*** Merry Christmas ***

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

 

Just a quick reminder that From the Heart Stamps, will be taking a break to enjoy time with our families during the holiday.

 

We will back on January 3rd with a blog hop.

 

 

 

Michelle

 

**REMINDERS**

 Hi everyone!!  I have had internet issues since Monday :(

Feels so good to be back 'online' again!

 

I wanted to remind you of a couple of things going on over at From the Heart Stamps.

 

Our current sketch challenge 46

and a mid-month reminder for the Stamp of the Month as well.

 Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST

for our sketch challenge. 

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 And for extra fun this month, Faith has two images! You can choose one of them…”Candy Cane Anneke” or “For the Birds.” Each image comes with a bonus sentiment. You will have until the last day of the month to enter this challenge.

Last month we had 49 entries - let's make it 50 or more this month!!

 

 

I decided to incorporate both the SOTM and the sketch 46 challenge!

Image: FTHS Stamp of the Month ~ For the Birds
Paper: The Paper Studio ~ Magic of Season Paper pack
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils
Other Supplies: Martha Stewart Snowflake punch, ek Success snowflake punch, Recollections Black Gem swirl, ki Gems, Gelly Roll Clear Start pen, atyou Spica markers 21 Lipstick & 12 Silver
Sketch: Sketch 46

 

Well, hope you like it and you can join in one or both of the challenges!

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky ~ Snowflakes
Totally PaperCrafts ~ Christmas using Non-Traditional colors
Get Inky ~ Christmas
Simon Says ~ Let it Snow
Sweet Pea Stampers ~ Winter Weather
Brown Sugar ~ Christmas

 

 

December Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our holiday blog. We are celebrating Christmas and other winter holidays today. We hope you will take some time to hop along with us and enjoy all the projects. As usual there are  prizes to be won!

 

If you have arrived from Lyn @ My Purple House, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

 

 

I live in the Midwest, so from Thanksgiving on it can get pretty cold. And what gets you thru all the holidays but a set of warm, fuzzy mittens right!

 

Image: FTHS Mitten

Paper: Scrap from my stash
Coloring Medium: Gamsol and colored pencils
Other Supplies: Memento Ink Sweet Plum, Cuttlebug folder Divine Swirls, Sizzix & Archivers Stamp & Die Set Christmas Trees (Happy Holidays), Darice Bakers Twine, ki Crystal Gems

 

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

 

Now head over to Michelle P @ Inspiration Blooms and see what she has created.

 

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday December 9th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday December 11th.

 

Michelle

 

Here is the hop order:

In case you get lost :)

Stephanie (guest designer)
Angela
Dee
Calypso
Imke
Karen
Kathy
Laura
Lyn
Michelle H.
Michelle P.
Wendy

 

i {heart} sketches 45

Can you believe it's December already? I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got some awesome Black Friday deals :) I had my family over for the Thanksgiving day meal. I did a little (very little) Black Friday shopping, spent the weekend picking up the rest of the leaves in our yard, putting away stuff for winter and putting out the Christmas lights. WHEW...glad that's all done before it gets too bitterly cold here. Now just to finish the inside decorating :)

 

Well, it's Monday again so you know what that means -

another weekly sketch challenge!

 

 

 

 

Image: Mistletoe Birdbrains

Paper: American Crafts Merrymint paper pad

Coloring Medium: Memento markers, Gamsol & colored pencil

Other Supplies: ek Success snowflake punch, Cheery Lynn Designs B146 Pine Branches die, American Crafts 2" banner punch, Recollections gems red & green

Sketch: Sketch 45

 

I decided to go with more 'traditional' colors seems how of late I haven't been. And I really like how this turned out!

 

Sketch045– This week’s shape is an A2 card, but feel free to adapt it to any shape or size.

Remember, have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

Use any stamp and supplies from any company.

Please include the sketch in your blog post.

 

 

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to the FTHS post.

 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Christmas

Lexi's Creations ~ Christmas

Divas by Design ~ Use some Red

The Corrosive Challenge ~ Happy Holidays

Sweet Stamps ~ Red & Green

Cheery Lynn Designs ~ Tis the Season

Sentimental Sundays ~ Traditional Christmas colors

Totally Papercrafts ~ Ho, Ho Holidays

Party Time Tuesdays ~ #149 Merry Christmas

Bearly Mine ~ Christmas Sentiments

i {heart} sketch 44

Happy Monday crafty friends!! Hope you had a great weekend!

