July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Happy Freedom Month and welcome to the July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1307 Sweet Life--a set of 9 images featuring fruit.  Below are the images in this stamp set that are available only thru July 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 50 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 4" x 5.5" card. When I cut out the paper for the card, I cut it at 5.5" x 8" (instead of 5.5" x 8.5").  So, what's a quarter of an inch right?  I thought I would feature the Dakota papers which will soon be retiring.  I love the look of this paper with black cardstock!

Next a closer look at the sparkle tape:

Papers:  Dakota WOTG, Black cardstocks
Stamps:  S1307 Sweet Life
Ink:    Black Exclusive Inks; Cranberry and Topiary Alcohol Markers
Embellishments:  Black Shimmer Trim; Black Mini Medley (while supply lasts) 
Other:  Art Philosophy cartridge

Time to hop on over to Nikka Geer'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 July 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

Happy hopping!

National Stamping Month Blog Hop

Celebrate National Stamping Month with this beautiful new double D-size stamp set from Close To My Heart for only $5 (with qualifying purchase).  It's Your Day stamp set has 48 images and will be available August 15th thru September 30th.  Below are all the images in the set which you can click to see more detail:

If you have come here from Maria Myers's blog, you are on the right path!  I am the first stop for this 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 hop we have almost 50 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-sized card made with the new Dakota Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers. Below is my card.  I just love the colors of the kit which to me has a beautiful western flavor!  I decided to use this weeks Mojo Monday sketch #254 shown below the card.

Here is the sketch that I used from Mojo Monday.

Next is just a photo showing the dimension of the card.

Papers: Dakota WOTG papers; Colonial White, Black, Barn Red cardstocks

Stamps:  It's Your Day
Ink:   Pacifica and Black Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Blue Brad Assortment; Color Ready Seam Binding

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 National Stamping Month set is only available thru September 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5.

Happy Hopping!