A Few of My Favourite Things - H2H Challenges

Today I am bringing you a post from one of my design teams, the H2H Challenges and this weeks challenge is all about A Few of My Favourite Things. So we are hoping you will join us and share a few of your favourite projects, embellishments or techniques with us. 

Here is what I have....

I chose this layout as one of my favourites for a variety of reasons. First off, I used it to scrapbook pictures of my family at our cottage, one of our very favourite places to go. Cottage Country in Ontario, Canada is absolutely breathtaking and this is from a beach loving Southern California girl! Second, just look at those papers, absolutely stunning. And I lastly, I love the title I created with my Silhouette, I was just learning how to create titles like this and I was so happy with how this one turned out! So that is why this was one of my favourites! Click here to see the original post featuring this paper pack and all the supplies I used to create it!

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

 

To play along with our challenge today at H2H Challenges, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Thankful Heart - AHSC #403

 Hello! Today I have a project for you from our Serenity paper pack that was created using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, this was a card I did for my workshop ladies, as you all know I use these sketches, a lot for my workshop cards!

I love, love, love the blue florals in this paper pack, it is so beautiful! 

Products used:

Paper:

- Serenity

- White Daisy

Ink:

- Sapphire

Embellishments:

- Gold Glitter Gems

- Gold Embellishing Thread

Thin Cuts:

- Stitched Fancy Brackets (Z3686)

Stamp:

- Happiness Never Grows Old

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Thanks - AHSC 402

Hello! Today I have a project for you that I did for the AHSC Design Team. This card was created for my December workshop featuring the Serenity paper pack. I really loved working with this paper pack as blue is one of my favourite colours so it was easy and fun to play with. 

As I have stated in some previous posts that we had so many people step up and help out while we were quarantined due to my husband having COVID and so I need a lot of thank you cards!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Serenity with sticker sheet

- White Daisy, Blue Belle, and Sapphire card stock

Thin Cuts:

- Scalloped Border (retired)

Embellishments:

- Gold Glitter Gems

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

 

Dear Santa - AHSC 401

Hello! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas! I still have a few Christmas cards to share with you as I was very late in getting my cards done this year, but better late than never!

While I was shopping at Michaels for some stuff for the kids for Christmas I came across these square card bases and I had not done something like this before so I thought I would buy a pack and see how I liked playing with them and surprise one of the first AHSC challenges was a square card...perfect timing! It was fun having a bit bigger of an area to play with so, so far so good but I will have to play with more to really see if this size is for me, I am a creature of habit!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Comfort & Joy (retired)

- Scarlet and White Daisy card stock

Thin Cuts

- Scallop Circle

- Stitched Circles

Stamp:

- The Jubilee Crew

Ink:

- Black Memento

- Scarlet

Tri- Blend Markers

- Dull Green

- Dark Red

Embellishments:

- Black and White enamel 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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Comfort and Joy Stocking - AHSC 400

Hello! Today we are celebrating our 400th sketch over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! I love being part of this Design Team and working with a great group of talented ladies. I find so much inspiration in their sketches and use many of them for my workshops and projects. 

Here is another Christmas card I made using this sketch. It is hard to see in this picture but the stocking was coloured with the Red and Black Shimmer Brushes, it is sparkly! The paper is Comfort and Joy and the stamp of the stocking is from The Jubilee Crew. 

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Gnome Christmas - AHSC #399

 Hello! Today I have been busy working on some Christmas cards, I am behind in getting my cards out but I will be getting them out! Sadly my husband has contracted COVID19 and so the last few weeks while in quarantine with 3 young kids who were super bummed to be missing school was a bit hectic and chaotic so I am a bit behind on my cards...but better late than never!

Having sketches to work off of is making the process a bit faster and easier and the AHSC are always a great resource for me when I am needing inspiration!

I used the Gnome for Christmas stamp set with Thin Cuts, Jingle Joy paper and Raspberry card stock. 

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Blissful Brackets - Technique Blog hop

 Hello and welcome to the technique blog hop tonight. Tonight CTMH consultants from all over will featuring projects using our various bracket thin cuts to show how you can mix them up and create all different kinds of projects with them. If you are joining me from Darlys Recker

You are in the right place! If you get lost along the way just click here!

