Homemade Giftwrap

Stamp set is again "Butterfly Wings" from Close To My Heart. THis is a Stamp of the Month and not availlable after March 31, 2009. My children turned 8 on March 16th so I used this set to decorate some birthday gifts. Loved the fact that i could do some boy gifts with swirls. Liked them even better than the butterflies! I used Hydrangea, Amythest and Sweet leaf CTMH ink on plain white tissue paper.
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Masterboard Technique Results

Sorry for the delay-I guess LIFE got in the way once again!

Basically, I took one stamp set "Butterfly Wings" from Close To My Heart and 3 CTMH colors-Bamboo, Creme Brulee and Olive and Dasiy White Cardstock. I filled in space with these products using a Random Stamping method. I like the colors together and decided they would work well with sepia toned photos. Then, I was able to trim sections from the Masterboard to incorporate into my work, starting with cards and then a layout.

a FRESH start!

Hello All! Well, it has been a WHILE since I posted! I have been super busy with the Close TO My Heart business plus a part time job, family, life, etc. THe latest thing I have been working on is a "Masterboard". Here is a description taken directly from a Stamper's Sampler magazine..."The Masterboard concept was first introduced in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Somerset Studio. The artist creates a "master" by layering many elements of color and graphics together on a page. The process should be reckless and random. Once satisfied, the artist makes several copies of the master. The copies are then used as backgrounds, panels or elements in other projects."Well, I twisted this concept a teeny bit by simply Random Stamping stamps from one set using a variety of colors, then creating cards. No copying needed. Tonight I am using the CTMH Stamp of the Month "Butterfly Wings" and lots of similar colors to see what happens. I really need to bump up my card stash so why not learn a new technique at the same time.I will post samples later.Have a great night!

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More Bird Basics! Love the printed paper choices from Close To My Heart which adds versatality to my creations.

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Bird Basics

A new stamp set from Close To My Heart, "Bird Basics" has 22 stamps in the set and retails for $22.95. Love it! As soon as I saw it I thought about stamping on patterned paper so the wing spot could act as a peek thru to the pattern. Off to create a scrapbook page with a few 'birdies'.
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Bird Basics

National PaperCrafting Month!

Did I ever mention that January is my favorite month of the year? Besides the chance to start over with new resolutions, this month has been designated National PaperCrafting Month-yay!! My favorite creative company Close To My Heart always has a WONDEFUL paper and stamp offer, and this year beats all offers ever seen! Take a look at the Key to My Heart kit which includes twelve 12" × 12" B&T Duos™ paper and ten 12" × 12" coordinating cardstock in the new colors of Crème Brulee, Tulip, Sorbet, and Juniper as well as a coordinating E-size Key to My Heart stamp set available at a discount or even FREE! See details on my web site www.laurabohall.myctmh.com

Now that I finally have a chance to play with this beautiful paper and amazing stamp set, I plan on ordering more while I have the chance!

Offer expires 1/31/09 so HURRY and contact me or order straight from my website! ENJOY!!