Birthday Bash

Hello, April!  (Is this year FLYING BY or what?!?)  We're excited to have you visiting us here at Heart2Heart and sharing our love of Close To My Heart.  We are kicking off this month with a Birthday Bash celebration!  We want to see all things birthday related, from cards and scrapbook layouts to presents and party decor.

Our design team has some fun projects to inspire you.  Be sure to link up your birthday project no later than April 30.

Melissa

Kelly

Katy

Suzanne

Haley

Now it's your turn!  Celebrate a birthday with us before the end of the month!  Someone just might get a gift for participating...  Happy birthday bash!

Cut It Out

Welcome to another challenge at Heart 2 Heart! 

This week, we are challenging you to cut it up! That's right - whether you use die cuts, Cricut cuts or your trusty scissors to fussy cut, we want to see your cuts on your project. You can use a single cut, a few cuts or multiple cuts.

This challenge is very timely as Close To My Heart currently has its Thin Cuts on sale until the end of March - any of those would be a terrific choice to use in this challenge :) You have until the end of the month to join this challenge or any of our March challenges.

Let's take a look at how our design team members decided to cut it up! 

Sue Bruch

Alyson Mayo

Kelly Brandt

Suzanne Reynolds

You have until the end of March to link up with this or any of the following March challenges. 

• Seasonal Expressions 1 Cover Challenge
• Going Green Challenge
• Rainbow Challenge

Be sure to use some Close To My Heart products in your projects.
We can't wait to see what you create! 


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Rainbows

This weeks Challenge on the Blog is Rainbows. Anything Rainbows. What is your take on Rainbows?  Lots of colour and pots of gold!  Google tells us this about Rainbows:

rain·bow

ˈrānˌbō/

noun

1. an arch of colors formed in the sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere. 
2. 
   
   any display of the colors of the spectrum produced by dispersion of light.
   • a wide range or variety of related and typically colorful things.

We would love to see what you have created in the Rainbow Department. Please join us by adding your link below.

Check out all the great Rainbows by our Design Team.

Melissa Robinson 

Kelly Brandt

Suzanne Reynolds 

Katy Taylor

Haley Dyer 

We can't wait to see how you interpret this rainbow challenge!  You might even win a pot of gold! ;)  BUT you have to play to win!  You have all month to play along with this and each of our March challenges.

"Make It From Your Heart" Sketch Challenge

Welcome to February and another month of fantastic Heart 2 Heart Challenges!  Our first challenge for the month is to use any of our four Make It From Your Heart sketch books to create something special.  Many of our Design Team chose the brand new, MIFYH Vol. 4, card sketch #23, but you can use any pattern that you'd like!  Feel free to copy something from any of our Idea Books.  Still not inspired?  Try this CARD SKETCH or LAYOUT SKETCH!  (You'll get a PDF to download with these links.)

February Guest Designer Lisa Bzibziak

Suzanne

Melissa

Kelly

Brandi

Katy

Haley

Now it's your turn!  Grab a copy of any of our Make It From Your Heart how-to guides to create a special project to share with us. (If you don't have one of these four books, please contact your consultant today!  He/she might share until you can get your hands on your own copy!)  You can make a card, a scrapbook layout, or whatever your heart desires!  You have all month to join this first (and all subsequent) February challenges.

Picture Perfect

Welcome to another challenge at Heart 2 Heart! It's Picture Perfect time. 

This week, we are challenging you to think about pictures in your life. These could be pictures of anything - physical pictures of people, items, events, etc. They may be word pictures or other types of pictures. The title of the challenge is Picture Perfect. How you interpret that is up to you. 

Here is some inspiration from our guest designer and our design team. 

Guest Designer Jody G.

Laurie Levorson

Alyson Mayo

Sue Bruch

Kelly Brandt

Suzanne Reynolds

 

Brandi R. - crzy4scrapbooking

You have until, the end of January to enter this or any of the January challenges at Heart 2 Heart.

Be sure to use some Close To My Heart products in your projects.

We can't wait to see what you create! 

Silver & Gold

"Silver and gold, silver and gold

Ev'ryone wishes for silver and gold

How do you measure its worth?

Just by the pleasure it gives here on earth”

(From: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

Silver and gold have been valued and admired since the beginning of time. Today is no different. In fact, you no doubt have noticed how trendy mixed metals are right now…clothes, jewelry, home décor, paper crafts and more. They’re everywhere and not just because it’s the holiday season. It’s perfectly acceptable to mix any metallics…gold, silver, copper, rose gold, etc.

Because it’s trendy and because the Holidays are around the corner, we are hosting a Silver and Gold Challenge this month. We’re also super excited to be partnering with Color My Heart – Color Dare Challenges, as they are holding two color challenges this month…a traditional green and red and a non-traditional challenge. Both challenges have an optional Silver and Gold component. It’s the perfect match-up. However, keep in mind that you can do more with Silver and Gold than just holiday-themed creations. Anniversaries and weddings come to mind, too. So don't let yourself feel limited!  Check out our design team's creations for a little inspiration.

Becca Whitham

Sue Bruch

Alyson Mayo

Suzanne Reynolds

Laurie Levorson

Kelly Brandt

Tamytha Jenkins

You can check out our participation requirements over in the right column, but the main thing to remember is to use some Close To My Heart products in your creation, to mention H2H, plus include a link back to us, when you share your creation on your blog, online gallery, etc.  Also, once you link up here, be sure to go join the Color Heart challenge also!

We look forward to seeing our creations!

Anything Goes!

It is "Anything Goes" challenge week, and we would love to see any and all projects you create using Close To My Heart products.  It doesn't have to be made entirely using CTMH, just one or more qualifies for the challenge.  This challenge will be open through Saturday, December 2.   

To get you started, here is some inspiration from a few of our Design Team members.  The first one is my daughter's wedding invitation which I "altered" to create a congratulations card for them.    

Sheila Bennett (Sheila's Stamping Stuff)

Kelly Brandt (Scrapbooking in Kamloops)

Melissa Sanchez-Robinson (My Heartfelt Sentiments)

Brandi R (crzy4scrapbooking)

Suzanne R - IluvScrapping2

Remember to schedule a little creative time during the busy holiday season.  Thank you for joining us!  You can play along with this or any of the November challenges through the end of the month, with this challenge being extended through the 2nd.  Happy crafting!

Under The Weather

The weather is starting to change no matter what hemisphere you are in, and our Design Team has been busy this week creating projects that remind us of being "Under The Weather". This might be to do with the seasons, a weather related project or a get well soon card- anything that comes to mind when you hear that phrase!

Here are the Design Team projects for the Under The Weather challenge.

Suzanne Reynolds

Melissa Robinson

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Lauren Moore

Sheila Bennett

Kelly Brandt

Haley Dyer

We'd love to see your take on this week's prompt!  You have until the end of October to participate in any of our October challenges (links in the sidebar).  We can't wait to see what you make!