Operation Smile Blog Hop

  Welcome to our Operation Smile Blog Hop!

We will be featuring the Operation Smile Stamp set, Every Bit of Wonderful, a set of 19 stamps.  If you have come here from Wendy Kessler, 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 approximately 13 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!

This first card I started by heat embossing in White a random pattern  using multiple stamps from the set.  Next I did some ink smooshing using Abandoned Coral and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxides.  I heat embossed the sentiment in White and inked over the sentiment in Abaondoned coral Distress Oxide Ink.  I used the Stitched Simple Bracket for the sentiment and popped it using 3D foam tape.

For my second card, I stamped the sentiment first and heat embossed in White, than using the large flower I stamped and heat embossed again in White.  Then using the Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink and the Blending Tool I sponged ink onto the cardstock.  This technique is called ink resist.  Finally just to give it some flare, I splattered Clear Shimmer Brush all over the front of the card.

Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandsetter'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 Operation Smile stamp set gives $7 to this charity that gives life saving surgeries to so many children!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set!


Always craft with  <3

December SOTM Blog Hop - Happiness Never Grows Old

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is titled Happiness Never Grows Old, a set of 11 stamps.  If you have come here from Wendy Kessler'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 approximately 18 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!

I created 2 cards for tonight's blog hop.  The left card is using Blue Belle Pattern from the current Mix In collection and then I pulled in the Square Stitched Frame Die in White Daisy and the mat is in Desert Rose.  The sentiment is embossed in White Embossing Powder.  The right card also uses White Embossing but this is stamped on Raspberry cardstock.  I wanted some shimmer or glitz, so splattered Clear Shimmer Brush onto this card.

Now "Hop" on over to Gina Brandsetter'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 December SOTM is only available until December 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3