Farewell Blog Hop Tour

Welcome to the Creative Charms Blog Hop Tour! I am so excited to start hopping around the blogosphere to all the great design team members' blogs. There are going to be some fabulous projects and giveaways. Ok so first things first. I have to thank Amy for the logo she created. She created two different logos the one you see above and also a fun one with a banner swag that you will see on the other blogs.

We are having this hop is to say a very, very fond farewell to the existing team. This group of ladies have been so great. Each and everyone of them have stepped in and stepped up whenever we asked them to and we have asked some pretty strange requests. The one thing that I have enjoyed the most is they are all different and unique. They each have their own style so you will not be bored on this hop.

This blog hop is a link style hop where you go from one blog to another. Be sure to make note of a "word" at each blog. Each word that you collect will create a couple of phrases (18 words total). When you get to the end of the hop there will be directions on how to enter the GRAND PRIZE drawing. The grand prize is both the Deal of the Month and the Kit of the Month for next month (see the sneaky peak below). When you win you will be the first to receive these and I do have to tell you that they are fabulous! Just be sure to be a follower here on this blog to be qualified.

May Kit of the Month Sneak

May Deal of the Month Sneak

This blog hop tour officially starts at 9:00 am on Friday, March 29th and runs through until Sunday late night. All prizes for all the blogs doing a giveaway will be announced on Monday, May 2nd.

So enough rambling and lets get hopping your next stop is at

K Andrew Designs - www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com

If you ever get lost...come back here and below you can see where you left off and then get back on track. You will be hopping to a total of 18 blogs. Be sure to collect 18 words. Enjoy and have a great time. I will meet you at the end.

1. • Kristal – http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/
   • Amber – http://www.thecountryscrapper.blogspot.com/
   • Sandra – http://www.scrappinmomof1.blogspot.com/
   • Jan – http://www.papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com/
   • Laura – http://www.lauraachilles1.wordpress.com/
   • Diane – http://www.capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/
   • Jennifer H – http://www.jenniferhansenscrapgallery.blogspot.com/
   • Michelle – http://www.chengunation.blogspot.com/
   • Lisa – http://www.lisadorsey.blogspot.com/
   • Chris – http://www.workforscraps.blogspot.com/
   • Jamie – http://www.jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/
   • Amy – http://www.aimitup.blogspot.com/
   • Jennifer Y – http://www.thepinkroom.typepad.com/
   • Trudy – http://www.truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
   • Ellen – http://www.scrapstampnmama.blogspot.com/
   • Joscie – http://www.cutchens.com/
   • Ilene – http://www.whatabunchofscrap.blogspot.com/
   • Midori – http://www.scrapsforme.blogspot.com/

Lots of Hugs

Hi guys!  It's Jamie again.  Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite Creative Charms products are the Gradient Gem Stickers.  They are on individual adhesives, come in a multiple of sizes, and they come in a large variety of colors making it so easy to add them to any project! 

Supplies:

Jewels: Gradient Gem Stickers - Pink (Creative Charms)

Cardstock: White (Recollections)

Pattern Paper: Kaleidoscope Super Paper Pad (Momenta)

Stamps: Cling-Monster (Recollections) and Ditto Lots of Hugs (Studio G)

Punch: Border (EK Success), Circle (Fiskars)

Ink: Black Tuxedo (Momento)

Twine: The Twinery

Markers: Copic Sketch

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the Creative Charms Blog Hop!

A Nesting Cardinal Pop-out

Hello Creative Charms fans!  Jan here and this will be my last post for Creative Charms.  It's been fun and I hope you'll try out for the new Design Team!
My stamps are all Heartfelt Creations and I used Creative Charms butterfly and jewels.

The Perfect Wedding Gift

Wedding season is approaching and I have the perfect gift for you to make for the bride & groom.

I have two Wedding Invitation Collages to share with you today. This first one has the invite in a shadow box frame. I added the frame around it and the flowers to match the invite. The Creative Charms Vintage Jewel Brads are the perfect accent.


For the my next collage I incorporated several items from the wedding including the invitation, favors, their flowers and the owls which were the bride & grooms theme.


I used Vintage Jewel Brads, Vintage Flower Buttons, and Gradient Gems. Here are a few closeups.


Gradient Pearls worked perfect for the owls eyes.


You can get the shadow box frames at Joanns or Michaels. I used my Cricut Expression and SCAL (Sure Cuts Alot) and cut SVG Cuts files for these collages.

So next time you get a shower or wedding invite think about making a special gift with Creative Charms.

See you at the Creative Charms Hop on Friday!

