In This Together Special

Celebrate happy memories made over the last several months with the In This Together collection! This paper suite includes a new paper packet and sticker sheet, coordinating cardstock, enamel dots, the My Acrylix® In This Together stamp set, and three discounted bundle options! 

I love the versatility of this collection! I had fun creating some layouts using it and only one of them is COVID-19 related. 

This layout was inspired by one by fellow consultant, Karen Clarke (she used a different paper collection for her layout). It features some of the papers and stickers from the In This Together collection!

This layout was inspired by fellow consultant, Brenda Rose. But for this one, I used the reverse of the paper so does not need to have COVID related pics on it. 

This layout was inspired by Layout #33 from the MIFYH Vol 3 idea book. I created the layout using White Daisy, Sapphire & Lemonade cardstock, CC2215 - In This Together paper pack & stickers, CC2214 - In This Together Dots, Sapphire Crochet Thread, Pocket Plus Design 1 Memory Protectors, Z3682 - Fancy Borders Thin Cuts,  and the title was cut using Artiste, Artbooking & Artistry Cricut Collections. 

This layout is inspired by Layout #1 from the VIP We Are Good Together workshop using White Daisy Lagoon, Lemonade & Sapphire cardstock, CC2212 - In This Together Paper Pack, C1889 - Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set, Lagoon Ink Pad & White & Gold Twine.

And this last layout was inspired a version by fellow consultant, Janice Gilhooley, of Layout #2 of the VIP We Are Good Together workshop.  It was created using Mink & Sapphire cardstock, In This Together paper pack, VIP100 - We Are Good Together stamp set, Lagoon, Lemonade, Nectarine & Sapphire ink pads &Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts.

Are you a VIP? Then you can access the exclusive VIP Workshop till the end of March - WSL! Once you purchase the workshop, you will be invited to join the VIP Workshop  FB Group where you will have access to the cutting guide and instructions. 

Have you soon the fabulous Cardstock Carnival special available all this month? (Click on the link to get all the details)!

 

Make sure you check out all the other fabulous specials available now on my website under the 'PROMOTIONS' tab too. 

Stay safe and well.

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

S2103 Winged Masterpiece CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 

Hi and welcome to our S2103 - Winged Masterpiece Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived from Lauren's blog, you are in the right place! If you just popped in, thank you. I hope you will continue on our blog hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

I love butterflies, so was very happy to see this stamp set! I have made a couple of cards to share with you today. 

The first one features the Dragonfly! To create this card I used paper from the Jan-Feb Mix In paper pack and cut it using the Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts. The circle is the cut from Avocado cardstock and is the inside of the Shaker Circle Thin Cut (I used the frame on another project). I stamped the Dragonfly using the Intense Black ink pad then coloured it with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers. I finished it off by adding some shimmer with the Clear Shimmer Brush on the body. I used 3D Foam tape to add some dimension to my card. The sentiment is stamped directly to the card front.

For my second card I stamped the butterfly using Versamark ink, then added Silver Embossing Powder. I coloured the image using Shimmer Brushes - Peach, Plum, Sundance, Lemonade, Wisteria, Flamingo & Avocado. I matted the butterfly & sentiment with Plum Cardstock. I am very pleased with how it turned out!

The March Stamp of the Month - S2103 Winged Masterpiece, stamp set is available from your consultant for FREE with a qualifying order if you are a VIP, or for just $9.00 with a qualifying order, or you can purchase it for $34.00 without a qualifying order. If you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can contact me here! And don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials currently available!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our blog hop to see what Doris has created using this stamp set!

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

CTMH Sweet Safari Australasian Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Sweet Safari Australasian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Doris' blog, you are in the right place. If you just popped in, I hope you will continue on our blog hop to see what the rest of the team have created!

When I first saw this collection, the first thing I thought was it was only suitable for children's pages! But it is not! The collection is so versatile!

I created this layout with pictures from our annual trip to a sculpture display at one of the beach side suburbs of Adelaide.

The right page was Pinterest inspired. To create my layout, I used White Daisy, Lagoon, Candy Apple & Espresso cardstock, Sweet Safari Paper Pack & Complete Creativity Cricut Collection for the title. This layout is perfect for using up scraps of paper and cardstock. The photos on the right page are all 3" x 4" and 3" x 3" with strips of paper filling some of the gaps.

