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My Sunshine- the April Stamp of the Month has been a fun set to work with :)  And I have not even touched some of the stamps on the sheet yet... I came across Unscripted Sketches #205 and knew immediately what I was going to do!  The chevrons in the sketch screamed In the B ackground Flair - chevron border, and My Sunshine's sun was perfect for the circle :)  Then I remembered some really cute cards that Wendy at Stampin Rules created recently, and it all came together :)  I added a sentiment from Card Chatter Sympathy to finish it off! I love this card!  Check out the inside too:  Did you know that you can get this stamp set and THREE others for FREE???? When you join my CTMH team of crafters in April- Not only will you get over $155 in product in your kit... Corporate will give you the April, May, June and July Stamps of the Month for FREE (retail $72)!!  That's over $225 in Product for only $49! Essentials Kit Everything ...

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for April 2013- featuring My Sunshine My Sunshine, a set of 8 , is a fun , fun st amp set!   If you have come here from Dawn's Blog you're on the right path.  If you get lost along the way, you'll find a complete hop list at Helen's Blog! Have you tried the Puddle Pad technique????? First, layer a couple baby wipes on a large block, then take your reinkers (I used Creme Brule, Sunset, Smoothie and Lagoon.)  and randomly drip them on the wipe, forming a large blob of color at least as big as your stamp.  Then take your stamp, press down firmly to ink it up, and stamp. On the circle in the middle, I also swiped it a few times in the "puddle pad" which gave it a streaky distressed look.  Look how fun it is: My card today is based on the Deconstructed Sketch #95 . I thought the Dotty For You Papers would go perfect with the sketch.  I added some fraye...

How about a little sunshine today??? Over at Heart2Heart, they are having a March Madness Challenge and this weeks theme is Spring Forward!  As we spring forward this weekend, I'm looking forward to more daylight and sunshine :)  For my card today, I used a sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches.  Here's my sunshine-y card to brighten your day: To create this card, I used the Claire Paper pack and the April SOTM- My Sunshine .  I cut the images with Artiste and stamped the the darker two using the rock and roll technique in Sorbet and Hollyhock ink.  The background circle is second generation sorbet.  I used some old Hollyhock stitched ribbon, where I pulled the stitching to make it gather.  I hope your day is a little bit brighter now :) ********************************************* LeT's PaRtY!!!!!!!!! Take advantage of the March Promo "JUMP FOR JOY" and schedule an ONLINE PARTY with me.   If your party total is over $25...