Welcome
to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We
will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Ice Cream Dream,
a set of 7 stamps. If you
have come here from Melinda's Blog,
you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start
here and work your way all around. If
you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating
consultants on Melinda’s Blog.
This
month we have 50 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!
For my project I decided to try the Boken technique on a full 12x12 page. This was very time consuming but I think the effect was totally worth my time. I used Lagoon and Cotton Candy Ink and sponged over the paper in a random pattern. Then having cut circles in various sizes to create a template, I sponged these circles, using White Daisy Pigment Ink, randomly so that it creates a sort of bubble like appearance. Some circles I kept almost opaque and others I really layered the ink on. You can also see that there are bubbles ontop of bubbles. I really love how this layout came out, and I've also carried the colors into the stamped images.
My photo mats are 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and will hold 4 x 4 photos. If you did not want to use mats, then you could use 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 photos, you could also double mat the photo spaces.
Now
"Hop" on over to Sheila's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get
some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the June SOTM
is only available until the 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here)
to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!
I love the Bokeh background. I think I need to try this! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love the colours Michelle. Great technique. Gong to have to try this one day when I finish work at end of June.
ReplyDeleteGreat layout... Love the colors and Bokeh technique. super!
ReplyDeleteI love your color combo and the bokeh technique is really cool! It fits in really well with the ice cream theme.
ReplyDeleteLove your color combo...I really need to try this technique.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! the bokeh technique looks awesome on a layout! Great colors.
ReplyDeleteVery nice colors - I especially love the ice cream truck!
ReplyDeleteTotally fun and colorful with the bokeh technique!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is so dreamy!
ReplyDeleteso cool! came out perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis is just eye catching, very nice
ReplyDeleteWell done, this is fantastic.....
ReplyDeleteThis is a breathtaking layout. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat colors. The time it took to create the background paper was well worth it. Looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteSuper cool layout! I really like using the Boken for a layout.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you made that! So cool!
ReplyDeleteFabulous colours - what fun!
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