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.

 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!!!

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

June Stamp of the Month BLOG HOP…A Flowering Bunch

Welcome to our monthly

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Today we will be featuring June’s Stamp of the Month (SOTM), which is called “A Flowering Bunch”, a set of 10 stamps. 

I LOVE this flower stamp set…and it’s another GREAT stamp set that coordinates with our Artiste Cricut Cartridge !!!  Because it coordinates with this cartridge - it makes it so QUICK & EASY to create any item!

If you have come here from Michelle’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 OVER 60 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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 I created my card by using Close To My Heart’s FABULOUS How-to book called Originals Card Confidence Program! 

I LOVE our how-to books and how much TIME they SAVE me as I’m creating!!  By taking a simple sketch, and rotating it one turn…you create a NEW card every time! J

This card uses the pattern on pg. 59 called “Lucky Three”. 

I love the colors blue, green and lagoon…so out came the Later Sk8r paper pack.  Hmmm, this paper pack is typically known as a “boy” paper pack, but could I make it flowery?? (THAT’S a challenge J)

I LOVE to use the new background stamp sets that CTMH came out with this past spring…

on this card I used the Distressed Backgrounds stamp set.

 

Do you see the texture that it brings to the whisper grey cardstock? 

When stamping the flower, I wanted it to “pop” and stand out…how could I get a flower to do this???

Then I remembered my White Daisy Pigment Ink!!  I hadn’t used this in a while, and was so thankful that I thought of it!! J

I pre-cut my flower and leaves shapes with the Artiste Cricut cartridge, and then stamped the flowers with the White Daisy ink and stamped the leaves in Pear ink.

Did you notice that the leaves are shaded in?? 

That can be accomplished so QUICKLY (& easily!)

I took the other leaf stamp in this stamp set and TURNED IT OVER - and inked up the backside of this leaf stamp!!!  Yes, it will be a blob of ink…but a blob of ink in the shape of the leaf! J 

Stamp off the pear ink on scrap paper…and then use the 2nd shade of pear color to stamp onto your leaf!!!

To finish the flower on the card, I picked a grey button from the Black Button Asst. collection and attached a LARGE grey sparkle (from the Black & Grey sparkle asst.) to the middle of the button!!

 

To finish the card, I pulled out my WASHI tape…and started adding a bit of tape here, and there…and EVERYWHERE!!!

I was pretty excited how it turned out, since this was the first time I created something on my own by using Washi tape. J

I hope you enjoyed my card and now head on over to  Krista’s Blog (that’s fellow consultant Krista Ritskes ) 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 June SOTM is only available 

until June 30! J

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

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

I’m SO EXCITED…part 2!

If you missed Part 1 of this post - CLICK HERE to see what the excitement is all about! J

If you are joining me again and are curious about the rest of the artwork I submitted to corporate…keep on reading!!!

Today I will be sharing the 2 page layout I submitted to Close To My Heart as part of my application to teach at Convention this year.

I had a LOT of fun, adding many details to these pages! 

Let’s take a closer look at all the different aspects of this layout! J

I wanted to add some “texture” to the base pages of this layout…

To do that, I used our NEW stamp set Distressed Backgrounds. I took the mess like stamp, and inked it up in Lagoon colored ink, and stamped it on top of my Lagoon colored base pages!!

Do you see the dots also on the base page???  I sprayed these pages with a spray pen that was filled with re-inker, pearl paint and water!!  I LOVE the effect this gives the project!!

For the title, I used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge font for the “fun”, but chose to use our NEW Keyboard Kraft Alphabet letter stickers for the word “Beach”.

Next, I created my journaling tag…

by using the Artiste Cricut Collection, I created my own pocket for journaling AND a card to stick inside!!!

Check out all that you can do with the “U” button of the Artiste Cartridge!! 

On this journaling tag, I also used the Tropical Paradise stamp set, and the Wooden mini-medley collection to add some color and texture.

My FAVORITE part of the layout, is this sun!!!

It’s almost embarrassing to tell you how simple it was to create!! J Believe it or not, this sun is part of the My Stickease collection that coordinates with this Surf’s Up paper pack!!!

