S2109 - Grateful for this Life CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 

Hi and welcome to our S2109 - Grateful for this Life CTMH Australasian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Danielle's Scrappy Chicks blog, you are on the right track. If this is your starting point, I hope you will continue on our blog hop to see what the other ladies have created.

When I saw the NEW September - October catalogue (it is live today), I loved the layout on page 24 so, of course, I had to recreate it. 

I used some left over papers from another project using the NEW As You Grow collection from the NEW Annual catalogue (also live today). To create my version of the page, I traced an 8.5" circle onto the centre of my page using a template I had on my desk (you could use a plate), then I cut strips of paper and in widths of between 1/2" and 1.25" into lengths of between 1.5" & 2.5". (I think there were about 60 strips used). Then, using the circle as a guide, I laid the strips around the page and adhered once I was happy with colour and pattern placement - I wasn't too fussy. I stamped 'Thankful' on NEW Harbour cardstock using Versamark ink and White Embossing powder.  Then, using Black stamp pad, I stamped the other sentiments on White Daisy cardstock - 3/4" wide and long enough for the sentiment. I then used a Black Journalling Pen to doodle around each sentiment and around the White Daisy base.  All the sentiments and title were added to the page using 3D Foam Tape to add some dimension.  The photo mat is also from the NEW Harbour cardstock - this is going to be a favourite of mine! Now I just need to get a photo of my family to add to the page!

The September Stamp of the Month - S2109 Grateful for this Life is available during September 2021 only from you CTMH Maker. You can get if 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 from Passionate About Pages has created using this fabulous stamp set. 

Stay safe & well.

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen

Isabella - featured collection for August

 Hi and thank you for popping by my blog today!

This month, the CTMH featured collection is Isabella. I love the summery colours of this collection, but haven't created much with it yet!

Some of the projects I have created are pictured below. 

This gift topper was inspired by an idea shared by fellow CTMH Maker, Andrea Sherman. It was created using the Scalloped Circle Thin Cuts, Small Bow Thin Cuts & Stitched Circle Thin Cuts (retired). This was so much fun to create!

This card was created using the Isabella Cricut Collection with Bluebird, Carolina & White Daisy cardstock. 

For this Lip Balm box, I was inspired by an idea shared by Stamping with Marsha. This was created using Lemonade, Bluebird & White Daisy cardstock with Isabella paper and the Isabella Cricut collection. I finished it off with some Silver Embellishing Thread.

These Hand Sanitiser holders were created using Carolina, Bluebird, Lemonade & White Daisy cardstock. I added Isabella paper to the front and finished it with White & Gold Ribbon. 

For this card I used Blue Belle & White Daisy cardstock, Isabella paper pack, Silver Shimmer Trim, Stitched Brackets Thin Cuts, Z3963 - Isabella Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts, C1900 - Isabella cardmaking stamp set, Simple Serif Uppercase Thin Cuts, Blue Belle, Lemonade & Sage ink pads & Blue Belle Loose Sequins. 

This card was made using Blue Bell & White Daisy cardstock, Isabella paper pack, C1900 - Isabella Cardmaking stamp set, Simple Serif Uppercase Thin Cuts, Lemonade Shimmer Trim & Blue Belle Pearls.

Blue Belle & White Daisy cardstock, Blue Belle Glitter paper, Z3963 - Isabella Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts, C1900 - Isabella Cardmaking stamp set, Blue Belle ink pad, Versamark ink pad, White Embossing Powder & Blue Belle Pearls.

Blue Belle & White Daisy cardstock, Blue Belle Glitter paper, Z3963 - Isabella Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts, C1900 - Isabella Cardmaking stamp set, Blue Belle ink pad, Versamark ink pad & White Embossing Powder.

I have used Blue Belle on the last 4 cards as it is the retiring colour of the year and one of my favourites. 

These are all of the retiring colours 

Don't miss out on your favourite retiring colours. You can find them on my website - some items have already sold out, so don't delay!

Please come back again soon and see what is new and what I have been creating.

Stay safe & well.

Happy papercrafting

Doreen

What's happening in August?

The year is just slipping away! And there don't seem to be enough hours in the day. 

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The August Stamp of the Month - S2108 Tutti Frutti Summer is now available! This fun stamp set is so versatile! Check out this page layout, created by the CTMH art department, that screams summer!

The featured paper collection for August is Isabella! I love the blues & yellows in this collection. 

I can't wait to create more projects with this collection, but check out these - some from the art department and a couple by me.

These layouts are from the Isabella Scrapbooking Workshop

I created this card using the Isabella Cricut Collection with Bluebird, Carolina & White Daisy cardstock

This cute Lip Balm box was created using Lemonade, Bluebird & White Daisy cardstock with some Isabella paper.

I made some Hand Sanitiser holders using Bluebird, Carolina, Lemonade & White Daisy cardstock with Isabella paper. They make a great little gift!

You will want to check out the specials available on my website!

The first one is Holiday Stories - available from 23rd July - 31st August.