Welcome to this week sketch challenge. Hope you can join us :)

Image: FTHS Catching Flakes
Paper: Recollections Jolly Holiday
Coloring Medium: Memento Markers
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Large Polka Dots embossing folder, Gelly Roll Clear Star pen, Recollection Gems and Pearls, Paper and Such "Snow folks are cool"

 He is so darn cute catching the snowflakes. I just love this image!

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

PTT-Party Time Tuesdays ~ Anything Goes
Come and Get It ~ Anything Goes with a Twist (Use a Digital stamp)

Bearly Mine ~ Anything Goes
4Crafty Chicks ~ Anything Goes
Dream Valley ~ Clean and Simple
Sentimental Sundays ~ Winter Wonderland (w/sentiment)
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes

i {heart} sketches 43

Happy Monday and welcome back for another i {heart} sketches challenge @ From The Heart Stamps!

 

 

Here is my take on the sketch 

Image: FTHS Winter Dog Walk
Paper: the Paper Studio Holly Jolly, Tim Holtz Distress Collection, Kraft paper
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils
Other Supplies: ki Gems, Stickles Star Dust, Memento Ink Rhubarb Stalk, Sweet Stamps 'Warm Wishes', ek Success snowflake punch, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Recollections Gem swirl


Don't forget ~ EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

Hope you can join us!!

 

Michelle

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Snowflake
Raisin Boat ~ Christmas

i {heart} sketches 42

Welcome back for this weeks i {heart} sketches challenge!

 

 

I went 'outside my comfort zone' in coloring this image. I love my Gamsol and colored pencils, but have a bunch of markers laying around that I just never seem to use. So, I thought I would give my Memento markers a try this time. The Gamsol is a little more forgiving in blending the colors - at least I think. I always seem to go 'too far' when coloring w/my markers. So I hope you like it :)

Image: FTHS Holly Jolly Christmas
Paper: Recollections Jolly Holiday, Bazzill Basics Paper Intense Kiwi
Coloring Medium: Memento Markers
Other Supplies: QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Cheery Lynn Designs Border Dies B146 Pine Branches, Celebrate It Purple Snowflake ribbon, Gelly Roll Pen Clear Star

Remember, have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

Use any stamps and supplies from any company.

Please include the sketch in your blog post.

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. I’ll have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges

Inky Impressions ~ Dies and Punches

2 Sisters ~ Christmas Sparkle
One Stitch At A Time ~ Holidays
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges ~ Anything Goes

i {heart} sketches 41

Welcome back for this weeks sketch!

 

I used one of Faith's newer images and went with non traditional colors.

Here is my take of the sketch

 

Image: FTHS Peace Joy Love
Paper: Recollections Jolly Holiday
Coloring Medium: Gamsol and colored pencils
Other Supplies: American Crafts Knock Outs 2" (Flag punch), ek tools Holly punch, atyou Spica markers 10 Black & 03 Red, Recollections Gems, Distress Ink Old paper
Sketch: Sketch 41

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

 

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to FromTheHeartStamps.com. 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

One Stitch at a Time ~ Use a Digi
Allsorts ~ Christmas Cheer



Nov Blog Hop @ FTHS

It's the 1st of the month and you know what that means - BLOG HOP time!!!!

 

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps blog hop. We are celebrating birthdays today!

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

 

We are also having a little word search today. As you stop on each blog collect the special letter they have for you. Put the letters together for a message. Everyone who figures out the message can use it as a code to receive 50% off of one image in the birthday section of the FTHS shop. The code will be good until Monday Nov. 4th at 6 am, EST.

 

I am hoping you can gueSS what my letter iS :)

 

If you have arrived from Lyn's blog, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

 

Here is my project, using FTHS image "Cupcake Lineup"

 

 

Image: FTHS Cupcake Lineup

Paper: My Minds Eye Party Time by Christy Lyle, Colorbok Pearlescent Paper Blue & Silver
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils
Other Supplies: Hero Arts C1611 Happy Birthday, Color Box Razleberry Ink, Distress Ink Old Paper Ink, atyou Spica Makers 03Red & 21 Lipstick, Gelly Roll Clear Star marker, Recollections Bling. Brides Paper flowers Blue, Mister Huey's Color Mist Shine

 

Now head over to Michelle P's and see what she has created.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday November 4th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday November 6th.

 

Michelle

i {heart} sketches 40

Are you ready for this weeks challenge?

 

Sketch040– This week’s shape is a square, but feel free to adapt it to any shape or size. Remember, have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

 

Here is my take on the sketch

 

Image: FTHS Cat's Out of the Bag

Paper: Tim Holtz Distress Wild Honey, DCVW The Burlap Paper stack, Debbie Mumm Harvest & Holidays, Misc brown card stock
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & Colored Pencils
Other Supplies: Distress Ink Old Paper. Memento Ink Rich Cocoa, Bazzill Basics Paper Paper Grape Leaves Harvest Collection
Sketch: Sketch 40

 

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch!

