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Friday, April 1, 2022

April SOTM - Message in a Bottle Blog Hop



 We will be featuring the April 2022 SOTM; "Message is a Bottle" a set of 21 stamps!! If you came here from Wendy Kessler you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda's Blog: HERE! This month we have 12 Close To My Heart Makers sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do: just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! 
Here we go!  
 
I'm in the mountains crafting with friends including Cathy who inspired me to craft at "Craft Warehouse" where I stalked her for creative ideas.
 I typically create cards, for this stamp set I needed to start layouts for celebrating life with Don.  He proposed to me at Tunnel Park Holland, Michigan, we were married 1967.  
For our 50th anniversary we visited Tunnel Park and sat on the dunes enjoying the memories of 50 years.  This year we'll be celebrating 55 years. 
I will need to have a page to journal and also have several pictures of the day at the dunes to create a two page layout.  So this page is just the beginning of creating layouts to celebrate life with Don.  
He is truly a treasure and I'm so grateful for the journey that led me to him.
 

Now "Hop" on over to Haley Dyer, the Inky Scrapper  to see her great work! Be sure to visit all the Makers at their Blog to get some great crafting ideas!  Remember, this SOTM is only available through April 30.  Contact your CTMH Maker (or click hereto see how you can get this stamp set for $5 or even FREE as a VIP!

7 comments:

  1. Your layout is beautiful, and the story behind it is even more precious! I love all the different elements and how the bottles are laying in the dunes.

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  2. Fabulous layout! Perfect to document your story of the sand dunes. Congratulations on 55th years!

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  3. Oh my goodness, I'm almost in tears reading your post. What a joy to share so many happy memories with your love. This layout will be treasured!!

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  4. What a GREAT layout!!! LOVE all the layers and with the softness of In Full Bloom, this layout is PERFECT!

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  5. Oh wow! there is SO MUCH to love about this layout! What a wonderful scene you created!

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  6. Absolutely love this layout and all the details! The bottles are so realistic and your story is even more beautiful! Congratulations on 55 years!

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