Roxybonds Creates

Thanks for joining us for another round of Close To My Heart's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!! This month we are featuring the set "It's Your Day" This set is so cool! It has sentiments for birthday cards, invitations and is great for those party pictures to scrap too! Here we gooooooo...... *** If you have come here from Ann's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you can to go back to Jena's Blog to start from the beginning! *** This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! Here's a birthday card for my FIL! I love the rustic, manly feel to the Back Country papers here! I also did a little stitching with embroidery floss on the "present" image! Paper: CTMH Back Country Colonial White cardst...

For my next workshop, I am doing a 16 card class using the Greeting Card template from Wishes! Here are a couple of the cards we will be making: Supplies: PP- CTMH Perfect Day CS- Juniper, Tulip, Coco, Colonial White Stamps: Its Your Day, Treetops, Bird Basics, Thank You etc: Heart Felt die cuts, Twill Ribbon, stickles, Coco Ribbon Check back on August 1st to see 2 more cards featuring the August Stamp of the Month- Its Your Day!!!! This class will be held on August 16th at 12:30pm. Class fee is $15. email me to sign up for this class: roxybonds@gmail.com Don't forget, if you are not local, kits are still available to you! Just add $5 to have them shipped to you!

Talk about a great special! This is something I know I've been waiting for! From August 3-17th if you order $100 worth of Close to my Heart products you will receive not only the August Stamp of the Month for free but ALSO a current My Reflections Level 2 paper packet! Not only that but Close to my Heart will charge you no shipping or tax on either item, whoo hoo! That's a $35.90 value for FREE! Now here's the fine print: There is a limit of one free paper packet and Stamp of the Month per qualifying order. No shipping/handling or tax on free items, but shipping/handling and tax will still apply on the $100 US qualifying purchase. The paper packet will be chosen for you by Close to my Heart but will be a current and popular paper packet! Now take a look at your catalog (or the catalog online here ) and start your wish list! Make sure that you check out our August Stamp of the Month blog hop on August 1st to see all the wonderful things you can make with the stamp set too!! ...

Leaving you with a little artwork as I go on a much needed vacation to beat this heat! Check back on August 1st for the Stamp Of The Month blog hop! You won't want to miss this one!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rock Slide Paper- CTMH Back Country Stickease/chipboard- CTMH Back Country misc: Bazzill Edge, American Crafts thickers Spring Has Sprung Paper- CTMH Bella Ribbon- CTMH Olive Foundry Tabs- CTMH Flowers- Prima Brads- CTMH Bigger brads spring American Crafts Thickers

Its time for another round of Scrappy Blog Hop!!!!! This time, my friends and I are showcasing Layouts with Hidden Journaling! Hidden journaling is fun! You can make a tag and put it under something (like a picture in my case), make a pocket for your journaling or use a little file folder and journal on the inside. The possibilities are endless!!!!! Here's my creation: and with the journal tag pulled out: Supplies: pp- CTMH Animal Cookies Lv 2 & Stickease Buttons: CTMH Summer craft buttons other: American Crafts Thickers Now hop on over to JULIA's Blog, and hop all the way around the circle!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leave comments if you are inclined!

I’m so excited to finally share some information with you about why Close To My Heart is such a wonderful choice if you are considering becoming a scrapbooking, stamping, card making consultant. Close To My Heart has been a top innovator of various products for the past 25 years! * 1st to design true 12″ x 12″ patterned paper * 1st to design an expandable 12″ x 12″ album with lay-flat page protectors * Introduced acrylic stamps CTMH is constantly working to educate their consultants (through an online training academy) and customers with the latest tips and techniques to help everyone continue to be forward thinking and grow their skills. Another thing that is wonderful about CTMH is that in this economy…they are 100% debt free. Wow! All of the stamps are produced here in the United States and ship from the corporate office which helps streamline their cost. This means they are a financially strong company to do business with. CTMH has also made a committment to keep it...

I held my latest technique card class this past Monday evening! House Card: I have seen this house card a couple of times while blog hopping. Here's my version: Technique: special folds Supplies- all CTMH PP- Magic Moments CS- Dutch Blue and Colonial White Stamps- For Every Occasion etc- Silver Hinges & Brads, Coco Ink, Coco Marker Flower Pot Card This is a card I have seen in tons of places on the net also! This particular version is inspired by fellow consultant Nona Davenport . Yes, the same one that I lift all the time :) Technique: Special folds, embossing with white on darker CS. Supplies- all CTMH CS- Hollyhock, Chocolate, Colonial White Stamps- July SOTM- You've Got Flair, Thank You, Extreme Happiness PP- That's Amore etc- Sparkles, Twill Ribbon You're a Hoot This card features the cute new owl set stamped using reinkers on baby wipes. This gave it a tye-dyed look. Technique: Stamping with reinkers on baby wipes. Supplies- all CTMH CS- dutch blue, Tulip...

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