Colour Dare #416 Comfort and Joy Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #416 is using the colour palette from the Comfort and Joy collection. You can use Black & White but no other neutrals. You are invited to participate in this challenge too. Go to the link for Colour Dare #416 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. When you write your Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest, SplitCoast Stampers, Instagram) identify the products that you use.

I chose the right hand side New England Ivy, Candy Apple and Gold but the Holly paper from the Comfort & Joy Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet pack also has tiny dots with Scarlet and the holly leaves are avocado so I went across the bottom as well. 

After choosing the Holly paper, Candy Apple Cardstock and New England Ivy Cardstock I pulled out my old (retired) Merry Christmas Tree thin cut and the Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts. I cut out two of the trees (one red and one green) and one large thin cut rectangle in the holly paper. 

I stuck the stitched rectangle frame on one White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack card
and the inside of the frame on the other card. I stuck the trees down with 3D foam tape (cut thin to fit on the lettering). To finish I put a white enamel star (retired) on the top and gold pearls (retired but you could colour current White Pearls with Antique Elements Metallic Markers) 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #416 too. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my cards, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon, subscribe to my blog so you don't miss a challenge.

 If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Oh What Fun CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most lovely paper suite Workshops Your Way® Oh What Fun Scrapbooking Kit matching complements, kits, stamp sets and twine, which is featured this month. If you have arrived here from Maz Wood 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.

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Workshops Your Way® Oh What Fun Scrapbooking Kit

Product Description

Kit contents:1 – Oh What Fun Paper Packet (X7238B)

1 – Oh What Fun Complements(X7238C)

4 – cardstock sheets (1 Clover, 2 Lagoon, 1 White Daisy)

1 – Oh What Fun Felt Shapes (Z4228)

1 – Raspberry Baker's Twine (Z4216)

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printed instructions

Use the materials in this kit to create three coordinating scrapbook layouts. (Instructions also found on your consultants website and on my website here.)

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I love these Oh What Fun Felt Shapes and I wanted to do something special with them. I still had some 'Tis the Season Snowflakes left from last month and have seen a number of decorations being made with them. So I collected my ingredients from Workshops Your Way® Oh What Fun Scrapbooking Kit ... the Felt shapes, the Snowflakes, Raspberry Baker's Twine and some Clover Cardstock cut with Thin Cuts—Stitched Circles

I cut the clover circles with the light side up because I wanted the dark green to show through the holes in the snowflakes. From the back they'll also look neat with the stitched ring on the light side. I stuck the Raspberry bakers twine to the 3D foam adhesive. Put a bit extra Tombow® Permanent Adhesive to make sure they stuck to the ribbon and the circles.

So quick and easy to put together as the felt are stickers so they just stuck onto the front of the snowflakes with the dark green clover cardstock cirlces showing through the holes and the larges 4 felt shapes. So cute. So easy and they look great on our Christmas Tree (although I may use them as gifts on cards but I'm not sure yet). 

Best part is that I've still got 4 small felt shapes to use on other projects. 

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® Oh What Fun Scrapbooking Kit and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this seasonal catalogue which finishes at the end of December (if not sold out beforehand) TWO WEEKS!!! So DON'T MISS OUT!!! Go to my website or to your Close to My Heart Consultant. If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project ideas. I'm really interested to hear what you think about them, 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. I hope you leave a lovely comment on all the blog posts and come back around to mine. See you again soon.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Colour Dare Challenge #322 Bold and Bright

 For those of you who are looking for open Challenges in December and you need to make a card for a special occasion (birthday, wedding, anniversary, thank you and/or holiday card (if you still need one) etc … this is the Challenge for you! 

You decide whether your project and will fit into one of these two colorchallenges: "Bold and Bright" or "Soft and Pastel" … these challenges will be open until December 30th.  So have some fun with our "Anything Goes" theme.  I was part of Bold and Bright so I made a Santa. 

#322 Bold and Bright Challenge

Neutrals: White, Cream, Black, Gray, Kraft and Brown(s) are free to use. 

For my Secret Santa Present for our ladies craft day I made some shaker cards and this cute 3D Santa from the Cricut® Season of Joy Digital Collection 

Using Candy Apple Cardstock, Black and White daisy cardstock.

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #322 too. I'm really interested to hear what you think about it, so I'd love you to leave a comment. See you again soon. If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant (and you're in Australia) feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia
www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Candy Cane Alphabet S1812 CTMH Australasian Stamp of the Month

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. A group of us have been creating with the "Candy Cane Alphabet—December Stamp of the Month" Stamp set. If you have arrived here from Doris Taylor 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 projects which feature the Candy Cane Alphabet—December Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout December 2018 for $29.50 or for just $8.25 when you spend $82.50. 

This stamp set with the Stamp of the Month Discount is perfect to get TWO sets so you can have two of each letter, especially vowels :) I got myself two of these sets so I don't have to leave gaps and fill them in later. 

So I decided to do a Christmas Card and thought at First I would write "Merry Christmas" but that has 3 R's in it. So nope I only have two sets and I didn't want to leave gaps, I wanted to stamp all at once... I wanted one stamp and so decided on "HAPPY CHRISTMAS". 

I lined it up on my VersaMat™ the right way and then stuck my block on top. I made sure it was less than 5.5 inches (the width of the card and envelope set). 

 Once I was happy with the stamping on scrap paper with Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. I stamped the Candy Apple onto 2.25 x 5.5 inch white cardstock. 

After I stamped the Happy Christmas with the Candy Cane Alphabet, I stamped the Holly and Christmas trees from Christmas Countdown stamp set with 

Candy Apple Ink and Fern Ink. 

Christmas Countdown D1799

I cut 1x5.5 inch strips of the red check paper from 'Tis the Season Paper Packet 

and put them on the top and bottom of the card. Quite happy with how this turned out. Another easy to replicate Christmas card for the kids friends Christmas cards. 

 Remember this great stamp set Candy Cane Alphabet—December Stamp of the Month is only available throughout December from my website or from your Close to My Heart Consultant. If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project ideas. I'm really interested to hear what you think about them, so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Australasian Blog Hop which is Lauren Moore I hope you leave a lovely comment on all the blog posts and come back around to mine. See you again soon. 

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Seasonal Trees CTMH Stamp of the Month S1811 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. A group of us have been creating with the "Seasonal Trees—November Stamp of the Month" Stamp set. If you have arrived here from Doreen Watkins 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 projects which feature the Seasonal Trees—November Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout November 2018 for $29.50 or for just $8.25 when you spend $82.50. 

I've been making some Christmas cards in quick easy styles to make hundreds for my kids to give out. Also smaller sizes to be more like Gift cards for them to give with gifts. I thought this might be quicker to make and give a 4 x 4 sized card instead of the usual 4.25 x 5.5 sized card. 

So I stamped the Tree with Espresso Ink, then the leaves with New England Ivy Ink. Then I did the star with Canary Ink and the Espresso Ink outline. For baubles I used Red Pearls. 

The paper behind the 4 x 4 card is a 3.75 x 3.75 piece of holly paper from 'Tis the Season Paper Packet. Then I finished it off with some Gold Shimmer Trim. 

Remember this great stamp set Seasonal Trees—November Stamp of the Month is only available throughout November from my website or from your Close to My Heart Consultant. If you don't have a Close to My Heart Consultant feel free to contact me either on this blog or via my website HERE. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project ideas. I'm really interested to hear what you think about them, so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Australasian Blog Hop which is Lauren Moore I hope you leave a lovely comment on all the blog posts and come back around to mine. See you again soon. 

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au