Krista's Crafty Corner: July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our monthly

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Today we will be featuring July’s Stamp of the Month (SOTM), which is called “Sweet Life”, a set of 9 stamps.

A beautifully sketched stamp set, that is PERFECT for creating hand stamped cards, capture memories through scrapbooking OR creating home décor pieces!!!

If you have come here from Fancy 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 here HERE…

This month we have 54 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's stamp set!! So, sit back and enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of the post to see what EACH Consultant has created!!

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Here is the card I created with this set…

I’m not sure if I like this card yet, (it’s growing on me) J

however, with CTMH’s Convention taking place in Orlando this week (check out tomorrows blog post for some pictures of Convention), I didn’t have time to revamp or recreate another card.

Let me share the main item I used in creating this card…

I wanted to use PIGMENT ink on this card…so, I used pigment ink on TWO different places on this card.

1. I used the Enchantment pigment ink set, to stamp the cherries in the center of the card.

I LOVE the 1” cube size of these inks!!!

You can ink up a small portions of the stamp images with multiple colors!

I used the Ruby & Olive pigment ink cubes, and then took my watercolor pencils and blending pen to color in the image!

2. I also used colonial white pigment ink to stamp the cherries as the background image. I LOVE how pigment ink stays bright and bold when it is stamped.

In this case, I wanted to tone the ink down a bit, so I used the Distressed Backgrounds stamp set (mesh image) to stamp over the cherry outline design.

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Other products used on this card…

Chantilly Paper pack

Corner Rounder (new one arriving Aug 1st!)

Burlap Ribbon

Kraft Cardstock

Pink Glitter Gems

I hope you enjoyed my card and now head on over to Maureen’s Blog to see what she has created using this stamp set!

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! J

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this EXCLUSIVE stamp set ONLY during the month of July for a 77% savings of just $5.00!!!