Joyful Stars Blog Hop - Live, Laugh, Love watercolor card

Welcome to our monthly hop!

We're excited to share our creativity with you using PRODUCTS

from Close To My Heart!!

Come on in and see what BEAUTIFUL projects my crafty friends have creating using the AMAZING products from Close To My Heart!!

 This blog hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of the post to go to the next creation!!  If you get lost along the way, CLICK HERE to see the list of this month’s hoppers! 

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If you have arrived from Debi's blog you are right on track.

May is FILLED with Fabulous specials here at Close To My Heart!!  Because there is SO MUCH goodness ;)....I wanted to share a card I created using this Month's Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Live, Laugh, Love stamp set.  

Take a look!  

I adore this month's stamp set....but I was running short on time, and wanted to make a "quick" card (that means not having to color in those precious little flowers inside these letters). WATERCOLOR PAINTS to the rescue! :)  

I colored a background, dried it with my craft heater, and then used Memento black ink to stamp the "Love" letters. 

Have you noticed what NEW paper collection I used?  If you haven't checked out the NEW ITEMS that arrived on May 1st at CTMH - you'll want to check in with your CTMH consultant OR  CLICK HERE to see the brand new Seasonal Expression 2 Idea Book! :) 

Look at the BEAUTIFUL colors of the Little Dreamer paper collection....and there are so many coordinating items to go with this set! 

I knew the card needed a bit more embellishing - and that's when I decided to stamp the flower included in this stamp set onto Blossom cardstock, and the leaves were stamped on Sea Glass.  I stamped them with Whisper ink & then cut them out with my handy, dandy Micro-top scissors. 

  

The Black dots - from our White & Black enamel dots collection & some White Twine, were just what was needed for the finishing touch! :) 

Here's a picture of the ENTIRE stamp set....and don't forget - this stamp set is ONLY AVAILABLE in MAY 2017!!!  

You can purchase this "Live, Laugh, Love" stamp set for the $17.95 retail price OR pay ONLY $5 when you place a $50 order with your CTMH consultant!! 

 I LOVE Bargains!!! Woot - woot!! :) :) 

  

That's all for today....thanks for stopping by, and I hope you were inspired to go CREATE something on your own! :) 

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my friendAndrea's  blog and see what beautiful, crafty item she has to share with us!

Happy Hopping and we’ll see you on the 9th next month, when the Joyful Stars team members will be sharing more artwork using Close To My Heart products!    

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger 

Live, Laugh, Love - CTMH May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

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

If you have come here from Shelia's Blog, you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE May SOTM stamp set called "Live, Laugh, Love".

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 26 Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items using this month’s stamp set.  So, sit back & enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of each post to see what EVERY consultant has created.

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Here is this months EXCLUSIVE stamp set....

These block, flowery letters are all the rage, and are so fun to create with!  Today, I'll be sharing 1 of the 3 cards I created with this stamp set.  

Let's take a look.... 

This fun, card sketch, came from our How-To-Book - Make It From Your Heart, volume 1!  I hadn't used this sketch book in a while, and challenged myself to pull a pattern from this book. 

If you take a close look, you may notice I used TWO different paper packs for this card. 

I used the BRAND NEW "Little Dreamer" paper pack, as well as the EXCLUSIVE paper pack available during May - "Live Beautifully" (the small polka dots).  Since May 1st is the DEBUT of our Newest, Seasonal Expression 2 Idea Book - neither of the paper packs may be familiar to you...so let's take a LOOK!

X7219B Little Dreamer Paper packet

CC1212B - Live Beautifully paper pack
CC1212C - Live Beautifully stamp set

The word "Love" was heat embossed with white embossing powder....

...while the flowers & leaves, were heat embossed by using the whisper pigment ink pad & clear embossing powder.  

I wanted a "pink" (smoothie) colored string for the left side of my card, and wasn't quite sure how to do that...since we only had white. 

Then I remembered...ANYTHING white can be colored to whatever you need it to be!  So...I cut off a piece of White Twine & "pulled" it through my Smoothie ink pad to give it some color.  Yay!!  A Smoothie colored accent! :)

I also did something I haven't done in a LONG time...and that was to use my Stitch Guide & stitched some white twine around the card edge! :)  FUN...and it adds a little bit of "extra" to the card. ;) 

Here is the list of products I used for the card above...
S1705  Live, Laugh, Love Stamp of the Month
CC1212B  Live Beautifully Paper pack
X7219B  Little Dreamer Paper Pack
Cardstock colors: Emerald, Thistle & Smoothie
Z2503  Pigment Ink - Basics
Z2896  Smoothie Ink
Z3236  Black Glitter Paper
Z2068  White Embossing Powder
Z2088  Clear Embossing Powder
Z1852  Stitch Guide
Z1859 Foam Mat
Z3314 Black & White Dots
Z3216  White Twine

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I hope you are enjoying this blog hop & are getting LOTS of ideas for when you create with your OWN Stamp of the month stamp set. Happy Crafting to each of you! 

Now – it’s time to head over to Miss Carrie's Creations blog to see what FABULOUS items she has created using this stamp set!

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their blogs to get some GREAT crafting ideas!!  We always love to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to leave a comment below. 

****Remember*****

The May SOTM – ”Live, Laugh, Love” – is ONLY available until May 31, 2017.

It can be yours at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay ONLY $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products this month!!!  I have a few more cards to share using this stamp set, so feel FREE to come back to my blog, to see what OTHER goodies I've created throughout the next couple weeks. :) 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant ) to answer any questions you many have. 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista