Live, Laugh, Love Blog Hop

Welcome to the May 2017 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Live, Laugh, Love. This month there are about 25 bloggers sharing projects they created with the CTMH Stamp Of The Month. If blog hopping is new to you, we try to keep it easy: just keep clicking on the link to the next blog (typically near the bottom of the post) to visit the next stop. Our blog hop is circular so visiting the next blog will take you back to where you started.

You should have arrived here from ***Create with Alyson by Alyson Mayo***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt keeps a list of participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

I used this stamp set to create a Mother's Day card. It's not exactly what I pictured in my mind's eye, but I am growing to love it. I choose silver because the gift that will accompany it is silver.

I used a technique, background stamping, that I typically shy away from because I am not confident with my results. I also do not tend to make monochromatic cards so this card is a bit out of my comfort zone. The front of my card starts the sentiment.

I finished the sentiment inside with a bit of a surprise.

The letters were easy to cut apart after stamping–without cutting the stamp first–as the artist left just enough space between the letters. I was a little worried that the design may be too intricate to heat emboss, but I was very pleased with results. Click on either of the photos below for a larger view of some sections of the card.

Before you head to ***Stampin' Maui by Jean McNulty***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ May 2017 SOTM: Live, Laugh, Love Stamp Set (S1705)
• My Acrylix™ Happy To Be Friends Stamp Set (C1605)
• Whimsy Fundamentals (Z3253)
• 12" X 12" Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Crystal Blue (1292)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad in the following colors: Crystal Blue (Z2817)
• VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891)
• Ranger™ Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2067)
• Craft Heater (Z555)
• 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022)
• Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
• Bonding Memories™ Glue Pen (Z553)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, Cuttlebug, rounded-corner rectangular die, craft knife, glass cutting mat, red line super sticky tape (to hold the mechanics of the card together), I used the Craftwork Card's blog for instructions to cut and assemble the Twist and Pop Card—I used all of their measurements, except I started with an 8½" x 11" sheet of cardstock rather than A4; you will find my Design Space file to create a similar card here

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

Before you leave I would be delighted if you left me a comment letting me know what you think of this Mother's Day Card. On this hop I hope you are finding many ideas for how you might use the Live, Laugh, Love stamp set. Thanks for hopping with us! So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Stampin' Maui by Jean McNulty***.