Colour Dare #352 Choose 3 colours

This week's challenge Colour Dare #352

Choose at least 3 Colors from Canary, Sugarplum, Ballerina, Glacier, Lagoon & Mink. 

Black & White + Neutrals Free

You are invited to participate in this challenge too. Go to the link for Colour Dare #352 and add your entry.

This is my inspiration to you. Grab out the colours and see which ones go nicely together. I'd just made another card using sugarplum so I knew I had to feature that. It is the colour of the year but it will be soon replaced with a new colour... got to use it while I can. I'll be sad when sugarplum retires. 

To start my cardmaking process, I grabbed a white card and envelope (although the colour looks more ivory than daisy white in my photo). Where is all my natural light when I need it! 

I got out my Big Shot and my Thin cut flowers. I cut the big flower in Sugarplum, the inner centre in Ballerina, the leaves in Mink and the stitched square in black. Then I stamped the butterfly from this months Stamp of the Month Bear Hugs—July Stamp of the Month,  in black. I decided it didn't need a sentiment. I added a white pearl into the centre of the flower. A simple basic card to send to a friend or add a sentiment inside or later on. 

I love these stitched thin cuts too, especially the flowers. they are retiring soon too, so grab them while you can. The stamp of the month is only available in July. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #352 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

Sew What?! - CTMH Technique Blog Hop

The Sew What?! Technique Blog Hop is about using stitching in your artwork - be it real stitches or faux stitching using Thin Cuts, stamp images, etc. This is my second time joining this Technique blog hop group and I'm very happy to be part of it because its an International group and I am in Australia, with lots of my sister consultants in this blog hop in the US and Canada.  If you have arrived here from Valerie Kapsha 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 for using stitching in your artworks and eventually you'll come right back here to where you started.

I pulled out the new Stitched Borders stamp set that I wanted for this challenge. I started by stamping the shortest length stamp as shown below (the longest stitch) around the edge of my white daisy cardstock in black ink. Lining it up well as I could in a straight line for the second stamp to get the right length. 

Then I pulled out my new Colour of the Year Sugarplum Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and stamped the block words "you're a Beautiful Soul" from the Operation Smile™: Beautiful Soul stamp set. When you purchase this stamp set, Close to my Heart will donate $7 USD of the proceeds to Operation Smile™, a non-profit organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children around the world.

I cut out the sugar plum titles and placed them around the middle of the card so I could get the placement of the stitching circles. I lay them on top of the card so I could get the placement right but didn't stick them down right away. I moved them aside to stamp the circles. Then I stamped the two hearts from the Operation Smile™: Beautiful Soul with  Sugarplum Exclusive Ink™ and then stamped the stitched heart besides each one. To finish it off I layered the white daisy with Sugarplum Cardstock behind the card and then the title stuck on with 3D Foam tape. 

I am very happy with my finished card although my photo looks a bit skewed - trust me its perfectly square - Trick photography :) 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project idea. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my stitched card, so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Technique Blog Hop which is  Melissa Robinson I hope you leave a lovely comment on all the blog posts and come back around to mine. 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