card for someone's promotion. I used the Happy for You - French (C1660F) stamp set ($17.75) which is perfect for celebrating a variety of life's milestones.

I stamped and fussy cut the balloons. I used the CTMH piercing tool along the edges of the White Daisy cardstock piece.

 

This card was created with the following products:

-Dreamin’ Big paper pack
-Cardstock in Goldrush, Juniper, Glacier and White Daisy
-White Shimmer Trim
-Sugar Rush Dots
-Inks in Goldrush, Glacier, Juniper, Poppy, Whisper, and Black
-Happy for You (French) stamp set

Happy for You French stamp (C1660F) $17.75 CDN

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. 

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Brae's blog The Brae-er.

If you get lost along the way, or would like to start at the beginning of the hop and continue from East Coast to West Coast, you can you can head to Michelle's blog HERE. as she has the complete blog list.
FROM guest blogger Charlene Weiss Colgan 

To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order. Here are images of all the French stamps available until July 31 2017.

Wedding guest sign-in book

Close To My Heart consultant Karen Pedersen shares a beautiful wedding guest sign-in book that she created using the Hello Lovely paper packet and other supplies. 

Watch the video to learn some tips for making your own sign-in book that will become a treasured keepsake for years to come.

And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique

March Stamp of the Month - Promotion

Each month, CTMH releases a special stamp set available for that month only. You can purchase the (Stamp of the Month) SOTM for only $6 when you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products. Alternatively you may order one or more of this stamp for $23.

The March 2017 Stamp of the Month is called Tea-rrific  It has 11 stamps perfect for bridal and baby showers and Mother's Day.

Here is a just cause friendship card.  

Here is a Mother's Day card.

And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique