May SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring May's SOTM, Friendship Bouquet, a set of 8 stamps.  If you have come here from Annette's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here. 

This month we over 50 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!

 

Design Tip-I fussy cut the sunflowers, added liquid glass to the centers and layered onto my card.

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

S1205 Friendship Bouquet SOTM

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock

1301 Bamboo Cardstock

1388 Colonial White Cardstock

Z2114 Cocoa Ink

Rich Cocoa Ink by Memento

Z679 Liquid Glass

Copic Sketch Markers

 Here is a sampling of other projects by Close To My Heart-

Now "Hop" on over to Michelle's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! Remember, the May SOTM is only available until May 31, 2012. 

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
 

Amusing Challenges  - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge -  Anything goes

Crafty Boots - Yellow

Creative Inspirations Paint  - Flowers

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Fairy Fun Fridays -Anything with Flowers

Fairy Tale - Green & Yellow

Great Impressions - Lots of Flowers

Heart 2 Heart  - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hooked on Crafts - Flowers

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Gardening or flowers

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Use your “green thumbs”

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Nature

There She Goes - May Flowers

Whoopsi Daisy   - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

                      
Allisa

Sunflower Thanks

Here is a sneak peek of the May Stamp of the Month-Friendship Bouquet.  Be sure and check back tomorrow for the May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  You will find tons of artwork in varies styles to give you great ideas for your own creations!

 

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

S1205 Friendship Bouquet SOTM

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock

X5668 Honey Cardstock

1388 Colonial White Cardstock

Z2114 Cocoa Ink

Rich Cocoa Ink by Memento

Copic Sketch Markers

Generic Embroidery Thread

Design Tip-I fussy cut the flowers and layered onto my card base.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays - Flowers / Trees

  

One Stitch At A Time- Here comes Summer  

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Use your “green thumbs”

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Nature 

Thanks for stopping by!

                    

Allisa

Fluttering by to say Hi!

The challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays is to create a CAS project with flowers or trees as your focal point.  This card was really simple to make… a couple of stamps and a little sponging was all it took.

 

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

A1124 A Tree

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5643 Chocolate Cardstock

Z2111 Chocolate Ink

Z2137 Olive Ink

Z2194 Sky Ink

Z1701 Bakers Twine Basics

Z1702 Bakers Twine Paradise

Butterfly Brads by MM

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

Clearly Inspired -Spring

Ribbon Carousel Challenge -#50 Anything Goes

Use It Tuesdays - April Showers ( I have had the brads in my stash for a couple of years, managed to twiddle the supply with this card!)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Allisa

FMS #32 Little Doggie

Here’s to another great sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  If you have yet to join in on the fun at Freshly Made Sketches,  you are truly missing out!  Here is the original sketch design-

 

I have not used my little Bowwow stamp set in awhile, so felt he deserved some love!  All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

A1126 A Bowwow

Dog Page Kit by Paper Studio

Retired Chocolate Textured Cardstock

Z2111 Chocolate Ink

Brads by Paper Studio

Twine by the Twinery

Circle Stax dies by MFT

Super cute paw prints brads are by Paper Studio. 

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. – Animals

Cute Card Thursday - Animals

Creative Belli - Animals

Thanks for stopping by!

Allisa

Dynamic Duos

There is a NEW challenge blog in town!  Dynamic Duos is set to start their first challenge on May 5.  I am super excited to announce that I am on the new design team!  Dynamic Duos will be a color challenge blog, hence the name!  The challenge blog is created by the super talented Lesley Croghan from Always Playing with Paper.  Stop by and meet the rest of the Design Team-

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

The challenge is divided into weekly "themes"...
Week 1-Bold and Sassy-bright, happy colours
Week 2-Subtly Yours-soft, romantic colours
Week 3-Black Tie-one colour plus black and a dessert option
Week 4-Monochromatic-same colours in different hues (light/dark)
Week 5-Mix and Match-we choose one colour and you add the other colour to ours to create your own "Dynamic Duo".

