Australasian Borders Blog Hop

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

If you have arrived here from Scrappy Chicks then you are in the right place. 

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Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s February Stamp of the Month, Springtime Borders.

I was really inspired by this sketch that was featured on the Close To My heart blog last week, and this formed the basis of my layout.

I used the Four Seasons Spring paper packet and cardstock for this layout, since Easter and spring are just around the corner! 

I used the border stamp set on both sides of my layout, and the left hand side features the stamp both as a single image around the journal sticker and the tone on tone stamped cardstock strip.

 

I also used this adorable stamp set, called Sweet Easter, to add an additional touch with the bunny rabbit.

On the right hand side, I added another border strip as well as my title and some of the cute White Acrylic Hearts.

Here is a close up of the border strip I made using Avocado cardstock and Avocado ink. I layered two of the stamps on top of each other to create a larger border. 

I also got inspired by the catalogue images, and made this card using the heart and umbrella borders as a tone on tone background on my dovetailed pennants, then adding the lamb from the Sweet Ester stamp set. 

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Frosty Days with AHSC

Another week, another sketch challenge!

The angular frames threw me a bit as I had no die cuts, but then I came across this PML Card that reminded my of the sketch look and so I figured I can get my Christmas cards for 2023 started early!

I used some old Kraft spotted paper to stamp and fussy cut the reindeer from this month's Stamp of the Month, Frosty Days, and added a red nose and a cute green scarf that was also paper pieced. 

I also couldn't find my scallop die cut so I improvised with two layers of another shape in red glitter and an old paper that i inked around the edges for more contrast. I then added some more red glitter shapes and stamped the sentiment below.

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Flora or Fauna

This week at Heart 2 Heart challenges we have been asked to come up with a project incorporating Flora or Fauna! 

I decided to do both- and created this fun sea themed card. 

I created the background by colouring some soapy water with Sapphire Re-inker and literally blowing bubbles into the cardstock over a bowl with a straw to create the bubble splash look. I then added the bottle and sentiment from the April Stamp of the Month- Message In A Bottle. The starfish and shells are from the Deck The Palms Tropical Stamp Set and Thin Cuts, and I turned the waves on their side to create seaweed within the bottle.

I finished off with the adorable little seahorse from the Baby Doodles stamp set, and accented it with Diamond Stickles. I added a few stamped bubbles around the seahorse from the Summer Vibes Cardmaking stamp set and I was done!

You're Roarsome!

I am having so much fun creating with the March Stamp of the Month- You're The G.O.A.T. featuring lots of cute animals and punny sentiments. 

My nephew is having a birthday soon and loves lions, so this stamp was perfect for this card. I stamped the lion in Sundance Ink on Nectarine Cardstock and then used some orange checked paper as well. 

I embellished this simply using Gold Shimmer Trim and Gold Glitter Gems.

Thanks for stopping by today- I am linking up with Craft Rocket Challenge- Use An Animal so make sure to check out all the other fun animal themed projects!

September SOTM - Grateful for This Life Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Grateful For This Life, a set of 16 stamps.  

If you have come here from The Inky Scrapper, 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. 

This month we have 13 Close To My Heart Consultants 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!

 The large sentiments in this stamp set made it perfect for a slimline card- I grabbed one of my Slimline Card Bases long with the Stamp of the Month and got to work!

I used lots of new colours to create this card- I stamped the sentiment in Harbour Ink on Papaya Cardstock. I love how you can mix and match all of these sentiments to find a greeting just right for any occasion.

I then used the new Layered Flowers Thin Cuts to add a floral embellishment to my card using Harbour, Rosemary, Paprika and Papaya Cardstock as well as the new Harbour Glitter Paper. Look at the gorgeous stitching detail in these thin cuts! I also popped up one of the flowers with some Thin 3D Foam Tape for some added dimension.

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 the 30th September!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Australasian SOTM Blog Hop- Grateful For This Life

Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

If you have arrived here from Passionate About Pages then you are in the right place. 

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Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s September Stamp of the Month, Grateful For This Life. 

I love all the mix and match sentiments, and I wanted to show you how to use these on a scrapbook page.

I recently performed in a production of West Side Story, and so I wanted to create a bright layout of all the fun backstage photos we took. I used Bluebird Cardstock as the base, and then added strips of the new colour Mulberry Cardstock and also some paper from the new Noteworthy Paper Packet. 

On the left hand side, I stamped the main title from the Stamp of the Month using Black Ink and added some extra sentiments from the stamp set.

I love how you can truly customise the titles with this stamp set! I also added some music notes using the Happy Birthday Song stamp set since West Side Story is a musical. 

I used some of the smaller sentiments around the pages, as the photos do tell such a story about some wonderful memories I will have of the show.

The right hand side is more of the beautiful Bluebird and Mulberry combination, and I added in a pop of Lemonade Cardstock too. I also added some sharks to these pages using the Jawsome Birthday stamp set, as we were the Sharks gang. 

The star sentiment is from the new Smarty Pants Stamp Set and Thin Cuts, which I thought paired perfectly with this layout and also the pop of yellow on my niece's dress. I also added some more music notes!

This journal box was created on White Daisy Cardstock using the new Love Story Scrapbooking Stamp Set and Thin Cuts and I stamped the lines using our new colour of the year, Wild Berry Ink. The Sharks title also came with the Jawsome Birthday stamp set, and so I used that as a subtitle. 

