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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.

Welcome to the January 2012 Close to My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop!  This month we are focusing on SCRAPS.  Ever have scraps of paper or pieces/parts of embellishment packages leftover from your original project that you don’t know what to do with?  Hopefully this blog hop will inspire you with new ways to create with these pieces!  And it comes at just the right time because we all want to use up our supplies before buying more and the new Close to My Heart 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book is just around the corner – release date is February 1st, 2012.

This blog hop is a circle so if you are just starting, continue until you make your way back here.  If you are coming from Laurie’s Blog, you are on the right track!

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Supplies used: Roxie Paper Packet, Roxie My Stickease, and square-shaped gold brads.

This layout was so simple to put together and I am very pleased with the result.  There were not many scraps left by the time I finished the Roxie Workshop layouts and bonus project (come back to my blog on Thursday to see more) but this just goes to show how you can stretch those last scraps to create just one more layout.  I was looking for additional embellishments and at first I chose the brads because they are my stash buster for this month….I liked the gold but I only had the square ones which I don’t normally use.  If it hadn’t been for this I never would have picked these but I love them on this layout.  The picture is blurry, yes, but I just love this photo of my daughter who rarely wants her picture taken anymore.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop is  Luisa’s Blog!

For a list of all the blog hop participants, scroll down to the previous post.

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Supplies used: CTMH Topstitch Paper Packet, CTMH Topstitch My Stickease, CTMH Colonial White Mini-Medley, and Baby Blue and Cotton Candy Stickles.

This was an easy layout because I used the example on the back of the My Stickease.  I added Stickles to the flowers on the B&T paper and to accent the My Stickease.

Supplies used: My Mind’s Eye paper, Me & My Big Ideas specialty stickers, Close to My Heart Sparkles, and Kaisercraft Rhinestones.