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Australasian CTMH SOTM – Typed Note Blog Hop

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, CTMH SOTM, Stamping21 Comments

1255207_10202500725937312_859120681790975122_nHello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop.  If you have arrived here from Mandy’s blog, Hall of Indulgence 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 cards that I have made which features April Stamp of the Month Typed Note  available exclusively throughout April for $33 or for just $5 when you spend $75. (New Zealand)

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I have been looking forward to this stamp set for a long time as it is going to be such an asset to my ever growing stamp collection.  This is great for both cardmaking and scrapbooking projects and if I had not already scrapped my old school photos this would have been perfect for my old black and white photos.

First up I have used the new Jackson papers that is available from the new Seasonals Expressions catalogue which has also been released today.  This is a very masculine paper and I have cut out an envelope using the Artfully Sent cartridge and then added some trims using scraps of the same paper and Cocoa cardstock to turn this into a satchel into which I have added a fussy cut out typewriter from the stamp set with a message.  And yes that is a strip of Timberline that was in the last Idea Book that I had kept just in case, as you do, and this was just perfect for the project.  I just needed to trim it to fit.  I have added some Licorice Opaques which unfortunately are no longer available.

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Here is the inside of the card.  I don’t normally put anything inside but I had put a little smudge on the edge so I decorated the edges with strips of the Jackson paper and then stamped the birthday image inside.

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Next is a card that I have made with the gorgeous new Blossom papers that is also in the new catalogue.  I have also used the new Shower Flowers stamp set to decorate this thank you card to make it more feminine.  This stamp set is designed to go with the papers and here I have used the matching colours – Sunset, Pear, Glacier with a touch of Honey for the flowers and then fussy cut them out.  I love using the new extra thick twine to finish off cards and here I have used liquid glass to adhere the twine along the sides of the beautiful zip strip.  To finish I have used the new Coral Reef sequins on the small flowers.

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The typewriter image goes so well with the Chalk it Up papers and here I have embossed the Flaxen cardstock with the arrows embossing folder and then sanded it to get the white core to add some dimension.  I then matted various layers with the Chalk it Up B&T papers and some more Flaxen cardstock.  I used some retired black twine to add some interest to the background.  I stamped the typewriter image on some scrap Colonial White cardstock and fussy cut it out.  Finally, I stamped the birthday sentiment with Flaxen ink on the paper.

CTMH SOTM - Typed Note

Finally, I have used the now retired Hopscotch papers using a favourite pattern from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 pattern 28 and using the same techniques as before but this time as I had very hot and sticky hands the typewriter image smudged a little so I used a scrap piece of Hopscotch papers to paper piece the paper onto the typewriter.  The little pointed finger was a fun element to add to the card.  For the sentiment I have used Sunset ink as it seemed the only colour that would stand out.

CTMH SOTM - Typed NoteTyped 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, Lauren’s blog, CTMH Craftings

Materials used:

Jackson Card

Cardstock – Cocoa, Colonial White

Papers – Jackson, scrap of Timberline

Inks – black

Cricut Cartridge – Artfully Sent

Opaques – Licorice (NLA)

Blossom Card

Cardstock – Kraft, White Daisy

Papers – Blossom

Stamps – Shower Flowers

Inks – Sunset, Pear, Honey, Glacier

Sequins – Coral Reef

Extra Thick Twine – Glacier

Chalk It Up Card

Cardstock – Flaxen, Colonial White

Paper – Chalk It Up

Ink – Flaxen, Black

Embossing Folder – Arrows

Black twine (NLA)

Hopscotch Card

Cardstock – Colonial White, Flaxen, Sunset

Papers – Hopscotch

Ink – Black, Sunset

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

The Art of Hidden Journalling from CTMH

On By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Scrapbooking12 Comments

Welcome back

Keeping with the scapbooking theme here is a layout that I have done with some hidden journalling.  I prefer to hide my journalling, as for me it seems to take away from my artwork.  I have taken my inspiration from the layout in the Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 pattern 08.

Here is my layout using the Chalk It Up B&T papers, Complements and Assortments as well as the Artfully Sent Cartridge and Artbooking Cartridge.

