Showing posts with label Stamp of the Month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stamp of the Month. Show all posts

3/01/2016

March SOTM - Sunshine Birdies

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month 
Blog Hop! 




This month I am following {Wendy Kessler's Blog.}   We have 36 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 March Stamp of the Month is entitled Sunshine Birdies (S1603) (Set of 11).   Here is a picture of this stamp set:




Last month's Stamp of the Month reminded me of my childhood.  This month's stamp set reminds me of my teenagerhood.  I was a hippie growing up in the late 60's and early 70's. I wish that I had stamped then.  This stamp set would have been so much fun to decorate our notebooks.

This stamp set screamed Penelope.  I picked up an old layout that I loved from a few years ago. Close to My Heart had designed it and used it in magazine ads.  I had scrapbooked a picture of two of my granddaughters and really loved the layout.  I copied the layout design.  I CAS'ed myself!!  Yes, I made a scrapbooking layout and not a card!!

This layout features my 10 year old granddaughter who we are raising along with her brother.  I pulled out my Shin Han markers and had a great time coloring all of the whimsical birds and butterflies.  The green diagonal print at the bottom of the layout is washi tape from the Limeade ashi pack.  The Crystal Blue words are from the Friendly Wishes stamp set.  The rest are Cricut cuts and fussy cutting around the stamped images.  I popped up some of the images with our thin 3D foam tape.

The Sunshine Birdies Stamp of the Month 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 March 1 – March 31, 2016. 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to show me a little love by leaving me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Haley Dyer's Blog} and see what she has made with this adorable stamp set.

You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website. 
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2/01/2016

February SOTM - Balloon Animals

Welcome to the February Stamp of the Month 
Blog Hop! 




This month I am following {Catherine Nowak's Blog.}   We have 39 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 February Stamp of the Month is entitled Balloon Animals (S1602) (Set of 13).   Here is a picture of this stamp set:




Isn't this just the cutest stamp set ever?  I am guessing it brings me back to my childhood.  I love it!

I kind of knew what I wanted to do with this stamp set but I started off my designing my checking Pinterest.  I didn't find anything that really grabbed me that would work with this stamp set, but it got my creative juices flowing.  I wanted something fun and whimsical with bright colors.  So I knew I was using our new Penelope paper pack and I knew that I wanted to bring in cuts with the Cricut.

Here is my card.


Do you like my cute little balloon monkey riding the balloon giraffe?  I have a lot going on but using the Penelope paper pack made it so easy to create.  The patterns are fun without being too matchy-matchy.

The Balloon Animals Stamp of the Month 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 February 1 – February 29, 2016. 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to show me a little love by leaving me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Melissa Robinson's Blog} and see what she has made with this adorable stamp set.

I am linking this card with the Paper Players Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website. 
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7/31/2014

The Close to My Heart August What a Hoot Stamp of the Month Blog Hop



Welcome to the August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 


This month I am following {Adeline Brill's Blog.}   We have 67 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 August Stamp of the Month is entitled What a Hoot  (S1408) (Set of 18). Here is a picture of this stamp set:



In addition to showcasing this super-adorable stamp set, I got to use some of our products from our new catalog, Annual Inspirations that goes live on August 1st.  



This card was truly a joy to put together.  Despite the kids being off from school (fighting in the background) and the extra people in my house (my son's family is visiting from Guam), I was actually humming and singing as I found my happy place in making this card.  So, let me show you my card.


I used our new Halloween paper called Scaredy Cat.  Loving the purple, which is one of our new colors called Thistle.  

 To make the circle and the scallop around the circle, I pulled out my handy, dandy Cricut Explore and my Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge and opened up Cricut Design Space on my computer.  I am going to show a short tutorial on my blog tomorrow so please come back and see.

I like to have a finished inside on my card.  I used our black pigment ink to stamp this cute sentiment and then colored it in with our new Marigold ShinHan alcohol markers.

I added some Purple Shimmer Tape at the bottom and then added one of the Zip Strips from the Scaredy cat paper pack matted with Black cardstock.


And the star of the card is my sweet little owl.  He is stamped and fussy cut with various patterned paper from the Scaredy Cat paper pack.  Don't you just love him?  It was like putting together paper dolls, cutting and moving around different combinations of patterned paper.  I love the creative process!

The pumpkin in his hat is colored with Marigold, Light Orange and Golden Yellow ShinHan markers.  I start off with my darker color and add shading wherever I want it.  Then I went in with the Light Orange over all of the pumpkin.  While it is still wet, I added the Golden Yellow over all of the pumpkin and then went back in with the Marigold to make the shading a little more pronounced.

With the ShinHan markers, remember that you can keep adding color until you like what you have.  Using more than one color will give you dimension.  They mix well while they are wet, and you can always go back in and add more color.  Don't be afraid to play with them.  They are so much fun!


 I absolutely could not resist adding googly eyes to my sentiment!


My final touch was the addition of the new CTMH Silver sequins for his eyes.  They fit perfectly!


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

The What a Hoot 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 August 1 – August 31, 2014. 
You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website.  
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