Very Merry Christmas Blog Hop with my Advent Calendar

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring October’s SOTM, “Very Merry Christmas” which is  a set of 11 stamps. If you have come here from Lori’s Fabulous 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 on Helen’s blog.
This stamp set is $17.95 or just $5 with a $50 purchase.  If you are coming to one of my holiday workshops in November, let me know!  Pre-pay for your workshop in October and a portion of your workshop fee will count towards the $50 needed to get the discount.



































Love this Advent Calendar? Come to my November 2nd workshop or order a kit! Workshop details are on my Facebook Page. (You don’t have to be a Facebook member to view the info!) Want to create it on your own? Details on how to order this kit are below.

Let's not forget, there's 11 stamps in this set!  Here's a peek:

Products used in addition to the Artiste & Art Philosophy Cricut Bundles:

S1210A	VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS	Z1151	3-D FOAM TAPE
D1482	LOVE LIFE	Z1763	BOUTIQUE ASSORTMENT
D1296	CHOCOLATE ALPHABET SMALL	Z1799	SILVER SHIMMER TRIM
Z1804	MY CREATIONS® CUBBY	Z1204	BONE FOLDER
1245	OLIVE CARDSTOCK	Z1751	BAKER'S TWINE HARVEST ASSORTMENT
1272	CRANBERRY CARDSTOCK	Z553	BONDING MEMORIES® GLUE PEN
1282	NEW ENGLAND IVY CARDSTOCK	Z1326	SPARKLES RED, PINK, & PURPLE ASSORTMENT
X5643	CHOCOLATE CARDSTOCK	Z1752	SPARKLES CLEAR ASSORTMENT
1292	CRYSTAL BLUE CARDSTOCK	Z1335	OPAQUES LICORICE ADHESIVE GEMS
1385	WHITE DAISY CARDSTOCK	Z2116	CRANBERRY EXCLUSIVE INKS® STAMP PAD
Z679	LIQUID GLASS	Z2137	OLIVE EXCLUSIVE INKS® STAMP PAD
Z1114	PIERCING TOOL KIT

Now "Hop" on over to Shirley's beautiful blog to see her work or continue reading to find out how to order your own kit or template! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the October SOTM is only available until the 31st!  Contact me  to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount. 
Here’s how to make it for yourself!

Hello Cupcake!

Next Friday’s  Fun & Fabulous Card workshop is in the works!  Come & make this cupcake card!  We’ll be making a total of 6 cards this month in 3 different designs.  Contact me to RSVP! 

 

Cost $10

Location:  My house

Contact me to RSVP.

Bring a new friend and both pay just $5.

September SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Fall favorites a set of 11 stamps. If you have come here from Teresa’s Fabulous 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 on Helen’s blog.
This month we have 60 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!

 
After seeing all the beautiful blue denim scarecrows I decided I needed to change things up a bit. 


I used a combination of the new Alcohol Markers & the classic watercolor markers CTMH uses!  Both are very fun to blend with!  That blending pen makes all the lines go away like magic! 
It’s an easel card I made on my Gypsy.  I welded two identical label shapes together along the top/short edge to make this card.  After cutting I scored and folded it in the middle of the cover to make the easel.  I love easel cards because a couple of extra folds and you have a 3D card!


Items used

• Colonial white cardstock
• Cocoa cardstock
• Flirty Raspberry from the Flirty paper collection
• Moonlight B&T owl paper
• Autumn Lane Assortment Z1749
• Burlap Ribbon Z1760 (A surprising favorite!)
• Art Philosophy Cricut & Cricut Craft room to weld the shape together to make a card that folds at the top
• Ruby, Olive and Autumn Terracotta Alcohol markers
• Watercolor Pencils (may be currently out of stock) Item # 3505
• Brown Stazon Ink pad Z1142
• Alcohol blending marker Z1801
• Blending pen (for colored pencils) 3174

Now "Hop" on over to Traci's beautiful 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 <month> SOTM is only available until <last day of the month>! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

This project also is part of this week’s Mojo Monday challenge.   I’m number 152.  I flipped it on the diagonal but it’s still the map I used to make my card! 

I’m hopping everywhere this month because I also entered it in these challenges:
Eureka Stamps:  Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious:  Anything Goes
Delightful challenges:  Fall Days
Stampin Sisters in Christ:  Diecut
Pile it on: I spy something that begins with P

Be sure to come back for next month.  The October Stamp of the Month will feature my Advent Workshop made entirely of current CTMH products!   I’ll have Cricut Craft Room & Cricut Gypsy files available so creating it will be a snap!
Here’s a sneak peek!  Go here for to see the whole Advent Calendar!

I love my team

This Tuesday night is our monthly Team Time to get together and swap ideas and projects!  I’m working on mine today. 

I thought I’d share a little goodie that I’ve had the privilege to carry around this month.   The team member who has the highest _____  (requirement varies depending on the month) gets to carry some bling on her keychain each month.  There’s two of these goodies.  One’s a beautiful heart keychain, the other is this star which was a special item from this year’s convention. 

I received the star last month and it’s been a fun sparkly piece! 

Want to join the fun?  Join my team!  It’s only $49 and you get tons of product to start you out!  Click here to see all the goodies!

$49 consultant special

This month kicked off the new Close to My Heart Consultant kit at just $49!  You get all this which is valued at $130 dollars!  Just the Avonlea Workshop on the Go & the Glamour Alphabet is is $47! 

 

This is an offer that you don’t have to think twice on.  Try out CTMH!  You can jump in with both feet or just a toe!  Just come on over and try us out!

But don’t wait because this adorable tote comes free this month –but it’s while supplies last! 

These totes are hot!  Nobody’s selling them but everybody wants them!  If you don’t want yours, let me know… 

I’m sure a deal can be made.  But you can only make me a deal if you sign up!  Click her for details….