February 2011 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!

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

This month we are featuring the February SOTM from the 2011 Spring/Summer Idea Book, which is D1453 Friendship, a set of 8 My Acrylix Stamps. If you have come here from Sarita'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. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE.

This month we have almost 70 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!

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Friendship Note Card Gift Set

Close up of greeting card

Close up of inside of card

View of 3 of the 4 note cards

This past Saturday, I had my Spring/Summer Idea Book Celebration & Crop and one of my sweet team members, Michele McCants, gave me a birthday card using the February Stamp of the Month, which you can see below. I just love the background she made with one of the stamps in this set and her monochromatic color choice of Tulip. So, I could say that she inspired me in my creation this month. I decided to go for a clean and classic look with a Black & Cranberry color combination.

This is my first time creating note cards along with a card to make a gift set. I love how they turned out, especially with Valentine’s just around the corner. I believe these would make a fabulous wedding gift as well.

Here is the birthday card that Michele made for me…

Recipe for Note Card Gift Set: Black Cardstock & Ink, Cranberry Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Sparkles – Red, Pink, & Purple Asst, Designer Ribbon - Cranberry Collection

Birthday Card by Michele McCants: Tulip Cardstock & Ink, Colonial White Cardstock, Just Blooms Paper Flowers – Spring Blossoms, Big Pinks (retired), Clear Buttons (retired), Embroidery Floss – Neutral Asst

(All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted)

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Now "Hop" on over to Lori'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 using this month’s stamp of the month!

Remember, the February SOTM is only available until February 28, 2011 so get yours beginning February 1st!

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Join in the fun and share what you have created with the February Stamp of the Month…