January Joyful Stars blog hop

WOW 2017! 

       Welcome to the Joyful Stars monthly blog hop!  We would like to inspire you to create using paper, inks and glue. We have so many great products to show you using Close to My Heart.  As you hop from one artist to another, may you enjoy what you see.  So look for the highlighted name at the bottom of each post and hop all the way around until you get back to here.  

This month I would like to share with you another Twist and  pop card using our brand new paper called Hello Lovely.  I have the directions for this card in my Oct 2016 blog  You can also see the Seasonal Expressions and check out the four new paper packs. One of them.... Hello Lovely X7216B comes with12 sheets of double sided designs, 2 of which are pre-printed 4x6 and 3x4 picture my life cards that are fun to use with this card.  I Stamped "Thinking of You" C1605 from Happy to be Friends on the front of the card.   (It looks better in person)

    Here is the inside of the card.                                                                                                                                                                              This is what the card looks like when it is fully opened up  

This picture goes with the first card, but look at how it
would look great with my Best Day card.  

 Using more of the cards I made another
card for my best friend's birthday.

I used different stamps for the inside of this card.
Paper hug comes from True Love (Operation Smile stamp set)
Happy Birthday to You comes from B1537 Birthday Sparkles.

The grey swirls is a Picture my life card cut in half

The first card was sent to my friend Nancy, I hope she enjoyed it and can show her customers how to use these extra goodies that come with each paper pack.  Now hop over to Nancy's blog and see what this talented friend has made.
See ya next month on the 10th. Have a Blessed New Year!

Here is a list of all the blogs in this hop.  
Joyce Houck                   Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown                           creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

 Krista Hershberger                   Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

 Marie Flayer                         njstampingqueen.blogspot.com

 Jenifer Benner                          jensmessystudio.com 

 Donna Digby                           datsmystyledj.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer                                 nickiehoffer.blogspot.com   

Tracey Pierce                           Papercraftingprincess.wordpress.com

Michelle Loncar                            Michelleloncar.blogspot.com 

Andrea Sherman                    girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

Debi Brile                                        thatmightlookgoodonacard.blogspot.com

 Betty Locco                                            scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                        

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October blog hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars Blog hop for October.

You can hop from blog to blog and see all the amazing things we have been creating. Just look for the highlighted name at the end of each blog and click on it, keep going until you get back to this post. 

I would like to share with you what I call a wow card, that is easier to make then you think.  If you have design space for your cricut you can get all the cuts for this card at just the push of a button.

The paper I used is from the Oh Dear paper pack  X7214B which come with 2 12x12 sheets of 4x6 and 2x3 pre-printed cards that can be used to help decorate these cards. The wreath is cut from our new Flower Market Cricut cartridge.

This is from City Sidewalks paper X7213B

 The Cricut  Design Space code for this card is https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/45203012     If you don't have that or use that, here are the measurements for this great wow card.  

4"x11"               3 1/2"x10"            3 1/2" x8"
Fold the top one in half, this is the base of the card
Fold the center piece in half and fold the outside to center. 

This is the bottom piece follow the directions

The above piece will look like this, a house with a roof.

Put glue on the roof on one side and put the point of the roof at the center fold, center the house. Put glue on the other side of the roof and close the card.  

When you open the card, it will look like this.  Now take the second piece that is folded into four equal sections. Have the mountain fold in the center and lay it flat on top of the X. 

Fold the flaps back and glue at the bottom left and the top right, press the flaps onto the glue.  This will give you what you see on the colored picture above .
The 4 sections can be covered using (4) 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" pieces

Now hop over to my dear friend Nancy's blog and see what she has been creating. 
Joyce Houck                    Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown                            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger            Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Andrea Sherman                    girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

Marie Flayer                         njstampingqueen.blogspot.com

Debi Brile                            thatmightlookgoodonacard.blogspot.com

Stephanie Brown             Stephanielovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com

 Betty Locco                        scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer                             nickiehoffer.blogspot.com  

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