Engagement Party Photo Prop Frame

Love is in the air



Mike and I had the great joy of hosting an engagement party for our daughter and her fiancé recently.  Many of their close friends, family members and some of Kathryn’s scrapbook aunties joined us.  I had a lot of fun creating this frame for photo opportunities.



It's not difficult to make a decorative frame but it does take some time.  Start early so you can enjoy the process and play around with placement of elements before you commit to gluing them down. The proposal happ…

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S1906 It’s Your Day To Sparkle 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 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 It’s Your Day To Sparkle (S1906) stamp set which is June’s Stamp of the Month.



Tell your story using It’s Your Day To Sparkle (S1906) – June’s 2019's Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. Perfect for scrapbookers and card makers. Order yours from www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au during June 2019


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Gingerbread Friends Christmas Banner

How cute is this little Gingerbread banner? One of my sister consultants, Laura Beachum, gifted a kit to me at a recent retreat and I loved it so much I just have to share with all of you.

Oh Snap! (D1743) is a super cute stamp set from CTMH. Available until Dec 31, 2017. Snap yours up at www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.au Instructions for making the banner follow. Read right to the end to discover how you can receive a pre-cut kit FREE.

The banner can be made using all Close To My Heart stamps and Thin Cuts. A full list of all items used appears at the end of this post.

Here's how:
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Gingerbread Friends Brooch

Last night 13 of my team and I attended the state launch event for Seasonal Expressions 1.  That's our New Year's catalogue which is filled with awesomeness you are going to love.  BUT... I'm sworn to secrecy and can't share anything yet.  I'm such a tease, aren't I?

This post is about the Christmas brooches I made for each team member who attended.  I adore the Gingerbread Friends stamp and Thin Cuts set.  You can dress these cuties up in many ways.

CTMH Gingerbread Friends (Z3378) - purchase yours at www.shaunnarichards.ctmh.com.auI stamped the Gingerbread girl onto Almond card…

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Thin Cuts - Moroccan Feast

We have friends who are as devoted to good food and wine as we are.  Recently we had a Moroccan themed dinner party.  Having never been to Morocco, I have no table accessories to suit. I needed my trusty CTMH supplies to create the illusion!

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I used Glitter paper and the Cricut Artiste Cartridge to make the placemats.  They were perfect and everyone was very careful not to spill anything so I can use them again!

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The Ornate Blossoms Stamps (D1687) and Thin Cuts (Z3227) teamed nicely with my Shin Han…

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Australasian April SOTM Life In Pictures Blog Hop

Blog Badge Welcome to the April Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop.  This is a circular hop.  If you arrived from  Vandra'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 Life In Pictures (S1604) stamp set which is April’s Stamp of the Month.   s1604 I think everyone of us needs this set in our craft roo…

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Christmas Wreath

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We retired our Christmas Wreath last year after over a decade of good service.  This year we will have a fresh new one for the door - handmade by me!

Snowhaven Wreath

I fell in love with this wreath as soon as I saw it on page 74 of the Annual Inspirations Catalogue.  It did take a bit of time to make but I'm thrilled with the result and can't wait for December 1st to hang it on my front door.

Order a packet of Snowhaven Papers (X7188B) and 2 packs of My Crush Holiday Happenings Badge Buttons (Z2051) on my website…

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Warm Fuzzies Door Hanger

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Have you ever read or heard the story of 'Warm Fuzzies'?  When I was a teacher I would read this story to my class and have everyone decorate a paper bag with pictures & words relating to their personality.  Througout the day, other students would write a small note of encouragement or affirmation and secretly slip it into the bag. This was a "Warm Fuzzy".  You should have seen the delight on their faces when their bag had a warm fuzzy in it.  The kids would go out of their way to see good thing…

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D.I.Y. Birthday Decorations

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It is a long held tradition in our family that we try to avoid using commercial decorations for birthday parties. Since joining Close To My Heart and purchasing a Cricut machine, this task has been made so much easier!

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We celebrated my Mum's 85th birthday over the weekend and I thought I'd share some of the items created by my sister and I.

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Firstly, the cake!  This was a delicious Red Velvet cake baked by my sister, Rhonda.  The flowers and bling on the top were made of paper cut on her Cricut.  T…

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Free To Be Me Special Offer

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I just love the amazing deals Close To My Heart offers to me and to you.  During April and May you can choose to add a glorious paper pack to your qualifying order for just $5.00!

Free to be Me Vellum

The pack includes:
  • 2 exclusive Vellums - one printed in delicate white feathers and the other with bold gold dots;
  • 6 sheets of UV coated Cardstock - plain on one side and textured with delicate resist textures on the other
  • PLUS 6 sheets of double sided print papers.
  • The pack is valued at $16 but can not be purchase…

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