Thinking of You - The Paper Players

Another post this week! I found out about the Paper Players challenge and thought I would play along. This week is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. I did yellow, embossing, and slimline. I got to play with the new Sprigs and Leaves bundle to create the background and the August Stamp of the Month, Goodbye Isn't Forever. 

The Paper Players

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- White Daisy and Honey Butter cardstock

 

Stamps:

- S2308 Goodbye Isn't Forever

 

Ink:

- Intense Black, Pine, Rosemary

 

Thin Cuts:

- Z4753 Sprigs & Leaves Bundle (Stamp, Thin Cut, Stencils)

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

Thank You Bunches - AHSC 520

Hello! Happy Wednesday! I have been so busy creating and so bad at posting lately, I so need to get better at that! But I do have a card I made for the Atlantic Hearts Design team. I did follow the sketch pretty closely, there is a postage stamp shaped rectangle behind the circle sentiment but most of it is covered by my flowers and blending in with the plaid background! It does show up better in person...lol

Products Used:

 

Paper:

- Mix In

- Glacier and White Daisy Cardstock

 

Stamps:

- S2303 Precious Moments

 

Ink:

- Intense Black

- Flamingo

- Capri

- Wisteria

 

Markers:

- Tri Blend Dull Green (darkest shade)

 

Thin Cuts:

- Postage Stamp Thin Cuts (retired)

 

Embellishments:

- Liquid Pearls

 

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

Message in a Bottle - SOTM Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! Tonight we have 12 Close to My Heart consultants sharing artwork they created with this months stamp of the month, Message in a Bottle. If you are joining me from Stefani, welcome! if you are starting here with my blog, welcome! If you get lost along the way, you can always go to the start of the hop by clicking here. 

Now onto my project for this month! I have created a card for my In Full Bloom workshop using the stamp of the month. I love this stamp set so much. I used the In Full Bloom paper pack along with the March/April Mix in pack. I added an Avocado frame around my stamped image and flowers from the In Full Bloom Scrapbooking stamp & Thin Cut set (Z4422) and some clear sparkles. 

I am so in love with this paper and stamp set and I can not wait to have more fun playing with 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. 

 

It is now time to "hop" along to Melissa and see what fabulous artwork she has for you tonight!

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

You Mean the World to Me - Sketch 459

Hello! Today I have another card for you, this one is from my Sweet as Honey workshop, I used Sketch 459 from AHSC.

Products Used:

Paper:

- Sweet as Honey

- Black and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Z4390 If Snowflakes were Kisses Stamps + Thin Cuts

- S2201 Sweet Little Things

Thin Cuts:

- Z4103 Slimline Shaker Window Thin Cuts

Tri-Blend Markers

- Earth Brown Blend, Coral Blend, Green Turquoise, Ice Grey, Earth Brown, and Tan Blends

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

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

Sweetest Little Things - SOTM Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the first blog hop of 2022! Tonight we are featuring the CTMH Stamp of the Month for January which is titled Sweet Little Things. If you are joining me from Michelle Loncar from Show and Tell with Michelle you are in the right place! If you are starting here with me, welcome to go through the blog hop all you need to do is click the links at the bottom of each blog post to see how my fellow consultants are using this stamp of the month. 

Now onto the project! I created this card using the Sweet Little Things stamp set. I had no plan in mind, I just played with it and and did what felt right. I wanted to keep it simple. I used Peach card stocks and scored the paper every 1/2 inch and sanded it to bring out the distressed look. I added some of the Jan-Feb Mix in paper which is matted in White Daisy card stock. I used a blending brush to add Glacier (for the sky) and Sage (for the grass) with blending brushes. 

I stamped the bunnies in our Intense Black ink as I was not sure if I was going to use alcohol markers or water colour pencils, I opted for a softer look and went with the water colour pencils. After colouring the sweet bunnies I fussy cut them out and used foam tapes popping them up. I let the card sit for a day or so to see if I felt it needed more but I really liked the simplicity of this one. 

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 along to our next participant, Maureen and see what fabulous project she has for you today. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Unbelievably Thankful - Pumpkin Spice

 Hello! 

Today I have a fall themed card for you made from the CTMH Pumpkin Spice paper pack. I made this card for my monthly workshop and once again I used the AHSC as a starting point, you all know I love my sketches!

I used the Fall Foliage paper as the background paper to show the the foliage behind, peeking out like in the sketch. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Pumpkin Spice

- White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Papya

- Harbour

- Paprika

Stamps:

- S2109 Grateful for they Life (retired)

- D1733 Splash of Colour (retired)

Embellishments:

- Bronze Shimmer Trim (retired)

- 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

Outdoor Borders - June SOTM

Hello and welcome to the June Stamp of the Month blog hop. Tonight we have 16 Close to my Heart consultants showcasing artwork featuring the June Stamp of the Month...Outdoor Borders. This stamp set is available starting today and runs through the end of June, so if you want it, do not delay! If you are joining me from Show and Tell with Michelle, welcome! If you are starting here at my blog, welcome!

