Celebrate With Cake S1605 - CTMH Australasian SOTM Blog Hop

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Celebrate With Cake

Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop.

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Doris Taylor Creative Inspirations

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Today I would like to share with you a layout I have made for my daughter's birthday featuring the May Stamp of the Month, Celebrate With Cake S1605. This stamp set is available only in May 2016 for $27, or for just $7.50 when you place an order of $75 or more. 

I have also used the new Calypso WYW Kit which has just been released today with our new Seasonal Expressions 2!

 To start with I stamped the 5 cake stands onto a piece of White Daisy cardstock (or Watercolour paper) 11.5" x 4". I then stamped the different cake pieces and then it was time to colour in!

I used our Watercolour Paints (which are so smooth and gorgeous to use) to colour in a combination of all the different cakes and cake stands in the set. You could also use our Exclusive Inks stamp pads and a waterbrush , ShinHan Markers or Watercolour Pencils to colour in our stamps!

I then arranged my photos and decided on the flamingo PML card to go on the right hand page. Next I just built up some clusters of vellum accents, stickers, sequins, zip strips and papers to embellish. I used the pineapple Washi Tape and the flamingo Washi Tape too! Love it!

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Meryl Cheetham - Mez’s Craft Room

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Georgia O'Shea

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www.georgiaoshea.ctmh.com.au

Life In Pictures - CTMH April SOTM Blog Hop

April SOTM 

Life in Pictures - S1604

Welcome to our Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.

If you have arrived here from

Wendy Hopper -  Expressions of the Heart

then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, that's okay, please join in by following the link at the end of this post which will take you to the next Consultant's great idea. Don't forget to leave your comments and Pin any of the ideas you love to Pinterest!

 Today I would like to share with you this layout of my Dad when he was young. He passed away in 2014 but he spent his whole life as a photographer, using many of these large format cameras. 

It features April 2016  Stamp of the Month Life in Pictures S1604

available exclusively during April for $7.50 when you spend $75. Or just rrp of $27 for the SOTM if you don't need to place a $75 order this month.

I started with White Daisy cardstock 3.25" x 11" and used black ink to stamp the photo frame in the centre and then the sentiment in the middle of the frame. I random stamped the cameras, making sure that I stamped over the edges. If you do this on your All Purpose Mat the excess ink can just be wiped away. I stamped the photo frame again on a scrap of Flaxen cardstock and cut it out with my All Purpose Scissors. The fine point lets you get right into those corners easily! I then adhered this frame over the top of the other stamped frame using 3D Foam Tape and tied some Black and Gold Ribbon around it. Next I used a Dauber and Flaxen Ink to distress the edges of the whole piece and then went around again with Black Ink.

The background page is 12x12" Black Cardstock. The Flaxen page adhered on top is 11.5 x 11.5". I adhered only the left hand side of the stamped white piece so that I could tuck the black ribbon under the other side later. I used Micro Glue Dots to stick down the pieces of ribbon, cutting them as I went and tucking the ends under the page edge. 

I used EzyDots to adhere the matted photos to the page and then stamped an extra camera in Flaxen Ink in a blank corner. I added Black Epoxy Bubbles to the corners of the page and one to each photo to look like tacks or pins. I wrote my Dad's name on a scrap of Flaxen and daubed the edges in Black Ink then just wrote the year next to each photo directly on the page. I hope you like it!

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Jenny Gilbert The Creative Heart 

  

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Georgia O'Shea

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Twinkle S1510 - CTMH October SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

 for October 2015 

If you have arrived here from

Patricia Manhire - Patricia Manhire's Creative Corner

then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, that's okay, please join in by following the link at the end of this post which will take you to the next Consultant's great idea. Don't forget to leave your comments and Pin any of the ideas you love to Pinterest!

Today I would like to share with you a Card Box which features October 2015 Stamp of the Month

Twinkle S1510

available exclusively throughout October for $7.50 when you spend $75. Or just pay rrp of $27 for the SOTM if you don't need to place a  $75 order this month. 

You can make this Card Box to keep your Christmas Cards in that you create over the next couple of months, ready to hand out or post. Or you can give it as a gift for Christmas. Fill it with cards for any occasion to make a beautiful present for someone special! The lid even has a hidden magnet to keep it closed. Genius!

Journaling 
Card Box Z1953







Start with a sheet of White Pines B&T Duos and a sheet of Cranberry Cardstock. Cut 1 ½” strips of both papers and then cut these into 1 ½” squares. When you glue these onto the front of the box, you will leave a ¼” border around the top, bottom and side edges. These edges will be covered with the shimmer trim. Apply lots of Bonding Memories glue pen to the back of each square and use tweezers to pick them up and position them on the box. This will keep your fingers clean for smoothing each square down. Continue the squares on the sides and top of the box. I used the White Pines paper to cover the back and base.

