SOTM Blog Hop-- July

Hi, welcome to the Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!  If you've come here from Pam's Blog, then you are on the right track.  Should you get lost, please click HERE.

The July SOTM, "Life is Wonderful", contains 8 stamps.  I just loved the saying "Always Remember Something Wonderful".  We can often get bogged down with negativity.  But if you step back and remember something wonderful, a bad day doesn't seem that bad after all.   The wonderful things bring us through.

Well this picture symbolizes something wonderful to me.  It represents my daughter  coming of age.  In the picture she is 11 3/4 years.  In a short couple of months, she will blossom into a young woman and enter junior high.  So much change, so soon.  It's not all easy, but somewhere in there Life is Wonderful!

I hope this layout inspired you.  Next up is Michelle's Blog, which you can't miss!  Please be sure to visit all of the consultants blogs.  You'll find lots of inspiration! 

If you don't have a consultant and would like to order this stamp at a discounted price, please contact me.

Thanks for stopping by, Maureen:)

Supplies
Paper:   Blossom; Blossom Stickers
Stamp:  July SOTM
Other:   Blossom Assortment (metals); Foam Tape ()

CTMH-- Blossom Cards for June 13th Card Class

Hello, 

Every time you turn around, it seems like it is someone's birthday.  To be prepared I like to have a stack of birthday cards available, ready to use:)

Here is a set of cards that I made using the Blossom paper pack:

Each card can be used as a birthday card.  You could change up the sentiment and make the cards up for another purpose-- such as Get Well or Congratulations.

I'll showcase the cards this week.  If you are local and would like to take the class, then please sign up under the Kits section in Blog header.  The cost for 4 cards is only $10!

Thanks so much for stopping by, Maureen:)

Upcoming Crops-- June and July 2015

Hi, the weather is getting warm around here.  Can't believe it will be summer before you know it! 

To kick off the summer, we will be holding 2 crops.  One crop is our standard monthly crop and the other is a special 12 hour crop.  Check out the details below:

 

 

 

1.  June 13th-- 8 Hour Crop-- One Year Anniversary

First Parish Church, Norwell MA

Come help us celebrate our one year anniversary!  We'll have cake of course, along with 8 long hours of crafting galore:)

The cost of $25 includes

  - 4 feet of crafting space
 - Games
 - Classes available
 - Snacks & Drinks

Cost $25 per crafter

 

 

 

 

 2.  Christmas Day in July Crop-- July 25th

Holiday Inn, Rockland

The cost of $65 includes:
- Lunch and Dinner
- Electricity at each table
- Snacks & Drinks
- Air Conditioned Room:)
- Classes available

  


Cost $65 per crafter

CTMH-- "Tagged with Love" and "Shower Flower"

Hello and happy Memorial Day weekend:) 

I hope to get some crafting in during this long weekend!  Here's a card that I made a couple of weeks back using the Blossom paper line.  I used  2 stamps sets to make this card:  "Tagged with Love" and "Shower Flower".  Both stamps are in the Seasonal Expressions volume 2 book.

For the card I choose to use the "Well Hello" sentiment from the "Tagged with Love".  I then stamped a few flowers using the "Shower Flower" stamp set.  This set is stunning and it matches the Blossom paper.

For the green leaves I found the perfect die.

Twine and gold sequins finished off the card.

Please note that the "Tagged with Love" is a hostess special stamp.   

Please see page 4 of the Seasonal Expressions catalog to see the other cute sentiments.  The "Tagged with Love" is a hostess only stamp set. There are many ways to earn this stamp-- just ask me how!

 

Please see supply list below and contact me with any questions. 

 

Thanks for stopping by:)  Maureen

 

Supplies

Paper:  Blossom (X7196B)

Stamps:  Tagged with Love (C1614) and Shower Flower (C1612)

Inks: Sunset, Canary, Juniper

 

CTMH National Scrapbooking Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our CTMH Taste of Summer National Scrapbooking Kit Blog Hop!  If you came from Judy's Blog, then you are on the right path.  We have close to 40 consultants participating in the hop. 

In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, CTMH created this vibrant, exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet and coordinating stamp set.

