Showing posts with label Lucy paper pack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucy paper pack. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2012

June SOTM Blog Hop!! :)

Welcome to our
Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is called “Life is Tweet”, a set of 15 stamps.

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If you have come here from Nancy Brown’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.

This month we 55 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM!!
This Blog Hop is simple to do…just CLICK on the link at the end of the post on each blog and move along to the next one!!! Have FUN and happy hopping!!!
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June SOTM Life is Tweet 2 cards
Here are the two cards I created with this month’s stamp set.  I thought the Lucy paper pack fit these cards well…and it was FUN to create them! 

Did you notice the size of these cards?  I was in the mood to be “different” and wanted to do odd sized cards – hence the 4 3/4” x 3” card sizes.  A perfect size to add to a gift, or mail off to a friend!!!

Supplies Used:

Ink colors: Crème Brulee, Grey Wool, Cotton Candy, Sweet Leaf

Feel free to “Hop” on over to Susan Brook’s BLOG to see what she has created with this EXCLUSIVE Stamp set!!



If you’d like to see some more details concerning my two cards and details on how they were created, keep scrolling down and I will share that with you.

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs…and we love reading your comments on what YOU liked about each piece of artwork!

This set “Life is Tweet” is ONLY available from June 1-30…so contact your CTMH Consultant (or feel free to shop with me at my website J) to see how YOU can get this stamp set for an AMAZING discount!!

My First Card…
June SOTM- Tweet Wonderful You card
I created the sentiment “tweet, wonderful you” by using the sponge daubers to blend the colors together!  This is a QUICK, EASY way to add a bit of texture & design to any created item.
I stamped the wording in Crème Brulee ink, and then took a sponge dauber inked in Cotton Candy ink and daubed the inside square with the pink color.  When stamped, the colors look blended together!


June SOTM- Tweet Wonderful You close up flower


Another way that I will often use SPONGE DAUBERS
I use them to color things that are white.  In this case, the smallest flower  was a white flower and I inked up my dauber in Sweet Leaf green and created a flower to coordinate with my card! J


June SOTM - tweet wonderful you close up popped border
If you look real close at this picture, you will notice that I “popped” the border, my bird and the sentiment.
  I encourage you to “pop” something on your next item you create.  It’s amazing how a little bit of “pop” will create a WOW factor out of a “normal” creation.


The Second Card…



June SOTM life is tweet cardAnother GREAT perk to this stamp set…it’s CRICUT Compatible to our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!!!  I cut out the flower image in Colonial White and then matted it in Grey Wool.

I added some pom-pom ribbon from our pink ribbon collection and popped (once again – LOL!) the bird and sentiment. 
I thought it needed “something else” on the card- so out came the Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel. J

****If you haven’t already,  feel free to “Hop” on over to Susan Brook’s BLOG and see her June SOTM artwork!! J


In case you haven’t heard…

June 1st an AMAZING special begins at
Close To My Heart...……
STAMPAGANZA!!! 

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If you are a “regular” CTMH friend, you know what this is all about and look forward to stocking up on your favorite stamps sets during this special!!  If you are NEW to CTMH, you will LOVE this special deal on our already AMAZINGLY priced stamp sets!! 

CLICK HERE to check out the online Idea Book and browse for the stamp sets that have been on your wish list, or maybe you have a gift list that needs to be completed too!

CLICK HERE to go to my website and be one of the FIRST to get the Stampaganza Special - Buy TWO get ONE FREE  stamp sets!!!


Blessings to you and may you have a wonderful week!!!
Krista  J

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring March's SOTM, which is called Potential, a set of 8 stamps.
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If you have come here from Wanda Riley’s Blog, you are on the right path! J

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.

This month we have approximately 54 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs.

So sit back and ENJOY your time of brainstorming how YOU can use this wonderful Stamp of the Month Stamp set!!!

This Blog Hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of each post to move along to the next one!!!

Have FUN! J  
I chose to create TWO cards using this Stamp set.  I used the NEW Lucy paper pack!  The grey tones in this paper pack pull me towards this paper again and again. 
March 2012 SOTM cards
Items used to create these cards…
X7149B Lucy Paper pack
1388 Colonial White Cardstock
Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
Z1326 Red, Pink, & Purple asst of sparkles
Z1335 Licorice Adhesive Gems
Z1704 Pewter Badge Buttons
Z1383 Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain ribbon
Z1701 Baker’s Twine – Neutral
Z1738 Colonial White Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes
Inks used…Cotton Candy, Grey Wool, and Crème Brulee
 
Now "Hop" on over to Shelia Stamping Stuff 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 March SOTM is only available until March 31st!!!

