A Hello Pumpkin Party

I have been having a lot of fun creating with the Hello Pumpkin range- I don't really celebrate Halloween here in New Zealand but the range is perfect for so many other occasions!

Our black and white cat recently went missing for over two months, and so we were all so excited when he was found a block away just in time for his third birthday. We put together a little party package for him and the boys helped to make the weekend special by giving him cat treats. I cracked up when I saw this inflatable wizard hat for cats- Chester wasn't at all fazed by wearing it.

The layout was created using the Hello Pumpkin Paper Packet and the Hello Pumpkin Complements so I am entering this layout in the Heart 2 Heart Pumpkin Spice challenge and the Double Trouble challenge.

I paired the Black and White paper with pops of orange and purple, and the stars were perfect to match the wizard hat.



This Halloween cat sticker was a perfect embellishment for my black and white cat layout. I also stamped some stars and the title from an alpha stamp set.



Doesn't Chester look thrilled? He has the best facial expressions and is such a photogenic cat, so I'm betting there will be many more layouts of Chester to come.



Hello Pumpkin is great for parties- even four-legged friend ones!

Products used:
Cardstock: Pansy, White Daisy
Embellishments: Hello Pumpkin Complements
Ink: Black
Paper: Hello Pumpkin, Silver Glitter Paper
Stamp set: Erin's Hand

Hello Pumpkin CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our October Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Maz then you are in the right place.

If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s October featured Paper Packet, Hello Pumpkin.

At first glance this does seem to be a Halloween themed paper, but I immediately thought of a lot of other uses for it!

I went to see the musical Wicked and thought the pops of green were perfect when paired with mainly black and white tones.



I added a small banner of the striped paper behind the large circle, and added some of the green Hello Pumpkin Complements.



I cut the title on my Cricut- isn't it appropriate?



I also stamped a journal box with ruled lines and used it to tell the story, finishing off with some more embellishments from the Complements.



Don't write this Paper Packet off- it has so many uses and I can't wait to share more ideas with you.

 I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Doreen Watkins.

Products used:
Cardstock: Black, Charcoal, Willow
Paper Packet: Hello Pumpkin
Ink: Black
Stamp set: Take Note
Embellishments: Hello Pumpkin Complements, Black Gems

S1810 Thanks and Giving SOTM CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our October Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Vandra then you are in the right place.

If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s October Stamp of the Month, Thanks and Giving.

I decided to make a layout of me and my bestie in our t-shirts as they show our personalities brilliantly! I used a simple palette of Black, White Daisy and Willow.



I stamped some of the SOTM flowers onto random polka dots and the together is also from the stamp set. The cute banner is from the Hello Pumpkin Complements and the black and white paper is a PML card from the Perfectly Imperfect set.



This card is from the same PML set and I added the flowers from the SOTM to add some extra black to the card.



The October Stamp of the Month is great for friends and family- I'll be sharing a few more ideas throughout the month!

 I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Doreen Watkins.

I am entering this layout in the Double Trouble #11 challenge as well as The Crafter's Cafe challenge- both Black, White plus one other colour.

Just Treats September SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Just Treats, a set of 22 stamps.

If you have come here from Carrie's Blog, 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.

I love creating pillow boxes out of patterned paper, and the double sided paper from the Hello Pumpkin collection was perfect for these Halloween treats!



The great thing is that these can be vertical or horizontal, and the double sided paper means the boxes are already lined in a contrasting design.



I used the September SOTM to add the sentiment in Black Ink on Tangerine cardstock- a 2" circle fitted really well on the pillow boxes and made the most of this fun sentiment stamp.



Now "Hop" on over to Gina's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the September SOTM is only available until 30th September!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!