Sweet Safari cards

 

During March, the Close to My Heart Featured collection is Sweet Safari!  I have to say it wasn't my favourite collection when I first saw it, but I do love the Primary Colours in the papers. And when I really looked at the paper, I could see just how versatile it really is! I particularly love the Candy Apple polka dot paper. So, I have used it to create some cards!

The first card I want to share with you was an idea shared at our local Consultant meeting by fellow consultant, Nell Ward. For this card, we cut an inch off the bottom of the front of the card, then added a piece of the Candy Apple Polka Dot paper to the inside. I then stamped a border using the February Stamp of the Month - S2102 Doodled Borders, using Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink pad. The sentiment and coffee cup are from the cute Z3919 - Whole Latte Love Stamp & Thin Cuts set. The coffee cup is coloured using Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers.  I finished off the card with some Clear Sparkles. 

This next card was created using the same idea as above, but with a standard A5 card. I used the same Polka Dot paper from the Sweet Safari paper pack, with some Avocado, Lagoon & White Daisy Cardstock, a Zip Strip and and some Teal Shimmer Trim from my stash. I used the Fancy Brackets Thin Cuts for the Lagoon & White Daisy cardstock pieces & finished my card with some Silver Embellishing Thread. 

The inside of the card

The Sweet Safari collection is available from my website till the end of February WSL!

There are some great specials currently available from Close To My Heart too! Check them out!

The first one is Pocket Card Perfection! During the Pocket Card Perfection special, you can purchase the brand-new Lovely and Party Time Picture My Life™ Cards, which coordinate perfectly with the Lovely & Party Time paper collections in our 2020–2021 Core Products Catalogue. Save 15% with the Pocket Card Perfection Bundle, which includes both sets! These PML cards are great for Pocket Page scrapbooking, but also on Traditional scrapbook pages and even for cards! This special is available till 31st March 2021 WSL!

The next special is the In This Together Collection! This fun collection features a 12-sheet paper packet with coordinating sticker sheet, enamel dots, cardstock pack, and My Acrylix® stamp set! Save 20% with three different bundle options, including two different workshop bundles that give you the products for creating a variety of artwork. The In This Together Workshop Kit includes materials for creating three 12″ × 12″ scrapbook layouts, while the In This Together Album Workshop Kit includes materials for creating a set of 6″ × 8″ pages. I can't wait to get my hands on this collection and get creating! It is available till 31st March 2021 WSL!

Next is the Home Sweet Home Special! The unique Home Sweet Home Frame Kit includes wooden pieces and coordinating papers and die-cuts that come together to create a delightful year-round décor piece. Use the die-cut shapes to decorate the 14 wood circle pieces in a variety of ways. Your decorated circles can then be swapped out throughout the year to mark special occasions and changes in season! You save 20% when you purchase the Home Sweet Home Frame Kit, but you can also order the individual components separately in case you want additional circles, die-cuts, frames, or just the wood HOME sentiment! This collection is available till 28th February 2021

And next is the Hello World special. The Milestone Wood Circles help you to mark special occasions in your little one’s life, making them more memorable in the process. These 15 circles and their coordinating pieces and SVG files will come in handy as photo props, scrapbooking page embellishments, or in a number of other crafting projects. These will only be available for a limited time, so order yours right away! This special is available till 28th February 2021.

The Bring Back My Pack - Blossom special continues till 28th February. The Blossom 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 two My Acrylix® stamp sets! Save 20% with the Blossom Product bundle, which contains each of these special items or with the Blossom Workshop Kit, which includes materials for creating scrapbook layouts and cards using this great paper collection! 

The Perfect Match collection is available till 28th February 2021 WSL. Papercrafting and Valentine’s Day are a match made in heaven, and the Perfect Match collection has everything you need to make the Valentine’s Day crafts you always dreamed of! This stunning collection features a new paper packet and sticker sheet, the My Acrylix® Perfect Match stamp set, and adorable mini heart accents! You can even save 20% when you purchase these amazing products in the Perfect Match Bundle or the Perfect Match Workshop Kit! In addition to the Perfect Match items, the Perfect Match Workshop Kit comes with materials for creative projects that will be presented during our Perfect Match Facebook Live event on 4–5 February. See the Additional Supplies Needed section for other creative supplies that will be used during the event, and learn more about it on the CTMH Facebook Page! Even though this FB event has passed, you can still see the event by clicking on the link. 

Are you a CTMH VIP? Would you like to become a VIP? You can check out all the benefits of being a VIP and join here! 

Join us for our first ever exclusive VIP workshop and event!

Here is everything you need to know:

• The VIP We Are Good Together workshop makes three 2-page layouts and 10 cards
• Attend our virtual event on 26 February 2021 in a private Facebook group to create the projects together.
• This workshop and event is only available to VIP Customers and Makers who have purchased the workshop bundle.
• You’ll receive an email invitation to the Facebook group as the event date draws near.
• The workshop will be available to purchase from 1 January – 31 March 2021.
• Order before 1 February 2021 to make sure your bundle arrives in time for the live event.
• The event will be available for repeat viewing after the live event has concluded.
• The additional supplies needed list can be found here.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Stay safe and well.

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