The Sweet Safari collection is available till the end of February WSL. Contact your consultant to get yours before it's gone, or if you don't have a CTMH consultant and  live in Australia, you can contact me here! And don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials available now!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our Blog Hop to see what Dannii of Scrappy Chicks has created.

Stay safe and well!

Happy Papercrafting!

Doreen

S2102 Doodled Borders CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our S2102 - Doodled Borders CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived from Doris's Creative Inspirations blog, you are in the right place. If you just popped in, thank you! I hope you will continue to hop around to see what the other ladies have created!

When fellow consultant, Lisa Stenz shared a video on her YouTube channel of a Shutter Card, I knew I needed to make one (or more). So I decided to use Lisa's pattern for my card!

To create this card, I used White Daisy & Peach cardstock, S2102 - Doodled Borders Stamp Set, Sage, Smoothie, Blue Belle, Canary, Peach & Black ink pads, Silver Stickles, Stitched Brackets Thin Cuts, Z3911 - Happiness Lives Here cardmaking stamp & thin cuts,  3d & Thin 3D Foam Tape & Lisa's Design Space File that she shared with her video.

I really enjoy making these cards - I have already made several!

The S2102 - Doodled Borders stamp set is available from your consultant for FREE with a qualifying order if you are a VIP, or for just $9.00 with a qualifying order, or you can purchase it for $34.00 without a qualifying order. If you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can contact me here! And don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials currently available!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on to see what Shaunna of Passionate About Pages has created using the February '21 Stamp of the Month - S2102 Doodled Borders. 

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting, 

Doreen

CTMH Happiness Lives Here Australasian Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Happiness Lives Here Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Doris's blog - Creative Inspirations, you are in the right place. If you just popped in, I hope you will follow our blog to see what the others have created. 

I had lots of fun creating with this collection.  My pages were inspired by one of the layouts in the Happiness Lives Here Workshop kit (p11 of the Jan/Feb catalogue). I created this layout using Happiness Lives Here paper pack & stickers, White Daisy, Sage, Smoothie, Fern,  Blue Belle, Canary & Almond cardstock, Summer Vibes Cricut Collection, Clear Shimmer Brush, Black Shimmer Brush, Shaker Window Foam & Acetate, Shaker Window Thin Cuts (Circle), Blue Belle Loose Sequins & 3D Foam Tape. 

I love how my page turned out and I had the perfect photos to go on it - even though the photos were taken in April (Autumn). 

The Happiness Lives Here Collection is available till the end of February (WSL) from your consultant! If you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can find this collection and much more on my website - where you can also contact me! And don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials available now!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on the blog hop to see what Lauren has created!

Stay safe and well!

Happy papercrafting!

Doreen

S2101 - Every Thank You CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Hi & welcome to our S2101 - Every Thank You CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived from KImberley's blog (Kimmy Adds Sparkle), you are in the right place. If not, thank you for stopping by - I hope you will continue to hop around to see what the rest of the ladies have created!

It has been a busy time of year, so I have only created a couple of cards so far. The first one was inspired by one on page 47 of the NEW Jan-Feb catalogue - available on your CTMH Maker's website now! To create this card, I used White Daisy, Canary & Sage cardstock, Happiness Lives Here paper pack, S2101 - Every Thank You stamp set, Blue Belle, Canary & Sage ink pads, Blue Belle Loose Sequins & Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts. 

For my next card, I used the NEW Slimline cards & envelopes availbable from your CTMH Maker along with Smoothie & White Daisy cardstock, Happiness Lives Here paper pack, Z3908 - Diagonal Stripes Slimline thin cuts, Z3909 - Pennant thin cuts, S2101 - Every Thank You stamp set, Canary, Smoothie & Black ink pads, Bitty Sparkles & Clear Sparkles.

The S2101 - Every Thank You stamp set is only available during January 2021! If you are a member of the NEW VIP program, you can get this stamp set for FREE with an $80.00 order this month, or if you are not a VIP, you can get it for just $9.00 with an $80.00 order or you can purchase it for $34.00 with no qualifying order. Contact your consultant for more details, or, if you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can find the details of the stamp of the month, the NEW VIP program and much more or contact me, on my website! Don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials available now too!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our blog hop to see what Shaunna has created using this stamp set.

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

CTMH Serenity Australasian Blog Hop

 Hi & welcome to our CTMH Serenity Australasian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Shaunna's Passionate About Pages blog, you are in the right place. If you just popped in, thank you. I hope you will continue on our blog hop to see what the other talented ladies created using this collection.

