January 2012 SOTM Blog Hop

Happy New Year Everyone!! This month the featured stamp of the month is S1211-Little Reminder, a set of 25 images!  Below are the images in this stamp set.

If you have come here from Lalia Harris'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 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 "standard-size card made from the Sonoma Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers.  I was trying to make a birthday card for my granddaughter whose birthday is January 6th.  This is one of those cards that looked so much more elegant in my head.  :-)

Supplies used: S1211 Little Reminder Stamp Set; G1028 Sonoma WOTG; Colonial White, Chocolate, Smokey Plum & Olive Cardstock; Olive, Chocolate & Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks; CTMH Cricut Art Philosphy Cartridge; Z1635 Heirloom Assortment (flower); Smokey Plus organza ribbon (retired); old Fiskar border punch.

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 SOTM is only available until January 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5! Here we go!

Happy hopping!

Rock the Block - Blog Hop

Welcome to the Rock the Block - Blog hop CELEBRATING NATIONAL PAPERCRAFTING MONTH in January 2012.  Get an exclusive E-size stamp set and the new My Creations Collage Cubes for just $15 (with a qualifying purchase) available December 19th thru January 31, 2012.

Here is a quick peak at the Image Files - click to show details:

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's blog, you are on the right path!  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.

We have just over 30 CTMH Consultants sharing their creations using this amazing set. The hop is simple to follow --just click on the link provided at the end of the post to move to the next blog!

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I have not found the perfect theme yet for the blocks so I decided to use the stamp set to create my project:

Supplies:  Rock the Block stamp set; Sonoma Paper Pack; Sonoma Level III embellishments; Olive and Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks; Olive, Colonial White and Smokey Plum cardstocks; Paper piecing tool (Pokey Tool); and Clear sparkles colored with copic markers.

Hope you enjoyed my slant on this lovely stamp set!  Now it's off to Tracy Godbee's Blog to see her lovely creations!

National Papercrafter's Month Special

ROCK THE BLOCK!  JOIN THE CRAZE! WHEN YOU PLACE A MINIMUM ORDER OF $25 FROM THEAutumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you can get two new products for just $15: the My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set. That’s a retail savings of almost $30! You're going to love the Collage Cubes and the Rock the Block stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.



Offer available from December 19, 2011 thru January 31, 2012.

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring S1112 Mad About You, with 14 ways to profess your love for that special someone!

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's Blog, you are on the right path!  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 nearly 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. Blog hopping 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 Adeline Brill's blog to see her beautiful 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 December 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

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Below is one of the ways I decided to use this stamp set (as an anniversary card).  It is a 6" x 6" size card.  Note that you can click on the picture to see details.

Here is just a closer look at the detail (showing the sparkles lace.

Below is a better picture of the sparkels.

Supplies:  Mad About You Stamp Set; Roxie Workshop on the Go Papers; Black, Kraft, Colonial White, Tulip Cardstock, Smoothie, Black, Tulip Exclusive Inks; Clear Sparkes, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge; Quick Cut Scallop Die & Spellbinders Circle Dies; lace from my sewing basket.

Now hop on over to Adeline's Blog by clicking the block below:

November's Sharing from the Heart Blog Hop

Welcome to November's Hop! This month's themes we have three themes that each hopper chose from, Thanksgiving, Stamp Of The Month, or Gift Ideas. They may have done all three or only 1 of them.

You have arrived from Jody Gustafson's blog. My project was tags.  Needs lots of tags for gifts, right?

The large tags are 5" tall (not including ribbon).  The small tags are approximately 3" tall.  If you are using your CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge in your Cricut to cut out your tags, the small ones are "original" size.  You can click on any pictures for greater detail.  I shamelessly copied these ideas from Annette Green.

Here are the individual tags close up.

In the meantime, please hop on over to Kristine Ponte's Blog to enjoy her lovely eye-candy.

If you get lost along the way, please enjoy all of the lovely posts below:

Diana Soling http://mystampingspot.blogspot.com/

Deb Fortin http://papercrazy.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth http://ejoym.blogspot.com/

Heather Hunt http://creativecoconut08.blogspot.com/

Jody Gustafson http://cre8nmemories.blogspot.com/

You Are Here----->; http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/

Kristine Ponte http://kponte.blogspot.com/

Lori Stroup http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/

Wendy K. http://myscrapbookingblog.com/

Adeline Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com/

Lela Norris http://lilola4life.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and have a day full of wonder and delight!

