Blue Skies Blog Hop

Welcome to our CTMH Australasian blog hop, if you arrived here from Doreen Watkin's blog you are in the right place. If you arrived her by chance, I hope you see something you like. To continue the hop click on the link at the end of this post.

Today we are showcasing the Blue Skies collection released to celebrate National Scrapbooking month. There are any different kits available, suitable for everyone's budget. I have chosen to use the beautiful and colourful paper pack and stickers for my projects.

I choose to use the kite sticker for this card as I felt it would be unlikely that I would need it in my scrapbooking. I have combined it with the stamp set Hello Ladybug B1703 and some of the star stickers. I felt the sentiment worked really well with the kite image. To give the kite some dimension I have adhered it with 3D foam tape.

I am slowly working on the over 700 photos that my brother in law scanned for me from slides, taken many years ago.  Don't you just love those curtains, nothing like the vintage yellow, brown and orange of the 1970's

This second card uses another of the lovely patterned papers and the tulip stamp from the stamp set called "A Million Little Things" D1925. I am a real fan of the stitched thin cuts, I love the look of the stitched frame behind the flowers.

Thanks again for stopping by, to continue the hop go to Lauren's CTMH Craftings to get some more great ideas. Before you leave please take a moment and leave a comment, they are always appreciated.

Happy crafting!

Aurora Collection Blog Hop

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH Aurora collection blog hop, if you arrived here from Doreen's blog you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance click on the link at the end of this post to go to the next blog.

We are showcasing the Aurora collection, these papers are lovely and please don't think they are just for outdoor adventure photos. They can be used for lots of other themes.

My first layout is of my trip to Washington DC a very long time ago, we went to all the iconic sights, the Capitol building, the White House, the Smithsonian and also Mt Vernon. Thankfully these were slides which were scanned and I only recently got them printed. The stamped images are from the stamps that came with the You Are Here Cricut collection.

I love this stamp set from the May catalogue it's called A Million Little Things and these papers compliments the lovely flower beautifully.

This layout is also from my trip to Washington DC, this unknown soldier's tomb has been guarded continuously since 1948. I searched the net for a paid or free cut file of soldiers and couldn't find anything. Thankfully my niece Laura Beacham told me if I could find suitable clipart silhouette image I could convert it to a svg image that I could cut with the Cricut. I was so happy to find this image and it fitted perfectly.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope I have given you some inspiration to use this collection. To continue the hop go along to Lauren Moore's CTMH Crafting I am sure she will have something great to share.

I would really appreciate it if you take a moment and leave and leave a comment before you go to Lauren's blog.

May Stamp of the Month "Time to Celebrate"

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH stamp of the month blog hop, if you arrived here from Danielle's Scrappy Chicks  you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance just click on the link at the end of this post to go to the next blog.

This lovely stamp is called "Time To Celebrate" and has a variety of sentiments perfect for all 

occasions. It also includes cute icons with different size  hearts, stars and some kisses.

I like to be able to use the stamps for scrapbooking layouts as well as cards. With this layout I first drew a circle using a plate as a guide, very lightly with a pencil. Then I was able to stamp the sentiments around the circle leaving a gap for the flowers. I erased the pencil lines and added the lovely flowers and few small butterflies.

I used a card by Gayatri Murali for inspiration, the roses are from the Flower Market  Cricut cartridge and the leaves are Thin Cuts. I stamped the sentiment directly on the white cardstock and added a few gems.

Thank you for stopping by, you can get more ideas by hopping along to Maz's blog to see what wonderful project she has to share.

Please take a moment and leave a comment, they are always appreciated.

Happy crafting!