Colour Dare #572 Lucky 7 Home for Christmas

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #572 is a Lucky 7 challenge. You need to use 3 of the colours at least plus... you can also use Black, white, neutrals AND Metallics. 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 #572 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 wanted to create some earring holders for some earrings that my daughter made to gift to a charity drive currently happening called It's in the Bag - by the charity called Share the Dignity. If you're in Australia please consider this. "It’s in the Bag is one of Australia’s most loved Christmas appeals, where we encourage everyday Australians to put together Adult, Teen or Mum and Bub bags filled with essential items, and maybe some everyday luxuries and a handwritten note, to donate to someone in need for Christmas." 

My daughter is making Earrings to put into the bags from the "optional luxury item list". 

So I did a quick Pinterest check and found a few ideas for earring holders. I found this cool YouTube video via Pinterest called 3 DIY Earring Display Cards | Easy Jewelry Packaging Ideas | Handmade Gift I didn't use this person's idea specifically but I got some great ideas and decided to create a similar idea using products I had. 

I pulled out all my coloured cardstock in the greens and reds - Candy Apple Cardstock, Scarlet Cardstock, Pine Cardstock, Jade Cardstock and then the Home for Christmas Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and the matching Mix-in Paper Packet (Sep–Oct)

Then I decided to do a double tag cut-out and pulled out French Vanilla Cardstock and cut it into 4 bits about 5 inches tall by 6 wide I think (or visa versa). I could have cut them smaller so I didn't waste as much but I wasn't sure when I cut them how much space I'd use to do this.  Then I folded them in half and used my Buildable Tags Thin Cuts and didn't cut the edges. Perhaps I should have done a small fold like a book fold, so more gap for the earrings to lay... but maybe for the next donation (she plans to make 10 sets and she's only made 4 so far). 

This is how I hung the tag over the edge of the fold line and then cut it so it became a little card double tag. Its hard to describe so I took a photo below. 

then I opened the tag up and cut the inside front rectangle hole. I tried to do two at once and it didn't really work so I didn't do that for the next 2... I didn't line them up very well. 

Oh well. some of them aren't that centred. 

I found an old retired stamp set called B1475 - Handmade - Flair (via Evernote) that had a stamp on it that says "made for you with love" in a circle so I stamped them using my Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and stuck them on the corner of the thin edge. I added an offcut triangle behind the circle to have more stability (as shown below). 

Next I cut a few 2.5 inch strips off the paper from the Home for Christmas, Mix in and cardstock. 

Next I cut them into half inch, 3 quarter inch and 1 inch strips randomly. I used both sides of some of the papers as shown and the cardstock as shown below. 

Next I stuck them randomly onto the paper mostly alternating between red and green (but not always). 

Next I punched the tiny hole in the top of the tags for the earrings. The hole punch is a Fiskars single hole punch at 1/16th size circle. I bought it specifically for making earring holders for gifting the earrings that my daughter creates. I wasn't very good at lining those up either. 

This is showing some of the strips of paper and the triangle behind the circle. I did need to trim some of the edges of the 2.5inch wide stips. I think they varied a little in where I cut the tag with the fold line. 

These weren't very easy to photograph. 

I put the earrings into the cards and stood them up but it looks like the paper is on a diagonal angle, but its just an optical allusion. Well done Miss A who is only 15yrs old to create all these earrings for people less fortunate than us. Proud Mumma Moment. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #572. 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 #502 Capri plus 1 colour

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #502 is Capri with one colour (Candy Apple, Lemonade or Grape) plus Black, White, all neutrals, Gold and Silver are 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 #502 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).

I really wanted to use the Hope and Kindness bundle because it is going going gone by 30th June. Its such a beautiful pack and I just love it so much. I will be sad when its gone. 

So I pulled out my Hope & Kindness Stamp + Thin Cuts from the above bundle. 

Its so pretty. I cut two lots of each of the flowers in White Daisy Cardstock and stamped with Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. Then I cut the Capri Cardstock using the lovely Postage Frames Thin Cuts in the larger two sizes. I adhered the Capri dark side frame and light side of the inside onto the card base (White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack).

