Cheer Up, Buttercup!

One of my favourite movies is The Princess Bride, and when I saw the Cheer up, Buttercup! sentiment on the Tagged With Love stamp set I knew I had to have it.

I have paired it today with the colours suggested in the latest Color My Heart Color Dare.

Instead of my usual white background, I used Cranberry to really make the Canary and White flower stand out. A slate centre plus a red heart in the middle helped to finish off the flower, and then I added the sentiment stamped with Canary ink.



This card is definitely bright and bold, and enough to cheer anyone up!

Life is a Highway

Continuing with this month's theme of Life Is..., we are celebrating Life Is A Highway this week at Heart 2 Heart challenges.

I have always wanted a yellow car, and so I created this card that appeals to my wishes!



The car was cut from the Cricut and then I stamped the lady behind the wheel using a hostess stamp set, which you can get at a cheaper price this month with the CTMH July special.

I then stamped a tree in the background to give some depth and movement to the card, and added some glitter to the headlights for that extra sparkle. I can definitely see myself behind the wheel!

We would love to see your interpretation of this week's challenge, join in with us at H2H!

CTMH supplies used:
Cardstock: Black, Canary, Desert Sand, White Daisy
Cricut Cartridge: Artfully Sent
Ink: Black
Stamp sets: Always Grateful, Better With A Friend (Hostess), Fast and Furious

Jump On It July Blog Hop

Welcome to our July special Blog Hop!  We will be featuring artwork today with the Hostess stamps, which are all on special this month when you purchase $32.50NZD worth of current stamp sets.

If you have come here from Darlys' 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.

Today we have over 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using tHostess Rewards stamp sets 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!

I decided to use the Better With a Friend Hostess Reward stamp set, perfect for the shopper, fashionista or anyone girly!

The first card was coloured using our ShinHan markers, and I created the leopard print and dress stripes by experimenting with the Colourless Blender Pen. I also used another Hostess Rewards stamp set, Be Jolly, to stamp the sentiment onto a handbag cut from the Cricut Artfully Sent cartridge.



The second card was paper pieced for the dress, hat and handbag, and I used two more of the Cricut cut handbags to add additional interest to the card.



This stamp set is so much fun to experiment with, whether you use paper piecing, colouring or any other medium to create your perfect shopper.

Now "Hop" on over to Nikka'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, this special is only available until 31st July!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!