December 2022 Winners and Final Goodbye

This post is bittersweet as we wind down our long run as a Close To My Heart challenge blog!  Thank you to everyone who has clicked, liked, commented, and participated throughout the years!  We certainly will miss you (but will see you around the Internet).

Congrats to A Few of Our Favorite Things:

Cheryl E.

I Luv Scrapping Too

Full Circle Winners:

Cheryl E.

Kellianne

Alyson

Congratulations to our winners, and a HUGE THANKS to all of our supporters over the years!  We look forward to seeing you around the Internet.  You've all been such an inspiration to us.  Best wishes for many craft adventures!

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

Summer Fun

Summer is here and we want to see how you're having fun!  Share your summer fun projects with us through the end of the month using the link below.  Remember, as a Close To My Heart challenge blog, be sure to use some CTMH products on your project.

Our design team's inspiration:

Cat

Brandi

Melissa

Haley

Now it's your turn!  Show us your summer fun using the link below!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

March Sketch Challenge

This week we want to inspire you with a SKETCH...we hope you'll make it your own, as you can see our Design Team did FANTASTICALLY!!!

Here's a look at what they created..

Brandi Robinson

Alyson Mayo

Melissa Robinson

Cat Nowak

Danielle Wagner

Lauren Moore

Haley Dyer

Michelle Johns

Thanks for stopping by...below is the sketch we would like you to use when playing along! 

Card Base 5.5 x 4.25 (Standard A2 size)

And, don't forget, you have until March 31st to enter your artwork (featuring CTMH products)...post the deep URL to your post (not your blog) below.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

How To Join Us/Link Up

We are thrilled you follow the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog and love to see your wonderful artwork! While we have scaled back on the number of challenges each month, it’s with the hope participation will increase and that you can join in on all challenges this year. We realize everyone is busy and thought that an opportunity to focus on creating for fewer challenges would be beneficial to all, especially during these unusual times.

Are you not a blogger but do create artwork while incorporating Close To My Heart products? If so, DID YOU KNOW you can link up to us using other means? Through InLinkz, you can also participate by using:

• Facebook
• Instragram
• Twitter
• Pinterest and...
• You can even upload photos directly!

While some platforms would not allow others to comment as easily on your artwork (i.e. if someone is not your FB friend), there are feasible options. Consider joining in on the CREATIVE FUN as we love seeing what you have to share!

If you have any questions about this, you can leave a comment below and we will assist you. You are also welcome to contact us on our Heart 2 Heart Challenges Facebook Page!

We look forward to increased partipation in 2021! Will you join us?!

Theme Challenge: All You Need Is Love (and a Partnership with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog)

 Hello February!  Our first challenge of the month, All You Need Is Love, is in partnership with Double Trouble Challenge Blog!  We are asking you to share the love with us and them!  (Be sure to visit them to check out their requirements for this fun challenge, and post your contributions on both blogs.)

Here's our Design Team inspiration:

Danielle

Alyson

Melissa

Cat

Lauren

Michelle

Haley

We can't wait for YOU to share the love with us and the Double Trouble Challenge Blog!  Link up with them and us before the end of the month!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Green Thumb

Welcome to another Heart 2 Heart Challenge!

 

This week our Challenge Theme is GREEN THUMB!  This is a fun one as it can be open to your interpretation.  You may have an exceptional aptitude for gardening and/or you may be successful at growing plants.  On the other hand you may not have a true green thumb but this would give you the opportunity to create like you did.  Or you may simply choose to use green in your project.  These challenges can be open to how you interpret them. Just remember you MUST use at least ONE Close to My Heart product in your work and be sure to identify what it is in your write up  Most importantly have fun!!

Here is what our Design Team has come up with to jump start your creative vibes.

DANIELLE WAGNER

ALYSON MAYO

CAT NOWAK

MICHELLE JOHNS

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Now it is your turn! Let's see what you created.  Be sure to identify and use at least one Close to My Heart product in you project.  

Also you can join us for our other August Challenge:

~ Photo Inspiration Challenge 

The link up is below.

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Tags

Our second June challenge is asking you to use a tag as your project or on your project somewhere.

Our Design Team has some lovely pieces to inspire you!

Cat

Lauren

Melissa

Katy

Carrie

Haley

Please note, you do NOT have to use the current June Close To My Heart stamp of the month, Garden Tags (which our design team obviously loves!), but you DO have to use some CTMH product on your project.

Join us before the month ends!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

You can also join our In Stitches challenge until the end of the month!

Life's a Beach!

I don't know about you, but with this whole quarantine business, I would love to have my life at the beach!  However, that is not the case, for many of us!  So, instead, we are going to play with paper that helps us imagine that we are there, or get ready to scrap some photos from when we were there last!

Remember, you have until the end of the month to play along with all of the challenges!  I'm sure you could find a way to craft something that helps you think you are at the beach, right?

Let's take a look at some artwork that our design team has come up with, shall we?

{Brandi} has made this SUPER cute layout!  Look at all those fun colors!  I love the Seas the Day papers, don't you?

{Catherine} has made this fantastic page with the Cut above kit from Seas the Day.

{Melissa} made this SUPER adorable mini album page with the seas the day paper packet, too!

I know that you have some great inspiration here with these fun colors and pages!  We can't wait to see how you play along with this challenge!  You have until the end of the month to join this and all of our April challenges.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter