Featured Products Blog Hop- No Worries

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is No Worries.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette  you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

No Worries is great for travel themed photos, but it also works well for any outdoor event. My son recently had an athletics day and I loved using the masculine papers to create this double page layout.



The navy stripe paper is my new favourite! Plus the chipboard hearts and the woodgrain sequins will suit a variety of different themes.

Thank you for checking out my project. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:
1. Lauren Moore
2. Corinna Murphy
3.  Annette Clark

Featured Products Blog Hop- Little Dreamer

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the Little Dreamer collection.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Corinna you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I love the Polka Dot paper from Little Dreamer, and my friend has just had a baby girl so I wanted to create a whimsical card. I used the paper as a background and cut the Welcome from the Cricut directly into the paper.

I added some Thistle ribbon down the side of the card to break up the polka dot pattern and provide textural interest.



The Little One banner was stamped on a Canary strip of cardstock with Thistle ink as well as the sweet heart, and this completed my baby card.

Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Annette. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:
1.   Lauren Moore
2.  Annette Clark
3.  Corinna Murphy

I am also linking this up with the BFT Little Dreamer Challenge!

Featured Products Blog Hop- Live Beautifully

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the Live Beautifully Paper Packet, which is the Constant Campaign Special for May.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

Mother's Day is coming up soon here in New Zealand and so I wanted to make a quick card that could be easily replicated with different colours and papers. I saw a stunning card on Rachel Stribling's Instagram page and she kindly let me CAS it using the Simply Beautiful Paper Packet.



The bow was cut from the Cricut Artiste cartridge and I added a Gold Glitter Gem to the middle of the bow. A sentiment from a retired stamp set was stamped in Pomegranate ink above the beautiful floral paper and now I have a card that could easily be changed up for a birthday or thank you card.

Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna from Corinna's Crafts. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:
1. Lauren Moore
2. Corinna Murphy
3. Annette Clark

Complementary Cards

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Complements.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I decided to make two cards using the Some Kinda Wonderful Complements as these are bright and chherful, sure to bring a smile to anyone's face!

I focused on the animal stickers for these cards, as I have a couple of nieces with birthdays coming up and I wanted something cute and whimsical.



The first card uses one of the PML cards from the Some Kinda Wonderful Paper Packet, which I paired with Raspberry cardstock. The PML just said 'wonderful' and so I added the 'hope your day is' with a stamp. I also added some black star sparkles around the card. The Complements I used on this card were the turtle, the stripy heart and the dark blue love heart circle. These blend in so well with the spotty paper design!



The second card uses two zip strips from the paper packet, as well as the fun Raspberry patterned paper. I added the cat and the speech bubble to the White Daisy panel, and stamped the sentiment in the speech bubble using Black ink. I also used some of the black glitter embellishments from the Some Kinda Wonderful Complements, and added more of the star sparkle stamping and Blue Enamel Dots.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback!

Next on our blog hop is Corinna from Corinna's Crafts. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.


Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Corinna Murphy
2. Annette Clark
3. Lauren Moore

Featured Products Blog Hop- Some Kinda Wonderful

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the Some Kinda Wonderful collection

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

As soon as I saw these papers I knew they wold be perfect for an 80s party I went to! I used one of the WYW layouts and modified some of the papers and photo placements.



This friends Complement sticker was a perfect addition to the layout as my group of friends are wonderful! I also added some of the black glitter Complements and the Black and White Dots, which are both included in the WYW or available separately.



I used one of the journal boxes from the PML pages included in the Paper Packet, and added a matching green arrow from the Complements. Those black accents on the edges of the journal box are the eyelashes in the Complement Pack, which I used as journal corners.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna from Corinna's Crafts. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Corinna

2. Annette

3. Lauren

Featured Products Blog Hop- Dreamin' Big

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Dreamin' Big.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I decided to create three cards using the Dreamiin' Big thin cuts and stamp set bundle, which is on special this month for 25% off!

Here is the full trio- I love the soft Juniper paired with pops of Pomegranate and the woodgrain paper. I used leftover scraps from a previous cardmaking kit to put these together.



The first card uses the sentiment from the stamp set, which I accented with some of the Dreamin' Big Complements.



For the second card, I used the thin cuts for the butterfly and added a trail from a retired stamp set. I also used another sentiment to make this card quite generic and suitable for a variety of uses.



For the third card, I stamped the dragonfly on Juniper cardstock with Juniper ink and then cut it out using the thin cuts. The sentiment is from the Some Kinda Wonderful stamp set. I added some Durable Studs to make this card slightly more masculine.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Donna. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:
1. Corinna Murphy  
2.  Annette Clark 
3.  Lauren Moore 
4. Donna Digby

Featured Products Blog Hop- Thin Cuts

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Thin Cuts.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Donna you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I love the School Kids stamp set with matching thin cuts, and I needed to do my seven year old's first day of school PML page so this was a perfect opportunity!

I started by stamping the little boy onto Watercolour Paper using the Archival Black Ink.



I then used the matching thin cuts set to cut him out- no more fussy cutting for me!



He then got coloured using my Watercolour Paints and I left him to dry.



I popped the cut image up on Foam Tape and added it to a cut PML card using the Fundamentals Enchantment Paper.



I also stamped and cut the apple from this stamp set and thin cuts to add to another PML card.



This card was made by using some of the stamps from the School Kids stamp set to make a title.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna.  Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Corinna Murphy

2. Annette Clark

3. Donna Digby

4. Lauren Moore

Featured Products Blog Hop- Hello Lovely

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the Hello Lovely range.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I decided to make a quick card to say thank you to my mother in law for all the babysitting she did for me over the school holidays while I worked. I used the beautiful floral paper from the Hello Lovely Paper Packet paired with Sorbet and Sea Glass cardstock. I added some white twine to the card and stamped the sentiment on White Daisy cardstock with Sorbet ink.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Corinna Murphy

2. Annette Clark

3. Lauren Moore

Giving with Gift Tags

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Gift Tags.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I love the Cut Above 'Tis The Season Tag Kit, this makes it so easy to create beautiful gift tags!

The kit comes with everything you need, just take your favourite adhesive and a Christmas sentiment stamp to finish them off.



I used the Mini Stamp sets A Little Jingle, Merry & Bright and Mini Christmas for the sentiments and stamped them in Chocolate Ink on the white tag frames.



I matted the sentiments on the gold glitter strips then added them to the polka dot tag bases.



Here is one of the finished tags on a gift- I added some of the Black Shimmer Ribbon around the present for something extra!



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here as this tag kit is only available until the end of December.

If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Janna from Reflection of Me. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Annette Clark

2. Lauren Moore

3. Janna Gray
4. Donna Digby 

Cricut Cartridges Featured Product Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Cricut Cartridges.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Corinna's Crafts you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I created a set of three floral cards featuring the beautiful Swan Lake Papers and some of the flowers from the new Flower Market Cricut Cartridge. I also used sentiments from one of the matching stamp sets that comes exclusively with this Cricut cartridge, and is full of wonderful sayings!



For the first card, I matted the Swan Lake paper in Glacier cardstock and added three of the flowers using Sorbet and Canary cardstock. I love this flower as the cartridge automatically cuts multipple layers at the correct sizes so there is no guesswork involved!



The second card features the same flower in Peacock and Glacier colours, with a sweet pennant and a white embossed background using rhe Chevron embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment before embossing the cardstock.



For the third card, I chose to use the sunflower image with a stem, and added some Aqua shimmer trim. Sunflowers are so cheery that I thought the sentiment fitted perfectly with this card.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Janna from Reflection Of Me. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you in another fortnight as we will be featuring Gift Tags! Have a great day!

Complete list of blogs participating: 

1. Lauren Moore

2. Janna Gray

3. Annette Clark

4. Corinna Murphy

For the Love of Stamping!

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is stamp sets.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I love the Shower Flowers stamp set for a solid floral image, perfect for this technique!

I started off by painting a piece of the Watercolour Paper in the Jeepers Creepers featured colours- Pansy, Willow, Raspberry, Tangerine, Lemon and Lagoon. In order to get a good match with the specified colours, I used the watercolour guide (available from your consultant).



I then stamped some flowers from Shower Flowers onto the dry piece of paper with Versamark ink, and heat set using clear embossing powder.