CTMH Chalk it Up layout

I love the envelope that looks like a satchel and used my Artfully Sent cartridge to make the envelope.  I cut three different images – two the same size using Desert Sand cardstock and the herringbone paper and another one in the herringbone pattern that I used CCR to make a little smaller.   Unfortunately, I did not take any photos of the work in progress but I had to have the front in the herringbone pattern so I trimmed the top of it off the paper just before it folded over then adhered the herringbone paper image onto the Desert Sand image. I then put the smaller herringbone image on the top of the Desert Sand image and turned it over to create the satchel.  I then used Desert Sand trims to create the straps and finished off with the black sparkles from the Sparkles Black and Grey Assortments.

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Here is the journalling inside the bag.  The little hook and loop dots are so useful for closing this little envelope/satchel.

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Materials used:

Cardstock – Lagoon, Sorbet, Desert Sand, Flaxen

Papers – Chalk It Up

Complements – Chalk It Up

Assortments – Chalk It Up

Cricut Cartridges – Artbooking, Artfully Sent

Hook & Loop Dots

Sparkles Black and Grey Assortment

Thank you for looking and I hope that you understand my instructions.

Watch out for the Australasian CTMH SOTM blog hop coming on the 1st April.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Hopscotch Layouts with a Touch of Artfully Sent.

On By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Scrapbooking8 Comments

Welcome back.

Today I have another couple of layouts using the Hopscotch papers that are due to be retired at the end of the month.  I am going to miss this papers as the colours are gorgeous and the papers are really fun.

Last Easter my daughter had a craft making session with her friends, where they decorated up some Easter eggs and made them look like dinosaurs.  I took some photos, as you do, and when CTMH had a special a while back on Studio J I got these photos printed in different sizes.  The colours in the photos matched perfectly with the Hopscotch papers – particularly the Sorbet and Flaxen colours.

I have used the Hopscotch complements and assortments to finish of the embellishments as well as using the negative of the Sweet cut from Artbooking along with You’re the Bomb stamp set which is also retiring at the end of this month.

CTMH Hopscotch LayoutThe Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge is so versatile and here I have used the sleeve function to cut out the envelope to hold my journalling card for my daughter to complete when she can.  I have used the journalling card from the Artbooking Cartridge stamp set Take Note.  This stamp set is only available as part of the Artbooking Cricut cartridge and I use this a lot for my journalling.  Here is a close up of the sleeve and I have used strips of the Hopscotch papers to create the patterns.
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Here is another layout using small strips of paper to embellish the layouts.  I have taken my inspiration from the Magic book but added my own twist.  I have also used Artfully Sent for the letters FUN and Artbooking cartridge for the embellishment and the Artiste cartridge for the Easter title.

CTMH Hopscotch Layout

Materials used:

Cardstock – Flaxen, Colonial White, Sorbet, Cotton Candy, Glacier

Papers – Hopscotch

Complements – Hopscotch

Assortments – Hopscotch

Stamps – You’re the Bomb, Take Note

Inks – Black,

Cricut Cartridges – Artbooking, Artiste, Artfully Sent

Gold Sequins

Glacier Extra Thick Twine

As I said these Hopscotch papers and the You’re the Bomb are only available until the end of the month so be in quick so you are not disappointed.  You can click here to go straight to my website to order.

There is another Seasonals Expressions coming out next month and I have had a sneak peak and there are some gorgeous new products coming so watch this space…

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Brushed Layout

On By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Crafts, Paper Crafting16 Comments

Welcome

I have done a lot of cards recently, but I did find some time to do some scrapbook layouts a couple of weeks ago.  I am more of a cardmaker, but I do enjoy scrapbooking and I am so thankful that CTMH has a great range of how to books to inspire me.

For this layout I have used the Performance pattern on page 48 – 49 of the Magic book.  This is the first time that I have used hand stitching on a layout and I am happy with the outcome.  I am going to look at getting my sewing machine out and have a go with that as well.     I have used the stitch guide to punch the holes and some embroidery floss and stitched it by hand.

I don’t normally mix up Colonial White and White Daisy but sometimes rules are meant to be broken and I am happy with how the Colonial White cardstock highlights the photos above the pink of the background papers and the White Daisy base.

