Today is Father’s Day and I have made a few cards out of the new papers that have just been released at the start of this month in the new Annual Inspirations book. There are some amazing papers and some really grungy papers for great masculine cards and layouts. Here I have used a combination of papers and some new colours from the new book along with some steam punk cogs to make some very different cards. I have used the new Sapphire colour to add a pop of colour to these grungy cards.
Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Meryl’s blog – Mez’s Craft Room 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 some artwork which features September Stamp of the Month Paper Garden available exclusively throughout September for $33 or for just $10 when you spend $75.
This stamp set is so beautiful and as soon as I received it I was playing with it. I have used different techniques to show you how versatile this stamp set is.
First up is some cards:
I have used a centre step fold for this card and used sponge daubers to ink up the stamp to get the water coloured effect. I have used Sweet Leaf, Pear, Canary and Pixie inks and I am very happy how this turned out. These colours worked perfectly with the green spotted paper from the Brushed paper range and Canary cardstock. I kept it simple with a Topiary chevron ribbon bow and a simple Thank you from the Just to Say stamp set from the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge set.
The same colour combination but with different papers and some embosssing using the Damask embossing folder.
This card has been sponged using the Texture tools on the while supplies last list. I have used Sweet Leaf and Canary inks with a touch of Flaxen ink. I love the effect of this and I then stamped the netting using a second generation inking with Slate ink and then using Cocoa ink I stamped the flower image for a silhouette effect.
I thought I would try something completely different and do a clean and simple card with this card. I have used Slate and Black inks for the stamping. The jury is still out on this and I would be interested in what you think of it. The sentiment is from the Happy to Be Friends stamp set.
For this card I have embossed the image on Black cardstock using versamark ink and then embossed with White embossing powder. I then coloured the image using my ShinHan Touch Twin markers. I have a list of the markers I used below. I have done the same for the Thank You sentiment. Because this is so vibrant I was able to use Canary and Thistle cardstock for the cardstock and scalloped trim.
Finally I was really inspired by the beautiful layout in the new Seasonals Expressions book and here is my version using a special photo that was taken too many years ago to count.
I have used the pattern for this layout from the Make it From Your Heart Volume Volume 1 – age 40 pattern 18. I have used the same sponge daubing technique for the background flowers and then cut the flowers and leaves out using the Artiste cartridge and stamped them with the Thistle and Canary inks. The leaves have been stamped using the Rock and Roll technique with Pear and Topiary inks. The smaller flowers have been stamped using the Rock and Roll technique with Thistle and Canary inks to add a little interest to the flowers. The bling gold gems and the little flowers and butterflies from the Junebug puffies just add the final touch.
Paper Garden is only available until 30 September from your CTMH consultant here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Lauren’s Blog, CTMH Craftings.
This week I have been carded out as well as still waiting for my order to arrive so I thought I would look at some UFOs – Un Finished Objects. A couple of months ago I bought the gorgeous A Taste of Summer paper pack that was part of the National Scrapbooking month as well as the coordinating stamp set. I found some photos from when my children were young and the colours matched the papers very well and started to do the layouts and then got side tracked. So today I got them out and finished them. I did 4 layouts today but ran out of sunlight to take photos of them all, but I was very pleased to be able to put them in my album. I have used the Reflections How To Book for my inspiration.
I have cut all the titles out from the Artbooking Cricut cartidge and all the fruit has been stamped and fussy cut out.
I have used the Charming Chevrons stamp set and added a bit of sparkle with the coordinating sparkles chevron shapes which is no longer available. The title has been cut from both Sunset cardstock and White Daisy cardstock to help it stand out from the background paper.
The camera has been cut using the new Artistry cartridge in Slate and Hollyhock cardstock. I have also used the new Artistry cartridge to cut the Smile and Enjoy sentiments. These cuts are quite different in that the cuts are designed to go inside the frames so I have cut out the inners with White Daisy cardstock and stamped the frame image on the pink patterned paper and then fussy cut them out. My daughter was wearing a dress that I had made using strawberry covered fabric which tied in really well with the papers.
Hello and welcome aboard our CTMH Australasian Blog Hop featuring the beautiful Zoe Reflections range of papers and embellishments. If you have arrived here from Maz’s Blog, Inky Fingers 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 project that I have made using the new Zoe paper range. This is gorgeous paper that is so perfect for scrapbooking but I wanted to do something different with it so I have made a calendar book to put in all the birthdays throughout the year so you will never forget a birthday again. I first made one of these many years ago when I started some classes and they are simple to do even if you have no Cricut machine.
