Terrific Treats – CTMH Technique Blog Hop

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

If you have arrived here from Tamara Sandwisch 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.

I love to package up treats for friends for any occasion, be they handmade or shop brought treats, it just makes them super special.

I have created some packaging using Thin Cut Die, the Cricut & one that I cut & scored – all of these ways I use often when I package up some treats.

The first treat bag is a box base bag decorated with the Spruced Up -Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts & papers.

I also used the partial die cutting technique with the Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Thin Cut to create a decorate top.

My next one uses the Thin Cuts – Favor Box which is in the online only section of your consultant’s website. I decorated with the Celebrate Today papers & the You’re Not Old stamp set.

My final treat box uses Close To My Heart – Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection & decorated with Shared Happiness Stamp + Thin Cuts, Julep Velvet Ribbon & Black & White Dots.

I’d love for you to leave a comment before you head on over to Lauren Moore to get more Terrific Treats! 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 & an Aussie, I would love for you to place an order with me on my website

Till Next time
See you soon
Maz

Playing with Jack the Close To My Heart featured Paper Pack

Have you had a chance to play with the Jack the Close To My Heart Paper Pack?

Well let me tell you it is a fab fun & a little bit manly.

Into Scrapbooking 

You will love the Jack the Close To My Heart Paper Pack to scrapbook your camping trips & if you have a little wild child this paper pack if perfect.

Into Pocket Scrapbooking 
If Traditional Scrapbooking is not your thing – Jack as with all Close To My Heart Paper Packs includes some cut apart Pocket Scrapbooking pages that you can cut up & create your pocket scrapbook layout in a flash.

Into Card Making 
I can Bearly Stand this cute Bear Stamp from the Jack Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts Bundle & you can use this cutie for any occasion.

 

And I could not resist making a Popup Box card with the Bear.

Of course there is also the always fab Father’s Day Cardmaking Kit which allows you to create 12 Brilliant cards

Into Paper Crafting 
If you love to create something a little different how about decorating up a Photo Frame like this Jack Handsome Frame

Whatever Your Into
Whatever form of crafting Jack has something for everyone.
Make sure you get your pack today before it is all gone by the end of this month.

Thanks for checking out what I had to say about Jack the Close To My Heart featured Paper Pack
Till Next Time Maz

Tips, Tricks & Ideas for your Welcome Home Wreath Kit 3

So by now you may have actually created your Welcome Home wreath kit – if not there still time & there are other posts on what you need to create your Welcome Home Wreath Kit & what else you can do with the Welcome Home Wreath Kit if you do not want to create the wreath.

This post is all about the left over piece – the chipboard centre piece because I know that you are asking what can I do with that!

If you haven’t already seen the DIY Succulent Wreath Kit video – Make sure you do it is fab & has some great tips

For more Tips, Tricks & Ideas check out my Facebook event  which is happening on Sat 28 Jan where I will post as often some fab ideas that you can use to create a fantastic wreath or even some other ideas to use the products for cards, scrapbook layouts & other paper crafting projects. Happy

Want more ideas for the Welcome Home Wreath Kit? Search  #papercraftingmonth on Facebook or even better, search #papercrafting on Instagram!

So I hope you join me in some papercrafting this month & create this amazing wreath or any other papercrafting project that you have in mind. Remember that this Welcome Home wreath kit is only available till Jan 31 2017.

Till Next Time Maz – #papercraftingmonth

Tips, Tricks & Ideas for your Welcome Home Wreath Kit 2

Ok you got your Welcome Home wreath kit & you got all your extra tools to help you make a fantastic wreath – but now you are thinking I don’t want to make a wreath. Maybe you want to create some cards or a scrapbook layout or maybe even another home décor project?

Well here are some fab projects that I found that you can check out & it might jump start some ideas of your own on what else you could create with the materials besides a wreath.

	A simple centrepiece and favour for a wedding Yes this idea is from what you can create with the amazing Close To My Heart Cricut® Flower Market Collection but why not use the succulents & leaves from the Welcome Home wreath kit to do the same?
	Home décor succulent monogram. Another great idea using the Close To My Heart Cricut® Flower Market Collection but I can see how the succulents & leaves from the Welcome Home wreath kit could easily work to create a similar project.
	Scrapbook Layouts – created by Louinna Hundley And yes you can create a scrapbook layout using the Welcome Home wreath kit check out this fab one created by another Close To My Heart Consultant Louinna Hundley and she has two more layouts posted on her blog so make sure you head over to check them out.
	Decorate a Photo Frame – Idea from Shelli Hartman West Use the succlents & leaves from the Welcome Home wreath kit to decorate a photo frame instead. This idea can  be used for a memo board or to hold your jewellery instead.
	A creative Card Idea – Idea from Rebecca Thornton Use the succlents & leaves from the Welcome Home wreath kit to decorate a up a beautiful handmade card

Why not share them here – even if you have created something with similar on your blog why not share it here?

