Beautiful Friendship CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Beautiful Friendship CTMH Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Kara's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived here by accident, then I hope you will hop around all the blogs and see what everyone has created using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship Collection! This collection is only available till the end of August WSL. 

I have had lots of fun creating with this collection! The left page on this layout was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest! I used my Cricut Explore to draw the circles on my page, but you could easily achieve the same effect by tracing around a dinner plate. I also used Sapphire, Smoothie & White Daisy cardstock, Beautiful Friendship Paper Pack, D1733 - Splash of Colour Stamp Set, D1784 - Colourful Texture Stamp set, Bashful, Black & Smoothie Ink Pads. 

These next four layouts are a workshop from the very talented Tina Lovell (a fellow US consultant) - whose workshops I love. These layouts are ready to add photos at my retreat this weekend! They were created using the Beautiful Friendship Workshop Your Way!

 

This simple layout is one I shared recently with a new group of ladies I met. I have used White Daisy & Smoothie Cardstock, Beautiful Friendship paper pack, Gold Glitter paper, D1779 - Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Stamp Set, Bashful, Sapphire & Smoothie ink pads.

Of course I have also made some cards & tags using this gorgeous collection! 

This card was created using Sapphire & White Daisy cardstock, Beautiful Friendship Paper Pack, Z4180 - Beautiful Friendship Cardmaking Stamp Set & Thin Cuts, D1784 - Colourful Texture Stamp Set (for hearts), Bashful, Canary, Linen, Smoothie (2nd generation stamping) & Sapphire (2nd generation stamping on hearts) Ink Pads, Thin 3D Foam Tape.

I created this card for a very special friend to celebrate her birthday.  

It was created using White Daisy & Linen Cardstock, D1779 - Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Stamp Set, Bashful, Pixie & Pewter Ink Pads, Pewter Re-Inker and spray pen. 

For this tag, I used White Daisy cardstock, Beautiful Friendship paper pack, Z4180 - Beautiful Friendship Cardmaking Stamp Set & Thin Cuts, Versamark Ink Pad, Gold Embossing Powder, Basic Tags Thin Cuts, White & Gold Twine.

The final project I want to share with you, is this Beautiful Friendship Sampler. I used White Daisy, Smoothie, Sapphire, Canary, Linen, Black & Bashful cardstock, Beautiful Friendship Paper Pack, Z4186 - Fresh Air Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Z4179 - Central Park Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, D1774 - Build a Picnic Stamp Set, Z4184 - Ribbon Warrior Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, D1779 - Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Stamp Set, Z4180 - Beautiful Friendship Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set,Z4172 - Documented Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set,  Smoothie, Pewter, Canary, Fern, New England Ivy, Sapphire, Smoothie Ink Pads, Water Colour Pencils, Flower Market CC,Thin 3D Foam Tape, 3D Foam Tape, Micro Tip Scissors(I printed the sentiment on the bottom centre circle as I don't have the stamp set yet. I will stamp it in Sapphire when my stamp set arrives this week.)

The Beautiful Friendship collection is so versatile! As you can see from my projects shared, it can be used for scrapbooking, cardmaking and paper crafting projects. Contact your consultant to get your Beautiful Friendship collection - available till the end of August 2018 WSL.  If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before continuing on to see what Shaunna has created.

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

Doreen 

"Life is Better with Friends" Sampler

I am loving the NEW Seasonal Expressions! And this month, along with the special Postcard Perfect collection for National Scrapbooking Month, we are featuring the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship Collection! 
To celebrate friends, I have created this gorgeous sampler!

If you would like to create your own, the details on how to get the cutting files can be found here!

Come back again soon and see what is NEW and what I have created!

Doreen 

Postcard Perfect CTMH Australasian Bloghop

Welcome to our Postcard Perfect CTMH Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Nell's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived here by accident, then I hope you will hop around all the blogs and see what everyone has created using the Postcard Perfect Collection! This collection is only available during May in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month. 

Whilst this collection is designed with those tropical getaways in mind, it is versatile enough for all sorts of photos!

To create this layout I used White Daisy, Peacock & Sorbet cardstock, Postcard Perfect Paper Pack, CC5184 - Postcard Perfect Stamp Set, Lagoon, Peacock & Sweet Leaf Ink Pads, Basic Tags Thin Cuts, You Are Here Cricut Cartridge (for the title), White Twine, Enchantment Ribbon Pack, Glue Dots, Thin 3D Foam Tape. 

