Poinsettia Merry & Bright - AHSC 505

Welcome back, I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, I still have another Christmas card to share with you, I do believe it is the last one and onto some cards using the Cherish paper pack next week! Again, Christmas Story papers, Digital Art, Cardmaking kit, and Scrapbooking kit were all used to make this card!

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

Christmas Story - Merry & Bright - AHSC 504

Hello! Still working through the Christmas cards I made! Here is another one featuring the CMH Christmas Story collection. I absolutely love the traditional feel of this collection; when it comes to Christmas for me, it is all about the reds and greens and traditional elements. I do have fun with the funner and more non traditional papers, but this is Christmas to me! 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Christmas Story

- White Glitter Paper

 

Cardstock:

- White Daisy

- Pine

- Toffee

- Sage

Stamps:

- Merry Christmas (retired)

 

Ink:

- Candy Apple

Thin Cuts:

- Christmas Story Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

 

Embellishments:

- Gold Shimmer Trim

 

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

Full Circle - H2H Challenge

This is a sad post today. The team at H2H Challenges has decided it is time to retire the challenge site. This will be our last challenge and the theme is Full Circle. I went back through my blog posts to find my first post with the H2H and it took a while, I had to go back to November of 2013 to find it!

 My First H2H Challenge entry - Dec. 2013

My Last H2H Challenge entry - Nov. 2022

It is sad to say good bye to this challenge, I have made many friends in the almost 10 years through this group and while I know we are all still connected, it is the end of an era. Thank you for playing along with us, we will miss seeing you on the H2H site. 

Now just because H2H is ending does not mean I am going anywhere! I will continue to post my projects as well as my projects for the AHSC...so until then!

Christmas Story - Merry & Bright - AHSC 503

For this weeks card, I used the current paper line, Christmas Story and and had so much fun playing with. I really tried to use a bow as shown in the sketch, but just was not feeling it so I swapped the bow for my favourite, a poinsettia. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Christmas Story

 

Cardstock:

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- 2020 Album Retreat exclusive

 

Ink:

- Safe

 

Thin Cuts:

- G1266 Christmas Story Card Making Kit

 

Embellishments:

- Gold Glitter Gems

Digital Art:

- Christmas Story Digital Art

 

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

Beary Christmas - Merry & Bright AHSC 502

Welcome back! Today I have another Christmas card for you, tis the season...lol! I love Christmas but Christmas cards always stress me out! But I get them done because I do love making them! 

For this card, I did a bit of stash busting and whipped out my old Beary Christmas papers and created this card using the AHSC sketch #502. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Beary Christmas (retired)

 

Cardstock:

 - Cranberry (retired)

- White Daisy

Stamps:

- Z4047 - Beary Christmas  - Scrapbooking (retired)

 

Ink:

- Intense Black

 

Tri-Blend Markers:

- Grey Brown

- Dark Red

 

Thin Cuts:

- Scalloped Circle (retired)

- Stitched Circle (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

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

Christmas Story Merry & Bright - AHSC 501

Hello! Another Christmas poinsettia for you today! Can you see I love a good poinsettia? This is also a card for the AHSC Design Team. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Christmas Story

 

Cardstock:

- Scarlet

- Toffee

- Pine

- Sage

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- Home for the Holidays (album retreat exclusive)

 

Ink:

- Sage

 

Tri-Blend Markers:

 

Digital Art:

- Christmas Story

 

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

Winter Scene Card - AHSC 500

Hello! Today I brought out some wintery friends to say hi! I created this wintery themed Christmas card using the AHSC Sketch 500 as my inspiration, since we in Canada are already past our Thanksgiving and snow is due to fly anytime, I figured why not go wintery! 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Beary Christmas (retired)

 

Cardstock:

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- Z3901 The Jubilee Crew

-             Beary Christmas Card Making Stamp + Thin Cuts

 

Ink:

- Intense Black

 

Tri-Blend Markers:

- True Blue

- Light Green

- Earth Brown

- Pale Pink

- Orange

- Light Yellow

- Dark Red

 

Thin Cuts:

- Z3682 Fancy Borders

 

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

Four Seasons Winter Holiday Cards - H2H Card Creations

I am back and today we have a new challenge at H2H Challenges and this week is all about your Cards, show us your card creations.

