Framed August 2015 SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the August 2015 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Framed. This month there are almost 50 bloggers sharing projects they created with Framed. If blog hopping is new to you, just keep clicking on the link to the next blog (typically near the bottom of the post) to visit the next stop.

The SOTM for August 2015, Framed, is a D-size set of 12 stamps that is $5 with a qualifying purchase. Framed is compatible with the new Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3167) exclusive to Close To My Heart.

Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" x 3½" (Y1002) and 2" x 3½" (Y1009). The stamps in the Framed set are:

You should have arrived here from ***Melinda Everitt's If You Bling It***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda keeps a complete list of participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

I created this Pathfinding card first. I used the bottom frame and Thanks sentiment. I used the rock and roll technique to ink the "Thanks" stamp on my this card.

My next card was created with the colors of Confetti Wishes in mind. I was inspired by the Lucky Layers™ pattern in the Wishes™ book. Because I wanted vertical stripes I used a craft knife, glass mat and metal-edged ruler and cut along one of the stripes to get a straight edge and then cut the rectangle.

I created my last card with Snowhaven in mind, but since the paper pack is no longer available I looked at Zoe (new August 1) with the same Glacier color and worked from there.

I hope you like the cards I created from the Framed stamp set. If you have a moment, please leave a comment.

Before you visit ***Catherine Nowak's CatScrapbooking***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• My Acrylix™ August 2015 SOTM: Framed Stamp Set (S1508)
• 5½" X 4¼" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X1410)
• Pathfinding Paper Packet (X7186B) - retiring August 31 or while supplies last
• 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock (1385)
• Bronze Shimmer Trim (Z1849)
• Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918)
• Autumn Terracotta Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2101) - retiring August 31 or while supplies last
• Goldrush Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2123)
• Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2641)
• Wishes™ (9041) - inspired by the Lucky Layers™ pattern
• 5½" X 4¼" White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X254)
• Confetti Wishes Paper Packet (X7189B)
• 12" X 12" Thistle Cardstock (X5769)
• 12" X 12" Canary Cardstock (X5772)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2195)
• Pacifica Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2192)
• Dot Embossing Folder (Z1924)
• My Reflections™ Zoe Paper Packet (X7197B)
• 12" X 12" Cranberry Cardstock (1272)
• Cranberry Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2116)
• Black Shimmer Trim (Z1809)
• 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3167) - new today
• Love - #M4165CB - ungroup and delete the decorative layer; set height to 1¼"
• Away We Go - #M416FEE - ungroup and delete the decorative layer; set height to 1¾"
• Fab Hexagon - #M4166B8 - ungroup and delete the decorative layer; set height to 2"
• if you would like to use my Cricut® Design Space file for the stamp set, you will find it here; I also added a "shadow" so I could layer the stamped die cut
• Snowflake Background - #M418A6C - set height to 2½"
• Fab Hexagon - #M4166B8 - ungroup and delete the decorative layer; duplicate the image; set one image to white with a height of 2"; set the other image to Cranberry; unlock the proportions of the Cranberry image and increase the size so it looks nice under the white image; add a 0.2" x 4.25" rectangle; with the Cranberry Fab Hexagon and rectangle selected, align them center horizontally and center vertically then weld them together
• if you would like to use my Cricut® Design Space file for the Zoe Merry Christmas card, you will find it here
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, craft knife, glass mat and metal-edged ruler

If you are not already working with a CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my Online Business Address.

I love to hear what people think of my crafts, so if you have a moment I would be delighted if you leave a comment. So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Catherine Nowak's CatScrapbooking***. I hope you are enjoying the hop and thanks for visiting today.