November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

New Year's Cheer S1611

If you've just arrived here from

DONNA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.
If you get lost along the way, you can find
a complete list of all of the participating
consultant blogs here on MELINDA's BLOG.

This month I created a standard-size card using the
Cut Above Fiesta Card Kit (Z3222) for my card base.
*(This retired item is still available for purchase
here online for a limited time, while supplies last).
I also used Black, Lagoon, Peacock, and Whisper ink pads
to do the stamping. Embellished with clear sparkles, silver
shimmer trim, and mini staples (all from CTMH!).

Now you can continue on with the hop,
and be inspired by more creativity
using this stamp set by visiting
MICHELLE's BLOG next!
Enjoy the hop!!

Annual Inspirations 2016 New Product Blog Hop!!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

Annual Inspirations 2016

New Product Blog Hop!!

Today, 25 consultant artists are sharing artwork
they've created using NEW products

featured in the Annual Inspirations 2016 catalog

from Close to my Heart!

If you've just arrived here from BRENDA's BLOG
then you are on the correct path. 
  

For me, one of the most exciting new additions
to our basic CTMH product line, was the
NEW Color of the year!...SEA GLASS!!

It's a beautiful shade of light teal that I
immediately fell in love with and couldn't
wait to use. I also joined a team card swap
this month, so I needed to come up with a
card design to duplicate (16 times) and 
mail to my fellow consultant swappers.

First, I gathered a few materials I knew I wanted 
to use (including SEA GLASS glitter paper Z3240
and a SEA GLASS mini pigment ink pad Z2507)
and then began experimenting. I colored the sea shells 
above and below with watercolor paints and let dry.
(NEW stamp sets I used are 
Swirly Seashells C1664,
and Way to Go D1700).

As you can see, this project involved A LOT of watercoloring and hours of 
detailed cutting!! BUT it was a labor of love and I was really pleased with
the end result...a lovely card I was proud to send/share with my
fellow consultant artists. I hope it inspires you too! Enjoy!!

Now you can continue on with the hop

and be inspired by more creative artwork

and ideas by visiting KRISTA's BLOG next.

Enjoy the hop!!

May 23rd Card Class!

This card (below) can be made as a Father's Day Card OR

a Birthday Card...it's your choice...just depends upon what you want/need most!!

Join us Saturday, May 23rd
(2pm-5pm) or (6pm-9pm)

at Jen's house (in Barstow Heights)

- or -

Order a "Kit-to-Go" for $16,

price includes shipping

(payments can be made online via PayPal.com

to StampwithJen@ymail.com)

All card pieces are pre-cut and ready to assemble.

All kits also include the embellishments shown,

but require that you use your own adhesive.

Please indicate the address you would like your kit

mailed to and whether you would like your

card elements pre-stamped as shown or left blank

so you can stamp them to your own preference.

Let me show you how to create 8 hand-made greeting cards
every month (2 each of 4 designs) for $12 (in-person only)
(that's only $1.50 per card!)…

OR get your class for just $5 (in-person only)

with any $24.95 or more product purchase!
  

This month all cards feature the 
JACKSON paper pack!
 

Space/supplies are limited, so please RSVP asap,

kits are available only while my supply lasts!

I also have a few left-over pre-stamped card kits from the class I offered last month (featuring the Blossom papers). You can still make any of these cards with me
in person also until I run out ($1.50 each):

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:
Just Sayin' S1505

If you've just arrived here from MARIA's BLOG
then you are on the correct path.

I created this simple standard size card using a piece of glacier B&T duos from the "Blossom" paper pack X7196B (but with the "Jackson" X7195B color scheme - Barn Red, Cocoa, and Juniper inks). The sparkly flowers were punched from small scraps of White Shimmer Trim Z3024 with a very tiny flower punch I own (non-ctmh). Then I used bitty brads (retired) and Bitty Sparkles Z1263 to embellish the flower centers. Finished it off with a little bit of free-hand doodling using a black journaling pen Z1979.

Here is a view of all of the stamp images
included in this set that is available for purchase now:

Now you can continue on with the hop
and be inspired by more creative ideas
using this stamp set by visiting 
MAUREEN's BLOG next.
Enjoy the hop!!

February Card Class!

Join us Saturday, February 7th 
(2pm-5pm) or (6pm-9pm)

at Jen's house (in Barstow Heights)

- or -

Order a "Kit-to-Go" for $16,

price includes shipping

(payments can be made online via PayPal.com

to StampwithJen@ymail.com)

All card pieces are pre-cut and ready to assemble.

All kits also include the embellishments shown,

but require that you use your own adhesive.

Please indicate the address you would like your kit

mailed to and whether you would like your

card elements pre-stamped as shown or left blank

so you can stamp them to your own preference.

Let me show you how to create 8 hand-made greeting cards
every month (2 each of 4 designs) for $12 (in-person only)
(that's only $1.50 per card!)…

OR get your class for just $5 (in-person only)

with any $24.95 or more product purchase!
 