CTMH Brushed layout

Here are close ups of the flowers and butterflies.  The flourish has been cut using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (page 59 Font Layer) and I played around in Cricut Craftroom to get the size right.  The flowers are from the Artiste cartridge (page 55 Accent 1>Shift) and I have cut several different sizes to create some depth with the flowers.  The butterflies are from Artbooking (page 62 Icon)and I have stamped them with using the rock and rock technique with Canary and Pixie inks with the butterfly stamp from the Brushed WOTG set.   CTMH Brushed LayoutI have used the script stamp from the Armour stamp set and lightly and randomly stamped onto the Colonial White cardstock in Bamboo ink and then distressed the edges with Desert Sand ink.  I love how this has turned out.

CTMH Brushed layout.

I have hidden the journalling in this pocket.   Sometimes I struggle to put journalling on a layout as it seems to detract from the artwork so putting them into pockets makes it easy to create layouts.

CTMH Brushed Layout

I originally stamped this sentiment with Black ink but it didn’t look right so I then stamped the sentiment with Cotton Candy ink onto some scrap Colonial White cardstock.  I fussy cut out the letters and then adhered them slightly to the left of the black letters to create a shadow and actually it looks so much better for it and I will be doing this again.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Colonial White, White Daisy, Pear, Cotton Candy, Pixie

Papers – Brushed B&T Duos

Stamps – Brushed WOTG, Your Own Kind of Wonderful, Artiste Stamp set

Inks – Bamboo, Black, Cotton Candy, Desert Sand

Cricut Cartridges – Artiste, Art Philosophy, Artbooking

Clear Sparkles

Gold Glitter gems

Stitch Guide

I am doing this late at night so hopefully I haven’t missed anything.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Easter is coming

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Cricut, Stamping9 Comments

Welcome

I am a day late for my blog but I lost the battle with the light last night to take photos.  It is heading into Autumn here and Easter is just around the corner so the days are getting shorter and the dark came up quicker that I had wanted.  I went out with my aunt yesterday and found some very cheap foam crosses and thought I would have fun dressing up the cross to put on the wall in my shop.  It is also fitting as my new landlord is a church.  Here is the finished product hanging on the wall at Gift Hutt.  I am going to look at doing another cross up for ANZAC Day with red poppies.

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To cover the cross I have used the lovely B&T papers from the Yuletide Carol Reflections paper range.  This particular paper is really versatile for lots of different projects apart from Christmas.  I wasn’t sure about it at first but now I love it for doing backgrounds.  I used liquid glass to adhere the paper onto the foam – the edges are not perfect as this is not a perfect cross but I did what I could.  I had to have a join in the paper and hid this with the Black Striped Twill.

I really like using different techniques for making flowers and for these flowers I have got my inspiration from another company on how to do these flowers.  They used dies and stamps but I used my Cricut cartridges – Artiste and Art Philosophy and kept to a very neutral palate – Colonial White and Flaxen.  I love how you can make all different sizes instead of being limited to the size of the die.

For the flowers I cut the flowers from the Artiste cartridge page 54 Accent 3>Shift at sizes ranging from 2″ down to 1/2″ in increments of 1/2″ as this made a good contrast in sizes.  However, I used flowers that I had cut out earlier and I think the sizes were only 1/4″ difference and I think the centre petals are a little big.

After cutting the flowers I used the small spray bottles to slightly dampen the flowers.

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Once they were pliable to use I then used the shaping tool to create some texture and pattern on the petals.

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I then pleated all the petals by hand and twisted them slightly.  Using the large ball embossing tool I then made the flowers cup up.  Each flower had two of these layers.  These were then left to dry.

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For the centre of the flowers I used the next size down flower and using the same technique I created the cups for the centre.  However, I did not pleat the petals this time.20150308_150533

Here are the completed flowers ready to put on the cross.  As you can see I have done three different sizes to create some depth and interest to the flowers.

20150308_171108Before putting the flowers on the cross I cut out several leaves from the Art Philosophy cartridge page 35 <Branch2> size 2″ from Flaxen cardstock.  I then played around with the placement of the leaves and glued them down with the small glue stick.

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I placed a bow on the cross first and then had some fun with placing all the flowers in a pleasing way.  I finished off with a pearl flourish (NLA) and then some clear sparkles in the middle of the flowers.  For the final touch I embossed three butterflies from the Armour stamp set with gold embossing powder and fussy cut them out and used liquid glue to adhere them to the flowers.  I would have preferred to use pearls but unfortunately, CTMH do not stock them.

