Another Birthday Card ...

Yes, it is another birthday card!  The clean card design is from Freshly Made Sketches (FMS140), and the colors used are Buttercup and Indian Corn Blue for Color My Heart Color Dare 98.  To create the diagonal piece, a Zip Strip from Babycakes and one from Jubilee were placed on some Buttercup cardstock.  A bit of Baker's Twine was added, along with some Bitty Sparkles to add some shine.  The birthday sentiment is from the Banner Wishes stamp set.  

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

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

Lifting Spirits ... in a Balloon

Using a hot air balloon from the Lifting Spirits stamp set, along with papers from both Jubilee and Lollydoodle kits, this card combines Color My Heart Color Dare #93 along with Freshly Made Sketches FMS135. 

In order to incorporate the four colors for the Color Dare, some patterned Cranberry paper and a patterned Honey paper were used from the Jubilee kit.  The center banner with white polka-dots has a Juniper background and is available in the Lollydoodle kit.  The color Twilight is used for one of the banners, as the ink to stamp the balloon image, and for the card base. 

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

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

Balloon Talk (April SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the Balloon Talk stamp set.  This set of 24 images includes many different, fun "word bubbles" and frames to create your own.   See all the images in the stamp set in the picture at the bottom of this post.    

If you have come here from Tamytha's Paper HeARTIST 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!  

Using papers from the Jubilee kit and Pattern #28 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 2, this card on Kraft paper has a down-to-earth feel.  The 'miss you' and square 'talk bubble' from the Balloon Talk stamp set are used along with a wooden heart from the Sarita Assortment and a bit of Jute Ribbon.  

Place a $50 minimum order this month (April 2014) and you are eligible to purchase the Balloon Talk stamp set for only $5.  

Now "Hop" on over to Vicki's 'The Price of Paper' 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).

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

Owl Miss You

Got the 'creative bug' late last night, so went to my Stamp Room and visited some blogs to see what would inspire me.  My first inspiration was Freshly Made Sketches.  

This week the new Owls stamp set arrived, and I decided that would be perfect for FMS127.   After stamping the cute little owl with Saddle pigment ink and Clear Detail Embossing Powder, color was added with Indian Corn Blue, Honey, and Buttercup markers.  Using a nice print from the Jubilee paper packet and a piece of Buttercup cardstock for the sentiment completed the card.  

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

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

I {like} You

Another sneak peek at new product which will be available in the Close To My Heart Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book.  

Included in the LOL stamp set are 18 fun images that you see online and are now part of our pop culture.  Everyone knows what a "like" button is, and I used it here with houndstooth letters.  A few strips of patterned paper from the Jubilee kit along with a badge button from the Jubilee Assortment completed a quick card following the STAMPlorations Challenge #3 Sketch.  

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

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