July 2015 Stamp of the Month Bloghop

Welcome to the July 2015 Stamp of the Month Bloghop! This month we are featuring, "Life is Wonderful", a wonderful stamp set.*

This is a bloghop that features MANY talented Close to My Heart Consultants.  If you started at the beginning of the blog, your last stop was most likely Lori Brown's blog.  When you finish on my post, click on this link to go to Michelle Stewart's Blog.  It doesn't matter if you are hopping forwards or hopping backwards because this is one big loop.  If you get lost along the way, you'll find a list of the order at ifyoublingit.blogspot.com.  

I made a greeting card to use at my next card class.  Because the beach on the Oregon Coast is my favorite place to think, "Life is Wonderful", I made a card that feels all beachy.  You are welcome to think of your favorite beach when you look at this card!!!  I combined three stamp sets into this image:  July SOTM, Seaside WOTG, and Ice Cold Summer.

I fell in love with the cabana look created when using the Seaside Paper Packet, retiring Smoothie Striped Washi Tape, Teal Shimmer Trim, Sorbet Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, and Coral Reef Sequins.  The inks I used were Sorbet, Hollyhock, Desert Sand, Glacier, and Pear.  Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors and 3L E-Z Dots Adhesive were the basics I used.

Remember that the July SOTM is only available between July 1 and July 31, 2015.  Click here to order yours or visit with your own consultant.  Have fun creating with "Life is Wonderful"!  

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Nancy

Do You Want to Preserve Your Valentine Memories? I Have a Scrapbook Kit for You!!

I've been hearing that woman (and men) want to preserve their digital pictures into scrapbook albums but don't have time.  Traditional scrapbooking is very time consuming and MESSY!  I used to spend hours on just one layout and have my photos and materials all over my kitchen table.  Being one who doesn't like to stop when I am working an idea meant that dinner could just wait.  Too bad hubby!!  I won't be making dinner until I'm finished or I will forget what I was thinking.  And furthermore, I won't be cleaning up this project that has overtaken the table because that would be a waste of time and time is precious!!

Well, if this resembles your experience, I have good news!  You can get back into scrapbooking without committing your whole day and sacrificing meals for the family!!

I have begun to develop scrapbook kits with the popular, Picture My Life cards from Close to My Heart.  I spent just 90 minutes developing four layouts because the PML cards are so wonderful.  I just picked two or three per page and plopped them onto a 12"x12" base, cut and stamped some cardstock and stuck them down, added some Washi Tape and a few embellishments and I had pages ready for pictures.

And I'm making it super EASY for you to duplicate what I've done via a kit for purchase which should take less time than when I developed it!  Each kit will contain precut and stamped cardstock pieces, four 12"x12" cardstock bases, PML cards (they may vary), and enough Washi Tape and embellies to add the finishing touches.  Full, colored photo of the layouts are included, too.

What are you waiting for?  Order yours now with the secure, PayPal button below the images of this February kit.  I'll ship it out in one to two days from receipt of purchase. 

Thanks for you business!!  Check back often for new kits!  Nancy

January 2015 Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the CTMH, Stamp of the Month Blogshop for January 2015 featuring "This Moment" Stamp Set of 12 stamps!!

 

 

 

You are going to see wonderfully, creative ways to use this set because there are   people posting for this bloghop.  We are all different so each demonstration of how to use it will be unique.  It is one big circle so you can jump in anywhere and then hop to the next person which you will see highlighted in each post.  There is a complete list of bloggers at http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.

 

You might have started at Maureen O'Sullivan's Blog.  She has some dynamic work!  When you are all done at my post, just move onto Melissa Laverty's Blog.  You will see some delightful art there!

 

I have created two, two-page layouts with the Picture My Life Heartstrings set. 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides the PML cards and SOTM, I used:

• Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape
• Black Arrows Washi Tape
• Puffies - Stuck on You
• Heartstrings Compliments
• White Daisy Cardstock
• Slate Cardstock
• Black Ink
• Cranberry Ink
• Artbooking Cricut Cartridge
• Microtip Scissors
• 3-D Foam Tape
• Tombow Adhesive

 

I was motivated to do PML Scrapbooking at my team's recent meeting with Vice Presidential Director, Naomi Smith.  She gave me an enourmous gift to try to get a PML Scrapbook Club started!!  I am so blessed!  So I'm ready for the first class in January and now these layouts for the February Club.

 

Enjoy the rest of the bloghop!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Nancy