February SOTM Blog Hop - Wild About Love

Welcome to the February Stamp of the Month (SOTM)

Blog Hop ! 

 Check with your consultant to get this set of ten stamps - Wild About You!

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

Here is an image of the stamp set:

Here is the card I made this month:

I wanted to make a card which looked like a FOX.  Hope you see the whimsey in making a Triangle Fold Star and the strategic placing of the off white pattern paper to mimic fox cheeks and the flourish in the red paper to resemble the nose.  The metal holder bounced some light off washing out some of the details.


Here is a closer look at the card:

The medallion in the middle is popped up with 3D Foam applied to only half of the surface (this ensures the medallion hangs over the center and allows for easier opening of the card).

Here is the card opening up:

And the inside . . .



I used the new Jubilee paper pack for the reds and the neutral from Frosted paper pack.

And if you are curious about the stand holdiing the card . . .

I made this with a tin sheet and used shelving paper in the cricut to cut a design using Art Philosophy.  Once the image was cut, I peeled off the paper backing and stuck the cut image directly to the tin and wrapped around some of the flowers.  The colored balls are backed with magnets and highlight the flowers of the cut image.  I actually use this for recipe cards but it works for photographing cards as well.

Continue enjoying more ideas, using this stamp set, by joining Nancy Womersley  at her blog.

January SOTM - Cross-Stitch Wishes

Welcome to the January Stamp of the Month (SOTM)

Blog Hop! 

 Check with your consultant to get this thirteen stamp set - Cross-Stitch Wishes!

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

Here are the two cards I made this month:

As soon as I saw this stamp set, I knew I would be making adjustments to some of the stamps [or cutting them apart ;o) ]

Here is a closer look at the first card:

For this one I cut the heart from the bottom of "You are the BEST" saying.  I then used this stamp to make the background offset heart using Hollyhock ink.  The LOVE saying and hearts were then inked with markers and stamped on a scrap piece of paper.  The edges were inked with Hollyhock and mattings of holly hock and black were used to complete the card.  The saying is popped up with 3-D Foam Tape.  I was inspired to make this card by a Heart You design by Angeline Yong Jeet Leen.

 

And the second card . . .



The background 'cross-stitch' design was created by separating the top cross-stitching from the "SEW special" rectangle stamp.  I then drew my diamonds on a plain card very lightly with pencil and stamped just the cross stitching with black.  Once the lines were established I then used the heart (same one as for the first card) and stamped in Hollyhock, placinb the point of the heart in each corner of the diamonds.  I then cut the round flower from the stem and leaves.  Using the flower I stamped using honey ink, placing flowers in the center of each diamond.  I then cut one ribbon from the clothesline and used pear to stamp the ribbon between the hearts.  The saying is a simple XO in black and the edging is the first two rows of the heart top, inked in hollyhock and stamped around the entire base.  The mats are black, hollyhock and honey with the Saying popped up with 3-D tape.  The final touch is a large bow using the Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and the ends around the inside of the card.

 

Continue enjoying more ideas, using this stamp set, by joining Mary Eisen  at her blog.

December SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the December of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get this six stamp Special Care set!

If you came here from Michelle John'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 fifty consultants who have projects to share with you.

Here is the project I made this month:

This little bag is made from two tags cut out using Art Philosophy [Tag3], Page 50, set on 5".  The inside is 4 3/4" x 3 1/8" scored at 1" from each edge to produce a box.  Both tags were embossed with holiday ornaments folder and ink was sponged on the design and a little coloring was applied with markers to highlight the ornaments.  The tags were then scored at 2" from the bottom and then glued together to have two sides and a 2" base.   The box was affixed in the middle.

The black base is also from Art Philosophy [Oval5], Page 62, and the white tag is "[Shape1], page 26.

Here is a side view:

And the inside with the hugs and kisses revealed:

This little goodie is light enough to affix a ribbon under the bling brad to hang this treat in the holiday tree.  I chose to add a double tied ribbon beside the brad on this one!

 Continue enjoying more ideas, using this stamp set, by joining Joy McHargue  at her blog.

Welcome to the November of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get Illuminate!

If you came here from Lucy Kelleher'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 fifty consultants who have projects to share with you.

Here is the card I made this month:

The base for the wreath on the pole is the shaving cream technique using gypsy and whisper.  I then used the light string to create the wreath of lights and the half circle of lines to create greenage around the wreath.  Add the blings to the wreath and lights and the cards has the sparkle and shine!

Here is a detail of the wreath:

 Continue enjoying more ideas, using this stamp set, by joining Jen Patrick  at her blog.

October SOTM - Scandinavian Wishes

Welcome to the October of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop! Check with your consultant to get Scandinavian Wishes!

If you came here from Terry Ann Diack'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.

This month I have a card and project .

Here is the card:

For the card I used the new Artbooking Cricut font to create the ornaments background from dark silver glitter paper (background is inside of the card).  The ornament in the cutout is a dimensional element which was stamped with Ruby ink.  Added the bling to the ornamental spinner and stamped a simple JOY in Ruby on the front.

Here is the card opened up.

And my project is a goodie cone, made with one sheet of paper and a scallop overlay.  I used the Artbooking font to create the wintery scallops in Cranberry.  This was glued over Pear & Partridge paper.  The paper was rolled into a goodie cone and a bling brad was placed at the upper edge of the cone along with a greeting card. 

A bird was stamped in Ruby and added to the card along with the Warm Wishes statement inside.

 Continue enjoying more ideas, using this stamp set, by joining  Kemi Welter  at her blog.