June SOTM - A Flowering Bunch

Welcome to the June Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get A Flowering Bunch before it is gone.

If you came here from Maria Myers' Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. We have over sixty consultants who have projects to share with you.

This month's set, A Flowering Bunch which has great floral graphics, just in time for summer!

 

Below are two cards made with A Flowering Bunch stamps.  One card highlights the negative image and the other highlights the positive.  Hope you enjoy the contrasts.

 

The upper card is made with various images stamped with Versa Mark, the images were coated with clear embossing powder and heat embossed.  Three ink colors (crème bruele, hollyhock and blush) were sprayed over the embossed images using the spray pens.  The Thanks A BUNCH saying was a little larger than the size of label I cut out with the Cricut, using the Art Philosophy cartridge.  So, I used a black marker to color Thanks and then cleaned the stamp and colored A BUNCH to give me flexibility in placing the saying on the label.  Once the label was stamped I inked the edges before placing the label on coordinating mat.  A hollyhock double tied bow was added to the label to complete the card.

The second card was made using hollyhock, sorbet, crème bruele, and topiary to make this layered card (I threw in a little sunflower as well).  The two part label had a ribbon space in the base, the ribbon was placed through the base and around the white cardstock prior to the top piece being attached allowing for the ribbon to lay down nice and flat on the card.  Once again the saying was placed in two parts to ensure a good fit on the label.  This card was intended to provide bursts of color without spending lots of time coloring.

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Pinwheel - May Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the May Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get Pinwheel before it is gone.

If you came here from Sarita's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. We have about sixty consultants who have projects to share with you.

This month's set, Pinwheel which has several pinwheel designss in different designs and several sayings.

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The card I made uses the two large pinwheel stamps using pear and lagoon, one mid sized stamp (stripe pattern) in pear and the dot mini pinwheel in lagoon.  The mini pinwheel was cut along the design up to the middle (without cutting through) and the edges where curled by rubbing my fingernail along the curvy parts of the design.  A Green sparkle tops off the bow effect.  Each layer is adhered with a 3D tape square for additional dimension.

 Here is the close up:

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April Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get My Sunshine before it is gone.

If you came here from Carla Ironside's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. We have about sixty consultants who have projects to share with you.

This month's set, My Sunshine, is a set of eight stamps.

The card I made this month used the cricut balloon, cut out several times.  I then stamped the image in multiple colors and assembled it for a 3-D effect.  I used the bird feather stamp to create the crosshatch in chocolate on the basket.  I then assembled the basket to some varigated color twine.  Added a little glitz and here it is:

 

I like the snowflake cutout in the background as it looks a little like a cloud.
A detail shot:

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March Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get Floral Happiness before it is gone.

If you came here from Michelle Loncar's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. We have about sixty consultants who have projects to share with you.

This month's set, Floral Happiness, is a set of sixteen stamps.

The card I made this month used the large floral stamped several times so that I could cut the image up and create a three dimensional flower using 3D tape.  I put smaller flowers and leaves within the larger image to add dimension.

The black sparkle flourishes are a fun addition to any project.  The colors and paper are from the Claire paper packet.  I also snuck the Doily, from Love Doily set # B1418, behind the flowers - definately one of my favorite stamps in the new idea book!

A detail shot:

The inside:

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February Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the February Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get this set before it is gone.

If you came here from Nikka Geer's Blog you are on the right track. If you would like to see a complete list of SOTM bloggers click here. We have over sixty consultants who have projects to share with you.

My immediate reaction to this stamp set was to cut it up!  I love the different text styles and there are so many words and sayings to play with.   I immediately drew out seven cards, playing with the words.  I was able to complete five of those cards before the hop.  I hope you enjoy my "disected word" approach:

Card #1

I used Home from different stamps and the elements to create a word block.  Also used

 "at" , "There is" , "Nothing" and "LIKE".

 

Card #2

Love, You and hearts pulled from separate stamps.

I cut the hearts and flower using Art Philosophy cartridge (the glitter paper cuts very nicely!)

 

a detail for this card:

Card #3

Here is the inside:

He originally had three eyes.  My son saw it and said, "mom, you need to make him a cyclops - just use your markers!"  I guess he has been around my stamping so long . . .

Card #4

and the inside is one of my favorite things (I love when cards move):

the butterfly was stamped with the new lace doily stamp - just love this stamp!  The flower paper is very old (I'm hoarding the scraps) and the microdots are from a special offered last year.

 

 Card #5

And a detail shot:

Although There is Beauty All Around is part of one stamp.  I cut it apart and separated All Around from the sentance it was in.  I like the additional space between the lines and the ability to left justify my text rather than having it centered (although with cut aparts, you can justify your text as you like!).

The butterfly (a Cricut Art Philosophy cut) is stamped with the swirl on top of Home Sweet Home.  Love the buzz and bumble paper!

 

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