Happy New Year!

Happy 2021!  We wish you all the very best in the coming year!  We all know that things WILL improve!

Here at H2H, we are making a few changes.  We are still a Close To My Heart challenge blog, but we will be posting TWO challenges each month (one on the first Monday and the other on the third Monday of the month).  Both challenges will be open until the end of the month at midnight (EST).  We will be choosing our top three favorites for each challenge and announcing our winners on the second Monday of the following month.  Be sure to read our rules tab (above) for complete information if you're new to our challenge blog.

We appreciate our loyal following and everyone who chooses to play along with us.  We look forward to seeing your creations this year, starting on Monday!  Happy 2021!

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

"Put Your Green On" Partnership with Double Trouble Challenge #51

To kick off March, we are partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and are "Putting our Green On!"  Are you ready to join both challenge blogs?  (In fact, we are waiving our Close To My Heart requirement for this challenge only, and you have until the end of the month to link up!)

WELCOME to Double Trouble Challenge #51 partnership with Heart2Heart Challenges - Let the Troubles Begin 

"PUT YOUR GREEN ON" 

THING 1:  Trouble Maker says, "Let's celebrate St. Patty's day and Put Your Green On.  What better color than to create a St. Patty's Day project, or not.  However, make sure you have some green on your project...other colors can be used.    

You can stop here...

OR, you can choose to use Twisted Sister's Twin Optional Twist below.

THING 4:  Twisted Sister's Twin says, "My Irish friends often say 'May rainbow be certain to follow each rain' and sometimes the rainbow will lead to a pot of gold.  So, include something gold on your project (i.e. embellishment, gold metallic, ribbon, embossing, etc.) 

This is an OPTIONAL TWIST but you will be awarded an additional chance in Double Trouble's random draw if you include this twist in your project.

THING 2:  Double Dare

says, "You can link your project to Heart2Heart "The Wearin' of the Green" HERE whether you use Twisted Sister's Twin optional twist or not, and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw.  

Heart2Heart encourages the use of at least one Close To My Heart product; This requirement has been waived for our partnering.  However, if you do use any CTMH products you will be eligible for another chance at Double Trouble's random draw.  

Heart2Heart has weekly theme challenges and you are able to enter up to the last day of the month; however, our partnership at Double Trouble for closes on March 15th.  

Here is our H2H Design Team's Inspiration to help you your creative juices flowing.

Melissa

Cat

Katy

Lauren

Carrie

Now that you've seen our inspiration, what will you create?  Please join us and the Double Trouble challenge blog!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

You Are My Sunshine

Welcome back to another weekly challenge here at H2H!  We are happy you are here with us this week!  This week's challenge is "You Are MySunshine"!  That means you get to create anything that means sunshine to you.

You must use at least one  CTMH item in your creation, in any way that makes you happy!  Remember, your submissions need to have CTMH product in them, so show us what you've got!

To start things off, our design team has a few fantastic things to help get you started!

Amy Ricker Pitts‎

Melissa Sanchez-Robinson‎

Katy Donaldson Taylor‎

Danielle Wagner

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

Cat Nowak

You have until the end of the month to submit your entry, we do hope you will play along with us!

Show us your best Sunshine creations!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Banner Day

Hi everyone! Michelle here, taking over the blog for a day! Today we are going to have a Banner Day, right??

Mondays are usually hard on everyone, me included! No matter how hard it can be, we can make it a bit better. Maybe it's a cup of joe, a sweet treat, listening to some great music, or even just snuggling up with a loved one.

Sometimes, you just need to see something crafty, and then maybe have it inspire us to do something crafty ourselves!

Today, we are all about the banners! There are so many different banner shapes! We have a BUNCH of them on every one of our Cricut Cartridges! But, you don't have to have a cricut to make banners! It is super easy to make a banner! Just find the middle of your paper, and cut a straight line up to the depth that you would like your banner to be. Then you cut from one corner to the end of your first cut, then cut the other side to the end of your first cut. Viola! You are done with your banner!

I would LOVE to see what you do with banners! They are great on cards, layouts, and even 3-D projects! Show us what your banner looks like! Remember, use at least one product that is Close to my Heart, and use the link tool at the bottom of this post to share your project with us!

Check out these projects for some inspiration!

Michelle Johns

Alyson Mayo

Sue Bruch

Laurie Levorson

Brandi Robinson






You have until the end of the month to share your artwork with us, so please do!

Do you love CTMH? How about our blog? Share our challenge image with your friends, so they can come participate too!

Also, did you know that you can have our posts sent directly to your email, that way you don't miss a challenge? On the side bar, over there on the right, is a few different options! You can use an RSS feed or you can subscribe via email delivery. Why don't you put your information into one of those boxes, just so you don't miss out on any of our fun challenges!

We can't wait to see what fun stuff you share with us!

Going Green

It's time for our second Heart 2 Heart March challenge, and we are feeling GREEN this time of year!  Show us your best green-themed creations!

Here are our Design Team's interpretations and inspirations:

Laurie

Kelly

Sue R.

Sue B.

Alyson

Brandi R - crzy4scrapbooking

We are sure your projects will have us GREEN with envy, so link up by March 31.  Don't forget that you can access all of our March challenges until then.  Crafters who link up to every challenge in the month receive special recognition!  Don't delay!

Silver & Gold

"Silver and gold, silver and gold

Ev'ryone wishes for silver and gold

How do you measure its worth?

Just by the pleasure it gives here on earth”

(From: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

Silver and gold have been valued and admired since the beginning of time. Today is no different. In fact, you no doubt have noticed how trendy mixed metals are right now…clothes, jewelry, home décor, paper crafts and more. They’re everywhere and not just because it’s the holiday season. It’s perfectly acceptable to mix any metallics…gold, silver, copper, rose gold, etc.

Because it’s trendy and because the Holidays are around the corner, we are hosting a Silver and Gold Challenge this month. We’re also super excited to be partnering with Color My Heart – Color Dare Challenges, as they are holding two color challenges this month…a traditional green and red and a non-traditional challenge. Both challenges have an optional Silver and Gold component. It’s the perfect match-up. However, keep in mind that you can do more with Silver and Gold than just holiday-themed creations. Anniversaries and weddings come to mind, too. So don't let yourself feel limited!  Check out our design team's creations for a little inspiration.

Becca Whitham

Sue Bruch

Alyson Mayo

Suzanne Reynolds

Laurie Levorson

Kelly Brandt

Tamytha Jenkins

You can check out our participation requirements over in the right column, but the main thing to remember is to use some Close To My Heart products in your creation, to mention H2H, plus include a link back to us, when you share your creation on your blog, online gallery, etc.  Also, once you link up here, be sure to go join the Color Heart challenge also!

We look forward to seeing our creations!

Anything Goes--CTMH Style!

This is Sue Bruch and I am hosting the final challenge for August.  What a challenge it is...Anything Goes!  As long as you use at least one Close to My Heart product, the sky is the limit.  We will love being inspired by your card, layout, decorative item or whatever you can come up! So bring out your favorite paper and/or stamp set and wow us with your creation!  You have until the end of the month, this Thursday, to join any of the August challenges.

To inspire you, here are projects from the Heart 2 Heart Design Team:

Alyson Mayo

Kelly Brandt

Laurie Levorson

Suzanne Reynolds

Sue Bruch

Tamytha Jenkins

Becca Whitham

Brandi R. - crzy4scrapbooking

You will have until the end of the day on August 31st to link your Anything Goes project as well as your creations for all the August challenges.  We hope you will join us!


Other current August challenges:

• Friends
• Camp Out!
• Heart 2 Heart Sketch Challenge
• Stylish & Classy