Krista's Crafty Corner: May 2015

Sunday, May 31, 2015

June Stamp of the Month – Ice Cream Dream

Welcome to our MONTHLY

Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!

If you have come here from

Haley Dyer's Blog

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE June SOTM stamp set called “Ice Cream Dream”.

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

This month we have 50 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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Take a peek at this FUN, exclusive Stamp set! J

Oh Yum...Ice Cream is one of my FAVORITE treats!!

YES….Summer is just around the corner, and this stamp set is PERFECT for this season!!

Here is the card I created....

To start on this card, I paged through CTMH's Make It From Your Heart how-to-book to find the card design I liked. This came from pattern came from our volume 2 book, pattern 26

The Blossom paper collection has the perfect colors in it's collection for summertime...so it was the obvious choice for this card creation. J

Please don't look too close at my coloring J...I'm still learning, and am looking forward to taking a alcohol marker class this coming July! Wahoo!!!

I do have to say, that coloring with our ShinHan alcohol markers do bring a new level of shading/coloring to the plate. I LOVE how the colors blend together, and how you NEED to use multiple layers of ink to make the markers "work".

So - take a peek at our ORANGE shimmer trimJ ....your right, we DON'T carry orange shimmer trim!!! J How did I get this shimmer to coordinate with my papers - ShinHan markers to the rescue!!! Wahoo!!!

If you know me....you know I LOVE options!! So, I HAD to try multiple patterns of our 5x7 embossing folders a try!!

Check out these cards below....while they are the same card design, they each have a different embossed pattern at the bottom of the card. J

Here is the list of products I used on this card in case you'd like to create one of your own! Happy Crafting! J

June 2015 SOTM card

S1506 Ice Cream Dream (only available in June 2015!)

X7196B Blossom paper pack

Embossing Folder (different patterns)
Z1294 Sanding Kit

Z1918 Teal Shimmer Trim

Z3024 White Shimmer Trim

Inks used: Sunset

ShinHan alcohol Markers: Pastel Green, Leaf Green, Barely Beige, Clay, Marigold & Colorless Blender

Now head on over to Jen Rubio'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 June SOTM

~ Ice Cream Dream~

is only available until June 30th! 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

Friday, May 29, 2015

Your Berry Special- Taste of Summer 2 page layout

There are ONLY a few more days for these MAY SPECIALS !!! J

1. Earn TICKETS for YOUR chance to win $40 in CTMH goodness...(Mystery Hostess Party!)

2. Get the EXCLUSIVE Taste of Summer items!

3. Purchase the MAY Stamp of the Month stamp set!!

Today, I thought I’d share another layout using our EXCLUSIVE Taste Of Summer paper pack! With 12 sheets of B&T (background & texture) paper, you have TONS of paper to create with!!!

If you’d like to learn ALL the details regarding this paper pack & stamp set CLICK HERE

This layout design originally came from my fellow Spa Girls, Gina Brandstetter & Briana Botstick. Then I took a few different twists of my own to create my page just a bit different than their original...FUN!!! J

This bright, fun, 2 page layout can be used for many different occasions….

The ink colors I used on this layout were Hollyhock and Pear.

We used TWO stamp sets in this layout….

The EXCLUSIVE Taste of Summer stamp set – this only available until May 31, 2015…

AND the Documenting Moments stamp set (which is available until March 31, 2015)

I can see myself using this stamp set quite often in the near future.

Here are a few close ups….

I really like the “Sweet”stamped image….it goes so well with this FUN paper pack!!

I stamped the “sweet” onto scrap paper, cut it out & then drew along the outside edges with my black journaling pen.

Take a look below….the journaling lines are actually a STAMP IMAGE!! J

The strawberries were stamped onto scrap paper and then cut out to “pop” up on this page.

Would you like your OWN pack of Taste of Summer paper? J

Head to my website by clicking on the image below and you’ll also EARN some tickets for May’s Mystery Hostess Party!!

Want to learn MORE ways to earn tickets so that YOU can win $40 of CTMH goodies???

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Blessings to you for a BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J

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ÞCelebrate National Scrapbooking Month!! J

With Taste of Summer paper pack & stamp set!

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CLICK HERE to learn ALL the details!!

Þ**May Stamp of the Month (SOTM) – Just Sayin'

ONLY $5! (with $50 CTMH purchase)

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Taste of Summer – Pucker Up 2 pg. layout

A few weeks ago I spent the weekend creating with my Spa Girls in Virginia.

The Spa Girls are my CTMH sisters that all won the first CTMH Spa Retreat back in 2010. All 9 of us that won this trip, connected in such a way that we continue to have a lunch reunion at Convention every year.

Well, meeting that 1 time every year – didn’t seem like enough time together…enough time to continue to cultivate our friendships, brainstorm and listen to each other. SO….last year we decided to get together for our own little retreat. J

Jaime has graciously hosted us the past 2 years in her FABULOUS crafting studio! :) Here we are --- 5 out of the 9---that could make it to this year’s retreat! We are hoping to be able to have a time where ALL of us can be together once again…until then, the tradition of our annual weekend together continues!

This year at our weekend, we were able to get our Taste Of Summer papers just in time to take to our retreat! We were able to brainstorm together and shared ideas for layouts and cards which was so much fun!

If you’d like to learn ALL the details regarding this paper pack & stamp set CLICK HERE

The layout that I am sharing with you today was designed by Shannon Pelletier. Shannon used CTMH’s Make It From Your Heart Vol 2, pattern #6 as her guide to put this layout together. When she completed the layout, then we could add stamped images, embellishments & have some fun with it! J

Here is the layout Shannon designed….she used the Taste of Summer paper pack PLUS she added some Pear Cardstock – the perfect color combo!!

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The ink colors I used on this layout were Thistle, Pear, & Canary.

Take a peek at how much “wow” the liquid glass adds to the fruit!! I often to use Liquid Glass as a glue…but in this case, it was PERFECT to use on this beautiful fruit as an embellishment!

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Using a black journaling pen to sketch some lines around the edges, seems to making an appearance again. I believe when I started scrapbooking 20 years ago, this was a common thing that you would see. Isn’t it interesting how styles seem to make always come back around? J

Are you ready to get your own Taste of Summer? Shop my website and order yours today! J

Would you like your OWN pack of Taste of Summer paper?

Head to my website by clicking on the image below and you’ll also EARN some tickets for May’s Mystery Hostess Party!!

Want to learn MORE ways to earn tickets so that YOU can win $40 of CTMH goodies???