National Scrapbooking Month 2015 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Taste of Summer Blog Hop for National Scrapbooking Month (which includes all you card makers as well)!  The featured items are the Taste of Summer Papers (above) and the new D-size stamp set also called Taste of Summer stamp set (below) containing 14 fruity images. These are available only thru May 31st. You can click on the image to see details.

 

 

If you have come here from Paige Dolecki's Blog you are on the right path. This hop has almost 40 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 made a promise to myself that no matter what the sketch was from MojoMonday, I was going to create my card using that sketch.  Here is that sketch.  I have also added this to the Heart 2 Heart challenge Mum's the Word:  

 

Next I have my card - I just love these colors together!!

 

 

 And here's a little different view.

 

 

The inside of the card (you just have to finish it off):

 

 

A closer look at the details (click to make larger):

 

 

Papers:  Taste of Summer papers; Sunny Yellow (ret.) and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps:  Year Round Cheer; Hello Tweety (ret. shown below)

Inks:  Juniper and Thistle Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z3024 White Shimmer Trim; z1853 Aqua Dots; z1283 Bitty Sparkles

Other:   Spellbinder circle dies

Year Round Cheer

 

Hello Tweety

Remember, the Taste of Summer is only available thru May 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these special offers!

 

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

Year Round Cheer December Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1212 Year Round Cheer, a set of 12 adorable monthly holiday stamps!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru December 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" x 5" card made with the Pear and Partridge Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers.  The stamp for December makes a perfect Christmas card.  I also am featuring this week's Mojo Monday because I thought it was a great sketch to feature these adorable stamps!  Below is my card:

This is the Mojo Monday sketch:

The photo below shows a closer look at the dimensional items of it:

 And, this photo gives a closer look at details (I this this stamp set was just made for the Bitty Sparkles!

Papers:  Partridge and Pear WOTG, including Cranberry, New England Ivy and Colonial White Cardstocks.
Stamps:  S1212 Year Round Cheer
Ink:   Cranberry, New England Ivy pigment pads, Black Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Z1263 Bitty Sparkles, Wire Christmas Ribbon (maybe from Walmart)
Other:  Z821 Clear Embossing Powder

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

Happy hopping!