Stargazer CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome aboard the Close To My Heart Australasian blog hop showcasing the Stargazer paper collection.

This is a circular hop. If you arrived here from

Doreen Watkins

then you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link at the end to hop to the next blog. Don't forget to Pin any ideas to Pinterest to save for later! Keep "hopping" until you find yourself back where you started from. Each blog will showcase a project featuring the

 Stargazer Paper Pack and coordinating products. 

I decided to make my very first Shaker card using the Stargazer paper and Complements and March's Stamp of the Month Birthday Time. 

First I sponged Sapphire Ink around the front edges of the White card base. I cut a mat from the astronaut paper, cut out the circle window and distressed around the edges. I used some coloured sequins from my stash, removed the adhesive dots from the back and popped them in a little pocket that I made out of a plastic sleeve and attached this to the back of the circle window. I then attached the card front onto the card using 3D foam tape.

I added a section from a circle of red stripe paper onto the bottom left corner, added some silver spot stickers and part of a zip strip. I took the rocket sticker from the Complements and stuck it onto Canary cardstock before cutting it out and sticking it down with 3D foam tape. I stamped It's your birthday in Sapphire ink on a scrap of white cardstock and inked the edges before adhering it with 3D foam tape.

I have also made the Scrapbooking layouts using instructions that come in the Stargazer Workshop kit. I changed them up a little to suit my photos.

The first layout really shows that you don't only have to use this pack for little boys!

 I used it for my daughter's album to scrapbook the evening we watched the supermoon from the beachfront with lots of other families from the community.

The second layout I encorporated March's Stamp of the Month again, making an awesome birthday layout with this versatile stamp set.

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today with 

your Close To My Heart Consultant or on my website:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

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

Rachel Stribling - Creative Workshops By Rachel Stribling

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Explosion Box Card - Baby Boy - Chelsea Gardens

It's March. Our Seasonal Expressions catalogue came out January 1st and I'm still creating with the Chelsea Gardens collection! 

But this time it's different. This time it's a baby BOY card. 

 This pack is so obviously pretty with all the flowers and butterflies BUT I want to show you how the other papers in the pack can be non-girly.

I searched Pinterest for instructions for an exploding box card and found one from Lori Williams that was easy to follow. I'll pop the link at the bottom of this post to her blog as it has all the measurements. Here is my baby boy card box.

I used Glacier and Cashmere cardstock with Glacier, Heather and Charcoal Inks.

I also used Watercolour pencil to colour in my koala.

I used four stamp sets from my stash to decorate the card.

D1675 Georgie Scrapbooking Workshop

C1614 Tagged With Love

CC1025 You Are My Happy Alphabet

D1642 Cute Koalas

Thanks for looking!

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You can find the tutorial I used here:

http://scor-pal.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/may-arts-and-scor-pal-with-lori-williams.html

S1802 Sunny Thoughts Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our February 2018 

Stamp of the Month blog hop.

This is a circular hop. If you arrived here from

Vandra’s Virtual CTMH Craftroom

you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link at the end to take you to the next Consultant's great idea.

Don't forget to Pin any of your favourite ideas to Pinterest to save for later!

Each blog will showcase projects using the stamp set S1802 Sunny Thoughts.

This stamp set is available this month only for $27, or buy it for $7.50 when you purchase $75 or more from your Consultant.

S1802 Sunny Thoughts

I wanted to make a single page layout for a one-off photo from my daughter's daycare. This is definitely out of my comfort zone as I normally like to put lots of photos on my pages.
I chose our new Make Waves papers as the colours are perfect! The first thing I did was choose two cut-apart cards. I attached the one with the "This is a girl..." quote onto the other one on an angle to show off the flowers. At this stage I didn't have a plan, I just liked the look! I chose the background paper and then stamped the leaves in Lagoon ink along a white 1/2" x12" strip.

Next I stamped on white card "You are the Sunshine in my pocket" in Lagoon ink. I then used a dauber to ink the flowers in the stamp above with Pansy Ink and the leaves with Lagoon and stamped it on both sides. I then cut the white card down and daubed the edges with Pansy. 

At this stage I lay all these pieces on the purple base page and just played with the layout until I ended up with this arrangement.

I decided it needed a contrasting coloured circle behind the photo instead of a traditional rectangle mat and chose this gorgeous ombre sheet. After sticking everything down I stamped the lagoon leaf under the photo. Then I stamped a couple of flowers, fussy cut them and attached them with foam tape. After sticking down the "Sunshine" mat with foam tape, I added the little dovetails of shimmer trim, white sequins, clear sparkles and bittly sparkles from my stash of embellishments. I really love what I've created and don't even mind that there's only one photo on the page!

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today with 

your Close To My Heart Consultant or on my website:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

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

Colleen Geldenhuys Colsies Scrappy Fusions

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

S1801 Bloom & Grow Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our S1801 Bloom & Grow

 Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

This is a circular hop.  If you arrived here from 

Creating With Kara Davies

you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link to the next blog at the end. Don't forget to Pin any ideas to Pinterest to save for later!  Keep reading and ‘hopping’ until you find yourself back where you started from.  Each blog will showcase a project featuring the January SOTM Bloom and Grow. This stamp set is available during this month only, for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75 or more.

S1701 Bloom and Grow

I have created this layout using the new Chelsea Gardens paper pack (X7230B), Chelsea Gardens Scrapbooking stamp set (D1760) and Bloom and Grow stamp set. I also used a retired Alphabet stamp set for "Nana's 70th".



