Share the Love - Rose Blossoms Blog Hop

Share the Love ... its' the name of a CTMH stamp set but it's also amazing advice for life!! This adorable stamp set supports Operation Smile. It's ONLY available in February for $17.95.  $7 of that purchase goes to those who need medical assistance with their smiles. How awesome is that? I love knowing I can create AND help someone I don't even know.

Maybe you came here from I Didn't Have Potatoes where you saw a colorful creation by Marg. OR maybe you're just getting started. No matter which, please take the time to hop all the way through to see what all of the amazing Rose Blossom artists have created. It's sure to be a great selection of ideas. I've seen a couple of sneak peeks so I know what I'm talking about!


Sometimes there are products that give you so many ideas you don't know where to start. This stamp set is one of those, so I turned to one of my favorite ways to get focused ... challenge blogs.  Here's what my friends in cyberspace helped me come up with.

Once I put this whole thing together I didn't want to put journaling on it. OK, let's be honest, there's really no room for journaling here! I love to tell the story though and my scrapbook readers know to look further just in case. Here's a close up of the spot where it's hidden ...

Products used ... Share the Love Stamp Set, La Vie En Rose Paper Pack, La Vie En Rose Assortment, Pomegranate Ink, Pomegranate Fundamental Assortment, and Beautiful You Picture My Life.

Thank you so much for coming to my blog today. You can hop on to Morgan's Blog, TweetScraps, where you're sure to see something wonderful. She has been inspired by this set since she first laid eyes on it. I can't want to see what she made. 

Here are the blogs that inspired me ...

The sketch comes from Sketches in Thyme.

The color palette comes from Color My Heart.

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Heart 2 Heart Challenges is highlighting the Share the Love theme.

I forgot to tell you ...

Actually ... I didn't really know until just recently ... but I was a top ten winner in April at Heart to Heart Challenges. (Click on the name to see all of the winners.) AND now you can see another "badge" on the side of this blog.

 

It was so fun to be recognized that I'm jumping in again with this week's challenge ... Tropical. Since I live in Minnesota there isn't a lot of Tropical in my life so I used the Surf's Up paper to get a more "tropical" feel. Here's my entry into the current challenge. See what everyone else is making by clicking right here --> Let's Go Tropical Challenge.

 

Heart 2 Heart Challenge Newbie

This is my first EVER post that's linked to the Heart 2 Heart Challenge. The truth of the matter is that I've been overwhelmed by all of the greatness on that blog. There are so many amazing CTMH consultants and creators out there.

This page unintentionally matches the guidelines ... "raindrops keep falling".  I didn't even know the H2H theme when I made this. AND I never really expected to show it on my blog. But, it's fun to share. It's also last week's theme, but it's all good!! Better Late Than Never is one of my favorite cliches.

I used CTMH Bitty Sparkles to make these rain drops. In order to create a little something random I literally flicked them off of the backing sheet to the paper. Wherever they landed I stuck them down. When the (partial) sheet was empty I didn't look back. The umbrellas and other colored embellishments are the complements for the Chantilly paper pack. This might be one of my favorite packs ever ... maybe.