I then swiped the paper with clean water, removing any excess with a paper towel. This allows the colours to come through strongly where the embossing is, and leaves a lovely watercolour background for the rest of the panel.



Here is the finished card with a sentiment added stamped in black ink and matted on Lagoon cardstock. I also added some light grey sequins.



You can see how the shiny colours show through using this technique, and the possibilities are endless as you can use any solid stamp and any colour combination!

Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corinna from Corinna's Crafts. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you on Wednesday 19th October as we will be featuring the Swan Lake Paper Packet! Have a great day!

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Annette Clark  

2. Lauren Moore 

3. Corinna Murphy

4. Donna Digby 

Linking up with BTF and Color Dare. 

Thin Cuts Featured Product Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is Thin Cuts.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

I was inspired by my fellow consultant Julie to create this bright and cheery card using the new Happy Thin Cuts with the new Pansy and Willow colours.



I used some retired embellishments to finish off the card. I wasn't sure about the combination of red, green and purple together but I think it works!

Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Corrina. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you on the 24th September as we will be featuring the Jeepers Creepers Paper Packet! Have a great day!

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Lauren Moore

2. Corinna Murphy

3. Donna Digby 

4. Jennifer Bennett

5. Annette Clark 

Fundamentals Featured Product Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the new Fundamentals Paper Packets.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place.

I love the new Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Packet, which was perfect for my son's preschool photo.

I love the additional School Complements that go with this paper packet, which I added to the corner of the photo.


Here are some more of the Complements in the top left corner of the photo. This alphabet paper was the perfect background for my son's stunning smile.



I matted the photo in the Ruby patterned paper from the Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Packet, and cut the title in Ruby cardstock with the new Happy Thin Cuts.



Here is the finished layout- the photo was so large that I only needed a few additional elements to complete this preschool page.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Donna. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Annette Clark 

2. Lauren Moore

3. Donna Digby

4. Jennifer Bennett 

5. Corinna Murphy

Featured Products Blog Hop- Vacation Theme

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is anything to do with a Vacation!

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Corrina you are in the right place. Now on to my project!

I am miraculously up to date on my vacation photos, and have featured them on the blog over the last month, so I had to think of something else to show you today.

One of the places on my dream vacation list is Paris, and so I decided to create a Paris themed card using the Artfully Sent cricut cartridge and the Florence Paper Packet.

The card base is made from one of the papers in the Florence Paper Packet, and I cut the Paris card in Ruby cardstock. I added some Green Epoxy Triangles and Poppy Thick Twine on the front for extra embellishment.



When you open the card, an Eiffel Tower pops out! Super cute for a travel lover, someone going overseas or anyone who loves shopping :)



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here.

If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Annette from Little Crop Shop. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

See you in two weeks as we will be featuring the new Fundamentals range! Have a great day!

Complete list of blogs participating:

1. Lauren Moore

2. Annette Clark

3. Donna Digby

4. Jennifer Bennett
5. Corrina Murphy

Featured Product- Artistry Cartridge

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Featured Products Blog Hop. This week our featured product is the Close To My Heart Artistry Cartridge for the Cricut.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can find the complete list at the end of this post.   If you came here from Annette you are in the right place. Now on to my project:

Here are the pieces I cut from the Artistry cartridge. The kite comes in two layers, and I also cut this sweet bird on a branch. I also cut a cloud from the cartridge- colour doesn't matter for what I need it for!



I used the cloud as a stencil for my sponging to create a cloud background. I simply moved it across a piece of 4 x 5 1/4 White Daisy cardstock, sponging with Lagoon ink.



Each layer is slightly different, and I kept moving the cloud across the page and sponging in a left to right movement.



Here is my finished sponged background, complete with the kite, bird and a sentiment.



And here is my completed card! I love the touch of the glitter triangles on the kite to make the bows stand out, and the sentiment is stamped in Desert Sand ink from the For Family stamp set.



Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to purchase our featured product of the week or any additional supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Kim from Scrappin With Heart. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.

If you get lost, here is the complete line up of hoppers!
1. Lauren Moore
2. Kim Loewen

3. Corinna Murphy
4. Annette Clark