Telling stories is a fun part of any Christmas celebration, and you will love having your own stories to tell with the Story by Stacy™ Holiday Stories I Love Workshop Kit.  This kit guides you through the process of exploring the memories behind your most treasured photos and then writing detailed stories to go with them. 

The Holiday Stories kit includes stickers designed especially for the holidays - including some shiny silver foil accents - while the traditional Stories I Love kit includes stickers designed for any other stories you have to tell. Both are available at discounted prices for a limited time during this sale, including bundled together in the Holiday Stories Bundle!  The bundle is available here!  

After picking out your Stories I Love kit, be sure to join CTMH for a virtual crafting event hosted by Stacy Julian herself on 18 August! Learn more about the event on the CTMH Facebook page.

 The next special is BOO CREW - available 1^st August – 31^st October 2021

The Boo Crew special makes Halloween crafting more fun than ever with an exclusive collection of products, including a paper packet, sticker sheet, stamp set, sequins, and more! 

Save 20% when you purchase these items as part of the Boo Crew Product Bundle or the Boo Crew Workshop Kit. Check out the Boo Crew Workshop Guide for instructions in using the materials in your workshop kit plus some additional supplies to create three 12″ × 12″ two-page layouts and a set of papercrafted treat holders! You can find it all here!

 The last special available now is the BRING BACK MY PACK – WHITE PINES available 1^ST July  – 31^st August 2021

The White Pines collection features the same classic paper designs that made it popular the first time it was available, with a refreshed colour palette and several coordinating products, including a new sticker sheet, a coordinating cardstock packet, and FOUR My Acrylix^® stamp sets—two that made their appearance with the original paper collection and two NEW sets designed just for this special! 

You can save 20% on this great collection of products with the White Pines Product bundle, which contains each of these special items. You also get discounted prices with the two workshop kits, which include materials for creating scrapbook layouts or cards using items from this great collection, plus a few additional items. All the details are available on my website here!

August means that our current Core (Annual) Catalogue is retiring at the end of this month. So make sure you check that you have all the goodies you need from it! You can check it out on my website here!

With the end of the catalogue, come some retiring colours! This means the cardstock, ink pads, re-inkers, shimmer brushes and any other products in these colours will be retiring at the end of August, so make sure you stock up on your favourite colours and 'must haves'.

Retiring Colours!

There is so much to love in this catalogue, so don't miss out! All items are available strictly While Supplies Last, so don't miss out!

I look forward to catching up with you soon!

Stay safe & well.

Happy papercrafting!

Doreen

CTMH Wander Australasian Blog Hop

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Wander Australian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Dannii's Scrappy Chicks blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, thank you for stopping by. I hope you will continue on our blog hop to see what the others have created using this collection.

This first layout is inspired by one of the layouts from the May CTMH Album Retreat. I added some linen & sage cardstock to the Wander paper pack. The stamped images are from the Wander scrapbooking stamp & thin cuts set (Z3964). First I blended Antique Linen, Chipped Sapphire & Peeled Paint Distress Oxides to create a background, then stamped the images using Intense Black and Sapphire ink pads.  The stamped border is from the Wander cardmaking stamp & thin cuts set (Z3959), stamped with Sage ink. 

For my second layout, I added the floral element using one of the stencils from CTMH Stencil Pack 1 and Antique Linen Distress Oxides. The leaves were cut using the Layered Leaves thin cuts and the title was cut using the CTMH Block Alphabet Thin cuts in Peacock & Sage.  I added a little more colour to the pages by flicking some Peacock Shimmer Brush before adding my photos.

This layout is ready to add some pics from our next adventure. It is inspired by Pattern 15 of MIFYH Vol 5. I added Peacock & Sage cardstock to the Wander paper pack. There is room for lots of photos on this layout. I will add embellishments once I have added my pics. 

To create this card, I used White Daisy, Sage, Sapphire & Sundance cardstock with Wander paper. The sentiment and stars are from Z3965 - Chillin' with My Gnomies stamp & thin cuts set and stamped with Sapphire ink. The circles were cut using the Stitched Circles Thin Cuts (retired). 
  

You can get the Wander collection from your Close To My Heart Maker, or if you live in Australia and don't have a Maker, you can contact me here! 

Don't forget to check out the specials currently available under the promotions tab! You won't want to miss out!

Before you continue on our blog hop to see what Lauren of Lauren's CTMH Craftings has created, I would love you to leave a comment. Come back again soon to see what is new and what I have been creating.

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting. 

Doreen

What's new in July

 Welcome to July and the 2nd half of 2021! What a year it has been so far! But I am thankful that I am able to continue creating scrapbook albums and cards to send to friends and family!

July means there is a new catalogue available with some more great products that you are going to want to get your hands on! You can see all the goodies on my website here!

I haven't had time to create with the July Stamp of the Month yet, but wanted to share it with you! As always, you can get the stamp set several ways. If you are a VIP, you can get it for FREE with an order of just $80.00 or if you are not yet a VIP it is just $9.00 with an order of just $80.00 or you can pay full price of $34.00. You can find this stamp set here!

These cards were created by the art department at Close To My Heart! Don't you just love that artwork!

