Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring February’s SOTM, which is Thoughtful Tidings, a set of 11 stamps. If you have come here from Judy Faye Garner’s Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month’s SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs! This is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

This cute little card was made with the Stella papers and the Stamp of the Month set! Isn’t it just adorable?? It was super easy to make, too!! Inside there is enough room to write a little note and even attach a gift card, if you wanted!

Now “Hop” on over to Carol’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the February SOTM is only available until the 29th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Have fun visiting all the other fabulous blogs!

~Michelle

So, it’s time for the Twisted Sketches to start up again! Woot woot! Anam is great with the sketches, and I LOVE the twists! (although, this time I almost forgot!) You can find today’s sketch here!

So, the ‘twist’ today is “New”, any way, any how! So, my new is the New Stella paper pack that will be available February 1st! Isn’t it gorgeous?? You can see 2 of the different papers on this card, and one of the fab zip strips! You will also see CTMH’s new baker’s twine! Isn’t that a fab color? It matches perfectly with this paper!

As you can see, I also used CTMH’s fabulous Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! These flowers are SO fun to make! And they each have a bitty pearl inside of them, for just that touch of sparkle!

Audrey’s teacher had her birthday this last week, and I didn’t find out until Friday (and she took the day off), so Audrey and I thought that this would be a fun card to make for her! I know she will love it!

I hope you like it! Come and join in on the fun over at Twisted Sketches!

Happy Crafting!
~Michelle

Not many more items on the retiring items list! That means soon you will be seeing the new items! What are you hoping to see?

The items below are on pages 130 – 133

The journals above are fantastic! There is a sleeve on the front, just like a page protector, so you can make your own layout for the front! The inside pages are plain white thick paper, and are fabulous to write or draw on!

The Rubber Brayer is a fantastic tool to have in your tool kit! Perfect for flattening papers, and getting all sorts of fun inky results!

The eyelet tool is a MUST have! This is the PERFECT tool to put the slots in your page protectors so that your interactive scrapbooks don’t have to be taken out of the protectors to be used! So make sure to grab it before it’s gone!!

So, now that you have seen everything that is retiring, make sure to send me your final list items, and I will get a total to you, and let you know if you qualify for any freebies!

May your day be wonderful and crafty!!
~Michelle

I know, you are thinking, there have been so many already, there are MORE?? As much as I hate to see some of these items going, I am so excited about the new ones that are coming! And I know you will be too!! So, without further ado, below are the items from page 129 that will be retiring.

Cardstock – Black 8-1/2 x 11 – X1412 – $5.50

Cardstock – Colonial White 8-1/2 x 11 – X1411 – $6.75

Cardstock – White Daisy 8-1/2 x 11 – 1320 – $6.75

Color Ready Alphabets – Oxford – X5749 – $3.95

Color Ready Alphabets – Hodge Podge – X1406 – $3.95

The cardstock listed above will still be available in the 12×12 size, but not the 8 1/2 x 11 size. These alphabets are fun to use, and ink ready, and already sticky! It would be worth it to stock up on a few of them!

Have a crafting filled day!
~Michelle

. . . . and my consultant brings to me . . . . . 11 more items retiring before the first of February! Ok, ok, so it doesn’t work with the song so well . . . LOL!!

All of these items can be found on page 128 of the current Idea Book.

Midnight Felt Shapes – Z1462 – $3.95

Harvest Charms – Z1633 – $4.95

Holiday Packets – Z1486 – $4.95

Top Coats Icing Overlays – Z1468 – $4.95

Lucky Level 2 Assortment – Z1356 – $4.95

Lucky Level 2 Journaling Spots – Z1359 – $3.95

Bliss Level 2 Assortment – Z1355 – $5.95

Sweetheart Level 2 Assortment – Z1386 – $4.95

Fanfare Level 2 Assortment – Z1400 – $4.95

Spring Blossom – Z1266 – $7.95

White Daisy Variety Pack – Z1300 – $5.95

These elements were so fun to use! I know you will love some of the new things coming! (well, probably ALL of the new things coming!) If you want to place one large order when you know what all is retiring, just let me know, and I will get you a total!

