Avonlea Christmas Cards

My first card was a inspired by Heather Stewart from a gorgeous set of cards she did for Christmas with the Avonlea papers.  I just love the teal of Avonlea paired with the Smokey Plum color.  This is a standard size card of the 3 wisemen:

Papers: Avonlea WOTG papers; Avonlea White, Avonlea Teal cardstocks 
Stamps: D1483 Glory to God
Ink: Pigment White Daisy, True Teal (retired) Exclusive Inks 
Embellishments: Pearl Opaques

The next card is made with the October Stamp of the Month.  I am SO loving that set!!  There will be more posts with that Christmas Stamp set.  I also love the look of creating your own pearlized paper with Create-a-Shade by creating a mist using alcohol and sprayed onto the cardstock.  This is the project that I did for the Heart to Heart Christmas Challenge.  This will be my first H2H Challenge (such a creative group)!

Papers: Avonlea WOTG papers; White Daisy, Smokey Plum, Avonlea Teal cardstocks Stamps: S1210 Very Merry Christmas 
Ink: Smokey Plus, True Teal (retired) Exclusive Inks 
Embellishments: z1263 Bitty Sparkles
Other:  Create-a-Shade (mist of alcohol & Create-a-Shade) sprayed on White Daisy CS; Sizzix SU Embossing Folder
 
These are two of the workshop cards we made this past weekend.  I'll have more to post this week.   "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....  "

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1210 Very Merry Christmas, a set of 11 holiday!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru October 31st. 

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's blog you are on the right path! You can find a list of all the participants (in case you get lost) here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html  This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this set. The hop is simple to follow - just click on the link provided in the post to move to the next blog!

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My item is a 5-3/4" x 5-3/4" card made with the new Avonlea Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers which features some exclusive cardstock colors only available in the kit. I wanted to use a kit that was different than the usual Christmas colors. Below is my card:

And here is a closer look at the dimensional items of it:

Papers: Avonlea WOTG papers; Avonlea White, Smokey Plum, Avonlea Teal cardstocks
Stamps:  S1210 Very Merry Christmas
Ink:   Smokey Plum pigment pad, True Teal (retired) Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Pearl Opaques, Just Blooms
Other:  CTMH 2" Scallop Punch; Artiste Cartridge; 1" circle punch; Spellbinder Scallop Square Die Cut;  Border Ribbon Punch.

Time to hop on over to Nancy Brown's Blog to see her beautiful eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available thru October 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

Happy hopping!

August SOTM Blog Hop!

OMG where has the summer gone--almost time for the kids to go back to school!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1208 Baroque Borders, a set of 6 bold images!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru August 31st. 

If you have come here from Cecilia Marsh's blog, you are on the right path!  I am the first stop for this month's hop! You can find a list of all the participants (in case you get lost) here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html  This month we have almost 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this set. The hop is simple to follow - just click on the link provided in the post to move to the next blog!

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My item is a 5" x 7" card made with the new Avonlea Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers which features some exclusive cardstock colors only available in the kit. Below is my card:

And here is a closer look at the dimensional element of it:

Papers: Avonlea WOTG papers; Colonial White, Smokey Plum, True Teal cardstocks

Stamps:  S1208 Baroque Borders
Ink:   Smokey Plum, Colonial White, True Teal (retired) Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles; Dimensional Elements

Time to hop on over to Helen Onulak's Blog to see her beautiful eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available thru August 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

Happy hopping!