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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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!


Always craft with  <3

May SOTM Blog Hop - To My Bestie

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring May's SOTM, To My Bestie, a set of 19 stamps.  If you have come here from Melissa'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 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 I wanted a soft looking card to give to my best friend, just because, and May's SOTM fit the bill.  I used the sentiment "I could not ask for a better friend" because she has seen me at my best and at my worst and still loves me just the way I am.  The Sweet Girl paper collection fit the soft look I was going for.  I used Ballerina and Sapphire ink for my stamping, and I used Mink and Peach cardstock along with the Sweet Girl paper.  I also used a piece of vellum to soften the bottom layer.  For some detail I used the new Lace Border Thin Cut on the Peach cardstock.

Sweet Girl

Lace Border Thin Cut

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


Always craft with  <3

February SOTM Blog Hop - Heartfelt Sentiments

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is Heartfelt Sentiments, a set of 9 stamps.  If you have come here from Cat'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 22 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using thisFebruary'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 wanted to keep it simple, so I used the new watercolor pencils, and I really love how smoothly they color images, and the blend together seamlessly.  To blend the colors I used the clear Shimmer Brush because I wanted that shimmer on the card.  The image is a bit larger than an A2 card, so I decided to create a frame for the image using the new Rectangle Thin Cuts.  The final touches were adding some clear gems.  The frame is cut from the pink stripe paper in the Something Fierce collection.

Here is a close up to see the shimmer on the banner and the flowers.  You can also see the tones of color in the banner and on the large pink flowers.

Now "Hop" on over to Jean'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 February 28th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3

January 2019 SOTM Blog Hop - Card Captions

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring January's SOTM, Card Captions, a set of 26 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 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!

As soon as I seen this stamp set I had oodles of ideas pop into my head.  I started with the colors, Charcoal, Sugarplum, and Fern. I loved the flowers in the paper collection Feels Like Home, and love that it has no color, so I was able to make it any color I decided on.  For this card, I decided to use the Sugarplum Shimmer Brush to color the flower, followed by the Fern Ink pad and watercolor brush.  The sentiment is stamped in Charcoal and matted on Charcoal cardstock.....to finish the card off I doodled and added some Pearls from my stash.The flowers were fussy cut from the Feels Like Home paper.

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 January 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!


Always craft with  <3

September SOTM BLOG HOP - Just Treats

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September's SOTM, Just Treats, a set of 22 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 19 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 this first card, I used memento ink to stamp the image.  I used the Carmine Touch Marker to color the letters, and I used the small water colorbrush to pick up New England Ivy ink to color the leaves.  I used some red stickles to create the berries.  I created the scallop piece from the zipstrip.  The pattern paper is from 'Tis the Season. I double matted, White Daisy on New England Ivy cardstock.  To finish off the design I added some doodling.

Doodling is a very popular trend right now, and I added it to this second card.  I used the Carmine Touch Marker for the letters and the mug.  The gold mat is made using Gold Embossing Powder, and I added some Gold Gems to finish off the design.

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 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!


Always craft with  <3

SOTM Blog Hop - For the Love of Crafting

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is For the Love of Crafting, a set of 9 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 approximately 27 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 knew I wanted to go GOLD.  So I pulled out Gold Embossing powder, Gold Shimmer Trim and even some very retired Gold Glitter.  I used patterns from the Documented collection, and for the heart I decided to use the Heart Thin Cuts to cut the shape out.

Now "Hop" on over to Cat'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 August SOTM is only available until August 31t  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3

July SOTM Blog Hop - Highlight Reel

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is Highlight Reel a set of 23 stamps.  If you have come here from Cat Nowark'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 15 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 used up some scraps of the paper Collection called Documented.  For the balloons I used colors as close to the those found in the paper and used the water colors and waterbrush to create this painted loook

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 November SOTM is only available until August 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3

June SOTM Blog Hop - A Bushel & a Peck

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is A Bushel & A Peck, a set of 15 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 approximately 20 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 recently fallen in love with making easel cards.  They are actually very easy to create.  I was hoping to create a video to show just how easy, but time crept away from me.  I used a few different images from the stamp set to create dimension on this card.  The images are very clean and easy to color with the Shinhan Touch Markers, and I used various colors to finish my images.  I also love to doodle, and though that completed the card nicely.

This next image shows the card open, and I carried the layers of mats into the inside of the card as well as the doodling.

The final image I'm sharing shows a close up of how to create dimension by layering images and using some 3D Foam Tape to pop the top layer.

The card base is Kraft Cardstock.  The layers of mats is Cranberry and Canary. I used Memento Black Ink to stamp my images so that I could color with the alcohol markers without bleeding.

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 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!


Always craft with  <3

May SOTM Blog Hop - Classic Summer Bash

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring Month's SOTM, which is title, a set of 25 stamps.  If you have come here from Wendy'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 24 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 used Lemon ink for the lemons and to color the lemonade.  To color the jar of lemonade, I put a drop of reinker on one of my blocks and used my watercolor brush to paint in the jar. The straw and sentiment are stamped in Raspberry ink, and the mat is also Raspberry.  I added some doodling and black enamel dots to finish off the card.

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 May SOTM is only available until May 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!


Always craft with  <3