Typed Note S1504: CTMH Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Patricia Manhire 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 this card, which features April Stamp of the Month Typed Note available exclusively throughout April for $33 or for just $5 when you spend $75. 

I had some scraps of Yuletide Carol paper left, and I thought this would look striking on a masculine card paired with black and sepia tones. I wanted a vintage feel to the card, and the typewriter image was just what I was looking for!

I used some gold shimmer trim and black puffies as embellishments, but let the bold stamp image and the punny sentiment shine.I love how Yuletide Carol paper can be used for a variety of projects, not just Christmas themed ideas.

Typed Note is only available until 30th April from your CTMH consultant. I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Mez's Craft Room.

CTMH supplies used:

Cardstock: Black, Cashmere, Desert Sand
Embellishments: Gold Shimmer Trim, Stuck On You Puffies
Ink: Black, Chocolate
Paper Pack: Yuletide Carol
Stamp set: Typed Note

ABC Blog Hop- G

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

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

If you came from Pam's Blog then you're on the right track!

My G technique is a Grid Background. This is a fun background that i use a lot on masculine cards, but today I thought I would show you the results on a more feminine card using the Heartstrings collection.

I took a 4x4 square of white cardstock and turned it to face me like a diamond, then scored it at every half inch from the middle and then down each side.



I repeated the score lines going the other way to make a grid.



I then stamped the grid using a retired background stamp to get the crosshatch look, then finished by placing the cardstock directly onto my ink pad and finger walking over the back of the cardstock to get heavy saturation. The crosshatch background stamp still shows through but this way you also get a lovely rich background colour. The colour is off in this photo but you can still get the idea of how to make the grid scoring stand out.



I added a stamped sentiment onto the cardstock as well as an embellishment.



Here is the finished card using the Grid Background technique. I would love to know what you think!



The Heartstrings cardmaking WOTG and paper are only available until the end of March, so if you love these papers and stamps as much as I do then be sure to order through your consultant or click here to shop with me.

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Diana Saunders of Farmer Di Stamps.

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

CTMH supplies used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Embellishments: Heartstrings Assortment, Stuck On You Puffies
Ink: Cranberry, Lagoon, Slate
Paper pack: Heartstrings
Stamp sets: Heartstrings Cardmaking Kit, Universal Backgrounds
Tools: Score Board
WOTG: Heartstrings Cardmaking Kit

14 Days of Love- Day 7

Each day for 14 days I will be bringing you a project inspired by love!

Today's feature is the fantastic Heartstrings WOTG Cardmaking Kit. This kit features everything you need (apart from inks and blocks) to create 15 stunning love themed cards. Here is the kit when made according to the instructions.

I changed things up a bit- this is the beauty of the kits. You get  a lot of product and some instructions, but you are free to change things up.

 

The first card I changed by using silver shimmer trim instead of the twine, and using a silver heart puffy instead of a red one.

This second card I loved except for the sentiment, so all I did was change that for another stamp included in the card kit.

For the last card, I stayed true to the design and simply changed the silver puffy for a red one.

These cards are a fantastic way to create cards for your loved ones. You can purchase the kit here or contact your local CTMH consultant.