To start I cut 14 sheets of cardstock at 8 1/4″ x 11 1/2″. I have used Slate, Whisper, Glacier, Sorbet and Canary cardstock to match the papers on the papers. For the front I have used the sorbet coloured papers from the Whimsy Fundamentals paper pack. I then scored down the centre of the longer side at 5 3/4″ and folded it in half. I then used my trimmer to cut down the centre for 3″. I then used my CTMH Versamat and lined up to cut diagonally from the bottom of the cut to 3″ on the side.
I then had some fun decorating with the Zoe papers. Once I had done that I then used double sided tape at the bottom of the page to create a pocket to stop papers and cards falling through the bottom.
Here are the pages ready for binding.
I went to my local copy place and got the booklet spiral bound as I don’t have my own binder. The binding makes it much stronger than if I had just used some rings.
I then finished embellishing the pages. For the left sides of the pages I have cut a piece of White Daisy cardstock and stamped the lines with the lines stamp from the Year >>Noted stamp set which is no longer available. I didn’t have the time to stamp the months at the top so I trimmed the words from the zip strip and adhered them to the top. I used my new Artistry cartridge to cut the flowers (3 1/2″) out of Sorbet cardstock for the page and also for the front page from page 12 . I also cut the other flowers (1″) from the same page for creating some continuity throughout the book.
I also made some coordinating cards to go into each pocket and used this month’s SOTM set Framed for the sentiments and this time I cut the shapes out with the Artistry cartridge. I have tried to do a mix of feminine and masculine cards.
Here are the finished pages:
And here is the front of the book:
There is now no excuse to forget a birthday! This book would be great to keep special mementos as well as cards for birthdays throughout the year and would make a fantastic gift to give someone.
The Zoe papers are available now for you to purchase and is available from your CTMH consultant here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Vandra’s blog, Vandra’s Virtual Craftroom.
I had some computer problems last week so I am a little late with this post. Normally I love feminine cards with lots of flowers so this week I will be featuring some masculine cards. I love how CTMH has a lovely range of papers especially for masculine layouts and cards and In the Seasonal Expressions 2 they have released the Jackson range of papers. I must admit to really struggling with this paper range as it has brown in it. I love all colours except I cannot handle brown – a very long story.
But there is enough blue to offset the brown trims in these papers and here are three quick cards I have made with the papers and the Hats Off Hostess stamp set.
I love the simplicity of this card with a little bow tie from the Stuck on You Puffies embellishments.
The clock on this card has been cut using the Artiste cartridge and I have stamped the clock image with slate and sponged the edges with Whisper.
The hat in this card has been stamped and then fussy cut and placed on the card using the thin foam tape for a bit of dimension. The little puffie stickers just add the finishing touches.
These products are still available until the end of this month when the new Annual Inspirations book comes out. Please visit my website here to purchase any products.
There are some gorgeous new products coming out and this week there is a blog hop for the new Zoe papers which are just beautiful.
Hello and welcome aboard ourStamp of the month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Meryl’s blog Mez’s Craft Room, 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 several cards and a special project which features the August Stamp of the Month Framed available exclusively throughout August for $33 or for just $5 when you spend $75. This stamp set is a MUST HAVE for cardmakers. The frames are wonderful and easy to cut out if you have no Cricut machine and the sentiments fit every occasion you can think of. However, if you are lucky to have the new Artistry cartridge then you can use that to cut the frames out.
Before moving onto the cards I would like to share a little box that have made using the Artiste cartridge and the paper fundamentals (whimsy). I have cut the flower out using a combination of Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges and placed it on the front and added a little framed tag for a special box. It didn’t take very long at all once I had it all the pieces together. I finished with a little heart from the Stuck on You Puffies – on the while supplies last list.
I really enjoy using contrasting colours and this card uses Lagoon and Sorbet colours together which picks up the colours of the flowers in the patterned paper from the Blossom Reflections pack.
I am going to miss the Seaside papers as they are wonderful for masculine cards. Here I have used one of the stickers from the Complements pack.
For this card I have cut out the flowers and leave from the patterned paper and layered them on the card.
I love the Yuletide Carol papers as they are so traditional for Christmas and the complements are beautiful as well. For these Christmas cards I have used gold embossing to add to the traditional feel to the cards. (Unfortunately, a lot of other people thought the same and the papers and complements are now sold out!)
