September's Stamp of the Month



Welcome to the Close to My Heart Australasian Blog Hop for September. If you have arrived here from Tracey's Blog then you are in the right place! The link for the next blog will be at the bottom of this post. Our Stamp of the Month is a very sweet set called "Paper Garden". It co-ordinates with images you can cut on your Cricut with the Artiste cartridge.



Paper Garden Stamp of the Month September, $10 / $33

I have seen so many wonderful things done with this set, and I'm sure that the other girls on the blog hop will showcase some very creative projects, but I have chosen to keep mine very very simple.

When I sell my cards at fairs and markets I am often asked for sympathy cards, which I rarely have many of. This stamp set however really appealed to me as the central image for a sympathy card.
I used the colour trio of Juniper, Glacier and Thistle for my cards, but any colour combo would work.

My cards are 4x4", so the base is a Juniper piece 8x4", scored and folded in half.
The next layer is Glacier measuring 3.75x3.75", and the top layer is White Daisy, 3.5x3.5".
I used the "rock n roll" technique for stamping the flower image, first using Glacier and then rolling just the outside edges in the Juniper.
I stamped the sentiment with Thistle.
I tied the ribbon / twine to the White Daisy and Glacier layers before adhering them to the Juniper base.

Look to the Light, Set of 5, $18

For my sentiment, I chose the beautiful sayings from the "Look to the Light" set, which are so appropriate and supportive. However, if you want a less religious feel to the cards, I would recommend "Big Hug", which again is perfect for sympathy cards.



Big Hug Set of 10, $33

Thank you so much for hopping by! Please leave a comment before you head on over to the next blog, which is Leah Cameron's Corner.



Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 127

For Mojo Monday's sketch challenge this week, your choice is round or square. I am looking forward to trying a circular card, but might wait till my next order from Helen arrives so that I can get stuck in to all my new goodies for that. I stayed with square. I know I need to get going with all the gorgeous Delight embellishments from Creative Memories, so I used a few here. I love the way all of their items from a Palette co-ordinate so beautifully. Next month's workshop is all about embellishing, so I need to get creative and use them!

I have used Honeydew cardstock as a base, and on top of that, added all things Delight! Delight papers, Delight paper buttons, Delight paper ribbons and Delight paper flowers. The stamp is an old favourite from Montarga. (Love those local stamps!)

Please leave some comments... and remember that constructive criticism is just as welcome as praise... I'm very new to this!