Amy

New Design Team

The new design team has finally been selected. It was very difficult considering all the fabulous entries that were submitted. I finally got it narrowed down to a team of eleven. So without further ado here is the new team:

• Kristal Andrew - http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/
• Sandra Backstrom - http://www.scrappinmomof1.blogspot.com/
• Angi Barrs - http://www.cokiepopaper.blogspot.com/
• Arlene Camacho - http://www.teenyterrors.blogspot.com/
• Lisa Dorsey - http://www.lisadorsey.blogspot.com/
• Laura Evangeline - http://www.lauraevangeline.blogspot.com/
• Lori Leng - http://www.pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com/
• Amy McCabe - http://www.aimitup.blogspot.com/
• Christine Meyer - http://www.scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/
• Ellen Panseri - http://www.scrapstampnmama.blogspot.com/ 
• Diane Payne - http://www.capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/

Also, don't forget to come back for the Farewell Blog Hop Tour on the 29th as we say a fond farewell to the existing team.

Spring Has Sprung

Hi everyone!  Spring has definitely Sprung at Creative Charms!  The April Kit of the Month - Spring Has Sprung is loaded with adorable goodies for your Spring creations:

Butterflies, flowers and pink....oh my!  Isn't the April Kit dreamy?  Love it. 

A little Easter card...created my own die cut Easter egg.  I think a bow isn't complete without a little bling, so a Orange Sparkle Flower was the perfect touch! 

I am so addicted to using Pink Pearls.  I also added a Pink Sparkled Butterfly to this little "Hi" card.

I added a row of Pink Pearls to my flower pot for extra bling and a baby Pink Sparkled Butterfly to highlight my sentiment. 

Visit the Creative Charms Store get your April Kit of the Month - Spring has Sprung!

Mother's Day Gift Box and Card

Hi everyone! 

Lisa here.  I love the colors of this month's deal and thought it would be perfect for a Mother's Day project.  I started with the gift box and one of the great butterflies from the kit.  After creating the box it was obvious to me that the butterfly was a little lonely on the front of the box so I added some hand made flowers.  I love adding Gradient pearls to the center of hand made flowers. It gives them that extra bit of class. 

After deciding to use the large yellow flower from the kit for the card, it came together very quickly.  I wanted to tie the flower into the color scheme a bit more so I replaced the rhinestones that were on the flower with purple ones that came in the kit.  Creative Charms offers so many great colors of rhinestones, don't be afraid to change out the colors on your embellishments.
Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing Easter!
Lisa

Farewell Blog Hop Tour

We are having our first ever design team blog hop on April 29th! This design team has been a fabulously creative group of ladies. So to celebrate their awesome term we are having a Farewell Blog Hop Tour to say goodbye to this current design team. There will be giveways, projects, and a word treasure hunt to win a Grand Prize. Come start hopping with us.

Happy Easter!

Hi! Sandra here with my April project. I used one of my absolutely favorite Creative Charms products on the following 2-page layout - you guessed it, Gradient Gem Stickers! They went so well with the super cute paper from Best Creations. I am addicted to these little pops of bling and there are so many fun colors to choose from!

The Left page:
The right page:
A closer look at the title where I used Gradient Gem Sticker - PINK to dot the i's:
A closer look at the bottom border where I used Gradient Gem Sticker - PINK , Gradient Gem Sticker - AMBER, Gradient Gem Sticker - GREEN, Gradient Gem Sticker - BLUE and bling flowers Pure Blossom - AMBER and Pure Blossom - HOT PINK!
There are so many great Creative Charms products and there is still time to order the Kit and Deal of the Month so hurry over to www.creativecharms.com to place your order today!

Thanks for looking. Wishing you a blessed Easter!
Sandra :o)
Scrappinmomof1.blogspot.com

Spring Has FINALLY Sprung

I was so happy to have gotten to work with April Kit of the Month. It is chock full of products and it is just so perfect for Spring pictures or girly pictures...heck it is all good.

Here is the Kit of the Month below.

Here's what I created using the Kit.

*With Love*

I used Echo Park For the Record along with the butterflies and gradient gems from the Kit to create this LO.

*Inspire card*

Using gradient Pearls

Tim Holtz wood grain die

Stampin Up definition stamps &

(pink & kraft) paper

Stampin Up butterfly dies

twine

MS butterfly punch

This is officially my last posting as a CC DT member. I hope you have enjoyed my projects, cards and LO's. Thank you for letting me share this hobby of mine with yours. I also want to give a BIG THANK YOU to Midori and Creative Charms for giving me a chance to be a part of this amazing Design Team. It was so great working with all of you and how great this company is. Everyone was so welcoming, always a pleasure to work with & for. One of the most laid back and easy going company EVER! Thanks once again and it was such pleasure.

Good luck to the new DT girls coming in. You are going to have a great time. Cannot wait to see all your work and be inspired by you.

Thank you once again and hope you all have a great day!

Michelle Magana

April 15th Raffle Winner

April 15th Raffle Winner - Ticket # 573032. If this is your ticket, please email me at midori@creativecharms.com

Want to be entered in the Raffle? You will receive a ticket for every $15 you spend at creativecharms.com. Raffle drawing is held twice a month.

