Krista's Crafty Corner: Zoe

Monday, February 1, 2016

February SOTM - Balloon Animals Blog Hop

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

If you have come here from

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE February SOTM stamp set called “Balloon Animals”.

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 39 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, party animal, exclusive Stamp set only available during February 2016!!!J

Are these guys ADORABLE or what? What a cute stamp set, and I LOVE the word phrases that are included in this set!! J

I like the colors in the Zoe paper collection, and decided this was the paper collection I would use to create my party animal card.

Take a look...

I used the ink colors of Sorbet, Glacier, Whisper & Sweet Leaf.

Did you notice the yellow behind the rabbit? I used our FUN Watercolor Paints to highlight the background of each rabbit.J

I'm really starting to enjoy using these wonderful paints, as I continue to learn more & more how to use them!! I encourage you to give them a try!

This stamp set DOES coordinate with our Artistry Cricut collection.

The Happy Birthday frame was cut at 1 1/4" but then the mat, I changed the measurements from inches to tenths. Yes, I change my measurements to tenths quite often!! You can find this option under the "Settings" button of your Cricut Explore. When you change it from inches to tenths - your pieces cut smaller than 1/4" increments. I cut the sorbet cardstock mat at 1.4".

Here is the difference from a 1.4" mat vs. the 1 1/2" mat....amazing how that little setting changes it so much.

I hope you are enjoying this blog hop & getting LOTS of ideas for when you have your OWN February Stamp of the Month (SOTM) stamp set in hand!
Happy Crafting to EACH of you! J

Now its time to head over to Wendy Coffman's Blog to see what FABULOUS item 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 February SOTM

~ Balloon Animals~

is only available until

February 29, 2016! 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

Saturday, August 1, 2015

August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop- Framed

Welcome to our MONTHLY

Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!

If you have come here from

Chris Robertson's Blog

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE August SOTM stamp set called “Framed”.

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 over 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 only available in August!!!J

AND....drum roll please...notice the RED outline around the shapes.

This means it is CRICUT compatible....and with Close To My Heart's NEWEST Cartridge that was just released TODAY!! It's called Artistry!!

(come back here in 6 days, and join us for our Artistry Blog Hop!)

I'm SO EXCITED to share the FUN card I created today!!

I used BRAND NEW products, that just debuted at CTMH today, August 1st!!

Here is my set of cards....

I used was INSPIRED by the NEW Artistry Cricut Cartridge, and all of my Cricut cut shapes came from Key #5 of the Artistry cartridge.

So - was this a card design on this new Cricut cartridge?

No, it's not - but with a quick click of a few buttons in the new Design Space for the Explore machine, I have a very fun CARD!!!

To create the card, I brought in 2 of the coffee cups, and a rectangle. I layered them together like in the picture - and then WELDED them all together to create the card!!

(***Some of you asked for the Design Space file...and I'm happy to share! I've never shared files before...since I'm still learning Explore....but here is the link that should work because my file is public.
https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/29513236 Enjoy!)

Then I used our WONDERFUL score board....and created the score lines so it would fold perfectly to make it a card! J

I used our NEW Zoe paper collection for these fun card. Take a look at the inside, and you can see I used the SAME paper for both cards, but just used the opposite side - I LOVE the double sided paper we carry at Close To My Heart!!J

I did use our 5x7 striped dry embossing folder to add some lines to the holder...so easy to do and it adds so much! J

Take notice of 2 new products on this card!!! The Coral colored Shimmer Trim is a NEW color we now carry....

.....and the beautiful Enamel & Glitter Duos- green triangles are now orderable from your CTMH consultant! 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

August 2015 SOTM card

S1508 Framed (only available in August 2015!)

X7197B Zoe paper pack
Sweet Leaf Cardstock

Z3018 Stripe Embossing Folder

Z3167 ARTISTRY Cricut Cartridge - NEW!!!
Z3088 Coral Shimmer Trim
Z3123 Enamel & Glitter Gems- green triangles

Inks used: Slate, Sweet Leaf, Sorbet

Now head on over to Donna Digby's Blog to see what she has created using this stamp set! J

****Remember, the August SOTM

~ Framed~

is only available until August 31st! J