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This kit includes inks, stamps, albums, and pre-cut accents for stamping – all the supplies you need to create three beautiful albums.  Available August 15 – September 30, while supplies last.  There are many ways to get this kit:

-          Buy the Triple Play kit for $29.95.

-          Purchase $25 in stamps and get the kit for $15.

-          Spend $40 in stamps and get the kit for $5!

-          Host a Gathering with sales over $300 or more and get the kit FREE!

-          Join CTMH as a Consultant and get the kit FREE! (valid Sept. 1-30)

Contact me today to get your kit or order directly from MyCTMH website!

The challenge over at Scrap Our Stash this month is to use flowers on your project. Today I’m going to show you how to use stamps that you may already have in a new way to create some flowers and make the most out of your stamps!

The first stamp I chose was a butterfly. It is very easy to transform butterfly wings into flowers. For those of you who are more visual learners , I took step-by-step pictures.
1. Stamp multiple butterfly images on scrap paper.

2. Cut out the butterfly wings, you can already see how they look like flower petals.

3. For this project I used another stamp for my stem. Flourish stamps also make great stems or bases for flowers.  Next, I added some adhesive (a glue dot works well) to the top of my stem and added the petals. Just rearrange them until they are how you want and remember – flowers are not perfect so don’t sweat trying to make it look that way! Also notice that I inked the edges of each of the petals for more distinction. I chose to add both the small and large wings to my flower for a layered look but you could use them to create two flowers, a larger one and a smaller one. One tip when making your flowers is that it is important to work with an odd number of petals, guaranteed that they will look nicer that way. I used 7 for my large flower and 5 for the layer inside.

4. Last, I added some finishing touches and made a card. See those leaves? Did you guess that those are leftover butterfly wings? I just flipped them over and inked them green!

Supplies used are all CTMH: Embrace Life Stamp Set, Crystal Blue and Sweet Leaf inks, Crystal Blue and Colonial White Cardstock, Crystal Blue Waxy Flax, Sponge Dauber, and Clear Sparkles.

Other stamps that work well to create flowers are hearts and I’ve get an Easter Egg stamp set that is fun to use.  If your not a stamper, diecut shapes and punchies work well too!

$2, $4, $6, for 8…It’s YOU We Appreciate!
CTMH wants to show how much you are appreciated!  And to do so, we are bringing an amazing sale with SUPER deals to you for 8 days only. From on August 4 at 9 am (MDT) through August 11 (while supplies last) you can purchase selected My Stickease® assortments for only $2, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only $6 on MyCTMH® website.   That’s more than 50% off!

Click here if you can’t view the list.

Details:
* Items are available August 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM – August 11, 2010 or while supplies last.
* Only available on MyCTMH website.
* Sale items and regular-priced items can be combined in the same order.
* Your purchase counts towards  the Stamp of the Month incentive!  So you can earn the SOTM at a discount or free with sale items!
* Regular shipping and handling charges apply and are based on the weight of the items ordered.

This is an amazing sale and definitely the time to stock up!  Some of these items are retired (and shhh….all of them will be retired come the end of the year!) so don’t miss out on ordering the ones you want.  Go to MyCTMH website to view them and shop.

The days have escaped me and I can’t believe that I forgot to draw a winner for my blog candy!  And the winner is….#4………..Betty!  Please email me your snail mail address and I will send out your prize!  Congratulations!

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!