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or CLICK HERE ) to see how you can get this EXCLUSIVE stamp set at an AMAZING discount!

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Here are some more details with the two cards shown above…

March SOTM - Potential cardFor the first card, I used the How-To Book “Wishes”.  The pattern is called “On the Edge” and is shown on page 53. 

For the card base, I used grey wool ink on my image, but used the 2nd generation ink to make it a subtle image. 

Sponging all the edges in grey wool really give it a nice finishing touch.







March SOTM die-cut card close upFor the 2nd card…I again used the 2nd generation stamping of the Grey Wool ink.  It’s so FUN to create your own background designs with stamps!!

I love the card SHAPE…and you can get this shape too!  We carry these card designs in a pack of 10…AND it included envelopes!  You will receive these 3 1/2” x 8” cards in a pack of 10 with the die-cut edge for only $6.95!!! 

I also used our NEW Pewter Badge Buttons to finish off the ribbon!  These pewter badges are GREAT!!!  They are self adhesive – with a VERY sticky adhesive!  This badge will NOT be coming off of this bow!  I really appreciate how CTMH has added adhesive backs to sooo many of your embellishments!!!  Yayy! J

I hope you enjoyed the cards and I ENCOURAGE you to create some artwork of your own!!! 
Make sure you VISIT Shelia Bennett’s Blog to continue on this
March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!

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In case you haven’t heard the WONDERFUL news J,
You will want to make sure to check out the OTHER…AMAZING special that is happening in March at Close To My Heart!!!


Cricut_Collection2******From March 1st – March 31st,
ANYONE who JOINS my Close To My Heart TEAM
will automatically receive the Close To My Heart
Cricut BUNDLE for FREE!! ********
 
AND…if you already own the Cricut Bundle – YOU will get to chose $100 in Select Product Credit in place of the Cricut Bundle for FREE!!! 

Way to go CTMH!!! They thought of EVERYTHING!!! J 

That means you pay ONLY $99 for over $450 worth of QUALITY, BEAUTIFUL Close To My Heart Products!!! 
 
If you’d like to learn more about what it means to join my team click here
 
Close To My Heart is for EVERYONE
– whether you are a hobbyist (wanting the discount) or
whether you’d like this to become your Business!!! 
 
CHECK out this VIDEO for all the details concerning this AMAZING March Special!!!

Blessings to each of you!!!
Krista Hershberger J
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
359 Warwick Road, Elverson, PA 19520
610-587-9116
fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com           www.ctmh.com/kristah
 

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

February Stamp of the Month BLOG Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is Thoughtful Tidings, a set of 11 stamps.
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If you have come here from Wendy Coffman’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.

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. I LOVE these blog hops and the inspiration I receive from them!  I can’t WAIT to see everyone’s ideas!!

This Blog 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!
Feb SOTM LucyI wanted to create a simple card this time.  This can be a challenge at times, because of all the wonderful, FUN products that Close To My Heart carries! J 
I started by pulling out my Wishes and Originals how-to-books to help me get a general idea of what type of card design I’d like to create. 

This pattern is from page 39 in the Wishes book.  It is called “Corner Shop” and is a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 size card.  I hadn’t used the NEW LUCY paper pack yet…so I pulled out Lucy to give it a try.  Right away I realized I hadn’t taken the time to notice how BEAUTIFUL the floral design was!  My daughter noticed the crowns in the print right away!  Very subtle, but if you look they are definitely there too! 



Feb sotm Lucy close upI decided I didn’t want a “plain square card”…so I went to my Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and found the scalloped square card design!  I set my dial size to 4 3/4” and started to cut. (I wanted to make sure my other squares fit nicely on the card…4 3/4” worked best) Yay!!!  How easy was that?!?! 



I cut the corner edged square with the Art Philosophy cartridge too…and stamped the wording in Cotton Candy ink.  Then, I used Grey Wool ink to sponge distress all of my card pieces.  Next, I pulled out some matching pink crochet ribbon from our ribbon collection and put the card together!

How QUICK and EASY this card was to create…and I plan to create some more of these card designs to give to those that have hosted a home gathering with me! 
 
Now "Hop" on over to Angela Tutton’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 FEBRUARY SOTM is only available until Feb 29th!

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this EXCLUSIVE stamp set at an INCREDIBLE discount!
 
Happy Crafting!!!
 Krista