November Stamp of the Month - It’s the Little Things

Welcome to our MONTHLY Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!

If you have come here from

 Pam Trostle’s Blog 

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE November SOTM stamp set called “It’s the Little Things”. 

Take a peek at this BEAUTIFUL, Floral stamp set!!!

This blog hop is a great big circle, so if you can start here & work your way around this circle!  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find a complete list of PARTICIPATING CONSULTANTS by clicking HERE…

This month we have OVER 60 Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items they have created using this month’s stamp set!  So, sit back & 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 this month.J

There are SO MANY ways to use this stamp set, but I was in the mood to “Fussy Cut”!!  Fussy Cutting is when you use our FABULOUS Micro-tip Scissors to neatly & quickly cut out these FUN flowers!!

(Yes - the scissors you use DOES matter!! LOL!!)

I chose to use the Wanderful Paper pack from CTMH.  I also pulled in cardstock colors that coordinate with this paper collection. 

I loved the fact that there are SO MANY stamps in this collection!!!  I wanted to use a lot of them, so I decided to incorporate them onto the designer, background paper. 

Do you see the leaves, stamped as part of the background?

I enjoyed pulling in the CHEVRON pattern by using our 5x7 embossing folder…I know I use these folders on so MANY of my projects! LOL!!

After stamping my flowers, & cutting them out, I mounted them on the FLAXEN square.  I used my sponge dauber to sponge the edges in Flaxen ink & used our journaling pen to add some handmade stitches.

 

A very simple, card…but hopefully it has inspired you in some way!  J 

Here is a list of Products I used on these cards in case you'd like to create one of your own! 

9035                Make it From Your Heart #1 - pattern 24

S1411                 It’s the Little Things

X7191B              Wanderful paper

Cardstocks:         Flaxen, Black, Smoothie, Colo. White

Z1925                Chevron Embossing Folder

Z1985                Gold Shimmer Trim

Z2060               Thin 3D foam tape

Z1151                 3D Foam Tape

Z1979                Journaling Pen

Z534                 Micro-tip Scissors J

Z726                 Sponge Daubers

Z2445               ShinHan – Barely Beige

Inks used:           Topiary, Crystal Blue, Smoothie, Honey, Gypsy, Flaxen, Black

Now head on over to  Michele Rowley’s Blog to see  what she has created using this stamp set!  J

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  We always love to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to leave a comment. J

 

****Remember, the November SOTM

~ It’s the Little Things~

is only available until November 3oth! J

It can be yours at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH items

 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant J) to see how you can receive these EXCLUSIVE items for ONLY $5 each!!!  

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

Stitching with Studio J!!

If you haven’t played with Studio J in a while…

you’ll want to check out all of the NEW stitching options that  have been added to the Embellishment section!!!!

I love the look of stitching, but honestly I don’t often take the time to add the stitching to my hand crafted pages except for special occasions. With Studio J…it makes it QUITE EASY!!!

Do you see the stitched squares on this page? 

The stitched squares are already created for you, but you have the option to change the size of that square to fit around YOUR picture!!

(click on the picture to see it larger)

Also, another tip we learned when creating this STudio J page…take notice of the bottom 6 square photos on the right page…

Can you see it?  Did you notice? J  These six photos are the SAME photo!!!  How cool is that?  I dropped in the same photo into all 6 squares and then enlarged each of them to 300%.  I moved the pictures so that they all matched up and ta-da….a mosaic picture!!

On the next Studio J page, I used multiple stitched lines to create  rectangles!!! 

There is not a “rectangle” stitched shape (as of yet J…my request is in!!) BUT no worries – you can create your OWN rectangle by using the single line of stitching!!!

I LOVE the cropping feature that Studio J has with Stickease and all embellishments!!!  You will see a square with a diagonal line through it…this is the cropping in button.  Just click and drag that square with diagonal line and it will crop the long line of stitching to a shorter line!!!

…and how about that circle of stitching?

This is a icon on Studio J that you DRAG onto your layout and adjust the circle to the size you need it to be!!! 

Studio J is so FUN and EASY!!!  I am AMAZED each time I receive my printed copies of Studio J…they truly look like REAL scrapbook pages and even look dimensional!!!  I LOVE it! J

If seeing these layouts above has you curious…and maybe you’d like to try out Studio J to see what’s it all about – YOU CAN!!!! 

Here is some more information regarding Studio J!!!!

How can I create my OWN Studio J pages?  Can I try it before I buy?

If you would like to learn MORE about STUDIO J, feel free to CLICK HERE where you can PLAY FOR FREE before you commit to anything!!!!  I encourage you to create an account when you “play”– this doesn’t obligate you to purchase anything BUT it DOES save your layouts for 90 days IF you chose to become a Studio J member.

To learn MORE details about Studio J, please feel free to CLICK HERE to learn more about Studio J OR call, email or text me with any questions you may have!

I do OFFER one-on-one OR group classes to teach the basics with Studio J.  We can do it in person OR online together!

Another great resource is to watch the Studio J videos that Close To My Heart creates.  These are FILLED with helpful tips and I learn something every time I watch them!!! CLICK HERE to start watching.

Happy CREATING and if you’d like to get your Studio J pages started right away…

CLICK HERE to go directly to Studio J! J

Happy Creating!!!

KristaJ

610-587-9116

Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com

NEW Website: www.ctmh.com/kristah

There is STILL time to enter My CONTEST!!!! 

Would you like to win $40-$100 in CTMH products??? (who wouldn't - LOL!)

CLICK HERE to learn about the Special CONTEST available ONLY for Krista’s customers! J

Dotty for YOU! Paper pack

Purchase $35 and get this pack of 24 papers for ONLY $5!

Watch this short video for ALL the details of this Dotty for You paper pack!!!