Operation Smile Rainbow Card (Take 3!)

For some reason, this Operation Smile stamp set keeps inspiring me to create rainbow cards!  If you missed the first two, you can view them here and here!

This card used up several pieces of scrap paper (mostly from May's Taste of Summer paper pack)!  The balloon was stamped on the 6 different colors, then I fussy cut them each out.  Fussy cutting and I did not always get along.  I used to avoid it like the plague.  But lately, I'm starting to understand how some people refer to it as therapeutic or maybe even enjoyable (I used to think those people were crazy!). 

The balloons are all popped up on 3-D Foam tape.  However, the top row uses the regualr 3-D Foam tape while the bottom row uses the thin 3-D Foam tape.  This provides a nice multi-layered card.  Here is a side view so you can see the difference.

This is such a fun stamp set, and helps out a great cause ($3 of the purchase goes to Operation Smile).  Here are all the stamps included in the set.

These are the CTMH supplies used to create this card:
D1653 - Happy Everything Stamp Set
Z3011 - Scaredy Cat Assortment
X254 - Cards and Envelopes, White Value Pack
Z2015 - Exclusive Inks stamp pad, Black
CTMH Cardstock in White Daisy, Black, Pacifica and Cranberry
Taste of Summer paper pack, Retired
All supplies can be purchased from my website.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Happy Everything - Operation Smile Blog Hop

Welcome to our Operation Smile Blog Hop! This month, 34 consultants are featuring Close To My Heart's "Happy Everything" stamp set. Not only is this a great stamp set, it helps out a great cause!  For every purchase of this stamp set, CTMH will donate $3 to Operation Smile. Since its founding in 1982, Operation Smile has performed over 220,000 surgical procedures to correct facial deformities in children.

If you have come here from Darlys Recker'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 on Melinda’s Blog.

The papers used on this card were leftover scraps from scrapbooking layouts that I have recently completed. They were already this size, and fit perfectly on the card front!  The sentiment and arrow were stamped on white daisy cardstock, then double matted and popped up on thin 3D foam tape.  The balloon used another scrap leftover from the Blossom paper packet and was topped off with an orange star from the Scaredy Cat Assortment.  The coral reef sequins and black shimmer trim added a little pizazz to the card!

 I recently saw a rainbow card similar to this one, but using different stamp sets. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to try it with this Operation Smile stamp set. I cannot remember where I saw the original design, but if anyone knows of it, please share as I'd love to give the designer credit. Rainbows are always a favorite of mine since they are so cheerful! The little star stamp is from the Doodled Designs stamp set

These cards only showcase a few of the stamps in the set.  There are several more sentiments as well as an adorable bee!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed my Happy Everything cards.  Here is a list of Close To My Heart Products used to create this card:
D1653 - Happy Everything Stamp Set
A1170 - Doodled Designs Stamp Set 
X7196B - Blossom Paper Packet
Z2032 - Paper Fundamentals, Adventure Assortment
Z3042 - Sequins, Coral Reef
Z3011 - Scaredy Cat Assortment
Z1809 - Black Shimmer Trim
Z1151 - 3-D Foam Tape
X254 - White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
CTMH Exclusive Inks stamp pads in Black, Bamboo, Cranberry, Sunset, Honey, Pear, Pacifica and Gypsy
CTMH Cardstock in Black, Sunset, Bamboo and White Daisy
All items can be purchased through my CTMH website.

Now "Hop" on over to Cat's Blog to see her amazing creation! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas!

 

A Bit of Blot Technique Hop

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Technique Blog Hop.  If you are coming from Michelle Loncar's page, you are on the right track.  There are 11 participants in the hop today and we are all showcasing the "A Bit of Blot" technique found on page 55 of the CTMH Annual Inspirations Idea Book.

As shown in the picture above, this technique uses a sponge dauber to apply ink directly to a stamp block.  After lightly spritzing the block with water, you "stamp" the block directly onto paper.  I chose to create a rainbow effect for my project.  After lightly dabbing 6 colors in rainbow order across the large (4" x 5") block, I spritzed it with water and stamped on White Daisy cardstock. 

 

The background was so beautiful that I kept the rest of the card fairly plain so nothing distracted from the rainbow effect - just a couple stamps and a few silver sequins!!

The Happy birthday sentiment and arrow design are from the Happy Everything stamp set.  It's a fun set that is one of CTMH's Operation Smile stamps.  That means that $3 from every purchase of the stamp set goes to help Operation Smile correct facial deformities in children throughout the world.  Here is the entire stamp set complete with cute sentiments and a few graphics as well!

Close To My Heart Supplies used for this card:
Z2013 Sequins - Silver Assortment
D1653 - Happy Everything Stamp Set
Y1012 - My Acrylix 4"x5" Block
Z1912 - Corner Rounder
Z1380 - Spray Pen
Z726 - Sponge Dauber
X254 - Cards & Envelopes - White Value Pack
CTMH Exclusive Inks in Black, Whisper, Gypsy, Pacifica, Pear,  Honey, Sunset, and Cranberry
CTMH Cardstock - White Daisy and Slate
Above items can be purchased through my CTMH website.


Thank you for checking out my "Bit of Blot" creation.  Head on over to Belinda's blog to continue with the hop!