I have looked at this little bird for a long time on the Art Philosophy cartridge and finally used it with this card to add a whimsical accent to the card.
This paper does not need a lot of embellishments and the small sticker and the frame with the sentiment just adds j the finishing touches to this card.
Framed is only available until 30 August from your CTMH consultant here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Lauren’s Blog, CTMH Craftings.
We are almost at the end of the Seasonal Expressions 2 book and I am really going to miss the Blossom range of products from this book. The colours are so beautiful and can be used for a wide range of projects from masculine to feminine and babies. I am normally a pink girl but Blossom has turned me around. One of my first purchases from the Seasonals Expression 2 catalogue was the Blossom WOTG Card Making kit. The stamps were gorgeous and I will be using them a lot for a long time.
Here are a couple of cards I have made using the stamp set and the ideas from the WOTG ideas booklet. The first card is using the background to one of the cards but I have turned it into a portrait card and ‘hung’ the sentiment up with some Glacier extra thick twine. I have used the leaf stamp and then cut out the flowers from the Art Philosophy cartridge page at 1″ . I curled up the petals using the end of a paint brush to get a little dimension. I have finished with some clear sparkles, Coral Sequins and Junebug Puffies.
The second card has been turned around again and this time I have made a trim using the retired zipper lace in Lagoon to add something extra to the card. It fitted in well with Pear cardstock and a strip of the floral patterned paper.
The Blossom WOTG is still available for sale on my website here – but you will need to be quick as some of the current products are selling out very quickly.
This month CTMH have a special deal for hostess stamps. Normally you can only buy these stamp sets when you host a gathering but this month they have offered the stamps sets to anyone who purchases a stamp set for just $32.50 for just $6.50 which is a massive savings.
One of the stamp sets is the Everything is Better with a Friend. I love the sassiness of this stamp set and it would be great for both scrapbooking and cardmaking.
I made these cards for a cardmaking class last week and they proved to be very popular. Colouring in is really popular now with adult colouring in books etc but stamps are also great to colour in. I have done three cards and used three different colouring techniques- watercolour pencils, ShinHan Touch Twin markers and paper piercing. The vibrant colours of the Scaredy Cat papers really went well with these cards.
This stamp set as well as all the other Hostess stamp sets from the Seasonal Expressions 2 and the Annual Inspirations Book are available for just $6.50 when you purchase a stamp set for just $32.50. This is such great value so get in quick before the end of the month and you can start shopping here and click on the Jump On It July link to make your selection.
These cards will be available for sale at Gift Hutt.
Hello and welcome to the Australasian Operation Smile Blog Hop. If you have come here from Mandy’s blog Hall of Indulgence you are in the right place. If you have landed here by accident no problem, please join in by clicking on the link below.
Operation Smile is a private, not for profit organisation providing reconstructive surgery to children and young adults born in developing countries. On 1st April Close to My Heart Consultants released the 2nd Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. On the back page of this Idea book you will find the D – sized, Happy Everything stamp set. By purchasing this set at full retail price of NZ$33 you can help change the life of achild as CTMH will donate $US3 from your purchase to Operation smile.
Today we will be sharing some inspiration using “Happy Everything”. We hope you will be compelled to purchase this set and in so doing, contribute to the life changing work of operation smile.
This stamp set is perfect for cardmaking and here are some cards that I have made with this stamp set:
Finally I thought I would have some fun with the cute little bees. I have tried using the Honeycomb embossing folder and trimming it down and making it look like a beehive. I had some fun using the Shower Flowers stamp set to create the background with fussy cut out flowers on top. It hasn’t quite turned out how I wanted but it was fun to do.
For more information about Operation Smile please click on this link here.
This stamp set is available until the 30 August from here.
Please feel free to leave a comment and then pop on over to the talented Lauren at CTMH Craftings to continue on the hop for more inspiration.
I have been busy with the next Australasian blog hop so it is just a small post today. I have been playing on the Artfully Sent cartridge and came up with this baby card. It is not perfect but it is a start. I apologise for the quality of the photos but I think it is time to start looking for a new camera unfortunately.
Inside I have cut the baby clothes from the Blossom B&T papers and used the retired SOTM Cross Stitch Wishes to create the string to have the clothes hanging on.
I am always aware of having somewhere to write on a card and placed a peace of White Daisy cardstock and stamped and coloured the rattle in with the ShinHan Touch Twin markers for something different.
I have stamped the buttons onto Glacier cardstock and coloured in the rim and the threads and then used Liquid Glass to create the shiny dome.
