October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1210 Very Merry Christmas, a set of 11 holiday!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru October 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 5-3/4" x 5-3/4" card made with the new Avonlea Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Papers which features some exclusive cardstock colors only available in the kit. I wanted to use a kit that was different than the usual Christmas colors. Below is my card:

And here is a closer look at the dimensional items of it:

Papers: Avonlea WOTG papers; Avonlea White, Smokey Plum, Avonlea Teal cardstocks
Stamps:  S1210 Very Merry Christmas
Ink:   Smokey Plum pigment pad, True Teal (retired) Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Pearl Opaques, Just Blooms
Other:  CTMH 2" Scallop Punch; Artiste Cartridge; 1" circle punch; Spellbinder Scallop Square Die Cut;  Border Ribbon Punch.

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

Happy hopping!

Clearly The Best

Close To My Heart is excited to be working with My Craft Channel , an online craft TV network, to create a new video series called Clearly the Best. Each video will show stamping techniques demonstrating the creative flexibility and perfect placement possible with our clear stamps. When you sign up for free at http://www.mycraftchannel.com, you’ll receive email notifications every time a new video in the Clearly the Best video series is released. That way, you'll be sure to catch every episode! Sign up today.

In this first episode,  discover the ease of creating new designs from stamp sets you already own. Personalize by using this new stamping technique. The versatility of clear My Acrylix® stamps makes it simple to bend, curve, and mix and match stamps to produce a completely unique design!



Lots of great ideas here!  Happy Stamping!

Make & Takes for Open House

At the end of August I held a little open house and had a couple of projects that were make and takes.  One project features the new Cricut Artiste Cartridge.  This is another cartridge that has over 700 images.  However, this amazing cartridge has some many cool things built into it so that you no longer have to figure out how large or small related pieces should be cut. The cartridge will cut all pieces of a project to the appropriate size once you have set the dial on your cricut.  This just amazes me!

Here are the projects:  a 4.5" x 4.5" card and a cute little gift box.  You can click on pictures for details.

Supplies for the little gift box:

Papers: Wonderland WOTG papers, Colonial White cardstock
Stamps:  One of the 3 D-size stamps sets that come with the Artiste cartridge

Inks:  Chocolate Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Pearl opaque gems
Other:  Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Same paper and supplies are used on both cards.  The only difference is the front and backs of Moonlight B&T papers are reversed.

Supplies for both cards:

Papers: Moonlight WOTG papers, Colonial White, Smokey Plum cardstock
Stamps: C1522 Creepy Creatures
Inks: Smokey Plum, Black, Goldrush, Sorbet Exclusive Inks
Embellishments: Black Mini-Medley Collection

I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day holiday!

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!