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Welcome to the Close to My Heart December 2010 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Amore:

If you are coming from Kathy Lickenbrock’s Blog then you are on the right path.  The hop is a circle so if you are starting here that is fine too, just continue until you make it back to the blog you started at and you will have visited all of them.  If you get lost along the way there is a list of all participants in my previous post.

The Amore stamp set is available December 1-31, 2010 only and can be purchased for $22.95 OR:
If you spend $25 you will get it for $17.21
If you spend $50 you will get it for $11.48
If you spend $75 you will get it for 5.74
If you spend $100 you will get it for FREE!

Supplies used: Topstitch Paper Packet, Colonial White Ricrac, Dimensional Elements – Hearts, Amore stamp set, Chocolate and Baby Pink ink, Journaling Spots – Love Always, Opaques Pearl Adhesive Gems, Heartfelt Wonder Die-Cuts, and Magic.
Layout Challenge # 119 of 210.

I just LOVE this stamp set!  The first thing that came to mind was to use it for anniversary cards because I make quite a few of those each year but I haven’t made it that far yet.  Right now I am focusing on my layouts so that’s what I created.  I made a heart border along the bottom of my page.  My decorative hearts are dimensional elements sponged with pink ink and then I used the heart stamp on top in chocolate ink to create a pattern.  I stamped the title 3 times to make the image darker and stand out on the patterned paper.  I really struggled with the embellishments for this page, not sure why.  In the end, I’m not in love with it but satisfied.  I took that last picture as a closeup of the title area on my layout but after uploading it I can see that it would make a great card so there’s another idea for you!

Now hop on over to Wendy Fording’s Blog for your next stop!

Kathleen Androlewicz
Helen Onulak
Jenifer Benner
Melissa Burch
Melissa Laverty
Dawn Ross
Debra Van Patten
Carol Horton
Sarita Schraeder
Jill Lucas
Judy Burger
Lori Leng
Laurie Newton
Shirley Ross
Kimberly Smith
Michelle Loncar
Carla Ironside
Katy Donaldson
Krista Ritskes
Kristie Herdener
Lori Brown
Michelle Nist
Wanda Riley
Toni Hinchcliffe
Beth Naumann
Haley Dyer
Tammy Lea Pinchard
Angela Tutton
Traci Godbee
Melinda Everitt
Dawn Heuft
Shannon Buck
Teri Baxter
Georgia Hauglid
Pamela O’Connor (no artwork)
Susan Brooks
Kami Welter
Caren Goldstein
Adeline Brill
Mary Eisen
Chris Shouse
Annette Green
Doreen Guilfoyle
Jody Gustafson
Sheila Bennett
Jen Rubio
Brae Montgomery
Melissa Robinson
Wendy Coffman
Tamytha Jenkins
Angel Sawyer (no direct link)
Vickie Tagatz (no artwork)
Jean McNulty
Kathy Lickenbrock
Wendy Kessler <—- You are here!
Wendy Fording

This Close to My Heart special is so exciting and such a great deal!  For the month of December (December 1, 9:00 am (MST) – December 31, 11:59 pm (MST) when you

place a minimum order of $20 (excluding tax and shipping/handling) on my website

you will receive a popular, retired D-size stamp set absolutely FREE (no shipping/handing or tax on your free product)!

The full retail value of the free stamp set is $22.95 and it will automatically be added to your order.  There is a limit of one free stamp set per qualifying order (but if you’d like more you can just place multiple orders).  Your order also brings you within $5 of earning the Stamp of the Month for 25% off!

Fine print: Studio J purchases to not count towards a qualifying order for this special.

Well, no scrapbook pages to share today.  I am running out of finished layouts and need to get some more done!  I’ve been busy with the usual holiday stuff, including shopping.  Today I checked the door for packages and there was a surprise package for me.  It really shouldn’t have been a surprise but that’s what happens when you’re pregnant…you think my hubby will buy it that I forgot I ordered scrapbooking stuff?!?  Ha!  So on with my surprise package.  It was from Crop Chocolate!  And really there was a lot of surprises in it because I ordered Hot Chocolate (think grab bag) with everything I purchased.  I typically like to know what I am ordering but I have to say “oh, I love everything in there!”  I even like a lot of the surprise stuff even more than what I knew I ordered.  So it was fun and now I am motivated again!  Here’s to hoping I will have one more week of scrapbooking before baby arrives…

The girls wanted some flower barrettes at a craft show we were at recently and I told them we have most of the supplies to make our own so we did just that.  This is Christine’s set.  We made the holder and the flowers.  Some are barrettes and some are pins.