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Post or D-Ring? What's right for you?

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Do you have a project coming up that needs a new album?  Look at these gorgeous choices you now have with Close To My Heart.

CTMH Canvas Coated albums are a safe home for your photos CTMH Canvas Coated albums are a safe home for your photos


Some key points:
  • Albums  display your beautiful pages and protect your photos.
  • You have a choice of three colours/patterns: Lagoon Chevron, Ruby floral and black
  • All colours and patterns are available in post-bound and D-ring
  • The fabric covers are coated to allow for durability and they can easily be wiped clean…

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Australasian February2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop S1502 A Happy Hello

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Blog BadgeWelcome to the February Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you have arrived here from  Patricia's Blog, Patricia Manhire's Creative Corner, you are in the right place. This is a circular hop, click through to the blog mentioned at the end of each post and you will find yourself back here.  There’s a lot of love shared in the cards, pages and projects created by my sister consultants using A Happy Hello, Stamp of the Month (S1502). Enjoy!

A Happy Hello is CTMH's Feb 2015 Stamp of the month.  The multy sized flowers are perfect for this technique. A Happy Hello is CTMH's Feb 2015 Stamp of the m…

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Happy Australia Day

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Happy Australia Day everyone! 



I hope you have plans for a relaxed day enjoying all the delights of our Australian landscape and culture.  Our house is about to get busy.  Each year our daughter hosts a 'Hottest 100' Countdown Party.  A National radio Station, JJJ, plays the most popular songs of the year as voted by it's listeners.  The day involves lazing by the pool, eating yummy food and enjoying friendships new and old as the songs play.

I realised the other night I've never made a page abou…

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This Moment - Girls night out

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Here is the second layout for our Little Black Dress night.  It follows on from Friday's post.  A large group of young women (I include myself here because I felt young that night) on the dance floor seem to spend more time taking photos of themselves than dancing!  Perhaps that is more a reflection on the quality of the music than the individuals.  Anyway, the result was a set of fun photos taken at awkward angles but filled with smiles.

This page features heartstrings papers, This Moment and You're the Bomb stamp sets. This page features heartstrings papers, This Moment and Y…

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You're The Bomb - Operation Smile Blog Hop

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Blog BadgeOperation Smile is a private,  not for profit organisation providing reconstructive facial surgery to children and young adults born in developing countries. On 1st December Close to My Heart Consultants released our Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. On the back page of this Idea book you will find the C- sized, You’re the Bomb stamp set (C1617). By purchasing this set at full retail price  of $21 you can help change the life of a child as CTMH will donate $US3 from your purchase to Operation Smil…

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Heartstrings Birthday Page

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The Heartstrings Workshop on the Go (G1090) is a card making kit but I have used the stamps on lots of my album pages.  The sentiments blend with so many of life's celebrations.  Today my pages are all about my sister's birthday breakfast which we celebrated on our balcony in Riomaggiore on the Cinque Terra in Italy last year.  It was a very special experience!

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The layout is based on Card Trick from the Magic How To Book (9040).  It was very quick to make.

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I love the Hugs & Kisses stamp in the WOT…

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Year Noted - Oxfam High Tea Page

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Have you had a look at the beautiful pages in this month's CTMH special promotion?  Click here for details.  The soft orange, blue and yellow tones and subtle prints work so well for cards and pages.  I was surprised just how far this pack of papers and stickers will stretch.  I've created a double page layout and 2 cards and I've only used about half the pack.  Check back tomorrow to see the cards.  Today I'm sharing the pages I made.

year Noted Page

This layout is copied from Make It From the Heart Vol 1,Layou…

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Australasian January 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop S1501 This Moment

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Blog BadgeWelcome to the January Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you have arrived here from  Denise's Blog, Scrap, Stamp, Share, you are in the right place. This is a circular hop, click through to the blog mentioned at the end of each post and you will find yourself back here.  There's a lot of love shared in the cards, pages and projects created by my sister consultants using the This Moment Stamp of the Month (S1501). Enjoy!

This Moment

 

The two 'hero' stamps for me  on this sheet are the target and …

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Seaside Ink Free page

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I have a friend who has a birthday on Anzac Day - how lucky her friends are never working on her birthday!  We joined her family to celebrate the occasion with a twilight sail.  It was a perfect Perth evening and such a happy time.  How fortuitous that Close To My Heart has the Seaside papers (X7192b) and Complements stickers (X7192c)!   They were perfect for my photos.

Twilight Sail

I based this layout on the Clean Dimension layout on pages 102-103 of the Cherish How To Book (9038)  I love how easy it is to c…

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Australasian December 2014 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop S1412 Cuti Pie

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Welcome to the December Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you have arrived here from Anne's blog you are in the right place. This is a circular hop, click through to the blog mentioned at the end of each post and you will end up back here.  You are in for some sweet treats as you sample the delights cooked up by my sister consultants using the Cutie Pie Stamp of the Month(S1412).

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I have used this stamp set on a High Tea page but I wanted to do more than just stamp cup cakes.  I had a…

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