@ The Park

Today I'm sharing a page about DD and DH at the park a few years ago. I love how versatile the Creative Charms flowers are. They're a heavier material, so they work perfectly for winter LO's, but they're also so bright and fun that they can complement a spring or summer LO. The pp and stamps are by Harmonie.

You can really mix and match the layered Simplicity flowers by taking the layers apart and using them with punched paper flowers, or with the vintage poppies, or even on their own. Just have fun with it!

Supplies:
- Vintage Poppies with Pearl Brads - PASTEL PINK

- Vintage Poppies with Pearl Brads - FOREST GREEN
- Shimmer Flowers with Pearl Brads - Green & Black

- Vintage Pearl Brads - PINK

Hopping Into Spring

What a great deal Creative Charms has come up with for this month! So pretty and so Springy! Here's what you'll get



Each Deal Contains:

• Purple Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces
• Yellow Flared Flowers - 4 Pieces
• Yellow Sparkled Butterflies - 1 Pieces
• Yellow Flower Bows - 2 Pieces
• Yellow Large Sparkled Flower - 1 Pieces
• Pink & Yellow Flower Brads - 6 Pieces
• White Flower Brads - 6 Pieces
• Amber Pure Blossoms - 12 Pieces
• Yellow Gem Butterflies - 12 Pieces
• Bunnies with Flower Gem - 2 Pieces
• Purple Organza Flowers - 2 Pieces
• Purple 3D Sparkly Garden Brads - 12 Pieces
• Pink Gingham Butterflies - 3 Pieces
• 12" Purple Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon
• 12" Yellow Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon

Everything for Only $ 6.99

That is a ton of product!

Here is the project I made











I love how I could layer all the different elements to create one of a kind accents and dimension! To make sure my Creative Charms accents stayed put I grabbed my Premium Craft Glue by Helmar Adhesives to adhere them down. Works every time!

Thanks for stopping by! Now get scrapping!

Tax Day Incentive - More Bang for Your Buck

Tax Day Incentive is HERE. Remember our We Love our Fans giveaway? Well this is very similar but you will get more. Send us a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to:

Creative Charms
PO Box 186
Wexford, PA 15090

with $1 and we will send you back your envelope with products valued around $3 - $4. Get more bang for your buck. Your envelope must be post marked by April 30th.

Happy Spring

Happy Spring!  It seems like here in Iowa, it's taken Spring so long to get here.  Our temperatures are warming up and I'm getting in the mood to plant some flowers and start my garden.  I purchased this little wire tree at a Dollar Store and I must admit it looked pretty lonely with just some twisted wire branches.  I used April Kit of the Month and dressed up the branches with flowers and butterflies.  The little green flowers are DG-0130-FG.

Happy Egg Hunting!!!

Hi Everyone!!! Jennifer Yates here with my bitter sweet blog post. I have a fun layout to share with April's Deal and Kit of the Month and also so sad that this will be my last blog post. It has been a BLAST designing for Creative Charms and I can't wait to see all the creations from the new design team! I also wanted to thank Midori for everything she has done...you are so generous and awesome to work with!!! :)) I can't thank you enough!!!

If you haven't checked out the Design Team call you can find all the details HERE!!! Good Luck!!!

Okay...now onto some fun using the Deal and Kit of the Month!!!
There are so many cute elements I wanted to add from both of these kits. I went with more of a salmon and yellow theme with this layout. The Creative Charms embellishments played off it perfectly!

***Happy Egg Hunting***

Here are a few closeups and the products used from each kit.

Yellow Gem Butterflies

Bunnies with Flower Gem

How CUTE is that little bunny with the pink bling flower???? Perfect for your Easter layouts!

Orange Sparkle Flowers

Yellow Sparkle Flowers

12" Yellow Fancy Polka dot Ribbon

I also added the Groovy Petal Medley in Yellow to my layout- they add a nice whimsical touch I think.

and you can't forget that GORGEOUS yellow flower!

Well that is all for me today! Have fun creating those awesome Easter layouts and projects!!!

Big Hugs,

Jennifer Yates

Sweet Treats!

These adorable Easter Egg Treat bags were made for the some special ladies who attended a retreat with me last weekend.  They all loved them, especially after we filled them with "treats"! 

All the embellishments on these "eggs" are from the Creative Charms Deal of the Month!  The egg shaped treat bags are from SVGCuts.com and were super easy to do.  The gorgeous Large Yellow Sparkled Flower and Amber Pure Blossoms on this one just scream Spring!

On this bag I used the Yellow Flower Bow and Purple Gradient Gem Stickers.  Also embossed the pink cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder to give it a little more texture.

This bag features the Gingham Butterflies with the purple Gradient Gem Stickers for the body and on the bag.  All ready for Easter treats and I know some special little girls who would love these for Easter!