I have to say, this is one of my favourite collections from Close To My Heart and I will be using it for my Christmas photos this year!  So with that in mind, I have had lots of fun creating with the Serenity collection!

This layout (not a Christmas one) was Inspired by the layout on p14 of the Nov-Dec catalogue, and was created using White Daisy cardstock, Serenity paper pack with stickers, Bulk Serenity paper, Serenity PML cards & Blue Belle Shimmer Trim. It was the perfect paper for capturing these pics of my gorgeous girl at her dance club's 20th birthday celebrations!

For this layout, the page layout inspired by fellow consultant, Janice Gilhooley & the Hexagons inspired by fellow consultant, Chris Robertson, using White Daisy & Blue Belle cardstock, Serenity paper pack with stickers, Gold Embellishing Thread & finished with Gold Glitter Gems. It is ready to add some Christmas photos!

This layout is based on Chris Robertson's 4 Sheet Wonder Chevron Layout and was created using White Daisy & Blue Belle cardstock, Blue Belle Glitter Paper, Gold Foil Paper, Serenity Paper Pack, Jingle Joy Cricut Collection, Artiste Cricut Collection & Gold Embellishing Thread. I love how this one turned out and can't wait to add some photos to it!

And this layout was inspired by the Falalala layout from the Oct '20 CTMH Album Retreat (these are fabulous online events hosted by Close To My Heart several times a year where you get to create around 20 pages using lots of great techniques). I used White Daisy & Blue Belle cardstock, Serenity Paper Pack, Blue Belle Glitter Paper, Gold Foil Paper, E1060 - Home for Christmas stamp set (exclusive Album Retreat set), Blue Belle, Toffee & Black ink pads, Distress Oxide ink pads - Faded Jeans & Antique Linen & Stitched Circle Embossing Folder. I am really pleased with how it turned out! 

The Serenity collection is available till the end of December - WSL! Contact your consultant to get yours today, or if you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, I would love to help you. You can contact me and find the Serenity collection and much more on my website! Don't forget to check out all the current specials available too!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on to see what Doris of Creative Inspirations has created using the Serenity Collection!

Stay safe & well and have a fabulous Christmas!

Happy papercrafting!

Doreen

S2012 - Happiness Never Grows Old CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 

Hi and welcome to our S2012 - Happpines Never Grows Old CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you arrived from Lauren's blog, you are in the right place. If you just popped in, thank you. I hope you will continue on our hop to see what the other ladies have created.

It is a busy time of year with so much to do, so I have only created a couple of cards so far with this gorgeous stamp set.

For my first card, using Intense Black ink, I stamped one of the images on a piece of White Daisy cardstock, then again on a circle cut using the Stitched Circle Thin Cuts (NLA), but you could cut your circle using what ever tool you have available. I then used Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers to colour the part of the image on the circle. I used 3D Foam Tape to add the circle to the White Daisy piece - lining up the image. Ruby Cardstock was added to the card base, with the stamped piece on top. I finished off the card with some Julep Glitter Gems from my stash.

For my second card, I stamped one of the images onto a piece of White Daisy cardstock then used Picked Raspberry & Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides to add colour. I love how this turned out and it was very quick and simple to do! The sentiment is from A1252 - From the Wildflowers. I used Thin 3D Foam Tape to add the stamped White Daisy cardstock to the card front. 

The S2012 - Happiness Never Grows Old stamp set is only available during December 2020. If you are a member of the NEW VIP program, you can get this stamp set for FREE with an $80.00 order this month, or if you are not a VIP, you can get it for just $9.00 with an $80.00 order or you can purchase it for $34.00 with no qualifying order. Contact your consultant for more details, or, if you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can find the details of the stamp of the month, the NEW VIP program and much more or contact me, on my website! Don't forget to check out all the fabulous specials available now too!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our blog hop to see what Maz has created using this stamp set.

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

CTMH Jingle Joy Australasian Blog Hop

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Jingle Joy Australasian Blog Hop! If you arrived from Shaunna's blog - Passionate about Pages - you are in the right place. If you just popped by, thank you. I hope you will continue on our blog hop to see what the rest of the team have created using the Jingle Joy collection.

I love the colours in this collection, but I am using our NEW Blue Belle colour for my Christmas pages this year, so I will be using the black and white side of the paper to tell my 2020 Christmas story. 

I have only created the title page so far, but I am so pleased with how it turned out! Don't you love that Blue Belle Glitter paper?

