Let it Shimmer! – CTMH Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to this month’s Technique Blog Hop where we the theme is to “Let it Shimmer!” with Close To My Heart products.

If you have arrived here from Alyson Mayo then you are in the right place.

If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Who doesn’t love shimmer & with the Close To My Heart Shimmer brushes it is super easy to add shimmer to your projects.

On this card I added the Gold Shimmer brush to the Star Balloon & on the cute clouds I used the clear shimmer to give them some shine & make them look like they are full of rain.

I used the updated Bring Back My Pack – Brushed paper to create my little scene for the Snuggle Up Bunnies

This is a angle shot to try & get a better image of the shine the Shimmer brushes add

My next card idea was inspired by a card from the Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription but believe me when I say that the card that was in the subscription was much faster & quicker to make but still just as cute

I used the Clear shimmer on the flowers that wrap around the cake, on the Sweet Hummingbird & on the stitched shaker circle.

This is a angle shot to try & get a better image of the shine the Shimmer brushes add – it really is much nicer in real life.

For those of you who want to learn how to get your Close To My Heart Shimmer Brush started – this is a great little video

I’d love for you to leave a comment before you head on over to Wendy Kessler to get more Let it Shimmer! ideas.

If you like to get any of the products that I have used in this project, please contact your Close To My Heart Consultant or if you do not have a consultant & are an Aussie, I would love for you to place an order with me on my website

Till Next time
See you soon
Maz

Close To My Heart Stitched Together Australasian Blog Hop

A Happy Hello and welcome aboard our Stitched Together Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop.

If you have arrived here from Danielle Edwards – Scrappychicks then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

The Stitched Together Paper Collection is a mix of floral images that can easily be used for quilting or sewing themed scrapbook layouts. It has pops of bright colours such Candy Apple & Sapphire with the softer colours of Peach & Mint.

My first project is a 12″ x 12″ Scrapbook Layout, based off the a scrapbook layout that Close To My Heart done for a virtual event for Mothers Day.

I used a a mixed of fussy cutting the floral paper of flowers & butterflies with the sticker sheet for more flowers & leaves.

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I added some some stamped stitches to the layout & created some watercolour effects with the Strokes of an Artist using Mink Ink. To create my Title I used a sentiment from the Stitched Together Cardmaking to go with the Good Times sticker sheet & added some markers to the white foam alphabet stickers. I replaced the dot in the i with a flower bud sticker.I softened the lighter side of the Lemonade cardstock by adding a layer of vellum, which was also used as part of a cluster under the photo mat.

To get more photos & extra journalling space I added a Flip Flap.

I had lots of fun creating this layout with Stitched Together Paper Collection and I would love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Doreen Watkins

Enjoy the hop & thanks so much for taking the time to check out these ideas with this month’s feature.

Til next time, see you soon & keep creating!
Maz

Quick & Easy & Affordable Scrapbooking that is super creative.

Want to start or get back into Scrapbooking, but not sure where to start?

Are you someone who says that I will never Scrapbook as I don’t have the time or I stopped Scrapbooking as I do not have the time? I can never Scrapbook as I am not creative? I can never Scrapbook as I have no where to store all the things I need & I cannot afford all the tools anyway or that is one of the reasons you stopped Scrapbooking?

Well I am here to help you solve those issues. The easiest & quickest & most affordable way to learn scrapbooking techniques, to get started or back into scrapbooking & looks like you look like you spent hours designing the layouts, but are in fact super fast, is with Craft with Heart™ Scrapbooking subscription

Seriously, not only does this Scrapbooking subscription help you preserve memories with all the occasions in your life, it super easy to put together – your layouts come together in minutes.

Scrapbooking had never been so Super Quick & Easy

Everything is cut for you (no more spending hours cutting up papers) & thanks to pre-printed base pages it is super quick. It takes about 15min to put together a 2 page layout – What 15min!

All you need to start is a Journaling Pen & your Favourite Adhesive

Just find your favourite adhesive – I recommend the Close To My Heart Adhesive Runner as it is easy to use & disposable & grab Journaling Pen to get started.

It doesn’t take up much room

If you have a small space this is a great kit for you to start this hobby as it takes up so little room, if you seen the amazing craft rooms stock floor to ceiling & think Oh I don’t have room for this hobby – well we all love to have a craft room like that but we do not all have the room – I certainly don’t have the room, but this takes up very little room.

What we give you

We give you memory protectors so your layouts can stay protected, easy to follow instructions. photo placeholder (in case you haven’t got around to printing those phots yet), complementary die-cuts and stickers so you can customise your layouts to suit your needs. The die-cuts and stickers even tell you which layout they go on – so it makes it easy for you.

Want to see what you Get?

Check out what you get in the Craft with Heart™ Scrapbooking subscription kit.

Visual learner?

No worries this video shows you how to put together the May–August Scrapbooking Kit – Super quick & easy.

Now that you know how you can start or get back into scrapbooking what are you waiting for? Check out the Craft with Heart™ Scrapbooking subscription today

Till Next Time, Keep Crafting
Maz

The Easiest way to Start Cardmaking

Want to start Cardmaking, but not sure where to start or how?

