July 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop "Life is Wonderful"

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is "Life Is Wonferful" a set of 8 stamps. If you have come here from Beth'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 on Melinda’s Blog: 

This month we have 49 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!

"Life"
The Mirror Technique

The sentiments from this stamp set are great for the chalk board effect.  I used some White Daisy Ink Pad and black cardstock to showcase the sentiment.  The stamp set can be used not only on your traditional scrapbook layouts, it's also perfect for the Picture My Life scrapbooks.  This layout also features my take on the mirror technique. You will notice that the same elements are present on both sides of the layout.

Tools: Trimmer, Scissors, Sponge Daubers, Cricut and Acrylic Blocks 

Stamps: Life Is Wonderful (S1507)

CTMH Products Used:

• Seaside Paper Packet
• Colonial White Card Stock 
• White Daisy Cardstock
• Black Cardstock
• Black Ink Pad
• White Daisy Ink Pad
• Marvy Uchida Le Pen Journaling Pen 
• Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Dimensions and Instructions:

Page One

A -  Lay Out Base - 12" X 12" Colonial White Cardstock
B -  Blue Polka Dot Patterned Paper -  3.5" X 12"
C -  Fence Zip Strip - .5" X 12"
D -  Blue Distressed Wood Patterned Paper - .75" X 12"
E -  Diagonal Pink Zip Strip - .5" X 12"
F -  Striped Patterned Paper - 1" X 8.5"
G -  Coral Cardstock - 8.5" X 6"
H -  White Daisy Cardstock Frames - 3.5" X 4.25"
I -  White Daisy Banner - 3.5" X 6"
J -  Black Label (6" Length) Cut on Cricut Explore using Artiste Cartridge

Instructions:

1. The base layer for the page two layout is a 12" X 12" Colonial White Cardstock.
2. Using a tape runner, adhere layer B on the left edge of layer A.
3. Add layer C on the center of layer D and adhere on the left edge of layer B.
4. Adhere layer G on the top right side edge of layer A.
5. Adhere layer E on top of layer G.
6. Stamp the arrow image using the black ink pad in an alternating pattern on top of layer B.
7. Stamp "Always Remember Something" and "It's About To Happen" sentiments using a black ink pad on layer H leave space on the center of the label for layer J.  Trim the tails to form the whale tale.
8. Stamp "Remember" using the White Daisy Ink Pad on layer J.  Adhere on top of layer H.  Adhere on the top center of page one.
9. Stamp the flourish on the corners of page one and the arrows in between the label using a black ink pad.
10. Stamp the frame images on (2) pieces of layer I using black ink pad and adhere to the bottom of page one.

Page Two

A - Lay Out Base - 12" X 12" Colonial White Cardstock

B - Blue Polka Dot Patterned Paper - 3.5" X 12"

C - Fence Zip Strip - .5" X 12"

D - Blue Distressed Wood Patterned Paper - .75" X 12"

G - Coral Cardstock - 8.5" X 6"

H - White Daisy Cardstock Frames - 3.5" X 4.25"

P - Black Cardstock Banner - 2" X 3.5"

Q - White Daisy Cardstock Frame - 4.25" X 5.75"


Instructions:

1. The base layer for the page two layout is a 12" X 12" Colonial White Cardstock.
2. Using a tape runner, adhere layer B on the left edge of layer A.
3. Add layer C on the center of layer D and adhere on the left edge of layer B.
4. Adhere layer G on the top right side edge of layer A.
5. Adhere layer E on top of layer G.
6. Stamp the arrow image using the black ink pad in an alternating pattern on top of layer B.
7. Stamp the arrows on the top and bottom of the Colonial White Cardstock frame.
8. Stamp the flourish on the corners of page one and the arrows in between the label using a black ink pad.
9. Stamp the frame images on (2) pieces of layer I using black ink pad and adhere to the top of page two.
10. Stamp the frame image on layer Q using a black ink pad, you may need to draw in the extended line for the larger frame using the Journaling Pen.  Adhere on top of layer G.

I recommend using CTMH Liquid Glass or Bonding Memories glue pen to adhere the layers and 3-D Foam tape to give the accent dimensions. Feel free to add your own touch to this fun and easy scrapbook layout.

Now "Hop" on over to Pricilla's Blog 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 July SOTM is only available until July 30th, 2015! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Happy Crafting!


Angela