Georgia Creates CTMH Australia: September 2016

Thursday, 15 September 2016

Jeepers Creepers - Australasian CTMH Blog Hop

Jeepers Creepers

Paper Pack - X7211B

WYW Workshop Kit - G1110

Hello and welcome aboard our Jeepers Creepers Papers Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from

then you are in the right place. If you arrived here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post to the next Consultant's blog. Don't forget to Pin the ideas to Pinterest for later.

Jeepers Creepers Paper Packet

I just love the colour combinations in this pack! The new Tangerine shades matched my storm cloud photos and the lightening bolts were perfect!

I like to challenge myself with using up all of the paper packet and thinking outside the box. Not a Halloween photo in sight on this layout.

I purchased the WYW Scrapbook Kit which includes the Complements, Assortment and Washi Tapes. Did you notice there's no stamping here (and that I made a spelling mistake in the journaling that I'll now have to change)?

I've also made these Monster Birthday cards using the Monstrous Halloween Stamp Set and matching Thin Cuts.

Here are two of the Halloween WYW Kit layouts that I have done. Just download the instructions from your Consultant's website.

These products are only available until December 31st, 2016 from our seasonal Holiday Expressions Idea Book.

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today for delivery Australia-wide:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

I would love you to leave a comment before hopping along to see the next great idea at:

Shaunna Richards Passionate About Pages

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Create Kindness Card Kit CC1145 - National Stamping Month 2016

Create Kindness Card Kit CC1145

Celebrate National Stamping Month by making hand-stamped cards to create a little more kindness in the world!

Our Create Kindness Card Kit contains all of the supplies you'll need to create 24 beautiful handmade cards, with sentiments perfect for brightening someone's day.

$72.95 save 15% - Kit Contents:

24 - 3x3" pre-printed card bases with envelopes

24 - Pre-cut 1 3/4" white circles
8 - exclusive M-size stamp sets
1 - Archival Black mini stamp pad
1 - 2x2" My Acrylix Block
1 - My Acrylix mini stamp organizer

Items in the kit can also be purchased separately! So you can buy extra card bases or extra mini stamps to give as gifts. See the listing HERE

You can also add some extra supplies and bling to put your own personal touch to these cards!

In these designs I have adhered a 2x2" square of coloured cardstock, added Gold Shimmer Trim and mounted the white circle with 3D-foam tape.

I also coloured in the stamped designs with our ShinHan Markers and added a Bitty Sparkle.

Here is another card I made using the Hello and Friend stamps together. I masked the left-hand flower of the Friend stamp so I could get the words closer. Hello Friend!

I used our new Wood slats Embossing Folder and twine from the Whimsy Ribbon Pack.

All these supplies can be purchased from my website for delivery anywhere in Australia.

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

Thursday, 1 September 2016

CTMH Australasian Blog Hop - S1609 Blessed Beyond Measure SOTM

Hello and welcome aboard our September 2016 Blessed Beyond Measure Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from

Denise Tarlinton- Scrap Stamp Share

then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you a project I have created featuring the September Stamp of the Month, Blessed Beyond Measure. This stamp set is available during this month only, for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75 or more.

I love the sentiments in this stamp set. Being thankful and grateful for my two happy, healthy kids is what inspired me to create this layout for their albums.

Don't forget to pin this photo to Pinterest

First I covered a sheet of White Daisy Cardstock with background stamping using all the different leaves in the set. I used our Mini Pigment Inks in our gorgeous new Adventure colours. I stamped in Emerald, Willow, Raspberry, Tangerine and also Sea Glass - our colour of the year!

I started stamping in the bottom right corner and as I got to the top I added some second generation stamping to lighten the design. I also stamped "Thankful" in Raspberry ink on a scrap of White Daisy with "to have you in my life" in Emerald ink.

Next I chose the matching cardstock colours for my photo mats. I used Emerald, Tangerine and Raspberry from the Adventure Cardstock Combo pack pictured below. I didn't follow a pattern or sketch for this layout, I just made it up as I went along. The Emerald mat is 4.5x6.5". The Tangerine piece is 4x7" and the Raspberry piece is 2x12".

I cut up leftovers to make the dovetail pieces and then distressed all the coloured cardstock pieces with our Edge Distresser. (I love this tool!) I used 3D foam tape to adhere the Thankful sentiment to the page.

I adhered everything to the page, adding White and Gold Ribbon and Pink Enamel Gems for embellishments. I used our Mini Glue Dots to adhere the ribbon as they're super strong!

At the end I popped in an extra stamped leaf under the corner of the photo. After I took the photo I removed the leaf, distressed the edges and stuck it back on...ahh that's better. It didn't look right with it's clean cut edges!