The layout pattern is from Make It From Your Heart Vol 1 - page 20.
I made a couple of adjustments to allow extra width for my landscape photo instead of the portrait photo in the book.
I stamped the two card embellishments using pear ink and then used my waterbrush to add colour to the tiny leaves. I stamped the sentiments in Heather ink and then matted them on Heather cardstock.
The "Wonderful" title, flower and leaves are all stamped from the Chelsea Gardens Scrapbooking stamp set.

Chelsea Gardens paper pack X7230B

Chelsea Gardens Scrapbooking Stamp set D1760

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today with 

your Close To My Heart Consultant or on my website:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

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

Doreen Watkins

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Basics Fundamentals CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Basics Fundamentals

CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

This is a circular hop. If you arrived here from

Doris Taylor - Creative Inspirations

then you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link at the end to hop to the next blog. Don't forget to Pin any ideas to Pinterest to save for later! Keep reading and "hopping" until you find yourself back where you started from. Each blog will showcase a project featuring the

 Basics Fundamentals Paper Pack and coordinating products. 

I made this scrapbooking layout for my Son's album, taking the idea from a CTMH design and changing up the colours to suit. I used Crystal Blue cardstock for the photo mats and scalloped edge. The paw prints are from the background stamp "Paws" (only $4.50!) and using Espresso Ink.

I stamped "So" onto a circle of white cardstock and the word "little" is from my stash of Complements.

When I finished my pages I had an idea to make a birthday card using the Paws stamp and the Punny Pals stamp set, which is our Operation Smile fundraising set. I used the Dog and the Yappy Birthday sentiment.

First I adhered the two 3/4" x 5.5" strips down the outside edges. I stamped the paws with Espresso Ink on a 3" x 5.5" linen piece and stuck that down next. Then I stamped the dog and sentiment onto a 2" square and coloured it with my finest waterbrush and the watercolour pencils pictured.

I used 3D foam tape to adhere the square onto a darker piece of 2.5 x 2.75 paper, then stuck this onto the card. I then used glue dots to adhere the ribbons. The one on the left is from Basics Fundamentals Ribbon pack and the other is from my stash. The last thing I did was use our Gold Shimmer Brush to colour the dog's collar and draw a line freehand down the edge of the paws-stamped piece.

I love how this card turned out! 

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today with 

your Close To My Heart Consultant or on my website:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

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

Creating with Kara Davies

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Prickly Pear CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Prickly Pear Australasian Blog Hop.

This is a circular hop. If you arrived here from

Kylie McLoughlin Creating With Kylie

then you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link at the end to hop to the next blog. Don't forget to Pin any ideas to Pinterest to save for later! Keep reading and "hopping" until you find yourself back where you started from. Each blog will showcase a project featuring

 Prickly Pear Workshops Your Way Scrapbooking Kit.

Look what you can do with your scraps and zip strips!

First I chose to cover the front of a White Daisy Value Pack card with Seaglass Cardstock before cutting out a circle. I then used Zip Strips from the paper pack and 1/4" wide strips of coordinating cardstock (Emerald, Sapphire and Sorbet) to adhere to the circle. 

I turned it over and trimmed the excess off with scissors, just like I did in my last blog post for the scrapbooking layout below, and adhered it to the inside of the card. I used another zip strip, some Prickly Pear Complements stickers and sequins to embellish. The border inside I drew with my journaling pen.

These next card follows a similar design using the Hearts Thin Cuts and the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder using Lemon cardstock on the front.

Shop online for any of the CTMH products I've used today with 

your Close To My Heart Consultant or on my website:

www.georgia.closetomyheart.com.au

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

Maz Wood: aMAZing Close To My Heart Creations

Thanks for looking!

Georgia O'Shea

Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Layout - Family Time

Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Layout - Family Time

 This month I'm showcasing   Prickly Pear Workshop Your Way Kit (G1128) and the Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Stamp Set (D1722)

at my scrapbooking workshops. 

This page in the Idea Book was my inspiration for my layout. I wasn't too excited by the cactus paper in this pack but all the other bright papers are really nice! 

To start you need to cut a circle from any cardstock or light coloured paper to use as the background. I left a tiny gap between the stripes so you will see the background. I used a dinner plate to trace around and cut out the circle.

Cut 1"x12" strips from your patterned papers. I used two from each of these four designs. 

Cut 1/2" strips from co-ordinating cardstock. I cut two each from Sorbet, Sapphire and Emerald. Lay the strips out in the order you are happy with and starting at the top of your circle, adhere the first strip. I used the Bonding Memories Broad Tip Glue Pen and saved half of this first strip to use at the bottom of the circle. If your circle is smaller you won't use as many strips.

Continue to adhere the strips, leaving a small gap between each piece if you wish. When finished, turn over and cut around the circle to remove the excess. 

My circle was 11.25" in diameter so I found the halfway point with my ruler and marked where to cut. I used my SureCut Paper Trimmer to cut down the middle and adhered each half to my base pages.

I cut photo mats from Sapphire Cardstock. The left side has a 5x7", 4x4" and 2.75x4" journal mat. The right side has two 4x4" and two 4x6" mat. The white journal box is 2.5x3.75".

Next I used a few of the offcuts to make a little dovetail collection for the corner of the page and drew a border by hand with my Journaling Pen around the entire border and the journal box.

I stamped the title using the Prickly Pear Scrapbooking stamp set. I stamped Family in Emerald Ink,  Time in Sorbet and Is the best time in Emerald again. Finally I added a few hearts and flower stickers from the Complements pack.

Here's another look at the layout to save you scrolling back to the top!

You will find all the co-ordinating products in our current Seasonal Expressions 2 Idea Book, which is only available until the end of August. 

Click the image to view the catalogue

Thanks for looking!

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