‘Tis the Season CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to our 'Tis the Season Close To My Heart Blog Hop. If you arrived from Lauren's blog, then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, welcome! Please join in by following the link at the end of this post!

Today, I want to share with you a page and a couple of cards which feature the 'Tis the Season collection. 

For my page, I used Charcoal cardstock as a base then added a piece of White Daisy cardstock cut to 11.5" x 11.5". The 'Tis the Season paper squares were cut to 2.5" x 2.5" and added to the page evenly spaced. To add some dimension to the complements, I added some Thin 3D Foam tape. A small loop of White & Gold Twine was added to each of the stockings then "strung" to a length of White & Gold Twine.  I also added a length of Candy Apple striped ribbon across the page, with a faux bow. 

To finish off, I double matted the photo holder using Candy Apple & Charcoal cardstock. 

I have been making lots of Christmas cards and these are just a few of the them!

This card was inspired by one shared by Becca Whitham and created using White Daisy cardstock, 'Tis the Season Paper Pack, Z4240 - Oh What Fun Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Black, Candy Apple Ink & Fern Pads, Decorative Borders Thin Cuts, White & Gold Twine & the Clear Shimmer Brush to add some sparkle to the tree.

This card was also inspired by a card by Becca Whitham, using Candy Apple, Fern & White Daisy cardstock, 'Tis the Season Paper Pack, Z4240 - Oh What Fun Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Black, Candy Apple Ink & Fern Pads, Decorative Borders Thin Cuts, White & Gold Twine, Clear Shimmer Brush & Gold Shimmer Brush.

This card was Pinterest inspired by Helen and created using White Daisy cardstock, 'Tis the Season Paper Pack, Red Shimmer Tape, Confetti Stars Embossing Folder (retired), CC10188 - Love with all the Trimmings stamp set (retired) & Candy Apple ink pad. 

 For this card, I used some scraps I had on my desk! It was created using White Daisy & Candy Apple cardstock, Red Glitter Paper, 'Tis the Season Paper Pack, Gold Shimmer Trim, Basic Circles Thin Cuts, Stitched Circles Thin Cuts, D1799 - Christmas Countdown stamp set & Red Shimmer Brush. I used 3D Foam tape to add dimension.

The final card I want to share with you today, was inspired by a card shared by Gail Gross (fellow CTMH consultant). It was created using 'Tis the Season Bulk paper, Charcoal & White Daisy cardstock, CC12181 - Christmas Blessings Stamp Set, Pewter Ink Pad, Basic Circles Thin Cuts & Stitched Circle Thin Cuts. The cathedral window look was created by cutting 1.5" circles from the paper, then using a 1" square, fold the edges of the circles in to created the effect. I did that for the first card I created, then used my cricut to cut more circles for more cards! It was much easier. I created a Design Space file that can be used with the Cricut Explore or above! You are welcome to use this file if you use Design Space. The Design Space can be found here! 

The 'Tis the Season collection is only available from your consultant till the end of December 2018 (WSL)! If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before you head over to see what Doris has created using the 'Tis the Season collection.

Come back again soon and see what is NEW and what I have been creating.

Doreen

Oh What Fun!

Today, I am celebrating my annual Marathon (12 hour) workshop with a few dedicated girls! This is one of my favourite customer events of the year! I have been planning the event for quite a few weeks now, adding more projects each time I sat at my work desk! I ended up with 13 projects (more than originally planned) but know the girls will have fun!

Some of the projects the girls will be making are shown below! We are focusing on the Oh What Fun Collection (which is actually the CTMH featured collection for December).

This gorgeous box was inspired by one shared by my dear friend & fellow consultant, Jacquie Paech. I used a scrap of Oh What Fun paper along with Glacier, Lagoon, Raspberry & White Daisy Cardstock, with Sugarplum Glitter paper. It is a versatile little box suitable for some chocolates or something sparkly or more!

This card was inspired by a card shareed by fellow consultant, Laura Beacham - who constantly inspires me. It was created using Mint & White Daisy cardstock, Basic Circles Thin Cuts, Stitched Circles Thin Cuts, Z4238 - Wonder of the Season Stamp & Thin Cuts, CC10188 - Love With All the Trimmings Stamp Set, Intense Black Ink Pad, Mint Shimmer Brush & Red Shimmer Brush.