This month all cards feature the
HOPSCOTCH paper pack!

Space/supplies are limited, so please hurry,

kits are available only while my supply lasts!

January Card Class!

Join us this Saturday, January 10th (6pm-9pm)

at Jen's house (in Barstow Heights)

- or -

Order a "Kit-to-Go" for $16,

price includes shipping

(payments can be made online via PayPal.com

to StampwithJen@ymail.com)

All card pieces are pre-cut and ready to assemble.

All kits also include the embellishments shown,

but require that you use your own adhesive.

Please indicate the address you would like your kit

mailed to and whether you would like your

card elements pre-stamped as shown or left blank

so you can stamp them to your own preference.

 

Let me show you how to create 8 hand-made greeting cards
every month (2 each of 4 designs) for $12 (in-person only)
(that's only $1.50 per card!)…

OR get your class for just $5 (in-person only)

with any $24.95 or more product purchase!
 

This month all cards feature the
HEARTSTRINGS paper pack!
Attendees please RSVP by Friday 1/9 and

you can pay for your kit(s) at the class.

Space/supplies are limited, so please hurry,

kits are available only while my supply lasts!

December SOTM Blog Hop!!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

Cute Pie S1412

If you just arrived here from MICHELLE's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

 This month I created this

5x7 Circle Spin Card (left)

and this standard-size card (right)

featuring our NEW Heartstrings paper packet

(X7193B) that is available for purchase

starting December 1st!

 Here's a view of the Circle Spin Card (Z1866) that shows
how the center circle piece spins when opened.

I used a 2" scalloped circle punch to cut the circle of
White Daisy cardstock that the cupcake image is stamped on.
(then sponge daubed it's edges with Slate ink 
before adhering it to the card base/spinning circle).

 Here's a view of the front of the card with inside of the Circle spun around
to the front to show you what I stamped on the other side of it.

Here's a closer view of the standard-size card (above).

The ShinHan Touch Twin marker colors I used are Cherry Pink,

Peacock Green, Turquoise Blue, Warm Grey 4, and Warm Grey 7.
The letters "U" and "R" come from a separate stamp set:
A Typeface (A1117) that is shown on page 135 of Annual Inspirations.

 Here's a quick tip:  To make it easier to curve this stamp

and stamp the image curved like I have done, I used my 

micro-tip scissors to cut the stamp apart

(just in between each of the frames, 

leaving the string at the top intact).

Finally, here is a view of what all of the images in this super "cute" stamp set look like:

Now you can continue on with the hop

and be inspired by more creative ideas

using this stamp set by visiting

DAWN's BLOG next!

Enjoy the hop!!

July 11th Card Class will feature CAS (Clean and Simple) cards with Washi Tape!!

Come and learn how to 

step up your Creativity with

Washi Tape!!

Join us on Friday, July 11th (6pm-9pm)

to create these 3 cards for just $5!

(if you want to make multiples, that is an option also,

just let me know how many you want when you RSVP...)

2 each of 3 designs for $10

or 3 each of 3 designs for $15

Please bring your own adhesive to use.

I always have a supply of tape runners available for purchase if you need any.

Project 365 Scrapbooking Club (Join now)!

If you've attended any of my classes recently, you may have heard me expressing my excitement over a new scrapbooking class I've been participating in with one of my CTMH uplines, Cindy Baker.  Cindy began offering "Project 365" classes to her customers and consultant team members in January of this year and I've been participating with her long-distance (meaning I purchase a kit from her each month and she mails it to me to assemble and add my photos and journaling to).

When I began taking this class with her, I had hopes that I would find a way to offer a similar class to my own customers and team members soon also.  Well, I am very excited to announce that...

I am finally ready to begin offering a "Project 365" club kit

of my own to you starting in June!!

The idea is very simple, here's how it will work.

Your job is to complete two steps each day:

1).  Take at least one photo each day that documents your life.

2).  Write just a little bit about that photo and/or any other things

that you accomplished that day in your "Project 365" notebook.

I don't want you to obsess or be a perfectionist about this...this should not take very much of your time!  If you miss a day, jump back in quickly and take two photos the next day...or just move on and skip a day occasionally if you need to.  The point is that this should become a quick part of your daily routine that is easy enough to do in just 5-10 minutes OR LESS...no more than that!  Keep in mind that it is impossible to document every aspect of your life, we just want to end up with about 20-30 photos by the end of each month that give our readers a "GLIMPSE" into our daily life each month for the next year.  And in case you're wondering...Yes, the idea for this type of an album originated from Becky Higgins' "Project Life" scrapbooking kits that are so popular right now (you can learn more about this trend at BeckyHiggins.com).