For this one, I am showcasing some holiday cards I made for my mother in law for her cards this year. She loves a more wintery look versus super Christmasy and she requested pine trees and pine cones so that is what she got! I did throw in a poinsettia as that is a nod to my late mother, poinsettias were her absolute favourite, so every year poinsettias are in my stash of holiday cards in her memory. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Four Seasons Winter

 

Cardstock:

- Scarlet

 

Stamps:

- Z3711 Aurora Scrapbooking (retired)

- Z3748 Timber Cardmaking Workshop

- D1783 Fresh Air Scrapbooking

- M1209 Christmas Script

Ink:

 - Pine, Scarlet, Toffee, and Espresso

 

Thin Cuts:

- Scallop Circle

- Scalloped Rectangle

- Aurora Scrapbookinging

- Timber Cardmaking

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

Beary Christmas Pointsettia - AHSC 499

Hello! Happy Wednesday to you! Today I am bringing you a card I made for the AHSC Design team, we are at Sketch #499! Next weeks is 500 weeks of inspirations, I have been along on this ride since almost the beginning, I think I came in around Sketch 35..so close enough to the beginning if you ask me!

Todays project is a Christmas card (get ready for a steady stream of them until the new year!) As I have said before I love poinsettias and this sketch, the minute I saw it, I knew it needed a poinsettia.

Products Used:

 

Paper:

 

Cardstock:

- Fern

- Cranberry

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

 - Z3772 Comfort & Joy Stamp + Thin Cut

- Z3901 The Jubilee Crew

 

Ink:

- Cranberry

Embellishments:

- Gold Glitter Gems

- Gold Shimmer Tape

 

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

Holly Jolly Santa - AHSC 498

Ho Ho Ho! Happy Monday! I am back with another great sketch from AHSC challenge. I am in full Christmas card mode and have another here for you! I brought out some of CTMH's retired papers for this fun Santa card. 

 Products Used:

 

Paper: 

- Holly Jolly (retired)

 

Stamps:

- M1301 Santa (retired)

 

Ink: 

- Intense Black

 

Tri-Blend Markers: 

- Dark Red Blend

- Fair Skin Blend

 

Thin Cuts:

- Scallop Circle (retired)

- Stitched Circle (retired)

 

Embellishments:

- Stickles Frosted Lace

 

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

One Cute Cookie - H2H recipe exchange

Hello! Happy Monday...if a Monday can be happy that is! I am back today with a project for you from the H2H challenge blog site. This week, the theme at H2H is Recipe Exchange. What are we looking for with Recipe Exchange you ask? Anything to do with a recipe, it could be a layout recipe or sketch, it could feature a recipe on the project, whatever Recipe Exchange means to you. 

For my project, I did a layout using a sketch or recipe from one of CTMH's Make it From your Heart books, and it is a cooking theme.

 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Freshly Baked

 

Cardstock:

- Scarlet, White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- Z8047 Freshly Baked Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cut

 

Ink:

- Brown Memento

 

Tri-Blend Markers:

- Light Green, Pale Pink, and Earth Brown

 

Embellishments:

- Freshly Baked 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 H2H Challenges, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Merry Elfmas - AHSC 497

Hello! How on earth is it November already? I just can not believe how fast this year is flying by and that it is already time to turn our attentions to Christmas Cards and Layouts....NOT READY...lol But then again, I am never ready for Christmas...but I try and I have been busy working on some holiday cards so, while not ready to face Christmas and winter are coming, I am here trying to be proactive!

Today I have a card for the AHSC using their sketch #497. As you can see from the sketch below I changed it up a bit, instead of a Halloween theme I went Christmas and instead of a square card I used a standard sized card. 

Products Used:

 

Paper: Jingle Joy (retired)

 

Cardstock: Flamingo

 

Stamps: Z8054 - Merry Elf-mas Stamp + Thin Cut

 

Ink: Intense Black

 

Tri-Blend Markers: Bright Pink and Light Green

 

Embellishments: Black 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

Thank You Wreath - AHSC 496

 Another thank you card for you...should be a few more, I hope they are not boring you to much. I used the AHSC sketch for this week to create this one. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Crisp Air

 

Cardstock:

- Sundance

- Paprika

- Toffee

- Mocha

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- CC9221 Dragonfly Wishes

- G1262 Crisp Air Cardmaking Workshop Kit

 

Ink:

- Pine

- Intense Black

Tri-Blend Markers:

- Tan Blend

 

Embellishments:

- Z3312 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