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

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

Thinking of you Dragonflyer - H2H

Hello! It is time for another fun challenge from the Heart2Heart Challenge design team and this week it is all about stencils! Stencils are all the rage in scrapbooking and card making right now so it is time to dust them off and play with them some more!

I used the new Card Creativity Dragonfly Wishes stamp set, thin cuts and stencils. I love how easy the stencils make colouring their wings. I used Capri and Mist to get the blue and green tones for their wings and I just sponged it on with the help of the stencils. 

Products Used:
 
Paper:
 
Cardstock:
- White Daisy
 
Stamps:
- CC9224 Dragonfly Wishes Stamp + Thin Cut + Stencil
 
Ink:
- Espresso
- Capri
- Mist
 
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

Sweet Holiday Season - H2H Challenges

Hello, welcome to another challenge from H2H Challenges, this week our challenge is to create a unique background. 

For my background, I used my Honey Butter ink pad and some on my all purpose mat and then added spritz of water. I used a package from some of the CTMH Clear Sparkles and used it to pick up and smoosh the ink around and splotched it onto the White Daisy rectangle square, it is a technique I have used one other time and really enjoy the process. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Freshly Baked

 

Cardstock:

- Seabrook

 

Stamps:

- G1264 Freshly Baked Cardmaking Workshop Kit

 

Ink:

- Honey Butter

- Scarlet

- Seabrook

- Black

- Toffee

- Mocha

 

Thin Cuts:

- Stitched Rectangle Thin Cuts (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

Happy Day - Melon - H2H Challenges

Today I have a card for you from the Heart 2 Heart challenge site and our challenge this week is to use our new colour of the year...Melon. The only thing I have that is Melon was my ink pad so I got creative and I sponged the colour onto White Daisy cardstock on both the back ground and the Stitched Rectangle Frame. I added more layers of ink on the Stitched Frame to make it a bit darker. 

Products Used:

 Cardstock:

- White Daisy

 

Stamps:

- B1810 Chasing Sunshine

 

Ink:

- Melon

- Pine

- Seabrook

- Mocha

- Honey Butter

- Black

 

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

Have a Chillin Birthday!

Hello and welcome to August and the first challenge of the month for the H2H Challenges Design team. For the first of our 2 challenges this month, we are focusing on Stamping. Just share with us a project using one Close to My Heart product and some stamping, to join the fun and share your project just click here!

For my project I used our Beach Party cardmaking workshop kit for the stamp set and papers, I added in some Clear Sparkles and the Candy Apple Scalloped Circle thin cut (retired).  I used our Intense Black ink to stamp the sentiment and popsicles and coloured the popsicles in with the Tri - Blend markers: True Blue, Coral, and Tan Blend. The heart was stamped with Candy Apple.

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

Canada Day - H2H Challenges

 Hello and Happy belated Canada Day! Today at H2H challenges we are all about showing off our Patriotic Pride! Show off your patriotism and join us at H2H challenges....

I created this card by random stamping the background with a firework stamp set and added B1680 - Celebrate with a Bang and M1206 Mini Canada Day. I paired it with Candy Apple and Black ink and cardstock and we have a Canada Day 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 BLOG NAME, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Grade 2 - Smarty pants - H2H Splatter It!

Hello and welcome to another challenge from H2H challenges; this week our challenge is for you to Splatter it! The challenge is to splatter ink, shimmer brush, water colour, or anything that will splatter on your layout. If your link me and want a controlled splatter you can use a stamp that has that splatter look. 

On my layout I have some Nectarine "splatter" on the right page in the lower left of the picture and on the left page peaking out from behind the picture. 

For this layout I used the following products:

Paper:

- Smarty Pants

- Candy Apple, Sapphire, Avocado, Capri, and Sundance cardstock

Stamps:

- Z3976 Smarty Pants Stamp + Thin Cuts

- Z3373 School Kids Stamp & Thin Cuts (retired)

Ink:

- Nectarine, Sapphire, Intense Black, Capri

Spectrum Noir:

- Coral Blend, Fair Skin, Gold Brown, Citrus Green

 

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

Layered Flowers Birthday - H2H Challenges

Hello and welcome to another fun challenge from H2H design team! This week our theme for the challenge is Flora or Fauna. So show us projects with flowers or animals! 

I have a fun floral slimline card that I created for this challenge, I worked on a layout recently with these flowers and had a bunch left over so I created a card with some of them. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Mix In (Mar/Apr)

- White Daisy, Green Apple, Lemonade, Wildberry, Glacier, and Black cardstock

Thin Cuts:

- Layered Flowers

- Square Windows Slimline 

Embellishments:

- Silver Glitter Gems

Ink

- Intense Black

Stamp:

- Thoughtful Florals

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

It's Your Day - H2H Green

Hello! Welcome to another challenge from H2H challenges. Todays challenge is all about Going Green...use the colour green in your project somewhere! 

That was easy for me with the In Full Bloom papers, the Avocado in it is right up my alley, I love the colour green! 

I love the Avocado strip in this paper pack, it is so fun and I could see me using a lot of it! I tried to keep the focus on the green due to the challenge being Go Green. I also played with liquid pearls in Onyx. I personally think I went a bit to crazy with them but oh well, not going to start over! For some softness I I sponged the Lemonade on the scalloped circle and Lagoon on the butterfly, I wanted it to match the softness in the patterned paper. 

