Ouch! - AHSC #224

Today I bring you an ouch or get well card. This card was super fun to make featuring the Prickly Pear Cacti and the Blue Burlap ribbon....I love that stuff! I made this card for a dual role, my Prickly Pear workshop and for my AHSC design team duties!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Prickly Pear

- Emerald and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Memento Black

- Sapphire, Emerald, Lemon and Sorbet

Embellishments:

- Blue Burlap ribbon

- Prickly Pear Sequins

Tools:

- Water blending pen

Stamp:

- Prickly Pear card making and Thin Cuts.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work, I always welcome feedback on my designs to help me improve!

Until next time...happy crafting!

Brandi

Have a Llama fun - AHSC #223

Hi again! Today I bring you my design team project for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This is also one of the cards my group did for the Prickly Pear card workshop. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Prickly Pear

- White Daisy and Poppy card stock

Stamp:

- Prickly Pear card making and thin cuts

Embellishments:

- Prickly Pear Sequins

Ink:

- Black, Poppy, Toffee, Emerald, Yellow, and Sorbet

Thanks for checking out my work. I welcome any and all feedback. I can't wait to see what you come up with for the challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi 

Best Wishes - AHSC #220

Today I have another fun card for you using No Worries...if you have been following along on my blog for a while you know that I become obssessed with a paper when I work with it for my monthly workshops and No Worries is no exception. I have been loving this. The ocean is my happy place and I truly miss being by the ocean so this paper pack is my creative happy place. 

This is a card I made for the the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 

Products used:

Paper:

- No Worries

- Sapphire, White Daisy, and Whisper card stock

Embellishments:

- Sparkle Bling

Ink:

- Sapphire

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project. I hope you will play along with us at AHSC.

Life is worth .... AHSC 218

So I am finally getting the chance to play with No Worries. Growing up where I did by the ocean this paper pack just speaks to me. I love living in Canada and I love the 4 season (winter could be shorter though...just saying!) but I really do love and miss the ocean. Cottage country in Canada is amazing, beautiful and tranquil and I do love it but there is a mystic to the ocean, the smell of the salt water, sand, and the crashing waves are just a part of me. 

Products Used:

- No Worries

- Cashmere, Lagoon, and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- No Worries Scrapbooking & Thin Cuts

Ink:

- Cashmere and Lagoon

Embellishments:

- No Worries sequins

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project, I cant wait to see what you all come up with for the challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting...

Brandi

Magical Day - AHSC

Two days in a row...I am on a roll this week! Today I have my design team entry for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. 

I flipped the sketch on its side and went grabbed my Little Dreamer scraps and this is the end result. Little Dreamer is so much fun and so easy to work with, I just love the bright colours. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Little Dreamer

- White Daisy and Lagoon card stock

Ink:

- Lagoon, Thistle, Blossom, and Tangerine

Stamp

- Little Dreamer Card Making and Thin Cuts

Embellishments:

- Little Dreamer Gems

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work. We would love to see your take on this sketch. 

Until next time, happy crafting...

Brandi

Birthday Wishes - AHSC 213

I made this card after being inspired by a fellow CTMH consultant Andrea Sherman and a layout she did featuring the Little Dreamer papers. When I saw this sketch I knew her design would be awesome modified into this card.

I used the idea of the rainbow from Andrea's layout, which you can see here and put it to work on this birthday card. This card will be a perfect card for my oldest whose favourite colour when asked is, "rainbow."

Products Used:

Paper:

- Little Dreamer

- Blossom, Lemon, Tangerine, Thistle, Glacier, and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z3335 Little Dreamer card making and thin cuts

Cricut:

- Artiste (rainbow)

Sihouette Cameo

- Clouds

Thanks for stopping by and visiting, I really appreciate any and all feedback. We would love to see your take on the sketch above, please join us here!

Until next time....happy crafting!

Brandi

AHSC #210

Hello! Today I bring you my DT project for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I am so loving the little kids in the Back to School and Operation Smile sets, hence why you are seeing them so much! I hemmed and hawed about buying these but once I did I can not get enough of them!

Products used:

Paper:

- Some Kinda Wonderful

- Raspberry and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- D1706 Back to School

Markers:

- Shinhan Touch

  - YR29 Barely Beige

  - G46 Vivid Green

  - Y222 Golden Yellow

- Copic

   - E23, E25, E29

   - B24, B26

Embellishments:

- Black and White Dots Z3314

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work, we would love to see your take on this sketch, to play along click here!

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

Deepest Sympathy - AHSC Sketch 204

Sadly, we all need a Sympathy card from time to time and while I was working on cards for my Dreamin' Big workshop I had a death affect our family and it was a reminder that we all need these from time to time and it is always a good idea to have on hand, these are the types of cards we hate to make but typically are not in a crafty mood when we need one.

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin' Big

- Saffron and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Slate

Stamp:

- D1476 - Card Chatter - Sympathy

Embellishments:

- White and Gold twine

- Clear Sparkles

Cricut:

- CTMH Flower Market

Thanks for checking out my AHSC for this week, I welcome any and all feedback so that I can continue to grow and evolve.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Brandi

You are Tea-riffic - AHSC SKetch #203

Happy Hump Day! Day 3 of projects...I am so on a roll this week! It is truly amazing how productive you can be when you have a reliable working computer! I finally upgraded my computer after watching my Mac die a slow and painful death, it is not dead yet but it is not doing well and could be any day now so before I loose everything, it is time to switch over. I knew I hated working with it with all of its issues but I can not believe how quickly I can do things again, it is wonderful!

Any hoots, onto the project. I have a card for you today, this is also from my Dreamin' Big workshop this month. And can I just say...I love this paper? he he he! Ok ok I know I say that ALL the time...but I am being honest, I do love it!

Ok....onto the card now!

So of course as you can see that this card was done for my workshop but I used the AHSC sketch for inspiration. I often use the challenges for inspiration for my workshops! Now onto the details....

Products used:

Paper:

- Dreamin Big

- Glacier, Saffron, and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- S1703 - Tea-rrific (March Stamp of the month)

Ink:

- Black, Poppy, Glacier, and Saffron

Misc.

- Water blending pen

Thanks for stopping by and visiting and checking out my project. I do appreciate any and all feedback!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Brandi

Happy Birthday with sprinkles - AHSC #198

Ok today we are back to a Sugar Rush card. I really had fun with this paper and this card. I love the circles with the donut, it all just came together super quickly and the women in my workshop loved it. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Sugar Rush

- Blossom, Sea Glass, and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z3300 - Sugar Rush Card making Thin Cuts Bundle

Ink:

- Cashmere

- Canary

- Pomegranate

Embellishments:

- White Twine

- Pink Enamel Dots

We would love to have you join us and play along with us, we love being inspired by others!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Brandi

Just for you - AHSC #197

Today I stepped out of my comfort zone and have a card that is all stamping. I was inspired by a card from a fellow Close to my Heart Consultant Sarah Poulton. I loved her card so much I just had to step out of my comfort zone and give one a try. Sarah's card can be found here. 

For this card I used a lot of ink colours and two retired stamps:

Ink:

Blossom, Raspberry, Canary, Sea Glass, Fern, and Tangerine.

Stamps:

- C1612 Shower Flowers (retired)

- S1411 it's the Little Things (retired)

I hope you like the card, it really was a step out of the norm for me and for my workshop gals, I had them do this one last night and they loved it and all agreed it was not something they would normally do but had a great time doing it!

We would love to see you join us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge here!

Until next time...happy scrapping!

Brandi