January SOTM Bloom & Grow with Chelsea Gardens

This month the CTMH Corporate Artists created some wonderful items using the January SOTM, Bloom & Grow, and the featured paper, Chelsea Gardens.

This artwork is in addition the artwork published in Seasonal Expressions 1. The Corporate Artists created this single-page layout, two cards and a home décor item.

If you would like to create something similar to the projects above, the required supplies are:

12″ × 12″ Bloom Where You Are Planted Single Page
S1801	My Acrylix® Bloom & Grow — January Stamp of the Month
X7230B	Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet
1385	White Daisy Cardstock
X5953	Charcoal Cardstock
Z2826	Heather Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Z2865	Juniper Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
X7230C	Chelsea Gardens Complements
Z4155	Chelsea Gardens Dots & Gems
4¼″ × 5½″ Cherish the Good Thymes Card
S1801	My Acrylix® Bloom & Grow — January Stamp of the Month
X7230B	Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet
1385	White Daisy Cardstock
Z2826	Heather Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
X7230C	Chelsea Gardens Complements
Z4155	Chelsea Gardens Dots & Gems
5½″ × 4¼″ Grow Your Own Magic Card
S1801	My Acrylix® Bloom & Grow — January Stamp of the Month
X7230B	Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet
1385	White Daisy Cardstock
X5953	Charcoal Cardstock
Z2826	Heather Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Z2865	Juniper Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
X7230C	Chelsea Gardens Complements
3D Item — Love Pot
S1801	My Acrylix® Bloom & Grow — January Stamp of the Month
X5947	Mink Cardstock
X5979	Juniper Cardstock
Z891	VersaMark™ Ink Pad
X7230C	Chelsea Gardens Complements
Z4154	Cream Ribbon
Z2068	Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder
Z3290	Cricut® Flower Market Digital Collection;   also available with a physical cartridge while supplies last (Z3285)
Cricut® Shapes
Flower Market
2¾″, 5″ Shift + <succulnt> (p. 40, MFAD730)

If you would like a PDF of the recipes, you will find it here.

I was taken with the Love Pot in the photo above. When I was walking the aisles of the JoAnn Fabrics in Vestal, NY looking for terracotta pots to use I found this hanging pot.

The pot can also be used stand alone.

I did not have anymore of the compliment the Corporate Artists used so I created something with the Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts Bundle. I used a "dryish" waterbrush to color in the leaves and flower using ink that transferred to the top of the stamp pad lid. If too much water got on the image I blotted it with a towel. I thought the flower was not defined enough after coloring it so I re-stamped the image. The paper was still a bit wet so the image looks a little embossed. While that was unplanned, I think it was a happy accident.

I used both sides of the cardstock so the succulent would have some shading. I used a crumpled up newspaper in the bottom of the pot so I didn't have to fill it with the Spanish Moss; the pot is a little light. Next time I may add a few pebbles or sand in the bottom so the pot is less likely to tip over.

All supplies I used to create this card are from Close To My Heart:

• My Acrylix™ stamp sets: Bloom & Grow — January Stamp of the Month (S1801)
• Stamp & Thin Cut Bundle: Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z4158)
• Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet (X7230B)
• 12" X 12" Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Black (1386), Mink (X5947), Juniper (X5979)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Juniper (Z2865), Glacier (Z2841), Sweet Leaf (Z5853), White Daisy (Z2863)
• Waterbrush—Small Round (Z3224)
• Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2068)
• Craft Heater (Z555)
• Cream Ribbon (Z4154)
• adhesives: 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151), Adhesive Runner (Z3372)
• Thin Cuts: Basic Ovals (Z3344)
• Cricut® Collection: Flower Market Digital Collection (Z3290); Physical Cartridge (Z3285)
• Succulent - #MFAD730 ― page 40 ― height 5" (cut one) ― <Succulnt>
• Succulent - #MFAD730 ― page 40 ― height 2.75" (cut two) ― <Succulnt>
• this is my Design Space file; you will need the Flower Market cartridge linked to your Cricut account
• Cricut® Explore Air™ 2 (available at Level 3 of Hostess Rewards; see page 4 of Annual Inspirations 2017-2018)
• Cricut® Cuttlebug™ (available at Level 1 of Hostess Rewards; see page 4 of Annual Inspirations 2017-2018)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, hanging planter, bamboo skewer, Decorative Spanish Moss

The January SOTM is available until 11:59pm MST on January 31st. If you decide you would like to purchase the stamp set for $5 with a qualifying purchase, add the other items to your cart and then add the SOTM from the green Promotional Items area of your shopping cart.

I hope you like my version of the Love Pot. Thank you for stopping by today and if you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my version.