Celebrating National Stamping Month!

I'm celebrating National Stamping Month here at Scraps and Stories! Let me start by sharing how CTMH is celebrating.

When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! Plus, make sure you check out Close To My Heart’s Facebook page and Instagram during September to follow all the ways we’re celebrating #30yearsofhappy for a full 30 days!

In addition, I'm celebrating here on the blog. I'm challenging myself to blog daily during September to share my love for stamping. You'll see some of my favorite stamps, learn tips and tricks for working with stamps, see stamped artwork, you name it! 

But there is more! I want to hear your ideas, too! Each comment on the blog this month will be entered into a drawing to win a free CTMH stamp set from the new Annual Inspirations Idea Book!

Earn your first entry right now! When was the first time you stamped? When was the last time you stamped? Or, what about stamping has you interested?

This Workshop is Working!

I loved the Workshop on the Go Canvas art kit in the Spring/Summer CTMH idea book. A home decor project showcasing photos that comes with chipboard, twine and even a stamp set? I was in. When the Work the Workshop campaign came out this month, I was totally sold! Until July 31 you can get this workshop for $19.95 - more than 50% off of the original $39.95 cost.

The workshop is designed to use a 5X7 photo, and fortunately for me I had some really cute ones of my little guy from late this spring. Here is what I created:

And some details of how I layered the chipboard:

All of the chipboard pieces came with the kit - in addition to the twine. I added only the Mocha Opaques (one of my favorite neutral embellishments).

 

The kit comes with stamps for the title "Home" or "Love", but since my little guy's name also has four letters, I pulled out the now-retired Field Trip alphabet and used his name as the title.

I  love the way the my canvas turned out, but there is something that is almost better. I have enough leftover supplies for another project! Here is what I have left after creating my project:

This project came together quickly using the ideas insert that came with the workshop. The guide suggested Liquid Glass and 3-D Foam Tape to attach the elements to the canvas and both worked very well.

Think the workshop will work for you? At 50% off you can't go wrong! Why not check it out?