Then I pulled out my Candied Apple Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad and splotched down some ink onto my All-purpose Mat. I used my Medium Round Waterbrush to add water to the ink in varying amounts. The more water I added the lighter the colour got. I had 3 tones... and coloured the flowers in the mid-tone, the leaves in the lightest colour and the almost straight ink in the berries and heart etc. 

After I had painted all the flowers I wanted to, I still had ink on my mat so I grabbed the word heart cut out and smooshed the ink onto the letters. I didn't end up using for this card but its ready for the next one. 

I cut a white bit of cardstock and stamped Thinking of you from For All Occasions which is on SALE this month for Stamptacular. I have used this ALL year!! Grab it now before it disappears. 

I adhered the flowers in a cluster at the bottom and added the thinking of you postage stamp on the top left angled. Finished off with the heart and Gold Glitter Gems.

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #502. 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 #358 Back to School Inspiration

Inspiration Photo - Back to School Theme 
Black & White Free + All Neutrals

You are invited to participate in this challenge too. Go to the link for Colour Dare #358 and add your entry.

I decided to make something a little different, I decided to make a Welcome Back Banner for my workmate Meg who has been on leave for about a month. I pulled out my Pacifica, Lemon, Cranberry and Emerald cardstock and cut 3 inch strip and then cut them into a bunting shapes. 

The white letters are cut with the ABC Thin Cuts and I stuck the letters on with Tombow adhesive, then onto my old black and white twine with washi tape. The length of the twine was determined by what was left on the role. I didn't measure it at all. 

I'm going to put the bunting up in our office to welcome my workmate back. I've missed her. Primary colours are really fun. It would have also looked good with Black letters but I ran out of black cardstock and need to re-stock.

 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #358 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

So Much Happy Australasian blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most prettily decorative paper suite Workshops Your Way® So Much Happy Scrapbooking Kit  matching complements, kits, matching stamp sets, which are featured this month. 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.

Workshops Your Way® So Much Happy Scrapbooking Kit

Product Description

Kit contents:
1 – So Much Happy Paper Packet (X7241B)
1 – So Much Happy Complements (X7241C)
5 – cardstock sheets (1 Clover, 1 Sapphire, 3 White Daisy)
1 – So Much Happy Puffy Stickers (Z4254)
1 – So Much Happy Washi Tape (Z4271)
4 – Memory Protectors™ Top Load
photo placeholders
printed instructions

Workshops Your Way® Choose to Shine Cardmaking Kit 

A kit that is available also in this So Much Happy theme, called Workshops Your Way® Choose to Shine Cardmaking Kit, with this exclusive B sized stamp set. I Loved this sentiment "Just a note to brighten your day and chase the clouds away". Its such a perfect sentiment for someone that's sad, unwell or dealing with stressful situations or just because.  

I made this card using below using that sentiment with the yellow paper backing. Sapphire Cardstock cut with the Thin Cuts—Decorative Borders "cloud" which coordinates the stamp set really well. A strip of the coloured flowers at the bottom finished off the paper. I edged all but the yellow paper with black ink. 

Stamping was Clover ink for the stems of the flowers. Peach ink for the flowers, Candy Apple for the hearts and centres of the flowers, completed this card off. 

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® So Much Happy Scrapbooking  
and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this catalogue. 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 Megan - Crop Craft Create 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

Fresh Air CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most lovely paper suite Workshops Your Way® Fresh Air Scrapbooking Kit matching complements, kits, stamp sets and ribbon, which is featured this month. 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.

I have to say that this is one of my very favourite ranges we've played with in ages. I love the natural look of the papers, fibres, fabric, wood, earthy tones and forest pages. This suits so many of my photos of living in the Perth Hills and doing lots of camping as a Scout leader and being a scouting family. The sentiments are amazing, the stamps of leaves and trees and titles are awesome. Enjoy what myself and all the ladies in this hop have created.

