National Stamping Month ends September 30

National Stamping Month ends in one week and when that happens, the #30yearsofhappy stamp set will be gone for good. The stamp set also celebrates Jeanette Lynton's 30 years in the stamping and scrapbooking industry.

You can receive this C-sized stamp set for free when you purchase $30 of any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, but hurry, once the clock hits 11:59pm on Tuesday, September 30, this deal will be gone.

This is a quick card I created with the stamp set. It will accompany a birthday gift. I started with a blank card and envelope from the 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X1410), Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pads in Canary (Z2643) and Thistle (Z2640). I used a sticky note to mask where I stamped "For You". I used the Stitch Guide (Z1852) to help me keep a relatively straight line across the card and down the envelope, but I did not want to be too perfect. It needed to be unique like the recipient. Besides, crafting is supposed to be fun, and if you are holding your breath every time you stamp how stressful is that?

I saw many crafters use this technique with this stamp set and I think they all were great; I think my card was influenced by those creations, but I did not CASE any particular card or layout.

I finished off the card with Honey Triangles Washi Tape (Z1931).

If you do not a have CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase the stamp set and all of the supplies I used to create this card at my online business address. Do not forget this stamp set will no longer be available after September 30.

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National Stamping Month #30yearsofhappy Blog Hop

Welcome to the #30yearsofhappy Blog Hop!

When you make a qualifying purchase of $30, you can receive this C-sized stamp set for free.

For the #30yearsofhappy Blog Hop I am following [[[ Gina Brandstetter ]]]. There are almost 40 Close To My Heart Independent Consultants participating in the #30yearsofhappy Blog Hop. If you are just starting the hop you can keep visiting the next blogger until you get back here - it is one big circle. If you get lost somewhere along the way, a complete list of all participants can be found on Melinda Everitt's blog.

My first card is inspired by Triple Tag Fun™ on page 53 of the Originals Card Confidence Program™ (9036).

In addition to the National Stamping Month #30yearsofhappy stamp set, other Close To My Heart Products used are: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X254), Chalk It Up Paper Packet (X7184B), White Daisy Cardstock (1385), Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pads in Lagoon (Z2195), Sorbet (Z2164) and Black (Z2105), Sponge Daubers Value Pack (Z1938), Sequins Gold Assortment (Z2012), Sparkles Clear Assortment (Z1752) and 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022). The tag is from Art Philosophy (#M472AA). I used the Hide Contour feature in Cricut® Design Space.

I think we will be sending this card to someone who lost their husband a year ago this month to let her know that we are thinking of her on this sad anniversary.

I am sorry about the quality of the photo below. I had to take the photo when it was already dark outside and using the flash did not make it better.

I had been staring at the #30yearsofhappy stamp set for quite awhile and I kept coming back to the "You + Me" and anchor images. I just started stamping and playing and this is the card I ended up with. For this card the Close To My Heart Products used are: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X1410), Seaside Paper Packet (X7192B), Colonial White (1388), Champagne (X5931) and Glacier (X5770) cardstocks, Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pads in Champagne (Z2174) and Glacier (Z2641), Sponge Daubers Value Pack (Z1938), 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022) and 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151).

If you do not a have CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase the stamp set and all of the supplies I used to create this layout at my online business address.

Thank you for participating in the hop. Before you move on to the next stop on the hop I would be delighted if you left a comment letting me know what you think of my cards. Our next blogger is [[[ Pam Trostle ]]].

I hope you are enjoying the #30yearsofhappy blog hop.