April SOTM Blog Hop - You Are...

Welcome to the Close to my Heart April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. You may have found your way here from Helen Onulak's Blog.

The SOTM is "You Are..." and is a very fun set of 15 stamps. I created a circle card using cardstock and inks in Barn Red, Outdoor Denim and Bamboo. The star embellishments are from the Milepost Shapes set.



The hop continues at Debra Van Patten's Blog. Have fun and happy stamping. Georgia

March SOTM Blog Hop - Potential

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog hop. You may have found your way here from Judy Burger's blog.

This month we have a beautiful set of nine stamps called "Potential". I have created a couple of circle cards this month. My first card uses kraft cardstock with a splash of lagoon cardstock and ribbon. I love the look of Desrt Sand ink on this cardstock. It creates beautiful shadding. Did you know that in addition to the Kraft cardstock, CTMH offers kraft envelopes and a die cut card set? Love it! My second card is created using the Stella paper pack and bling accents from the Blue & Green Sparkles assortment. Inks used include Sunset, Tulip and Cocoa.

The hop continues at Carla Ironside's blog. Have fun and Happy Stamping. Georgia

February SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. This month's set is a bold set of phrases/words called Thoughtful Tidings. You may have found your way here from Mary Eisen's blog.



I thought that with the boldness of the phrases, I would go with simple cards. I picked a set of three colors inspired from the Stella Paper Packet: Tulip, Sunset and Lagoon. I love the "splash" that lagoon adds.


Card #1 is a circle card - because I have addiction to circle cards. VERY simple design with an accent of the new Baker's Twine in the Paradise Assortment. The Baker's Twine is the "circle card lovers" new best friend!

Card #2 is super simple with some bling to bring in party!

The hop continues on at Michelle Loncar's Blog. Have Fun and Happy Stamping! Georgia

CTMH New Product Blog Hop

The new idea book is here and packed with great new products. Welcome to the blog hop that features new goodies in the CMTH Spring/Summer 2012 idea book. You may have found your way here from Jennifer Rubio's Blog.

If I had to pick one favorite new item, it would be the set of birthday sayings called Just a Number. I can never get enough birthday stamps and this one has so many possibilities. Here are a few cards featuring the set:

My first circle card uses a cute sentiment from the Just a Number Stamp set and images from the A Tree stamp set and the Stella Paper Packet.

Card Inside:

My next circle card is very simple and easy. I love the soft colors in the new Florentine Paper Packet. The embellishment is a flower from the new Paradise Paper Flowers set and accented with an antiqued gold Durables Stud.

Card Inside:

My last card features one of three "Happy Birthday" quotes is various fonts. I added another new set, Just for You and more antiqued gold durables studs.



The blog hop continues at Carol Horton's Blog. Have fun and happy stamping! Georgia

January 2012 Stamp of the Month Bloghop

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the month Bloghop featuring the set "Little Reminder". You may have found your way here from Gina Brandstetter's Blog.

I have a couple of circle cards to share this month. The first one is a card base in Crystal Blue with papers from the Wonderland Level 2 Paper Packet, Chocolate ink and Bitty Sparkles.

Card number two starts with a White Dasey card base, added Believe Level 2 papers, cardstock accents, inks in Crystal Blue and Holiday Red, Clear Sparkles and Buttons from the Bling Assortment.

The hop continues with Leanne Dudley's Blog. Have fun and Happy Stamping! Georgia

Rock the Block Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Blog Hop featuring the Rock The Block kit. You may have found your way here from Traci Godbee's Blog.

This stamp set is perfect to demonstrate a favorite stamping technique: Kissing with Lipstick. Kissing stamps means that you ink one stamp and press it against a second stamp before stamping onto the final surface. Kissing with lipstick is the technique of stamping two stamps in contrasting ink, pressing "kissing" them together and then stamp onto the surface. The flower on this mini card is stamped with Crystal Blue ink with the dot background stamp kissed with Chocolate.

Next I have a circle card to share in the same color sceme of Chocolate and Blue (Crystal Blue and Twilight). I stamped the background stamp on the butterfly in Chocolate and distressed everything with the stipple brush and Chololate ink.

My last card is fun and colorful. It features the colors Sunset, Gypsy and Lagoon.

The hop continues with Lori Brown's Blog. Have fun and Happy Stamping!

Georgia

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. You may have found your way here from Krista Ritskes blog. The December Stamp of the Month is Mad About You, a set of 14 acrylic stamps. My card this month feature the Roxie paper pack. Ink used include Smoothie, Desert Sand and Black. Embellishments used are Just Blooms Flutter Paper shapes and Clear Sparkles.

The hop continues with Wanda Riley's blog. Have fun and Happy Stamping! Georgia