Products used:

Paper:

- In Full Bloom

- Avocado and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Intense Black

- Lagoon

- Lemonade

Thin Cuts:

- Z3639 Scalloped Circle

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, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

You Mean the World to Me - H2H challenges

 Hello! Welcome to another fun challenge from H2H challenges! This week we are challenging you with Watercolour. That is right watercoloring! You can use water colour paints, or distress oxide inks altered with water. You could also use water colour pencils like I did on my succulent. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Rosemary and White Daisy cardstock

- Mix In (Jan - Feb) 

Ink / Colour:

- Mink, Intense Black

- Watercolour Pencils - Olive Green (retired)

- Water Blending Pen

Stamps:

- E1053 Can't get enough (retired)

- D2077 Succa for you

- S2201 Sweet Little Things

Embellishments:

- Black and White Dots

- Black Shimmer Brush

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

Oh Happy Day - H2H Challenges

 Hello! It is a new year and I am rejuvenated to be crafting more this more not just for my Close to My Heart business but for me, for my personal enjoyment and memory keeping. Crafting makes me happy so I resolve to do more! Anyways, I hope your holidays were fabulous and you are refreshed and ready to tackle 2022! I am back with a project for the Heart2Heart Challenges design team.  To join us at H2H challenges, just click here to go to the blog. 

I created this card for the H2H challenge to use Wildberry or a colour similar to this. I am so in love with this stamp of the month, the images are just so sweet and adorable. If you did not see me post for the Stamp of the Month blog hop, check it out here!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Wildberry and White Daisy yardstick

- Mix In paper pack for Jan/Feb

Stamp:

- S2201 Sweet Little Things

Ink:

- Intense Black Ink

Colouring:

- Watercolor Pencils

- Water Blending Pen

Embellishments

- Mink Twine 

- Wildberry Sequins

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. To participate with us, all you need to do is upload your photo and use at least one Close to my Heart product. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Winter Wonderland - H2H Challenges

 Hello and welcome to another filled challenge from the H2H Design Team. This challenge is all about Winter and the wonders of winter! Winter looks very different for many of us, some have tropical winters while others, like me, have cold, blustery and snowy winters (I miss my tropical winters!) So we want to see what a Winter Wonderland looks like to you!

I used to live in sunny southern US and enjoyed warmer winters but now, I am in the frozen north of Canada and my Winters are cold and snowy and while a white Christmas is great, six months of snow, icy and freezing temperatures are not my thing (but do make create scrapping weather for me!)

Products Used:

Paper:

- Winter Wonderland with sticker sheet

- Rosemary and White Daisy card stock

Stamps:

- Z4390 If Snowflakes were Kisses stamp & thin cut

- D1996 Months of the Year - January

Ink:

- Intense Black

- Mulberry

Tri-Blend Markers:

- Vintage Blue

- Ice Grey

- Pale Pink

- Hydrangea Blend

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

Noel - H2H Challenges

Hello and welcome to another fun and inspiring challenge from the H2H design team. Our current challenge is to Embellish it! For this challenge we want you to get creative with your embellishments! 

For my card I got a bit creative with my Gold Embellishing Thread and wrapped it around the tree to try and look like garland. I also added some Gold Glitter Gems, Gold Shimmer Trim, and some embossing and die cutting. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Holly & Ivy (retired)

- Sage, Evergreen, Candy Apple and White Daisy card stock

Embellishments:

- Gold Glitter Gems

- Gold Shimmer trim

- Gold Embellishing Thread

Stamps:

- Holly & Ivy card making

- Twinkle (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

Merry & Bright - Holly & Ivy - H2H

Hello! Happy fall to you! The temperatures are changing and we are seeing the leaves starting to change and I am all for it. I do love summer but I also fall (and spring, not a winter fan!)  So it is time for me to start thinking of Christmas...never time to start thinking of that, but when you make your own Christmas cards it is time to think Christmas cards!

So for our challenge at H2H this week, the theme is Sweet Treats and Christmas is all about sweet treats. I created this card for the challenge and my Holly & Ivy card workshop. This card reminds me of sweet treats you can drink around the holidays, hot cocoa and coffee shop inspired drinks. 

For the coffee mug, I masked off the pumpkin when I stamped it and then added a heart to match the larger coffee cup. I also added clear shimmer trim on the white areas that are whipped cream. 

Products used:

Paper:

- Candy Apple and White Daisy card stock

- Holly and Ivy

Stamp/Thin Cut:

- Z4322 Pumpkin Treats

- 3901 The Jubilee Crew

Tri-blend markers:

- Earth Brown

- Light Green

- Dark Red

Embellishments:

- Black and White enamel dots

- Z1926 Quatrefoil Embossing Folder

Thin Cuts:

-  Z4187 Stitched Ovals (only a few remaining)

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, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Hello - Terrific Tag H2H Challenge

Today I have a fall card I created for the H2H Challenge Design Team and our theme this week is Terrific Tags. I will be honest, I do not do a lot with tags and I just do not quite know what to do with them. I people use them all the time and their projects look fabulous and mine are always so-so....lol 

I did have a fun time creating this card today and don't think it turned out too bad. I had fun using my water colour pencils for this card. I also whipped out one of my embossing folders and again, I product that I love the look of, but never seem to remember to use them or just feel it does not work with the project I am working on. I just love the sweet treats on this card!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Papaya and Toffee card stock

- Pumpkin Spice paper pack

Embossing Folder:

- Wood Slats (retired)

Stamp/Thin Cut:

- Z4322 Pumpkin Treats

- Z4320 Autumn is Calling

Ink:

- Espresso

- Toffee

Embellishments:

- Wood Shapes - Hearts

- Pearls - Browns (retired)

- Cocoa ribbon (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