Boutique CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Boutique CTMH Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Lauren'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 Boutique Collection! This collection is available till the end of December WSL.

My Left page was inspired by the layout on p31 of the NEW Holiday Expressions catalogue and the Right page was inspired by the layout on the back cover of the catalogue. I used Glacier & White Daisy cardstock, Boutique Bulk Paper, Boutique Complements, D1793 - Boutique Scrapbooking Stamp Set, Peacock, Glacier, Sugarplum, Peach & Charcoal Ink Pads & the NEW Sugarplum Shimmer Brush!

 I love page layouts with circles on them! So when I saw the one on page 32 of the Holiday Expressions catalogue, I knew I needed to create my version of the page. 

I used Charcoal, Glacier, Linen, Sugarplum & White Daisy cardstock, with bulk Boutique Paper, along with D1815 - Bunches of Love stamp set and Pewter, Sage, Sweet Leaf, Sugarplum & Peach ink pads. 

This layout is one I am teaching at this month's workshop, so I used my Cricut and Design Space to cut the circle & pie shapes.

I ended up with 8 of each colour, so used both sides of the cardstock to get different shades. After assembling the circle shape, I splattered some Sugarplum Shimmer around before adding the flowers. This is the link to the Design Space file. 

The Boutique collection is so versatile! Contact your consultant to get yours - available till the end of December 2018 WSL.  If you don't have a consultant, you can contact me here!

I want to share one more layout with you! This is one I created last weekend at an Album Retreat for consultants hosted by CTMH! It was a fabulous weekend with a whole album completed! I learn't lots of tips and tricks and am extremely pleased with all the layouts we completed.!

We used the Boutique paper pack and complements, along with coordinating cardstock, to create this album. 
To create the splotches of colour in the corners on this layout, we simple added some watercolour paint to cellophane and scrunched it up then dabbed on the page - so simple. On this layout we also used several of the NEW stamp set from the NEW Holiday Expressions - Snug Backgrounds (B1634), Simply Said Alphabet (C1725), You're My Top Pick (D1808) & Solid Classroom Alphabet (E1043). 

I will share some more pages from Album Retreat in the next couple of weeks, so make sure you check back to see them.

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

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

Doreen 

S1809 - Just Treats CTMH Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our S1809 - Just Treats Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Lauren's blog, you are on the right track. If you arrived here by accident, then I hope you will hop around all the blogs to see what has been created using our September Stamp of the Month - Just Treats!

This stamp set is just perfect for cards for all occasions!

Sometimes when I look at a stamp set, I'm not sure how I will use it! This was one of those sets, but after looking at the artwork shared by CTMH in the Holiday Expressions and at some of my photos, I realised I could easily use this stamp set.

My page layout is inspired by the one on page 156 of the Holiday Expressions 2018 catalogue! 

I used Boutique Paper with White Daisy Cardstock for the page base. I also wanted to try out the Texture Paste - which is new to CTMH in this catalogue. I cut a template using the Stencil Sheets and the Artbooking Cricut Collection. To colour my Texture Paste, I dabbed the Sapphire Ink Pad onto the All Purpose mat and added a small amount of Texture Paste and mixed till I got the amount of colour I wanted. I then used the template I had cut to add a small pattern on the two corners of my page! I love how it turned out! 

Also on this page, I used S1809 - Just Treats Stamp set, Sapphire & Sugarplum & Carolina Ink Pads, along with Watercolour Pencils, Sugarplum Shimmer Brush, Silver Glitter Gems & Silver Embellishing Thread.

These two cards were created using NEW Candy Apple along with White Daisy Cardstock. I used the NEW Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder with Versamark Ink Pad for the titles from S1809 - Just Treats Stamp Set. I also used the Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder (retired). The Poinsettia & Candy Canes are from the NEW C1737 - 'Tis the Season Stamp Set, stamped with the NEW Candy Apple Ink Pad. I added some shimmer to the Poinsettia using the Clear Shimmer Brush.

The September Stamp of the Month - S1809 - Just Treats is only available this month (September 2018)! You can get the stamp set for just $8.25 (includes GST) by placing an order of $82.50 (includes GST) or more with your consultant or you can purchase it for $29.50 (includes GST). If you don't already have a consultant, you can contact me or make your purchase here!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our Blog Hop to see what Maz has created.

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

Doreen