Paper Hug - AHSC 384

The card I am sharing today came as a special request from my fabulous mother in law. Due to COVID she has not been out shopping much or getting to see her friends and I offered up some of my many cards that I have laying around to help her keep in touch with friends and since she refuses to do unnecessary trips to stores so I loaded her up on birthday cards for her friends and family members. One of the cards I dropped off with her was one I did years ago that was one of the Operation Smile sets and it had a sentiment that said, "This card is a paper hug" and she loved that sentiment and specifically requested more cards with that sentiment...so you will be seeing it more and more over the next few posts!

Since I was using an older stamp I decided to try to use up some scraps and I pulled out one of my favourite paper packs, Dreamin Big. I I love the colours in this paper pack and I know my mother in law will love the colours too!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big (retired)

- Poppy (retired), Black, and White Daisy

Stamps:

- D1815 Bunches of Love (retired)

- D1711 True Love (retired) 

Ink:

- Black

Embellishments:

- Black and White Dots

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I welcome any and all feedback. If you would like help with purchasing any of the products mentioned my post today, please contact your local CTMH consultant. If you do not have a CTMH consultant and are in Canada I can absolutely assist you in ordering. If you are in the United States, New Zealand or Australia, I can help you locate a consultant local to you for ordering. 

To play along with our challenge today at AHSC, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Happy Wishes - BTF

Hello! Today I have a fun challenge for you from the Between the Folds Challenge and it is all about PML or Picture my Life cards or if you do not have those in ever CTMH paper pack there is one page that has PML type cards you can cut up, those will work too!

I used the Dream Big paper pack on this card and the PML or paper like PML is actually the layer with the stamped sentiment on it. I trimmed it down a bit to fit the card and the sentiment. I do apologize that the stamped image is a bit crooked, my 7 year old loves helping mommy with her projects and she had a bit of a rough day so I told her she could help. When she saw it crooked she was so sad, tears welled in her eyes and I knew it would just be to much to tell her it was not straight, she already felt like she let me down so I gasped and said I love it on the angle like that, such a great choice to do it that way and with that her spirits were right back up and she was flying high again.

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

- Black, White Daisy, and Poppy card stock

Ink:

- Pomegranate

Stamp:

- Sending Smiles

Embellishments:

- Black and White Dots

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my work. I would love to see your take on the BTF challenge!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Little Creatures - H2H challenges

Hello! And happy Monday to you. Today at Heart 2 Heart challenges we are celebrating all the creatures...spring brings out or reawakens so many creatures it is a great time to focus on those beautiful creatures.

Here is a card I made featuring one of my favourite little creators, the butterfly.

I keep bouncing back and forth with my projects between Dreamin Big and Some Kinda Wonderful, I love them both so much, they are so fun to play with.

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

- Black, Poppy, Whisper, and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Saffron, Poppy, and Black

Stamps/Think Cut Bundles

- Dreamin card making bundles

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project. I do appreciate it. I hope you will join us at H2H Challenges we would love to see what you come up with!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Cup of Tea - AHSB 208

I had a crazy busy day today but I was able to sneak in some time in my scrapbook room today in between meetings. I needed some creative play time after a busy 4 day weekend with the kids home for Easter.  We had a great time playing outside in the nice weather and enjoying the sun.

I got right to work on my entry for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I love the sketch challenge because it is a road map so even you only have a few minutes to create you can usually get something done quickly.

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

- Black, Saffron, and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Black, Glacier, Poppy, Saffron, and Cocoa

Stamp:

- C1616 Treats of Friendship (retired)

Embellishments:

- Extra Thick Twine -Poppy

- Gold Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my work, I do appreciate it. I would love to see your take on the sketch!

Until next time, happy crafting....

Brandi

Play Laugh - BTF Challenge

Hello! Spring is in the air at Between the Folds (BTF)! Spring really brings the kids out of the house after a long cold winter and it is time for the wee ones to be outside and playing with their friends. I created this card with that in mind. My girls ride the bus to school so while I am very involved at the school and always there volunteering it is often during the school day and I do not get to meet many of their friends parents. So there are few that I do not know and would like to get to know so that we can get the kids together for some fun times. I made this card to introduce myself and provide our phone number and email address to begin a dialogue for inviting their kids over to play. I could just write a simple note but I am a paper crafter and that goes against my core values...he he he

This stamp set is School Kids and initially I was not a fan of it but the more I saw what my fellow consultants were doing with these cutie pies I just had to have it.

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

- Some Kinda Wonderful

- White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Memento in Rich Cocoa

Stamp:

- D1706 - School Kids

Thin Cuts:

- CC1158 - School Kids

Shin Han Markers:

- 0 - Colorless Blender

- YR29 - Barely Beige

- BG61 - Peacock Green

Copic Markers (not CTMH):

- E00, E000, E23, E25, E29, E50, E51, and E53

- V04 and V05

- B24 and B26

- RV10 AND RV13

Embellishments:

- Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project. I always welcome feedback.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Tea - rrific

It is tea time over at Heart 2 Heart challenges this month thanks to the stamp of the month, Tea-rrific. Here is a quick card I put together using up some of my scraps from the Dreamin' Big workshops and  of course the Tea-rrific Stamp of the Month.

Producst Used:

Paper:

- Dreamin' Big

- Poppy, Whisper, and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- S1703 Tea - riffic

Ink:

- Black

- Saffron

- Glacier

- Juniper

- Poppy

Thanks for stopping by to check out my work. I welcome any feedback you might have for me.

Until next time, Happy crafting!

Brandi

Grilled Cheese

This may just be a record for me....day 4 of posting projects. I am posting a card I made for my last workshop featuring the Dreamin Big papers and it was so super simple and fast but I still think super cute!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

Ink:

- Whisper

Stamp:

- C1672 - Silly Sayings

Embellishments:

- Whisper Extra Thick Twine

- Sparkles

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog. I appreciate any and all feedback!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi