Life In Pictures (April SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  Cameras galore - there are six different styles of camera images included with the Life In Pictures stamp set, along with several sentiments to make you "smile."     

If you have come here from Snips, Snaps, and Scraps, 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!  

Seeing that huge old-fashioned flash just makes my eyes want to blink to get rid of the spots.  This camera image from the Life In Pictures stamp set reminds me of a news reporter in an old black-&-white movie.  A brightly-colored chevron stripe from the Sangria paper kit is used for the background of the card, and a silver Sequin adds some dimension to the flash.  Appropriately, the card design is First Impression from the Originals Card Confidence Program.         

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

Now "Hop" on over to Maureen's Let's Give 'em Something to Scrap About 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 #ctmhSangria 

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

Share The Love

Welcome to our Share The Love Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  Close To My Heart has created this special stamp set so you can "share the love" this February and help support Operation Smile.  CTMH will donate $7 of the proceeds from each Share The Love stamp set sold to Operation Smile.  This organization provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children all over the world.        

If you arrived here from Living My Given Life, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects.   

This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches (FMS222) was perfect to use with the Share The Love stamp set.  The typewriter is embossed with a mixture of both Gold and Silver embossing powder, and the sentiments are stamped using Cocoa ink.  Some pieces of paper from the Sangria kit and a bit of Shimmer Trim complete the card.        

Since the bold colors of the Sangria kit are some of my favorites, this card is being linked up to the "Favorite Paper Pack" challenge for February on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog.  

Please visit Stamping Rules! to continue along our Share The Love Blog Hop. 

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

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

Colors of Thanksgiving ~ "Use Your Stash" Blog Hop

We are celebrating the "Colors of Thanksgiving" for the "Use Your Stash" Blog Hop this month.        

If you have come here from the Moments to Treasure, you are right on track for the "Use Your Stash" Blog Hop.  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, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.  

Just a simple card using papers from the Sangria kit along with an image from the Friend Tree stamp set.  A bit of Gold Foil adds some shimmer, and the card design is Pattern #20 from Make It From Your Heart Volume 2.  The word 'friend' was stamped in Saffron and then again in Poppy ink to give it a bit of dimension. 

Stamping the inside with other images from the Friend Tree stamp set really complete the card.          

Now "Hop" on over to JeniLeigh Designs for more red, white, and blue projects.   

"Use Your Stash" Blog Hop participants:

• Priscilla's Paperie
• NJ Stamping Queen
• Rockin' HeARTist
• Create with AnnieWorks
• Moments to Treasure
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• JeniLeigh Designs
• Show and Tell, with Michelle

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

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

White Pines ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

The Holidays will be arriving soon, and our Stampers With An Attitude team is sharing projects created using the White Pines kit.     

If you have come here from Melinda's If You Bling It  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, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.    

Instead of creating something for the Holidays with the White Pines kit, I decided to use some of the beautiful papers to create a fun birthday card.  The sentiment is found in the Birthday Funnies stamp set, which is available as a Hostess Exclusive through the end of the year.  For some embellishment, a flower from the Sangria Assortment was used along with a bit of Glacier Thick Twine.  Inspiration for the card design is Pattern #22 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 1.     

Now "Hop" on over to CatScrapbooking for more artwork using the White Pines paper kit.   

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants: 

• If You Bling It ...
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• CatScrapbooking
• Heartfelt Sentiments
• Scrap Stamp Share
• Misty Girl Inspirations
• Roxybonds

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

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

Sangria ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

Fall weather has arrived, and our Stampers With An Attitude team is sharing projects created using the Autumn colored Sangria paper pack.     

If you have come here from the CatScrapbooking 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, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.    

The design of this card is based on Pattern #26 in the Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 how-to book.  Beginning with a card base of Cocoa cardstock, two of the beautiful patterned papers from Sangria were used along with leaf images from the Fallen Leaves stamp set.  Of course, I used some of the wonderful Foil Tape again, this time in Gold.  And also added an embellishment from the Gold Paper Fundamentals Assortment, as well as some Gold Bling Gems.    

Now "Hop" on over to The Creative Beehive for more artwork using the Nevermore paper kit.   

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants: 

• My Creative Happy Place
• Heartfelt Sentiments
• Judy Faye's Place
• CatScrapbooking
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• The Creative Beehive
• Misty Girl Inspirations
• Inspired By D

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

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