Sunshine Birdies (March SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  For the month of March, cute little song birds and butterflies can be stamped using the Sunshine Birdies stamp set.     

If you have come here from CTMH Craftings, you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!  

Spring and the songs of birds will be here soon!  Stamps from the Sunshine Birdies set were colored using several of the ShinHan Touch Twin markers, and the black & white patterned papers are found in the La Vie En Rose paper kit.  For the card design, the Center Charms sketch from Originals Card Confidence Program was used.         

Place a $50 minimum order this month (March 2016) and you are eligible to purchase the Sunshine Birdies stamp set for only $5. It is also available for $17.95 without a qualifying purchase.  

Now "Hop" on over to the Crafty Carol blog to see her work.  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas. 

If you get lost along the way, the complete list of participants is available on Melinda's 'If You Bling It' blog.   

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhLaVieEnRose 

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Black + White + Red + Share the Love

This week the Heart 2 Heart Challenges and Color My Heart Color Dare blogs have a joint challenge, using Share the Love with the colors black, white, and red.   

Are you old enough to remember using a rotary dial telephone?  Well I sure am, and love this image available in the special Share the Love stamp set.  This stamp set is only available to order during the month of February, and $7 of each sale will be donated to Operation Smile.  

What is black and white and red all over?  An entry for Color My Heart Color Dare #180.  Using a stripe and a dotted paper from the La Vie En Rose kit along with Cranberry ink and red embellishments + stamp images from the Share the Love stamp set for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge = a nostalgic card.

  

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhLaVieEnRose #operationsmile 

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Cheers, 2016! (November SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  We are getting close to the beginning of another new year, and this stamp set is perfect for creating scrapbook pages for your celebration.    

If you have come here from Wendy's My Scrapbooking Blog, you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!  

In order to highlight the beautiful rose paper from the La Vie En Rose kit this card is intentionally simple, yet the colors are very festive.  Images from the Cheers, 2016! set were stamped using Poppy and Pomegranate inks and backed with Black cardstock.  To add a bit of sparkle, some Pink Shimmer Trim and White Enamel Gems were used.         

Place a $50 minimum order this month (November 2015) and you are eligible to purchase the Cheers, 2016! stamp set for only $5. It is also available for $17.95 without a qualifying purchase.  

Now "Hop" on over to Melinda's If You Bling It ... blog to see her work.  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas. 

list of participants

If you get lost along the way, the complete list of participants is available on Melinda's 'If You Bling It' blog.   

Follow Sheila's board CTMH SOTM Blog Hop on Pinterest.

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Hello Life ~ National Stamping Month special

Welcome to our Hello, Life! Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big "hello!" to life!  There are three exclusive stamp sets, and each set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that's traditional scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking.  However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork.      

If you arrived here from If You Bling It, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the Hello, Life! stamp sets.  

The Helllo, Life! Cardmaking stamp set was used to create this fun card.  For a bit of brightness, the color Pear was used along with a polka dot print from the new La Vie En Rose paper kit.  Texture was added to the background with the Dot Embossing Folder, and the glitter dots and bow are from the Pear Paper Fundamentals Assortment.  To give a bit of interest to the stamped image, the new Thumb Notch Punch was used to create notches in two of the corners.  And a bit of Black Shimmer Trim adds just a small amount of sparkle.       

During the month of September, these Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95 each.  Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 - a savings of $6.90.  These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further.  

Please visit Wendy's My Scrapbooking Blog to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the Hello, Life! stamp sets. 

list of participants

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355