October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is D1442 Sharing the Magic, a set of 12 stamps. Nothing says "Christmas" to me like lots of silver, gold, and sparkle!  Can't you just see the glow with these stunning images?

If you have come here from Melissa Robinson'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 partipant's in case you get lost here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html

This month we have almost 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

Now "Hop" on over to Helen Onulak's Blog to see her beautiful holiday eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available until October 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Supplies:  Wishes Medallion (layout modified for standard size card).  Sharing the Magic Stamp Set, Mistletoe Paper Pack, Silver Ribbon, Cranberry Waxy Flax, Holiday Buttons, Silver Embossing Powder, Red Glitterglue, New England Ivy, Cranberry and Garden Green Markers

Here is another project I have made using this Stamp of the Month:  http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/2010/09/mojo-monday-sketch-155.html

Be sure to check out my October Stamp of the Month exchange slide show here:  http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/slide-shows-sotm.html

Halloween Workshop

Fall is  my favorite time of year and one of the things I love about it (besides the beautiful Montana weather) is Halloween.  My intent was actually to do a little more but I was sick for the last week with a horrible cold so I didn't get as much done as I wanted and the creativity has to be credited to Annette Green--a fellow consultant who is extremely talented!!  Below is a picture of all the projects --  3 cards, a candy bar treat holder and a  coffin.  The template for the coffin was from Martha Stewart's downloads.  Even if you are not a fan of Martha Stewart, her video is a hoot!

Colors used for the projects was Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush and Black CS and Inks.

Recipe:  The Boo Crew Stamp Set various other stamp sets for random stamped area; Sunset Exclusive Ink (EI) pad and marker; Moonlight White Brilliance pad (for polkadots); Black waxy flax; black polka dot organza ribbon.

Recipe:  Spellbound Stamp Set; Pewter brads; black ribbon; sizzix top note die.

Recipe:  Captured Moments and Beware Stamp Sets; Vellum for punched out ghost; wooden ghost charm; pewter brads; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; White Daisy Pigment (EI) ink and clear embossing powder; Pearl Opaques; black gingham ribbon; staples.

Recipe:  Spellbound and Party Animal stamp sets; colonial white and Grey Flannel papers; cranberry and sunset EI; retired CTMH cloud stencil; Martha Stewart Fence punch; Licorice Opaques; Liquid Glass

I just LOVE this little party animal guy!  Isn't he the cutest?

Recipe:  Thriller and Beware Stamp Sets, Hooligans Paper Pack; Brilliance Cosmic Copper Ink; Liquid Glass; Sparkles; twine



Now "Gramma" is off to help the granddaughters make their own Halloween creations!

Mojo Monday Sketch 155

I love Mojo Mondays and wish I had more time to do more of the sketches. I was glad I had off Monday because it gave me time to work on a card. I decided to use the October Stamp of the Month because I wanted to play with the new Mistletoe Papers!

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch # 155:

Here is my standard size card:

This next one shows the dimension of the card and the inside.  The pinkish color is really glitter but the camera just doesn't pick up the shiney-ness.

Supplies:  D1443 Share the Magic Stamp Set; Mistletoe Paper Pack; Creative Basic Mistletoe Collection; Silver Ribbon from the Creative Basic Mistletoe Collection; Cranberry, Garden Green, NE Ivy markers; Prisma Glitter; Licorice Opaques adhesive gems. 

Have a terrific Thursday.  I'm off to take First Aid Training!