S1904 Love So Sweet CTMH Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Hop along to enjoy creative ideas using the latest Close To My Heart products. www.passionateaboutpages.com


Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from Doris's Blog, you are in the right place. Simply read through this post and click on the link to the next blog at the end of it.  Keep reading and ‘hopping’ until you find yourself back where you started from.  Each blog will showcase a project featuring the Love So Sweet (S1904) stamp set which is April’s Stamp of the Month.



Tell your story using S1904 Love So Sweet- April’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. Perfect for scrapbooks and cards. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during April 2019


How pretty do those flowers look?  The sentiments are great for scrapbookers and cardmakers.



Tell your story using S1904 Love So Sweet- April’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart.  Perfect for scrapbooks and cards. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during April 2019


Today I have a one page layout for you.  It’s based on one of the designs in the Feels Like Home Deluxe Workshop Your Way Kit. These photos were taken at Alhambra, Granada last year. Don't you just love that bench seat that was made to fit the slope of the walkway?



Tell your story using S1904 Love So Sweet- April’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. Perfect for scrapbooks and cards. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during April 2019


Making the page was quick. I followed the pattern in the Feels Like Home Deluxe Workshop Kit for the base design and then added photo mats to suit my image sizes. I had an idea for the embellishment clusters but wasn't sure the stamp proportions would work. By laying the stamps face down over the layout I got a feel for how it would turn out.



Close To My Heart Stitched Square Dies make it super easy to create scrapbooking photo mats with flair. Order yours at www.shaunnarichards.closetomyheart.com.au


The two stitched square mounts were cut from the inside of the middle thin cuts in the Stitched Square set.



Tell your story using S1904 Love So Sweet- April’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart.  Perfect for scrapbooks and cards. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during April 2019


Did you know Sugarplum ink comes in a pigment version too? That means you can use heat embossing powders with it. It covers well on coloured cardstock - it is stamped on Fern in the photo above and Charcoal in the photo below. All images are heat embossed with clear powder.



Tell your story using S1904 Love So Sweet- April’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart.  Perfect for scrapbooks and cards. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during April 2019


The 3 leafy branches are different shades of green. One is stamped with Fern ink on the light side of Fern cardstock, one on the dark side and the middle one is stamped with versamark ink on the light side and heat embossed with clear powder. These subtle colour variations are seen in nature. A few White dots, complements stickers and leaves from the cut apart sheet in the pack completed this cluster.





It's easy to confuse Pigment and Dye based inks so always mark your pigment inks clearly to avoid using the wrong ink on a project.



Love So Sweet  (S1904) is only available during April, 2019.  Full retail price is $29.50 but you can have this gorgeous set for just $8.25 when accompanied by an $82.50 order. Place your order with your Close To My Heart Consultant.



Did you like this layout? I’d love you to leave a comment for me before you click on the underlined link and move on to Maz's Blog , to see the lovely project she has designed for you - she always has something a bit spesh!.



A list of the products used for this project follows.  All items are available to purchase from your Close To My Heart Consultant. If you don’t have a consultant, the link above will take you to my website.



Happy Scrappin’



Shaunna



PS The out takes!! My artistic director :)







Products used in the Project



S1904 Love So Sweet Stamp Set



Z4505 Deluxe Scrapbooking Workshop Instructions



X7243B Feels Like Home Paper Pack



X7243C Feels Like Home Complements



Z3314 Black & White Dots



Z4259 Stitched Square Thin Cuts



X5999 Charcoal Cardstock



X6003 Fern Cardstock



Z8006 Sugarplum Exclusive Pigment Ink



Z2831 Charcoal Exclusive Ink



Z891 Versamark Ink



Z2088 Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder



Z1836 Non-stick Micro Tip Scissors



Z3372 CTMH Adhesive Runner



Z3341 Thin 3-D Foam Dots



Z1979 Le Pen Journaling Pen

10 comments

Lauren Moore
 

That flower cluster is so beautiful! And my cat does the exact same thing.
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Passionate About Pages
 

Thanks Doris, I'm trying to use the lovely pigment inks more often.
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artymaz
 

Glad your artistic director gave the final approval & eventually let you get this completed. Love all your tips & a look into the thought process of putting the layout together & how your flower cluster finally came together. Now I wonder if CTMH had in mind using cats as props for taking photos LOL when they took us through taking better photos.
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shellyvon
 

Love it!! It's almost like the stamp set was made just for you!! xoxo
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Vandra Stenton
 

I love your outtakes, almost as much if not more than your layout :)
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Doris Taylor
 

Beautiful layout Shaunna, I really like the embossed flowers. Lots of great ideas thanks.
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Passionate About Pages
 

Thanks Lauren, I've finally got the hang of clustering. Wouldn't be without my fur baby but he can be annoying when up in the crafty zone!
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Doreen Watkins
 

Great pages, Shaunna
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Passionate About Pages
 

Thanks Doreen. I'm really happy with it
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