Warm Wishes - AHSC 658

Hello! Here is this week's Christmas card! Once again, I am using up the Christmas Story paper pack. 

Products Used: (all products Stampin’ Up! Unless otherwise noted)

 

Paper:

- Christmas Story (retired CTMH)

 

Stamps:

- Poinsettia Petals (retired)

 

Ink:

- Scarlet and Pine (retired CTMH)

 

 

Die Cuts:

-  Pine Cone (retired CTMH)

 

Embellishments:

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I welcome any feedback. If you want help purchasing any of the products mentioned in my post today, don’t hesitate to contact your local Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! and are in Canada, I can assist you in ordering. You can also follow me on Facebook by clicking here!

 

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

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brand

Magic and Wonder - AHSC 657

Hello! This week, I have two cards for you for the AHSC. I was making some cards for craft shows, and at the same time, trying to finish up some paper packs, I was able to finish off the retired Close to My Heart Christmas Story. While it felt great to finish off the paper pack, it was kind of sad because I loved that paper. I had small scraps and they were perfect for this week's sketch, so I used them up to finish off the paper pack. 

Products Used: (all products Stampin’ Up! Unless otherwise noted)

 

Paper:

- Christmas Story (retired CTMH)

 

Stamps:

- Poinsettia Petals (retired)

 

Ink:

- Scarlet and Pine (retired CTMH)

 

 

Die Cuts:

-  Pine Cone (retired CTMH)

 

Embellishments:

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I welcome any feedback. If you want help purchasing any of the products mentioned in my post today, don’t hesitate to contact your local Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! and are in Canada, I can assist you in ordering. You can also follow me on Facebook by clicking here!

 

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

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

 

2 Lanterns - AHSC 593

Hello! It is Monday again and Labour Day too! The official end of summer and back-to-fall routines and school! And while I am ready for the routine of school I am not ready for the early wake-ups and the colder weather that is to come where I live! And even though I am not ready for the cooler weather, I have been playing with Christmas cards this week and I have one to share with. you today!  I am usually a Christmas at the last-minute kind of person as I love to enjoy every last bit of the summer season however,  this year the release of Stampin' Up! sets like this one called Light the Year and the Sophisticated Sled stamp and die cut set that I have already highlighted have just had me excited about holiday cards. 

Products Used: (all products Stampin’ Up! Unless otherwise noted)

 

Paper:

- 164324 Season of Green and Gold

- 164118 Graceful Greenery Vellum

 

Stamps:

- 164092 Light the year

 

Ink:

- Intense Black (retired CTMH)

- Scarlet (retired CTMH)

- Sundance (retired CTMH)

 

Die Cuts:

- Evergreen cardmaking kit (retired CTMH)

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I welcome any feedback. If you want help purchasing any of the products mentioned in my post today, don’t hesitate to contact your local Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. If you do not have a Stampin’ Up! and are in Canada, I can assist you in ordering. You can also follow me on Facebook by clicking here!

 

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

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Warm Winter Wishes - AHSC 552

 I LOVE this new Evergreen paper pack, OMG I love the pine sprigs, pine cones, and the different tones of greens, it is so pretty. I have just dabbled with cards, but I hope to get the layouts done this week for my December workshop...yeah for scrappy time for me!

Any hoots, back to the card, I created this one for this week's AHSC (sketch below) it is not exact but close enough, I just felt the pine cones blended into the Toffee piece I originally planned on using for the sentiment so I added the white stitched circle to give some colour separation. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Evergreen

 

Stamps:

- Z7090 Evergreen Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cut

 

Ink:

- Mocha

Embellishments:

- White Enamel Dots (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 AHS, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Holiday Magic - AHSC 551

Hello! How are we approaching the halfway point of November already? I am so not ready for Christmas! Ok, I am ready with my holiday cards but not the shopping and decorating or all the other stuff that goes with Christmas!

I have a card for you this week, that features the Silver Bells paper pack, I have been loving playing with this paper pack and I did struggle with the tans and greys but it just works, I tend to be a very matchy matchy type of person this was stepping out of my comfort zone for sure!

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Silver Bells

 

Stamps:

- E1060 Home for Christmas (only available with Album Retreat)

 

Ink:

- Toffee

- Black

Embellishments:

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

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Wishing you Joy - AHSC 550

 Welcome back! Today I am bringing you a card that I created for my Christmas Card workshop using inspiration from the AHSC for this week. I flipped the sentiment only because I was not paying attention and put it on the wrong side...opps! I also made the middle a bit bigger to use up more space and bring a bit more colour to the card. 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Home for Christmas

- Gold Glitter paper

 

Stamps:

- Z7088 Silver Bells Cardmaking + Thin cuts

- CM007 Christmas story Cardmaking Workshop

 

Ink:

- Black

Digital Art:

- Home for Christmas

 

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 in 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

Evergreen - Seasons Greetings Trees

I am back with a card for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, I love this sketch! I am almost 100% on the sketch I just forgot the ribbon or twine detail at the top! Our new Evergreen paper is just perfect for this one too! 

 Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Evergreen

- Mocha and White Daisy cardstock

 

Stamps:

- Z4015 - Woodland Wishes (retired)

- Z7088 - Silver Bells Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

Ink:

- Black, Sage, Pine

 

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

Evergreen Christmas

I just got the new Evergreen cardmaking kit and I will be honest, I got it just for the Pinecone thin cuts! Don't get me wrong I do love the papers but those thin cuts are so great that I had to have them! I started this card using the AHSC for this week but I moved my phone so was not watching the sketch to closely and missed some key design pieces so stay tuned for another project more closely matching that sketch! 

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Evergreen

- Pine, Mocha, and White Daisy card stock

 

Stamps:

- CM020 Evergreen Cardmaking Workshop

 

Ink:

- Pine

- Mocha

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. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Happy Holidays - AHSC 546

Hello! It is that time again...Christmas cards! I will be working with and playing with a lot of Christmas cards over the next few weeks so stay tuned if you are all about Christmas cards!

Yesterday I finished up my Home for Christmas scrapbook workshop and decided to make a card with some of the scraps I had left and it was perfect for this sketch!  

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Home for Christmas

 

Stamps:

- Z7070 Holiday Banner Stamp + Thin Cut

 

Ink:

- Intense Black

- Colorista Bright & Vivid coloured pencils

Embellishments:

- Stickles Platinum

 

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 in 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

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

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