And the WINNER is....

Hi All! Thanks so much for joining me during the Kraft-y Hearts 12 Days blog share. Your comments were very encouraging and much appreciated.

So today is the day I get to give away a stamp set and ink. According to random.org, the winner is.....

MARG VAN PATTEN!

WOO HOO! Congratulations, Marg. I'll send you an email for your particulars so I can ship your candy to you ASAP.

Thanks, again, everyone for your comments. I'll see you soon with another little piece of crafty inspiration. 

12 Days of Christmas: Day 8

 Welcome to DAY 8 of the Kraft-y Hearts 12 Days Blog Share. I hope you're having a great weekend!

Today's crafty goodness was made from a little tin I found at my local craft store (I think it was $1) that is used for gift cards. I thought it would make a nice mini album, so here's what I came up with:

I covered the front and back with patterned paper from the Clementine collection by Close To My Heart. Before adhering the paper, I inked the edges with Cashmere Exclusive ink. (I used Cashmere to ink all of the pages and to do some background stamping inside as well.) The chocolate swirl and sorbet flower with the chocolate button are from the Scroll Album Workshop On The Go. The sorbet flower with the creme brûlée button is from the Cottage Assortment embellishment set. I used the border and sentiments stamps from the Pear & Partridge Workshop On The Go, and stamped them in Cashmere and Chocolate Exclusive inks, respectively. I then added some rhinestones from the Brown & Tan Assortment for a little bit of sparkle. I used Colonial White grosgrain ribbon around the top edge of the tin to give it a more finished look.

 Here's a look at the inside:

The album is cut from Colonial White cardstock. I stamped the backgrounds of each page using stamps from the Scroll Album Workshop and inked the edges all with Cashmere Exclusive ink. I cut down some photo mats from the Clementine paper pack and added them to the pages. I adhered the first and last pages to the inside front and back covers of the tin and then covered them with matching pattern paper. The last photo mat was getting a little lost on the pattern paper so I popped it up using dimensional adhesive.

Here's a couple of close-ups of the cover:

Hope you enjoyed my little memory tin. Leave me a comment to be entered in my give away that I'll be conducting on 12/12/12. (The winner will receive a Capture the Date stamp set and a Chocolate Exclusive Ink dye ink pad!)

Hop on over to From My Bungalow and see the beautiful project created by the lovely and talented Lynn Darda.

A Month Of Giving!

Hi All! It's November, which means an all new Stamp Of The Month. This month's set, called "Capture the Date", is here just in time to get you organized for the New Year. As always, the set can be purchased at regular price for $17.95, or for just $5.00 with a $50.00 order. 

The Stamps of the Months are fantastic deals, but CTMH decided to kick it up a notch this month and added a little something special to the mix. For the month of November, when you purchase your November Stamp of the Month for $5.00, you can choose ANY stamp set in the catalog for 50% off the regular price! That's right, all those alphabets you've been wanting (well, I've been wanting!) are now 50% off with a qualifying purchase. PLUS (yep, there's more!) for every November Stamp Of The Month sold, CTMH will donate $1 to the Red Cross for relief efforts for those folks severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. (As a Washingtonian who managed to escape the worst of it, this is near and dear to my heart.)

So a little recap: $50 order + $5.00 Capture the Date stamp set = 50% off on ANY stamp set + $1 to the Red Cross Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. You can also shop with me here.