Tuesday, November 30, 2010

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!

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Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

This month we are featuring the December SOTM from the 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book, which is D1454 Amore, a set of 13 stamps.

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If you have come here from Georgia's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Helen's Blog and start from the beginning!

This month, myself and my fellow Close To My Heart Consultants are sharing our creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on our blogs. To follow along on the hop - just click on the link at the end of this post to move to the next one! Here we go!

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If this is your first time seeing this post, I’m glad you stopped by! If you are revisiting, thank you for checking back with me. :0)

When I first posted my tag project using the December Stamp of the Month, I wasn’t pleased with my finished creation. It just seemed to lack something and I wasn’t inspired at that particular time….ever felt that way? Well, I had a deadline and had to get my artwork posted. So, this is what the original tag looked like…

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After walking away from the project and taking some time to mull things over, I created a gift bag that I really like.

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That in turn, inspired me to tweak my tag a bit…

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Below is the ensemble… 

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Ahhh…I feel much better now about my creations. This really is a fun & pretty stamp set to work with!

Artwork Recipe

My Acrylix Stamp Set - Amore, That’s Amore Level 2 Paper Packet (retired), Cocoa Cardstock & Ink, Desert Sand Cardstock & Ink, Tulip Ink, Colonial White Ink, Designer Ribbon Rounds Collection – Cocoa, Opaques Adhesive Gem – Pearl, & machine stitching

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Now "Hop" on over to Susan's Blog to see her fabulous works of art! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

Remember, the December SOTM is only available until December 31, 2010!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even FREE!

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Thank you so very much for stopping by!

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6 comments:

  1. So pretty, Pamela! TFS

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  2. Hehe, LOVE our bitty sparkles on anything! Great job as usual!

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  3. Beautiful tag..love it:)

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  4. So pretty. Both tags are lovely, but you're right, the updated one is better. I think it's the brown, I love brown!

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Thank you for taking the time to comment and have a blessed day! Pamela