Purposeful Plastic - CTMH Technique Blog Hop

This Purposeful Plastic CTMH Technique Blog Hop will be incorporating Flip Flaps, Pocket Plus Pages/Plus in our artwork in a creative and fun way to show their valuable uses. This is my first 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 Kimberly Bower 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 and eventually you'll come right back here to where you started.

For my artwork I decided to use Flip Flaps™ Memory Protectors™ 3" × 4"

and I used the side fold flip flap. I used the PML cards from the Workshops Your Way® Documented Scrapbooking Kit or the Documented Paper Packet. The stamp I used is from the Workshops Your Way® Sweet Friends Cardmaking Kit which is also in the CTMH Documented range. 

I stamped the "Wishing you the" and "Today & always" titles in Black and the "best" in New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. The leaves in the New England Ivy and the Flowers in Eggplant Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad I stamped upside down on the Details PML 3x4 card and to hide the "details" I covered it with Gold Shimmer Trim.

I really love the double doors PML 3x4 card and that was to be my front for the card. The Green diamond paper is from the Documented paper pack and then I stuck the 3x4 Flip Flap onto the 4 x 5.25 inch card front on the White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack card. I cut a 3x4 piece of the purple spot paper from the Documented paper to put on the back of the door inside the flip flap. Then I lined up very carefully the stamped sentiment PML card (pictured above) and stuck it over the top of the plastic flap adhesive and the backing paper. 

The above picture shows the card front with the flip flap closed.  

This picture shows the card opened and the video underneath shows how it opens and shuts. 

I think it would make a great wedding or Engagement card as the door symbolises going opening the door to a new life. 

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my latest project idea. I'm really interested to hear what you think about my flip flap door 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.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

Cardmaking with Caroline and Vandra Part 3 - Sponging with Embossing Folders

Our third video in this Sponging series. This one is using embossing folders and sponging techniques. I hope you enjoy. Please let us know what you think. Kind regards Caroline & Vandra

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

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Documented CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

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

Workshops Your Way® Documented Scrapbooking Kit

Product Description

Kit contents:1 – Documented Paper Packet (X7234B)
1 – Documented Complements (X7234C)
4 – cardstock sheets (2 Linen, 1 Saffron, 1 White Daisy)
1 – Documented Titles (Z4171)
1 – Documented Dots (Z4177)
printed instructions
photo placeholders

Use the materials in this kit to create three coordinating scrapbook layouts. 

I made a quick card using scraps from my favourite bricks paper from the Documented set. With the lovely floral paper. Then I used the stickers from the complements to add the hello typewriter and the bunch of flowers. Quick Simple, Effective and a lovely card to give a friend for a hello. I took the photo in the light so it looks a bit washed out, the dark grey charcoal colour is more prominent in real life. 

The other card I've been working on is one I've done as part of my 3rd video with Caroline in our "Cardmaking with Caroline & Vandra" YouTube series on Sponge Techniques. To get the instructions on how to make this card, you'll have to watch our video when it's ready this week. I will add the link here later or subscribe to receive my blog posts to see it when its ready to go live. Click here to go to Youtube to watch it or click here to go to the blog post to watch it.  

The below card uses 2 sided Peacock Cardstock (peacock is a featured colour in Documented), White Daisy Cardstock, Peacock ink, Daubers, Rose Embossing Folder and the Love wooden letter stickers Documented Titles. All on white cards and envelopes. 

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® Documented Scrapbooking Kit and associated things will be only available while stocks last with this seasonal catalogue which finishes THIS MONTH (LAST CHANCE) 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  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.

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au

S1808 For The Love of Crafting CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. A small group of us have been creating with the "For the Love of Crafting—August Stamp of the Month" Stamp set. If you have arrived here from Creating with Kara Davies 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 For the Love of Crafting—August Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout August 2018 for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. Please note that prices do not include GST. Beginning 1 July 2018, 10% GST will be added to your order at checkout.

This is the most amazing set for all my crafty friends. I Love crafting, Craft today do housework tomorrow, Craftiness is Happiness, I craft so hard I sweat glitter... then some positive uplifting stuff like Do what you love and Enjoy the Small Stuff, Plus the typewriter and the camera. Perfect for every craft room, scrapbooker and stamper or cardmaker. 

My first card I made using the "Enjoy the Small Stuff" and Typewriter that I stamped with Peacock Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on white cardstock. Then I matted that on 12" × 12" Peacock Cardstock cut down to 4x4 inches (the dark side). I LOVE the colour Peacock as its been really versatile, in so many of the packs we've had in the last few months. 

My most favourite paper of the Workshops Your Way® Documented Scrapbooking Kit 

is the white brick wall paper. I backed the card almost the whole way on the white card and added the peacock spot ribbon from the Enchantment Ribbon Pack to the bottom of the card. 

The next card I did was using the Eggplant Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and stamped the camera all over the white cardstock. Then I cut it down a little and added another piece of white only slightly larger so it had just a small white edge. Then I added the purple spots paper from the Documented paper pack at 4 x 5.25 inches. I added stripe of the purple over the top of the stamped cameras and added the 3D adhesive-backed wooden words "Smile" from the Documented Titles.

I also did last month's blog hop with the stamp too, as below using the Story by Stacy "Story Starter". using the "do what you love" heart. Click here to see that post. 

