CTMH July SOTM Blog Hop ... Canadian Celebration

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring the July SOTM.  The version available in Canada is called Canadian Celebration, which I've used on my card above.  (The US version, that is only available in the US, is called American Celebration, which you can see likely on most of the other hoppers' blogs.)

You may have arrived to my blog from Lori Brown's blog.

But this is a circlular hop, so it doesn't matter where you start along the hop.

I decided to go with a more vintage feel to my card, sponging Chocolate ink on most all the pieces before assembling them.  I grabbed a couple of background stamps to create my own B&Ts for this card.  I used Universal Backgrounds for the script and the woodgrain, and I used Hit the Spot for the big Cranberry polka-dots. 

It's not really visible in the photo, but I also embossed the shooting stars with a 50/50 mixture of clear embossing powder and Prisma Glitter.

I really like how this card turned out.  :)

Here's a photo of the Canadian version of the Stamp of the Month - Canadian Celebration stamp set:

You can continue along the hop by heading over to Karen Fullam's blog.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Colonial White, Kraft CS

Stamps:  Canadian Celebration - July SOTM, Universal Backgrounds, Hit the Spot

Inks:  Cranberry, Black, Grey Flannel, Brown Bag, Chocolate, Versamark

Embellishments:  Black button brads, Natural hemp, Prisma Glitter

Punches:  1 1/4" circle, Upper Crest border (Fiskars)

Other:  Clear embossing powder, paper piercer, sponge, micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape