December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is Amore, a set of 13 stamps.

If you have come here from Wendy's Blog, you are on the right path!   The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you'll find a complete list of participating consultants on Helen's Blog.

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs.  This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of each post on each blog to move to the next one.  Here we go!

My card for this stamp set was inspired by the Heart 2 Heart Challenge for this week.  The challenge for this week is this sketch:

If you haven't checked out the H2H Challenges, you should do so!  They offer a different challenge each week and sometimes offer goodies for a lucky participant!

Here is my card:

I used Sky ink and did some random stamping with the Love stamp.  The large heart was stamped in Pacifica ink and then cut out.  I also inked the edges of all the Colonial White pieces with Cocoa ink.

Products used:
Paper - Cocoa CS, Colonial White CS, Magnifique
Stamp Set - Amore
Ink - Cocoa, Pacifica, Sky
Embellishment - Mocha Opaques

Now "Hop" on over to Kathleen's Blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas!  Remember, the December SOTM is only available until December 31.  Visit my website to see how you can get this stamp set for FREE!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Pretty Pretty Princess

Last week Heart 2 Heart Challenges had a Pretty Pretty Princess challenge - this challenge was all about being girly!  Well, believe me, I can do girly! 

These photos were taken of my daughter last year.  She loves to put on my shoes and walk around the house.  I was shocked that she was able to stay upright in these boots! 

The bling makes it a little difficult to get a good photo - I'll keep trying and repost them if I get a better shot.

 The top photo says "Kickin It Mommy Style" and the bottom has her nickname "Teagie Sue".

Supply List:
B&T: Hooligans, Daydream
Cardstock: Black Gypsy
Embellishments: Clear Sparkles, Pink & Purple Sparkles, Paper Studio Flowers, Crystal Letters

Have a great day!
Wendy

Heart 2 Heart Challenges - Week 1

There's a new weekly blog for challenges.  A group of Close To My Heart consultants got together to form a design team and will be posting a weekly challenge with the main focus being on Close To My Heart products.  Anyone can join!

This week's challenge is a color challenge.  Here are the colors to work with:

I used my Cricut to cut the box out of Chocolate cardstock.  The stamp set I used came  from the Tickled Pink set that we had last year.  The large flower is stamped in Sunflower.  The second flower is second generation Sunflower.  The middle of the flower is Chocolate.  The flower petals are Sweet Leaf.  Here's my creation:

I thought this might be a nice Mother's Day gift for one of the ladies in my office.  Of course, the box will contain Chocolate (the edible kind)!

Be sure to check out the Heart 2 Heart blog to see what designs the team has come up with.  There are links on that page to see what others have made.  Now, break out your supplies and come up with something great of your own!

Have a great day,
Wendy