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Hello,

Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Choose Happy!

If you have come here from Michelle'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 around 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this lovely stamp set - Choose Happy.

I love it so much, I have not one...BUT 3 cards!
Here are my projects:

Card #1

Challenges:

1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #96

2. The Card Concept #29 {Get Well Soon}

Card #2: I heat embossed the borders in white, watercolored the panel (colors inspired by Fusion), then added stamped images and sequins.

Challenges:

1. Fusion {Bowties & Other Things!}

2. WAW #172: Anything Goes
3. SSS Mon No Rules
4. ATCAS #58: Distress

Card #3: Washi/Paper Piecing using Hopscotch PML cards

Challenge:

SSS Wed Anything Goes

Supplies (CTMH):
Choose Happy Mar SOTM
B1463 Thankful Heart
stamp set from Artfully Sent Collection (sentiments)
Hopscotch Picture My Life Cards
Washi Tapes: Topiary Striped, Woodgrain and Polka Dots
Gold Sequins
Shin Han Touch Twin Markers - Tender Pink & Leaf Green
3-D Foam Tape
Craft Heater
White Embossing Powder (Ranger)
VersaMark (Tsukinek/Imagine Crafts)

Your next stop is Jacquelin's Blog!!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Lilian

Good news!!!...and bad news...

Hello,

Today, I have good news and bad news...I'll start with the bad...

I got sick again this week, so haven't been posting lately...can't look at the laptop screen, 'cause I feel like throwing up...yuck!

And the good news...

I'm on Cardabilities Design Team (Mar-May 2015)!!! Check out the team HERE!

I applied last minute...'cause I kept changing my mind...but I'm glad I did!
Thank you, Karan!

And a quick card to share:

Challenges:
1. CASology #135: Mini (mini card)
2. WAW #172: Anything Goes
3. SSS Mon No Rules
4. SSS Wed Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!
And to compensate the lack of posts this week...I'll have a bunch this weekend! I even have a video tutorial to share!!! So stay tuned...

Lilian

{Sun} Sweets: Joy Candy Cane Card

You must be thinking...she is crazy...Christmas is over! Why do I see a seasonal card?
I must be crazy...but it is still freezing cold here, so...why not? =)

But it is for a few challenges, and I think the card would be fun for kids!
Plus, I used all my Seasonal stash last year...need to restock...

Challenges:
1. Freshly Made Sketches #173: A sketch by Kim

2. Merry Monday #145 {Candy Canes}

3. Color Throwdown #239

4. WAW #170: Anything Goes

Have a nice day!
Lilian

French Dies {Fri}: Happy Valentine's Day!!! Wall Decor

Happy Valentine's Day to all my crafty friends and new "followers" who took to the time to add me,  either on Blogger, Pinterest and/or Google+!!!

Supplies:
KI Memories, MME papers
Prima flowers
Copic Marker
Ribbon
I Do stamp set (CTMH)
Glitz Glitter Gel (CTMH -retired)
Artbooking Cricut cart (CTMH)

Challenges:
1. FCCB #244: Valentine's Day
2. WAW #170: Anything Goes
3. Die Cuttin' Divas #202: Picture Inspiration

Have a nice weekend!
Lilian

{Sat} PS26 #4 on Thursday: My Lil' Angel Scrap Page

Oi,

Esse e' o meu primeiro scrap para o Scrap Entre Amigas (Desafio de Dezembro - Sketch #38 by Camila Borssoi)... 

Hello, 

This is my first scrap page for Scrap Entre Amigas (Desafio de Dezembro - Sketch #38 by Camila Borssoi)...a Brazilian Challenge Blog.

Usei papeis da Prima, MME, SEI e papel vegetal; carimbos (Fancy Pants Designs e Stampabilities); flores (Recollection e Prima), stickers (Soft Spoken, BasicGrey e KandCo.), perolas (The Paper Studio).

Overlay do lado esquerdo e' do Artbooking (CTMH) cortado na minha Cricut, e coracoes cortados na ScanNCut.

I used patterned papers from Prima, MME, SEI and polka-dot vellum; stamps (Fancy Pants Designs and Stampabilities); flowers (Recollection and Prima), stickers (Soft Spoken, BasicGrey and KandCo.), pearls (The Paper Studio).

Overlay on the left is cut from the Artbooking cartridge (CTMH) using my Cricut, and hearts using ScanNCut.

I'd also like to link it to:

2. Anything But a Card #44: Friendship

3. WAW #170: Anything Goes
4. Addicted to Stamps #131: Anything Goes
5. SSS Wed All Creatures Great and Small
and ETA 02/15/15
6. MMMC #9: Think Pink

Obrigada pela visita!
Thanks for visiting!
Lilian

Love You Cardabilities Sketch Card

A card using a sketch from Cardabilites...

