Card Creations

It's that time of year when crafters are cranking out cards like crazy!  (Say that fast three times!)  Our final November challenge is to share your card creations with us.

Here's some inspiration from a few of our designers:

Brandi

Cat

Haley

Now it's your turn!  We would love to see ANY of your card creations featuring Close To My Heart.  You have until the end of the month to share your cards.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Ring in 2022 with the Color of the Year, Wild Berry

Happy 2022!  We are so excited that you've chosen to start your year with us!  We are getting the party started with the Close To My Heart color of the year, Wild Berry.  You have all month to join us by sharing something you've made with Wild Berry.

Our design team has been busy creating for you!  

Melissa

Cat

Brandi

Haley

We can't wait to see what you make with this beautiful color of the year.  You have all month to join our January challenges.  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Oh, Deer, November Is Here!

Can you believe that it's November already?  Our first Heart2Heart Challenge of the month is "Oh, Deer!"  (You're welcome to interpret it as "Oh, Dear!" if you'd like!)  You have all month long to participate in this challenge.  Just remember that we do require some Close To My Heart products in your creation.  

Here's what our talented Design Team has created to inspire you. (Be sure to visit our blogs and leave a little love.)

Cat

Melissa

Haley

Brandi R - cry4scrapbooking

Michelle

Be sure to join us before the month ends!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Your Favorite (Crafting) Tool

Our latest and greatest challenge is to highlight your favorite crafting tool.  Which one can't you live without?  Have you got a creative tool technique to teach us?  As always, you have until the end of the month to inspire us with YOUR creativity.  We are also partnering this week with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog, and their theme is Christmas in July.  Who is ready?!?

Can you guess from each photo our Design Team's favorite/favourite tool?  If not, be sure to visit their blogs to see!

Alyson

Melissa

Cat

Brandi

Lauren

Danielle

Haley

Remember that all of our July challenges are open until the 31st.  We really hope you'll join us (and you'll receive a perfect attendance badge if you complete each July challenge).

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

National Scrapbooking Month

This month is a National (and International) scrapbooking month and at Heart 2 Heart we are all about celebrating all things paper during this month dedicated to our love of paper crafting! So for our theme this month it is all about scrapbooking. What does that mean? That means we want to see any scrapbook pages you have. Not a scrapbooker? No worries show us your cards, home decor projects...anything made with "scrapbook" paper! Please keep in mind you must have at least one Close to My Heart product on your project. 

Our design team, has been busy coming up with some ideas to help inspire you. Have you ever thought of joining a design team? We are looking for new members of our team now...

And now, for the great projects created by our Design Team:

Alyson

Cat

Lauren

Brandi

Haley

We are super excited to see what you come up with, please link your projects below using the link! Thanks for playing along!  You have until the end of the month to join any of our May challenges.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Full Circle

Welcome to the first Heart 2 Heart challenge of November! 

The theme this week is Full Circle. We encourage you to use one, two or more circles on your project. 

Let's take a look at how the Design Team interpreted this challenge.

Cat Nowak

Sue Bruch

Alyson Mayo

Brandi Robinson

Come and join us and show us your projects with circles! 
A reminder that this challenge requires participants to use some Close To My Heart products in their creations. 

We can’t wait to see what you create! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Celebrate Good Times

As paper crafters most of us are scrapbookers or card makers and we are all about preserving the good times in our life, celebrating the little, big, eventful and even mundane times, it is what we do. This week at Heart 2 Heart we want you to focus on the Good Times...birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, promotions, weddings, and all the great events in life. We want to see your celebrations and good times.

We can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge, the only requirement is that you use at least one Close to My Heart product on your project, of course the more the merrier. Lets take a look at the design team projects and hopefully there will lots of inspiration for you to draw from if you need ideas.

Alyson Mayo

Cat Nowak

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Michelle Johns

We hope that we have been able to share some inspiration with you and get you motivated to document those Good Times or create pretty cards to Celebrate Good Times with others!

This (and all of our July) challenge is open until July 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm, To play along, we just ask that you use at least one Close to My Heart product on your project but of course the more the merrier!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

You Are My Sunshine

Welcome back to another weekly challenge here at H2H!  We are happy you are here with us this week!  This week's challenge is "You Are MySunshine"!  That means you get to create anything that means sunshine to you.

You must use at least one  CTMH item in your creation, in any way that makes you happy!  Remember, your submissions need to have CTMH product in them, so show us what you've got!

To start things off, our design team has a few fantastic things to help get you started!

Amy Ricker Pitts‎

Melissa Sanchez-Robinson‎

Katy Donaldson Taylor‎

Danielle Wagner

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Cat Nowak

You have until the end of the month to submit your entry, we do hope you will play along with us!

Show us your best Sunshine creations!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Technique Time: Stamped Backgrounds

This week at Heart 2 Heart, we are challenging you to create a project with a stamped background.  This can be done with words, small images or even larger images that cover your entire paper.  You can use assorted colored inks, monotone inks or even black on white for a very classy look.  So the possibilities are endless!  We invite you get out your stamps and inks and create some awesome backgrounds for your card or other paper project and then share by using the Link button below.  You have until January 31st to do this. Please remember you are required to use at least one Close to My Heart product.

Now, please take a look at what the Design Team has created for your inspiration!

Alyson Mayo

Cat Nowak

Sue Bruch

Michelle Johns

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Now it's your turn!  Pull out your CTMH stamps and go for it!  We can't wait to see what you create.  You have all month to join this and any of our January challenges (and if you participate in all of them, you'll receive a special Perfect Attendance badge).  Happy stamping!