Now onto my projects:

Merry and Bright...I was inspired by Julie Carrier with this one, the snow on the bracket, so simple yet I would have never thought of doing this. I love that idea so I borrowed it. 

This one is a bit of a joke, I realize the paper(Oh Deer) is long retired but I just had to use it with this stamp from the Black Friday sale on a card for my mother in law, she say "Oh Dear" to everything so it was perfect for her. She also loves the birch wood and deer look so I pulled it out for a special card for her. This is actually going to be a Thank you card for her, we have all had quite a year and 2 weeks ago, after doing everything possible to protect our family from COVID my husband got it and she and my father in law have been fabulous in shopping for us, bringing us supplies and ordering take out for me so I don't need to cook so while it is retired, it is perfect for her and has a bracket so I included it!

Who does not love these little Gnomes. This is just a fun one I put together using our Jingle Joy papers and the Gnome for Christmas stamp and Thin cut set. 

While the stamp set was only available during the Black Friday sale, I just had to use it considering we are a COVID house in lockdown for some of our Christmas cards! If we cant find humour in this horrible situation we will definitely go bonkers, at least in this house. And I do know there is nothing funny about COVID, I just have to laugh to stay sane. My husband is extremely high risk, so I get the severity of this situation!

This layout features the Party Time paper pack and was featured on the H2H challenges blog but after I posted it, I realized I never did any journalling on the layout so I grabbed some Glacier card stock and my bracket thin cut and typed up some journaling and put the bracket thin cut through my printer to print right onto it. 

Here is a closer look at the journaling block!

It is now time to hop on over to Tamara Sandwisch and see what fabulous artwork she has for you tonight!

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Merry Christmas - AHSC 397

Hello! Today I have a card from the AHSC design team and it is featuring our sketch 397! I have said it before and will say it again, I love these sketches! I use them often for my workshop cards because it is so much easier with a different jumping off point for each card. 

This card was a bit out of my normal comfort zone for Christmas cards, I am a traditionalist so pink is not Christmas, red is but I do love the way it turned out! 

Products used:

Paper:

- Jingle Joy

- Raspberry, Evergreen, and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Raspberry and Evergreen (stamped in second generation)

- Black

- Black Journaling Pen

Stamps:

- Z3896 Jingle Joy scrapbooking

- Z3897 Jingle Joy card making

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Peace on Earth - H2H Challenges

 Hello! Today I have a Christmas card for you! At this time of year it is all about Christmas so this weeks challenge from Heart 2 Heart should not be a surprise either, the challenge is Peace on Earth. 

So as I sat down to create cards for this challenge I came to a shocking realization that with my far to many Christmas stamps, not one has the sentiment Peace on Earth on it, can you believe that? I, personally was shocked! I do know that I tend not to get stamps that are to religious in feel for my workshops and try to keep to simple sayings like Merry Christmas and generic stuff as that but I thought for sure I would have at least one...but NOPE! So I have to share just a Christmas card with a generic Christmas saying!

This is one of the cards I created for my Jingle Joy workshop, I don't what it is about this little reindeer but I just love him, he looks so peaceful and that is why I chose him for this card and this challenge! I think he would be super cute with ornaments hanging off his antlers too, I may have to try to that! 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Jingle Joy

- Evergreen, Raspberry and White Daisy

Stamp:

- The Jubilee Crew

Tai-blend Markers

- Tan Blend

- Bright Pink blend

- Black

Ink:

- Black Memento

- Evergreen

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

Jingle all the Way - AHSC 396

 Hello and Happy Wednesday! Today I have a sketch from the fabulous AHSC that I used to create a card for my upcoming Jingle Joy workshop. I love the bright bold colours of these papers and they are perfect for anyone who love a non-traditional Christmas colour grouping!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Jingle Joy

- Evergreen and White Daisy

Stamp/Thin Cut:

- Z3896 Jingle Joy scrapbooking

 

Ink:

- Evergreen, Flamingo and Raspberry

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Eat, Drink, and be Merry - H2H Challenges

Hello! And welcome to another week and another fun challenge from H2H Challenges. This week is our challenge is to Eat, Drink and be Merry! For this challenge I made a fun gift card holder that was inspired by one done by a fellow CTMH consultant Erin over at Crafty Concepts with Erin (check her out, she is fabulous!) 

