Pair-A-Phrase Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pair-A-Phrase Blog hop CELEBRATING NATIONAL STAMPING MONTH IN September.  Close To My Heart (CTMH) is offering its first-ever double stamp set:  Pair-A-Phrase!

Here is a quick peak at the Image Files - click to show details:

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's blog, you are on the right path!  You can find a list of all the partipant's in case you get lost here:  http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/pair-phrase-blog-hop-list.html.  We have just over 40 CTMH Consultants sharing their creations using this wicked set. The hop is simple to follow --just click on the link provided at the end of the post to move to the next blog!

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I find the little owl adorable so I've selected to show him off in this post with a standard size card.  I also chose to feature Taffy papers--the almost forgotten exclusive color:

A close look at the die cut border:

Supplies:  Pair-A-Phrase stamp set; Bliss B&T papers - Grey Flannel, Taffy, Chocolate CS & EI; Colonial White paper; Cocoa collection ribbon; mocha opaques; liquid glass; Cuttle bug and Sizzix Embossing folders; Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies.

Hope you enjoyed my slant on this lovely stamp set!  Now it's off to Melissa Laverty's Blog to see her lovely creations!

Blessed Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - April SOTM

Welcome to April's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We are featuring D1455 Blessed, a set of 12 elegant outline stamps!

If you have come here from Jean McNulty's Blog, you are on the right path!  I am the first stop for this month's hop! You can find a list of all the partipant's in case you get lost here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html  This month we have just over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this beautiful set. The hop is simple to follow - just click on the link provided in the post to move to the next blog!

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My item is a standard-size card created with the Bliss Paper Pack (Workshop on the Go).  I had planned to do a few more items but I guess you'll just have to come back later this month.  :-)

Supplies used:  D1455 Blessed Stamp Set; Bliss Level II Paper Pack; Chocolate, Taffy, Colonial White Cardstock; Chocolate, Grey Flannel, and Taffy Exclusive Inks; CTMH Watercolor Pencils; Blending Pen; Mocha Opaques; Chocolate Designer Ribbon Rounds (retired); taffy bigger brads; Liquid Glass; Spellbinder rectangle die.

And here is another picture....

The last picture is a close up that shows the liquid glass dots a little better.

Now "Hop" on over to Helen Onulak's Blog to see her beautiful eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available until April 30th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free! Here we go!