Fall Favorites - September SOTM Blog Hop

School has started and that means fall is right around the corner!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1209 Fall Favorites, a set of 11 whimsical fall images!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru September 30th.  Click to see details.

If you have come here from Angela Garcia'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 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 Standard size card made with the new Clementine Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers.  Below is my card:

And here is a closer look:

Papers: Clementine WOTG papers, White Daisy, Indian Corn Blue, Sorbet cardstocks

Stamps:  S1209 Fall Favorites
Ink:   Black, Exclusive Inks; Indian Corn Blue, Sorbet, Sunflower, Chocolate, Olive New Alcohol Markers

Embellishments:  Liquid Glass, Indian Corn Blue Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)

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 thru September 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

I would like to give special mention to Heather Schmuckal's blog post and a wonderful layout she did.  Be sure to also check out her post here:  http://heatherjanedesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/september-stamp-of-month-blog-hop-fall.html.  You won't be dissappointed!  :-)

Happy hopping!

Cricut Artiste and Easy Instruction

I have to tell you that I think the Cricut Artiste cartridge is the Best New Product of the year -- at least as far as I'm concerned.  Every single page of the Handbook just blows me away with all the amazing things you can make!

Discover how to make accents, cards, and 3-D projects with the Cricut^® Artiste cartridge. It’s easy to learn with the simple instructional booklet and assembly booklet!  (Links provided to download these booklets).



I hope you get to check out this cartridge.  If you decided to only order one thing from Close To My Heart this year--for me, this would be it!

Feel the creativity.  Be the creativity.

National Stamping Month Promotion

Learn how to celebrate the everyday moments with the It’s Your Day double stamp set for National Stamping Month. You can create cute projects with nearly 50 adorable stamps!



And then, if you are ready to see more projects made with these adorable stamps, be sure to follow our National Stamping Month blog hop by starting here:  http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/2012/08/national-stamping-month-blog-hop.html

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!

New Product Blog Hop

The new Idea Book has the most gorgeous, amazing new product and I am only going to give you a small sampling of it today.  First off, Halloween is my favorite time of year and can't wait to see what all the new ghosties and goblins that will be out and about.  So, I chose to pick on a few things today (and the rest of this month showing you new Halloween fun things!  Today, I am showing off the new CTMH Artiste Cartridge (download the handbook here and the assembly book here).

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's Blog you are on the right path.  This month we have around 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations from the new Idea Book. 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 party affair with lots of things to make a fun party.  Cupcake holders, treat holders and little fun titles and holder and Halloween items.  Everything was made with the new CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge.  I have a Cricut Create so my mat is only a 6" x 12" and everything is STILL adorable!

 Below is the little popcorn box holder.

 Don't you just love that cat and the cupcake holder?  BUGS AND HISSES - I just love that!!

Another cupcake holder--my cupcake was a little small (those are the tiny as opposed to regular or jumbo size cupcakes.  (For size, you can make cupcake holder for either with the Cricut Create)!

This bat is really a card but I turned him into treat holder.  Isn't he ADORABLE!!

And here is the little bat dude without his treats--would be perfect for a Halloween greeting as well, don't you think?

Papers:  Black and Orange (ret.) cardstocks

Stamps:  Moonlight and SpellBound WOTG Stamp sets
Ink:   Black Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles; Cricut CTMH Artiste Cartridge; Baker's Twine - neutral and new Autumn assortments

Time to hop on over to Laurie Newton'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!

Happy hopping!