I will often use MY STICKEASE in my creation….and I love to “doctor up” these sticker images!!! 

For the clouds, I sponged the edges in ink. 

The sun, I used 3D foam and “popped” it up.  I also used the twine that comes in the Wooden Mini-medley asst pack and some liquid glass to make sure my twine stayed twirled.  Then I took some of our glitz glitter gel to add some sparkle to my beautiful sunshine!!

This layout gets me excited for our upcoming summer!  I LOVE to feel the sunshine on my face, and am so relaxed by the beating of the waves on the sand….I can hardly wait! J

That’s all for now, but I look forward to sharing the REST of the items with you that I submitted to corporate later on this week!!!! 

Come on back and I look forward to seeing you soon!!!!

Blessings to you!

Krista J

There are TWO April specials taking place this month…

1. The April Stamp of the Month(SOTM)

Purchase this EXCLUSIVE stamp set for just $17.95(this stamp set is ONLY available until April 30th!)

OR

Place a $50 CTMH order(prior to shipping & tax) and Pay ONLY $5.00 for this ADORABLE stamp set!!

****To see the card I created using this set CLICK HERE…

2. Sign up and CELEBRATE!!!

Join my Close To My Heart family in April, 

and receive ALL that’s pictured below for ONLY $49!!!

This is the PERFECT time to join my creative family…what do you have to lose?J

I have a spot reserved in my creative family for EVERYONE and ANYONE who loves Close To My Heart!

Please Contact me with questions you may have about joining our family OR Click here  for more information on how you can join my team today! 

I’d LOVE to share with you the MANY different ways you can choose to be a CTMH Consultant! J

April Stamp of the Month BLOG HOP!!!

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring April's Stamp of the Month (SOTM), which is called “My Sunshine”, a set of 8 stamps.

Take a look at this ADORABLE set!!

If you have come here from Michelle’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 60 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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 I created my card by using Close To My Heart’s FABULOUS How-to book called Make It From Your Heart!  This card uses pattern # 21.

The 2nd order of business (after choosing my card design)...I made SURE I had my Artiste Cricut cartridge  (LOVE this cartridge!!!) in my machine!  

I cut out the balloon AND the two different sized clouds!!!   (both images on page 70 of booklet) I LOVE when the stamp set I'm working with is Cricut compatible! J

By adding some stardust glitz glitter to the balloon, and using the 3D foam tape to give it some “pop”, it created dimension and feeling to my card. J

I wanted to use the circle of words in this set, (I LOVE this group of words!) but I wasn’t sure how….UNTIL I decided to create a background with it!  It turned out a LOT better than I was expecting! Yay!!!

Also, take notice of the great wording “Have a nice day!”…this is just a sneak peek to what’s coming next month, in the EXCLUSIVE MAY Stamp of the Month stamp set.  (wink, wink)

Did you GUESS what designer paper pack I used on this card?? I only used one strip of designer paper, while the rest is cardstock...

But, if you said CHANTILLY - than you were correct!  A “pink, flowery” paper pack CAN be used for MANY different occasions AND creations! J

 

Products Used on this card:

X7163B Chantilly paper pack

X5758 Sunset cardstock

1275 Outdoor Denim cardstock

April SOTM - “My Sunshine”

May SOTM- “Pinwheel”

D1544 Distressed Backgrounds

Z1294 sanding kit

Z1808 outdoor denim chevron ribbon

Z1806 blue & green epoxy bubbles

Z2406 Crème Brulee Alcohol marker set

Ink colors: Sunset, Outdoor Denim, Champagne, Buttercup

 

Now "Hop" on over to Vicki’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 April SOTM is only available until April 30th!!! J

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

 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

 

Phone/Text: 610-587-9116

Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com

Website: www.kristah.ctmh.com

Blog: www.kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

2013 Spring/Summer New Product Blog Hop- Surf's Up

WELCOME to the

NEW Product BLOG HOP!!!

This is the PERFECT place to come, to view NEW products from the 2013 Spring/Summer Idea book AND to see many WONDERFUL creations USING all NEW PRODUCT!!

