May Stamp of the Month

May 2012 Friendship Bouquet

Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

May 2012: Friendship Bouquet (S1205)

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A Bouquet of Projects

In love with the artwork created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

1. S1205 My Acrylix^® Friendship Bouquet
2. X7148B Pemberley Paper Packet
3. Z1734 Irresistibles™ Persnickety Journaling Spots
4. Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet
5. 3174 Blending Pen
6. Z1142 Brown StazOn^® Ink Pad
7. Z2140 Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks^® Pad
8. Z2310 Buttercup Exclusive Inks^® Marker
9. Z2311 Chocolate Exclusive Inks^® Marker
10. Z2362 Honey Exclusive Inks^® Marker
11. Z2337 Olive Exclusive Inks^® Marker

Required Tools

1. 1385 White Daisy Cardstock
2. Z697 Sponge
3. Z341 Memory Book Mini Glue Dots^®
4. Z1151 3-D Foam Tape
5. Y1002 1" × 3 1/2" My Acrylix^® Block
6. Y1003 2" × 2" My Acrylix^® Block
7. Y1012 4" × 5" My Acrylix^® Block
8. Adhesive
9. Sewing Machine and White Thread

Here's How!

12" × 12" Treasured Friend Page

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 52 of our how-to book Reflections^®.

• Use cutting diagrams on page 52 of Reflections to cut papers, including one 11 1/4" × 11 1/4" Outdoor Denim cardstock.
• Sponge edges of A, B, C, and photo with brown ink.
• Lightly sponge Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Using masking technique, stamp sentiments on inner solid area of Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp one large flower, three small flowers, and six leaves on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink.
• Color each stamped flower with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circles with Chocolate marker; color leaves with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble page according to pattern on page 52 of Reflections, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Sew border around outer portions of A and B.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired. 

 

5" × 7" Thanks Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 52 of our how-to book Wishes™.

• Use paper dimensions on page 52 and templates on CD-ROM of Wishes to cut papers.
• Sponge edges of all papers with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Cut away striped edging from rectangle Journaling Spot, leaving an outline of resist around the plaque. Sponge Journaling Spot with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp sentiment on C and inner portion of Journaling Spot with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp two small flowers and four leaves on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink. Color stamped flowers with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circles with Chocolate marker; color leaves with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble card according to pattern on page 52 of Wishes, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired.

5 1/2" × 4 1/4" Friendship Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 53 of our how-to book Wishes™.

• Use paper dimensions on page 53 and templates on CD-ROM of Wishes to cut papers.
• Sponge edges of B and D with brown ink.
• Sponge edges of card base, A, and C with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Sponge Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp sentiment on D with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp one flower with stem and one leaf on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink. Color stamped flower petals with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circle with Chocolate marker; color leaf with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble card according to pattern on page 53 of Wishes, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired.