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Scrapbook Layouts

I LOVE Flip Flaps

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Have you used Close To My Heart Flip Flaps on your album pages yet?  They are the solution scrapbookers have been seeking for years.  Check out the layout I made to hold 22 photos!

Flip FlapsWhat's that you say?

"I can only see 9 photos, Shaunna"

Take another look now I've Flipped the Flaps!!

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Pretty cool, isn't it?  Flip flaps come in many different sizes to hold single photos or multiples.  you can also use them for memorabilia.  I've used 12" long Flip Flaps on this page.  They come in widths of 4", 6" and …

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Mother's Day

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I hope all the mums had a great day yesterday.  Mine turned out to be just so lovely... my family are so supportive of me and made sure I didn't have to do a thing all day (except eat and sip champagne).  I wanted to make this page while the memories were fresh so my journaling told the complete story.  I don't usually type my journaling, preferring hand writing (warts & all) but there was quite a long story to tell.

Mothers Day

So, I chose a very simple layout, based on a card I'd seen by Kimberley Thomas o…

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Love Ewe

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We stayed at a B&B on a farm just out of Narrogin last year.  The cottage we were in was an original building and was quite lovely.  Today's page features some orphaned lambs that were in the paddock next to our accommodation and shots of the farm.

Love Ewe

My sister actually created this page using my photos. Isn't she so very kind?  I love this layout.  She based it on 'Magician's Choice", p116 of the Magic How To Book.  Can you spot how much cleverness went in to these pages????

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My clever team

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My team of consultants, known as the Dazzling Duchesses, get together once a month with consultants from another team to share creative ideas.  We participate in a 10 for 10 Swap.  Each of us brings 10 of the same thing ( a card, page, border or embellishment) and swap them for items made by others.  I find having a collection of samples to share with you, my lovely customer, is so helpful because our teams have great ideas that they teach me and I can pass on to you.

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The cards and borders pictur…

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You've Got a Friend S1405A CTMH Australasian May Stamp of the month Blog Hop

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Yippee Yay!  Yippee  Yay!  It's the first of May.  That means it's time for another Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop.  If you arrived here from Patricia's blog you are in the right spot.  If you happened upon us accidently, WELCOME to the hop.  Once you've checked out my post you can click on the link at the bottom to the next blog on the tour.  Eventually you'll end up back here.  Enjoy!

I just love the fun designs of these stamps.  The sentiments are ones we use everyday and will suit s…

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Aussie and Kiwi Stamp Set Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Australasian Stamp Sets Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Mandy's Blog, Hall of Indulgence,then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post. The hop is a circle so you will end up back here.


As Australasian Close To My Heart consultants we wanted to showcase the Australasian Stamp Sets that Close To My Heart designed especially for our market. The projects we feature  today are…

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Basketball Artbooking Page

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Our household is very excited that the Perth Wildcats won the NBL grand final over the weekend.  Kathryn and her boyfriend are members and Mike and I get excited because they are!  This page features photos from a game earlier in the season.

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It was so much fun to create this page.  I simply began with the layout shown on p82 of the Cricut Artbooking instruction book and decided on the colours for each element.  I love the way the Artbooking cartridge cuts every element in proportion to all the ot…

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Free To Be Me

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I had a lot of fun making this page using the April/May Exclusive paper pack called Free To Be Me.  It was inspired by a layout I saw on Pinterest but that one was very girlie.  The strips were all cut 8 inches long.  Widths varied from 1/2 inch to 2 inches.  Just have fun playing with the arrangement of colours and offset each strip a little.  The top and bottom strips were centred across the page.

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The Balloon Talk Stamp of the Month accents were perfect for expressing how Kathryn felt to have 2…

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CTMH Stamp of the Month: Balloon Talk S1404A Australasian Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop for April's Stamp of the Month. If you have arrived here from Artymaz's Inky Fingers then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

SOTM - Page 008

This stamp set is a must have in your kit.  The generic sayings will fit with any project or page you are making.  Don't want a speech bubble? Simply mask the tail before stamping

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My Page today is based on the layout shown …

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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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