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Supplies used: SEI Glitzmas paper, CTMH cardstock, CTMH Playful Flourishes stamp set, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge by CTMH, CTMH Black ink, KI Memories Flourish Borders, Kaiser Rhinestones, CTMH Color-Ready Hodge Podge Alphabet Stickers, Martha Stewart Carrara Marble Glitter, and Recollections Glitter Shapes.

These sparkly pictures needed a page with lots of sparkle.  I think I added that.  I ordered the SEI paper online and for some reason only got one sheet and when I went back they were sold out.  It must have looked different on my computer screen because I love it in person and was wondering why I didn’t order 2 sheets.  I stamped the Pacifica blue cardstock with stamps from Playful Flourishes (one of my all-time favorite sets).  I used the new CTMH Ruler for lining up the rhinestones for an embellishment border.  I pictured glittery white letters for my title and really thought I’d find some in my stash but no such luck.  So I had to create my own.  I used a Zig Glue Pen to apply adhesive to the alphabet stickers, then covered with glitter and let dry.

I hope you have enjoyed the blog hops that I’ve posted over the past couple days.  Now on to the second in my series of Stamp Sundays.  My daughter chose the Aspire Stamp Set for me this week.  It was a great selection because I bought this specificaly to do some of her dance pictures and yet the stamp set went in my stash and the pictures have yet to be scrapped.  So now is the time!

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Supplies used: Bo Bunny Midnight Frost Collection Pack, CTMH Aspire Stamp Set, CTMH Pacifica ink, KI Memories flourish borders, CTMH Designer Brads – Rhinestone, and Bling Assortment.  Sketch from Sketches for Scrapbooking Volume 8.

I just love scrapbooking dance pictures!  A friend and I decided to set up a backdrop and take our own dance pictures.  I’m not the best photographer but I know my children and the traditional pictures seem so posed.  I like pictures that capture their personalities so I’ve decided I’m the best person for this.  I love these pictures so much that I have put off scrapbooking them.  I think the layout turned out nice and my daughter will be happy to see the finished product of her choice of stamp.

The Sharing from the Heart Blog Hop is a mixture of Close to My Heart consultants and customers who have come together to share their projects.  The hop makes a circle so if you have started here, just continue until you make your way back.  If you are coming from Adeline’s Blog, then you are on the right path.

This month’s theme choices were: SOTM, Valentine, or Winter.  I chose Valentine’s.

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Supplies used are all CTMH: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, My Creations Banner, Sweetheart Paper Pack, Silver Brads, Mad About You stamp set (December SOTM), Bling Assortment Buttons, Black Waxy Flax, 3D foam tape, Crochet Flowers, and Cotton Candy, Black, & Tulip inks.

This paper was on clearance for only $3 for the pack.  It was one of my favorites so I just had to get another one.  When we had Valentines as an option for this blog hop it arrived at the perfect time.  At first I was going to make a card, then I thought maybe a layout, then I remembered that I wanted banners for holidays throughout the year.  There is plenty of paper in a paper pack so I decided to go for it and the great thing is I would have it done for the upcoming holiday!

I cut the scalloped pennants using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge at 7″.  I cut cardstock for the base on the ones that I used B&T paper on.  I also mounted all the pieces on the My Creations chipboard Banner.  One thing I noticed when I used the inside and out of the banners and I flipped some over to use the different patterns on the paper…the inside piece did not match up if I flipped it over.  You’d think that with this pattern it wouldn’t matter but it must be off a little, just enough to not line up.  On those pieces I added embellishments to cover up the space.  Next time I make one, if I use this same pattern, I will use the cardstock as my base again and just use one piece of B&T paper so I don’t have to worry about it matching up exact.  Letters are also cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge at 2″.

Here’s closer pictures because it looks much better when you can see it up close.

Your next stop is Lori’s Blog.

If you get lost along the way, you can scroll down to the previous post for a list of all participants.

Okay, so here it goes…my first Stamp Sunday post!  This week I just had to choose the Rock Around the Block stamp set from this month’s Close to My Heart Rock Around the Block Campaign.  When I did the Blog Hop for this special I didn’t even use the stamp set so I wanted to make sure it didn’t get lost in my stash.  It is a fun, versatile set.

Supplies used: Patterned paper from my stash, Stampin’ Up cardstock, CTMH Cotton Candy & Tulip ink, CTMH Rock Around the Block stamp set, and brads from my stash.  Loosely based on a December 2006 Page Map sketch.

I used second generation stamping with Cotton Candy ink to get the lighter shade of pink.  My original plans were to use the flower stamps around the title but I liked it with just the flourishes.  I can’t believe that I didn’t use any of the flowers!

You can visit My CTMH Website to get this exclusive stamp set through January 31st, 2012.

The Sonoma Workshop on the Go Kit includes:

Sonoma Level 2 Paper Packet ($9.95)
My Acrylix^® Sonoma Workshop ($13.95) (stamp set is exclusive to this workshop kit)
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection ($4.95)
Sponges ($1.25)
Colonial White Cardstock (2 sheets) ($.98)
Workshop Guide ($1.00)

Here are my pages:

This is my most favorite paper from the 2011 Fall/Winter Idea Book!  After completing the pages and cards, I just keeping looking at them because they are so beautiful.  I was excited about this pack because we had just taken family photos (doesn’t happen very often) and I knew they would go perfect with this paper pack!  The above layouts are from the workshop.  I swapped out the background on the one and used Olive Cardstock and used the backside of the B&T that I was supposed to use to create the layouts below.  I used paper and embellishments that were leftover from the workshop and bonus project materials.

Come back tomorrow to see the beautiful cards that you can create as the bonus project to this workshop.

Would you like to attend my Sonoma Workshop on January 27?  Order by January 6 to save on shipping or order anytime and complete on your own.