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

Shake Things Up! - CTMH Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to our Shake Things Up Technique Blog Hop. We are using our new shaker card products to make a shaker card or incorporate the associated products into our artwork in a creative way. This is an International blog hop 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 Miss. Carrie’s Creations 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 texture in your artworks and eventually you'll come right back here to where you started.

I have to say how much I love Shaker Cards and Close to My Heart have made it SOooo easy for us now with the new Shaker Card foam and acetate windows. Plus we have the fabulous Thin Cut to make the windows and confetti for our Shaker Cards. I have made HEAPS of these kinds of cards and its a fairly new product.

We have also been working on a YouTube Video which I will post here to give you an idea of how to use the Shaker Card items. I haven't given much description in this blog post so you can watch the video and find out how we made some of these cards. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project ideas. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my Shaker cards and our Video so I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop on our Technique 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.

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

Tis the Season CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most lovely paper suite Workshops Your Way® 'Tis the Season 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.

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Workshops Your Way® 'Tis the Season Scrapbooking Kit

Product Description Kit contents:

1 – 'Tis the Season Paper Packet (X7239B)
1 – 'Tis the Season Complements (X7239C)
4 – cardstock sheets (1 Candy Apple, 2 Linen, 1 White Daisy)
1 – 'Tis the Season Buttons (Z4227)
1 – 'Tis the Season Snowflakes (Z4226)
photo placeholders
printed instructions

Use the materials in this kit to create three coordinating scrapbook layouts or combine them with the ‘'Tis the Season Deluxe Bundle (Z4501) to create three enhanced layouts. (Instructions for both sets of layouts are included with each kit and are also found on your Consultants website or on my Website here.)

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Firstly I have to say the Complements in the Tis the Season pack are STUNNING!! Gold foil, Red shimmer, gold in the stickers and die-cuts. So pretty. Almost too good to want to use. 

For this card I started with scraps. This set the PML cut out cards are different from one side to the next (not all but some are different) so the naughty or Nice title card has a different background. Most of our other PML papers have just had the design repeated on the reverse in either Portrait or Landscape orientation, these and a few of the packs in this current catalogue have some different titles and things on the cards, from one side to the other. This is exciting to me to have some with little titles and some plain. 

I covered the base of my White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack card at 4 x 5.25 with the Linen spot paper. on that I put the "Dear Santa"and Joy PML cards (I cut down the joy one slightly).  The pic below shows a tiny bit of the differences of the PML cards. 

I think this little title is cute so I wanted to use it on a card. I used the mini stapler to attach it to my Linen background and the White & Gold Skinny Ribbon was attached behind with Glue Dots® Ultra-thin Dots. I stuck Red Pearls on the naughty and nice spots (I was going to only put it on the naughty spot but thought maybe I've been a little naughty and a little nice too). 

I tied a gold ribbon for the vase PML card and the side.  

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® 'Tis the Season Scrapbooking Kit and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this seasonal catalogue which finishes in December (if not sold out beforehand) 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  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

Colour Dare Challenge Grateful Heart #318

This week's challenge Color Dare #318 was a TicTacToe of the Grateful Heart Paper Packet.

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.

The card I made uses the Saffron leaf designed paper, with the plaid strip at the bottom with the Espresso sentiment put on white daisy cardstock. The flower is a sticker from the Grateful Heart Complements and the two golden arrow shapes are chipboard diecuts from the complements too.  


Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #318 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 Dare #316 Monochromatic Green

This week's challenge Color Dare #316 was to use any colour of Green - Monochromatic. 

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.

So the first thing I did was pull out my scrap cardstock in Greens and then I pulled out my old whimsy fundamentals paper and found the green spotty paper. 

I wanted a quick easy replicable Christmas card to start making for the HUNDREDS of Christmas Cards my kids want to write for their school friends this year. 

The Cardstock I used to cut the "Merry Christmas" Thin Cut Tree was in a darker green (No idea what its called). Used Thin Cuts—Merry Christmas and then used Bonding Memories™ Dual Action Glue Pen to adhere it together. This adhesive is great for tricky little bits like this. 

I didn't have a lot of time but I'm thinking of encouraging my daughter to use bling on the star or coating the whole thing with Shimmer Brush—Clear or Shimmer Brush—Gold. 

This card is super quick, super easy with the thin cut. Any paper for the Merry Christmas in Green for the tree and any paper in the background to make it look pretty and add some dimension. Then you can jazz it up easily with a coloured star or bling or shimmer brush. 

Hundreds of Christmas cards here we come!

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project. Hope you can join in the Colour My Heart Color Dare Challenge #316 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

Grateful Heart CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most lovely paper suite Workshops Your Way® Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit matching complements, kits, stamp sets and ribbon, which is featured this month. If you have arrived here from Wendy Hopper -Expressions of the Heart  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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Product Description

Kit contents:
1 – Grateful Heart Paper Packet (X7237B)
1 – Grateful Heart Complements (X7237C)
4 – cardstock sheets (1 Mink, 3 White Daisy)
1 – Grateful Heart Cork Shapes(Z4229)
1 – Fern-stitched Ribbon (Z4215)
photo placeholders
printed instructions

Use the materials in this kit to create three coordinating scrapbook layouts. (Instructions also found On my website HERE.)

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I am totally in love with the new SHAKER card system that Close to My Heart released this catalogue so I had to make one with the Grateful Heart papers. 

Caroline at my Cardmaking class put it all together for me. The base is 4 x 5.25 and a 1 x 4 inch strip of the blue pattern and a zip strip 0.5 x 4. 

Then I cut the shapes with the Thin Cuts—Shaker Window & Confetti. 

White daisy for the large circle, then I stamped Happy Birthday in Sapphire ink with Mini Birthday Party Hat stamp set. Saffron cardstock for the ring and stars. Plus Loose Sequins—Silver. 

The best thing Close to My Heart released is the Shaker Window Foam & Acetate. 

These fit the circles perfectly and make it so easy to make gorgeous shaker cards. I put my stars and a few sequins into the circle before closing it up. I think I could have put quite a few more in before its considered too full :) Although with words inside you need to leave room for the words to show through. 

Caroline & I will be doing an instructional video in the coming weeks to explain how to make these cute cards. Check us out on YouTube "Cardmaking with Caroline & Vandra". 

Remember this great set  Workshops Your Way® Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this seasonal catalogue which finishes in December (if not sold out beforehand) 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 Lauren Moore- CTMH Craftings. 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