Paper HeARTistry with Jen Rubio: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

June SOTM Blog Hop!!

If you are looking for more Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month ideas then you have come to right place! Welcome to my blog and THANK YOU for joining us on our June SOTM Blog Hop!! This month we have 43 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. The blog hop is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move on to the next blog for more artwork and creative ideas!

I am sharing three cards with you - each of them created with Tender Tags (the June SOTM), also featuring the Moon Doggie papers! All of these cards were created using the NEW Wishes card confidence program by Jeanette Lynton that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE! The first card above is a 4.5x4.5" square card design inspired by Wishes - Fancy Four (p. 76). Next I have a standard size card design (4.25x5.5") inspired by Wishes - Down The Middle (p. 35). My last card posted is a 5x7" card design inspired by Wishes - On The Ball (p. 47). You can click on each card above if you want to see the details up close also!

I hope you like my cards and that they will inspire you to enjoy using this fun stamp set as soon as you can also! Now "Hop" on over to Kami's Blog to see her beautiful work! Be sure to visit all of the Consultants at their Blogs to get more fun ideas when you want! Remember, the June SOTM is only available until June 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free! Don't forget about our fabulous DEAL-A-DAY promotion available from your consultants MyCTMH website throughout the month of June also - there will be a new deal offered each day this month! You are welcome to visit my MyCTMH site for more information or to order online and take advantage of this special http://StampwithJen.myctmh.com.

If you get lost on the hop or find links that aren't working, here is a complete list of all of the participating Close to my Heart consultants and their blogs:

Jena Devries http://www.livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Adeline E. Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com/

Deb Young http://www.scrapbookczar.blogspot.com/

Chris Green http://www.createwithchris.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Patrick http://www.roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/

Chris Shouse http://www.houseostamps.wordpress.com/

Alanna Moses http://www.damoses.blogspot.com/

Haley Dyer http://www.inkyscrapper.blogspot.com/

Jen Rubio http://www.jenrubio.blogspot.com/

Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com/

Caren Goldsein http://www.scrappycaren.blogspot.com/

Laurie R Newton http://scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/

Reba Poquette http://www.thedirtyscramper.blogspot.com/

Nona Davenport http://www.nonapearl.blogspot.com/

Misty Jackson http://www.misstscraps.blogspot.com/

Julia Menssen http://www.ralphandjulia.blogspot.com/

Anne Beck http://www.anniemuses.blogspot.com/

Jamia Bankhead http://www.papermadnessinc.blogspot.com/

Dawn Ross http://www.iamahappystamper.blogspot.com/

Sherry Thompson http://www.picturespatternsandpaper.blogspot.com/

Laura Dame http://www.thecroppersconnection.blogspot.com/

Lucia Grabb http://www.luciasscrappinandstampin.blogspot.com/

Nancy Ball http://www.ballisticdesign.blogspot.com/

Shannon Laux http://www.rockinstamps.blogspot.com/

Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.blogspot.com/

Terrie Dodd http://www.my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com/

Mindy Eggen http://www.creativevalleycreations.blogspot.com/

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

Ronnie Crowley http://www.ronniecreates.blogspot.com/

Karen Strous http://karensctmh.blogspot.com/

Jaime Benavides http://www.scrapcrazydiva.blogspot.com/

Kelly Triggs http://www.stampinallday.blogspot.com/

Lori Miller http://www.clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com/

Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com/

Shannon Pelletier http://www.shannonmvt.blogspot.com/

Wendy Kessler http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/

Paige Dolecki http://www.paigespaperparadise.blogspot.com/

Pamela OConnor http://www.cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com/

Shari Odut http://stampinshari.blogspot.com/

Tammy Lea Pinchard http://www.creativeimpressions-pinchme.blogspot.com/

Dawn Heuft http://www.stamptildawn.blogspot.com/

Cibele Glazer http://www.flowerfoot.blogspot.com/

Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.blogspot.com/

Thursday, May 14, 2009

My Humble Artists swap card for May!

Some of you know that I participate in a card swapping group known as the Humble Artists. The 9 members of this group take turns coming up with the challenge guidelines and then we all create our cards to mail to each other every other month. This time around Jamia Bankhead came up with our swap requirements and the cards were due to be mailed out by May 10th. Jamia did a great job coming up with some challenging guidelines. Here is what was required of everyone:

1. Create a tall card 4 X 9 1/4, must fit in a legal size envelope
2. Stitch or sew on the card
3. Use 3 different ribbons
4. Use buttons as an accent, may use floss, hemp or twine with buttons
5. Use at least 4-5 layers
6. incorporate a tag somewhere on the card
7. Make something on your card 3D
8. Have FUN!!

As you can see, I think I managed to meet all of the requirements! This was a great challenge for me, and after a few unsuccessful drafts that I decided to scrap, I am very pleased with the final result.

My card design is inspired by our new Wishes (card confidence program) - Top Band (p. 100). I stamped the clouds with white daisy ink on vellum and layered that over outdoor denim cardstock. I used our new Back Country Level 2 paper packet and two new stamp sets - C1368 Treetops and D1365 True Happiness. I liked my card design enough that I even mailed one to CTMH for the Make It from Your Heart contest (monthly consultant artwork contest), which is something that I used to enter all the time, but haven't been able to make time for more recently. I am really excited about this card and the fact that I finally came up with something I like enough to enter in a contest. I hope you like it too!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!
Today we are featuring May's SOTM, which is Be Yourself, a set of 14 stamps. If you have come here from Dawn's Blog, you are on the right path - you've reached the eighth stop of the hop! This month we have 18 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!
The first piece of artwork I'm sharing here for our hop is a standard size card (4.25x5.5") that I created with the May SOTM and our new Bella paper packet. This card design is inspired by Originals - On Your Left (p. 21). The girl's dress was created using the "paper piecing" technique. I simply stamped the girl with smokey plum ink on a scrap of smokey plum B&T duos paper, then cut out just the ruffled dress part, and adhered it exactly over the image stamped with desert sand ink. This is such a striking but simple way to add a fun pop of color to your stamping!
I host a monthly Stamp of the Month swap that includes 24 very talented CTMH consultants who participate by mailing their SOTM creations to me each month. Because of this collaborative sharing of artwork and ideas that we do, I have collected A LOT of beautiful SOTM artwork from them that I can share here also - so I hope you will check back here often for MORE May SOTM artwork - coming soon!!
Now "Hop" on over to Shannon's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all of the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! (If you get lost along the way a complete list of participants can be found below.) Remember, the May SOTM is only available until May 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!