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

Stamp of Approval

Spent the day visiting and creating with a friend, and created this fun, friendship card following this week's CAS(E) this Sketch (CTS158) blog.  The stamp image from Stamps of Approval is embossed using Silver embossing powder, and papers are from the Regatta kit.  A standard paper punch was used to create the curved notches in the ends of the paper strips, and two Triangle Stud embellishments were used to mimic the triangle design of the stamped image. 

C1637 Stamps of Approval (set of 5 stamps)

  

 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhRegatta #CTS158 

	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

Balloon Animals (February SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  For the month of February, the Balloon Animals stamp-of-the-month is one of the most adorable stamp sets ever.  It includes six different animals created using balloons, along with some fun sentiments and a frame.       

If you have come here from Living, Loving, Laughing for Life, 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!  

Using the elephant from the Balloon Animals stamp set, this is a fun birthday card for a young person.  The patterned papers are from the Penelope kit, and some Shimmer Trim and Glitter Paper add a bit of pizzazz.  You may recognize the card design as Pattern #24 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 2.         

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

Now "Hop" on over to Show and Tell, with Michelle 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 #ctmhPenelope #birthdaycard 

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