July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop 2015

The featured stamp of the month is S1507 Life Is Wonderful--a set of 8 images. Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru July 31st. You can click on the image to see details.

 

If you have come here from Catherine Nowak's Blog you are on the right path. This month we have almost 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations.  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.  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 standard size card.  I've always wanted to do a chalk board type card and this set is just SO perfect for that.  So, here is my card - 

 

 A little closer look at the dimension:

 

  

Papers:  Brushed WOTG papers; Pear and Black Cardstocks

Stamps: S1507  Life Is Wonderful

Inks:  White Daisy Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Extra Thick Glacier Twine; Bitty Pearls (Ret.) 

Other:  Spellbinders banners dies

 

Here is a sample by Close To My Heart that shows a beautiful scrapbook page:

Here is another sample by Close To My Heart that shows a darling card!

 

Remember, the SOTM is only available thru July 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

 

Now it is time to hop on over to Judy Faye Garner's blog and see what eye candy she is flashing your way!
 

March 2015 Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! The featured stamp of the month is S1503 Choose Happy--a set of 14 images. Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru March 31st. You can click on the image to see details.

 

If you have come here from Judy Faye Garner'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 standard size card.  I really like this paper and thought it was perfect for this set.  Now, I know there is no ROUND frame in the images above, but the really great thing about our acrylic stamps is that you can bend and mold them into other shapes.  So that is why you see a round frame instead of an oval frame.  I used a November sketch from Viva La Verve and trying to stay true to the sketch, it called for a round frame.  Neat huh?  (Note that if you click on the picture it will show details better).

 

 

The Viva La Verve sketch that I used:

 

 

And a look at the inside of the card:

 

 This is a close-up of the card:  

 

Papers:   Brushed Paper kit, Juniper, Canary, Black and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps: S1503 Choose Happy

Inks:   Black Exclusive Inks; Juniper and Hollyhock Alcohol markers (ret); Napoli Yellow Copic Marker

Embellishments: x7190c Brushed Complements; z3013 Brushed Assortment; z3035 Pixie Extra Thick Twine

Other:  z1927 Damask Embossing Folder

 

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

 

Happy hopping!

Valentine's Mailbox

I was out looking for the perfect box to create a little (it's really about 8" tall) Valentine's Card mailbox and found this adorable box, which I cut out using my Pazzles Inspiration cutter.  I was actually amazed at how big this box is.  It will hold a lot of Valentine's cards and thought it might be a perfect box for one of my granddaughters!  The SVG file is a file created by Lori Whitlock.  She designs for one of the cutting machine companies and does great work!

 

 

Next is how the lid comes off.

 

 

And the last picture has the color pallette of the Brushed papers by Close To My Heart to give you an idea of the size of this box.  It IS a rather large box!

 

 

Papers:   Blush Paper kit, Cranberry and White Daisy Cardstocks and White Daisy textured cardstock (retired)

Embellishments: Red Glitter Glitz (retired); Red Glitter Paper; Red Glitter Brad (retired); Pastel Buttons (retired); White Bakers' Twine

Other:  Spellbinder scallop and regular heart dies

 

The Brushed papers not only make a great paper for Easter but I like it as well for Valentine's day.  Happy PaperCrafting.  Did I mention that January is National Paper Crafting month?