September is National Stamping Month!

Did you know that September is National Stamping Month?  Yeah, me neither!  But it is, and CTMH is celebrating that with a special stamp set, You Are My Happy.  With any order of $50 or more in CTMH products, this whimsical stamp set trio can be yours for just $10.  YEP - three stamp sets for just $10! 

 

 

Here are the stamp sets in real life.  Love the font!

 

 

Some of the images coordinate with the CTMH/Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge

(see that collection HERE).

 

 

 There are some super sweet sentiments.

 

 

 

 

 And, finally, some cards I made with the stamp sets. 

 

For this card I used a background stamp on my white cardstock.  The outdoor denim and patterned papers are leftovers from my Laughing Lola cardmaking kit (which I posted about on the 29th, see that post HERE.  I also used the stamp set from that kit, as well as leftover embellishments.

 

 

The background on this white card is a stamp in the Laughing Lola cardmaking kit, too, as well as the scraps of paper.

 

 

Here's another Laughing-Lola-leftover-paper card.  The shape is cut

from the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 

 

For the following card, I cut several of the flowers and stamped two with VersaMark ink.  On one I used white embossing powder, on another clear, and finally on the third flower I stamped with Gypsy ink onto the Gypsy cardstock for that wonderful tone-on-tone effect.  I think I like the white embossing powder flower the best.  This is me wanting to experiment in search of the prettiest possible flower from my stamp.  Oh and the Lagoon cardstock circles beneath the flowers? 

I used a background chevron stamp on that. 

 

 

Following are cards that I created with leftover Sarita Workshop papers. 

See what I've done with the Sarita goodies both HERE and HERE.

 

On the following card, I used the diamond stamp from the Sarita workshop on the Lagoon cardstock, and I added the Lagoon washi tape as well.  It's simple but cute, I think. 

 

 

For this one I used a background stamp on my cream cardstock, did a faux stitching on the green cardstock, and used the Laughing Lola stamp for the Cricut-cut frame. 

Add a few pieces of bling on the flower and done. 

 

 

Now, let me share some of my go-to stamps.  This one will be featured more and more as I continue making cards.  It's called Frame Flair, available HERE, and coordinates with the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 

 

This set of background stamps is called Distressed Backgrounds (available HERE).  I use the top one the most as it gives some very subtle texture to your paper and I absolutely LOVE that. 

 

 

And this other background set I've displayed to you all a few times already.  This one is called

and In The Background and is available (HERE).  There's the chevron pattern I used on those Lagoon circles on one of the cards above. 

 

 

You all have seen my work in previous posts where I'm heavy on background stamping.  I love using background stamps for added texture when you don't want to over-embellish your LO but want a little extra oomph.  I find that it's just the right thing to add!

 

Did you know that with a $50 order you can also have the Stamp Of The Month (SOTM) for just $5?  This is September's SOTM:

 

 

 

So you can do your $50 order, get these two lovely stamps for just $5, and get the Nat'l Stamping month set of three for just $10-- talk about getting lots of bang for your buck!

 

Thanks for stopping by and leaving love.  Until next time, happy scrapping and stamping!  Oh and HAPPY NATIONAL STAMPING MONTH!  :-)

 

Laughing Lola cardmaking workshop

Here it is.  The beautiful Laughing Lola patterned paper bundled up with a stamp set and embellishments, with full-color instructions for making 15 cards (five each of three designs).  The kit comes with 15 pre-cut and pre-folded white cards and matching envelopes. 
It just couldn't be easier than that!!!

I love, love, love the stamp set, and I will most *definitely* be using it on other projects.  It coordinates with the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  (see links at bottom for purchase information)

 

 

Here's one card:

 

 

And another:

 

 

And the last one:

 

 

 

There are five of each card that took me about three hours to complete.  The instructions are simple and pretty much written so your cards are produced assembly-style.  This is a time saver for us busy people who never have enough hours in the day for everything we want to do!

 

 

 

And, I have leftover paper, twine, and some of the bling, not to mention the stamp set. 

This is really pretty paper and I love these cards. 

 

Laughing Lola cardmaking kit available HERE.

Laughing Lola patterned paper pack available HERE.

CTMH / Cricut Artiste available HERE.

 

Happy crafting!

 

 

Birthday cards

Hello crafty friends!

I got my hands on this CTMH stamp yesterday.  Can you believe, it's only $2.95?!!  (You can find it HERE). 

Here are some cards I made with that cute little stamp.  First, I used my leftover Sarita workshop papers.  I posted about the Sarita WOTG HERE).  I had quite a bit of scraps and pieces left over, and that's what I used for a few cards.  For this first one, I also used the Frame Flair stamp set, which coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

The background for the following card is from a stamp set that will be available in September (stay tuned for more cards I made with that stamp set!).  The Lagoon houndstooth washi tape can be found HERE. 

On this next one, I used VersaMark ink and white embossing powder.  It looks really cool! 

I also used a scallop border punch on this one.  The punch can be found HERE.

Next, I got the Laughing Lola cardmaking kit (which I do another blog post about).  After making the cards as instructed in the kit, I used my leftover scraps and embellies once again.  Laughing Lola patterned paper is available HERE. 

Some pretty simple cards, but they're still homemade.  I welcome homemade sentiments over Hallmark ANY DAY!  :)

In all, yesterday I made 13 cards of my own design and 15 from the Laughing Lola cardmaking kit.  I was actually pretty tired at the end of the day!  It's worth it though because now I have a good assortment of cards on hand.  I will post later about the Lola kit cards. 

Thanks for stopping by and leaving love!

Blessings,
Martina