Here is a close up of the pearls, flowers and butterfly.

20150308_200431I then went on to create some cards using the same papers, flowers and colours and the His Love stamp set that is only available until the end of the month.

Here I have used my own design and used a spare flower and leaves to embellish the card.  I have used the black sequins from the Mini Medley Accents – Black to finish it off.

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For this card I have paper pierced the lily and finished off with the Black Strip Twill.  The pattern for this and the following card is from the Make it From Your Heart Volume 1 pattern no. 25.  I have first stamped the lily image on the Colonial White cardstock and then again on some scrap White Daisy and Flaxen cardstock and then fussy cut out the images and pieced them together to make the lily stand out.

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Finally, I have turned the card around and put the Bible verse on the card and finished with the smallest flowers – 1/2″ on the leaves in Flaxen cardstock.
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Cardstock – Colonial White, Flaxen, White Daisy

Paper – Yuletide Carol B&T

Stamps – Armour, His Love

Inks – Black, Versamark

Liquid Glass

Ranger Gold embossing powder

Clear Sparkles

Black Striped twill

Bakers Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment

Mini Medley Accents – Black

I hope that you enjoy my latest creations.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone Special From CTMH

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Stamping8 Comments

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome.

Gosh these weeks fly past and it is time for yet another blog post.  This week I will focus on another stamp set, Someone  Special, that is available only until the end of March through the Seasonals Expressions catalogue for just NZ$25.  This is such a pretty stamp set and I can see myself using this set a lot for cards and layouts.  I love the fact that CTMH use clear acrylic stamps so it is really easy to stamp over base images to create a lovely 2 dimensional look.

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For these cards I have kept to the lovely Canary and Flaxen combination.  For the first card I have embossed White Daisy cardstock with the Quatrefoil embossing folder which I had inked first with Canary and Flaxen ink.  I have got this technique from a fellow CTMH consultant, Karen Pedersen here and there are more ideas about using the CTMH embossing folders on this post.  I did not sand the cardstock at all and the ink stamped the background of the embossing with the white embossed edge standing out more.  I was thrilled with the outcome and I hope you like it too.  The embossed cardstock has been matted on Flaxen cardstock and another strip of Flaxen cardstock has been placed over the bottom third of the card.  I have topped with this with the coordinating Flaxen Paper Fundamental paper .

The flower and bud has had the base stamped with Canary ink and then overstamped with Flaxen ink.  The leaves base has been stamped with Flaxen ink  and overstamped with Olive ink.  These colours go so well together and I found it to be a very restful combination on the eye. These were very easy to fussy cut and I have used the thin foam tape to add a little dimension.

The sentiment has come from the Artfully Sent Just to Say stamp set and I have stamped it in Flaxen ink.

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For my second card I have used another piece of the lovely pearlised cardstock that I did several weeks ago.  I have embossed the Flaxen cardstock with the Stripe embossing folder and then edged the card with the chevron border punch similar to another card I featured earlier.  This time you can see the lovely background of the painted card.  The sentiment has been cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and stamped using Frame Flair stamp set, and the sentiment came from the Someone Special stamp set.

 

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Materials used:

Cardstock – Flaxen, White Daisy

Paper – Whimsy Paper Fundamentals 

Stamp set – Someone Special, Frame Flair, Just to Say

Inks – Flaxen, Canary, Olive

Embossing Folders – Stripe, Quatrefoil

Pearl paint (NLA unfortunately)

Cricut Cartridge – Art Philosophy

Punch – Chevron border punch

This stamp set is only available until the end of March so make sure you get in quick if you would like it.  You can visit my website here to purchase this stamp set.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

 

 

 

CTMH Bring on Spring

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Stamping9 Comments

Welcome back

Today I would like to share with you  a very quick and easy card that I have made using the A Little Note stamp set that is available for just NZ$12 through the Seasonals Expression catalogue which is available until 31 March from my website here.  I know the Northern Hemisphere are going through some very cold weather at the moment and I thought this might cheer them up as they look forward to spring.  Daffodils always herald the start of spring for me and they are so cheerful after the bleak days of winter.