 

Hope you join us!!

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes

Just Us Girls ~ Photo inspiration

 

 

i {heart} sketch 39

Welcome back for another i {heart} sketch challenge.

 

As you can see - I decided to flip my sketch. I really like the versatility of being able to do it either way. I have been wanting to use the Birdbrain Ninja image for awhile now. So I finally got around to it!

Image: FTHS Birdbrain Ninja
Paper: Colorbox Pearlescent Paper-Silver, Misc red, white & black
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils

Other Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Doodlebug Design Mini Pearls-Black, Cuttlebug Traffic Jam embossing folder, ekSucess Dotted Wave Edger punch
Sketch: i {heart} sketches-Sketch 39

 

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. 

 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We’ll have a new sketch for you next week. Inky will close on Sunday at 10PM CDT. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

 

i {heart} sketch 38

Welcome back for another i {heart} sketch challenge!!

 

I hope you can play along with us this week.

It's a very fun sketch with so many possibilities!

 

Image: Three Jolly Jack 'o Lanterns
Paper: Bo Bunny Very Vintage Double Dot, DCWV The Black Currant, Misc papers
Coloring Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils
Other Supplies: ek Tools Bubbles Edge punch, ki Gems, Gelly Roll Clear Star marker, atyou Spica marker 05 Lemon, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Old Paper, Recollections Haunted Stamps (Hey, Pumpkin)
Sketch: Sketch 38

I just LOVE these 3 lil' pumpkin!! Are they not adorable ? And I knew right away I wanted to use my new clear stamps that I bought with the Halloween sayings. It fits with the image perfectly!

 Remember:

If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

 

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to the i {heart} sketches post. 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges
Bearly-Mine~Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations~Halloween

Incy Wincy Designs~Halloween
The Pink Elephant~Photo Challenge

i {heart} sketches 37

It's time for another sketch from i {heart} sketches!

Sketch037– Feel free to adapt it to any shape or size. Remember, have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish.

IMAGE: FTHS Autumn Flower Jar
PAPER: Bo Bunny Camp-a-lot Collection, scrap paper
COLORING MEDIUM: Gamsol and colored pencils
MISC: My Thoughts Exactly~Mini Thoughts, Memento Rich Cocoa, Doodlebug Designs Pearls

As I noted in a previous post, I have ALOT of October birthdays! This one will be for my mother. I really like this image from Faith. Fall is the best time of the year!

I hope you can join us for the challenge!If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. 
 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Autumn/Fall Colors

Sweet Stamps ~ Fall
2 Sisters ~ Fall Fun
Squigglefly ~ Orange Bliss
Get Inky ~ Fall Colors

Welcome Fall and Welcome new DT Blog Hop @ FTHS

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps October blog hop. We are welcoming fall today as well as welcoming some new team members!

 

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store! 

 

If you have arrived from Kathy @ Will Stamp for Wine - you are in the right place.

If not, why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything!!
 

Here is my project, using  Bewitchin Birdbrains

 

 

 IMAGE: FTHS Bewitchin Birdbrains
PAPER: Fancy Pants Designs~ Oct 31, DCWV Ghost & Goblins Cardstock Matstack
COLORING MEDIUM: Gamsol & colored pencils
MISC: Distress Ink~Old Paper, Recollections Roses (purple & white), AC Primio twine (purple & green), atyou Spica Markers 05 Lemon & 11 Gold, Gelly Roll Clear Star Marker, Recollections Bling, Stick Button (bat button)

 

Now head on over to Michelle P @ Inspirations Blooms and see what she has created.
 

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday October 7th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday October 9th.

Michelle

Blog Hop Order
Kelly (guest designer)
Ruza (guest designer)
Angela
Dee
Calypso
Imke
Karen
Kathy
Michelle H.
Michelle P.
Laura
Lyn
Tress
Wendy

Challenges entered
Bearly Mine ~ Halloween
Fresh Brewed ~ Pumpkins
Paper Pretties ~ Purple, Green and Orange
Raisin Boat ~ BOO!

i {heart} sketches 36

Happy Monday and welcome back to another new sketch

@ FTHS - i {heart} sketches!!

 

Here is this weeks sketch

 

 

 Image: FTHS ~ Anneke

Color Medium: Gamsol & colored pencils

Paper: Kraft cardstock and other misc. scrap paper

Misc: My Thought Exactly-Mini Thoughts, Distress Ink-Old Paper, Memento Rich Cocoa, My Mind's Eye twine, Doodlebug Designs Pearls

 

October is a VERY busy month for me with birthdays. I have 3 friends, my mother, my soon to be daughter-in-law, my oldest granddaughter and my own ~ WHEW! So it only seemed fitting to make a birthday card :)

 

Plus, it's fall and my favorite time of year, so I decided to use some fall colors.

