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CTMH Thin Cuts Australasian Blog Hop

I am so in love with Thin Cuts dies and their matching stamp sets.  No more fussy cutting with these stamps!  Because the dies save time I find I am using the stamps more.

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This layout was inspired by pp104-105 of the Cherish How To Book.  It’s a layout we were challenged to use in a team virtual crop this month.  The small squares were the perfect place to showcase the Carnival Fun stamps and Thin Cuts.
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Thin Cuts are an awesome additio…

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S1606 The Long Way Home SOTM Australasian Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the June Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from Lauren'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 Long Way Home (S1606) stamp set which is June's Stamp of the Month. Stamps Isn't this such a fun set of images?  We all have photos of ro…

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Australasian Blog Hop - Georgie Collection

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Welcome to the Australasian Georgie Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from  Maz'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 Georgie Workshop On The Go Collection (G1102) from

Close To My Heart. 

My 3 layouts today are from a workshop created by CTMH Consultant Chelsey Vo…

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Happy Times CTMH Australasian Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Australasian Blog Hop featuring  our National Scrapbook Month Happy Times papers & stamps. We have a variety of projects to share with you which highlight the versatility of the Happy Times stamps and papers. This is a circular hop. If you have come from Maz's Blog, Inky Fingers,  you are in the right place. Just click on the link at the end of each post to move on to a new idea. Keep clicking and you will end up back here! I spent Mother's Day hosting a baby shower!  Isn't that…

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Australasian May SOTM Celebrate with Cake Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the May Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from Denise'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 Celebrate with Cake (S1605) stamp set which is May's Stamp of the Month.   This is such a versatile set.  You can stamp on coloure…

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CTMH Australasian SE1 Last Chance Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the Australasian Last Chance SE1 Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from Wendy'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 products from the Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalogue from Close To My Heart.  All the papers and stamps in this catalogue will retire on April 30 a…

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CTMH Australasian Regatta Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the Australasian Regatta Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from  Georgia'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 Regatta Workshop Your Way Collection (G1105) from Close To My Heart.   collections - Page 003 Today’s layout features photos taken on the Close To My Heart Incentive t…

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Smile, Smile, Smile

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I was thrilled to receive this page and certificate in the mail this week.  Close To My Heart support the work of Operation Smile who help restore smiles to children living in poverty, born with cleft lip and/or palette.

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I can only imagine the heartache a mother feels when her baby  can't nurse because his mouth can't close properly.  I can only imagine the sadness felt by a child scorned and turned away from school because of this condition.  I can only imagine …

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CTMH Australasian Stampaganza Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the Australasian Stampaganza Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from Maz'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 Stamps from Close To My Heart.  This  month you can order 2 stamps sets and get one free. We don't have grandchildren yet but we have a very adorable g…

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CTMH Australasian Penelope Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the Australasian Penelope Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from  Maz'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 Penelope Workshop Your Way Collection (G1106) from Close To My Heart. collections - Page 001 Today's layout celebrates the two loves in my daughter's life - her gorgeous m…

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