The easiest & quickest way how to start cardmaking & look like you spent hours designing them is with Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription

Seriously, not only does this Cardmaking subscription help you keep up with all the occasions in your life, it super easy to put together & allows you to customise the card.

Why start with Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription?

It is Super easy but they look like you spent ages on them

Each delivery comes in a cute little box & includes materials to create a set of beautiful, handmade cards, 24 cards in total, 2 in each design that will come together in a snap thanks to pre-printed card bases, die-cut shapes, and more.

You get to make Shaker Cards – easily

Like what shaker cards that are easy to create – yep there are fun shaker cards included in the Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription kit.

You only need adhesive – everything else is included!

The kit includes an exclusive My Acrylix^® stamp set (you can ONLY get this stamp with this cardmaking subscription & it is super versatile), you also get a stamping block and mini ink pads and envelopes, so you will have the tools you need to create your cards all you need to do is add adhesive – I recommend the Close To My Heart Adhesive Runner as it is easy to use & disposable. Now you can start creating them just the way you want them.

It doesn’t take up much room

If you have a small space this is a great kit for you to start this hobby as it takes up so little room, if you seen the amazing craft rooms stock floor to ceiling & think Oh I don’t have room for this hobby – well we all love to have a craft room like that but we do not all have the room – I certainly don’t but this takes up very little room. Even less once you give those cards out!

Want to see what you Get?

Check out what you get in the Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription kit.

Visual learner?

No worries this video shows you how to put together the May–August Card Kit – Super cute & easy & remember you can change it up with the stamp set, adding extra foam pieces to get some height

See how easy it is to start cardmaking with the Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking subscription kit!

So what are you waiting for start cardmaking today!
Till Next Time, Keep Crafting
Maz

Close To My Heart O-fish-ally Awesome – April Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

A Happy Hello and welcome aboard our O-fish-ally Awesome – April Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop.

If you have arrived here from Danielle Edwards – Scrappy Chicks then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Seriously how cute are all these fishy icons? No wonder the Stamp Set is called O-fish-ally Awesome because that is what this stamp set is – Awesome!

Now there are so many possibilities with this stamps set. Of course at the moment working from home has left me less time to craft than when going into the office – go figure! So I only have this one pretty simple idea – but lucky this is a hop so you will see heaps more ideas till I get a chance to make up some more.

So

So I sponged some mint & Carolina ink for the water & used Toffee for the sand. I did add some sand details with some markers.

I then stamped over this sponged background – I think the only issue I had doing it this way was that my Clown fish now had no white stripes – I did try a white pencil, but in the end I thought the water was light enough to get away with this. Tip on stamping an image on a background like this one – is to always make a few stamped images go off the page – if you find that hard to do – make the piece larger than you need then cut it down – you will end up cutting through a stamped image – but in the end it look better than being contained – at least for a image like this. If they were in the fish tank it would be different.

I matted this onto a wave lined paper from the Seas The Day Paper Collection & then this was the tricky part – that saying “You are o-fish-ally awesome” was actually in a stacked saying, not one in one single line which is what I needed for this layout to work. So I did some masking to get this saying stamped how I liked – I could have cut the stamp up – but I am unsure how I am mostly going to be using this one yet.

This exclusive D-size O-fish-ally Awesome – April Stamp of the Month stamp set (only available in April) can be yours for just $9 AUD/ $10 NZD, when you place an order of $80 AUD/$88 NZD or more!

Contact your CTMH consultant to place an order. If you do not have a consultant, I would love for you to place an order with me.

I had lots of fun creating with O-fish-ally Awesome – April Stamp of the Month and I would love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Shaunna Richards – Passionate About Pages enjoy the hop & thanks so much for taking the time to check out these ideas with this month’s feature

Til next time, see you soon & keep creating!
Maz

Spin up messages with the Card Front Spinner: Part 2

Since the Card Front Spinner Thin Cuts Dies was brought out I have loved making cards with it. A while ago I shared a bunch of ideas on this blog post and today I have more fab ideas to share as the new Mar – Apr Idea Book not only has a couple of new stamps designed for this, but other stamps that work amazingly well with it too.

So my first share I have already posted over on my blog hop featuring the Stamp of the Month Family Legacy & Around the Clock which I seriously love & hope to do a full feature on different ideas using this stamp.

My next idea is using the Fly-by Greetings this is one of the sets that has been specially designed for the Card Front Spinner Thin Cuts Die. I just love how the plane looks like it is pulling a banner across the sky.

When I first saw the VW Van in the Let the Good Times Roll stamp, I thought this is perfect to use with the Card Front Spinner Thin Cuts Die. This is such a fun card,

And well Unicorns flying in the night sky amongst clouds was perfect idea to create with Unicorn Dreams. It is such a sweet card & works so well with the Card Front Spinner Thin Cuts Die.

I have a lot more ideas in my head using the new stamp designs & I am sure to create & share on my Facebook & Instagram accounts but for a few more ideas using the Card Front Spinner Thin Cuts check out what the Close To My Heart Art Department created.

The first uses the Around the Clock stamp set.

The next one uses the Fly-by Greetings stamp set.

If you want to see more I have a whole collection of ideas pinned to my Pinterest board CTMH Thin Cuts (Dies) Inspiration Thin Cuts – Card Front Spinner

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Til next time, see you soon & keep creating!
Maz