Summer Vibes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH blog hop, if you arrived here from  Shaunna's  Passionate About Pages you are in the right place, If you arrived here by chance just click on the link at the end of this post to continue the hop.

We are showcasing the Summer Vibes collection, even though it is winter here in Australia I am sure you will find lots of use for the collection.

This little basket can be used for holding treats for your customers at workshops or giving to friends and family. It looks small but it actually holds quite a bit. You only need a small amount of cardstock and patterned paper to make this cutie, you can find a video here with instructions on how to make it. This video is from Veronica Durfrey at theladybugstampingspot.blogspot.com.

My garden is definitely a work in progres with much still to be done and I like to take photos of what looks good at the time. My birdbath sits in front of my lounge room window and I love watching the antics of the birds that visit.

I was surprised to see fruit as well as blossoms on my mandarin tree at the smae time and this rather large grasshopper was having a great feast of my cana lily leaves.

Don't you think the bright red gingham paper is so cheery and I thought this stamp set works really well with it. Who doesn't like jumping in puddles.

Thank you for stopping by, now for some more great ideas hop along to Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings I am sure she will have something fun and wonderful to share.

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

Happy Crafting!

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the CTMH Australasian stamp of the month blog hop, if you arrived here from Doreen's blog you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance, just click on the link at the end of this post to see some more great ideas.

The July stamp of the month is called "My Beautiful Friend" and aren't these images just beautiful and the sentiments are so special

For this card I stamped the bunch of flowers image and fussy cut just the flowers and not the girl. I find I use the dot embossing folder quite a lot and I love the thin cuts shapes. The butterfly stamp is a great addition to the look of the card.

I am so happy with this layout, these photos are of  my niece's children taken just before the start of the new school year focusing on their academic pursuits for the coming year. I have used papers from one of the  Mix In packs and these lovely floral corners and this apt sentiment.
  

There are a few members of my family that are all avid readers and I am sure any of them would be happy with this bookmark. I found colouring these beautiful flowers really easy and I really like the look of the combined soft colours. The cute owl charm is no longer available.

Thank you for stopping by, to continue the hop go to Shaunna's Passionate About Pages   I am sure Shaunna has something wonderful to share.

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

Happy crafting.