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!
 

Happy Father's Day 2015

To all fathers out there--my son, my son-in-law, my brother, my uncles, my cousins....

Fathers are wonderful people

Too little understood,

And we do not sing their praises

As often as we should...

But Fathers are just wonderul

In a million different ways,

And they merit loving compliments

And accolade of praise,

For the only reason Dad aspires

To fortune and success

Is to make the family proud of him

And to bring them Happiness...

And like our Heavenly father,

He's a guardian and a guide,

Someone that we can count on

To be always on our side.

Happy Father's Day!

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

The featured stamp of the month is S1506 Ice Cream Dreams--a set of 7 images. Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru June 30th. You can click on the image to see details.

 

If you have come here from Tamytha Jenkin's Blog you are on the right path. This month we have 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 that I'm using for a birthday card.  I am not over the Taste of Summer Papers yet, either.  OMG I love this stuff!  But I promise to post more cards from this set with other papers.   I also love what you can do with the new rolls of washi tape (and I'm not usually a washi tape fan because I never know what to do with it!)  So, here is my card - 

 

 

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

 

 

And here's a little closer view:

 

 

Papers:  Taste of Summer papers (ret.); Pear, Hollyhock and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps: S1506 Ice Cream Dreams

Inks:  Hollyhock and Pear Exclusive Inks; Cotton Candy and Pear Exclusive Markers (ret.); YR29 Barely Beige and BR96 Mahogany ShinHan Markers

Embellishments:  z1847 Green Glitter Paper;

Other:  z1851 Scallop Border Punch; z3067 Carnival washi tape

 

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 June 30th! 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 Jaime Llewellyn's blog and see what eye candy she is flashing your way!
 

Don't You Love Taste of Summer?

I just love how bright and cheery the Taste of Summer papers are!!  Here is one of my recent cards that I turned into a birthday card.  It is a standard size card:

Here is a closer look.  The strawberries were covered with liquid glass to make them pop.

Here is a full front look:

Papers:  Taste of Summer Papers; Hollyhock and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps: CC1039 Taste of Summer

Inks:  Kenty Green (ret.) and Hollyhock Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Green Glitter Paper; Gold Assortment Sequins

Other: Just Bloom Flowers (ret.)

You still have a few days left to get your papers and stamp set!  Check out these promotions which will be available through May31st, here.

Happy Mother's Day

I wish all the mothers a very Happy Mother's Day.  And for the rest of you, I hope you tell your Mothers how much they mean to you.  For all the husbands of mothers, here's some advice:

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."  Theodore Hesburg.

Finally, as I was finishing up making my last Mother's Day card last night, I couldn't help but think:

Best wishes!

 

Masculine Birthday Card

The month of May is full of card opportunities.  There is Mother's Day, my son and son in law's birthdays, my daughter in law's birthday and the list goes on.  So, for my son and son-in-law's birthday cards, I was very inspired by Dana Kessler to the point of pretty much casing her card.  When I have so many cards, the creative juices are sometimes stagnant.  Anyway, here is my rendition of Dana's lovely card:

I used our retired textured cardstock to make this card.  I really love this paper because one side is true color and the other is a lighter, coordinated color.  The base of this card is cocoa.

This one shows some detail a little better:

And here is the inside of the card:

Papers:  Jackson WOTG papers; Cocoa textured cardstock (ret.)

Stamps:  D1646 Finding the Words; S1504 Typed Note (ret.) -- below

Inks:  Juniper, Cocoa, and Black Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z3024 Bronze Shimmer Trim; z3041 Oceanside Sequins; z3073 Brave Enamel Shapes; z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Other:   z1686 CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge; z1924 Dot Embossing Folder

 

D1646 Finding the Words

 

 

S1504 Typed Note

 

 

And here is the wonderful cake that my Grandson picked for his father, my son--a real outdoors man.  He had to make sure that he would be able to keep the boat, fisherman, and fish.  Of course his dad told my Grandson that he could hold them for him.  :-)

 

 

Happy Birthday Ian! 

 

Love, Mom

 

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!