This card was created using Sugarplum & White Daisy cardstock, Sugarplum & Silver Glitter Paper, CC10188 - Love With All the Trimmings Stamp Set, Sugarplum Ink Pad, Silver Embellishing Thread, various Embossing Folders, Basic Stars Thin Cuts, Cricut Design Space basic shapes. I have also created a similar card using Candy Apple cardstock. 

This card was inspired by a card by fellow consultant, Becca Whitham, who also often inspires me. I used White Daisy & Willow cardstock, Oh What Fun Bulk Paper, Z4240 - Oh What Fun Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Black, Raspberry & Willow Ink Pads, Decorative Borders Thin Cuts and White & Gold Twine.

This Santa gift card holder is an alternate version of one I have been creating for a few years now. It is so simple to make. All you need is a piece of Candy Apple Cardstock measuring 3.5" x 8.5" - score at 2.5" & 6.5". Corner round the two corners of the small end. Adhere sides to create an envelope. Add buckle (cut from Art Philosophy cricut cartridge) to ½” x 3½” length of black cardstock and adhere about 1” from bottom of holder. Add 3 black dots (hole punched from a scrap of black cardstock). Attach hook and loop to close.  

These cute Elf Legs were inspired by several ideas seen on Pinterest. I used the Elf shoes from the NEW Season of Joy cricut collection then created the shorts using square shapes in Design Space. The girls will be filling their Elf Legs with Red & Green M&Ms. I have made some of these for an upcoming market and as I don't have a food handling certificate, I can't add the M&Ms for that so decided to add pencils. I will also sell kits that purchasers can add their own M&Ms to.

Each year, I make a desk top calendar for some of the girls at the school library where I volunteer and for my bible study group, so I share it at my workshop too. This one is so simple, created using White Daisy & Peach Cardstock with D1815 - Bunches of Love stamp set with Pewter, Peach & Sage ink pads.

I shared this layout on my blog last week as a part of the stamp of the month blog hop. I used Raspberry, Willow & White Daisy cardstock, along with Oh What Fun paper & complements. The tree is from the November stamp of the month - S1811 - Seasonal Trees.

The last project I am sharing today is available from your consultant in the Maddy Dunster Oh What Fun workshop. It features Mint, Raspberry & White Daisy cardstock with Oh What Fun paper pack & complements, along with some paper from the Seasonal Mix Ins paper pack. I love the Raspberry & White Twine around the White centre square.

Come back again soon and see what is NEW and what I have been creating.

Doreen 

S1811 Seasonal Trees CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to our S1811 Seasonal Trees Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived from Maz's blog, then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, welcome! Please join in by following the link at the end of this post!

Today, I want to share with you a page which features Close To My Heart's November Stamp of the Month.  This layout was inspired by the layout created by the Close To My Heart art department (pictured above).

I am creating an album for our Great Niece who is due at the end of this month. Of course it features a lot of pink! This page will be teamed with some others using the Oh What Fun collection to document her first Christmas! 

So to create this layout, I used Oh What Fun Paper, Oh What Fun Complements (for the title), Raspberry & White Twine, Raspberry, Willow & White Daisy Cardstock and of coursed the November Stamp of the Month - Seasonal Trees (S1811). I stamped the tree using the Toffee Ink Pad, then the leaves with Sage Ink, the baubles in Raspberry, the clips for the baubles in Willow and the star in Lemon ink. 

I have been creating lots of different Christmas cards recently and this stamp set is another one I have used for these cards as shown in the one below.

I used Raspberry, Willow and White Daisy cardstock for this card, along with the Decorative Borders Thin Cuts to get the torn page look. The tree is stamped in Toffee ink. For the baubles, I used Saffron ink for the outline and filled them with Pixie, Raspberry & Willow ink. The sentiment is from the CC10188 - Love with All the Trimmings stamp set (which was available last month as a part of the Shaker Cards special) and was stamped using Black Ink. I finished off the card with some White & Gold Twine.

This stamp set is only available this month (November 2018) for just $8.25 with any purchase of of $82.50 or you can purchase it for $29.50 with no qualifying order from your consultant. If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before you head over to see what Vandra has created using the Seasonal Trees (S1811) stamp set.

Come back again soon and see what is NEW and what I have been creating.

Doreen