Pair-a-Phrase Blog Hop

Close to My Heart is having an awesome promotion for National Stamping Month.  Purchase $75 in product between August 15th and September 30th and receive Double D size stamp set (that is 2, yes 2 D size stamp sets in one envelope)called Pair-Phrase for FREE.  This blog hop is to show you what you can do with this amazing stamp set.  Over 40 consultants are participating so pull up a comfy chair and a cup of your favorite beverage and hop...hop...hop along.

If you are coming from Sheila Bennett's Blog you are on the right track:)

Here's the stamps included in the set:

These stamps are just too cute....I love them:)

Here"s my artwork:

Products I used:

Z1375 Kraft Cardstock

44751 Archival Black Stamp Pad

Z2147Smokey Plum Stamp Pad

X7143B Sonoma Level 2 Paper Packet

Z1460 Foundry Metal Accessories

Z1316 Cocao Ribbon Collection

Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

I colored the image with CTMH markers.  I cut the card base and sentiment rectangle with the Cricut...love our cartridge!!!!!

Here are a couple of more cards I made:

This one I used an Faux Pressed Flower embossing technique for the background. I learned this from Spiltcoaststampers.   I cut flowers with my Cricut and adhered them to the sunflower CS and then ran them through my Big Shot in a Sizzix embossing folder.  

Thanks for hopping by:)  Now hop on over to Lisa Sargent's Blog to see her amazing artwork:)