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When I first started paper crafting many years ago I started with wet embossing.  I was fascinated with how the powder changed to a lovely embossed edge in no time with just a little heat.  I was so thrilled to see that CTMH brought out a range of basic colour embossing ink and I love using them on all sorts of cards and embellishments.

A little trick with embossing is to use a stamping buddy or a pad made from cornstarch or something similar.  This helps stop stray strands of embossing powder ruin your work and also helps the embossing powder stick to the versamark inked image.

For this card I have made a base card by cutting a piece of White Daisy cardstock 8″ x 4″ to make a 4″ square card.  I cut a piece of White Daisy cardstock 3″ x 3 1/4″ and after using my stamping buddy I have stamped the image with Versamark ink and then sprinkled the Ranger gold embossing powder generously over it.  After shaking the excess powder off I then used my heat gun to melt the powder to give the lovely embossed finish.

I used my ShinHan Touch Twin markers – Marigold, Golden Yellow and Sap Green – to colour in the images.  As my hands haven’t been very good lately, embossing and then colouring in was a good option for me.

I then matted the image with Pear cardstock 3 1/4″ by 3 1/2″  For the base card I have placed a strip of yellow chevron paper from the Whimsy Paper Fundamentals Papers – 1 1/2″ x 4″ and then placed two strips of Pear cardstock 1/4″ x ” on either side of it.  I then embossed the sentiment below it from the same stamp set using the technique outlined above.

Before placing the stamped image on the base card I placed piece of Topiary Chevron Ribbon to tie the image together and add some dimension.

Materials used:

Cardstock – White Daisy, Pear

Paper – Whimsy Paper Fundamentals

Stamp set – A Little Note

Ink – Versamark

Embossing Powder – Gold

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers – Marigold, Golden Yellow, Sap Green

Topiary Chevron Ribbon

These cards and others are available for sale at my shop Gift Hutt.  I will be moving shop to a larger shop at the end of this month and will be looking at starting to do some workshops and classes from next month.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

 

 

 

Box Envelope Card Tutorial

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Crafts4 Comments

Welcome

As promised here is the tutorial for the box envelope for an embellished card and here is the template that I have created for future use.

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Cut one piece of cardstock at 12″ x 9″

Using a score board or your trimmer and embossing tool score down the long sides at 2 1/2 “, 3 14″, 8″ and 8 3/4″

Score down the short sides 3/4″, 1 1/2″, 7 1/2″ and 8 1/4”

Trim off the excess following the above template.

Use a corner cutter clip the long flap edges (or on the longer side I have used a fancy edge punch to finish the edge off).

 

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Here is the box folded and ready to put together.  I have used liquid glue to create a stronger bond.

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Here is the box ready to put the card in.

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I have then used the small hook and loop dots that are available from CTMH here to close the envelope.

I hope that you find this tutorial useful.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Valentines Day

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Stamping2 Comments

Welcome

I apologise for being a little late this week but it has been a very busy week.  I am aware that I have not done a tutorial on making the box envelope and I will do that as soon as I can.

This week I have a couple of cards using the lovely Amour stamp set and Heartstrings papers that is only available until 31 March through the Seasonal Expressions catalogue.  These go so well together and would be suitable for both a Valentines Day card and also a wedding card.

 

 

 

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For this card I have cut a piece of cardstock at 4″ x 8″ to create a 4″ x 4″ card for something completely different.  I stamped the background script stamp with Bamboo ink on Colonial White cardstock and then stamped the Eiffel Tower and Armour stamps in Slate ink over the top.  The lovely silhouette stamp was stamped with Black ink.  I love how the inks do not smudge and I can used the stamped cardstock straight away.  The stamped card has been matted with the red paper from the Heartstrings paper pack and then matted again with Black cardstock.

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The Heartstrings paper packet and Armour stamp set are only available until the end of March when the Seasonal Expression catalogue is retired.  All these products (except for the This Moment stamp set) are available from my website here.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Colonial White, Black, Hollyhock

Paper – Heartstrings

Stamps – Armour, This Moment (NLA)

Inks – Bamboo, Black, Hollyhock, Slate

Embossing folder – Damask

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Patricia

 

 

Australasian SOTM Blog Hop – A Happy Hello

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, CTMH SOTM, Stamping33 Comments

1255207_10202500725937312_859120681790975122_nHello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Mandy’s Blog, Hall of Indulgence,  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 cards which features February SOTM – A Happy Hello which is available exclusively throughout February for NZ$33 or for just NZ$5 when you spend NZ$75.  This stamp set is very versatile and you can mix and match the flower shapes together to make a lot of different flowers and shapes that would look great on cards and also to embellish scrapbook layouts.

