MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE FROM CLOSE TO MY HEART TRACEY - CTMH - AUSSIE.INK RETREAT 2015

Last weekend we had the Close To My Heart Aussie.Ink Team Retreat, one of the structured

classes was this gorgeous canvass made from Close To My Heart Products.

We are so fortunate to be able to die cut so many different shapes and sizes of paper roses using our Cricut Machines and Our Exclusive Cricut Cartridges

CTMH - ARTISTE

CTMH - ART PHILOSOPHY

CTMH - ARTBOOKING

We were fortunate enough to have made our own textured paste and stencils from The Artbooking cartridge.  Plus we made our own Spray Pens and colour spritzers using the Close To My Heart Spray Pens using our water based Ink Refills.

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CLOSE TO MY HEART PAPER GARDEN STAMP OF THE MONTH AND SANGRIA BENDI - HANDMADE BIRTHDAY CARD - CRICUT EXPRESSIONS CUTS

Welcome to Close To My Heart Australasian September Stamp of the month love you to leave a comment along the way to let us know you've enjoyed.  I hope you like the different style of card that i have made using just this one stamp set.  Scroll down to read all about it 

THIS STAMP SET IS CALLED PAPER GARDEN

Item Number: S1509

The minute I saw this stamp set, i new exactly what card i was going to make. I made this card for my mum for her birthday.  You know what she said "This card more then makes up for the fact you forgot to make me one last year", oh boy, Im red faced, but i guess that means that she loved it.  I guess it was just one of those scenarios, you know the ones,  Lawn maintenance guys, lawn is never mowed.  Car Mechanic's car never tuned.  Card makers mum doesn't always get a card :( .  Anyways,

  If you have a Cricut Expression and the awesome Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste Cricut cartridge collection, so you can cut out your flowers to stamp them, then this stamp set is a must have.  Its available for purchase for $27.00 from your CTMH Consultant

or from September 1st - 30th you can purchase it for only $7.50 with EVERY $75.00 you spend. 

NEW COLOURS FROM CLOSE TO MY HEART were used in the making of this card.

PEACOCK

EGGPLANT

POMEGRANITE

SAPPHIRE

POPPY

SAFFRON

FERN

The new colours are so on trend right now and simply a must 

have to any colour palette you have

                              

NEW SANGRIA PAPER PACK $15 and they co ordinated lovely as a back drop for this card.

CRICUT ARTISTE COLLECTION

$148.00

How good is it to have a cricut cartridge to cut out the same shape as your stamp and coordinating with them, gee i love Close To My Heart. Both SOTM Paper Garden and Balloon Wishes stamp sets co ordinate with the Cricut Artiste cartridge from Close To My Heart. To save time on fussy cutting i was able to cut out the flowers using my cartridge and my machine and was able to stamp on my die cuts straight away and save time.

POP UP BOX CARD using SOTM paper garden, with the matching die cuts from the Cricut Artiste.

I love how the flowers protrude out from the box and hang, I have used home made

acetate.  If you would like to learn how to make your own acetate,

 i have a FREE tutorial on my blog ,Click here. I used a wet embossing technique to make these flowers with a glossy finish.  I first used versa mark, then the coloured inks i have previously mentioned and clear embossing powder, then applied the heat gun to melt the embossing powder and dry the ink.  The sentiments were also cut out with the same cartridge and come from the Balloon Wishes stamp set below

Balloon Wishes Item Number: D1667 $27.00

Hope you have enjoyed stopping by and checking out my creations for this month. Remember to leave a comment to let me know you stop by or to ask me any questions you may have.