Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - May: You've Got a Friend

Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we’re featuring the May set You’ve Got a Friend, a set of 5 stamps. 

 If you have come here from Tamytha Jenkins’ blog, you’re in the right place! There are more than 50 independent Close to My Heart consultants participating. Click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move through the Hop.

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!

Plain and simple, my inspiration this month was Toy Story. I wanted to use the “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” stamp because that song and/or phrase holds a very special place in my heart. Toy Story was the first full-length movie I ever let my son watch. When he promoted from Kindergarten to 1st Grade his class sang “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” at the ceremony. He’s my Andy.

Based on the red, yellow, and blue of the Toy Story logo, it was easy to choose the Jubilee papers for my project. I used card pattern #26 from Make It from Your Heart Volume 2 so all the papers were pretty evenly visible.

I stamped the sentiment in Indian Corn Blue ink, and then stamped it on a piece of scrap in Cranberry as well. I cut around the word “friend” and adhered it over the top of the Indian Corn Blue image because I wanted to highlight that word.

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

S1405 You’ve Got a Friend stamp set
X7181B Jubilee Paper Packet
1388 Colonial White cardstock
Z2130 Indian Corn Blue Exclusive Inks stamp pad
Z2116 Cranberry Exclusive Inks stamp pad
Z3004 Jubilee Assortmentcard
Z1921 Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment
Z1151 3-D Foam Tape
9042 Make It from Your Heart Volume 2

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

Blog Hop Special Edition: Washi Tape

Welcome to a special edition Blog Hop! This one is all about wonderful Washi Tape!

If you have come here from Maria Myers’ blog, you’re in the right place! There are more than 15 independent Close to My Heart consultants participating. Click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move through the Hop.

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.

Let’s get started!

We’ve had these My Creations Kraft Containers in the Idea Book for quite a while now, and I’ve had several on hand almost as long but hadn’t figured out what to do with them. This was the perfect opportunity to see what I could come up with.

I scanned the pages of the Idea Book for inspiration and funnily enough I found it on page 103 amongst a bunch of robots and gears! This got my wheels turning (see what I did there?), and the next thing I knew I was using the Timberline papers! 

I used the Chocolate Woodgrain Washi and a zip strip to decorate the lid.  Next I added more of the Chocolate Woodgrain, some Lagoon Houndstooth Washi, and a piece of the Timberline paper to decorate the rest of the container. 

I used a little Lagoon Washi to decorate the buttons, and then I ran piece of the hemp twine from the Wooden Mini-Medley through it and tied a knot. All that was left was to add the stamped image, tie it onto the container with more of the hemp twine, and attach the buttons.

TIP: When decorating 3D items, I highly recommend using Liquid Glass as an adhesive. It only takes a very small amount, and your items are guaranteed to remain attached.

Now “Hop” on over to Sheila Bennett’s blog to see her work, and be sure to visit each consultant’s blog for more creative inspiration. 

Supply List:

Z1833 My Creations Kraft Container

Z1930 Chocolate Woodgrain Washi Tape

Z1850 Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape

X7182B Timberline paper packet

Z1837 Wooden Mini-Medley Accents Collection

D1580 Catch You Later stamp set

Z2111 Chocolate Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z2106 Blush Exclusive Inks stamp pad

Z1938 Sponge Daubers Value Pack

Z679 Liquid Glass