Back to the Stamp of the Month- I was truly grateful to spend time on stage with my other half and so the time together sentiment was perfect for underneath this photo of us- and how amazingly does my dress match the cardstock colours!

I really love how this double page layout turned out, and I was able to put a lot of photos on this page!

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Australiasian SOTM Blog Hop- Tutti Frutti Summer

Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

If you have arrived here from Scrappychicks then you are in the right place. 

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Today I would like to share with you a quick card that features Close To My Heart’s August Stamp of the Month, Tutti Frutti Summer.

I wanted to create a fun and easy card using this stamp set, so I used the grapes and random stamped them on White Daisy cardstock using Sangria ink. I then matted it on Sangria cardstock, added the sentiment onto the Stitched Circles, and added a Cricut cut wine glass to keep with the theme.

The thing I love about this card is that you could do the same with any of the other sentiments and fruits, changing up the colours and the Cricut cut- for example random stamping the lemons with Lemonade ink and using Lemonade cardstock, and using a pitcher of lemonade as the Cricut cut. I might even give that a try myself!

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July SOTM - Strong Roots Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring July's SOTM, which is Strong Roots, a set of 11 stamps.  

If you have come here from Heather'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. 

This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants 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 instantly loved the little cottage, and I have had midwinter Christmas ideas on my mind, and so I decided to make a winter themed card using the cottage.  I created a galaxy circle background on French Vanilla Cardstock and then used a Cricut cut Snowflake stencil for a subtle all over background. 

The title comes from this stamp set too- I stamped the word Home layered in Grape, Sangria and Sapphire ink, and then shaped the rest of the sentence around my galaxy circle (the great thing about our stamps is that they can be manipulated into different lines!) in Sangria ink. The snowflakes were simply sponged onto the cardstock using my Sponge Dauber and Mint Ink. 

For the galaxy spotlight I sponged a circle using Sapphire, Sangria and Grape ink. I then took my Watercolour Paints and flicked some white over the galaxy circle, and left to dry. 

For the house- I stamped the entire house in Versamark and Intense Black ink and then heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder so that the colours wouldn't run. Usually with watercolours you can just use Intense Black, but the snow look I created is quite wet and my first attempt didn't work out so I decided to do each step to protect the Black Ink as much as possible. I then coloured the house using Watercolour Pencils, and sponged over the windows with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink so that the lights looked like they were glowing inside. I then added a thick layer of Diamond Stickles Glitter Glue to the bushes and roof, to create a snowy look. It is so sparkly and pretty in real life! I fussy cut the house and popped it up on some Thin 3D Foam Tape. 

Isn't this such a cute card? I am really pleased with the way it turned out. I'd love to know which detail is your favourite. 

Now "Hop" on over to Maureen’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 Strong Roots SOTM is only available until the 31st July!  

Australasian July SOTM Blog Hop- Strong Roots

Hello and welcome aboard our July Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. 

If you have arrived here from Doris then you are in the right place. 

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Today I would like to share with you a creation which features Close To My Heart’s July Stamp of the Month, Strong Roots.

I have so many friends who are moving house this month, and so I needed some quick and easy cards for that. The set of keys in this stamp set were perfect for this! I grabbed my brand new Mix In Paper Packet and the Mix In Coordinating Cardstock, focusing on the Toffee and Peach colours to make it quite neutral. 

As you can see, I tone on tone background stamped the key with Peach Ink onto the lighter side of the Peach Cardstock, and then matted it onto a piece of the Mix In Paper. I then stamped the key in Toffee Ink on Kraft Paper and fussy cut, then popped up with 3D Foam Tape. Lastly, I used one of the sentiments and stamped that on the darker side of the Peach Cardstock using Toffee Ink and cut it using the Circle Thin Cuts. I added some Gold Shimmer Trim to anchor the sentiment and I was done!

This exclusive Stamp if the Month is only available during July.

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Outdoor Borders Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is Outdoor Borders, a set of 9 fun border stamps.  

If you have come here from ScrappinKaty'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. 

This month we have 16 Close To My Heart Consultants 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!

Of course I was immediately excited about the hiking themed borders- perfect for our recent day out at the trails of the Adventure Park.

I have created this double page layout by pairing the Outdoor Borders SOTM with the Lovely Paper Packet. The Toffee patterned paper made a great backdrop for my photos, paired with Sage Cardstock. 

Here is a closer look at the left hand side- I paired this page with some Cricut Cuts from the You Are Here collection as the hiking boot matched the border! I also added in the adorable wooden bunny from the Hillside Cottage Shapes to keep the wood/nature theme going throughout my pages.

As well as using the 'over the hill' stamp across the whole 12 inch strip,  I added some sentiment titles to my page by chopping up the words. Look how cute those small boots are paired with the Cricut cut boot!

The right hand side is a mirror image of the first, with more Hillside Cottage Shapes and Cricut cuts to help the theme. I cut all of the Cricut cuts using Sage, Toffee and Espresso Cardstock. 

I added more of the border words by cutting a strip- the back to nature was stamped in Espresso ink and I love that the little tree matches my Cricut cut trees!

The full 12 inch border features again on the right hand side, which I stamped onto the Sage cardstock in Evergreen ink. It is such a fun way to create an easy border! Once again, a few wooden shapes and Cricut cuts were added to the page. 

Now "Hop" on over to Gina's StampinHeaven 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 June SOTM is only available until 30th June!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!