Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. Welcome  to ou r 'Stamping’ Australasian 'Blog Hop'. If you've arrived here from Doris Taylor - Creative Inspirations , then  you're in the right place.  If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog. Every two months CTMH releases a new catalogue, chock full of new papers and stamp sets. Plus a stamp of the month, for every month. There is so much to chose from, we are spoilt for choice, which would normally make it hard to decide what to focus on, when the blog topic is 'stamping'...lol. But I had no trouble deciding. The stamp set I am working with for this blog is called 'Perched Budgies'. It comes as both a stamp set on its own, or combined with thin cuts.  It seems this month that all the stars have aligned! Not only is this stamp set ideal for some photos I needed to get in the album, but as a member of the Facebook group,  Creat...

Hello, and welcome to our 'Cape Cod' Australasian 'Blog Hop'. If you've arrived here from Danielle Edwards - ScrappyChicks , then  you're  in the right place. If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog. Even though it is pouring with rain outside, and the fire is keeping us warm and dry indoors, we're off to the beach this month with the Cape Cod suite of papers!  An absolutely adorable range, including all the regular options..... The paper pack, with or without stickers. The card making stamp set, and/or the scrapbooking stamp set. The scrapbooking stamp set has the option of thin cuts too.  The scrapbooking workshop kit, with or without protectors. The digital Artwork. And of course, the card making workshop, which has some gorgeous thin cuts and an exclusive stamp set. This was the pack that first excited me, and so far, I have only purchased that and the paper pack (inc...

Hello, and welcome to our 'Hello Darlin’ Australasian 'Blog Hop'. If you've arrived here from Doris Taylor - Creative Inspirations , then  you're  in the right place. If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog. We're nearly at the end of this month, so many of you will no doubt already have at least one pack of the Hello Darlin papers, and other bits and pieces from the range. When I first saw it in the catalogue, it came across as quite a bold red, white and blue combo. We had the Kings coronation still ahead of us at that time, but unfortunately I didn't end up with any photos that would use the paper. However.....I now have very little of the paper pack left, due to finding so many things that were suited to this colour scheme. I've also really enjoyed the digital artwork with this set. In particular the flower clusters that I've done with both cardstock and vellu...

Hello, and welcome to our 'Silhouettes’ Australasian 'Blog Hop'. If you've arrived here from Lauren Moore - CTMH Craftings, then  you're in the right place.  If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog. As you may have guessed from the title, todays blog is all about Silhouettes. The definition of a silhouette is:  the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter b ackground. The first thing that comes to mind is a sunset or sunrise, as you look into the bright sun. When I use the camera in these situations, I've found that it's good to have a clearly discernible shape as a silhouette. For example, a person standing still can come out as a bit of a dark blob, but if you get them to do a star jump, the shape it creates has far more interest in the resulting photo.  Another tip - if the person you're photographing has their ...

Hello, and welcome to our 'National Scrapbook Day’ Australasian 'Blog Hop'. If you've arrived here from Danielle Edwards - Scrappychicks, then  you're in the right place.  If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog. This month is National Scrapbooking Month, and I'm sure you've already seen some great creations that people have shared online. CTMH kicked off the buildup with 5 workshop kits initially - 2 designed for scrapbooking, 2 designed for card making and 1 for an album. But when May came around the sixth release was available. It's called the Dream maker, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on the bundle. The bundle includes a gorgeous paper pack of designer papers with a sticker sheet, a pack of co-ordinating cardstock (plain on one side, but a beautiful marbled pattern on the other), a stencil with 4 different designs, a sheet of die-cuts, and 2 stamps.  Ea...

Hi everyone, and welcome to our 'Hey Handsome’ Australasian 'Blog Hop'.  If you've arrived here from Maz Wood - aMAZing Creations , then you're in the right place. If you've landed here by accident, then welcome to the fun! Please join in by following the link at the bottom of this blog.  'Hey Handsome' is the name of the featured paper suite this month. You can rightly assume from the title, that it has a more masculine feel to it, but the papers are very useful for any number of projects. The project I'll share today has been put together from the 'Hey Handsome Scrapbooking Kit'. The scrapbooking kits that are available within each paper suite released, include the paper pack and sticker sheet, but also offer extra printed papers, a selection of co-ordinating cardstock, photo place holders, extra die-cuts for pages, and some form of embellishment. They really are good value! My first project is celebrating my brother turning 60. The jersey ...