Included in the Postcard Perfect Paper Pack is two different patterned vellum sheets (2 sheets of each pattern. I used one of the Vellum sheets to cut tags to add to my layout. 

The Postcard Perfect Paper Pack is also fabulous for creating cards with! These are a few of the cards I have created from one of the workshops available this month from your consultant when you purchase the Postcard Perfect collection. If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before continuing on to see what Shaunna has created.

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

Doreen 

S1805 Classic Summer Bash Australasian SoM Blog Hop

Welcome to our S1805 Classic Summer Bash Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Shaunna's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived here by accident, then I hope you will hop around all the blogs and see what everyone has created using our May Stamp of the Month -Classic Summer Bash!

My layout is  based on Pattern #27 (p58) from Make It From Your Heart Vol 3.
I used White Daisy, Canary & Pacifica Cardstock along with the gorgeous NEW Central Park Paper Pack, along with some Vellum paper and the S1805 - Classic Summer Bash Stamp Set and D1778 - Central Park Scrapbooking Stamp Set with Archival Black, Canary, Poppy, Willow & Pacifica Ink Pads.

I used the Archival Black Ink to stamp the Mason Jar onto both White Daisy Cardstock & Vellum paper and cut around these. I cut a small slit in the top of the vellum and slid my Willow straw in. The title was added using 3D Foam tape.

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest (sorry I can't give credit to the original artist as there was no name on the post). I used the Woodgrain paper from the NEW Fresh Air Paper pack along with White Daisy Cardstock, Vellum Paper, D1779 - Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Stamp Set, Z4186 - Fresh Air Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Archival Black, Bashful, Canary, Fern, New England Ivy, Pixie, Pansy, Saffron & Thistle Ink Pads, New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon, 3D Foam Tape.

The MayStamp of the Month, S1805 - Classic Summer Bash  is only available this month - May2018! You can get the stamp for just $7.50 set by spending $75.00 with your consultant or your can purchase it for $27.00.  If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before continuing on to see what Doris has created.  

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

Doreen 

Gimme Some Sugar CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Gimme Some Sugar CTMH Australasian Blog Hop! If you have arrived from Maz's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived by accident, I hope you will hop around all the blogs and check out the projects shared!

My first project that I am going to share with you was created for the Page Layout Competition at our recent CTMH Convention, held in Melbourne. While my layout was not chosen as a winner, I am very happy with how it turned out. I used Black, Juniper, Pewter & White Daisy cardstock, Gimme Some Sugar Paper Pack, Inspire Complements, Gold Glitter Gems, Gold Heart Clips, White & Gold Twine, D1768 - He is the Way Stamp Set, C1713 - Notes of Inspiration Stamp Set, D1733 - splash of Colour Stamp Set, D1729 - Colourblock Alphabet Stamp Set, Heather Ink Pad, Block Letters Thin Cuts, You Are Here CC, Artistry CC,Artbooking CC, Flower Market CC, Glue dots, Thin 3D Foam Tape & Watercolour Pencils.

I also created this sampler to share at our recent CTMH Convention. I used Juniper, White Daisy, Canary, Bashful & Glacier cardstock, Gimme Some Sugar Paper Pack, Gold Foil Paper, Silver Foil Paper, Bashful Glitter Paper,Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, Flower Market Cricut Cartridge, Artisry Cricut Cartridge, You are Here Cricut Cartridge, White & Gold Ribbon,Blush Ribbon, Z4164 - Mother's Garden Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Z4156 - Gimme Some Sugar Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Z4161 - Rain or Shine Paper Doll Stamp & Thin Cuts Set,Block Alphabet Thin Cuts, Glue Dots, Thin 3D Foam Tape, 3D Foam Tape, Pewter Ink Pad, Clear Sparkles,Glue Dots & Glue Pen. 

This layout was created using  MIFYH Vol 3 Pattern 5, White Daisy, Black & Juniper cardstock, Gold Foil Paper, Gimme Some Sugar Paper, Make Waves Complements, White & Gold Ribbon, Bashful Pearls, 3" x 4" Flip Flaps & Gold Shimmer Trim.

