August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is A Chocolate Affair, a set of 16 stamps. How can you not love a stamp set all about chocolate!!!

If you have come here from Jaime Llewellyn's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Helen's Blog and start from the beginning! This month we have close to 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

Here are the card I made using this set:

I used the following:

S1308 A Chocolate Affair

X7173B Babycakes Paper Pack

Z2503 Basics Mini Pigment Pads in Chocolate ..of course!

Z821 Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Z1617 Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain

Now hop on over to  Kim Schnoor's Blog to see her amazing artwork!!

Sneak Peek

The new Autumn Close to My Heart catalog comes out on August 1st and I have a little sneak peek and one of the new stamps.  

Jeannette Lynton our founder started as DOTS (Dozens of Terrific Stamps) and they have brought back a few of her original stamp designs, one of which I used here...

I love the sweet doodle drawing:) they are stamped with black ink and then colored with our alcohol ink pens.  

I am having an Open House on August 16th so stop by and see some of the new products and pick up your new catalog. If you live far away and would like to get the new catalog email me with your info and I will get one out to you.

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Get Organized!

Happy Independence Day

Here's a card I made to celebrate the birthday of this great country...

I used D1576 Home of the Brave Stamp set.  You can get this stamp set and help the US troops too...click here to find out how!

I hope you have an amazing day.  God Bless the USA!!!

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July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is Sweet Life, a set of 9 stamps. I love the sketchy drawing in this set.  The work well with our alcohol ink markers.

 If you have come here from Pam Jarrett's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Helen's Blog and start from the beginning! This month we have close to 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

 

Here are the cards I made using this set:

I used the following to make these cards:

S1307 Sweet Life Stamp of the Month

44751 Archival Black Stamp Pad

Various CTMH Alcohol Ink Markers

Z1751 Harvest Bakers Twine Assortment

Z1375 Kraft Cardstock (love this stuff)

1385 Daisy White Cardstock

1514 TomBow Mono Adhesive

Now hop on over to  Helen Onulak's Blog to see her amazing artwork!!

A June Wedding

I was blessed to be asked to attend the wedding of a young lady from church.  The wedding was a beautiful rustic theme...all the flowers except the bouquets were made of paper!  Their colors were yellow and white. Here's a picture I took of the alter...those big flowers are paper...aren't they gorgeous!!!  She got all of her ideas from Pinterest!!

 Here is the card I made for the happy couple.  It is an easel card. 

Congratulations Steven and Caitlin Arthur!

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June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is A Flowering Bunch, a set of 10 stamps. What a fun stamp set.  It also works with the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge, which makes me happy, because I love using my Cricut!!

 

 f you have come here from Karen Fullam's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Helen's Blog and start from the beginning! This month we have close to 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

Here are the cards I made using this set:

I used the following products to make these cards:
S1306 A Flowering Bunch Stamp set
Z2196 Smoothie Stamp Pad
Z2190 Gypsy Stamp Pad
44751 Archival Black Stamp Pad
Dream Pop Cardstock
X7165B For Always Paper Pack
Various Alcohol Inks Pens

 Now hop on over to Priscilla Gotham's Blog to see her amazing artwork!!

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring May's SOTM, which is Pinwheel, a set of 10 stamps. What a fun stamp set.  It also works with the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge, which makes me happy, because I love using my Cricut!!

If you have come here from Terry Ann Diack's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Helen's Blog and start from the beginning! This month we have close to 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go.....

 Here is a card I made using this set:

I used the following to make this card:
S1305 Pinwheel Stamp of the Month
Z1790 Artiste Cricut Cartridge
Z7167B Later Sk8r Paper Pack
Z2195 Lagoon Stamp Pad
Z2140 Outdoor Denim Stamp Pad
Z2197 Pear Stamp Pad


 I also used this set to make some scrapbook pages. 

Now hop on over to Nancy Womersley's Blog to see her amazing artwork!!

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Dream Pop Blog Hop

In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May (valued at $19.95 retail)! This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets as well as 12 B&T Duos^® papers that were specifically designed for this promotion only—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else!

So to give you a sneak peek  a group of us consultants are doing a blog hop using these beautiful paper.  

If you came from Priscilla Gotham's Blog you are on the right track.

I love this paper...it is so bright and happy:)  Here's what I did with this paper pack....Because May is National Scrapbooking Month I made a scrapbook page using this kit.  Sorry the picture is not the greatest.. 

I added the following products to complete this page:

Z1702 Paradise Bakers Twine Assortment
Z1817 Washi Tape
Z1790 Artiste Cricut Cartridge (to cut letters)

Below are 2 cards I made with this paper...

 

Now hop on over to Heather Schmuckal's Blog to see her beautiful artwork!! 

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Time Flies....

Boy, time flies...I just cannot believe how long it has been since I posted!!  I have been so busy this month....especially busy this weekend.  Saturday I had to go make my Awana Grand Prix car then make a card and kits for the Tweens Girl's Night Out that evening.  Can I just add that Hope Chapel Maui has the most amazing group of young ladies!!!!  Love them:)  Sunday was my monthly scrappin' cult meeting....love hanging with my girlfriends...creating, laughing, eating and solving the worlds probelms:)

Here are a couple cards I made this weekend. This first card is using the Quick Cards Dragonfly Stamp Set  I have love of dragonflies and could not wait to use this set.  To top it off it is only $6.95:)

I am loving the Puns of Praise Stamp set below....it is so "punny"

You will have to check back on April 26th...  I am taking part in a blog hop showcasing CTMH's National Scrapbooking Month Special!! 

Thanks for hopping by:)