As I said in my last post I have had a lot of fun making my own background papers and decided to use the backgrounds for this gorgeous stamp set. For further information on how I have achieved this background please visit here.

 

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For this card I have used the pattern from Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 pattern 28 and turned it around on the side. I have used the Triangle Border Punch to cut the Cotton Candy cardstock and backed it with Canary cardstock with the Brushed diamond patterned paper helped to pull the two strong colours together.  I have mixed and matched the shapes using the 1 1/4″ circle punch (in the while supplies last category) for the round shapes and fussy cut out the top pattern and the large flower on the bottom and used the thin foam tape for some dimension. The gold sequins finished off the flowers nicely.  The sentiment is from the Artfully Sent Just a Note stamp set.

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For this card I have used the ink and pearl paint background technique using Flaxen ink and I then stamped the stem with Desert Sand ink to show up.  I have kept to a simple colour scheme with the rest of the cards – Flaxen and Canary on Colonial White cardstock.  I found this to be quite a restful combination.  For this particular car I have fussy cut all the images and layered them to create some flowers.  The bow is left over from the Ariana complements and just fitted perfectly with this card.  I have again used gold sequins for the centre of the flowers.  The sentiment is from the Artfully Sent Just a Note stamp set.  I used a small sentiment so as not to take away the attention from the flower.

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I just had to use the large half circle stamp and here I have used it as a border and placed a flower in the centre of the middle shape.  I love the tinge of Pixie ink on the top of the background paper and used a piece of Pixie cardstock to balance the colour scheme.  You can see the slight pearlescent sheen on the background and to me the card resembles a lovely old fashioned brocade blind with a trim.  I have finished the card with the sentiment from the A Happy Hello stamp set and some Glitter Gems.

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For this card I have used another piece of Flaxen background paper and stamped the leaves as a background for the flower in Flaxen ink.  For the base of the card I have edged a piece of Flaxen cardstock using the Chevron border punch and then embossed the bottom of the cardstock with the stripe embossing folder.  There is a slit in the middle of the embossing folder to make it so much easier to partially embossing cardstock.  Can you see a small piece of green patterned paper from the Hopscotch papers behind the punched border?  I have fussy cut out the large flower and then using the 1 1/4″ circle punch I stamped the middle of the flower with the stitch stamp and flower stamp.

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Finally for this card I used the Flaxen colour paper from the Whimsy Paper Fundamentals Paper Pack – this has two sides to the paper with one side being tone on tone and the other side being a pattern.  Again I have used the same embossing and punching technique for the Flaxen cardstock and it looks great over the patterned paper and looks a little like a balustrade so I did some random patterns to create the effect of flowers in the front.  The frame for the sentiment is from the Frame Flair stamp set and the sentiment is from Sincere Expressions.  The butterfly is from the Your Own Kind of Wonderful.  I have stamped the base of the butterfly with Canary ink and then using Flaxen ink I have used the outline butterfly stamp  over the base.  I fussy cut out the butterfly and then added some liquid glass to make it stand out.

The Happy Hello stamp is only available until 28 February from your CTMH consultant here.  I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop,  the very talented Shaunna’s Blog  Passionate about Pages

Materials used:

Cardstock – White Daisy, Colonial White, Flaxen, Pixie, Canary

Papers – Whimsy Fundamentals, Hopscotch, Brushed

Inks – Flaxen, Pixie, Canary, Desert Sand

Stamps – A Happy Hello. Artfully Sent Just a Note, Sincere Expressions, Frame Flair, Your Own Kind of Wonderful

Punches – 1 1/4″ and 1″ circle punches, Chevron border punch, Triangle Border Punch

Embossing Folder – Stripe

Gold sequins

Glitter gems

Cricut Cartridge – Art Philosophy

Thin foam tape

Pearl Paint (NLA)

Happy Crafting

Patricia