If you haven’t already seen the DIY Succulent Wreath Kit video – Make sure you do it is fab & has some great tips

For more Tips, Tricks & Ideas check out my Facebook event where I will post as often some fab ideas that you can use to create a fantastic wreath or even some other ideas to use the products for cards, scrapbook layouts & other paper crafting projects. Happy

Want more ideas for the Welcome Home Wreath Kit? Search  #papercraftingmonth on Facebook or even better, search #papercrafting on Instagram!

So I hope you join me in some papercrafting this month & create this amazing wreath or any other papercrafting project that you have in mind.

Till Next Time Maz – #papercraftingmonth

Tips, Tricks & Ideas for your Welcome Home Wreath Kit 1

Ok you got your Welcome Home wreath kit, now what????

Well you might want to also get some of these items to help you put it together.

• Quilling Tool (Z1795) to help give the flowers & leaves some shape
• Bone Folder (Z1204) another fab tool you can use to give a bit of curl to your leaves
• Liquid Glass (Z679) to make sure those roses are secure
• Memory Book Glue Dots™(1772) I found these perfect to put together the succulents – stacking each cut on top of each other & getting them to stick & stay in place.
• Sponge Daubers (Z726) if you want to addd some colour from your Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads to your flowers & leaves. Sponge before or after you create your flowers, succulents & leaves. Both give a different look.
• Shimmer Brush-Gold (Z3316) I mean why not add some gold shimmer to your project!
• Gold Glitter Gems (Z3312) an perfect extra touch to the centre of your succulents

Adding all these items together gets you just over half way of earning the Welcome Home wreath kit FREE – there are plenty of brand new products that you’ll love that will get you the rest of the way 😉

Did you watch this short & sweet video on how easy it is to use some of the above mentioned tools to put your wreath together? Make sure you do it is fab!

For more Tips, Tricks & Ideas check out my Facebook event where I will post as often some fab ideas that you can use to create a fantastic wreath or even some other ideas to use the products for cards, scrapbook layouts & other paper crafting projects. Happy #papercraftingmonth

So I hope you join me in some papercrafting this month & create this amazing wreath.

Till Next Time Maz

National Papercrafting Month: Welcome Home Wreath Kit

Introducing the Welcome Home Papercrafting Kit

Celebrate National Papercrafting Month: Welcome Home this January with amazing papercrafting wreath kit.

Every January, we celebrate National Papercrafting Month as a way of acknowledging the pure joy of playing with paper! We scrapbook with it, we make cards with it, we decorate with it—in short, we craft with it!

This January, we’ll be celebrating the joys of paper-crafted home décor with the beautiful Welcome Home wreath kit.

This kit comes with pre-cut pieces you can simply pop out and attach to the sturdy chipboard wreath base, making a welcoming décor piece for your home. This kit is for all crafters at all skill levels.

This Welcome Home Wreath Kit can be yours for $28.50 with no qualifying purchase, OR earn it FREE with a qualifying $90 purchase. Then once you have your kit join me on Sat Jan 28, on my Facebook Event as I share with you ideas on how you can put your kit together, some ideas ideas how to make your succulents look realistic & tips on adding colour & extra sparkle to your project & what adhesive is best for the different parts of the projects.

What’s more is that Close To My Heart is holding a competition – Each new customer who orders the Welcome Home wreath kit in the month of January will have a chance to win!

Once you have purchased you will be entered in a drawing to be held on 1 February 2017.
50 lucky winners will receive the brand new Forever & Always Cut Above™ Layout Kit from the Seasonal Expressions catalog ($23.00 AUD retail value)!

So I hope you join me in some papercrafting this month & create this amazing wreath.
#papercraftingmonth

Till Next Time Maz

Winners will be chosen on 1 February as outlined above and prizes will be mailed to all recipients within fourteen (14) days of the drawing date from Close To My Heart Head Office.