June SOTM Blog Hop - Long Way Home

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Long Way Home, a set of 15 stamps.  If you have come here from Krista'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 29 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!

So firstly, here is the artwork created by the Head Office art team.  I love this cute mini album and the layout is just sweet.

Now, I've been playing around with some Father's Day themed cards, and this is one that I created using the car from this month's SOTM.  I stamped the image on a pattern from the Urban collection, and then fussy cut it out.....in the process I got ink of the side I was going to use, but because the paper is double sided, I just flipped the car, cut out some tires and it's a cute card for my dad!

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 <month> SOTM is only available until <last day of the month>!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

May's Cross Canada Blog Hop - For the Love of Mom's

Welcome to our May Blog Hop featuring For the Love of Mom’s.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop,plus I'm the first stop as we hop across Canada from East Coast to West Coast, if you came from Janet's blog  then you are in the right place! 

I am working on a scrapbook for my mom, and here is one of the pages I have done for in her album. It's going to be her birthday present which is in June. Below is the birthday card that I made for her.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is the artwork from Nicky.

 If you get lost along the way, you can come back here, I've provided the list of hoppers. 

1. Michelle   YOU ARE HERE!
2. Nicky 
3. Arlene 
4. Donna 
5. Janet

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when our theme is Summer Vacation.  So mark June 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

May Blog Hop - Celebrate with Cake

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

We will be featuring May's SOTM, which is Celebrate with Cake, a set of 17 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. Celebrate with

This month we have  approximately 33 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 really enjoyed playing with this stamp set and came up with a set of 3 cards that I am really loving.  I used a variety of mediums to create these 3 cards.  I ended up using La Vie En Rose, as I really liked this paper and the color pallet.

Here are close ups of each card.

Supplies used:

La Vie En Rose Paper, Black and White Daisy Cardstock
Journaling Pen
HollyHock, Black, and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Watercolor Paints
ShinHan Alcohol Markers & Blending Marker
WaterBrush
Calypso 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 <last day of the month>!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Spring is in the Air - April Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to our April Blog Hop featuring our Spring is in the Air.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, and I'm the first stop when hopping from East Coast to West Coast.  If you have come from Janet's Blog then you are in the right place!

I used the retired Hopscotch paperpack and embellishments.  I really thought the colors were calling for spring pictures.  Where are the photos?  Well, spring is yet to arrive on the East Coast.....overnight we had snow and freezing rain, which made the roads unfit to send children to school.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Nicky, and she never disappoints.

 If you get lost along the way, you can come back here to find the link.

1. Michelle YOU ARE HERE!
2. Nicky
3. Arlene
4. Carol 
5. Donna
6. Kirsten 
7. Janet 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when our theme is For the <3 of Moms.  So mark May 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Cross Canada Blog Hop - Easter Creations

Welcome to our March Blog Hop featuring Easter Creations.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, then you have found yourself at the beginning of our cross country hop, moving East to West. If you have come from Janet's blog then you are in the right spot.

My project is featuring Penelope paper, and the Spring Critters stamp set and Thin cuts.  I've shown a close of the bunny from this set, which I've watercolored on the watercolor cardstock...such great projects.  Isn't he just the cutest bunny ever?

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Carol.

 If you get lost along the way, you can come back here to see where you should be heading next:

1. Michelle 
2. Carol
3. Donna
4. Cheryl
5. Kirsten
6. Janet 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will feature Spring is in the Air.  So mark April 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.