There are just a couple of specials happening at the moment, but I know you won't want to miss out on them!

The first one is Bring Back My Pack - White Pines. The White Pines collection features the same classic paper designs that made it popular the first time it was available, with a refreshed colour palette and several coordinating products, including a new sticker sheet, a coordinating cardstock pack and FOUR stamp sets - two that made their appearance with the original paper collection and two NEW sets designed just for this special. You can save 20% on this great collection of products with the White Pines Product bundle, which contains each of these special items. You also get discounted prices with the two workshop kits - scrapbooking and cardmaking. You can find all the details here!

The second special is Return to your Happiest Place. The Happiest Place collection is back at 20% discounted prices! Featuring an extra-large paper packet, with 12 patterned paper sheets and tons of coordinating items, this collection will make your projects shine thanks to silver glitter foil accents on coordinating stickers and cardstock sheets! There are also brand new workshop projects featuring this collection, making it easy for you to create beautiful artwork. You can find all the details, including the workshop instructions, here!

There is lots more available during July, so make sure you check out my website for the details!

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

Stay safe & well!

Happy papercrafting. 

Doreen

CTMH Stars & Sparklers Australasian Blog Hop

 

Hi & welcome to our CTMH Stars & Sparklers Australasian Blog Hop. If you arrived from Lauren's CTMH Craftings blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened by, welcome and thank you for visiting. I hope you will continue on our blog hop by clicking on the link at the bottom of my post.  

This collection is great for all kinds of celebrations. I have had lots of fun creating with it.

For this first layout, I used MIFYH Vol 5, Pattern 8 and White Daisy & Sapphire cardstock, You Are Enough Coordinating cardstock, Mix In paper pack - May June 21, Stars & Sparklers paper pack, Blue Belle Shimmer Pen and the Stars & Sparklers Cricut Collection. I love being able to mix paper packs to get the look I want! I will be using this layout to help document my daughter's upcoming 21st birthday.

This layout is based on one shared by fellow Maker - Chris Robertson. It was created using Sapphire, Scarlet, Toffee & White Daisy cardstock, Stars & Sparklers paper pack and Stars & Sparklers Cricut collection. I can't wait to add photos to this layout (when I get them printed). 

These cards were all inspired by the CTMH One Sheet Wonder cards shared on the CTMH YouTube channel on 22nd April. I used White Daisy & Carolina cardstock, Stars & Sparklers paper, Z3949 - Stars & Sparklers Cardmaking Workshop stamp & thin cuts, Carolina, Scarlet & Sapphire ink pack, Journalling Pen & Gold Sequins to create these cards and others!

I managed to complete one more layout before this hop goes live! Since the beginning of March, I have been taking a 'Photo a Day' and at the end of each fortnight, printing those pics taken and putting them on a page! 

I used scraps of paper from the Stars & Sparklers paper pack with Sapphire & White Daisy cardstock to create this layout! I added some Blue Belle Glitter Gems to finish it off!

The Stars & Sparklers collection is available from your Maker till the end of June - WSL! Don't miss out. If you don't have a Maker and live in Australia, you can contact me here! I would love to help you. Make sure you check out all the fabulous specials while you are on the website!

I would love you to leave a comment before you continue on the blog hop to see what Shaunna of Passionate About Pages has created using the Stars & Sparklers collection.

Stay safe & well.

Happy paper crafting.

Doreen

What's new in June

Have you seen what's new and now available from CTMH?

The June Stamp of the Month is fabulous for helping to document all those summer outdoor activity you enjoyed before this autumn/winter cold hit us here is Australia!

And there are lots of great specials happening now too! 

Have you thought of joining my team at Close To My Heart? Then June is the right time to jump on board!

It’s never been a better time to join the Close To My Heart Maker family! New Makers who sign up during our Sign Up & Celebrate special, or existing Makers who recruit five or more new Makers can qualify to have all their Convention 2021 registration fees waived or reimbursed!

You can find all the details here or contact me! 

Did you love the Happiest Place collection when it was previously available? Or did you miss out on this fabulous collection? Relive your happiest memories with the limited time return of the Happiest Place suite! With discounts on all the adorable products included in this collection and brand-new workshop kits, the Return to the Happiest Place special is the ideal way to document and spread joy!

The paper pack is available with or without the sticker sheet and that coordinating cardstock collection is just gorgeous with the silver foil treatment on one side!

You can find all the details on my website here! This collection is available WSL so don't miss out!

Perhaps you want to celebrate your one-of-a-kind dad this Father’s Day with the No Ordinary Dad special! This special features three exclusive stamp sets to help you celebrate your dad in style! 

Get all the details of this special here and get ready to celebrate the dads in your life!

National Scrapbooking Month was in May, but we are still celebrating with the beautiful You Are Enough collection featuring rose gold accents in some of the papers and coordinating cardstock!

This collection is available till the end of June WSL, so get yours today! Check out all the details on my website!

Along with all the great specials, there are so many other great products available on my website. Make sure you check them out!

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 

Stay safe and well!

Happy papercrafting.

Doreen