I used FTHS "Anneke" and you can use her with and without a smile, so you can choose the image that suits your card making style best. I love her cute smile so I decided on that one.

 

 If you add your card to an online gallery, please tag it or use the keyword FTHSketch.

Challenge Rule: When posting to your blog, please include the sketch in your post and link back to this post. 

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Michelle

 

 

Challenges:

Come and Get It ~ Fall Colours
Dream Valley ~ Autumn
2 Sisters ~ Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time ~ Autumn
Just Us Girls ~ Photo Inspiration
Get Inky ~ Fall Colors

 

 

FTHS Sketch 35

Are you ready for the next i {heart} sketch challenge?

 

Well here it is.....

 

I hope you can join us. Here is my take on this wonderful sketch!

I used FTHS Seven Christmas Birds digi. I think this one is just so cute! The adorable lil' birds all sitting there together on a wire. My favorite one is the one with the ear muffs...he just makes me smile :)

EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. We will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Can't wait to see what you create!

 

Michelle

 

 



 Challenges

Party Time Tuesday ~ Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine ~ Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything Goes

Sketch 34 Challenge

Happy Monday and welcome to the new sketch from i{heart card sketches} at From the Heart Stamps!

 

You can use stamps and supplies from any company. 

Please include the sketch in your blog post.

 

Sketch 34 

 

For this challenge, I also used Faith's new September Stamp of the Month "Bobbing for Apples". If you played along in the challenge last month, you were emailed this image for FREE! If you missed out, you can still play along with the challenge by purchasing the image.

 

Fall for me is the best time of the year. Cooler temps and the brilliant colors - I just love fall!! Some time ago I bought the Nested Apples die at a local scrapbooking store for an amazing deal! I thought it went great with this image.

 

I hope you will join us for the Sketch 34 challenge this week. And grab the Bobbing Apples digi and join us for the September SOM image challenge as well. We can't wait to see what you create!!

 

IMAGE: From the Heart Stamps ~ "Bobbing for Apples"

PAPER: ki Paper Pad Berry Blast, DCVW Ghost & Goblins Matstack, Teresa Collins Fabrications "Canvas"

COLOR MEDIUM: Colored pencils and Gamsol, atyou Spica markers 04 Orange & 06 Melon, Gelly Roll Clear Star marker

MISC: Spellbinders Nested Apples die, American Crafts Primio Bakers Twine Natural, Northwoods Rubber stamps "Fall Greetings", ki Jems Orange

 

Michelle

 

Challenges:

Lexi's Creations ~ Autumn Colours

Craft Your Passion ~ Autumn/Fall Colours

The Pink Elephant ~ Digi Image or Digi Papers

One Stitch At A Time ~ Autumn/Fall

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Digital Stamp

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge ~ Anything Goes

 

There is still time.......

 

To join us at Delightful Inspiration's -  I{heart}sketches Challenge 32 that is!!!

Due to the Labor Day holiday, Faith has decided to extend the sketch challenge for another week. So you still have time to submit your take on her lovely sketch!!

 

Sketch032– This week’s shape is a square, but feel free to adapt it to any shape or size. Remember, have fun with it–flip it, turn it, embellish as you wish. The hearts can be any type of embellishment.

 

Use stamps and supplies from any company.

Please include the sketch in your blog post.

 

 EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM CST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

 

Here is my take on the sketch.

 

I also used the True Love digi stamp that Faith created in celebration of her 15th wedding anniversary. As you can tell - I LOVE purple :) I really like how this turned out. One of the gals I work with has a family wedding to go to and asked if I could make her a card. This sketch and digi just went so well together and made it seem almost effortless to create! She LOVED it and told me numerous time how beautiful it was and it made me feel great!

So......time is running out! Let's see what you can create w/this sketch.

Michelle

Challenges:
Squigglefly ~ Flowers

 

Wishing you all the best

At my full-time job - we had hired a recent high school grad to help us out thru summer. As this is normally our busiest time of the year.

Well, as of today, 'our' little girl is getting ready to embark on a new chapter of her life - freshman year of college :) So my fellow co-workers & I brought in all kinds of delicious treats today to celebrate and thank her for all of her help these past couple of months. She was a tremendous help to myself and our whole department. I personally made her a little care package to send her off to college. Seems how I was the one who trained her and she helped out in my area the most. As by the end of summer she became more of a like a little kid sister, or daughter to most of us 'older' ladies in the department.

