Close to My Heart March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. You may have found yourself here from Kathleen Androlewicz's Blog.  We have 54 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in this month’s Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.

The March Stamp of the Month is entitled Potential (Set of 8).   Look at what you can make with these cute stamps.

And here are the stamps.

The main image in the March Stamp of the Month is the latest rage.  I thought of so many things that I could do with it and then settled on a birthday card for my step-daughter.  We have four birthdays in our family next week so I am trying to make as many cards as I can.  Plus we have a grandbaby due next week as well!
Here is my card.


I used our new Lucy Paper Pack.  The flowers from the Lucy Workshop on the Go exclusive stamp set are super cute and are stamped in Hollyhock with the centers colored Crème Brulee.  Then I applied our Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel to the center.  The main image from the March Stamp of the Month is stamped in Grey Wool.  And guess what?  I cut the circle it is on with the Cricut Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cartridge.  In fact, I cut the flowers out as well with the cartridge!  Super easy and fast!
I am very pleased with how my card came out.  It was very simple and surprise, surprise, I did not ink even one edge.  That has to be a first for me!  Also check out the very elegant pearl opaques that I used to accentuate the main image. I finished the card up with stamping the sentiment in the bottom corner in Grey Wool.  I am hoping that all of the touches added some elegance to this card since it is for a woman and not a little girl.  What do you think?

Well, thank you for visiting my blog. Now you can head over to the next stop, Michelle Loncar's Blog, and see what she has created for you!


This stamp set can be purchased or you can even get it for only $5 Between March 1 – March 31, 2012. If you do not have a Close to My Heart Consultant, you can purchase this stamp set on my website.

Supplies

• Inks: Hollyhock (Z2128), Grey Wool (Z2125), Chocolate (Z2111) and Crème Brulee Marker (Z2367)
• Paper: Lucy Workshop on the Go (G1034)
• Stamp Sets: Potential (S1203), Card Chatter – Birthday (D1475), and Lucy Workshop on the Go Stamp Set
• Tools: Cricut Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cartridge (Z1686)
• Embellishments: Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (Z1313), Sweet Leaf Ribbon (Z1383), and Opaques-Pearl (Z1336)

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Same Stamps, Different Theme

Who doesn’t like a good deal?  I know that I do.  How many times do you see a stamp set and know exactly how you are going to use it……. one time, one use.  I sometimes challenge myself to use a stamp set with a different paper pack, color, theme than I have already used it for.  Try going to a crop way out in the middle of nowhere and only bring a few supplies and the stamp set.  Now THAT is a challenge! 
This video shows you how you can take a stamp set that just screams “BOY” and with different colored ink and different embellishments, you can have “GIRL”.






You can order this stamp set on my website. Click here and see what Close to My Heart has to offer.

Did I Miss Christmas?

Yes I am a bit late.  I managed to make these cards, but never managed to get them onto my blog.  So, in the spirit of catching up, here they are.

I saw this pattern on the great Vicki Wizniuk’s blog.  Check her card out here.

I saw the pattern and loved it and decided to borrow it for these Christmas Cards.

And here.

And here.

Four cards, all with the same pattern but looking very different.  Love how you can do that.  The top card is made with the Close to My Heart Wonderland Paper Pack and the other two are made with the Close to My Heart Believe Paper Pack.  I used a variety of Close to My Heart Stamp Sets.

Didn’t get these sent out, but the good think about Christmas is that it comes around once each year.  So, I am not late.  I am early!