April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop: You Are...

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring April's SOTM, which isYou Are, a set of 15 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.  

This month we have 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!

This month, I created 2 cards for the blog hop.  

First up is my Truly Original card made with the Victory Paper Pack and based off a Mojo Monday sketch.

Supplies used (all CTMH)

Victory paper pack

You Are...stamp set

Outdoor Denim ink pad

Baker's Twine: Neutral Assortment

3D Foam Tape

 U R Amazing Card using the Superhero paper pack

Supplies used (all CTMH)

Superhero paper pack

You Are...stamp set

Black/Colonial White cardstock

Moonstruck/Cranberry ink pads

Eclectic Alphabet

Sponge

Licorice opaque gems

Now "Hop" on over to Krista'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 April SOTM is only available until April 30!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Love Your Layout: March 2012

Another Love Your Layout...I love Studio J!

Have a happy crafty day!
~Amy

Project Inspirations 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book: My Originals® Sweet S...

You can find this cute crafty kit and much more at my website here.

Have a happy crafty day!

~Amy

Another Liebster Award

I just was presented another Liebster Award by the fantastic Gina Brandsetter.  You can view her wonderful blog, Gina's Little Corner of Stamping Heaven, here.  If you haven't checked it out yet, I recommend you do.  I have gotten a lot of inspiration from Gina's creative creations.

Here is a list of 5 blogs that I check regularly for inspiration and that I am giving the Liebster Award to.

1. Patti at http://www.patti-pscraps.blogspot.com/
2. Tamytha at http://www.paperheartist.com/
3. Tracy at http://www.gr8scraps.blogspot.com/
4. Pam at http://pamtctmh.blogspot.com/
5. Joelle at http://www.scrapbooksnippets.blogspot.com/

Here are the Rules for the Liebster Blog Award:
1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them. (Thank you, Gina!)
2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.
3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the supportive people out there in Blog Land!
5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!

Surprise Box for a Tween's Birthday

My daughter went to her friend's birthday party recently.  She got her a gift card, but wanted a way to dress it up and make it more like a present.  So I found this great video tutorial by a very creative lady named Frenchie here.

The outside of the surprise box

When you slide off the belly band, this is how it opens up.

{I erased the to and from to keep the girls' names private}

My daughter picked the inside stamp and insisted on lots of glitter for her friend.

Close up of spring

Inside of the box with the gift card inside {peeking out from behind the spring}

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Lucy paper pack

Card Puzzle stamp set

Good Times stamp set (retired)

Bone Folder

Scallop Punch

Spring

Waterbrush

Creme Brulee/Cotton Candy/Archival Black ink pads

Prisma glitter

Non-CTMH

Stickles (middle of flower...although I could have used my stardust glitz glitter gel, but I was all out)

Have a crafty day!

~Amy

Get them before they are Gone!

If you have any of our wonderful how-to books on your wish list, now is the time to get them.  Close to My Heart announced yesterday that supplies are running low on these books and some may run out soon. 

You can pick up your copy of these wonderful books by clicking here and shopping on my website.  Each hardcover spiral-bound book is only $21.95.

Reflections: 100 simple layouts (9031)

SOLD OUT!

Cherish: 50 scrapbook layouts made beautifully simple (9029)

Imagine: 50 fun and fabulous layouts for every scrapbooker (9030)

Magic: 35 interactive scrapbook layouts (9034)

Originals Card Confidence program (9032)

SOLD OUT!

Wishes Card Confidence program (9033)

You can now also choose from 2 shipping options.

Much of the artwork in the Idea Books are created using these guides.

So if one or more of these wonderful guides is on your wish list, don't delay...shop now!

~Amy

Some Studio J Layouts

Using Victory:

Using Superhero:

Using Pemberley:

Using Love Birds (special paper pack for members):

Spring Is in the Air: Project Inspiration Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book

What fun ideas!