Stamping Spot Studio

This past weekend, I just met the nicest bunch of gals! I wasn’t sure how much they knew about CTMH, so I just had a simple card for them to make:

All items from Close To My Heart unless stated otherwise
Stamp sets: Happy Birthday, Happy Holidays, Connections
Inks: Desert Sand, Pear, Smoothie
Papers: Olivia level 2 paper pack
Other: Liquid Glass, Prisma Glitter, Nestabilites circle and scalloped circle die, deckle edged scissors

It turns out, they knew a LOT about stamping. Some of them had been meeting regularly for fifteen years!! Whoa!

And other news: My friend Lisa stopped by to visit on her way back to Washington from China. She has her own Stamp Happy blog – go and check it out. Thanks for coming to see me Lisa! We were able to sneak in a photo of us in my sewing cave downstairs.

And Jax says,

“Say chee…Hey is that a gecko?”

Here’s the baby boy version of yesterday’s card, using the same sketch, paper pack, and ink colors. I’ve always loved the Creative Basics paper collections, but so far, this one is my favorite. See yesterday’s post for the Baby Girl version.

All items from Close To My Heart unless stated otherwise:
Stamp sets: Happy Holidays, Sweet Baby
Inks: Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Hollyhock, Crystal Blue
Papers: Cherry-O Creative Basics collection
Other: Cocoa designer ribbon, Nestabilities oval and scalloped oval dies

Can you spot all the cat toys in this picture? And what does Mittens choose to do? Lie in the box.

And Mittens says,

“So sue me.”

All those little circles in CTMH’s Happy Holidays set attract me, like little round magnets stuck to the fridge. I scanned a ton card patterns on the Mojo Monday Sketch Blog, and found one that would work perfectly:

All items from Close To My Heart unless stated otherwise:
Stamp sets: Happy Holidays, Sweet Baby
Papers: Cherry-O Creative Basics collection
Inks: Hollyhock, Crystal Blue, Chocolate, Sweet Leaf
Other: Hollyhock twill ribbon, Nestabilities oval and scalloped oval dies

The baby boy version will be posted tomorrow!

And Jax says,

“Join me on the Dark Side.”

I love fruit stamps! This one looks so elegant, I wasn’t sure I would do the stamp set justice. I’m not exactly the “elegant” type of stamper. How do you think it turned out?

All items from Close To My Heart unless specified otherwise:
Stamp sets: Fruitful Delight, Thank You
Inks: Black, Brown Bag, Cocoa, Copic markers
Papers: Passages level 2 paper pack
Other: Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle dies, Twill ribbon

And Mittens says,

“Ooo, big box.”

The August Stamp of the Month features a large daisy. It was so large, I wasn’t sure what to do with it! This is what I did with my card club:

All items from Close To My Heart:
Stamp sets: Something Splendid, Legendary Moments
Inks: Desert Sand, Topiary, Honey
Papers: Desert Sand, Topiary, Honey, and White Daisy cardstock
Other: White grosgrain ribbon, foam mounting squares, Nestabilities oval dies, deckle edged scissors, distressing tool

And the close-up:

I just got back from a Colorado vacation, where I rode a zip line for the first time. This is me, jumping off a cliff!