November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Capture the Date

Hi and welcome to the Close to my Heart November stamp of the month blog hop.  You may have found your way here from Annette's Blog.

This month's set is a huge set of 72 stamps called Capture the Date.  I created a circle card using the Dakota Paper Packet, Black and Barn Red inks and embellished with black button brads.

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

Very Merry Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the October 2012 CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  You may have found your way here from Teresa's Blog.

This month's set is called VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.  It is a fun set of 11 acrylic stamps. It is a great set for creating quick and easy tags.  For each of these tags, I cut a mat slightly larger and added a touch of Glitz.  The mat creates a border to make it easy to get the glitz applied evenly.

I also created a simple circle card using Ruby ink, cardstock and embellished with milpost shapes and a wooden button.

The hop continues at Sarita's Blog.  Have fun and happy stamping!  Georgia

Fall Favorites: SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  You may have found yourself here from Nancy Brown's Blog.  This month's set is called Fall Favorites.

Surprise - I made another circle card!  Supplies used include the Fall Favorites acrylic stamp set, Moonlight paper packet, Inks in Black, Goldrush and Smokey Plum and black button brads for an embelishment.

The Hop continues at Jill Lucas' Blog.  Have fun and Happy Stamping!  Georgia

New Product Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the New Product Blog Hop for the CTMH Fall/Winter 2012 idea book.  You may have found your way here from Debra's Blog.

There are so many great new products.  The theme for my projects is Christmas.  My first project is a card that has a pocket for a gift card.  Supplies used for this project include the Pear & Partridge Paper pack, the Merry & Bright Stamp Set, Christmas Joy stamp set, Glitz Glitter Gel in Pink, Green and Red, Kraft Cardstock, and inks in Cashmere, Desert Sand, Cranberry and Olive.  I applied the glitz around the border of the sentiment on the card front and painted the paper in varous spots using a small paintbrush.  Inside the card is a small pocket and a tag that holds a give gard.

Card Front

Card Inside

The hop continues at Adeline's Blog.  Have fun and happy stamping!  Georgia

August SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the August 2012 SOTM, Baroque Borders.  You may have found your way here from Judy Burger's Blog.

I have two cards to share this month.  The first is a circle card that uses the new Moonlight Paper Packet.    The card base and stamping is in Goldrush and the pretty embelishment is from the Filigree Charms set.

The second card uses only cardstock in Champagne, Chocolate and an Ivory case base.  The stamping is a tone-on-tone technique using Champagne Ink.  This set is perfect to use with this stamp set to create elegant backgrounds. The sentiment is from the new stamp set, Christmas Joy.

The hop continues at Elizabeth Mindemann's Blog.  Have fun and Happy Stamping.  Georgia

July SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to my Heart July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  You may have found your way here from Tamytha Jenkin's Blog. Our Stamp set for July is a fun set called Live Out Loud. 

I am back making cicle cards again.  My first card is simple but elegant and uses only cardstock, ink and embellished with a flutter paper shapes and a touch of ribbon.

Add an adhesive spring and the center image pops up....it is so much fun!



The hop continues at Jen Rubio's Blog.  Have fun and Happy Stamping!  Georgia

CTMH June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month blog hop featuring the adorable set, "Life is Tweet". You may have found your way here from Krista's blog.  I have a little something special to share this month.  I used the set to create a "Magic Card".  The best way to show the magic is in a very short video....

This magical card was created using the Life is Tweet stamp set, the Florentine Paper Pack, cardstock in Creme Brulee and White Daisy, Black Stazon Ink, Black Archival Ink, Twilight Ink (applied with a foam tool), Paradise Paper Flowers, Sparkles from the blue & green assortment and Baker's Twine (Paradise and Neutral assortments).  The bird was colored using Copic markers.  The magic is created using a transparency sheet and a hidden pocket.  Can you figure out how it works?

I also have a couple of circle cards to share because my "followers" would be so disappointed if I did not have circle cards. I continue to be a circle card addict.  This card is made using only cardstock and ink in Sweet Leaf, Lagoon and Bamboo.  Add some sparkles and ribbon and you have a quick and easy card.

This next card uses the Roxie Papers, Black and Desert Sand Inks and embellished with Durables Studs.  The bird image was colored by placing a mask around the outside of the bird image and applying ink with the CTMH Foam Tool.  If you don't like to "color" this is a great way to cheat.

The bloghop continues on at Michelle's blog.  Have fun and Happy Stamping!  Georgia