Thinking of You AHSC Sketch # 540

 Had this post all ready and forgot to publish it and link it to my own sketch.....opps.  As the creator and owner I am allowed to link up late......lol.

I really liked the simplicity of this sketch, and I wanted to use the current SOTM to create this card.  I had some scraps left over from the workshop we did at our Virtual Convention, and seeing as the new catalogs are starting at the end of the week I felt that I could share some sneaks of the patterns.  I used The Good Life paper and the August SOTM, Goodbye Isn't Forever. 

For this card I matted White Daisy on top of Habour and then attached to the card base.  Then I chose 2 patterns and Mist Cardstock for my laters.  The tag is cut from Toffee and I stamped the tree and clouds in 2nd generation Habour and the sentiment in Habour.  I dug through my stash and found from Bronze Sequins from a few years ago.  

I hope you will take a few moments to check out the rest of the design teams creations.

Goodbye Isn't Forever

September SOTM Blog Hop - Grateful For This Life

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is titled Grateful For This Life, a set of 16 stamps.  If you have come here from CatSCrapbooking, 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!

For my project this month I decided to create a slimline card using Paprika CS for my mat and then I created my own background paper using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Inks.  Before I inked up I heat embossed Grateful in Clear Embossing Powder for a emboss resist technique.  After I inked up the white CS I just wasn't happy with the embossing, so I embossed the word using White embossing powder.  This really raised the sentiment up much more and I like the effect.  For You is stamped in Black ink and then I doodled along the edges.  For a finishing touch I grabbed the new Autumn Sequins for my embellishments.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, the Grateful For This Life SOTM is only available until September 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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February SOTM Blog Hop - Doodled Borders

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's SOTM, Doodled Borders, a set of 36 stamps.  If you have come here from the artwork of Melinda Everitt, 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 22 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 card, I pulled Peach and Blue Belle from the pile of scraps I had laying on my table for inspiration.  I used muliple stamps to great the layers on this card, alternating between the Peach and Blue Belle.  The top row is Peach solid hearts with the outline stamped in Blue Belle, the 2nd layer is tone on tone stamping which is replicated at the bottom as well.  Then you see 2 rows of the joy happiness xo love stamped in Blue Bell.  Next row is the mini hearts border, followed by the plaid stamped in Blue Belle. The sentiment is from the Month's of the Year - February stamp, and to finish is off I took a Wooden Heart and coloured in with Blue Belle Shimmer Brush.  This was such a fun card to make. 

Now "Hop" on over to Brenda Lapp'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 February SOTM is only available until Februray 29th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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July SOTM Blog Hop - My Beautiful Friend

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is For My Beautiful Friend, a set of 20 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!

 

This first card I masked the center of the card so that I only stamped the border with the bouquet that the girl is carrying.  All images for all 3 cards are coloured with the Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers.  I ended up smudging some ink from my fingers onto the card so I decided to layer the girl overtop the card base.

I was inspired by a card on pinterest that I had saved a few months ago, and I was so happy to be able to utilize the design here.

I just love how the look of this stamp set changes when you change the colours used.  I had a rectangle stitched mat left over from another project and I was excited that it fit this project.

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


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June SOTM Blog Hop - Garden Tags

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Garden Tags, a set of 8 stamps.  If you have come here from Melinda Everitt'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 21 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this June'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 couldn't decide what I wanted to make with this stamp set, or what technique I wanted to use, so I made a whole selection of tags.  I did a black out technique, watercolour paints, ink on a versamat sprayed with water, ink blending, and colouring with markers and Shimmer Brushes, and paper piecing.

For this card, I coloured with the Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers and I cut out the flowers and leaves and paper pieced them onto the tag.  Then I adhered it to this card base with is Smoothie Cardstock cut on the large rectangle frame die cut, and the medium in the White Daisy.  Gold Gems were added along with the White & Gold Ribbon.

This first selection of tags were cut from Watercolour paper and paints in a rainbow of colours.  I stamped the images after the paint was dry.

This set of tags was created using the ink blending technique and then splattering with water to add some distressing.

This final set shows the Dragonfly coloured in with Lagoon Shimmer Brush. The next one is coloured in using the Blackout Technique. The bottom left is just coloured in with the Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers and the final tag is created by smearing ink onto my versamat and spraying with water, then I placed the tag onto of the ink to create the splotchy ink pattern.

Now "Hop" on over to Darlys Recker 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 June 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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February SOTM Blog Hop - Cherishing Her

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's SOTM, Cherising Her, a set of 23 stamps.  If you have come here from Melinda Everitt'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 21 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this February'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 this month, I decided that I really wanted to focus on the image provided and make it the focal point.  So I stamped the image off the edges of the cardstock at all four corners.  I used the new Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to color in the image.  The sentiment is from the SOTM, and is stamped in Black ink.  I added some loose Gold Sequins just to add some bling.

Marker colours:

Coral Blend, Pale Pink Blend, Citrus Blend, Dull Green Blend, Light Green Blend,Citrus Green Blend and Orange Blend, I also used the Blender Marker to pull extra color from the images.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy Kessler'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 MONTH SOTM is only available until MONTH 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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December SOTM Blog Hop - Reindeer Crossing

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring December's SOTM, Reindeer Crossing, a set of 10 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 16 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this December'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 started with the Cedar & Pine Evergreen Print.  Using the rectangle stitched frame thin cuts for my stamping.  I masked the stitched edges and stamped the greenery in 2nd generation Evergreen Ink, then on another piece of White Daisy I stamped again in Toffee Ink and cut out the pinecones to adhere to the stitched rectangle.  The sentiment is stamped in Evergreen and Candy Apple Inks.  I think it makes a striking, simple card.

Now "Hop" on over to Alyson Mayo'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, Reindeer Crossing 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!



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SOTM Blog Hop - Family Time

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring Novembers's SOTM, which is Family Time, a set of 18 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 20 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using November'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 this month I chose to use the Mix In Paper collection.  I pulled the Peach and Smoothie Ink and used that to create the flower, an used the Hugs to You just stamped in Black Ink.  To finish off the design I added some doodling, just a quick and simple card.  

Now "Hop" on over to Melinda Everitt'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 November SOTM is only available until November 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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October SOTM Blog Hop - Autumn Air

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is Autumn Air, a set of 14 stamps.  If you have come here from Lauren'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 28 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!

When I seen this stamp set I knew I had to dig out this photo of my oldest daughter, Jaymee.  I knew the colours would pair perfectly with the Hawthorn paper collection.  The beautiful fall colours in the background work so well with the Paprika and Saffron ink, that I used those colours for my leaves and the sentiment.

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




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You're Amazing - AHSC # 331

Wow, it's been a while since I've created artwork using my own sketches.....but here I am.  I've made a commitment to myself to find the time to create for me and I'm so happy to say I'm back.

My artwork today is using the Craft On Paper collection as well as August Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart.

Here is the Sketch for this week, and you can find the link up here:

Thanks for stopping by, and if you haven't seen the designs created by the AHSC Design Team you can head over by clicking here.



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July SOTM Blog Hop - Bear Hugs

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring July's SOTM, Bear Hugs, a set of 17 stamps.  If you have come here from Melissa Robinson'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 16 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 cards, I used Into the Wild Paper and coordinating Cardstock.  These cards were created to teach at a learning event for fellow consultants.  I used both watercolour pencils and Inks as mediums.  I also used Make It From Your Heart Volume 4, patterns 9, 21 & 24. 

Now "Hop" on over to Catherine Nowak'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 Bear Hugs is only available until July 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


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