August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop "Floral Celebration"

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH Aughust stamp of the month blog hop, if you arrived here from Doreen's blog  you sre in the right place. If you arrived by chance I hope you like what I have created, you can continue the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

The Floral Celebration stamp set has some lovely folk art looking flowers, lots of different leaves and sweet sentiments. I loved working with this set of stamps.

This card uses the sunflower looking stamp, nothing like sunflowers to brighten you special day. I am a real fan of kraft cardstock and really don't use it enough.The white embossed cardstock adds some dimension to this card.

My sister is one of those people who can turn their hands to anything, after taking cake decorating classes for one term at night school (many years ago), she created these special cakes. Even though this is a really simple layout I think the beautiful flowers lift it to something special.

I decided to use bright colours for this last card, my colouring in isn't always the best, so I stamped the flowers on patterned paper instead.To give my flowers a bit more demension I cut further into the edges of each of the petals and shapped them with a bone folder. I heat embossed my sentiment using white embossing powder. The white stands out so nicely on the blue cardstock.

I hope you have been inspired by my projects, now to see more great ideas hope along to Danielle at Scrappychicks I am sure she will have something wonderful to share.

Please take a moment and leave a comment, they inspire us to be more creative.

Happy crafting!

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.

Stitched Together Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Australasian CTMH Stitched Together blog hop, if you arrived here from Megan's Crop, Craft, Create you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance you can continue the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

Close To My Heart never fails to produce beautiful papers and decorations and this collection is no exception. These lovely papers will be so much fun to work with and if you are a quilter you will love the patchwork look paper.

This pretty background paper called for something special to be added. We all know fairies are real and they visit our gardens. I really love the fairy stamp it is from the Fairy Tale Magic stamp set C1832 and she has just landed on this beautiful flower, which come from the Floral Borders stamp set C1822

This layout was designed by my niece Laura Beacham who is also a CTMH consultant and I completed the layout at her workshop with my photos and just a few little changes. I am really happy with how it turned out. Wow doesn't the dome of the War Memorial look fantastic!

This striped paper is so versatile, you have so many colour options when creating your projects. For this card I decided on the Candy Apple cardstock and ink. This flower image is from Craft On Card Making Stamp and Thin Cut set and is available in the online only section.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope my projects have inspired you. To continue the hop and see some more great ideas go to  Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings

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

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop Garden Tags

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH Blog Hop if you have arrived here from Megan's Crop Craft Create you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance, you can see more great ideas by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

The June stamp of the month is called Garden Tags and nothing more needs to be said. These beautiful tags lend themselves to so many wonderful projects.

I am always impressed with simple black and white colour combination, I added pale blue to give just a little bit of colour. I stamped the tags and then framed a small section of the images using the small  square thin cut. My intention was to make a simple and pretty card.

I used a variation on the same theme for this card but made it a little more colourful. I coloured the stamped image with the beautiful Tri Blend markers, these make colouring so easy. The embossed cardstock adds some texture to the background. The white cardstock behind the flowers was a little stark so I decided to stamped some small splotches and I am really happy with how it turned out.

Thank you for stopping by, now you should hop along to Lauren Moore's blog to see what great project she has to share. Please take a moment and leave a comment they are always appreciated.

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!

Cardstock Carnival Blog Hop

Welcome to the Australasian CTMH Cardstock Carnival blog hop, if you arrived here from Doreen's blog you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance, you can continue the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post to see more great ideas.

During April you can enjoy some amazing deals on your favourite cardstocks. You can buy bundles of the same colour or bundles of different colours. There are discounts of 20-40% off  of the bundles. The Close To My Heart cardstock has two shade of the same colour on either side of each sheet. This allows great versatility when combining colours for your projects.

Initially I thought it would be hard to create with just cardstock, and no printed paper,  but I am very happy with all of my projects. Some of the suggestions for using the cardstock, were using both sides of the paper, dry embossing and using inks to sponge colour to the cardstock and theses are the techniques I decided to use.

 As Mother's Day is approaching I thought I would make a card. My mother loves receiving flowers and I am sure she will like this pot plant with these gorgeous flowers. This card is 5.5" x 5.5"

As I looked at these photos I could not help reminiscing about my childhood, and I thought what a blessed life I have had so far, not without troubles but still blessed. While working on this layout I decided to write a letter to my younger self.  I did cheat just a little bit by using one of the printed papers for my letter, to use cardstock it would have been too thick. The flowers are from the Flower Market Cricut cartridge and the flourishes are from the Artiste cartridge.

I have used cricut and die cut images in this last 3D project, I saw something similar on Splitcoast Stampers by Girlgeek101stamping and was so impressed with the simplicity of it. Black and white is such a stunning combination and these butterflies and leaves in this shadow frame are quite beautiful.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have been inspired by my creations. To continue the hop please go to Shaunna's Passionate About Pages and see what great project she has to share.

Please take a moment and leave a comment before you go on to the next blog. Your comments are always appreciated.