A Perfect 10 of Hearts

Inspiration was the "Perfect 10" theme on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog.  A heart image from the Happy Heart stamp set was stamped 10 times, using the Swan Lake colors of Color My Heart Color Dare #216.  The sentiment is from the same Happy Heart set, and the background paper is a nice gray dotted print from the Swan Lake kit.  

After finishing the card, I realized there is another "perfect 10" with the five dots visible on each side of the ribbon used from the Rustic Home pack.  

Heart 2 Heart Challenges (Perfect 10)

Color Dare #216

Diamond Award Winner 

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

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

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Yuletide Joy (October SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  Fall weather is here, and it is time to start thinking about the Holidays.  This month's stamp-of-the-month is a great way to start your card making.         

If you have come here from Inky Hearts Papercrafting, 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!  

Influenced by the beautiful black and colorful paper in the Swan Lake packet, the gift image from Yuletide Joy was stamped using Black ink and then just a bit of color was added using some markers.  The gold and black grosgrain from the Uptown Ribbon collection adds some texture.        

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

Now "Hop" on over to the Stampologist 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 #ctmhSwanLake #holidaycards #christmascards 

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

May Your Season Be Merry

Just a quick Holiday card using colors from this weeks Color My Heart Color Dare #211.  Background paper is from the Swan Lake kit and the sentiment is from my Very Merry, which is my favorite new Holiday stamp set.  Included are nine great stamps to use for your cards this season.  

For the trim, a piece of Fern Thick Twine was woven into the open design of the ribbon from the Rustic Home collection.  In order to get the varied colors of the stamped image, a sponge dauber was used to apply three of the ink colors.  

In celebration of National Stamping Month, the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog has a fun challenge to use a CTMH stamp on a project.  Be sure to visit their blog to see other creative entries for this CTMH stamp challenge. 

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

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

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