U is for Us

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter U. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their U element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Catherine then you're on the right track!

I created a layout using the word 'US' from the All Together Complements, paired with the Rustic Home Fundamentals Paper Packet and the Swan Lake Paper Packet.



I added some extra embellishments from the All Together Complements, and cut the hearts from the Swan Lake paper using the Hearts Thin Cuts.



Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Darlys!

In case you get lost along the way…go to Catherine Nowak for a complete list of participants!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #176

I can't believe I had a whole day to craft last week- the time was well spent and I absolutely fell in love with some of the new products that had been burning a hole in their delivery box! 

One of the cards I created was based on this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts.

I grabbed the new items in front of me and set to work!

I started off with a Colonial White card base, and added some of the papers from the Rustic Home Fundamentals. I also added some of the All Together Complements for the flowers and the decorative strip.

The leaves were stamped in Chocolate ink from the September Stamp of the Month Blessed Beyond Measure, and the sentiment was also stamped in Chocolate ink from one of the Flower Market exclusive stamp sets.



I really like the rustic simplicity of this card, and I will be playing more with this colour combination! Fingers crossed I get another day all to myself to craft again soon- I have been flat out this month and September is looking even busier.

Thanks for stopping by today!

S1609 Blessed Beyond Measure Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our September SOTM Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop.

This is the start of our monthly blog hop, or you may have arrived here from Vandra.

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 card that features Close To My Heart’s September Stamp of the Month, Blessed Beyond Measure.

When I saw this stamp set, I loved the leaf shapes and was so excited to make a card until I realised that it used the Artbooking cartridge- the only one I don't have! I improvised with some leaf shapes from the Art Philosophy cartridge instead.

The card background was made from placing a rectangle of the Rustic Home Fundamentals Paper Packet on a Colonial White card base. I then stamped a strip of Colonial White cardstock with one of the textured stamps from the new Flower Market exclusive stamp sets in second generation Desert Sand.



I cut the leaves out and then watercoloured them in different shades. When they were dry, I added the leaf stem detail using the September SOTM and Desert Sand ink.



I scored the leaves down the middle and then folded them up slightly on the card.



The finishing touch was some gold sequins and I stamped the Thankful sentiment in Chocolate ink at the top of the card.

This exclusive stamp set is only available during September. It can be yours for just $10 with a qualifying order of $75 or for $33 if ordered separately from your CTMH consultant.

I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Passionate About Pages.

The paper and both stamps sets were brand new goodies I have just opened, and so I am linking up this card with the NBUS challenge 7!