Now it's time to add the Green Shimmer Trim to the edges. For the front of the box, you need to cut the shimmer trim to the length of the box and then mitre the corners by cutting off at a 45° angle. This will give you nice clean corners with no bumps. You then need to cut 6 more pieces with square ends at 1 ½” for the top and bottom of the sides and the ends of the top of the box as shown in the photos. You will need some scraps of Colonial White cardstock to stamp your images on. I stamped the bauble twice in Fern Ink and once in Cranberry. I stamped the frame in Fern and then the Merry Everything in Cranberry. I then cut these out with my Micro Tip Scissors. I adhered the Merry Everything with foam tape on the front of the lid and then I adhered the baubles on the front using Glue Dots.

Here is a card I also made with the same products. I hope you like it!

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Leah Cameron - Cameron's Corner

  

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Georgia O'Shea

www.georgiaoshea.ctmh.com.au

Paper Garden S1509 - CTMH September SOTM Blog Hop

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Australasian Close To My Heart

SOTM Blog Hop.

 If you have arrived here from

Simone Morton - Scrappy Matters

then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, that's okay, please join in by following the link at the end of this post which will take you to the next Consultant's great idea. Don't forget to leave your comments and Pin any of the ideas you love to Pinterest!

Today I would like to share with you a double page layout which features September 2015 Stamp of the Month

Paper Garden S1509 

available exclusively throughout September for $7.50 when you spend $75. Or just pay rrp of $27 for the SOTM if you don't need to order $75 worth this month. 

I really wanted to try background stamping with these stamps and as you can see, I went a little crazy with colour! I chose Cashmere, Sorbet and the new Pomegranate Inks and Cardstocks.

I started with the Cashmere Ink and randomly stamped different flowers on the White Daisy Cardstock. I then stamped in Sorbet and finished with Pomegranate. I chose Sorbet Cardstock to mat the photos and roughed up the edges with our Edge Distresser to show the white core of the cardstock.

I daubed the edges of the white journal box with Pomegranate and stamped another flower image.

I added a strip of Cashmere Cardstock along the top of the Sorbet photo mats. The Thick Twine down the sides is also our new colour Poppy Z3094.

I added a couple of Pomegranate Cardstock accents, some bling and our new Coral Shimmer Trim Z3088 along the bottom. 

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Meryl Cheetham - Mez's Craft Room

  

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Life is Wonderful SOTM S1507 layout with Blossom Paper

I whipped up this layout today because I was inspired when I looked at some artwork in our Seasonal Expressions 2 (The Idea book with the strawberries on the front).

I am in LOVE with this Stamp Set!

Life is Wonderful S1507

 Here is the inspiration...

The cutting guide for this layout is in Make It From Your Heart Vol 2, Pattern 14. I used Blossom B&T duos instead of the background stamp with Pear, Hollyhock and Black Cardstock.

The first thing I did was stamp the decorative frame 7 times on White Daisy Cardstock in Black Exclusive Ink. Then I stamped Life is inside one of the frames, Wonderful in Cranberry Ink and Always Remember in Black Ink on Pear Cardstock. I cut out all the frames (they are not perfectly square) and rounded the corners then fussy cut around the Wonderful. I cut the Pear piece with Always Remember into a flag and gave it a White Daisy mount. I adhered it onto my Black page using 3D Foam Tape. I also used foam tape to stick the word Wonderful onto the Life is frame. A half inch strip of the Blossom paper is running along the bottom of the page showing the reverse pattern on the back.

The frames can be used for photos or to journal. Finally I added a few Clear Sparkles for some bling!

All products used can be found on my website www.georgiaoshea.ctmh.com.au

Thanks for looking!

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Life is Wonderful S1507 July 2015 - CTMH Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Life is Wonderful S1507 

Hello and welcome aboard our SOTM Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from

Vandra's Virtual CTMH Craftroom

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Today I would like to share with you this album page which features July 2015 Stamp of the Month S1507 Life is Wonderful available exclusively throughout July for just $5 when you spend $75. Or just pay rrp of $27 for the SOTM if you don't need to order $75 worth this month. We also have a promotion this month where you can get it for FREE so I will add the info at the bottom of this post.

I found the layout I wanted to use for my photos in Make It From Your Heart Vol 1, Pattern 3, right page. Then I chose my papers and embellishments from our Jackson range.

First I used White Daisy Ink to stamp "Life is" and the frame onto Barn Red Cardstock. Then I stamped "Life is" and "Wonderful" onto White Daisy Cardstock using Crystal Blue Exclusive Ink. I fussy cut out the banner with "is" on it and also cut around the word Wonderful. 

I then followed the cutting guide to add the Jackson papers to my layout.  Once my papers and photos were adhered to the page, I stuck the "is" banner down with Glue Dots for a little depth and "Wonderful" with 3D Foam Tape for more depth!

 I also stamped the arrow straight onto the page using Barn Red Ink and added some Durables Triangle Studs.

All the CTMH products used can be found on my website here.

During the month of July, when you purchase $32.50 in stamps, you qualify to receive either the July Stamp of the Month, Life Is Wonderful, FREE or any one of the Hostess Rewards stamp sets in Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 or Seasonal Expressions 2 for only $6.50! That is a savings of up to $27! To get your FREE stamp set or your $6.50 Hostess Rewards stamp set, simply place an order for $32.50 of any current stamps. 

I would love you to leave a comment before heading off to

Anne Patterson's blog - Mummy You Made This

Thanks for looking!