Be sure and stop by Dynamic Duos on May 5th to enter the inaugural challenge!  All products are welcome and you may combine with other challenges as well!

Western Father's Day

I managed to cover a variety of manufacturers with this card!  I think I have supplies from one end of the desk to the other!  My card is based on the sketch this week at The Paper Players-

Variety of supplies includes:

Bronc Buster by SU

Horse Poetry by CDstamps

D1283 Say It In Style by CTMH

Natural Base-Unknown

Early Espresso Cardstock by SU

Not Quite Navy Cardstock by SU

Well Worn DSP by SU

Early Espresso Ink by SU

Z1296 Distressing Ink by CTMH

Ribbon by Offray

Z280 Natural Hemp by CTMH

Chevron Dies by MFT

Country Charms Dies by MFT

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges - Let's see some animal antics

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Dotty Thanks...

Dotty For You meets Mojo Monday.  Gray is becoming so popular…many have called it the new black.  I love the yellow/grey color combo. My card is based on the sketch this week at Mojo Monday-

 

I chose my color scheme from the My Time Made Easy Colour Challenge-

 

I also incorporated the photo inspiration challenge at The Paper Girls

 

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

D1283 Say It in Style

D1477 Universal Backgrounds

D1482 Love Life

CC1017 Dotty For You

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

5571 Grey Wool Cardstock

X5917 Buttercup Cardstock

Z2125 Grey Wool Ink

Tilth Flower Die by Memory Box

Die-namics Fancy Flourish Die

Die-namics Vertical Greetings Die

Retired Goldrush Brad

Ribbon by Offray

 

Design Tips-I stamped the script and flourish background stamps across my pattern paper in second generation Grey Wool ink.

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

Creative Mondays - Yellow

Fairy Fun Fridays - Anything with Flowers

Just Some Lines -Give a Gift of Flowers

Lexi's Creations - Your Punches and Dies

Love to Create  - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - "Hello Sunshine" (use Yellow)

Thanks for stopping by!

H2H Inspiration Photo Challenge

This week’s challenge at Heart 2 Heart is to create a project using the inspiration photo as your guide. (If you are seeking my Merry Monday Post, it is one post down!)  Here is the inspiration photo-

I was immediately drawn to the shower curtain.  The flower stamp included in the Pemberly Workshop on the Go Kit was perfect!  I stamped my flowers in Smoothie and Sunset.  It is hard to tell in the pic, but the colors are a bright pink and orange!  The cards looks much brighter in person!  I sponged on color to the Seam Binding ribbon to match the theme.  

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

G1033 Pemberley WOTG

D1283 Say It In Style

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5758 Sunset Cardstock

Z2191 Sunset Ink

X5763 Smoothie Cardstock

Z2196 Smoothie Ink

Z1732 Seam Binding Ribbon

Copic Spica Marker

I colored the center of my flowers with the Copic Spica pen to add a little bling.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Spring/Summer colours

Craft Us Crazy -Mother's Day and/or flowers

Fairy Fun Fridays - Anything with Flowers

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Spring

The Play Date Cafe -  Color Inspiration

The colors on my card really are bright pink/orange...but my camera obviously thinks otherwise!  Thanks for stopping by!

Guest Designer at Merry Monday!

I am so excited to be the Guest Designer this week at Merry Monday Challenges.  I just recently started playing with the Merry Monday Challenge.  It is a great concept, making one Christmas card a week…helps you get way ahead of the holiday season.   Here is the original sketch-

Feel free to flip the sketch!

All supplies by Close To My Heart:

Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

D1384 Snow Flurries

C1379 Holiday Commentary

A1115 A Holiday

X5908 Jingle Creative Basics

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5919 Tulip Cardstock

Z2166 Tulip Ink

X5919 Juniper Cardstock

Z2163 Bitty Sparkles

I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

52 Christmas Throwdown - Snowflakes

Moving Along With The Times - Merry Christmas
Pile It On - Sparkle and Shine

Sparkles Forum Christmas - Colour Me Happy

Thanks for stopping by!