Wednesday, June 30, 2010

July's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Hi, and welcome to the July stamp of the month blog hop.  I'm so happy you have joined us  this month. Whether you have come from Krista's blog or are just starting here, you are in for a journey filled with inspiration. We are featuring "Happy Forever" a set of 9 stamps. There are almost 70 very talented Close to my Heart consultants ready to show you how adorable this stamp set is. Be sure to make the complete circle; you won't want to miss any of it.




The card I made this month features B&T paper from the "Splendor" paper pack, and goldrush cardstock.  The balloon portion of the image was pop-dotted to give it the appearance of lifting off the card. Although it doesn't show in the photo, they were also covered with liquid glass; giving them a realistic look. The sentiment was stamped on a chipboard bookplate which was inked with heavenly blue to match the paper.

 I hope you enjoy these little guys as much as I do!  Now hop on over to Kami's blog...I'm sure she has something cute to show you next! If you get lost along the way, you can see the entire list of blogs on my previous post. And, don't forget this stamp set is only available for the month of July, so order yours here today!

New Blog Hop Tonight

The Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month blog hop goes live tonight at 9PM (EDT). Here is the list of the participating blogs:

Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com/

Kathleen Androlewicz http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/
Carol Loftus http://www.carolloftus.blogspot.com/
Lori Leng http://pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com/
Adeline Brill http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com/
Terrie Dodd http://www.my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com/
Michelle Loncar http://michelleloncar.blogspot.com/
Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Wanda Riley http://creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com/
Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com/
Georgia Hauglid http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com/
Shannon Buck http://stampinbuds.blogspot.com/
Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/
Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com/
Annette Green http://annettescreativejourney.blogspot.com/
Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com/
Carol Horton http://carol-scrappininparadise.blogspot.com/
Krista Ritskes http://kristaritskes-simplycreating.blogspot.com/
Judy Burger http://www.makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com  YOU ARE HERE
Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com/
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com/
Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.com/
Jen Patrick http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Misty Jackson http://www.misstscraps.blogspot.com/
Laurie Newton http://www.scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/
Alison Mullen http://www.stickygirlstamps.com/
Teri Baxter http://www.themidnightartist.blogspot.com/
Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/
Melissa Burch http://melissaburch.blogspot.com/
Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com/
Sylvia Jacquot http://stampinsylvia.blogspot.com/
Danielle Chapman http://cupcake-stamper.blogspot.com/
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com/
Cindy Leek http://www.paperspadsandpictures.blogspot.com/
Antoinette Herrin http://www.godblessyourart.blogspot.com/
Barbra Otten http://barbraotten.blogspot.com/
Shannon Pelletier http://mycolorfulworldinvt.blogspot.com/
Kimberly Smith http://verykimberry.blogspot.com/
Chris Shouse http://houseostamps.wordpress.com/
Nancy Brown http://creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com/
Kim O'Rear http://kimorear.blogspot.com/
Tammy Lea Pinchard http://mycreativeclubhouse.blogspot.com/
Jen Rubio http://jenrubio.blogspot.com/
Kristie Herdener http://www.goofyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Carla Ironside http://carlacreates.blogspot.com/
Lori Miller http://clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Pamela O'Connor http://cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com/
Jamia Bankhead http://papermadnessinc.blogspot.com/
Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com/
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com/
Amy Edwards http://paisleysplayhouse.blogspot.com/
Mary Eisen http://mestamp2.blogspot.com/
Angela Tutton http://www.tuttonstreasures.blogspot.com/
Susan Brooks http://stampingintheopen.blogspot.com/
Jody Gustafson http://www.cre8nmemories.blogspot.com/
Traci Godbee http://createwithtraci.blogspot.com/
Andrea Ewen http://www.ewenstyle.com/
Melinda Everitt http://ifyoublingittheywillcome.blogspot.com/
Wendy Fording http://papercreationsbywendy.blogspot.com/
Janelle Jaksitz http://www.jaksscraps.blogspot.com/
Nancy Keller http://brujahrose.blogspot.com/
Juli Clark http://www.thestampteacher.blogspot.com/
Nicole Griggs http://nicolescreativezone.blogspot.com/
Melissa Robinson http://mlisrobinson.blogspot.com/
Katherine Schmitt http://katherinestamps.blogspot.com/

Monday, May 31, 2010

June's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome! I'm so happy you have joined us for this month's blog hop. Whether you have come from Beth's blog or are just starting here, you are in for a treat! We are featuring "Wonderful Friend" a set of 9 stamps. There are over 60 very talented Close to my Heart consultants ready to show you how versatile this stamp set is. Be sure to make the complete circle; you won't want to miss any of it.

