The Price of Paper: Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we’re featuring the December set Special Care, a set of 6 stamps. If you have come here from Mary Eisen's blog, you’re in the right place! There are more than 50 independent Close to My Heart consultants sharing artwork made using the Stamp of the Month and other great Close to My Heart products. Hopping is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one.

The Blog Hop is a great big circle. Start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way you’ll find a complete list of participating consultants here. You can use this list to pick up where you left off.

Off we go!

How do you take a beautiful stamp set (one of my favorites from this Idea Book) that seems perfectly appropriate for scrapbook pages for babies and small children and use it in a way that is the exact opposite? It wasn’t as challenging as I originally thought.

The fact that my assigned paper packet was Frosted helped. The blues and grays lend themselves well to the water/wash theme, but the Jute Ribbon and Champagne cardstock added warmth. Once I added the pop of color with the Teal Jewels and Aqua Dots, I had a card that was both cool and comforting.

Here is what I used. All products are Close to My Heart:

S1312 Special Care stamp set

X7175B Frosted paper packet

1388 Colonial White cardstock

Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z1891 Base & Bling Teal Jewels

Z1883 Base & Bling Floral Accents

Z1853 Aqua Dots

Z1732 Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon

Z1867 Jute Ribbon

Z1686 Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

Now “Hop” on over to Susan Brooks’ blog to see her work, and be sure to visit each consultant’s blog to get some great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas! Don’t forget, this exclusive stamp set is only available through December 31^st! Click here to order yours today!