Anyways, this is one of the cards I will be doing for my workshop ladies, around the holidays I always try to have at least one gift card holder for the group as they make great ways to give to co-workers, teachers, bus drivers, delivery personnel, and our kids and family!

Here is the gift card hold all closed up and below it is open showing how the gift card sits in it. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Evergreen, Black and White Daisy card stock

- Jingle Joy

Stamp:

- S2011 - You Warm my Heart

Ink:

- Evergreen and Flamingo

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

To play along with our challenge today at H2H Challenges, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

New Product - Nov/Dec Idea Book Blog Hop

Welcome to another fabulous blog hop! I love participating in blog hops as I love to share my passion with others but even more than that I love seeing what others create for the same blog hop! I always am so full of inspiration after blog hops and I hope you are too. Tonight we have 19 Close to My Heart Makers featuring artwork they have created using products in the November/December Idea Book. 

If you are joining me from the very talented Haley Dyer, welcome! If you are starting here, welcome. We have some incredible artwork for you all tonight. Of course if you get lost along the way, simply click here to go to the start of the hop!

Here is one of the layouts I created using the new Jingle Joy paper packs. This layout is one of the layouts featured in my November workshop. Due to COVID-19 regulations I am not able to host in person workshops in my home but I am offering pre-cut and stamped kits for my customers who want to keep the creativity going while we are staying home and protecting ourselves. This would be an awesome layout to do for using up some scraps, each of the squares are just 2 X 2 inches. The layout has room for 4 pictures that are 4 X 4 in size but you would be able to add so many more with flip flaps if needed. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Jingle Joy with sticker sheet

- Clover, Raspberry and White Daisy card stock

Inks:

- Black, Clover, Raspberry, and Flamingo

- Distress Oxide Inks: Pickled Raspberry and Mowed Lawn

Stamps:

- Z3897 Jingle Joy card making

- Z3896 Jingle Joy scrapbooking

- S2011 You Warm My Heart

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

It is now time to "hop" on over to Becca Whitham to see what fabulous artwork she has created for us! Be sure to leave comments to let us all know what you like and what inspires you!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Inky Fingers - Technique Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the "Inky Fingers" blog hop tonight! We have 12 Close to My Heart Makers showcasing artwork where they got creative with inks we offer. If you are joining me from Lauren Moore, welcome! 

Tonight I pulled out my Distress Oxide Inks and was playing with them but it was one of those days where all my ideas just did not work out for me. I started with this pattern on the bottom it is from a super old stencil I have and the Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Inks. I kept going back to it and nothing worked, so I tried some other ideas and yeah, they were huge fails so I came back to this, and then tried something else, before coming back to this pattern in the Peeled Paint. Please tell me I am not the only person who has these kinds of days?

Products Used:

Paper:

- New England Ivy, Scarlett, and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Distress Oxide Ink - Peeled Paint

- Black

- Scarlet

- New England Ivy

Stamps:

- S2012 You Warm My Heart

- Z3772 Comfort & Joy scrapbooking

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

- Stickles Platinum

Thin Cuts:

- Z3639 Scallop Circle

- Z4181 Stitched Circles

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

It is now time to "hop" on over to the ever talented Katy Taylor and see what fabulous art work she has for us. If you get lost along the way, please click here to go to the beginning of the hop!

Until next time, happy crafting!
Brandi

Merry Little Christmas - AHSC 394

 Hello! Back again with another Christmas card from the Comfort and Joy workshop I held and as I often do I used the AHSC sketches for my design inspiration for the workshop! 

I have really enjoyed working on the cards for this workshop as poinsettias were my mothers favourite flower. It was not Christmas until there is a poinsettia in the house for her and it continues with me, she just loved them so very much so I continue the tradition. I always remember one year when my oldest brother Rob was working part time in high school at a department store called Gemco and he had to work Christmas Eve and while he was at work for the closing shift we were all at my Aunt Barbara's house for Christmas festivities and when we got home out entire living and dining room was covered in poinsettias, they were beautiful and EVERYWHERE! When we left for my aunts house we only had one and now there were easily 20-30. My mom shrieked and my brother who was getting ready to go out with friends came running to see what the issue was and she asked where they all came from and my brother said that the managers said if anyone wanted any they could take them because on the 26th they would all be tossed as no one will want them after Christmas. Of course none of his friends wanted any but he made them help him load up his VW bug and bring them home for my mom and poinsettia bomb our house. It was magical and my mom was so happy. Every Christmas when I see a poinsettia I go right back to that night and it brings me happiness when I miss my mom the most! Anyhoots now that I am all teary....onto the project!

