My Scrapbooking Blog

For a look at some ideas using Close to My Heart’s September Stamp of the Month – Thriller, check out the SOTM Blog Hop: You can start at my friend Helen’s Blog.

If you are here for the New Product Blog Hop, please visit Erin’s blog to start.

If you are already in the loop you can continue to Meredith’s Blog.

Well, it is that time again, time for another blog hop!   The hop makes a circle so you can start anywhere and continue through until you make it back to the blog you started with.  If you have already started and came from Karen’s blog then you are on the right track.

This month we are doing something a bit different and showcasing a technique rather than a specific product.  We will all be using our stamps to create backgrounds. You can use any stamps for this, they do not have to be specified as “background” stamps and you will see that as you go through the hop.

For my project I have created 2 cards with the same basic design, same color scheme, and same stamp set for 2 different looks.

Once I chose my colors and stamp set, I cut my papers using a card pattern from Wishes.  For my stamped background I started by “coloring” my piece of White Daisy Cardstock with Sunflower ink.  To do this, I just rubbed the ink pad directly on the paper.  Next, I random stamped in my 3 colors of ink and added embellishments.  Tip: when random stamping do not worry about creating a pattern, simply stamp each image 3 times making a triangle.  It is important to stamp off the paper for a natural look.

For this first card I chose the star stamp and if you look close there is also a star pattern stamped in the sunflower color.  I used mini brads in the felt button shape.

For my second card I used the same pattern as my first card but rotated it and swapped out the stars for flowers and dots.

Supplies used are all CTMH unless otherwise noted: Heartfelt Whimsy Felt Die-Cut Sheets, Circle Around Stamp Set, Dutch Blue, Sunflower, and Tulip Inks and Cardstock, unknown ribbon, White Daisy brads, and Wishes.

Your next stop is Tracy’s blog!

If you get lost along the way, see the previous post for a list of all blog hop participants.

I hope you enjoy the hop.  Come back next month on September 15th when we will be spotlighting Dimensional Elements!

Wendy K. – My Scrapbooking Blog <— You are here!
Tracy Oleksak
nikka geers
Jen B.
Haley D.
Toni Hinchcliffe–Wholly Crafts!
Karen C

Welcome to a Christmas in July Blog Hop, brought to you by the DT at Scrap Our Stash!  If you did not start at Scrap Our Stash, go back and read the details on how to win a prize!  You need to follow the blog hop in order.  If you came from Angie’s blog, you are on the right track.

My Christmas project is an advent calendar.  I have wanted to do one for forever, found one on sale, and I’m finally getting around to it.  Now is the perfect time because it is done in plenty of time to use it this year.

Supplies: Karen Foster Countdown Calendar, DCWV Christmas Stack paper, DCWV Nana’s Kid’s paper, and DCWV numbers from a sticker stack.

My original plan for this was to use all 4 sides of the drawers to create 4 different themes.  I was a bit disappointed that that idea didn’t work.  This particular box was far from the best quality.  The drawers were too tight for me to try to add paper to the sides and I didn’t dare use Mod Podge, which I like to use for all my altered projects.  The notches on the drawers were also not even which was quite annoying.  Originally, I was planning to create a template and use it to trace all of the drawer fronts.  Good thing I realized this early because they would not have all lined up.  Instead, I had to trace each drawer (and on the side I would be using) on my paper and glue them on right away.  It worked out in the end but took a bit longer than it should have.  I was also stumped on embellishing.  This is very plain for me but I just don’t know what I can add because the drawers need to slide in/out so it has to all be flat.  The only thing I have come up with is maybe a red ribbon all the way around the outside of the box with a bow on the top; this would match both sets of papers.  Please share any ideas you might have.  I’d love to hear more suggestions.  It was the kid’s idea that I decorate the opposite side of the box to countdown to birthdays.  At first they wanted baby because I am expecting and I thought I’d do pastels that could double as Easter but when I was limited to 2 sides instead of 4 they chose birthdays and that will work for the baby too.  Here’s the other side:

Oh, one last thing, what’s better at Christmas than a little CANDY?!?!  To enter for a chance to win all you have to do is follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.  The deadline to enter is 8pm on Sunday, July 25.  I will announce a winner on Monday.  I didn’t take a picture because Christmas presents are supposed to be a surprise, right?  But…because I was always one to peek at my gifts early I will tell you that it is a Close to My Heart stamp set…maybe a Christmas one?

Your next part of the secret phrase is: Holidays

Now hop on over to Kimmarie’s Blog for your next holiday stop!