For my next layout, I also used MIFYH Vol 3 but Pattern 27. The products used were White Daisy & Bashful cardstock, Gimme Some Sugar paper pack, D1758 - Gimme Some Sugar Scrapbooking Stamp Set, S1804 - Colour Your Life Stamp Set, Black, Pixie, Bashful, Saffron, Tangerine, Juniper, & Pewter Ink Pads, silver Shimmer Trim, 3D Foam Tape. For the title, I stamped in Black Ink onto the patterned paper, then cut each letter out and adhered to the White Cardstock. This is great if you don't like colouring, but want some colour in your title.

This card was Pinterest inspired by several people. I used White Daisy & Juniper cardstock, Gimme Some Sugar Paper, Basic Ribbon Pack, Z4156 - Gimme Some Sugar Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts Set, Black Memento Ink Pad, Shin Han Markers, Charcoal Ink Pad, Thin 3D Foam Tape, Glue Dots, White Gel Pen (not CTMH), Design Space (shapes used to create apron)

The Gimme Some Sugar collection is available till the end of April - WSL 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 continue on to see what Doris has created!

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

Doreen 

Fab Four in April

During April, Close To My Heart is offering a fabulous special - the Fab Four! With the Fab Four monthly special, April is a fabulous time to join my team! New Consultants who join Close To My Heart in April will receive the May, June, July and August Stamp of the Month sets, FREE! Former Consultants can re-enroll in April with a lower-priced, no kit option, and receive the four Stamp of the Month sets, FREE! You may participate in this special through my website!  New or former Consultants can also enroll through my website.

There is something for everyone!

Each weekend during April, you can take advantage of the Fab Faves weekend sales. These online weekend sales last 24-hours and will feature different items and product bundles at 25% off the retail price.

Hostesses in April that have a Gathering reaching $400 in sales will receive their choice of either the Cut Above® Layout Kit — This Is Me (Z4166) or the Cut Above® Golden Moments Bundle (CC4190), FREE The bundle includes both the Golden Moments Cut Above® tag kit and card kit.

Consultants who sign up during the month of April will receive the May, June, July, and August Stamp of the Month sets, FREE. That’s an additional $108 in retail value added to the incredible value of the New Consultant Kit! No additional shipping or tax is charged for this free item. PLUS, as a new Consultant, you receive $75 in CTMH Cash to spend on products of their choice.

Former Consultants can also sign up during April at a lower-priced, no-kit enrollment option for just $75! You will still receive $75  in CTMH Cash to spend on products of your choice, meaning you basically get to sign up for free! You will also receive the May, June, July, and August Stamp of the Month sets, FREE! No additional shipping or tax is charged for these free items. Former Consultants will be prompted to include the stamp sets starting with their first order as a Consultant through 31 May 2018.

Don't miss out on these fabulous specials during April, available on my website here.

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

Doreen

S1804 Colour Your Life Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our S1804 Colour Your Life Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Megan's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived here by accident, then I hope you will hop around all the blogs and see what everyone has created using our March Stamp of the Month - Birthday Time!

We recently had our annual CTMH Convention in Melbourne and this is one of the projects I created to share with my fellow consultants at our Creativity Showcase on the Friday night. 

I have seen many samplers and artwork similar to this idea and have wanted to make one for a long time. This stamp set was perfect for my creation!

Of course, I used the S1804 - Colour Your Life stamp set - stamped with Black Memento Ink Pad then coloured with Watercolour Pencils. I also used Chelsea Gardens paper pack, White Daisy, Glacier, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, Fern, Espresso, Canary & Mink cardstock,  D1760 - Chelsea Gardens Scrapbooking Stamp Set, C1709 - Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Stamp Set, Flower Market Cricut cartridge, Silver Foil Paper, White & Gold Ribbon, Pewter Ink Pad, Glacier Ink Pad, Sweet Leaf Ink Pad, Charcoal Ink Pad, Glue Dots, Thin 3D Foam Tape & 3D Foam Tape. I added some shimmer with the Gold Shimmer Brush on some of the flowers. 

I think this stamp set lends itself more to larger projects, such as page layouts and my sampler, but I also created this card using the stamp. I teamed it with the Stargazer Paper & Sapphire Cardstock. The sentiment is stamped with the Sapphire ink pad. I cut the stars using the Basic Stars Thin Cuts. 

The April Stamp of the Month, S1804 - Colour Your Life is only available this month - April 2018! You can get the stamp for just $7.50 set by spending $75.00 with your consultant or your can purchase it for $27.00.  If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I would love you to leave a comment before continuing on to see what Maz has created.  

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

Doreen