Sheila's Stamping Stuff: Taste of Summer

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Thanks ... for the Challenge

Inspired by this week's #jrlcreativechallenge on the CTMH Facebook page to share an embossed project, this card uses stamp images from the Finding The Words set. A piece of striped paper from the Taste of Summer kit was embossed using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder.

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

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

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Taste of Summer ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

It is National Scrapbooking Month, so members of our Stampers With An Attitude team created artwork with the special Taste of Summer papers and stamp set which Close To My Heart has available only during National Scrapbooking Month (May 2015).

If you have come here from Roxybonds 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 bright colors and fun patterns of the Taste of Summer papers coordinate perfectly with the fruity images and 'punny' sayings in the Taste of Summer stamp set. Using Pattern #27 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 as a basis, both sides of the oranges paper were used for the card, with a piece of White Shimmer Trim separating the two patterns. Images from the stamp set were stamped using Sunset and Topiary inks and coordinate perfectly with the Taste of Summer papers. To complete the inside of the card, some oranges from the Taste of Summer stamp set are stamped in the lower right corner.

Now "Hop" on over to the Inspired By D blog for more fun Taste of Summer artwork.

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants:

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

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

Friday, May 8, 2015

A Wonderful Taste of Summer

Had an opportunity to participate in CAS(E) this Sketch (CTS122) today and created this card using stamps from the You're The Bomb set and papers from the National Scrapbooking Month special Taste of Summer paper packet.

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

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

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Taste of Summer (National Scrapbooking Month)

Welcome to our Taste of Summer Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop. In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, Close To My Heart has created a special set of papers and a coordinating stamp set. These Taste of Summer papers and stamps are ONLY available during May 2015.

If you arrived here from Kathleen's Life Is LIke A Bowl of Stamps blog, you are hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the Taste of Summer special products.

When I saw the cute strawberry stamps and the "berry special" sentiment, I knew that I wanted to create something using the pretty strawberry paper in the Taste of Summer packet. To stamp the strawberries, they were inked in Hollyhock ink and then 'rolled' in Cranberry to add some color dimension to the berries. Stamping the stem using Topiary ink added the perfect touch to complete the stamped strawberries. The card design is from Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 Pattern 28. Some White Shimmer Trim was scalloped and added to each side of the card, and some Pixie Extra Thick Twin adds another level of pink to the card.

During the month of May, you can purchase the package of 12 Taste of Summer papers (2 each of 6 different designs) for only $8.95. The coordinating Taste of Summer stamp set is $17.95. Both Taste of Summer products will be available ONLY during May 2015.

Please visit Krista's Crafty Corner to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the Taste of Summer papers and stamps.

http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html

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

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Embossing Is Back (Technique Blog Hop)

For the Technique Blog Hop this month, we are using our embossing powders and showing that Embossing is Back with Close To My Heart. This is one of several "technique tips" throughout the Annual Inspirations book. With a stamp set and a color from the CTMH collection of embossing powders, you can create intricate detail on all your projects.

If you arrived from Melissa's Heartfelt Sentiments blog, then follow along with the link at the bottom of this post to continue the Technique Blog Hop.

Embossing is one of my favorite stamping techniques and I always love seeing the nice, shiny texture it produces. This sweet bird from the Paper Bird stamp set was embossed using our White embossing powder onto a piece of patterned paper from the Taste of Summer kit. The flowered paper is also from the National Scrapbooking Month special Taste of Summer packet which will be available beginning May 1. Inspiration for the design of the card was the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Sketch 201504.