Are you ready for Summer?

Close to My Heart is celebrating National Scrapbooking Month by offering a special paper pack just for May. This paper pack is just so bright and summery, I love it. The zip strips are cute too, you can't see them in this picture. And it's a real value at only $8.95 for the pack.

It's one of those sets that I almost don't want to cut into, just hoard. But you can't make cards without cutting... 

There are twelve! pieces of paper in six double sided patterns in the Taste of Summer paper set. It's available only for May (National Scrapbooking Month). And there's a coordinating stamp set that is really cute (mine hasn't arrived yet). This D set of stamps is $17.95 and also only available in May.

Here are the four cards I made - so far. I wanted to use big pieces of the paper and really show off these bright gorgeous papers. I added in a sheet of Sunset, Hollyhock and Topiary cardstock for accent pieces. I cut circles, the citrus inserts (flowers), and speech bubbles with the Cricut Artiste cartridge. I doodled a little bit in the orange slices just because they looked a little bare. I like the way they turned out, don't you?

Both butterflies on this card are stamped on a piece of scrap cardstock and cut out. The multi-colored one is popped up with foam tape. I used an easy trick for the sun burst card, cutting four pieces of paper at once. Now, I have pieces to make four different sunburst style cards. I'll match the bottom strip to the piece in the middle on each one. But I am going to wait to make the rest of my cards until I have the coordinating stamp set.

Materials used in the above cards:

Taste of Summer Paper Pack - CC1038 - $8.95 (May 2015 ONLY)

Exclusive Inks - Thistle - Z2640 - $5.95

Exclusive Inks - Sorbet - Z2164 - $5.95

Exclusive Inks - Black - Z2105 - $5.95

Exclusive Cardstock - White Daisy - 1385 $9.50 (24 pk)

Exclusive Cardstock - Adventure Combo pack - X5935 $14.50 (contains Sunset, Topiary, Hollyhock plus seven other colors - 2 sheets of each color)

Silver Shimmer Trim - Z1799 - $4.95

Coral Reef Sequins - $3.95

Bright Silver Sequins (non CTMH - just some I had on hand)

Stamps used:

'You + Me' stamp from May Stamp of the Month set "Just Sayin" - S1505 - $5.00 (w/ $50.00 order*)

'Hi' speech bubble stamp from Cricut Artiste Bundle - Z1790 - $99.00

'You Mean the World to Me' stamp from set of same name - B1467 - $9.95

Butterflies and sayings on Butterfly card from "Your Own Kind of Wonderful" Set - D1627 - $17.95

You can order any of these items on my OBA by clicking here. If you have any questions about the above cards, please leave me a comment. I'll answer as soon as I can. 

*(Remember the Just Sayin' Stamp of the Month is only available for May. You can pick up your own for only $5 with a $50 purchase! (Or for $17.95 on it's own) Be sure to contact your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant before the end of May.  If you don't already have a consultant, I'd love to be yours.  You can find details on the "Stamp of the Month" by clicking on the "Stamp of the Month" at top of the page on the right or purchase your SOTM here. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.)