Operation Smile Every Bit of Wonderful Blog Hop...

Welcome to a Blog Hop featuring something that has been near and dear to Close to my Heart's core values for YEARS....Operation Smile!

Operation Smile™ is a non-profit organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates in children around the world.

With every purchase of this stamp set, $7 USD are donated to the life saving mission of Operation Smile™.

There are 13 CTMH Makers sharing artwork using this stamp set today and it's a round-robin blog hop which means you will hop all the way around until you get back to where you started. You should be coming to me via Laura's Blog...if you aren't, don't worry...you can start here! There will be a complete list of Makers participating at the end of this post so you can check to see if you missed anyone.

I decided to couple this stamp set with our NEW Distress Oxide Inks. If you haven't played with Oxide Inks, they are SUPER CREAMY and I love how blendable they are...PERFECT for the flowers in this adorable stamp set!

Thanks for stopping by! You can check out MORE ARTWORK using this stamp set {{{here}}}. And...don't forget to head over to Michelle's Blog to see what she's created with this stamp set that provides smiles to kids all around the world!

Head over to Melinda's Blog to see a complete list

Quick Ways to use 6x6 Bright Stack while helping kids SMILE...

CTMH has always supported Operation Smile and in each catalog we have a stamp set specifically to benefit the charity.

With EVERY PURCHASE of that stamp set - Every Bit of Wonderful - $7 is donated to Operation Smile to help children all over the world!

I have joined the Creative Design Team to showcase this stamp set AND the 6x6 Bright Stack which is part of the Creativity in Motion special that is going on RIGHT NOW over on my website!

I hope you'll head on over to YOUTUBE and watch my video on QUICK WAYS TO USE 6X6 PAPER STACKS as well as visit all my friends and see what they are sharing using the Every Bit of Wonderful and the 6x6 Bright Stack!

If the Operation Stamp Set isn't something you think you would use, consider adding a monetary donation to your next order on my website! The little donation box can be found in your cart when you go check out!

Thinking of You with a Vintage feel...

It's another Monday which means the girls over on the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog have a NEW Challenge for you and this week's challenge is...

I made this card using the Yesterday & Today line from CTMH as well as the You Make Me Happy Operation Smile stamp set...

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I took the Thin Cut frame from the Yesterday & Today Scrapbooking Stamp Set and dry-embossed it using my die cut machine (the method of doing this will vary depending on which diecut machine you own). After I got the raised embossed image, I took a sanding block and lightly sanded over the raised parts, creating this end result...

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you'll head on over to the H2H Challenge Blog and see what the other DT Members created. And, I hope you'll play along with us and this VINTAGE FEEL challenge!

Pocket Power - CTMH Technique Blog Hop...

Thanks for joining us for a quick Technique Blog Hop featuring POCKET POWER and boy does CTMH have LOTS of "pocket" options for every crafter!!!

If you've come from Melissa's Blog, you're on the right track! And...with only nine CTMH Consultants participating this month, it won't take you long to hop, leave some love and be inspired!

I wanted to do something out of the ordinary so I took one of our 3x4 Flip Flaps (usually used to make pockets and interactive scrapbook pages) and made a card featuring the Craft On line, Stitched Flowers Thin Cuts (back in stock at the end of the month) and the Operation Smile - You Are My Sunshine stamp set!

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Aren't those Crafty Sequins and colors of the Craft On paper FUN!!!! To create the pocket, I took my Flip Flap over to my sewing machine and sewed the pocket shut (after I put the sequins in of course...lol). Flip Flaps have an adhesive strip that is meant to adhere the pocket to your layout or page protector...I adhered the flap flap, using its adhesive strip, to the card base then adhered that GORGEOUS striped B&T on top so all is hidden...

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Here's a look when the Flip Flap is open...exposing the sentiment and those leaves of the flower. This card is a flat base so I will write my sentiment on the back, not to mess with the aesthetic of the card front...

Thanks for stopping by! Hop on over to Cat's Blog and see what she has to share!

You are so PAWsome...

It's my turn to post over on the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Blog and I have a card share using the CUTEST little dog house file from PPPR...

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Here's a peek at the inside using CTMH's Operation Smile stamp set, Animal Greetings...

Thanks for stopping by!

Make sure you head over to the PPPR Blog to see the CUTE file I used and to get your own!