For this hop, I chose to make an assortment of cards.  I made a card for each fruit-- a lemon, orange and strawberry. I matched up the fruit with the paper.  I also challenged myself by using different card designs.  Here's what I came up with:

I had a lot of fun creating the cards and I still have to do a layout!  There are so many possibilities and will see them along this hop.  Next up is Vicki.  Please be sure to visit her wonderful blog and all the other consultants' blogs.  And, remember, this deal is only good while supplies last in May.  If you can't resist, please visit my store.

Thanks for stopping by, Maureen:)

CTMH-- Treats of Friendship Cards

Hello, I hope you enjoyed National Scrapbooking Day on May 2nd.  If you are like me, you celebrate events all month long!

To celebrate, I made these 2 cute cards.  My parents are tea drinkers and my daughter and niece are coffee drinkers.  I think they'll like these cards!

The stamp used was Treats of Friendship (C1616) for $13.95 in the Seasons Expressions 2 catalog.

For the tea cup, the sentiment says:  You're like a cup of tea, you warm my heart!

Check out those green and blue strips.  They are small washi tape from the Boardwalk washi tape set.

I used the same design for the coffee card.

Sentiment:  Like you a latte.

If you love this card and need the supplies, then please let me know. Thanks, Maureen:)

Supplies: 

Ink-- Statz-On Black
Paper-- Bloosom (X7196B)
Stamp-- Treats of Friendship (C1616)
Other-- (Z3066)



C1616

z3066



SOTM Blog Hop-- May

Hello, welcome to the May SOTM blog hop!  If you arrived here from Jen's Blog, then you are on the right path.  Should you get lost along the way, please see Melinda's Blog for a list of participants. 

The May SOTM "Just Sayin" contains 14 cute, fun images.  Recently, I worked on some girl scouts layouts and wasn't quite done.  I like to add a variety of elements to my pages-- sequins, metals, stickers, washi, inks and of course paper-- lots of it!  The variety of elements just breaks it up and adds flair.  I know, I know its the pictures that tell the story, but I like to color things in:)

Anyway, to complement the use of arrows on the bottom, I stamped a couple of triangles and put them at the top of the page and pointed them downward like arrows.  The arrows (triangles) at the top, point to the sign 'dining hall', which was one of daughter's favorite places while at camp.

On the left hand side, the blue 'Life is good' is a sticker and I stamped a 'Full of Goodness' arrow in Barn Red. Yes that is stamped!  And, what is nice is that you can reuse this stamp on other pages!  Just change the ink to match the paper you are working with.















Below is a close-up.  For the tree-bark, I used CTMH's Artbooking Cricut cartridge.  Psst.... if you do not own this cartridge, then you need to get it, as it is a must have for scrap-bookers!!

I used Art Philosophy to cut out the circle.  I love deer and used a die for this image.

Well thanks for stopping by. If you don't have a consultant, then please contact me. 

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

Thanks, Maureen

Brushed Spring Card Class-- May 9th

Hello, here are the last 3 cards that make up the rest of the Brushed Spring Card Class.  I really enjoyed creating these cards!  I started with the April showers and then moved onto some flowers.

The card below makes a beautiful card for a special mom.  Mother's Day is quickly approaching-- May 10th.  The stamp set is from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog and the stamp is called:  Flowers for Mom.  It's a darling stamp and is priced nice at only $9.95.

To color it in I used the CTMH ShinHan markers and topped it off with Flamingo pink epoxy dots.

The second card was based on a design that a fellow CTMH Karen Peterson used.  I just love the design!

The stamp set, Lovely Birthday, also has a happy birthday sentiment that you could stamp on the front of the card.  I choose to stamp have a lovely day instead.  I may give this card out as a thank you note and stick a gift card inside. 

Embossing folder:  CTMH Vine

The third card was based on card that we created during a CTMH retreat.  I just used a different paper pack. 

To color in the flower, I used the a pink and a purple marker. 

Embossing folder: CTMH Quatrefoil

 Here's a recap of the April showers cards:

 
Below is a look at all six cards.  The card kits come all cut out and ready for you to assemble. 

 The card kit only costs $15 if you are attending the May 9th crop or if purchase $25 in products.