Have a fabulous day!
~Michelle

The next two sizes of stamp sets will have a good number of stamps, so I am going to break both the C and the D sizes into two posts for you! 🙂 C sized stamp sets are $13.95 each.

C1305 Family

C1337 Just for Girls

C1338 Just for Boys

C1339 Kanji Phrases

C1345 Family Ties – Children
{My kids LOVE to use these to make birthday cards for their friends!}

C1346 Family Ties

C1349 Ambiance

C1351 You Did It

C1355 Let’s Go Camping

C1356 Extreme Happiness

C1359 Sweet Baby

C1360 It’s a Zoo

C1363 Beary Best

C1364 TLC

C1365 Makin’ Waves

C1368 Treetops

C1385 Charmed

C1390 So Lucky
{This is a perfect set to use for Valentine making!}

C1395 Enjoy Every Moment

C1396 Love Birds

C1397 Smiles

C1399 On the Edge

C1403 In the Month of February

C1404 In the Month of March

C1405 In the Month of April

Have a super crafty day!
~Michelle

Here are some more items that will be retiring out of this current Idea Book, and will NOT be in the one that starts on February 1st! So, make sure to get them now!!

From pages 126 & 127 in the current Idea Book

Designer Brads – Colonial White – Z1274 – $3.95

Designer Brads – Pewter – Z1146 – $3.95

Mini Medley – Antiqued Copper – Z1275 – $4.95

Mini Medley – Colonial White – Z1276 – $4.95

Foundry Metal – Bookplates – Z1147 – $3.50

Soft Set Eyelets – Black and White Daisy – Z1228 – $3.95

Soft Set Eyelets – Chocolate and Colonial White – Z1229 – $3.95

If you would like to place one order, once all of the items are listed, just let me know, and I will get a total over to you!

Have a fantastic day!
~Michelle

The B sized stamp sets are slightly bigger in stamping space than the A sized sets. Each B set costs $9.95, and has so many possibilities for cards and pages too!

B1309 Fun Times

B1322 Believe in Your Dreams

B1323 Just the Ticket
{This stamp set matches perfectly with the ticket shape on the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!}

B1324 Bunny Love

B1343 Beloved

B1350 Family Ties – Pets

B1351 You’re Sweet

B1352 Ms. Scrapbook

B1353 A Little Buzz
These guys are just adorable!

B1354 Boom!

B1364 Take Luck

B1368 Baby Love

B1372 Circle Together

B1373 Beautiful Butterflies

B1375 Summer Days

These B sets would also make some good presents for a little one that loves to be crafty, as well as for yourself! Like with the embellishments, if you would like to place one large order, let me know, and I will give you a total at the end!

~Michelle

Welcome to the next installment of retiring items from the current Idea Book! These things are all fantastic things to add to your pages! The floss is perfect for sewing and adding tiny bows to your projects. The waxy Flax is perfect for staying in the shape you want them to! (I use them for curly q’s on cards and such!)

These are all in the current Idea Book, on page 125, and will be no longer available after January 31st! So make sure you get them now!

Embroidery Floss – Red/Pink – Z1092 – $3.25

Embroidery Floss – Green – Z1094 – $3.25

Embroidery Floss – Blue/Purple – Z1093 – $3.25

Waxy Flax – Cranberry – Z1086 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Sorbet – Z1249 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Juniper – Z1248 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Crystal Blue – Z1247 – $3.95

Have a fun and crafty day!

~Michelle

You have heard of Studio J, right? It’s a great program to use if you want to scrapbook, but feel you don’t have the time to be able to do it! Studio J is a free program available on my site, no downloads necessary! Use your digital photos, and pick any paper! If you purchase a membership, you save 50% off each 2 page layout, and you get more papers, and more patterns to choose from!

This cute little layout was done in just 30 minutes! From start to finish! Amazing, right? I didn’t have to clear a spot to be able to cut the papers, didn’t have to worry about running out of glue, or any of that jazz!

Close to my Heart is a fabulous company, and in January, they are having a great promotion! When you buy 9 layouts (2 pages each), you will get the 10th one free! When you have a membership, that means that you will get free shipping and page protectors too!

Why not go ahead and try out Studio J today! I know you will like it!

~Michelle

{The Studio J logo is not on the layouts when printed, only when they are waiting for approval to be printed}