If you have come here from Georgia’s Blog, you are on the right path!

The blog hop is a great big circle with over 30 consultants participating, so you can start right HERE and work your way through this hop to view each consultant’s work. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE.

So sit back and enjoy each created item as you venture through this blog hop and get some GREAT ideas to create on your own!!

This Hop 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 created items using the NEW Surf’s Up paper pack!! 

I was a part of a swap where I needed to create a 5 pieces of artwork using the Surf’s Up paper pack and accessories. 

Here are the items I created! J 

Today I will be sharing details on the creation of my 12x12 scrapbook page.

(****make sure to come back to my Blog in the upcoming days for details on the other Surf’s Up items!)

If you would like to continue and see close up pictures and details on this 12x12 page – feel free to keep reading!

If you would like to skip this part and continue on with the NEW PRODUCT Blog hop, please go to Dawn Ross’ Blog for the next post using BRAND NEW PRODUCTS!!!

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs…and feel free to leave comments as you go through the Hop!

 

*****For those of you who would like to see close ups of the layout …let’s KEEP going!! J

Here is the picture of the layout by itself. 

I used the Make It From Your Heart book, pattern 8 for this layout design.

If you look closely at the bottom of this next picture…you can see the NEW background stamp set- Distressed Backgrounds- I used to stamp the entire base paper.  I LOVE the texture this brings to the layout!

I used the new Tropical Paradise stamp set to stamp the Surf boards in sorbet & crystal blue inks and then cut them out and added some 3d foam tape to give some dimension. 

One tip for the surf boards…prior to stamping the sorbet surf board on my colonial white paper, I swiped my stamp across the sorbet ink pad to add the lines in the stamped image.  J  Then I used the almond glitz glitter gel to add some sparkle to both boards.

Another NEW PRODUCT I am so EXCITED about…

OUR 12x12 GLITTER papers!!!! 

We have TWO choices…

Brown & Tan

Black & Grey

 I LOVE this addition to our supplies!!! 

I used my corner rounder to scallop the top piece of glitter paper shown here.  I used the Artiste Cricut cartridge to cut a 3” library/journaling pocket. 

I stamped the hibiscus and “fussy cut” it out J…yes, I enjoy doing this!  I cut the 1 1/4” circle by using our circle punch and stamped “Hang Ten” in the circle.

I’m not sure why the pictures  turned out so dark…even though it’s hard to see I thought I’d mention it…the base page is ALSO sprayed with some of our pearl paint.  This gives it a little more texture and shine for a FUN layout!!

Products Used…

9035                 Make It From Your Heart, vol 1 ~ pattern 8

D1544               Distressed Backgrounds

C1531                Tropical paradise

C1544               Surf’s Up WOTG stamp

X7168B             Surf’s Up

Z1830               Brown & Tan glitter paper

Z1790               Cricut Artiste Collection

Z1039               Pearl Paint

Z1380               Spray Pen

Z2275               Cashmere re-inker

Z578                 Corner Rounder

Z1151                 3-D Foam Tape

Inks used:          Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Lagoon, Goldrush, Ponderosa Pine

2” pennant – Accent 1 <halloween> pg. 77

3” pocket - <u>, pg. 47

1 ½” letters to spell sun

½” letters to spell summer

 

Make sure you add the Surf’s Up paper pack to your next CTMH order, because this paper collection will be used for MANY of your scrapbooking needs!!!

If you haven’t already…please go to Dawn Ross’ Blog for the next post using BRAND NEW PRODUCTS!!!

 

Thanks for joining me and I look forward to hearing from you again soon!!!

 

Blessings to you!!!

Krista J

 

Don’t forget about the TWO AMAZING specials in February!!! 

1. The February Stamp of the Month

(purchase this EXCLUSIVE stamp set for retail price of $17.95

OR pay ONLY $5 with a $50 order!)

AND

 

2. Studio J 2 page layouts ONLY $5.00 during the month of February!

 Click HERE to start your QUICK & EASY digital layouts NOW!

CLICK HERE if you’d like to learn MORE about Studio J before giving it a try. J