Colour Dare #554 Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #554 is a Tic-Tac-Toe (You need to use at least 3 of the colours in a row, column or diagonal from the picture above). 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 #554 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 pulled out the inks for the Column 1: Melon, Wisteria & Harbour and the gorgeous new BRING BACK MY PACK - FOR ALWAYS special that has just been launched. 

Excitingly they've brought back the lovely papers and stamps. I have the Love Doily Stamp Set and wanted to use it with this challenge. 

I also wanted to have an antique look so I pulled out my neutral French Vanilla Cardstock and cut it to 4 inches x 5.25 inches. 

I stamped with Melon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

first and the largest because its on sale this month for MELON MANIA. 

I cleaned my stamp between Melon and Wisteria Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad with my 

Stamp Shammy. Then I stamped with Harbour ink without cleaning my ink completely off after wisteria because its a lighter similar colour. I didn't think the melon and wisteria are similar enough :) 

After Stamping the 3 doily shapes I used Harbour Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad to rub along the edges of the card to define the edges. I had a space in the bottom left corner so I chose my sentiment to fit the space. I grabbed Floral Sentiments Stamp Set for the stentiment and stamped it in Harbour Ink. 

Finishing off with Melon Pearls which are also on sale for this month only too. Melon Mania is awesome and this colour of the year will be going soon.  

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #554. 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 #552 Inspiration Photo partnering with Double Trouble

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #552 is an Inspiration Photo partnering with Double Trouble (You need to use 3 of the colours). Plus.... Black, white, neutral and metallics free to use. The requirements for adding into the Double Trouble challenge is to create a Summer Project, Include Flip Flops and use the colours from our Colour Dare Inspiration Photo. 

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 #552 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).

After you've added your project to the Colour Dare challenge you can add your project to the Double Trouble challenge here.... DOUBLE TROUBLE,

For my card I struggled with the idea of a Summer Card because in my home city right now its the start of winter with cold cold cold weather. 

I still had out the gorgeous paper from Dream Maker Product Bundle so I used the lagoon colour marble paper and cut to the full size of the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack 5.5x 4.25 inches. 

Then I stamped with an OLD stamp of the month called I Heart Summer from June 2022 - S2206. I used the border that had the flip flops in it. 

Then I grabbed scraps from my Nectarine Cardstock and Lemonade Cardstock. 

I cut them into banner shapes and stamped Happy Holidays from my favourite sentiment stamp set For All Occasions Stamp Set

I finished off with Melon Pearls which are on sale THIS MONTH for Melon Mania as we get a new colour of the year soon. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #552. 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 #542 - Lucky 7

 

Our Colour Dare Challenge for #542 is Lucky 7 Choose at Least 3 (All 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 #542 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 pulled out my Peach Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Papaya Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. I had earlier created a fun Stamping Foam impression with the Floral Slimline Embossing Folder and used that. Stamping Foam is SOOOOooooo FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

*Posted this to my Instagram & Facebook showing both sides of the embossing folder with the stamping foam. Colours are Melon and Glacier with the For You Thin Cuts. 

For this card today's challenge I decided I liked the more solid stamp image so I used my Peach stamp pad to ink up about half the block. Then I rubbed the Papaya along the middle and finished with Candy Apple Ink as per below. Then I stamped it down on White Daisy Cardstock. 

Once I stamped the 3 toned image I cut it down with a slight white edge, I added layers of Peach Cardstock , Papaya Cardstock, Candy Apple Cardstock (full size of the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack). 

I stamped the Happy Birthday from the You Deserve It All Stamp Set with Candy Apple Ink on White Daisy Cardstock. I edged the square with Peach ink to give it some definition. I adhered it with 3D Foam Tape. 

To finish it off I used Melon Pearls which go great with Peach and Papaya colours (somewhere in the middle). This is colour of the year so they will be retiring in the middle of the year. They're so pretty. 

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Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge #542. 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 Challenge #350 4th of July Inspiration Photo

This week's challenge Colour Dare #350. 

4th of July Inspiration photo. I see lots of mustards and reds and greys in this photo (so thats what I chose to create with). I'm in Australia so we don't celebrate 4th of July here but anyone can see these colours and create something wonderful. 

Guidelines on Neutrals: Neutrals are free to use.

You are invited to participate in this challenge too. Go to the link for Colour Dare #350 and add your entry.

I used this months Stamp of the Month Bear Hugs—July Stamp of the Month and the gorgeous paper from the Into the Wild Paper Packet. With Red Pearls and a strip of Goldrush cardstock. 

I had some white daisy cut shapes pre-cut from my cricut so I trialled a few shapes before choosing the heart. Fussy cut out my Heather inked teddy bear. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #350 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

Colour Dare Challenge #320 - Kraft, New England Ivy & Candy Apple -

This week's challenge Color Dare #320 is Kraft, New England Ivy & Candy Apple. .

Guidelines on Neutrals:  White, Cream, Black, Gray, Kraft and Brown(s) are free to use.  Unless they're listed in the challenge then you need to use them.

As part of my series of quick and easy Christmas cards, I used my scraps to make this quick card. The scraps are all cut to 3.75 inches and vary in thickness. I pulled out 'Tis the Season —Cardmaking stamp to add an embellishment. 

I masked the flowers over the Merry Christmas to fit onto my 1.5 inch strip of Kraft cardstock in the middle of the card with Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™, and then I added Red Pearls.

Candy Apple Cardstock and some New England Ivy Green patterned paper from 'Tis the Season Paper Packet. All stuck onto White Daisy Card & Envelopes. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #320 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

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

Colour Your Life S1804 Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. A small group of us have been creating with the "Color Your Life—April Stamp of the Month" Stamp set. If you have arrived here from Georgia O’Shea - Georgia Creates 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 features the Color Your Life—April Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout April 2018 for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. 

As April is the Month that Close to My Heart features Gimme Some Sugar Scrapbooking Kit. I made up all the pages and with the scraps and some of the cards and then I used the design from the Kit but changed it up a little.. 

This is the optional cards in the kit that I got the cutting guide from. 

This is the pattern using the Celebrate from the Stamp of the Month. I decorated it with the sticker from the Gimme Some Sugar Complements and the cork hearts from the Gimme Some Sugar Cork Shapes. I stamped the Celebrate in Black ink. 

Then I flipped the paper over (from green check to the pink flowers) and rotated it to be a landscape version. I also added some Peacock cardstock underneath. I stamped the always and put it on 3D foam tape. I also stamped the stitching looking stamp along the bottom of the celebrate and embellished with the flower sticker from Gimme Some Sugar Complements and the Pink Pearls. I really loved the simple use of the pattern in different ways makes it looks so different. 

The last card I made was below, I used one of the 4x6 picture my life cards and made it into a smaller card 4 x 5.25 size by slicing it and removing a section in the middle. 

I was going to make it a landscape card and then decided to do a portrait card. 

Then I added some half inch strips (one zip and one cardstock) to the top of the So Kind that I stamped with Black Memento ink. The S and O were from the Hostess Reward Stamp (featured in the Seasonal Expressions catalogue). I embellished with stickers (hearts and flowers) from the Gimme Some Sugar Complements and the Pink Pearls 

Remember this great stamp set Color Your Life—April Stamp of the Month is only available throughout April 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 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.