Feb 2015 SOTM Blog Hop - A Happy Hello

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

If you have come here from

 Melissa Laverty's Blog 

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE February SOTM stamp set called “A Happy Hello”.  

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

This month we have OVER 65 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!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

These flower stamps reminded me of spring…so off I went to create a card!J

This card does open from the side rather than the bottom- something different from my normal routine card.

If you look close at the top of the card (the kraft color) you will notice I used our dotted embossing folder to create some more texture to this card design. 

I chose not to use any paper packs with this card, (I just used cardstock) HOWEVER I did use the ink colors from the Brushed paper collection.

Recently, I saw a card that used the “stencil” type effect, and wanted to create that as well!  So, I found a leftover shape on my desk that was cut from our Cricut cartridge & used that for my stencil as I sponged ink around the words on this card!

I took my sponge, and in a circular motion….filled in the background with the flaxen ink color. You can see I also kept the stencil in place when I inked my flowers too!  That allowed for a clear space for my words.

 

Here is a close up of the few embellishments I used on this card - golden butterfly puffies (only available til March 31!!) and the bitty sparkles from the Black & Grey Sparkle collection.

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

Feb 2015 SOTM card

S1502                      A Happy Hello

Z1924                Dotted Embossing Folder

Z1929                Topiary Diagonal Ribbon

Z3038               Puffies – Junebugs

Z1754                Black & Grey Sparkles

Cardstocks used:  Kraft, White Daisy, Black & Sunset

Inks used:           Cranberry, Pixie, Sunset, Flaxen & Black

Now head on over to  Michele Rowley'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 February SOTM

~ A Happy Hello~

is only available until January 31st! 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

It’s the Little Things- gift bag

Time is quickly running out….November 2014 will end in just 10 more days!!

Don’t miss out on Close To My Heart’s WONDERFUL specials this month!!!

Let’s take a look at one of November’s specials. 

You can receive this FABULOUS stamp set called “It’s the Little Things” at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay ONLY $5 with a $50 CTMH order!!

I created a gift bag for one of my home party hostesses this month & thought I’d share this with you today since it uses this stamp set!! 

As an extra “thank you” for my 1st time hostesses, I create them a gift bag that is similar to this one shown here. 

This bag is created from Close To My Heart’s Artiste cartridge, If you need favors, 3d items, a beautiful alphabet and a Cricut cartridge that has 700 IMAGES (not sizes) ….you’ll want to CLICK HERE and check out ALL the different shapes/cuts are available on this AMAZING Cricut Cartridge by CTMH!!

What you can’t see in this picture, are all the goodies inside!! J In each hostess bag I include a 1x1 block, 1” ink pad, a few small stamps & a collection of Cricut cuts as a “thank you” for allowing me to come share CTMH with them & their friends!

So - how did I create this bag??  J

It was quite easy, actually - my Cricut did most of the work!!

I used the 3D Object (bag) on the “Noel” key of the Artiste booklet.  I set the size to cut at 5 1/4” & let the Cricut machine do it’s job!! LOL!!

I used a designer paper from the Yuletide paper pack for the bag itself,

but then pulled in colors from the Wanderful collection for the flowers that were stamped with our EXCLUSIVE November SOTM set - It’s the Little Things. 

Did you notice the purple strip at the bottom of the bag??? That is a zip-strip that I cut off the top of our Wanderful paper pack!! 

I LOVE the EXTRAS that CTMH includes with so many of their items!!

Here is a close up of the flowers…I love the bright colors of these flowers, and when paired up with the subtle, neutral paper of the Yuletide paper…it just works together so well!

 

For a pop of color, I used the Gypsy purple Paper Fundamentals for the flap of the bag.  

If you haven’t tried this amazing, designer cardstock…you’ll want to make sure to check it out!! 

Have a wonderful evening!! J

Krista Hershberger J

Website: www.kristah.ctmh.com

Blog:kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/kristascrafty  

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kristascraftycorner