Workshops Your Way® Fresh Air Scrapbooking Kit

Item Number: G1152

Product Description

Kit contents:

1 – Fresh Air Paper Packet (X7232B)

1 – Fresh Air Complements (X7232C)

4 – cardstock sheets (1 Almond, 3 White Daisy)

1 – Fresh Air Shapes (Z4185)

1 – New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon (Z4170)

printed instructions

photo placeholders

I made up the pages as per the printed instructions but I made a few adjustments because I didn't want to use the large pieces of the sheets as just backing paper cause I wanted to save them and use them for my Monthly Card & Scrapbooking Clubs. The very best pages I wanted to use. So all I did was substitute for other cardstock (or another hint on my 3rd page layout). 

 For the first page layout (below), I took out the lovely forest pages and used 12" × 12" New England Ivy Cardstock (you can get this paper in Green Cardstock Bundle special pack on sale this month or you can get it in the Fresh Air Coordinating Cardstock) BUT you can ONLY get this forest paper in the Workshops Your Way® Fresh Air Scrapbooking Kit or the Fresh Air Paper Packet. To me its rare and special. To show it just using paper as a backing is also another way of getting the most out of your printed instructions. You could use the templates and cutting guides with other papers too. Thus extending out this kit quite a lot! I certainly have. 

I've shown both the sample page (above) and my version (below) . I think I would put in another few photo spaces on the right hand side page when I add my photos to this page because without the trees the top of the second page is a little bare and could easily fit more pics. 

For the below page layout 2. I used 12" × 12" Linen Cardstock instead of the patterned paper which had the lovely hessian look paper (see my cards for the hessian paper and why I didn't want it to just be the backing paper hidden from view). 

On the 3rd page below I still followed the page layout but instead of cutting a 7.25 inch x 12 inch strip of the wooden look paper. I cut half inch and slightly smaller than half inch strips to put on the pages instead of using the whole 7.25 inch strip on 2 pages (14.5 inches) I used less than a 3 inch strip. So that's a handy hint for making this page. Save yourself heaps of this glorius wooden look paper. I love this paper and would use it again and again. 

Please note: I also noticed I photographed the pages around the opposite way to the sample but I think either way works :)   Right/Left swap to be Left/Right :) 

When I was looking at this range of paper in the catalogue in the lovely tree/leaf/nature featured pack I also purchased the Workshops Your Way® In My Heart Cardmaking Kit because I LOVED the stamp set that goes with it as its all about Kindness. It has instructions and cards/envelopes to make 12 cards with the Fresh Air paper. I cut all those out I will finish them off late. I wanted to make others first that weren't from a pattern.  

I made the following two cards using the stamp set with my scraps left over from making the Workshop your Way Scrapbooking pages. An off cut off the wood look, plus the mottled linen look paper, plus a thin off cut off the New England Ivy cardstock. I stamped with New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on the Picture my life card and added the wooden heart.  Really happy with this card. This sentiment is what my 10 year old daughter wants to send her Aunty Daena who's moved to the UK, "Always on my Heart and On my Mind". Watch this space Aunty Daena, Missy is going to make you a card with this stamp set (don't tell her I told you) 

For my last card, I really love the hessian look paper (as already mentioned) I think that it really looks like fabric. I used offcuts of that, the top is the back of it and the bottom is an offcut of the leaf paper. Then I stamped in New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on the Almond Cardstock and stuck on a wooden star and 3 bronze sequins from the set in the card kit. The green "washi" is actually the offcut from a complement sticker that was a leftover from making my 3rd page layout - the sticker goes across where the small pine cones are. The off cut of that complement fits this card in a unique way. Love to use my scraps productively. 

Another stamp set in this range is the Fresh Air—Scrapbooking I made some pages using this stamp set earlier in the month and I really like the Titles in this. Our Incredible Fun Crazy Silly Family - suits my family down to a T. 

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® Fresh Air Scrapbooking Kit and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this seasonal catalogue so 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 Creating with Kara Davies
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