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CTMH March SOTM Blog Hop & Tutorial
By Helen | February 28, 2010
It’s that time….the beginning of the month brings us a new Stamp of the Month and another Blog Hop. Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month (SOTM) blog hop. A Little Everything (D1408) is a GREAT stamp set…it contains a variety of words that can be combined to make all sorts of messages like:
- Thanks for all you do
- Many Thanks
- Have a Happy Mother’s Day
- And so many more!
What sayings do YOU see? Let’s see how many sayings we can come up with….leave a COMMENT with ones you see and I’ll compile them into a file to share.
Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back and join us on a journey of amazing things you can do with this stamp set. There are close to 70 CTMH Consultants joining in on the fun…that’s a LOT of ideas that YOU can take and duplicate with this fun stamp set. If you arrived here from Jena’s blog you’re on the right path.
When I saw this stamp set, I was drawn to the scalloped border. I wanted to do something different with it and thought…circle card! I pulled out my Wishes how-to book, which contains a variety of circle cards and chose the Richochet pattern to explore….and here’s the finished card.
Tutorial follows…
For those that want to skip the tutorial, ”hop” on over to my talented friend Michelle’s blog to see what she’s created.
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If you get lost on the “hop” or find links that aren’t working, check out this post for a complete list of participating consultants and their blogs.
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Tutorial:
The Wishes how-to book comes with a CD with templates for the circle card. I thought…if I really love circle cards (which I do) I’m not going to want to cut these out by hand each time….so I created a Cricut Cut File (right click and save target as…) that enables me to cut two circle cards, and leaves room to the side to add other shapes that I may want to cut with the same paper. The Cricut Cut File I designed works on the Expressions.
Edge a circle of Sorbet patterned paper from the Caboodle paper pack with Sorbet ink and attach to the card base.
To get the scalloped border lined up with the edge of the circle card, place the block on top of the card and then put the stamp onto the block, following the circle shape.
Stamp the scallops twice, lining up the ends.
Hmmm….it doesn’t quite reach around the circle….we need to add more. To do this, use sticky notes to cover and “mask” the previous stamping.
Yeah! Now the scallops go all around the card.
I want my card to say “Thank U.” The stamp says “Thanks” – we’ll need a mask for the “S.” Stamp the Thanks onto a sticky note, on the end where the adhesive part is. Then, cut the sticky note separating the “S” from the word.
I held the stamp over my cardstock to figure out the placement, then put the mask for the S on the cardstock. Now, I can stamp, positioning the S so it falls on the mask and voila…I have the word “Thank.”
Stamp the letter U from the Posterboard Alphabet on the reverse side of the Sorbet patterned paper.
Use a corner rounder on the Crystal Blue and Sweet Leaf Cardstock. Using the dry embossing stylus, create a pattern on the Crystal Blue Cardstock, then sand to reveal the pattern. I used a 1/2 spacing of lines on a diagonal – how cool! Add a ribbon and buttons and here’s a card that truly says “Thank U!”
Materials Used:
- CTMH Caboodle Level 2 Paper Packet
- CTMH Posterboard Alphabet
- CTMH Medium Embossing Stylus
- CTMH Sorbet and Crystal Blue Inks
- CTMH Winter Cozy Buttons
- CTMH Sweet Leaf Designer Ribbon Rounds
- CTMH Wishes How-To Book
- Piece of CTMH Parchment Paper
Now…”hop” on over to Michelle’s blog to see what she’s created.
Topics: A Little Everything D1408, Caboodle, Cards, blog hop, wishes | 26 Comments »
February 28th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Awesome, Helen!
February 28th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Just so adorable. I love how this looks like a big flower with the scallop around it. I also like how you made it thank u instead of thanks!
February 28th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Great use of the scallop stamp! thanks for the idea!
February 28th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
This is so cute Helen!
February 28th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Love the circle card and can’t wait to see all the sayings everyone comes up with.
February 28th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Love your tutorials Helen..thanks again for another great one….LOVE this card! My saying I used on my project this month was Happy Everything and Celebrate Everything.
February 28th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Beautiful card Helen!
Wonderful tutorial too!!!
February 28th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
great as always
February 28th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
REALLY CUTE!
March 1st, 2010 at 1:20 am
Cute card. The scallop edge looks great.
March 1st, 2010 at 6:55 am
This cards is just too cute! I love the circle cards!
March 1st, 2010 at 6:59 am
love the card and the tutorial!!
March 1st, 2010 at 7:29 am
Beautiful card and great tutorial – thanks much!
March 1st, 2010 at 8:55 am
Once again, another great tutorial. I love the way you used the scallop stamp. Brilliant!
March 1st, 2010 at 12:58 pm
AWESOME card!
March 1st, 2010 at 2:48 pm
As always, FANTABULOUS! Love your work Helen!
March 1st, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Love it. Awesome card and tutorial.
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:19 am
I Love your card and the great Tute!! I tried to get your Cricut file for your circle card and it went to an error page. Is it available?
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:11 am
Your card and tutorial are great – thanks so much!
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Adorable card and great tutorial!
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:41 am
Cute card Helen & great tutuorial, as always!
Thanks for sharing!
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Beautiful card and a great tutorial!! I’m working on a video doing something similar with the You Rock WOTG set, but you beat me to it
March 4th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
CUTE card!!!!
March 7th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
What color c/s did you use for the base of the card?
p.s. I love the card.
March 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Fabulous card and tutorial!
March 13th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
What a great card – love the colors and you just can’t beat those clear stamps and all the possibilities – bending them is my favorite!