Hillside Cottage Blog Hop

 Welcome to the Australasian CTMH blog hop, if you arrived here from Lauren Moore's blog you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance, please continue looking then you can follow the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

Today we are showcasing the Hillside Cottage suite of products, this is a folk artsy collection and is just gorgeous. I love the iconic animals and flowers and really all of the other papers are so pretty, as is the sticker sheet.

I was a little late placing my order so wasn't able to get this lovely collection in time for the hop but I was able to get my hands on one of the sheets of the bulk paper and the sticker sheet and this allowed me to be a part of the hop. You can create something lovely with just one sheet of paper and the stickers. I have added this collection to my next order and should be receiving it soon.

This gorgeous baby girl is my niece and these photos were taken many years ago, pretty evident by the cute sun suit she is wearing. You don't see anything like that these days. She is the first grandchild in our family and what a wonderful addition she was. I love how the papers and stickers enhance these very old photos. I have adhered the stickers with 3D foam tape to give them more dimension and lift them off the page. I will be adding another photo and the journalling to a flip flap to finish off the layout.

This card is really cute and also uses both sides of the same paper as the layout as well as the  sticker strip. CTMH have so many lovely flower stamps and I have used these flowers from a few years ago, the flowers are stamped with Canary ink and the leaves were stamped with New England Ivy ink which I stamped 2nd and 3rd generation. Doing this gives you so many more colour options. I hand cut the flower centers and used a white gel pen to make the dash lines.

Thank you for stopping by, now hop along to Danielle's blog Scrappychicks and see what lovely project she has created. 

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

Happy crafting!

May Stamp of the Month "Flowers for You"

 Welcome to the CTMH Australasian stamp of the month blog hop, if you arrived here from Lauren Moore's blog  you are in the right place . If you arrived by chance please continue looking and you can continue the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

This stamp set has some lovely images and sentiments, the floral circle is so pretty and all of the stamps can be used in so many different projects. This set would be perfect for a Mothers Day card.

 

                                  

I have taken inspiration from one of CTMH's sample cards using this stamp set. I love the look of the white heat embossing, this is a simple but pretty card. I heat embossed  the flowers and sentiment using the Daisy White pigment ink instead of Versamark ink and then used white embossing powder. I added some splatters using the same ink and the pearls adds a little bling.

           

This layout has photos of my mum and our beautiful front yard from many years ago. My dad was the gardener and I love how beautiful these flowers are. Because I have  misplaced my Spectrum Noir markers I have stamped the flowers in a single colour and I am really happy with how they look. Mothers are special people aren't they, my mum turned 89 this January and thankfully she is still quite independent and lives alone but is now requiring a lot more assistance than before. 

After stamping the image for this card I used the stitched circle thin cut to cut just part of the image. I dry embossed the yellow cardstock with the dot folder then lightly sanded it to reveal the white core, how pretty is that. I love the sentiment "just because" so when I want to send a card that's not for any particular occasion this is perfect.

Thank you for stopping by now hop along to to see what Danielle from Scrappychicks Art  has to share I am sure it's something great.

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

Happy crafting!