Cherish The Day Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to November's {Cherish The Day} Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month the featured stamp of the month is S1111-Cherish The Day, a set of 44 images!  Below are the images in this stamp set.

If you have come here from Vicki Price'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 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this classic 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 treat/favor holder created with the new Believe Paper Pack (Workshop on the Go).  I am SO loving the CTMH Cricket Art Philosophy cartridge with over 700 images and the ability to make many 3D projects like this one!

Supplies used: S1111 Cherish The Day Stamp Set; G1024 Believe WOTG; Kraft card stock; Black & Holiday Red Exclusive Inks; CTMH Cricut Art Philosphy Cartridge; Red Sparkles; Sparkle Brads (retired); Sweet Lear Grosgrain ribbon; Hershey Hugs.

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 SOTM is only available until November 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5! Here we go!

Happy hopping!

Christmas Card Class & Faux Bow Tutorial

Last night I had a really fun class with 5 new ladies that I met for the first time.  None of them had ever stamped before so I wasn't completely certain we would make it through 3 cards.  There were a lot of new things to learn with these cards.  First off, I have to give credit to Vicki Wiznuik, a Canadian consultant shared her fabulous card ideas on the consultant board.  My changes are ever so slight.  Here is what we did:

The first card we created had lots of glitz glitter!

Next we moved to something that had a little texture.  I also demonstrated that with CTMH's white core card stock that you could sand the texture ever so slightly to make it pop even more.

And finally, we got to make a faux bow which makes a lovely gathered bow.  Doesn't it look like the most perfect bow?

So, how do you make this lovely faux bow?  Note that any picture (above/below) you can click on it to see more detail.

1.  For this ribbon (which is 1" wide) I started with a 10" piece of ribbon, a button (2 holes is easier to do this), and some hemp or waxy flax (I prefer the waxy flax).

2.  Take the left end of the ribbon and cross it over the center of the ribbon and take the right end of the ribbon and cross it over the center:

3.  Through the top of the button insert the waxy flax and come up through the second hole but leave the waxy flax loose forming a big loop.

4.  Insert your ribbon (for pix #2 above) through the loop.

5.  Now tighten the waxy flax forming a bow but leaving the waxy flax just loose enough so you can adjust the bow:

6.  When the bow is adjusted the way you like, tie a single knot in the waxy flax or if you are using hemp you will have to tie a double knot to hold it.  Trim waxy flax down to about the width of the button.

7.  Trim the ends of the bow and voila, you have the perfect faux bow!

Now if that isn't the easiest bow I ever didn't tie!

SHARING FROM THE HEART Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sharing From the Heart Blog Hop! Grab your coffee, sit back and enjoy all the great projects from 13 ladies we've got for you today!! The hop goes in a complete circle so you will end up here or where ever you started when you are finished. 
We have several different themes so you'll be getting a good variety today!!  You have probably arrived from Jody Gustafson's blog and the next stop after here will be Kristine Ponte's blog. 

Below is my artwork featuring FALL FLING ideas!  It is a 6" x 6" card.  I just love the Dreamin' papers and have been itching to used them!

A closer look showing the dimension:

Supplies:  Harvest Happiness Stamp Set; Dreamin WOTG kit;  Pacifica, Cocoa, & Colonial White Cardstock; Goldrush, Pacifica & Chocolate Exclusive Inks; Colonial White Designer Ribbon Collection; Shimmer Designer Brads; Piercing Tool

My card was inspired by a sketch from Viva La Verve Week #2  on Split Coast Stampers:

Now, hope on over to Kristine Ponte's blog and see what beautiful eye candy you will find there!  Thanks for stopping by today!  If you get lost along the way, below is a list of participants.  Enjoy!

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Diana Soling http://mystampingspot.blogspot.com/
Adeline Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com/
Deanne Jacobs http://deannestamps.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth http://www.ejoym.blogspot.com/
Heather Hunt http://creativecoconut08.blogspot.com/
Jody Gustafson http://cre8nmemories.blogspot.com/
Kathleen Androlewicz http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/ - YOU ARE HERE
Kristine Ponte http://kponte.blogspot.com/
Lela Norris http://lilola4life.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Thompson http://www.voicespast.com/
Tammy Smith http://c2mh.blogspot.com/
Tamytha Jenkins http://paperheartist.com/
Wendy K. http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/