Friday Focus: Sharing the Love of the Charlotte Collection

Hi all! Welcome to the Friday Focus for the month of February. This month, the Kraft-y Hearts are focusing on the Charlotte Collection, along with a new stamp set called Share The Love. 

This cute and versatile set works perfectly for Valentines Day and so much more. Best of all, for every Share The Love stamp set sold, Close To My Heart will donate $7 to Operation Smile. 

So let's take a look at today's project:

These little matchbook Valentine treat holders were a snap to make. The matchbook is cut to 3 x 8 inches from Whisper cardstock, and scored at 1inch, 4 1/2 inches, and 5 inches. I stapled the 1-inch fold to create the matchbook and then matted the book using Smoothie and Sorbet cardstocks and Charlotte paper. I stamped the greeting on White Daisy cardstock and hand-cut around it. They typewriter is stamped in Whisper ink and the sentiment is in Sorbet.

Take a look at the patterns in the new collection. They are so fun and versatile!

 And what to put in these little holders? How about some M&Ms? I opted for Hersheys Milk and Special Dark chocolates and a Reeses Peanut Butter cup or two. (All heart shaped of course!)

Charlotte is part of the new Workshops Your Way line. The workshop comes with 10 sheets of pattern paper along with two cut-apart sheets, Charlotte compliments, 3 sheets of cardstock, 1 spool of black and gold ribbon, and a set of Treasured Puffies. You get to choose which stamp set you want to use. And might I just suggest Share The Love? 

Now for more inspiration, hop on over and see what the fabulously talented Lynn Darda is cooking up in the Bungalow!

And don't forget to have a creatively wonderful weekend!

CTMH Charlotte Workshop Your Way	CTMH Share the Love	CTMH Whisper Ink	CTMH Sorbet Ink
CTMH Whisper Cardstock	CTMH Smoothie Cardstock	CTMH Sorbet Cardstock	CTMH 3D Foam Tape
CTMH Mini Stapler	CTMH Mini Staples	ATG Gun

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A Little Sunday Mojo for Lasting Hearts

A big HELLO from the nation's frozen Capital! Snowzilla got us pretty good, but we've weathered it fairly well. We should be able to get our car out sometime next weekend....

So I just thought I'd share a little Mojo Monday 431 challenge card that I created. Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

For this card, I used a white card base and layered it with Sorbet cardstock. The front panel is made from White Daisy cardstock layered with a strip of paper from Close To My Heart's Charlotte Workshop Your Way. I added a strip of White Shimmer trim for a little sparkle. The heart doily is cut from Sorbet cardstock using the retired heart doily die from Top Dog Dies. The mini envelop is cut from Charlotte paper using the retired heart album finishers die set also from Top Dog. The hearts on the front are cut using a variety of punches and dies from my stash, including the new My Anchor thin cuts dies from Close To My Heart. The white hearts are cut from white glitter paper that is include in the Gold Glitter Paper pack by Close To My Heart. I added some shimmer paint to the hearts to give them some pizzazz. The sentiment is from the CTMH Sending Love stamp set, and is heat embossed in white on vellum. Finally, because the card needed a little extra something, I added faux stitching and doodles on the front using my Micron and Copic pens. 

Here are some close ups:

 And here are the cards again:

I created 6 cards to send to the Lasting Hearts Card Drive. You can find out more about the card drive here. 

Hope you enjoyed this little bit of Mojo! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

CTMH Sending Love	CTMH Charlotte Workshop Your Way	CTMH White Daisy Cardstock	CTMH Sorbet Cardstock
CTMH Gold Glitter Paper	CTMH White Shimmer Trim	CTMH Card Value Pack (White)	CTMH My Anchor Thin Cuts
Heat Tool	VersaMark Watermark Ink	Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Powder	ATG Gun
CTMH 3D Foam Tape (Thin)	Memory Book Glue Dots	Craft Foam

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