You Can Make This Card

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My November and December parties will benefit not only from the great hostess gifts, but they also get to make this beautiful card! If you have between 2-12 people that would like to join us then let me know!

The average hostess receives between $40-$120 in free products plus half off items.  Keep the gifts for yourself or use them for holiday gifts!
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My CTMH Team

Pin It We had a team meeting last night and once a month I am reminded of what a wonderful group of women I am priviledged to work with.  In addition to getting together to learn new techniques and business ideas, we also have a great time supporting each other in other areas of our lives.  I love my team!  You are all amazing!!  Here are a few of us at LeaderShare last weekend:

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Simple Nov SOTM Card

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Here is a super simple card using the November Stamp of the Month: A Little Thanks.  To create the card by cutting an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock in half lengthwise to make a card that is 4 1/4 x 8 1/2.  I stamped the scalloped circle image onto a scrap of white cardstock with Smoothie ink, cut it out, pushed a silver brad through the center, and used foam tape to adhere it to the card.  I stamped the saying below it with Black ink.  (It is a distressed-looking stamp, so it is supposed to look like that.) Enjoy!

Supplies
Nov SOTM: A Little Thanks
Smoothie Ink
Black Ink
Ultra White Cardstock
Foam Tape
Silver Brads

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Another Nov SOTM Card

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Here is another November Stamp of the Month card that is 3 1/2" x 5."  I used the polka dot paper from the Olivia papers and Sunset, Pear, Smoothie and black ink.  Stay tuned for more cards using this set.  Remember you can get this set free PLUS another stamp set of your choice with any order of $100 or more in November!

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November Stamp of the Month: A Little Thanks Blog Hop

Pin It Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! If you came here from Carol Harris's Blog then you are on the right track. If you are new to the blog hop then just start here and hop from blog to blog following the links to wonderful SOTM artwork done by fellow Close to My Heart consultants. If you get lost along the way, you can view the entire list of participants here.

I probably use Thank You stamps the most out of my collection, so of course I LOVE THIS SET!  It has Thank You stamps in just about every shape and size and will be one I definitely keep for a long time.  Here is my blog hop card, but keep checking back here for more ideas.  We will also use this set at my November workshop, so let me know if would like to attend.

Supplies
D1444 A Little Thanks Stamp of the Month Set
D1413 Cherished Flourishes Stamp Set
X7128B Olivia Level 2 Paper Packet

• 4 1/4 x 11 Bamboo CS
• 1/2 Green Stripe B&T paper (back of leaf piece)
• 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 Floral Swirl B&T paper
• 3 pieces of different B&T paper for circles (see below)

Z2114 Cocoa Ink Pad
Z2103 Bamboo Ink Pad
Z2110 Buttercup Ink Pad
Z697 Sponge
Z1338 Sunset Mini-Medley
Z1100 Cocoa Grosgrain

Directions

Creating the Flower

1)  Trace three different sized circles onto three different pieces of background paper.

2)  Cut out the circles with regular scissors, but in a rough scalloped shape (you can cut in a quick squiggly pattern)

3)  Spray each circle with a fine water mist and crinkle it into a ball then smooth them out somewhat flat.

4)  Pinch the back of the center of each circle with your fingers and "smooth" out the natural creases that occur to create loose pleats in the flower.

5)  Layer all of the circles to create a flower

6)  Pierce through the center and insert a brad to hold the layers together. Set aside to dry.

Layering the Card

1)  Adhere the green piece of B&T paper to the bottom of the card

2)  Adhere the Smoothie CS above the green piece

3)  Drag one side of the Floral B&T piece across the Cocoa ink pad to add a dark edge.  Place it toward the top of the card, above the Smoothie piece.

Stamp

1)  Stamp the large "Thanks" in Cocoa ink above the floral piece on the right

2)  Stamp the swirl from the Cherished Flourishes set in Buttercup over the "Thanks"

Finish

1)  Sponge Bamboo ink around the top of the card

2)  Add a strip of Cocoa grosgrain ribbon

3)  Use Liquid Glass to adhere the flower to the card or pierce through the whole card and use the brad to hold it together.

Now hop on over to Dawn Heuft's blog to see more great ideas using A Little Thanks!

Here is what the stamp set looks like:

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Happy Halloween!

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From my family to yours.  Happy Halloween!

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Pumpkin Carving Tonight!

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Olivia November Workshop

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Sat., November 20th

from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

in Fircrest, WA

You will want to join us for this spectacular workshop!  We'll create 5 amazing projects using the Olivia Paper Packet, including the "Neverending card!"

RSVP by 11/18 so I can precut the supplies

$5 Supply fee + an order of $20 or more (or a $25 workshop fee)

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Back from Cabo!

Pin It My husband and I just returned from Cabo San Lucas last night after enjoying the sun for five days.  We had a wonderful time relaxing by the pool and checking out a little bit of the town.  Guess what I forgot though...  MY CAMERA!! Arghhh!  What kind of a scrapbooker am I anyway!?  Geesh!  Luckily my husband's phone takes photos even though they aren't quite the quality I would love, but it was a camera anyway.  Here is a shot taken from a restaurant called "The Office" which has THE BEST fajitas I've ever had in my life.  We sat at a table right on the beach!  In addition to the wonderful food, there was live music and Mexican blankets to warm your shoulders in case you felt a chill in the evening.  Here is a photo of us there:

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Quick Mistletoe Card

Pin It Here is one of the cards we made at the StampFest last weekend.  It is SO quick, but has a lot of punch with the beautiful Poinsettia brad from the Mistletoe accents set. 

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