January SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring January's SOTM, which is Little Reminder, a set of 25 stamps.  If you have come here from Krista's Crafty Corner, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have 54 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using January'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!

For this month's project, I made a two-page layout.  My son just turned 18, and this set was perfect for this.  I could also see using it for birthday cards and such, but here's my project.

I used three colors, vanilla creme, olive, and cocoa.  I used "let's celebrate 18" to random stamp the background paper, a great way to personalize any layout.  Then for embellishments, I stamped the circle date onto vanilla creme and olive circles that I cut out with my cricut (so easy).  I attached these with some dimension tape to make them pop a little.  Then I added all my pictures and cut out the banner, again with the cricut, as well as the letters and stars.  I gotta say, this is one of my favorite tools and best investments I've ever made.  I makes customized embellishments a breeze, without having to run out to the store constantly for extras....This entire layout was made with just stamps and cardstock, and a few brads. 

Now "Hop" on over to Casandra's Scrappin' Bliss to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the January SOTM is only available until January 31, 2011!  Contact me at karen.fullam4@yahoo.com  or my website to see how you can get this stamp set for just $5.00!