Cross Canada Hop: Tis the Season

Welcome to the Cross-Canada Blog Hop!

This month, we are featuring the 'Tis the Season paper pack.

You should have arrived here from Arlene's blog This blog hops runs from East to West across Canada so if you want to start at the beginning, go to Michelle's blog  and she has the entire list of bloggers on her blog. 

'Tis the Season is one of my favourite paper packs in the seasonal idea book.   I love the traditional colours .... throw into the mix some ribbons and pine cones and you have something that is very good for me.

I chose to do a layout and a card for this hop.   

Here is the layout:

I also happen to really like the Shaker Card Thin Cuts.  So I chose to make a couple of them on the layout instead of just putting pictures there.  I think it adds an element of fun to the layout.  I added two with patterned paper behind them to accentuate the gold sequins and one I just left blank for now.  I plan to add a photo there and then will add the sequins to it at that time.

Here is the card.

For the card I used one of the decorative borders thin cuts to make the scalloped edge on the inner paper of the card.  I also chose to focus on a shaker element, using one of the picture my life cards that come in the paper pack.  I added Silver and white sequins this time.  They make me think of snow so they are added to it.  Snow is a part of our Christmases here in Canada and Christmas with snow just makes it so much more...well... just Christmas! 

As you hop through, all the way across Canada, please leave a comment about our artwork.  If you see something that you are interested in, please contact me or your local Close to my Heart consultant for more information.

Please join us again when our theme will be artwork from the 'Oh What Fun' paper pack. In the meantime, head on over to Brandi's blog to see the great artwork that she has prepared for us.

September Cross Canada Blog Hop - Boutique

Welcome to our Boutique Blog Hop featuring artwork created using the Boutique paper collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop.  If you came from Krista's  blog, then you are in the right place.

Boutique is the paper pack feature for this month.I have chosen to do a layout for this hop.  No stamping on this layout, just a bit of fussy cutting.

I chose to use the papers that are very soft in hue, as opposed to the deeper colours.  This paper pack is very versatile in that way.  You can make you layout very soft and feminine or you can make it more masculine.

Here is my layout:

Some of the details of the right side, showing some of the fussy cutting  (the rose and the arrows)

Materials Used: 

Peach Cardstock

Boutique Patterned Paper

Thin 3-D tape

Clear Sparkles

Bitty Sparkles

Now go and check out the artwork that Brandi has made.  She is the next stop on the hop across Canada.

If you get lost along the way go to Michelle's blog.  She has the complete list for this hop.

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. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring artwork using the new Hello Pumpkin and  Grateful Heart collections, So mark October 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.