RB Hop: Blessed Beyond Measure

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September Stamp of the Month

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September 2016 Stamp of the Month

"Blessed Beyond Measure:

Available HERE until September 30th

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This Stamp of the Month is my 2016 favorite!  Pumpkins, leaves, and sentiments in a beautiful font all inspire me to start creating for Fall and Thanksgiving. This set is perfect for making everything from layouts to mini albums,  pocket cards to greeting cards, tags, and gifts. Who doesn't love that kind of versatility.

Here's my first project using this lovely set:

 I love setting a fancy Thanksgiving table complete with handcrafted decor. My settings always include a little box containing a hand rolled truffle and various other goodies from my local Chocolateir. These goodie boxes add just the right touch to each place setting.

This year's edition is cut from the now-retired Artiste Cartridge (page 37 at 3"). 

I used our newly released Swan Lake Papers and White-Gold Twine along with:

Saffron and Fern card stock

Poppy Pigment Ink

Clear and Gold Embossing Powders

Bitty Sparkles

The Swan Lake color palette includes Peacock. I'm looking forward to incorporating a blue tone in my Fall projects for the first time. A little "outside the box" for me and I'm liking it so far!

Thanks for hopping with the Rose Blossoms. 

We're always grateful for your support and comments.

We'll be back on September 15th with more paper-love-inspiration!

I'm sending you off to see my friend and team mate SHELLY .... there's always something pretty going on at her stop!

Here's your Hop-Stops in case you get lost:

Brenda
Lynn  

Marg - You are HERE! 

Shelly  

Kim Hill 

Morgan  

Kristine Porter

Kelly Massman  

RB Hop! Twinkle Tags

Welcome!

October 1st and that means we're featuring artwork using the new Stamp of the Month!

You likely just visited the delightful and talented Lynn Darda which means you're hot on the trail. Your hop route is located on the bottom of this post in case you get side lined!

This is October's Stamp of the Month "Twinkle"

This set has three coordinating cuts from the Artiste Cartridge.

And how about those adorable little light bulbs?

I don't know about you, but I have some difficulty working on December creations before the leaves have turned and the first frost arrives. But you know what? I'm good with starting on small things so I decided to have some fun with tags:

I used the color palette from the White Pines collection and proceeded to randomly dig around for accents and bling. There's shimmer trim, Fundamentals glitter goodness, Artiste cuts, Sequins, Enamel Gems, and a little Liquid Glass action here and there.

Here's a quick tip for saving time when you're making multiples of something:

Leave your Cricut cuts on the mat and stamp them while they're being held in place!

Thanks for joining us!

~Your support and comments along the way are welcome and appreciated~

Now I'm sending you off to see Just One Pretty Piece {inside and out} Shelly!

Here's your Hop Route:

Brenda 

Lynn 

Marg You are Here!

Shelly 

Kim Hill 

Morgan 

Mary Newman 

Kristine Porter

Kim Sparks 

Rose Blossom November Blog Hop: Home Decor

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Welcome to the Holiday Season and to November's Home Decor Blog Hop!

If you came from Lynn's Bungalow (a hard act to follow! love her stuff!) you're on the right path.

Here are your stops along the way:

Brenda - http://roseblossomlegacies.com
Kim Hill - http://violetsandsunshine.blogspot.com
Lynn - http://frommybungalow.blogspot.com
Marg - you are here!
Margot - http://margotsmix.com/
Cathy A - http://theseeagerhands.com/
Tammie - http://tchelberg.blogspot.com/
Barbara - http://createdbybarbara.blogspot.com/

Thanksgiving is a huge deal in our home. What began as a core family of seven is now a family of seventeen! {add the 6 fur-kids and we have 23!} We are truly blessed and enjoy this day together so much! This is the only family dinner I insist on having everyone seated together and I make sure it's special. Truth be told ... I love setting a table!

Here's a peek at some of what I have in store for my favorite dinner guests:

I love setting a special treat at each place setting and these little Artiste boxes are perfect for the truffles I picked up at my local candy shop. I used each of the beautiful printed papers from the Pathfinding Collection. The boxes are on page 38 and were cut at 4". The Metallic Baker's Twine, Glitter Paper, and Perfect Fit Thanksgiving Stamp Set (B1427) add a touch of shine without taking away from that beautiful paper!

This is what I call "Plate Confetti"! I've been in the market for new dishes but have yet to zero in on a set that really trips my trigger {unless I count the ones that are so far out of my budget it isn't funny!}

So while the search continues, I will use the trusty Corelles that have served my family meals for nearly 30 years (holy-moly-rocky!) I spruce up the table setting by placing themed, random cut, and stamped shapes on the dinner plate. When it's time to dish up, the plate confetti becomes table confetti! Super easy and fun!

The confetti pieces were created using the Harvest Happiness Stamp Set (C1463) and coordinating cuts from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, The large pumpkin was stamped and trimmed from the new "Beyond Measure" stamp (A1160).

Thanks so much for joining our November Blog Hop. 

Your comments are welcome and appreciated by all of us and we hope you join us in December. 

Thanksgiving Blessings to You and Yours!

All supplies by Close To My Heart and available 24/7 on my website

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Rose Blossom Garden Challenge Blog Reveal: Halloween

Time to Trick 'n Treat at the Rose Blossom Garden Challenge Blog! This month we will be using the new Artbooking Cricut Cartridge to inspire Halloween themed projects.

I created this google-eyed Popcorn Goblin for our first challenge:

Cardstock: Pear, Black, Sunset
Ink: Pear
Baker's Twine
Artbooking Cartridge page 55 Overlay cut at 3"
Stamp Set: In the Background #D1540
Google Eyes: Michael's

Please join us for some eeky-screechy-howlin' fun at the Rose Blossom Garden this month! If nothing else, just stop through, be inspired, and leave a comment!

See you soon with more October Fall Fun here at The Tator Patch!