Seasonal Expressions 1 Last Chance CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop featuring Our Favourite things from the Seasonal Expressions Catalogue/Ideas book. Almost everything in this ideas book Catalogue is going to be retiring at the end of April. TEN DAYS TIME... Is anyone panicking?? or is it just me??  

If you have arrived here from Tanya Armitage - Happy papercrafting 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.

My Favourite section of the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalogue was the one I've just been working with this month, the Regatta section. I really love the stamp sets in this section. I started with a 12" X 12" sheet of Kraft Cardstock and I cut it into three cards that folded to 4 inches x 5.5 inches (leftover strips of cardstock shown). 

I used the leftover Regatta Paper from the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit and zip strip. Plus I printed the Happy Birthday Matey and Pirate in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad from the Pirate Birthday. 

I used the Pirate Birthday stamp set in a few cards because its just so cute! 

I finished this card with the Regatta Complements from the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit. I coloured in the mini little pirate with Shin Han Markers

Next (above) I used a peice of Watercolor Paper that I had already painted with a variegation technique using the Close to My Heart Watercolor Paints and Paintbrush Set. When I am painting I like to paint lots of extra paper to use for varying projects later. All I did to finish this card off was stamp the images from the Pirate Birthday on the front. Its one of my favourite cards. Simple yet artistic. 

This next card I made (above) was using a mix of the Pirate Birthday and My Anchor stamp sets which are both really cute. The "nothing but blue skies ahead" title was a zip strip cut down from the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit. The anchor and paper were also from that kit. I created the "Happy Birthday Matey" banner with 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock and my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors. The ink colour on this card with Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad which is one of the Regatta colours. 

The next card I made with another pre-painted piece of Watercolor Paper that I had already painted using the Close to My Heart Watercolor Paints and Paintbrush Set. Once I painted the card, all I added with the images from the My Anchor stamp set in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad all stuck on the 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack.

I still had some pre-painted watercolor Paper that I had already painted using the Close to My Heart Watercolor Paints and Paintbrush Set. This time I wanted to use another stamp set that I loved from the Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalogue. It is a little M-sized stamp set called A Day for Mother. 

I had been shown some really great techniques at our last Fun Day and hadn't finished them off. So I decided having already painted them that I would make this a Mothers day card. I used Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad.

 To finish off the card, underneath the edges I put Silver Shimmer Trim. 

I started off cutting it in half with my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors but it was really fiddly and didn't look that great so on the sides I just used the full width of the shimmer Trim. I like the fancy edge it gave to the finished product. 

This was a really fun card to paint and finish off. 

My last card (above) was also pre-painted with watercolour and I added the Balloon Wishes balloon to the colour washed card and the A Day for Mother stamp underneath. These were really quick cards for me because I'd done all the work of the painting at the last fun day and I was just finishing them off. This card was also stuck on the 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack.

Remember Regatta and these stamp sets are only available until the end of THIS MONTH so make sure you get it soon, so you don't miss out! Go to my website www.vandra.ctmh.com.au or your consultants website and order today. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest projects. I got really carried away with these stamp sets, they are just too cute! Don't delay getting your hands on these products, because they will soon be gone... HYPERVENTILATING (Although new products will becoming soon too, so I will hyperventilate over that excitement 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 Wendy Hopper Expressions of the Heart

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Regatta CTMH Collection Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop featuring this months featured pack called Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit. This soon to be retiring kit is really fun and these new designs of Workshops Your Way Kits are so useful. 

If you have arrived here from Doris Taylor Creative Inspirations 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 Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit.

This kit is featured by Close to My Heart in April and is until the end of the current Seasonal Expressions 1 Ideas Book (so will be retiring at the end of April 2016). NOT LONG!!

I made the pages and the cards from the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit 

and had lots of fun doing it. 

Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit Contents:
1 – Regatta Paper Packet (X7206B)
1 – Regatta Complements (X7206C)
3 – Cardstock Sheets (2 Glacier, 1 Flaxen)
1 – White & Gold Ribbon (Z3189)
1 – Maritime Puffies (Z3204)
Featured Colors: Flaxen, Glacier, Pomegranate, Sapphire, White Daisy

Use the materials and the online guide to create three traditional layouts and one Picture My Life™ layout. Click here to Download Guide or go to my website and download from there. 

*Note: The only additions to this kit for me where the Value Pack 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack. I may also use some Picture My Life Memory Protectors™ to finish off my PML pages using the PML Printed Page on the Workshops Your Way Kit, that I may be making. 

