A Little Rose Blossom Mojo

Hi All! Sorry for the long hiatus, I've been in sunny SoCal with my family. We had a ball kayaking and seeing sights then going to Disneyland and the Close To My Heart national convention. (There's A LOT of cool and beautiful things in the offing that you won't want to miss, so stay tuned...)

Meanwhile, it is time for another Rose Blossom Blog Hop! If you just hopped over from the oh-so-talented Marg Van Patten's blog, I Didn't Have Potatoes, you are in the right place. (If you're just starting here, I'll have a list of hop participants at the end of this post.)

The challenge for this hop was to create something using the hostess stamp sets that are being featured in the Jump On It July special.

I decided to create a card using the Tagged With Love stamp set (shown in the picture above) and the current Mojo Monday sketch:

Here's my take:

If you're a regular reader, you will know that I rarely use things as they were meant to be used, and this stamp set is no different. As the name suggests, the Tagged With Love stamp set is designed to coordinate with CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to make cute little tags that are perfect for gift giving or even as additions to cards. But I wanted to change things up a bit. So, against a background of Jackson paper and Kraft cardstock, I added a banner of pennants made from the top of one of the tags. The pennants are stamped onto Colonial White cardstock (which matches the card base) in Barn Red ink. I used Liquid Glass to adhere a piece of Glacier Extra Thick Twine to the card and then layered the pennants beneath it. The sentiment is also stamped on Colonial White cardstock in Glacier ink. I inked around the edges of the sentiment and the base layer with Cocoa ink. Finally, I added some cocoa gems from my stash for a little extra embellishment.

Here are some close-ups:

 And here is one final look at the card:

I have another example of using a different hostess set here.

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check out the July special. You'll want to Jump On It before it goes away. (See what I did there?...) Now, hop on over to the über-talented Cathy Arbuckle's blog, and see what These Eager Hands have in store for your inspiration today.

But before I go, here's a list of blog participants:

Brenda Rose

Lynn Darda

Marg Van Patten

Kim Hill {that's me} 

Cathy Arbuckle

Rose Blossom Blog Hop: Thanks for the Hopscotch

Hi All! Welcome to the Rose Blossom Blog Hop featuring products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog. The products featured in this hop will be retiring with the catalog at the end of March. If you just arrived from the über-talented Shelly's blog, you are in the right place. 

Today's project features one of my all-time favorite Close To My Heart product collections: Hopscotch. This cheery collection just screams spring--and given the frigid temps here in the East, anything that gives hope of warmer weather to come gets two-thumbs up in my book!

This little thank-you note set would make a great hostess gift or would be fun to just have for your own use. The cards are 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, and the box is 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. I layered all sides of the box with Hopscotch paper and Sorbet cardstock. The front of the box is decorated with Pixie Extra Thick Twine, two tags made from Sorbet and Glacier cardstocks, Gold Shimmer Trim, and bits and pieces from the Hopscotch Assortment and Complements. I used dimensional adhesive to pop things up a bit. The sentiment is a combination of stamps from the Variety of Thanks Hostess stamp set (which will also retire with the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog) and the Brushstrokes stamp set.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the box:

Now for a peek at what's inside:

I made 8 cards using 4 out of 5 of the Variety of Thanks sentiments. (I didn't end up using "merci.") For the sentiment, I stamped an image from the Brushstrokes stamp set in Glacier Exclusive Ink on Colonial White cardstock. (The box and card bases are cut from Colonial White cardstock, as well.) I then stamped the sentiment over the Brushstroke in Indian Corn Blue Exclusive Ink and inked around the edges with Sorbet Exclusive Ink. The backgrounds of the cards show the variety of patterns that make up Hopscotch. (One of the patterns is predominantly Sorbet-colored, so I didn't use it on these cards as it was lost on the Sorbet cardstock layer.) I added a strip of Gold Shimmer Trim for a little extra pizzaz.

Here's a collage of the card styles:

And here is another look at the cards and box together:

I hope you enjoyed this little thank you project. Remember the Hopscotch collection and the Variety of Thanks stamp set will both retire at the end of March, so you want to make sure you get them soon! Now, hop on over and see what the lovely and talented Cathy has in store for you. And if you get lost along the way, here's a list of hop participants:

Lynn

Marg

Barbara

Shelly

Kim {that's Me}

Cathy