To create this layout, I used Blue Belle Cardstock, Jingle Joy paper pack, Blue Belle Glitter paper, Small Bow Thin Cut, Black Cardstock, Gold Embellishing Thread, Blue Belle Glitter Gems & Clear Shimmer Brush. I will add a photo of my family that will be taken on Christmas day to this page. 

My second project using the Jingle Joy paper pack is this cute treat holder. I adapted an idea that fellow consultant Liz Johnston shared a couple of years ago. It is a great little treat holder to add something small in a cellophane bag that can be seen through the window.

I used Clover cardstock, Jingle Joy paper pack, Basic Circles Thin Cuts (NLA) & Teddy Bear Hugs Stamp & Thin Cuts to create my treat holder. 

To make this treat holder, you will need a piece of cardstock  measuring 4" x 9.75". Score this at 1.25", 4.75" & 6.25". You will need a piece of printed paper measuring 3.75" x 3.25" and another measuring 3.75"  x 1".  Add the larger printed piece to the top 4" x 3.5" section, then use any thin cut shape - I used the basic circles thin cuts - to cut a hole. Fold along score lines, add a hook and loop closure under the flap. Decorate with a stamped image of choice. Add a cellophane bag of treats inside.

The Jingle Joy collection is available from your consultant till the end of December (WSL). Make sure you check out all the specials available now, including the fabulous NEW VIP program. Or if you don't have a consultant and live in Australia, you can find it and much more on my website! 

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on our blog hop to see what Maz has created using the Jingle Joy collection.

Stay safe & well.

Happy crafting!

Doreen

S2008 - Floral Celebration CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Hi & welcome to our S2008 - Floral Celebration CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived from Maz's blog, you are in the right place. If you popped in, thank you. I hope you will continue on our blog hop!

So far, I have created 3 cards using this beautiful stamp set! The first two were inspired by a post on the

The first card was created using White Daisy & Glacier cardstock, Summer Vibes paper pack, Green Burlap Ribbon, S2008 - Floral Celebration stamp set, Black Memento ink pad, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Markers - True Blue with some 3D Foam Tape to add dimension.

The next card - using the same pattern turned - was created using White Daisy & Peach cardstock, Mix In paper pack, Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts, Black & Gold Shimmer Ribbon, S2008 - Floral Celebration stamp set, Black Memento ink pad, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Markers - Coral & once again 3D Foam Tape to add dimension.

The last card I want to share with you was created using Black & White Daisy cardstock, B1713 - Always Loved Stamp set, S2008 - Floral Celebration stamp set, Black Memento ink pad, Lemonade Shimmer Brush, Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts with 3D Foam tape for dimension - I love using 3D Foam Tape on my projects!

S2008 - Floral Celebration stamp set is only available during August, so don't miss out!

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

And don't forget to check out this month's specials!

The first special I want to share with you is the Happiest Place Collection! This collection includes a whole suite of coordinating products, including an extra-large paper packet with 12 patterned paper sheets! Your projects will shine thanks to silver glitter foil accents on coordinating stickers and cardstock sheets. Add in stamps, acrylic shapes, SVG’s, and an 8½″ × 11″ Cut Above

Be sure to check out the Happiest Place Product Bundle, which includes several of the items in this collection at a 20% discount! Contact your consultant for more information, or check it out on my website!

CTMH Kids Crafts special available from 24 July – 31 August. Prepare for a special, kid-friendly creative experience with the CTMH Kids Crafts virtual event taking place 22 August! This event will walk kids through each step of creating an adorable mini album using the Born to Shine album kit. The kit includes an exclusive stamp set, mini stamping block, Summer Vibes Picture My Life™ Cards, and a fun Story by Stacy™ 4″ × 4″ album. Let your young crafter shine with this fun virtual event! The event will be hosted on the CTMH Facebook Page on 22nd August! You can find all the details on my website or from your consultant!

And the last special I want to share with you is the Got Candy? special - available from 1st August till 31st October! Skip the tricks and save big on an absolute treat of a paper collection with the Got Candy? special. This new Halloween themed collection includes a paper packet and sticker sheet, an exclusive stamp set and new loose sequins. You can enjoy a 20% discount when you purchase all these items together in the Got Candy? Product Bundle! You can find all the details on the Promotions Tab on my website!

Don't forget to check what Doris & the rest of the blog hop team have created!

Stay well and safe & happy crafting.

Doreen