This is the card I made this month:


I hope you like what I've shown you. Now hop on over to Dawn's blog...I'm sure she has something amazing to show you next! If you get lost along the way, you can see the entire list of blogs on my previous post. And, don't forget this stamp set is only available for the month of June, so order yours today!



 

June's Blog Hop Participants

Here is the list of all the participants for this month's blog hop in case you encounter any problems along the way.

Kathleen Androlewicz http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/
 Helen Onulak http://hookedonstamping.com/
 Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/
Shannon Buck http://stampinbuds.blogspot.com/
Kim O'Rear http://kimorear.blogspot.com/
Nancy Brown http://creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com/
Alison Mullen http://www.stickygirlstamps.com/
Latisha Haag http://domestichomefrontcoordinator.blogspot.com/
Laurie Newton http://www.scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/
Jody Gustafson http://www.cre8nmemories.blogspot.com/
Annette Green http://annettescreativejourney.blogspot.com/
Chris Shouse http://houseostamps.wordpress.com/
Michelle Loncar http://michelleloncar.blogspot.com/
Susan Brooks http://stampingintheopen.blogspot.com/
Angela Tutton http://www.tuttonstreasures.blogspot.com/
Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.com/
Wanda Riley http://creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com/
 Sylvia Jacquot http://stampinsylvia.blogspot.com/
Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.com/
Pamela O'Connor http://cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com/
Georgia Hauglid http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com/
Caren Goldstein http://www.scrappycaren.blogspot.com/
Antoinette Herrin http://www.godblessyourart.blogspot.com/
Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/
Cindy Leek http://www.paperspadsandpictures.blogspot.com/
Kimberly Smith http://verykimberry.blogspot.com/
Krista Ritskes http://kristaritskes-simplycreating.blogspot.com/
Teri Baxter http://www.themidnightartist.blogspot.com/
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com/
Judy Burger http://www.makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com/
Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com/
Lori Leng http://pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com/
Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com/
Adeline Brill http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com/
Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com/
Jamia Bankhead http://papermadnessinc.blogspot.com/
Misty Jackson http://www.misstscraps.blogspot.com/
Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Lori Miller http://clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Terrie Dodd http://www.my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com/
Carol Horton http://carol-scrappininparadise.blogspot.com/
Tammy Lea Pinchard http://mycreativeclubhouse.blogspot.com/
Amy Edwards http://paisleysplayhouse.blogspot.com//
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com/
Carla Ironside http://carlacreates.blogspot.com/
Jen Patrick http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Mary Eisen http://mestamp2.blogspot.com/
Kristie Herdener http://www.goofyscrapper.blogspot.com
Melissa Burch http://melissaburch.blogspot.com/

Traci Godbee http://createwithtraci.blogspot.com/
Danielle Chapman http://cupcake-stamper.blogspot.com/
Barbra Otten http://barbraotten.blogspot.com/
Laurie Levnik http://www.creationsbylaurie.blogspot.com/
Carol Loftus http://www.carolloftus.blogspot.com//
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com/
Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com//
Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com/
Jen Rubio http://jenrubio.blogspot.com/
Deb Young http://www.scrapbookczar.blogspot.com/
Wendy Fording http://papercreationsbywendy.blogspot.com/
Melinda Everitt http://ifyoublingittheywillcome.blogspot.com
Andrea Ewen http://www.EwenStyle.com
Shannon Pelletier http://mycolorfulworldinvt.blogspot.com
Janelle Jaksitz http://www.jaksscraps.blogspot.com

Heart 2 Heart Challenge #9



















Happy Memorial Day to all!


Here is my take on this week's Heart 2 Heart challenge.  I needed to make a baby shower card for tomorrow, so this was a great help as I was lacking in the mojo department.  All supplies except the charm are CTMH.


Be sure to check back tonight after 9pm(EDT) for the CTMH stamp of the month blog hop.

Friday, May 14, 2010

A Post of a Different Kind

Today I want to share something on a totally different subject than what you would usually find here; art of a different kind. 
I have a very talented nephew; who produces many different forms of art including music. While it may not be my style, it is still very well done! Please take time to listen to the band's demo tape and feel free to share it on Facebook or your own blog.  Thanks for listening; you've made some young people very happy!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Happy Mother's Day

Here is my card for this week's H2H challenge; which was to create something for Mother's Day.  The idea for my card was totally scraplifted from Jeanette Lynton's (CTMH's wonderfully talented founder) blog. I changed the colors to one of my favorite combos...Hydrangea, Amethyst and New England Ivy. I also used one of my favorite stamp sets, Enjoy Every Moment.  Before watercoloring the flowers, I dry embossed them to make them pop out from the paper.  I wish I could photograph it better; it is a real pretty effect.


Wishing all the Moms out there a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!