CTMH June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for June - featuring the stamp set "Wonderful Friend"! Along the hop you'll find dozens of fabulous creations using this stamp set - all brought to you by a very talented group of CTMH Consultants!  If you've come here from Debra's Blog, you are on the right path.  If this is your first stop on the hop, that will work too (just keep hopping till you get back here again)!

To continue along the hop, just follow the link at the end of each post to go to the next site. We hope that following the hop will give you lots of inspiration and ideas for using your "Wonderful Friend" stamp set, as well as the many other great CTMH products you'll see in each post.

I have two creations for you today!
 
The first is a layout I did of my son & my husband on our recent trip to Maui.  I used the Stamp of the Month as part of my title and also as a 'photo corner' accent on the photos.  I used this week's sketch at Pencil Lines for the inspiration for my layout. 

(sorry about the 'scrap cardstock editing' . . . I haven't figured out how to 'blur' photos in my editing software and I don't like posting current photos of my kids on the internet . . .)

Materials Used (all Close to My Heart, except as noted):

Moon Doggie Level 1 Scrapbooking Kit

Wonderful Friend - June 2010 Stamp of the Month

On the Edge Acrylic Stamp Set

Rustic Alphabet Acrylic Stamp Set

Natural Hemp

Desert Sand Textured Cardstock (retired)

Other: Martha Stewart Flocked Alphabet Stickers

Inks: Cocoa & Indian Corn Blue

My second project is a fun little Father's Day card.  The card features an origami shirt fold.  (There are great instructions to the folding technique on Beth's Blog).  I used the Stamp of the Month on both the front and the inside of the card.  I used dry embossing on this card to create a 'frame' around my central image.  I also did lots of sanding, as well as ink distressing on this card to give it a really 'rough', masculine feel.

Materials Used (all Close to My Heart):

Game On Level 2 Paper Pack

Wonderful Friend - June 2010 Stamp of the Month

Black Distressing Ink

Black Textured Cardstock (retired)

Colonial White Card Base

Bamboo Cardstock

Metal Brads

Thanks for stopping in - to continue on the hop - visit Jen's Blog to see what she has created!

If you get lost along the hop, or come across a broken link, feel free to refer back to the complete list of June's Blog Hop participants HERE.