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Card Class/Kit

Local-- no shipping $15.00 USD Kit+ Shipping $23.00 USD

May 9th:  Crop Sign-up

Thanks for stopping by, Maureen

Supplies
Paper:  Brushed (x7190B)
Stamps:  Flowers for Mom (B1473); Lovely Birthday (B1462); Budding Friendship (D1602); Rainy Day (C1597); and Rain or Shine (D1634)
Inks:  Archival Black Ink, Black Statz On (z888); CTMH Honey Ink (z2162); Slate Ink (z2173)
Markers:  ShinHan markers--  Leaf Green; Pastel Green; Golden Yellow; Tender Pink; Peony Purple; and Turquoise Blue
Other:  Black/Silver/Purple Shimmer Trim (z1809) (z1799) (z1919); Silver Sequins (z201); Baker's Twine (z1921); Flamingo Dots (z1934); Topiary Chevron Ribbon (z1929); Thistle Ribbon (z1990)
Embossing Folders:  Vine; Stripped; and Quatrefoil.

CTMH-- Rainy Day & Rain or Shine Cards

Hello, you know that saying... "April Showers bring May flowers".  When it rains in April that's what I tell myself...let it rain, because sunshine and flowers will come!

Yesterday, I shared a card using CTMH's 'Rainy Day' Stamp set.  I'm back today with another card from the same set.  This time, I stamped the rain boots and colored them lime green with pink and purple polka dots-- how festive!  I choose to stamp a flower coming out of the boot. The flower is also from the Rainy Day stamp set. 

To create the card, a MFT sketch design came in handy.  If you click here, you can print out all of their sketches, pin them, or refer to their blog. 

On one of the little yellow pieces of trim, I stamped the sentiment 'hope you are feeling better'.  The sentiment came from the 'Rain or Shine' stamp set (D1634).  The 'Rain or Shine' stamp debuted in the Seasonal Expressions volume 1 and is still available for purchase.

Here's another look.

Here's the raincoat and umbrella card again.  So cute!

For the second card, I used the 'Rain or Shine' stamp set.  I just love the sentiment from the second card-- "You can't have a rainbow without a little rain".  

I think we all forget that with bad times comes good times!

Here's the whole April ensemble of April showers.   But remember, shortly after the showers comes the beautiful flowers!


















I'll have more cards from 'Brushed' in the upcoming days, along with a card class.

Thanks for stopping by, Maureen:)

Supplies:
Paper:  Brushed (x7190B)
Stamps:  Rainy Day (C1597); Rain or Shine (D1634)
Inks:  Black Statz On (z888);  CTMH Honey Ink (z2162); Slate Ink (z2173)
Markers:  ShinHan markers--  Leaf Green; Pastel Green; Golden Yellow; Tender Pink; Peony Purple; and Turquoise Blue
Other:  Black and Silver Shimmer Trim (z1809) (z1799); Silver Sequins (z201); Striped Embossing Folder (z1960); Baker's Twine (z1921)

Brushed April Cards-- Rainy Day & Cutie Pie

Hello, I spent Saturday and Sunday visiting colleges in Vermont with my daughter.  We met up with my niece and checked out the University of Vermont in Burlington and Saint Michael's College.  Both schools were nice.  I have today off and I've earned a day of crafting:)

The first card is for a friend who recently had knee surgery. Times are tough now, but "keep looking up" because good times are ahead!  The stamp set, Rainy Day, is from the current catalog and is only $13.95.  To color the images in, I used CTMH's ShinHan makers.  For the design, I used a modified My Favorite Things (MFT) Sketch.

The second card was created using the December SOTM.  I designed this card as a Make/Take for a recent crop.  I still have extra sets of this stamp available for sale.  So please let me know if you'd like to purchase it at a discounted price.

I used the CTMH's Marvy journaling pen to doodle on the sentiment.

Above are both cards-- very spring like for a spring day!

Thanks for stopping by!  If you'd like to make these cards and need the supplies, please let me know.
Maureen:)

CTMH Supplies
Paper:  Brushed (x7190B)
Stamps:  Rainy Day (C1597); Cutie Pie (S1412)
Inks:  Black Statz On (z888)
Markers:  ShinHan markers--  Leaf Green; Pastel Green; Golden Yellow; Tender Pink; and Peony Purple
Other:  Black and Silver Shimmer Trim (z1809) (z1799); Silver Sequins (z201); Striped Embossing Folder (z1960); Baker's Twine (z1921) and Marvy Pen (z1979)