Kaboom! June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

This month I am following {Adeline Brill's Blog.}   We have over 50 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in this month’s Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.   If you lose your place while traveling through our blog hop, the complete list of participants can be found here.                                                                                                              

The June Stamp of the Month is entitled Kaboom!  (S1406) (Set of 16). Here is a picture of this stamp set:

I am not a big 4th of July cardmaker and scrapbooking is on my list of things to do before I die, so at first I was a bit concerned about how I was going to use this stamp set.  I love the circle shape stamp images and decided to showcase them on one of our Circle Spin Cards.

Here's my card.

I cut out the sentiment images and circles with the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.  I took a bunch of the other stamps in this set and made a real quick patterned paper by placing them all on the same large acrylic block and stamping them all at once.  I used Cranberry Ink on Cranberry Cardstock.  It gives you a little pattern without overtaking the entire card.

I used out Gold Polka Dot washi tape directly on the card front.  And then I took the Honey Triangle washi tape and applied it to White Daisy cardstock to give it a little pop and adhered it below and above the gold washi tape.

What I especially like about the Circle Spin cards is that you can decorate both sides of the circle that spins.  Here is the other side:

The card front was super easy to cut.  On Cricut Design space I took a rectangle and placed the square inside the rectangle and welded them together.  I guesstimated and was right the first time!  Yay!  I designed it to be framed by the white card base.  It is almost like layering - it gives it that look.

And I even decorated the inside of the card so that it shows through the window where the circle spins.  I inked up my stamp with Honey ink and then rolled one side into the Cranberry Ink and the other side in Pacifica Ink so that it would look like real fireworks.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to leave me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Sheila Bennett's Blog.}

The Kaboom Stamp Set can be purchased for $17.95 or if you purchase $50 in CTMH products, you can add this stamp set to your order for an additional $5.  This stamp set is only available between June 1 – June 30, 2014. 
You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website.  

Supplies Used

White Daisy Circle Spin Cards and Envelopes	Honey Triangles Washi Tape	Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape	Pacifica Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Cranberry Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Honey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	12" X 12" Pacifica Cardstock	12" X 12" Cranberry Cardstock
12" X 12" Honey Cardstock	Cricut Art Philosophy Collection	Sparkles Clear Assortment

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Stampers With an Attitude Free to Be Me Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop.  This month I am following  {Sheila Bennett.}  Our blog hop is a circular hop.  You just click on the link to the next blog on the bottom of this post and go visit the next blog.  If you get lost, I have all of the participating blogs near the bottom of my post.  Hope you enjoy seeing what our team has made for you.

This month our Stampers With an Attitude is featuring artwork with a Focus on our National Scrapbooking Month promotion called Free to Be Me.  Please read more about the promotion after I show you my artwork.

Close to My Heart has designed a special workshop to go with this promotion.  It has 2 two page layouts and 3 cards and leaves lots of extra paper to make more artwork.  So I picked up the extra paper and created this beautiful card.

Below is a list of supplies used.  They can be purchased on my website and sent directly to you!

Supplies Used

Inspiration Flourishes (C1581)	Durables Triangle Studs	Twilight Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
12" X 12" Twilight Cardstock	Sponge Daubers Value Pack (12)

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Now more about this wonderful promotion.

During National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can get the Free to Be Me paper collection (pictured above) for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features exclusive printed cardstocks, vellums, and patterned paper and, with a retail value of $11.95, is a fantastic deal. 

With your $50 qualifying purchase, you will also qualify for the May Stamp of the Month for an additional $5 (retail value $17.95)! This means May is the perfect month to double up on promotions, getting the paper collection for $5 and the May Stamp of the Month for $5.  That is a savings of nearly $20! 

Plus, when you purchase this workshop I will send you a downloadable 12 page flyer with the complete cutting and assembly instructions for 2 two page scrapbooking layouts and 3 cards.

The next very talented artist for you to visit on our blog hop is {Renee Tanner}.  

Participating Blogs

1. Catherine Nowak~ http://catscrapbooking.com/
2. Sheila Bennett ~ http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com
3. Melinda Everitt ~ http://www.ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/
4. Renee Tanner ~ http://www.craftymrst.com/
5. Barbi Kelley ~ http://barbispapercreations.blogspot.com
6. Di Crawford ~ http://www.scrapwithdi.blogspot.com/
7. Judy Faye Garner ~ http://judyfaye.blogspot.com
8. Jen Patrick ~ http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com
9. Becky McClain ~ http://www.beckysstudio-cards.blogspot.com/
10. Jaime Llewellyn ~ http://www.jaimellewellyn.blogspot.com

National Scrapbooking Month Free to Be Me Promotion

It is May, which is National Scrapbooking Month, and I have an AWESOME promotion for you!

During National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can get the Free to Be Me paper collection (pictured above) for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features exclusive printed cardstocks, vellums, and patterned paper and, with a retail value of $11.95, is a fantastic deal. 

With your $50 qualifying purchase, you will also qualify for the May Stamp of the Month for an additional $5 (retail value $17.95)! This means May is the perfect month to double up on promotions, getting the paper collection for $5 and the May Stamp of the Month for $5.  That is a savings of nearly $20! 

Plus, when you purchase this workshop I will send you a downloadable 12 page flyer with the complete cutting and assembly instructions for 2 two page scrapbooking layouts and 3 cards.

One of the layouts is pictured below.

Supplies needed to complete the Free to Be Me Workshop:

C1584     My Acrylix Feathers

C1575     My Acrylix True to Life

E1029     My Acrylix Marquee Uppercase

CC1027   Free to Be Me Paper Pack

1385       White Daisy Cardstock

Z2103     Bamboo Ink Pad

Z2114     Cocoa Ink Pad

Z2195     Lagoon Ink Pad

Z1928     Durables Triangle Studs

Z1853     Aqua Dots

Z1297     Edge Distresser

OR you can sign up to take one of my Free to Be Me Workshops if you purchase the Free to Be Me Paper Pack and use my stamp sets and inks!  

Email me at mkgmt@aol.com with your order or call me at (901) 218-1847.  I will place my next order on May 12th.

You can also place your order on my website and ask for FedEx Smartpost shipping for a reduced rate and right to your door delivery!  Place your order into the shopping cart and then choose the Free to Be Me Paper Pack for an additional $5.

Dates: Offer valid May 1, 2014 (9:00 am) - May 31, 2014 (11:59 pm). 

Close to My Heart Free to be Me Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart National Scrapbooking Month Free to Be Me Blog Hop! 

This hop I am following {Pam Ellison's Blog.}   We have  24 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in the National Scrapbooking Month Blog Hop.   If you lose your place while traveling through our blog hop, the complete list of participants can be found here.                                                                                                              

I am at a big crop celebrating National Scrapbooking Day and will have my artwork up soon.  

While you are waiting, please go visit the next very talented Consultant in our blog hop, {Lori Brown's Blog.}