Cake Day CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our Cake Day CTMH Australasian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Lauren's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, thanks for stopping. I hope you will continue on to see what the others have created using this collection.

The first layout I am sharing with you was created using leftover pieces from the paper pack I got as a CTMH Maker for the launch of the March April catalogue. I have kept this layout very simple as I will be using it for the last 10 days of my March photo a day pics! All of my pages for this project are simple with little to no embellishments. They do look great with all the photos on them! So in this layout, I have have used Glacier, Lemonade, Wild Berry & White Daisy cardstock with the Cake Day paper. I just cut 3" squares from the paper then cut these in half diagonally. I then cut some in half again for the end pieces, then in half again to put under the month and on the edge of the right page!

These next 3 layouts are the ones we created as part of the catalogue launch. The first one was created on Black cardstock bases with some White Gel Pen borders added and a few dots. This layout also features some of the stickers from the collection along with Cake Dot Enamel Dots and stamped images from the Cake Day Scrapbooking stamp & thin cuts set.

The next layout features Wild Berry cardstock bases, with a circle sponged with Sundance ink on the middle of the left page & stamped elements, stickers & dots scattered around the circle. There is more sponging on the right page along with the stamped elements & stickers to tie the two pages together.

The final page features Green Apple cardstock for the base pages with Glacier cardstock on the layout. The banners at the top are cut using the thin cuts from the collection then some are stamped, some with White Gel Pen highlights, some are coloured using the Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers, but they all look so good. The page is finished with stickers and enamel dots!

The Cake Day collection is available till the end of April, strictly WSL! Ask you CTMH Maker how you can get your collection today! If you don't have a CTMH Maker and live in Australia, I would love to help you. You can contact me here! And don't forget to check out the current specials available!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on the blog hop to see what Dannii from Scrappy Chicks has created!

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

Cardstock Carnival CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Australasian Cardstock Carnival Blog Hop. If you arrived from Dannii's Scrappy Chicks blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, thanks for stopping. I hope you will continue on to see what the others have created using the beautiful two toned cardstock from Close To My Heart!

The first project I want to share with you was inspired by an idea shared by Andrea Sherman - fellow CTMH Maker from the US. It is a card that I made using just Black, Clover & White Daisy cardstock. I cut the flower shape on the Cricut - from the Flower Market Cricut Collection, then used my piercing tool to punch some holes around the edge and used Silver Embellishing Thread to stitch through those holes. I finished of the card with a simple sentiment from the Dragonfly Sympathy stamp set (my stamping is a bit wonky, but I think it looks ok) and added 3 Silver Glitter Gems (they do look gold in the pic) to the centre of the flower. I added some Thin 3D Foam Tape to the flower to give it some extra dimension.

The other projects I want to share with you are all little boxes or containers for adding Easter Eggs to! These were all cut using my Cricut machine using various collections. 

This little box was created using Wild Berry cardstock and the chicken was cut from Lemonade cardstock. It will fit a collection of little eggs. 

For this crate, I used Mocha cardstock and stamped the timber grain using the Barn Door stamp set with Mocha ink. The bunny was created using circles, ovals & a sunburst shape - cut in White Daisy & Peach cardstock. I added colour to the white shapes using the Peach ink pad with a Sponge Dauber. It fits 3 x 17g Easter eggs.

This box was created using Clover cardstock and the rabbit cut from Mink cardstock. It fits 2 x 17g Easter Eggs. 

This fry box was cut from Lemonade cardstock and the rabbit from White Daisy & Peach cardstock. I added colour to the white pieces using the Peach ink pad and sponge dauber too. This container had a 114g pack of little eggs in it. 

For this last container (popcorn box), I used Avocado cardstock. I stamped the cross from the Easter Cross stamp set. The flowers are coloured using Light Green & Coral Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. Then I coloured the cross with Gold Shimmer Brush.

There are so many ways to use the great selection of Close To My Heart cardstock! I did plan to create a scrapbook layout to share, but ran out of time. 

The Cardstock Carnival special is available during March 2022 only! So make sure you contact your CTMH Maker to find out all the details. Or if you don't have a Maker and live in Australia, you can find the details of this great special on my website here! Don't forget to check out the other specials while you are there!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our blog hop to see what Doris has created. 

Stay safe & well.

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen 

S2203 - You're the G.O.AT. Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our S2203 - You're the G.O.A.T. CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month blog hop. If you arrived from Dannii's Scrappy Chicks blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, I hope you will continue on our small hop to see what has been created using this collection. 

I must say, I am not really into the punny sentiments, so used other sentiments on my cards. But I am happy with how they turned out.

This first card was created using In Full Bloom paper pack & Black cardstock - I cut the border using one of the retired Scallop Border Thin Cuts. The sentiment is from one of my favourite mini stamp sets - Mini Greetings - Birthday (M1307). I finished off this very simple card with some Silver Glitter Gems.  

This card was inspired by one on page 43 of the NEW March/April 2022 catalogue - available today!

I used White Daisy & Black cardstock, paper from the Love Story - Black collection, Shaker Circle Thin Cuts, White Acrylic Hearts, Clear Sparkles & Bitty Sparkles. The dog - from S2203 - You're the G.O.A.T. stamp set and the sentiment is from Z4411 - You're a Classic stamp & thin cuts. 

Both of my cards are very simple, but I am pleased with them.  This stamp set is available during March 2022 only for $34.00 or for just $9.00 with a qualifying order, or you can get it for FREE with a qualifying order if you are a VIP!  Get your stamp set today from your CTMH Maker, or you can find all the details about the Stamp of the Month under the 'PROMOTIONS' tab on my website.  Don't forget to check out all the other specials available this month - including the Cardstock Carnival!

I hope you will leave a comment before you continue on to see what Doris has created using the March 2022 Stamp of the Month - You're the G.O.A.T.

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting!

Doreen