New CTMH Challenge Blog

Do you love Close To My Heart products? Are you looking for inspiration or a new challenge? Yes? Then you need to visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges! This new site will be posting a new challenge featuring Close To My Heart products every Monday.

This week is the first challenge and they are offering a nice prize package to go to one lucky participant! The details on how to participate are posted on the site.

The challenge for this week is to use Chocolate, Sunflower and Sweet Leaf. I chose to make a card based on the "On the Ball" pattern from "Wishes". The stamp sets used were, "Butterfly Kiss", "Intrinsic Backgrounds" and "State of Mind".

April's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome! I am so glad you are joining us for this month's blog hop. We are featuring "Flower Pot" a set of 16 stamps. Whether you have just started here, or have come from Terrie's blog, make sure to complete the circle so you don't miss anything. If you get lost along the way you can refer to the list in my previous post.

Now, make yourself comfortable and enjoy all the beautiful artwork you are about to see! When you are done here be sure to hop over to Jamia's blog to see what she has created for you.

This month I chose to make a journal. I started with a small spiral notebook (5.5" x 4.25"). The cover is Heavenly Blue CS which I stamped using "Intrinsic Backgrounds". The window and flower box were stamped twice; one of which I cut out and attached the vellum "window" to. That was popped up with foam squares. The inside cover was printed and then I stamped the flowers on it. The little tag, which is my bookmark, was stamped with Versamark and chalked. Click on the picture below for some additional views.

Here is a quick thank you card I also made using this stamp set.