Here is the sketch:

And here is what I did with it!

Products Used:

Paper:

-Comfort & Joy

- White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Evergreen

- Scarlet

Stamps:

- Z3772 Comfort & Hoy - scrapbooking

- B1455 Be Jolly (retired)

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Noel - AHSC 393

Hello! I am back with another card for you today! I have been busy working on cards and layouts for my Comfort and Joy workshop, lots of Christmas going on here!

Here is the sketch for this week:

And here is my take on it:

I had every intention of doing the circle and scallop circle like the ones in the sketch but to fit the Noel and the flower that I wanted my circles were not big enough so I had to compromise and just use the full circles. I hope you all don't mind....lol That is the great thing about sketches, you can use them exactly or use them as jumping off point, alter them a bit if you need to so that it works for your project like I did. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Comfort and Joy

- Scarlet and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z3773 Comfort & Joy - scrapbooking

- S1510 Twinkle (retired)

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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

Thankful - H2H Challenges

 Hello and happy Monday! We are now firmly planted November and the cold is settling in and we are in the home stretch for the holiday season and as you have seen from my posts, it is Christmas card season however, before my feed becomes 100% Christmas I do have some other projects to share. 

Our challenge this week from H2H Challenges is Thankful. As we head into November and Thanksgiving in the US, we all have many things to be grateful for. This was a layout I created for my October workshops. I saw the geometric frame and built this layout around it. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Bloom with Grace with Sticker sheet

- Toffee, Espresso, Fern, Sangria, Saffron, Paprika, and French Vanilla card stock

Cricut:

- CTMH Flower Market

- CTMH Artbooking

- CTMH You are here

- CTMH Complete Creativity

- CTMH Bloom with Grace

Thin Cuts:

- Leaves (retired)

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

To play along with our challenge today at H2H Challenges, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

You Warm My Heart - November SOTMBH

Hello and welcome to the November stamp of the month blog hop. Tonight consultants from all over are featuring projects using the stamp of the month You Warm my Heart. If you are joining me from Michelle Johns you are in the right place. If you are starting with me, welcome. To join the fun, just follow the links at the end of each blog post!

For this card, I used our new Jingle Joy paper pack. I stamped the cup in Raspberry and the lid in black. The candy cane and sentiment are in Clover. The cup, candy cane, flowers and sentiment are all from the Stamp of the month. I added some Black and White dots to finish it off. 

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. 

It is not time to hop on over to Miss Carrie's Creations and see what fabulous project she has for us. If you get lost along the way, click here to go to the beginning of the hop. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Merry Everything - AHSC 392

Hello! Today I am bringing you a card I created for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design team. I love using their sketches for most of my cards, they take a lot of the stress out of making cards and make like so much easier for me when I am making a lot of cards especially at this time of year. 

Here is the sketch:

And here is what I did with it:

This card came together super easy and was a lot of fun to make. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Comfort and Joy

- Evergreen and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z3773 Comfort & Joy - scrapbooking

- S1510 Twinkle (retired)

Embellishments:

- Red Shimmer Tape

- 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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker 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!

Christmas Love - H2H Challenges

 Hello and Happy Monday to you!

Today I have a challenge for you from Heart 2 Heart Challenges; the challenge is to create a project that showcases the colour black. We want to see how awesome black can be as the stand out colour in your projects. Black is a basic, but we know it can be so much more! 

Here is my project for the challenge. This is a Christmas Card I created for this challenge but also was used as one of my workshop projects. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Comfort and Joy

- Scarlet and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z3772 Comfort & Joy - scrapbooking

- CC10188 Love with all the trimmings (retired)

Ink:

- Black

- Scarlet

Embellishments:

- Silver Glitter Gems

- Sliver Embellishing Thread

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 Maker. If you do not have a CTMH Maker 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 Maker local to you for ordering. 

To play along with our challenge today at H2H Challenges, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!