More Valentines...and a sneak peek of things to come

This weekend I held three Valentine card workshops. Not sure what I was thinking when I scheduled them back to back to back. I started out on Thursday night with a bunch of lovely ladies from church. We made most of the cards from my previous post plus a couple more I didn't get pictures of.

Friday night was the first of my two CTMH Valentine workshops. We used some of the fun stuff that will be debuting in our brand new Idea Book in just a few days on February 1st.

These cards came out so cute. The stamp set is called Party Animal and it actually came out in our last catalog and as featured as a Halloween set, but I love these monsters and monsters need love too.

 These papers are all new! The red and blue (Cranberry, Pacifica and sky to be exact) is from the new Fanfare paper. It's great for boys, and summer and 4th of July. The pink and green (Blush, Hollyhock and Pear) is from Sophia. Great color combos. Sooo many possibilities with both of these new lines!

This next one features a brand new stamp set called The Game and the beautiful new Sweetheart paper.

I love the black with the pinks and reds, so pretty!

 

Finally, I decided to get a little more sophisticated. These use the brand new Bohemian Alphabet (possibly my very favorite CTMH alphabet EVER) along with the Rosy Regards stamp set and Wings and Amore' papers. 

My second CTMH workshop was this afternoon. When all was said and done I helped 24 ladies create nearly 200 Valentines this weekend. Time well spent on my book. Check back soon for more sneak peeks of what's new for 2011!

SOTM Blog Hop ~ Find your Style

Welcome to our first Stamp of the Month Blog Hop of 2011!   

  If you have come here fromTamera Pope's Blog, 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 on Helen's Blog.

We have bunches of Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. To keep on hoppin' just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

Here we go!

January 's SOTM, which is called Find Your Style, is a beautiful set of  9 stamps. How versatile is this set? I can see so many possibilities and I absolutely love the bird, the butterfly, the dress form, the shoe and that friendship sentiment.  I can't wait to play with this one even more. 

 

Here is what I made using this set.

 

This is the front of the card unopened.

   But it has a surprise, it is a stand up easel card that I made into a desk calendar for 2011.

  Here it is shown standing up. I got the great little calendars at Stamp On This.

The roses are made with rolled ribbon. I love these, 

they are all the rage right now and they are so easy to make. 

The bottom portion has a sentiment that I think is perfect for a calendar. It says,

Yesterday is history, 

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift. 

That's why we call it the Present.

Products Used:

Paper: Wings Level 2 Paper Pack

Inks: Olive, Juniper and Vineyard Berry 

Stamps: Find Your Style, Dreams Come True, and The Present

Accessories: Hollyhock Twill Ribbon, Pearl Opaques, Mini Medley in Black, Bitty Sparkles

 Now "Hop" on over to Jean McNulty's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' blogs to see some awesome artwork and fun ideas! Share the love and leave some comments as you go.

Remember, the January SOTM is only available until January 31st! There are two ways to get this beautiful set for free as well as get some awesome discounts on more new products. For more information on the Inspirations promotion and how you can get this beautiful set, Find Your Style free click HERE.