Remember this great stamp set For the Love of Crafting—August Stamp of the Month is only available throughout August 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 Doreen Watkins 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

Central Park CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the most lovely paper suite Workshops Your Way® Central Park Scrapbooking Kit matching complements, kits, stamp sets and ribbon, which is featured this month. If you have arrived here from Maz Wood 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® Central Park Scrapbooking Kit

Product Description

Kit contents:
1 – Central Park Paper Packet (X7231B)
1 – Central Park Complements (X7231C)
4 – cardstock sheets (1 Pacifica, 3 White Daisy)
1 – Central Park Sequins (Z4178)
1 – Central Park Alphabet (Z4197)
printed instructions
photo placeholders

Use the materials in this kit to create three coordinating scrapbook layouts. 

The instructions also have some optional card kits using the Central Park Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (see pic with the blue). 

This is one of the cards I made with these instructions. I used a 3rd sequin because I was covering an imperfection. Best thing to do is embellish last :) 

After I made the pages and cards from the instructions. I made some extra cards. 

The below card is made using the spotty paper on the White Cards & Envelopes and stamped "Home Sweet Home" using Black Memento™ Ink Pad stamped on 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock.

I cut out the house from Central Park Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts out of 12" × 12" Mink Cardstock and coloured in the roof and door and middle of the heart in ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Carmine Marker. I stamped the "New" in Poppy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and matted the cards in 12" × 12" Poppy Cardstock. I fussy cut the bunting from one of the Picture my life cards and adhered it plus the house and new banner all with 3-D Foam Tape.

 Next I made the welcome home card using the gorgeous paper with the houses. I stamped the Welcome Home with Pacifica Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on white cardstock, backed in blue dashes paper and stuck on with 3D Foam tape. I coloured the home in with ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Leaf Green Marker and I used the green ribbon from the old whimsy ribbon pack in my stash. I covered the word Summer Days on the paper with the Welcome Home title. 

Remember this great set Workshops Your Way® Central Park 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

Highlight Reel S1807 Stamp of the Month CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

Welcome to our Australasian Blog Hop. A small group of us have been creating with the "Highlight Reel—July 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 features the Highlight Reel—July Stamp of the Month available exclusively throughout July 2018 for $27 or for just $7.50 when you spend $75. Please note that prices do not include GST. Beginning 1 July 2018, 10% GST will be added to your order at checkout.

This cute little set is perfect for adding little titles or icons to your scrapbooking, journalling, bullet journals, or cards. I used it for a mini scrapbook kit called Story by Stacy™ Story Starter Workshop Kit—Stripes

I got one of these at our Convention and while there decided to do an album for my sister who's moved to the UK recently. I purchased a second one to have a copy for myself at home, for the kids to look at and for my to show off to everyone how cute these little albums are. I don't want to share the whole album online because it is private for my sisters birthday but I wanted to show a few pages I did using these cute little icons from this months stamp of the month.  

There are some great instructions inside the Story Starter kit to make this album and I worked on it from the story before the photos. 

The Album is called "What we know and love about DAENA" for her Birthday in June (it may be arriving a few days late as it hasn't arrived yet and her birthday was the 25th June - it will be worth the wait I promise DM). 

I knew Daena loves music and how fortuitous this set has MUSIC NOTES (This is so handy for me because both my children are learning instruments, so this tiny stamp will get a workout), it will make a cute bullet point for journalling on the big scrapbook pages and it makes a cute addition to the smaller pages or cards (especially cards to thank the music teachers at the end of the year!). 

Watch the short video below for how Story by Stacy little 4x4 sized albums and story starter kit work. 

Once I had determined I wanted to write about Music I used the back of the white card to stamp Heather Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad all down the side of the card (x2), the other side has lines. You can see that I ran off the bottom with a bit of scrap so I could get a single note down there and have the corner all stamped up. 

Due to the fact that this little album is travelling from Australia to the UK I wanted to make it as light as possible, so I stamped and wrote on both sides of the cards. I have HEAPS of cards left over because the kit is designed to have one bit of card for each side and gives you a whole set as a practice set (I only practiced a few pages so have LOTS of cards left so I can use them in other ways! yay!!). I was happy with how it turned out and I don't think you can see thru it (unless you hold it up to the light). It ended up weighing less than 100 grams, so worth all the weight reductions. 

The end result above, after writing on it was the above (you can't see anything from the page before). 

The next icon I knew I had to use was the little plane - as you can see from the below pic I ended up doing a couple of placements for the plane. I ended up liking the bottom one better so I sent that one in my sisters album. She loves to Travel so this plane is the perfect for the travel page of her album. 

I had plenty of cards to re-stamp them but I decided it didn't matter if our two albums were slightly different, because they are each UNIQUE. 

I had so much fun making this little album and finding photos to fit them. Some of the pages I did a collage prints and got 4 photos in the space.  I would recommend everyone do one of these tiny albums of things you know and love about your family or friends. I'm sure it will become a treasured keepsake. Plus the Highlight Reel is the perfect stamp set to accompany it. 

Remember this great stamp set Highlight Reel—July Stamp of the Month is only available throughout July 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. 

🎵 Happy New Financial Year everyone - You can make new years resolutions today about what you'll do in the next financial year... I resolve to post more of my artworks on my blog, Pinterest, Instagram and my Facebook Business Page, so I will have to DO more artworks, cards, pages, tags, bookmarks, off the page items, papercrafts and all sorts of fun things, to inspire my loyal followers, customers, family and friends. Watch this space. 🎵

Vandra Stenton, Close to My Heart Consultant, Perth Western Australia

www.vandra.closetomyheart.com.au