May Stamp of the Month - You've Got a Friend

Hopping thru the Stamp of the Month this month - if you are coming from Jill's blog, you are on the right track, otherwise, keep hopping and you will make a complete circle.

This is the May stamp of the Month:

 I made a card:

Can anyone guess the old baby apple stamp I used to create a border?  

I also created layers with the apple stamp and glued them together to form a rounder apple

 

The paper is Timberline. 

Thanks for looking - now hop over to Joy's Blog for more great ideas for this stamp set.

January Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

We enter a new year and a new blog hop!

If you are coming from Nikka's Blog, you are on the right track, if not, 

keep hopping and you will make a complete circle.

This month we are doing Valentines Day stamps. 

This stamp set is called Happy Valentine's S1301 - you can get it for only $5 

with a purchase of $50 or you can buy it for $17.95.

Here is the stamp set:

I made a Valentine's card, but you could do so much more with this set. I used Cashmere Ink to stamp the image. I then used our color pencils to color in the flowers and leaves. I used two different color pinks/purples pencils. I went to outline a leaf and hated the color so I cut out the flower image and to hide the boo boo I put that leaf behind the box I made for the Happy Valentines. Chocolate Ink was used for the Happy Valentines Day stamp.

Thanks for looking, now head over to Wendy's Blog for some more great ideas for this stamp set.

Don't forget to have a happy, safe and wonderful new year! 

Right about Midnight the three of us will be celebrating with Sparkling Grape Juice!

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Live Out Loud

IT'S JULY ALREADY

SLOW DOWN SUMMER!!!!!

I need to slow down.  I'll be attending my 2nd Graduation Party tomorrow, I've been to 4 birthday parties and there is still 3 to go!  Relatives coming in from out of state in August and we still haven't taken the new camper to a site - but we did sleep in it 2 nights this week via back yard - REALLY testing that air conditioner!

Anyway, if you came from Pamela's blog, then you are going in the right direction, if not, keep jumping and you will do a complete circle.  This month it's these cute word stamps!

I decided to do something black and white. A simple card on my
Cricut using the AP Cartridge. 

The top butterfly was cut out of the bottom of the card.  I cut the center frame out but not before I cut an additional one so that this one nested better (frame in a frame).  So there is a thin 1/4 inch frame scrapped.

I stamped the word Soar in black and used foam tape to make the frame stand off the card.  

Thanks for looking, please feel free to comment.  Now hop over to Wanda's blog and see what great ideas she had!

Front and Center!

Enjoy this short how-to video spotlighting artwork projects featured in Close To My Heart’s Idea Books. You’ll learn exciting techniques for added sparkle and pizzazz to all of your projects. Click on a video and be inspired!

Thank you for looking!  You can get all of these products at my website at:

www.MaryEisen.MyCTMH.com

Dino-Mite Scrapbook Pages

In this video, we show you how to create the scrapbook pages featured on page 89 of the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book. Simply by choosing masculine or feminine colors, you can get double the use out of one single stamp set and create “dino-mite” artwork for a boy or a girl!

Thanks for looking!

New Product Blog Hop!

 Today we are showing off some of the new products early!  The new catty goes live February 1st!

If you came here from Haley's blog, you are on the right track, if not, keep hopping and you will make a complete circle. I am showing off the new paper called LUCY!  It's Blush, Grey Wool, Creme Brulee, and Sweet Leaf!  I did this layout of my daughter and her new friend!

 She loves the frogs!  Can't keep her away from them and we are by a lake so they are everywhere!

 

This layout is found in the Magic Book we sell!  It comes with a CD with templates for all the odd shaped pieces.  See above, I printed out the half circle, the 3 inch circle and the oval. (I left oval off) I put the 1/2 circle onto Blush Cardstock and cut around the template. I thought about my program Make The Cut and how it imports PDF files, so I did that too - see below:

 I used the shapes to determine the size of the letters and then cut the words!

 Here is a close up on the FROG

 The picture has a hidden pull out journaling card.  

The Magic book shows you how to add moving and hidden things to your pages.

 My next project was a card.  I random stamped a new stamp set called Card Word Puzzle - goes great with Pemberley Paper!!!  I cut the butterfly out of the Pemberly B&T Paper, added some Sparkles and raised the wings!

 The flowers are stamped with Outdoor Denim. I took my blending pen and rubbed it on the Outdoor Denim ink pad. Wiped most of the ink off onto a scrap piece and with the little bit left on the pen I ran it around the edges of the flower and created my own B&T paper!

I used the blending pen and Honey Ink to do the inside of the flowers.

Oops, forgot to draw the antennas back on with marker!

 Inside I stamped the butterfly this time and colored it the same way with Honey Ink.  

I used bitty brads for the body.

Sorry so many pictures - thanks for looking.

Now click on over to Judy's Blog to see the great things shes done!

Rock'n The Block - Blog Hop

Hey! We are blog hopping for a special reason tonight!  

If you are coming from Susan's blog - then you are on the right track, if you are starting here, keep hopping and you will make a complete circle.

Close To My Heart is releasing a sneak peek at a new product that is coming out in February and giving it a special send off starting December 19!  With a qualifying order of $25 from the Autumn/Winter Catalog, you can get this great stamp set and these awesome blocks for only $15!!! That's a savings of $30!!!

Here is the stamp set - it's a sheet 8 x 11 inches big!

Keep hopping to see what we consultants created with our blocks.

Here is mine:

 Here is the blocks in the tray (3 are out of the tray)

 I took Chocolate Ink and sponged the edges to give it a dirty, softer look.

Above is the before and after squares.

 Here is all of them done!

 First I covered the 2 inch blocks with Roxie Background and Texture paper.

 

I then put a 4 x 6 photo on top after cutting them into 2 inch squares. 

4 x 6 is perfect size pictures for this project!

 Here is another side - the Fun, the flower & it's center

are from the stamp set that comes with.

 another side - the stamps here are also from the stamp set.

 For a different look, 

I put my last name, the year and used the LOVE stamp for one side.

 Stacked or lay them down across a shelf! 9 letter words work great or combine like I did.

(sorry about the crazy stuff in the background - trying to get all sides photographed.

 Here is another side - there is 6 sides to dress up.  

My last side I used the plaid paper from the Roxie Level 2 Paper Kit and left it empty for a future picture.

I dressed up the tray by sponging it and running the leopard print B&T paper on the edge and covered that with Chocolate ribbon.

You can purchase this on my site by clicking here: Mary Eisen's Web.

Head to Gina's Blog to keep hopping and see more great ideas for this project!

Thanks for looking and  please leave comments!