Below is one of the layouts. The other layouts I did aren't pictured. This is on our trip to Bremer Bay, Wagin isn't near the coast but the pages matched with the colours and the sentiments so I did my Bremer Bay photos AND my on the way to Bremer Bay photos! 

With the cards for the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit that I could turn the paper around for a different look, I did it. Just by reversing the paper created such a different look on both sides. I really loved the My Anchor Thin Cuts and My Anchor stamp set, specifically the cute little boats and birds flying. I also really love the sayings on this stamp set. Very romantic and loving, or to share with someone that has been very supportive of you. 

 

I made the cards from the kit (two of the cards that are the same are not pictured above), and then afterwards, I made a variety of other cards using SCRAPS!! 

I made the above card just using scraps from the pages, plus one of the 4x3 picture my life cards and the zip strip title. To finish it off I put a strip of White Shimmer Trim. So easy to make this card from scraps. All put together about Duck® Easy Stick™ Adhesive 

and the title put on with 3-D Foam Tape.

 I used the My Anchor Thin Cuts and My Anchor Stamp set for the Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad waves, and Pomegranate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad for the boat and Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad for the flag on the Ship. The flags and the "you are sunshine for my soul" title were from zip strips on the edge of the pages.   

The above Happy Day card was made using a 3x4 picture my life card and a scrap of Glacier Cardstock. The Happy was from the My Anchor Thin Cuts and My Anchor Stamp set stamped with Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and the Day title was stamped with White Daisy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (left carefully because Pigment ink takes longer to dry). I finished it with Red Shimmer Trim covered with White & Gold Ribbon from the Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit. I stuck the ribbon onto the shimmer trim with Micro Glue Dots™. 3-D Foam Tape added dimension to the cards. 

The above card was made using more scraps, plus the same 'Happy' and Boat from the previous cards (stamped twice because I cut the thin cuts with two thicknesses of paper). Birthday title was created with the Handwritten Print. Finished the card off with Maritime Puffies. 

I still have lots of scraps left over, plus Maritime Puffies, picture my life cards and Regatta Complements from the lovely Workshops Your Way™ Regatta Scrapbooking Kit. My plan is to use these all up so I can start on the new papers when the new ideas book/catalogue is released next month!

Remember Regatta is only available until the end of THIS MONTH so make sure you get it soon, so you don't miss out! Go to my website www.vandra.ctmh.com.au or your consultants website and order today. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest projects. I thoroughly recommend this new system of Workshops your Way, its amazing value!! 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 Georgia O’Shea - Georgia Creates!

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Life In Pictures April SOTM Australasian Blog Hop

We have all been creating with "Life in Pictures—April 2016 Stamp of the Month" Stamp set.  If you have arrived here from Doris Taylor Creative Inspirations 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 project which features the Life in Pictures—April 2016 Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout April 2016 for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. This is a Camera Enthusiasts dream of a stamp set and is perfect for colouring in or painting with or like I have done, kept it black and white. 

I pulled out my Workshops Your Way™ Penelope Scrapbooking Kit and cut two bases at 3.75 x 5 inch out of the Blue dots sheet of B&T paper using my SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer.

Penelope Workshops Your Way kit

Penelope Paper Pack (inside the Workshops your way Kit)

Then I cut out one of the Picture My Life cards (the blue flowers card) which are 3x4 inches again using the SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer. The two blues sort of blended together so I ran each of the edges of the two papers, over my Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad in a swiping motion and gave them some outlined definition. 

I stamped the Large Camera on 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock and the title SMILE! from the Life in Pictures—April 2016 Stamp of the Month in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and fussy cut them out with my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors.

Then I stamped the "You're Appreciated more than you know." stamp from the Australian Thanks stamp set in in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock and fussy cut it out with my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors.

I attached all the bits together with Duck® Easy Stick™ Adhesive 

and I was really happy with the finished result. 

I had cut two of the blue dots 3.75 x 5 inch paper from the Workshops Your Way™ Penelope Scrapbooking Kit so I made an extra card using a cricut cut out shape from the Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection that I had leftover from a previous project, cut from 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock. I had already fussy cut out the camera, with my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors that I had stamped with Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on 12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock. 

To finish off the card I added the Black & Gold Ribbon that I adhered with Memory Book Mini Glue Dots™. I added the lovely "You're appreciated more than you'll ever know." title from the Australian Thanks stamp set to the top of the card stamped in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad directly on the blue patterned paper from Penelope. 

Remember this great stamp set  Life in Pictures—April 2016 Stamp of the Month is only available throughout April from my website or from your Close to My Heart Consultant. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project, I hope you get inspired to create something with this Camera enthusiasts stamp set this month. 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 Shaunna Richards Passionate About Pages.

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