Colour Dare #550 Six Pack

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #550 is a 6 pack of colours (You need to use 3 of the colours at least). Plus.... Black, white, neutral and metallics free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #550 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram etc), more details on the Colour Dare Blog post (see link above).

I chose Ballerina because I had this gorgeous Ballerina Marble paper in the Friendly Borders Cardmaking Workshop Kit (available for MAY 2023 only) and the paper is also available in the Dream Maker Product Bundle. This is only available for a limited time for National Scrapbooking Day. Until 30th June while stocks last. So if you love this paper as much as I do, please order it quickly to avoid disappointment.  

I also chose Melon & Sage cardstock because the paper was on my desk :) How all good decisions are made... what's closest to hand gets chosen. 

After I had my chosen papers I thought lets create a card... I found the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week and decided to create with my colours. I wanted the background to be the Ballerina Marble paper as its the prettiest. 

To get my circle I cut the Happy Birthday Shaker Window Thin Cuts with Sage Cardstock (Darker side of the paper) then cut a white cardstock circle with Circles Thin Cuts. I adhered them together before I cut the circle edge off. 

To get the banner I cut a scrap of  Melon Cardstock and stamped on it in 

Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. I also cut out the Happy letters from my Slimline Alphabet thin cuts (only the 1,2,3s are available now the alphabet have retired... Slim Numbers Thin Cuts.) The letters were so thin I used my tiny adhesive Quickie Glue™ Pen. 

To finish it off I added 3 little Melon Flowers. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #550. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my project, 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

Colour Dare #428 Recipe 1+1+1

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #428 is a fun Recipe Challenge. You need 1 Neutral, 1 Metallic or Glitter (Silver/Gold/Copper) and 1 colour choice... with Black & White free to use. When you are creating for more than one challenge please make sure your project meets our requirement. Most importantly - have fun!  Go to the link for Colour Dare #428 and add your entry. When you submit your entry you must provide a link to your post, not just to your blog in general. There are LOTS of ways to enter either a Blog Post or post to an online gallery (Facebook, Pinterest, SplitCoast Stampers, or Instagram). So join in TODAY!!

I wanted to use the new special Perfect Match Workshop Kit

so I choose the Black and Candy Apple colour, as my Neutral and Colour. So 1+1 Chosen. 

Then I needed some Metallic so I pulled out Gold Foil Patterns Paper Packet 
 

So my 1 Neutral = Black

1 Metallic = Gold Foil pattern

1 colour = Candy Apple. 

1+1+1

(White is my free colour)

I really wanted to make a card from Lisa Stenz's Video on Valentines Day Shutter Cards. (Click Here to get link to her video with cricut design space file). 

I got myself a Cricut Maker last year and only started playing with it just before Christmas, and I had to get myself a scoring tool. I needed it to cut the Shutter Card with Lisa's design space file. I got so excited when I got the scoring tool and could use it at the same time as the cutting. This is the best feature of the Cricut Maker. 

I had the paper, the cricut design space file and the idea to make my nephew his birthday card. It's hard to photograph the card I made with the shutter function. 

I used the white as the card base, candy apple red for internal parts, Candy Apple Gingham from perfect match from the front. The internal red circle spare to use on the front, black xo paper from Perfect Match for the two 1's I cut out using Classic Alphabet Thin Cuts and Gold Stripe paper from the Gold Foil patterns. I used 3-D Foam Tape on the front and internal parts and Dual-tip Permanent Glue Pen.

I stamped the Swirly Happy Birthday (M sized stamp set that everyone should get) & Winter Penguins Stamp + Thin Cuts in Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad.

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #428 too. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my card, 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

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

Alphabet Wrapping Paper with July Stamp of the Month

Storybook Alphabet—July Stamp of the Month

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $7.50. When you place an order of $75 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. 

Today I would like to share with you my project which features the Storybook Alphabet—July Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout July 2017 for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. I used the Storybook Alphabet—July Stamp of the Month

to create WRAPPING PAPER! 

Using Black Memento™ Ink Pad I stamped J's all over the brown paper cut big enough for my sons friends birthday present. 

After I had stamped all over the wrapping paper, at the join I stamped his full name JAMES! Quick and effective wrapping paper.  

I've made this kind of wrapping paper before = see my blog post from a few years back. Click HERE for instructions and lots of pictures.

This page and card are what Close to My Heart artists have created. 

Hurry to order today because only 9 days left in July to order this gorgeous ABC stamp set for only $7.50 with a qualifying order. Go to www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au to purchase today. 

There are some special stamp sets this month brought back just for the Buy 2 get one free stamp set offer. See flyers below and my website for more information.