It's the little things...CTMH Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH November SOTM Blog Hop.
If you just came from TweetScraps, you are on the right track,
If not, don't worry as this is a circular hop and you will be able to see Morgan's  at the end of the hop.

Below is the Stamp of the Month (SOTM) and it is available only for the Month of November.
There are two ways to get your very own set.  Purchase it outright at the full retail cost or place a qualifying order and receive it for $5.  Available through CTMH Consultants in  Canada, USA, Australia & New Zealand. To purchase through me click here (will open in a new window)

This is a darling little set.
And
I have seen some awesome artwork with this set,
However,
I was stumped on how to use it.
I don't own any good markers--yet, and this set seemed to lend itself to that kind of stamping.
I tried a few designs, but trashed them.  And then thought...why don't I just flip through one of Close to my Hearts' cricut Cartridges, and  BINGO!
That's where I found the inspiration for the card below.

I cut the "card" out of black cardstock.  

Then pulled out the Scaredy Cat paper pack and in minutes I had created this card.  I stamped the sentiment on a banner and then added a few random leaves.  Quick & Simple.
Hope you like it.
Now off to Carol-Anne's Blog to see what she has created


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SOTM --Family is Forever

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

 Featuring the  "Family is Forever" stamp set.

  If you have come here from Amie'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 on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.

I'm busy working on 3 baby books, so guess what....here's one of the pages

supplies used
     
Pathfinding Paper Pack                   Dot Embossing Folder                  Chocolate Ink   
     

Now "Hop" on over to

Jean's Blog 

to see her work!

 Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the Stamp of the Month (SOTM) is only available until Sept 30! 

 Contact your CTMH Consultant

(or click here)to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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CTMH August SOTM Blog Hop

Yep, it's that time of the month again.  

Time to see what creations me and my fellow Close to my Heart consultants have dreamed  up using the August SOTM (available only for the month of August and only through myself or your local CTMH Consultant)
Just before me,  was the talented Tina 

I must be honest the "owls" in this stamp set did nothing for me.  However, I loved the rest of the set.  So I put on my thinking cap and this is what I came up with

This was okay, but not really what I wanted.

So, here's my second attempt

Now, for me, this is more like it.

The first technique that made this candy box work.....stamp the pumpkins on colored cardstock.

duh...my first choice is to always stamp my image on daisy white or colonial white cardstock.

But this doesn't have to be the case.

I cut the container from our new paper fundamentals collection (Z2033)
then sponged the edges with cocoa ink to add some dimension,

I cut the base of the owl from cashmere cardstock and the "wings" from cocoa.

All in all, I think it turned out quite nicely.

Now, hop over to

Kathy's Blog 

to see her creations

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Cross Canada Hop featuring Circus Alphabet & CTMH's Cricut Artbooking

Welcome to our July Blog Hop featuring creations.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you have just hopped onto my blog,welcome.  If you came from Deanne's Blog you're in the right place.

I showcased the cover of this mini on the  July SOTM Blog Hop, since then I have tweaked it a bit to make it easier to put together.  So some of my sneak peaks might not be exactly as shown below.

Basic supplies for this project
Skyark paper, Kraft Cardstock & CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge
and June Stamp of the Month and one stamp soon to be released.

Before I begin with page by page details, here is an overview of the base pages

 before I started adding stuff to them.

All of the pages were
cut at 5 1/2"  from the artbooking cartridge
except for
"A" is matted on 5 x 5  kraft cardstock ( I did this to give it a bit more stability as a cover and to make the covers a bit bigger than the pages of the album.)

"F"  (4 1/4"  x 5" sweet leaf cardstock with
      corners trimmed off)

"I" (6x6 kraft cardstock)

Note:I used the holes in the other pages as a guide

The beauty of the Artbooking cartridge is that you can

 pick an album,

 pick a size I chose 5 12"

 (the suggested cutting size for this was 7", I wanted something a bit smaller)

pick some paper and start cutting.

Then, when you have all the pieces cut out

 you can put them together anyway you like.

AND they will fit.

Below is a picture of the pages from the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge that I used to make this album

Pages & accents  cut @ 5 1/2" unless otherwise noted

Now on with the album

cover (A)

Inside cover (A)

Page 1 (B)

Page 2 (B)

Page 3 (G) 

I know, it's not in order

Page 4 (G)

Page 5 (D) 

Page 6 (D) 
sorry, bit of a typo on the photo mat...it should be 3x4

I know it's a mirror image of page 5, 

that's the only way I could make the umbrella work

Page 7 (C)

Page 8 (C)

Page 9 (F)

Page 10 (F)

Page 11 (E)

Page 12 (E)

 Page 13 (H)

Page 14 (H)
"my sun shine" (p. 67 artbooking) 7"

Page 15 (H)

"endless summer"(p. 67 artbooking) 7"

Back Cover (H)

striped 1 x 3 1/2      lagoon 1/2 x 3 1/2

flower # 7    @ 1 3/4" sweet leaf (AP p. 39)

flower # 7    @ 1 1/2 patterned (AP p. 39)

leaves 1 1/4 sweet leaf (p. 62 AP)

one last look at the completed album

Hope you enjoyed this little summer album.  Actually one of the first projects I have made using the Artbooking Cartridge that I made using ONLY two pages (well except for a couple extra's I threw in)

Now, on to Deanne Blog to see what she has created.

This album available as a kit,  pre-cut and ready to assemble $20 (S&H extra)

 Send me a message via my contact box on the side.

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January SOTM --Sew Special card.

Thank you Brenda from Rose Blossom Legacies for the inspiration for this card. Click here to see her card.

I used this month's Stamp of the Month, Cross Stich Wishes, Cotton Candy ink & cardstock, color ready seam binding (only available till Jan. 31st), Bitty Sparkles and Base & Bing Floral Accents (also retiring Jan 31st)

Click here to see what is on the Soon to be Retired List

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