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 

Simply Inspired - Seasonal Expression 1 Blog Hop - Penelope

Welcome to our

Simply Inspired

Close To My Heart

Blog Hop!

Today we will be sharing with you, creations featuring our NEW Seasonal Expression #1 mini book! 

This new mini-book is packed FULL of Close To My Heart goodness & I know you saw some BEAUTIFUL items already on this hop!!

If you have come here from Denise'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 by clicking HERE....J 

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Today I wanted to showcase a FUN, new stamp set & paper pack that caught my eye.  


Take a look at the set of 4 cards I created! 

What FUN I had creating this set!!  This stamp set appealed to me because of HOW it is used with our Artistry Cricut Cartridge.  

Here is a the stamp set itself...NOTICE which part of the image the RED Cricut lines are drawn around...the Cricut cuts are for the INNER part of the shape! 

Take a close up look at the Cricut Cut image that is cut with this stamp set.  

Isn't that neat???  You get to "pop" the inside shape, and stamp the actual image directly on your paper!! 

Did you notice the "ink blots"?  We, at CTMH, have a great tool - spray pens....and I would have normally used this to create this effect....BUT instead (you knew that was coming) , last fall CTMH released a stamp set called "Ink Blot", and it has become a "staple" stamp set in my collection!!  I love the end results! J  

I used the Penelope paper pack...and you'll want to check out our NEW paper pack collections!!!  

They now include 12 sheets of designer papers - AND that includes 2 sheets of cut-apart Picture My Life (PML) cards!!!  Love it!!




The one EXTRA GOODIE included in our paper packs, are the ADORABLE zip-strips - the 1/2" strip at the top of our papers, that are a decorative strip on the one side, and the name of the paper pack, and CTMH colors used on the other side!
  I used a zip-strip on 2 of my 4 cards...here is a close up of one below. 

Did you notice how "shiny" the flowers were?  That is because they were cut from our BEAUTIFUL Paper Fundamentals paper collection!!  If you haven't tried this "glossy on one side/regular pattern on the other" cardstock, you'll want to make sure that you do!!!  It's AMAZING the extra "pop" that this cardstock brings to your creations. J 

Another "tip" I'll share today - how to cut your shimmer trim in half - and KEEP it Straight! LOL!!J 

Check this out...

If you are anything like me, I LOVE shimmer trim & use it often.  I hope you can use this tip in many of your upcoming creations!

In case you'd like to create your own set of cards, I've created a list of the products that I used...

 Live, Laugh. Love (C1636) 

Ink Blot (D1660) 

Penelope paper collection (X7207B) 

Artistry Cricut Collection (Z3167)

Adventure Paper Fundamentals (Z3125)

Whimsy Paper Fundamentals (Z3127)

Pink Shimmer Trim (Z1986)

Clear Sparkles (Z1752)

Inks used: Thistle, Crystal Blue, Whisper, Pixie & Honey

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Thanks so much for stopping by!! J 

  

Now, “hop” on over to Bren's Blog to see her amazing work! 

Be sure to visit ALL the CONSULTANTS on this hop & feel free to leave your comments too!   

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J