DECEMBER Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the December edition of the "Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  This month's stamp set is D1378 Notice the Details.  This month's Blog Hop has artwork featuring the December Stamp of the Month.  You have arrived here from Pamela O'Conner's Blog.

This stamp of the month said vintage to me so that is what I tried to accomplish with this card.  The size is 8" x 3.5" and I modeled it after Mojo Monday's sketch #113 except I stretched the sketch out to a longer type card.  

Supplies:  Black, Garden Green, Bamboo CS; Black, Sorbet, Garden Green Inks; pattern paper from Twitterpated Paper Pack; Colonial White Ribbon; Just Bloooms Autumn Leaves; Edge Distressor; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Spellbinder Square and Long Rectangle Sets .

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Now, "hop" on over to Deborah Van Patten's Blog to see her lovely work! If you get lost on the Hop, or find links that aren't working, click on the logo link at the start of this post and it will bring you back to Jenna Devries Blog (where the Blog Hop originates)  Thanks for stopping by!

Some Christmas Cards

I always have visions of grandeur that I will get tons of artwork done on the weekend -- you know, all the stuff you've been dreaming of doing all week long.  Well, I did get a couple of cards done.  They were takes on some that I had seen done by Laurie Flannery (Oct SOTM) and Shannon Murdock (Heartfelt Christmas).  They will be part of my upcoming Christmas Card workshop.  All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Supplies:  Oct. SOTM Holiday Warth SS; Jingle Creative Basics papers & ribbon; Prisma Glitter, Tulip Exclusive Ink, Connection Club Pearls; Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder; Spellbinder Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesting Dies.

Supplies for card below:  Heartfelt Christmas SS; Peace On Earth SS (greeting); Colonial White CS; Colonial White grosgrain ribbon; Black Marvy Matchable Ink Pad; Cranberry Exclusive Ink; Traditional Christmas Papers (retired); NE Ivy CS; Cranberry CS; Black CS; Bohemian red diamond; Spellbinder Oval & Scalloped Oval Nesting Dies.

Hopefully in a day or two I will have some more cards to show you.  I think it will be a very fun workshop!

October Stamp of the Month Swap

Time to post the Stamp of the Month Swap.  It was another fun swap!  It was definitely challenging and stretches my creativeness!  This first post is a 6x6 card.

The next below is a 4.5"x4.5".

The next one was done by Celina Little.  It is 3x6.

The one below was by Danielle Bensing and is a standard size card.  The ribbon is so neat!

The one below is a 3x6 done by Joe Ann Balles.

The next one (below) is from Wishes (Down The Middle) by Karen Hoffman

Below is my standard size card which was previously published.

Then we have a standard size card.  If you could see this close up you would see the textured paper--almost a linen look.

Next is another standard size card which has been textured and sanded!

Such talent!  The jewels just really jazz these up so much!

World Cardmaking Day!

Welcome to the Close To My Heart 2009 World Card Making Day Blog Hop! Be sure to make someone a card today and join the fun while you create!  Have a super creative day!

Join me and several other CTMH consultants as we share our card creations with you. If you've come from Wendy Kessler's blog then you're hopping right along. Join the fun and hop on to "the next person's" blog from here. This is a "round robin" hop so just keep hopping.

Supplies for my card includes:  Creative Basics Jingle Collection; D1376 Holiday Warmth (Oct SOTM); D1380 Just for the Holidays; Black CS and EI; White Daisy CS; Blender Pen; Juniper EI; Tulip EI and Marker; Black Grosgrain Ribbon; Connection Club adhesive-backed pearls; and Martha Stewart Border Punch.

Now you may wish to continue on the Word Cardmaking Day Blog Hop by going to Shirley Ross's Blog who is the next blog on the list!

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This is simple to do--just click on the link at the of the post on each blog to move to the next one.  Here we go!  You probably just arrived from Brea Montgomery's Blog after looking at my artwork you will find the link for the next blog.


This was my first attempt and I will post some updates to this a little later today that I liked even better....
Supplies used are all Close To My Heart:  Level II Jingle paper pack; D1376 Holiday Warmth (Stamp of the Month); Tulip CS; Gold EP; Gold Ribbon (retired).  I also used glitter (retired) on the Christmas bulbs.  But, I finally decided on this:

Now, "hop" on over to Tanya David's Blog - to see her lovely work!  If you get lost on the Hop, or find links that aren't working, see list below.  Thanks for stopping by!