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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January 2021 SOTM Blog Hop - Every Thank You

 Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring January's SOTM, which is titled Every Thank You is a set of 25 stamps.  If you have come here from the artwork of Catherine Nowak, 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 decided to create 2 cards for this month's blog hop, just starting to create to send out to all my 2020 customers.  I started with the colours I wanted to work with with, Desert Rose, Black and White Daisy.  I then decided that I wanted to keep them clean and simple and what better way to do so then to work with cardstock and Thin Cuts.  I used the Stitched Scalloped Brackets ( Z3688) for the sentiments, and then pulled 2 different full size card front Thin Cuts for the cards themselves.  The one of the left is Floral Background (Z3693) and the 2nd card I used the Stitched Lattice Background (Z3681).  

The Floral card is backed with Black cardstock and I used the light side of the Desert Rose, then used the original colour on the Bracket for the sentiment.  I added White Enamel Dots to the centers of a few flowers to add a pop. 

For the Lattice card I used Black stickles and Clear Sparkles to fill in the open centers created by the Thin Cut design.  I added the Black Velvet Ribbon (Z3568) under the sentiment.  I also stamped 2 stars on the Bracket in Desert Rose Ink and added some Black Stickles for added embellishments.

Now "Hop" on over to the creative Michelle Loncar 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 January 31st!  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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April SOTM Blog Hop - O-Fish-Ally Awesome

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring April's SOTM, which is O-Fish-Ally Awesome, a set of 37 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 21 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 had so much fun colouring and then fussy cutting the all the different images on this set.  I used a large variety of colours when colouring these images both from the Shinhan collection(retired) and the Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend collection.

The top image here is my version of a fish tank, and I've included the sign, sand castle and treasure chest.  I added Gold Stickles to the chest to make it appear as real gold, the water bubbles are stamped in Carolina Ink and then the whole water area is sponged with the same colour.  I then used the Clear Shimmer Brush and coloured in the bubbles as well as flicked the brush onto the paper.  The sand is stamped and sponged in Toffee Ink.

The second card I didn't want it to be as busy so I used the fishbowl and added some twine(retired) from my stash.  The fishbowl is popped up from the card using 3D foam tape and the same coloured were used to sponge the water and sand.  The mat for the card is Crystal Blue cardstock which I sanded all the edges to give it a distressed look. The pattern paper is from Seas the Day collection.

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, 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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March 2020 SOTM Blog Hop - Family Legacy

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring March's SOTM, Family Legacy, a set of 17 stamps.  If you have come here from the amazing creations of Gina Brandsetter, 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 17 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 have been tasked with creating a family album for my grandmother's birthday this year.  All of the family has been sending me photos for the album.  My mother is doing typing up all the details that will be attached to the photos.  My job is to create the page itself.

I distressed the cardstock pieces using a combination of Almond and Toffee ink.  The Peach cardstock also has stamping in the corners using a tone on tone effect.  You can see the stamping in the next photo.

Now "Hop" on over to  Cat Nowak to see her fabulous 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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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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September SOTM Blog Hop - Random Act of Cardness

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is called Random Act of Cardness, a set of 17 stamps.  If you have come here from the blog of Michelle Johns, 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 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 pulled out the Mix In Paper collection along with the coordinating Cardstock.  I used 3 patterns from this collection, Safforn Cardstock and Sapphire Ink.  To finish off the card I doodled around the edges.

Now "Hop" on over to Melissa Robinson'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 September 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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August SOTM Blog Hop - From Me to You

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is From Me to You, a set of 38 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 14 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 was made using the True Love collection.  I had a few pieces left of the cut apart sheet, and it looked really fancy, so I trimmed along the lace and used that as a decorative piece. The sentiment is stamped in Sapphire Ink and is also a piece from the cut apart sheet.  The flower is from the Stitched Flower Thin Cut, and the colours are Sugarplum and Fern.  The flower and sentiment is popped using 3D Foam Tape.  I also added some Rose Gold Sequins.

For the second card I created I dug into some scraps from Sweet Girl, I used the Border Thin Cuts(sold out sorry), to create the grass, it is a fringe cut.  Totally awesome right.  Again, I used the cut apart sheet, that is where you will find this awesome hedgehog.  The sentiment is stamped in Black ink, and I doodled using the journalling pen.  Again I added some Rose Gold sequins.

Now "Hop" on over to Wendy'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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