November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!
If this is your first time visiting my blog, I invite you to become a follower, subscribe to my emailed posts and last but not least, sign up for the Art Philosophy Cartridge Collection Giveaway!!!

We will be featuring November's SOTM, which is "Cherish the Day S1111", a set of 44 stamps.

If you have come here from Casandra Bennett'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 57 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!

My wonderful sister's birthday is on December 12th so I decided to make her a birthday card, where I can safely put a gift card and have a little piece of my creation go with on her purse, jacket or hair. I folded the tab on the card towards the inside, glued down the sides to form a pocket for the gift card.

I used the Art Philosophy Cartridge for the flower, by cutting out four flowers at 2", 2 1/2", 3" and 3 1/2". Stamped the December image on the flowers with Versa Mark and embossed them with gold embossing powder.

Supplies:
S1111 Cherish the Day stamp set
D1497 Stamp set
Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads
Z1474 Kraft Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes
Z1617 Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
X7139B Typeset Level 2 Paper Packet
Z891 Versa Mark
Z668 Gold Embossing Powder

Now "Hop" on over to Karen Fullam'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 November Stamp of the Month is only available until November 30th 2011.
Click on the "Shop CTMH" link below to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

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Close To My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop: Reinkers

This month we are featuring reinkers for the Close To My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop. If you are coming from Luisa Morgan'sblog, you are in the right track. If you are hoping from another blog, don't worry, this is a full circle hop, so just keep on hoping and you will do a full circle.

So for this month, I decided to combine two things together. First the LeaderShare swap cards and my Blog Hop item. I'm getting a head start on the Holidays, by making some gift card envelopes. Hope you like them!

I used the reinkers in "Sky" and water with the CTMH spray pens, to spray the white circle in the background.

Supplies:
X7145B Believe Paper Packet
White Daisy Ribbon
Cranberry Brads
Art Philosophy Cartridge
D1494 Christmas Cheer Stamp set
A1115 A Holiday Stamp Set
Z1380 Spray pen
Z2294 Sky Reinker

Now it's time to hop on over to Mary K Parker's Blog and be inspired by creative ways to use your reinkers.

H2H Challenges: Cold

Hello Everyone!

This week at Heart2Heart Challenges Blog, it's all about COLD. It can be anything that reminds you of cold weather, cold anything and as you will see when you get to Lorrinda's blog, even if you have a COLD as in the Flu!!!

It's been a tough week for me... my kids and I have caught that really bad flu bug that is going around. So this week I am submitting my Winter White Christmas card, since it does make me think of cold weather!

 

Take a moment to check out what the DT created for this weeks challenge, they are some pretty cool creations!!

• Melinda Everitt
• Mary Vogel (Owner)
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere

I hope you are now inspired to create your very own COLD creation and share it with us at H2H!

Don't forget - you have the entire month to play along with these challenges. Deadline to enter all February challenges is Feb. 26th at 10 pm EST. The more you play, the more chances you have to win the prizes from our fabulous sponsors -  Sandra Strickler and Shirley Ross.

Holiday Flower: Hair pin

Hi Everyone!

I forgot to include this lovely hair pin as part of

my inventory.I have 8 kits left of this beautiful

holiday flower pin for $2.50 each

Kits are moving fast and some are sold out already, so let me know if you want me to ship this beautiful flower to you. Tutorial on assembling the flower will be posted tomorrow, December 09,2010.

Email me at

Scrapbooking . Ink at Gmail.com

Payment is easy and safe with Paypal

Mistletoe Layouts

Hi Everyone!

Just like an Elf, I have been working on the Christmas layouts for this months workshop.  We will be assembling these Mistletoe Layouts using CTMH Mistletoe Level 2 paper packet and matching embellishments.

I hope you like them!!!

 

 

The ornaments on these 12 x 12 layouts are embossed with gold embossing powder.

These layouts have faux stitching!!!  I simply hand drew stitching on the cardstock with the matching Cocoa colored marker from CTMH.

 These two 12 x 12 layouts are my favorite! The Christmas tree was dry embossed with the Big Kick and the ornaments were embossed with gold embossing powder and individually hand cut by ME!!!  

YEP!!! You heard correctly, I hand stamped, embossed and cut each ornament and stars for everyone!

Over 200 pieces!!!!!  I love my customers!!!!

Mistletoe Magic Sneak Peek #3

Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to share with you the next Holiday item you will be able to make on our Mistletoe Magic event on December 4th, 2010.
This is a perfect little treat bag for just about anything, candy, cookies, gift card, jewelry and more...

Remember! All the kits will be pre-cut and pre-stamped all ready for you to assemble! How cool is that???.

I can't wait to see you all there!!!

Here is the information once again:

Mistletoe Magic Holiday Event

December 4th, 2010

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

497 E Street.

Chula Vista, CA. 91910

Don't forget to bring your favorite adhesive, glue dots and scissors.

There will be EIGHT stations of projects and each station will have a variety of kits for you to choose from, so bring lots of $1's and $5 because I have a feeling that you will L-O-V-E ALL the projects and will want to make them all!!!  We will have gift ranging from $1 to $15!!! So make your list of very important people, that make your life easier and more fun!!!

RSVP before November 30th, to me directly and receive a Mistletoe Dollar redeemable at any station.

Your personalized $1 will be waiting for you at the front entrance!