In June, we will create the Cover Page for our album as well as the binder cover for our organizational notebook. June's "Kit #1" will also include the 3-ring binder and Black Glamour Glitter Alphabet stickers ($5.95 retail value). The binder will include calendar pages for you to use to write a few details about the photos you are taking daily as well as some photo-taking "prompts" (lists of ideas to help guide you towards what you can or should photograph each day).

Here is what my June "365" Kit contents will help you create:

 (Cover of the 3-ring binder we will use to organize all of our daily photo-taking notes!)

(Front Cover page we will create to begin our "Project 365" album)

Then in July, we will begin creating our album pages (Kit #2) using the photos we took in June...you will be slipping your photos and paper rectangles (with journaling on them) into pocket pages...which means no time spent cropping photos or using a lot of adhesive...the focus is on YOU telling your story!...and I promise the page designs will be oh-so-cute and creative...I will post photos of Kit #2 page designs soon so you can see what I mean! 
  
July's kit pages (that you add your June photos to) 
will be designed with the "Surf's Up" collection (shown below).

The price for my pre-cut kits will always be just $20 per month!
(or $25 per month for long-distance participants
due to the additional cost of mailing it to you).

Each monthly kit will include:
Pre-cut papers (the equivalent of approximately half a paper packet),
 the coordinating My Stickease or Complements Assortment,
plus a variety of additional embellishments (that may also include Flip Flaps),
 and 4-12x12 Memory Protector Photo Storage Pages 
(your choice of Horizontal 4113 or Vertical Z1324 pockets).
The retail value of combined kit contents will always be at least $20 or more!

To join my 365 club, all I need is for you to
get your payment to me by June 15th to reserve your first kit!
 I can accept cash, check, or Paypal payments online (below).
Contact me by phone, e-mail, or Facebook if you need my mailing address to send a check.

Local customers can plan to join me during my monthly crop playdates on
Friday, June 21st (7-10pm)
and/or Saturday, June 22nd (1pm-4pm)
to assemble our kits together.

Long-distance customers just need to purchase the kit from me by June 15th and then I will mail all kit contents out to you on
Monday, June 24th. 

ONLY 1 left-over kit AVAILABLE!!
Use the drop-down menu below to choose your kit option,
then click the "buy now" button to place your order via PayPal online!

Kit #1 (to be mailed when payment is received)

Long-distance ($5 covers postage) $25.00 USD Local (attend class or Jen will deliver) $20.00 USD

Then get started NOW by taking at least
ONE PHOTO EACH DAY during the month of June!! (and remember to use some notebook paper to take a few brief notes on those pics you take each day also!)

PLEASE check back soon for photos of the pages we'll be creating
in July using the "Surf's Up" kit...coming soon!

Holiday Magic (October SOTM) Blog Hop!!

WELCOME to my blog and thank you for joining us for our October Stamp of the Month blog hop!! If you've just joined me from Haley's Blog,
then you are the right path!

First up, is a 3.5"x8" card design inspired by Wishes - Right Design (p. 42). This card features the Roxie paper pack X7140B and all it's colors (Black, Colonial White, Desert Sand, Smoothie, and Tulip), plus I added New England Ivy for stamping the tree and sponged all of the card elements with Cocoa ink. The banner is inspired by the banner shown on the Typeset layout on the front of our current Idea book! Each pennant was created by stamping the ribbon tail from the "ribbon award" stamp in the Blue Ribbon C1464 stamp set shown on page 17 with Desert Sand ink and cutting each one out by hand (something I haven't done much of at all since I started using our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge a few months ago, lol)! The letters are stamped with the A Typeface A1117 stamp set (August 2011 promotion) in black ink. The tree is topped with a Bling Assortment Z1466 button with Black Waxy Flax Z1089 tied through it. The banner hangs from Black Hemp Z282.

By the way, all of our blog hop artwork today features the October SOTM - Holiday Magic. This festive stamp set includes 18 images for $17.95 (OR just $5 with a $50 or more CTMH purchase!) and it is available for a limited time (during October 2011 only)! Here is a view of all of the images included in this set:

Next, I have a another "Tree" card that features the Believe paper pack X7145B. This one is standard size and inspired by the Wishes Greetings Card Workshop - Card 2 (p. 112). To create the tree I used "stamp rolling" technique, by inking the tree in Sweet Leaf ink first, then "rolling" the outside edges with Topiary ink.

Lastly, here's another simple standard size card inspired by the Wishes Greetings Card Workshop - Card 4 (p. 113). I've used the Believe papers again, and the "Star" was super easy to make. I simply stamped the white surface of a Dimensional Elements Star Z1680 with the leaf stamp from this set and Desert Sand ink to make it look like a giant snowflake inside the star. Then I used my piercing tool to poke a hole through the center for my sparkley brad. The "Celebrate the Season" sentiment comes from the Glory to God D1483 stamp set (p. 83).

Now you can continue on with the rest of our Blog Hop to see many more beautiful creations using the "Holiday Magic" stamp set
by visiting Teresa's Blog next! Enjoy!!