Challenges:
1. Cardabilites Sketch #116

2. JUGS #279: Word Week - Love
3. SSS Wed All Things Bright and Beautiful
4. TheMMCard Challenge #8: {Love}
5. WAW #169: Anything Goes
6. MMMC #9: Think Pink
7. SSS Mon: Red & Pink

Thank you for stopping by!
Lilian

{Sun} Sweets: Jar of Hearts Card

Another Valentine's Day card:

Supplies:
chevron overlay and banner - Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (CTMH)
Jar stamp (Inkadinkado)
script stamp (Stampabilites)
Hearts (ScanNCut)
sequins
baker's twine
chevron washi tape
Copic markers
black pen
watercolor pencils

Challenges:
1. Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Kissing Booth

2. TheMMCard Challenge #8: {Love}
3. WAW #169: Anything Goes
4. SSS Mon: H is for...
5. JUGS #279: Word Week - Love
6. MMMC #9: Think Pink (pink watercolored banner and some pink sequins)
7. SSS Wed All Things Bright and Beautiful

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

French Dies {Fri}: Hugs and Kisses Card

A card for a few challenges:

Supplies:
Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, red enamel hearts and Handwritten Print alphabet stamp set (CTMH)
kiss stamp (The Paper Studio)
Baker's Twine
Hole Punches

Challenges:
1. RetroSketches #151

2. Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Kissing Booth

3. TheMMCard Challenge #8: {Love}
4. WAW #169: Anything Goes
5. SSS Mon: H is for...
6. FCCB #244: Valentine's Day
7. Addicted to CAS #56: Hugs and Kisses

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

Decorate to Celebrate DT Challenge #93: Altered Chocolate Box

Hello,

It's a new Anything Goes Challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!

Here's my project:

Challenges:

1. MMMC #9: Think Pink

2. SSS Mon: H is for...

3. WAW #169: Anything Goes
4. FCCB #244: Valentine's Day
5. H2H CTMH: Home is where the Heart is

I altered this chocolate box from Fannie May...but before I get to the how-to, a funny story...

The box was under my coffee table...when I grabbed it to start my project, the "supposedly empty" 

box was filled with these:

My funny boys...don't know which one did it, though! =)

Maybe my oldest son N...since I saw him playing with it the other day...

OK, to the how-to:

1.The box had these pretty swirls on top, so I just covered it with 2 different decorative tapes from my stash. They are not really washi tape, they're shinny, kinda like pretty packing tape.

2. I added 2 strips of patterned paper to cover the sides. The colors were a little bit off, so I added pink polka-dots washi tape on top of the strips. I also glued a pink decorative ribbon on the top edge.
3. I cut a floral wreath from Artfully Sent Cricut cart and adhered half of it on box.
4. I used a light pink ink pad to stamp Doily and fussy cut it.
5. I stamped Doodle circle and sentiment in bright pink ink, fussy cut it, and adhere on top of Doily with foam tape.
6. I adhered the stamped embellishment on box, and added paper flowers (Prima) and a rolled flower from Art Philosophy Cricut cart.
7. Finally, I mixed liquid glue (The Paper Studio) with glitter (holographic purple and white) and brushed them on the flowers and "branch" with a paintbrush.

Supplies (CTMH):
Artfully Sent and Art Philosophy Cricut cartridges
Doily stamp
Doodled Designs stamp set
Sentiment - Mini Valentine stamp
foam tape
pink polka-dot washi tape
White Daisy cardstock
Others:
decorative tape
patterned paper
ribbon
liquid glue
glitters
paintbrush
flowers (Prima)

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

House of Cards DT Feb Challenge: Cue Word LOVE

Hello,

One more challenge from House of Cards! This month, it's a cue word challenge...LOVE! Can you feel it? =)

I had made a different card, but decided to post this one...maybe I'll post the other one later on...
I decided to try out the black & gold combo, plus NO stamping!
I must be going nuts (for I'm not a big fan of gold)...or I must be in LOVE! =)
I actually do love this combo, I must admit!

Challenges:

1. Word Art Wednesday #168: Anything Goes

2. JUGS #278: Wild Card Week - Sentiment
3. SSS Wed Challenge: Anything Goes

Don't know if you can see well in the photos...but the papers (The Paper Studio) are foiled in gold.
I used an overlay - hearts - from Artbooking Cricut cartridge, a gold metallic marker to outline some of the hearts and added adhesive-backed gold sequins (CTMH).
Now, the messy part...
I wrote "love" with gold metallic marker and cut it out using my Scan'NCut machine. Then, I traced it again with a fine tip glue and added gold glitter on it. After it's dry, I added to the card with 3-D foam tape for dimension.

Hope you enjoyed my card and don't forget to check out the DT cards!

(The starred names are our NEW gals!)

Barbara*

Cohenna

Cornelia

Daen'Ys

Dana*

Donna N.

Donna T.*

Em--GDT for Febuary

Emily

Gracie

Judy

Katy

Lilian*

Linda*

Lorry*

Merethe

Michele*

Monika

Mrs Duck

Pat

Rocky

Ruza*

Sue 

Tammy

Toni

You have a month to link your creations!
Have a nice week!
Lilian