June SOTM The Long Way Home S1606 - CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

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Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

The Long Way Home - S1606 June 2016

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The Long Way Home S1606

Today I would like to share with you a layout I have made for my son's album featuring the June Stamp of the Month, The Long Way Home S1606. This stamp set is available only during this month for $27, or for just $7.50 when you place an order of $75 or more. 

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This page is all about finding the best route to take when riding to school so the Stamp of the Month was perfect! I used papers from my Urban WOTG Kit and most of them were leftover scraps! The Stoked stamp is from the set that comes with the kit. I didn't use a sketch for this one sorry, I just made it up as I went. Once it was all stuck down I started stamping.

First I stamped the Sun in Saffron Ink under the corner of the word Stoked. Then I stamped the winding arrow in Saffron Ink using second generation stamping straight on the page under the journal box. I stamped it again using Sapphire Ink on a scrap of Whisper cardstock, fussy cut it out and adhered it just above the other one.  Then I stamped the bike in Sapphire. 

I then stamped the scenic route image straight on the background page in Sapphire Ink and it was all finished! 

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Doris Taylor Creative Inspirations

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Georgia O'Shea

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Georgie Workshop Kit - Australasian CTMH Blog Hop

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 Georgie Workshop Kit

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I have a few different ideas to show you today. You will see that the Stamp Set in the Georgie WOTG Kit is baby themed but I have created this double page layout featuring my dog Tasha to show you that you can use this pack for any theme. At my workshop one of my ladies used this layout for a man's birthday.

I stamped the "2 years 3 months" and "sweet" and the tiny heart with the included stamp set. I then used bows, gems and twine to embellish.

The next project was for a baby shower card and gift for my cousin.

I made the card using this month's Stamp of the Month "Celebrate With Cake", colouring the cakes with Watercolour Pencils and blending with a wet paintbrush. I then made a gift card holder as the envelope and embellished with elephants from the Assortment pack and Green Shimmer Trim. 

There are white enamel gems on the front of the card too.

 I used the "Congratulations" from Cute Koalas D1642 stamp set and the onesie on the inside of the card.

I also made a bag full of 3x3" Thank you cards using the Animal Greetings (D1679) stamp set. $7USD from the sale of each stamp set goes to Operation Smile! The parents-to-be will now have plenty of thank you cards to send out after the baby is born. Don't you just love it when everything is matching?!

Animal Greetings D1679 stamp set

Georgie Paper Packet, Complements and Assortment

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Maz Wood - Inky Fingers

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Georgia O'Shea

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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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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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CTMH Australasian SE1 Last Chance Blog Hop

 Our SE1 Seasonal Expressions Idea Book is finishing up at the end of April. This means that most of the crafty goodness inside will be unavailable to order after April 30th.

This Blog Hop is to showcase some of our favourites so you can get your orders in ASAP before stocks run out! Click on the image below to view the contents of  Idea Book.

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I am using the Penelope WYW Kit (G1106) to create some little albums out of 4x6" Flip Flaps (Z4114). The pack of 15 Flip Flaps is only $6.50 and I used 3 for each mini album. These albums are going to be given to my daughter's best friends who came to her birthday party. 

They will have a few photos of the day's festivities and are full of gorgeous colours! 

First I cut up the PML sheets from the Penelope Paper Pack. I trimmed the edges off this PML card and mounted it on a 4x6" mat of Thistle B&T with green on the back.

I chose a 3x4" PML card and trimmed it a little before mounting it on the green mat. I stamped on a scrap of White Daisy the Wish (M1051) sentiment. Only $5!

The next mat has Thistle on one side with a strip of yellow zip strip along the bottom edge. The back of this B&T is the colourful birds.

The right side is another 4x6 PML card.

The back is another mat cut from B&T yellow stripe with another zip strip along the top.

I went through and added a few stickers and vellum accents from the matching Complements.

Then I peeled the cover off the Flip Flaps and stuck them together one at a time. To cover the adhesive I added Silver Shimmer Trim and then used our Mini Stapler to attach some Thistle Twine. I then put another strip of Shimmer Trim on the back which also covered the two staples.

 

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Tanya Armytage - Happy Papercrafting

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Georgia O'Shea

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Regatta Workshops Your Way - CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Regatta Workshops Your Way Blog Hop.

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 This is the Regatta WYW Kit (G1105). If you haven't bought this kit yet, you need to order it asap. Just click on the photo to shop. You will find it in our Seasonal Expressions catalogue (pictured below) and it is only available until the end of April!

This is the traditional scrapbooking layout I made using the papers, stickers, cardboard compliments and White and Gold Ribbon from the kit. Don't you love how everything coordinates perfectly? I also used a Picture My Life card from the papers included and added the "Nothing Better" title from the stickers. It all just suits my daughter's Cub Scout photos so well.

The Complements in the kit (X7206C) are beautifully designed and make embellishing your layout so quick and easy. Just cluster little groups together until you are happy with how it looks.

This cute little journal box is a sticker!

There is so much included in the WYW kit that you will have lots left over for more pages and cards. Here is a Picture My Life layout that I also decorated with PML cards from the same kit. 

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Shaunna Richards - Passionate About Pages

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Georgia O'Shea

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