January Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring January's SOTM, which is Little Reminder, a set of 25 stamps.

If you have come here from Sheila'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 the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

Unfortunately, the Midwest weather has put me a little under the weather!  Please check back soon for my creation.  Until then, "Hop" on over to Jen's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the January SOTM is only available until the 31st! Visit my website or contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Limited Edition, a set of 21 stamps.

If you have come here from Lori'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 the complete list of participating consultants here.

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

I used my stamp set along with the new My Creations Memory Game to create a calendar so that I can keep track of the birthdays and anniversaries that happen throughout the months.  This stamp set has a couple of stamps that go along with the new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I cut the tag on the top of the box with the Cricut cartridge and then stamped on the cut tag.  I also tried my first flower from the cartridge!

 

The Memory Game comes with 24 cards so I used two cards for each month (only one of each is shown here).  For the cards, I cut a rectangle with the Art Philosophy cartridge and then stamped the cut image.  I stamped a month on each of the cards (I plan to add names/dates for birthdays and anniversaries during the month).  On the back of the cards, I added a magnet so that I can hang the current month on my refrigerator (or any other magnetic surface) and I will have a reminder of who I need to send cards to!

Here's a closer view of a few of the cards:

Supplies Used:
B&T Paper - Mischief
Cardstock -Barn Red, Cocoa, Honey, Sunset
Ink -Barn Red, Black, Cocoa, Honey, Sunset
Stamp Set - Limited Edition, Save the Date
Embellishments -Licorice Opaques
Other - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, My Creations Memory Game

Now "Hop" on over to Katy's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the September SOTM is only available until the 30th! Visit my website or contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

Baby Album

My nephew and his wife are expecting their first child in September.  The baby shower is this coming weekend and I finally completed the first part of their gift!  The mommy-to-be likes to scrapbook so I made her an album for the first year.  All she has to do is fill it with photos!

I used the how-to programs from Close To My Heart for the page layouts.  All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Magic – Juggling Act, Left Page

Cherish – Visual Texture

Cherish – Balanced Blocks

Cherish – Kept in Proportion

Cherish – Dynamic Design

Cherish – Harmonious Patterns

Cherish – Contrasting Elements

Cherish – Then & Now

Imagine – Jazzy Combination

Imagine – Double Take

Cherish – Unified Whole

Cherish – Creative Rhythm

Imagine – Fantastic Five

 Imagine – Subtitles, Left Page

Supplies Used:

B&T – Fanfare

Cardstock – Cranberry, Pacifica, Sky, Sunny Yellow, White Daisy

Ink – Cranberry,  Pacifica, Sky, Sunny Yellow

Embellishments – Clear Buttons, Cranberry Buttons, Cranberry Ribbon, Licorice Opaques, Pacifica Buttons, Pacifica Ribbons, Ric Rac Ribbon, Sky Buttons, Sunny Yellow Buttons, Tulip Buttons, White Daisy Embroidery Floss, Zippidee My Stickease

Stamp Sets – Checklist, Love Life, Love You Forever, Sans Alphabet

Cricut Cartridge – Zooballoo

Now, I've got to get busy on the baby quilt!

Wendy

August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is Wicked, a set of 9 stamps.

If you have come here from Shirley'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 the complete list of participating consultants here.

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

I used my set to create a one page layout.  I used the Bottom Border - Overlap pattern from the Reflections pattern book.  Instead of using pattern paper, I used the stamps to create borders along the edges of my cardstock.

Supplies Used:
Cardstock - Bamboo, Chocolate, Goldrush, Pacifica
Ink - Chocolate, Goldrush, Pacifica
Stamp Set -Love Life, Wicked
Embellishments - Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems

Now "Hop" on over to Jen's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the August SOTM is only available until the 31st! Visit my website or contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is American Celebration, a set of 12 stamps.

If you have come here from Teresa'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 the complete list of participating consultants here.

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

I made a card using the Keep It Level pattern from the Wishes pattern book.  I used one of the small stamps to create my own pattern paper.  I stamped the large star and cut it out before adding to the card.  Of course, no card can be complete without a little sparkle!

Supplies Used:
Paper -Cranberry, White Daisy
Ink - Cranberry, Pacifica, Sky, Tulip
Stamp Set - American Celebration
Embellishments - Red Sparkles, Blue Sparkles, White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon

Now "Hop" on over to Kami's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the July SOTM is only available until the 31st! Visit my website or contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy

Wedding Album

My husband and I attended a beautiful wedding at the beginning of April.  This was the kind of wedding that little girls dream about!!!  I had told the bride beforehand that her wedding gift was going to be a scrapbook and that it would be a little late.  Little did I know, that it was going to be two months!

I recently got through my creative block and was able to finish the album.  Luckily, the bride loved it and I no longer feel bad about it being late!

When asked what colors she would like, the bride told me cream and gold.  Little did I know that it would be so difficult to find a variety of gold paper!  I also searched all over for the perfect book to put it all in.  I finally decided to make my own cover.  I purchased a sturdy scrapbook and then found some fabric to cover it with.  I had their initials embroidered on a piece of the fabric in gold.  I added a gold ribbon and the book was beautiful!

Here it is:

 Front of the album

Front page with their wedding date

Mr & Mrs

Family

Another Family page

Beautiful Bride

Handsome Groom

Wedding Party

Bridesmaids

Groomsmen

Flower Girl

Ring Bearer

Back Page

I can't wait to see it once she has all the beautiful pictures in it!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock: CTMH Colonial White, Recollections Precious Metals
Pattern Paper: DCWV Royal Garden, DCWV The Tradewinds
Stamp Sets: CTMH Bohemian Alphabet, CTMH Baroque Alphabet
Ink: CTMH Black, CTMH Colonial White, Gold Pigment Ink
Embellishments: Recollections Clear & Gold Sparkles
Cricut Cartridges: Paper Lace, Storybook
Pattern Books (all CTMH): Cherish, Imagine, Magic, Reflections

Wendy

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Jubilation, a set of 24 stamps.

If you have come here from Sarita'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 the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I made a desk calendar this month.  Each page is 6 x 6 and has room for a 4 x 4 photo.  Right now, I'll just show you the picture part of the calendar.  Check back in a few days to see the complete calendar. 

Supplies Used:
B&T Paper -  Bliss, Fanfare, Hooligans, Lucky, Mistletoe, Olivia, Sweetheart
Cardstock - Autumn Terracotta, Cocoa, Colonial White, Cotton Candy, Desert Sand, Garden Green, Grey Flannel, Gypsy, New England Ivy, Pacifica, Sunny Yellow, Topiary, Tulip, Vanilla Cream, White Daisy
Ink - Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red, Black, Chocolate, Cocoa, Cotton Candy, Cranberry, Creme Brulee, Desert Sand, Garden Green, Goldrush, Gypsy, Lagoon, New England Ivy, Olive, Outdoor Denim, Pacifica, Pear, Sky, Smokey Plum, Sunny Yellow, Sunset, Topiary, Tulip
Stamp Set - Jubilation
Embellishments - Assorted Sparkles, Colonial White Buttons, Licorice Opaques, Mocha Opaques, Pacifica Buttons, Sky Buttons, Sunny Yellow Buttons

Now "Hop" on over to Angel's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the June SOTM is only available until the 30th! Visit my website or contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Happy Hopping!
Wendy