I also made a card that we all signed to thank her! She is a very talented young lady, quite artistic and crafty in her own right. And she 'fell in love' with the card I had made. It made me feel so good :) We are all going to miss her - but we told her she can come back any summer, or school break she wants to help out if we needed her. She is such a sweetheart!

 

I really like the Hero Arts Stamp & Die set that I used. And I popped a couple of the butterflies up to give it some more depth. But I like how CAS it is too :)

 

Michelle

 

Supplied Used

Antique Butterflies & Flowers Framelits Die Set W/Stamp (Hero Arts) (657773)

Memento Inks - Bahama Blue, Bamboo Leaves, Sweet Plum

Distress Inks Old Paper

KI Jewel Gems

My Thoughts Exactly Mini Thoughts

Spellbinders Labels Ten

 

 

Challenges:

Raisin Boat ~ Hooray for Summer

Squigglefly ~ Sir Shape A Lots

Simon Says... ~ Anything Goes

Cutie Pie ~ Anything Goes

Fall 2013 DT team call @ FTHS !!

 

Design team call happening right now!

 

How would you like to join the From the Heart Stamps DT?

Now is your chance to apply.

We are looking to add some new members to our team. To apply simply create a new
project using a FTHS image and add your project using the link below.

The call will close on Sept. 15th. Good Luck!

We can’t wait to see your creations!

 

Design Team Requirements:
1) Participate in a monthly blog hop.

2) Create and post a project featuring From the Heart Stamps to your own blog
weekly, and upload the project to the FTHS blog as well. This may be combined
with the weekly sketch challenge if you wish.

3) Comment on a portion of entries in the progressive monthly challenge and the
weekly sketch challenge.

4) Commit to a six month term (October through March).

Design Team Benefits:

1) Receive free digital images to work with. Designers may select 4 images of
choice from the From the Heart Stamps shop, and will also receive the
progressive monthly image. Designers will have the chance of receiving additional bonus images for
going above and beyond.

2) Receive a 50% discount on all digital products in the store.

3) Receive personal promotion on the From the Heart Stamps web page, blog and
Facebook page.

4) A bonus of one digi image of choice for winning an outside challenge or
being recognized in top 3 or 5.

5) A bonus of up to $25 if your project is published in a print magazine and
From The Heart Stamps is credited in the “products used.” The awarded amount
will depend on the size/popularity of the publication and more may be awarded if
it is a full spread article. The amount is per project published, you may be
published and awarded more than once.

Enter the Fall 2013 DT call!

COME AND JOIN US!!!


Michelle

FTHS Sketch Challenge 25

Hello everyone!! It's Monday again and you know what that means! It's time for another Sketch Challenge at Delightful Inspiration {from the heart}.

 

Here is my take on this weeks sketch

 

 

I really like this image Sea Turtle Beach. This beach scene is with two sea turtle. Download includes three images-sea turtles, beach bucket, and sea turtles with beach bucket, and three bonus sentiments. Check it out now!

 

Here's a close up of the wonderful image! Isn't it just adorable! I am thinking of sending this one to my oldest granddaughter. I think of her as my "mini me". I think she would really like it.

DON'T FORGET -
EVERYONE who enters will receive $1 to FromTheHeartStamps.com. Use it as a discount, or save them up to earn a free stamp. Faith will have a new sketch for you next week. Linky will close on Sunday at 10PM EST. Join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to see sneak peeks of the next sketch.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Michelle

Challenges:
Divas by Design ~ Cute!
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls ~ Floral Frenzy

Happy Father's Day

I hope you all had an awesome Father's day! I got to spend some time with the great men in my life this weekend. My own father, my step father-in-law and my own son who himself is a dad to my 2 beautiful granddaughters. My husband always takes this time away for his annual fishing trip as a treat to himself. And I sent a card off the other day to my other father-in-law who lives about 3 hours from us here.   I wouldn't trade any of these guys for anything - I LOVE them all!

 

So here are my 3 cards

 

My dad

who was in both the Navy & the Coast Guard  ~ LOVES lighthouses. And I tried to keep this one CAS w/just the black & white.

 

My father-in-law

who lives up north in the woods and loves to hunt and fish. One of my most fun times spent w/him was tracking a deer.

My step father-in-law

even though he is my husbands step dad - he has spent most of his life with him. He is quite the jokester and is always picking on someone or giving you a 'hard' time about something.  

 

So, as you can see - I am blessed to have 3 very different, but yet very special men I can call DAD :)



 

 

Michelle

 

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Dream Valley ~ Father's Day / Male Theme