CTMH Kaleidoscope Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop featuring this months feature paper pack called Kaleidoscope. This paper pack is a really pretty feminine pack. If you have arrived here from Maz Wood: Inky Fingers then you are in the right place. If you landed here another way, please join in by following the link at the end of this post. Follow the links, check out all the amazing ideas and eventually you'll come right back here to where you started.

We are all creating with the Kaleidoscope Paper Packet or Workshops on the Go® Kaleidoscope Cardmaking Kit

This kit is featured by Close to My Heart in December and is available for the lifetime of the current Annual Inspirations Catalogue (so about 6 more months to go). 

I pulled out the Kaleidoscope Paper Packet and wanted to create an artwork for last minute Christmas Gifts. I had seen some ideas by other consultants using frames. Laura Beacham has created some similar looking frames using rolled paper flowers. So my idea is a mix between Laura's idea and an Idea from Close to My Heart that was in the Seasonal Expressions Catalogue that highlighted an old product called the 6x6 canvas. I have one of these made up because I loved this idea of sequins on a heart. (Note: The below photo isn't mine). 

 Photo taken from an online Search, Thanks to the many consultants who have shared.

 

At Kmart this week, I purchased some shadow box frames that were 4x6 (with frame) or 5x7 (without the frame), These cost me about $6 but some were cheaper on clearance. I could choose if I used the glass or not. Because I didn't end up doing the artwork too thick (3D) it fit with the glass which I think gives the artwork a more polished look. 

To get the heart from the Kaleidoscope Paper Packet I cut a number of hearts from the Cricut® Artiste Collection at 2.5 inches. The colours of the Kaleidoscope Paper Packet matched so beautifully with the Paper Fundamentals Whimsy and the Fundamental Stickers Whimsy Pack as shown above. Instead of using the busy side of the Kaleidoscope Paper Packet I turned it over to the green side and stuck LOTS of Gold sequins from the Sequins Gold Assortment pack.

After I had completed the sequins I decided for some extra sparkle I would put on Bitty Sparkles and some larger bling sparkles from the Sparkles Clear Assortment (Bigger bling on the bigger sequins). 

I really liked the look of the bitty sparkles on the sequins. After I stuck the sequins and bling onto the heart I was confused about which colour to use as the background of my frame. I sampled it on natural colours, then blacks, then yellows, greys etc, then finally settled on the pink from the Paper Fundamentals Whimsy which has a lovely white background with circles. 

I put the white frame (from the Kmart Box Frame) around all my samples to see what the heart would look like - see below. This took the most time deciding on my colour scheme, the actual artwork doesn't take long to make. 

When I was ready I thought the blinged up heart needed some background so I cut a second heart in Kaleidoscope Paper Packet on the Cricut but this time slightly larger at 3inches. I turned the Kaleidoscope Paper around so that the pretty lighter pastel colours were showing.

I finished it off with a title from Fundamental Stickers Whimsy Pack to match the Pear colour shown in the Fundamental Stickers Whimsy Pack.

When I placed the artwork into the box frame with the glass on top it wasn't very stable, so I had to use my Duck® Easy Stick™ Adhesive all the way around the pink paper to hold the front of it in (before that it was prone to buckle). 

I am very happy with my artwork and plan to make a heap more for Christmas Gifts or to show customers that last minute Christmas Gifts from me are entirely possible at even this late stage (Christmas is in 10 days!!! Ahhhh) and they are so personalised. Click on any of the links in this blog post to get to my website to place your order or visit your consultant

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest projects. I'm really interested to hear what you think about it, so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Australasian Blog Hop which is Doris Taylor creative Inspirations

  Come back to see me again soon.

Australasian December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop Candlelight Garden

Hello and welcome to our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. We have all been creating with "Candlelight Garden – December 2015 Stamp of the Month" Stamp set. If you have arrived here from   Shaunna Richards - Passionate About Pages then you are in the right place. If you landed here another way, please join in by following the link at the end of this post. Follow the links, check out all the amazing ideas and eventually you'll come right back here to where you started.

Today I would like to share with you my two projects which features the Candlelight Garden – December 2015 Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout December for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. I love this stamp set SOoo much. 

I really love the Friend you're the Light in my life phrase. So I wanted to make a card with it. I had the Picture My Life™ White Pines Scrapbooking Program cards left from my last blog post and thought this card below made a lovely front of the card. To space it out I placed the stamps directly onto the PML card and then stuck the 2" X 6 1/2" My Acrylix® Block on the top. 

After I stamped in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad then I coloured in the flame in ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Golden Yellow Marker and the candle in ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Barely Beige Marker

I backed the Picture My Life™ White Pines Scrapbooking Program card with Black Cardstock and then used the Corner Rounder. I trimmed the 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, with Coral Shimmer Trim and layered the PML card and black cardstock with 3-D Foam Tape.

To finish the card off I used Mini Stapler and Mini Staples. I love the mini staples so much I used them a little bit too much. 

 After I finished my card, I played some more. I just got myself a heat gun and Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder and Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder so I wanted to have a play. 

I put VersaMark™ Ink  on the jar after I coloured it in and then put Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder over and heated it up. 

Next I wanted to try some of the emboss-resist techniques I had seen on Pinterest so I played with the VersaMark™ Ink and Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder. After heating the embossing powder up I used Gypsy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad with a Sponge Daubers.

Remember this great stamp set Candlelight Garden – December 2015 Stamp of the Month is only available throughout December from your Close to My Heart Consultant. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest projects, I hope you get to make a card this month too. I'm really interested to hear what you think about it, so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Australasian Blog Hop which is Denise's Blog Scrap Stamp Share.

  Come back to see me again soon.