            

Now onto the fun and artwork. I had a few minutes in between workshops and decided to use up some of my Hillside Cottage leftovers to create a layout. I went looking for some summery outdoor pictures I have to get scrapped to use this stamp set on. I know this set will work great for my cottage photos but I had none to scrapbook. I did however, have photos from a local event called Ribfest. This is not something I ever knew of before moving to Canada but it is a big BBQ weekend event that rotates through the province (and possibly the country) through the summer with rib and BBQ vendors competing against each other for the best ribs. I personally hate ribs, anything attached to a bone I can not eat but my husband and kids are crazy for them so I suffer in silence, eating a pulled pork sandwich while they all chow down, it is definitely a highlight of the summer for them!

I did not use the stamp set as a border. If you look above the flower cluster on the left page to the left of the title you will see a stamped image saying "summer days" that was from the border saying "sweet summer days". On the right page if you look at the 3 photos that are 3 X 3 you you will see some word bubbles and such, they are small (sorry) in the photo below I have added arrows to highlight where the bubbles I used are. Going left right across in the picture of my daughter chomping on a rib is "good vibes" stamped in Paprika, in the middle towards the upper right corner is "Summer Love" stamped in Blue Belle, and in the lower right corner of the right photo is "fun" stamped in Flamingo.

I have also added the "hello summer" with the sun on a banner/pennant coming off the right edge of the right page. I stamped this in Intense black ink and coloured the sun with the Citrus Blend Tri-Blend marker. 

Full Product List:

Paper:

- Hillside Cottage

- New England Ivy and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Canary, New England Ivy, Flamingo, Intense Black, Blue Belle, and Paprika.

Stamps:

- D2022 Stars and Sparklers scrapbooking

- Z3925 Food + Memories

- S2106 Outdoor Borders

Thin Cuts:

- Z3386 Block Alphabet (in clearance section if you like the letters used for the title grab it fast!)

Tri-Blend Marker:

- Citrus 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. 

 

It is now time to "hop" on over to over to Wendy Kessler's blog to see what fabulous artwork she has for us. If you get lost along the way, just click here to get the full list of participants!

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Thanks. - AHSC 408

Hello! Today I have a card I made for my monthly workshop using the Happiness Lives here. I am sad to say that due to COVID regulations in my area that I am still forced to do porch drop offs and not have my workshops in my home where we can all get together and have a good time together...soon, hopefully soon!

Until then, here is one of the cards I prepped and sent to my workshop participants homes, everything is cut and pre-stamped for them, so really all they have to do is assemble the cards. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Happiness Lives Here with Sticker sheet

- Peach, Sage and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

-S2101 Every Thank you

Thin Cuts

- Stitched Scalloped Brackets

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

With All My Love - SOTM Blog Hop

 Hello and welcome to the October Stamp of the Month blog hop! Tonight myself and 19 CTMH Makers (consultants) from all over will be showcasing artwork using the With All My Love stamp of the month to showcase some ideas for how you can use this beautiful stamp set! If you are joining me from Miss Carrie's Creations, welcome, isn't her work fabulous? If you are starting here I am glad you are joining us! 

Now onto my artwork! I got creative today with the Lovely paper pack that is in our Core Idea book. 

Happy Anniversary:

I made this card for my mother in law and/or her friends. I have become a supplier of cards for her and her friends amid COVID-19. This card was created using the Lovely paper pack with Sage and Ballerina card stock. I stamped the flowers in Black ink on White Daisy card stock and coloured them in with a make up type brush to get a faint and kinda messy look. I stamped the Happy Anniversary in Evergreen and added some retired Pearls to finish off the look. The scallop design is from the Decorative Borders Thin Cut. 

Happy Birthday:

Again I used the Lovely papers and added a Sage Scallop piece using the Decorative Borders Thin Cuts. I fussy cut the flowers out after colouring them with my water colour pencils and blending with a water blending pen. I added some retired Pearls and some Silver shimmer trim to finish off the 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 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 Maureen O'Sullivan and check out her fabulous artwork using the With All My Love SOTM.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Here for the Memories - SOTM Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the September stamp of the month blog hop. Tonight consultants from all over are featuring projects using the stamp of the month Here for the Memories. If you are joining me from Michelle Loncar 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!

This is a layout I created today for my daughter who celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday, I obviously need to get the pictures developed still. 

I used the new Party Time paper and the Here for the Memories Stamp of the Month. I stamped the say cheese in Sapphire and put it in a picture mat from the sticker sheet for Party Tine and I stamped the Let the good times roll and put it on a banner. I added some new yellow acrylic stars and black dots from the 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 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 Gina Brandstetter 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

Sending Smiles - H2H Photo Inspiration

Hello and Happy Monday to you! I come to you today with another design for the H2H challenges design team and this time it is a photo inspiration challenge. Use the photo below to inspire your project in any way. 


Here is the photo for inspiration:

And here is what I was created:

I was inspired by the soft colours of the card, it was almost muted colours to me and I love Green so I ran with it but using Mint for a softer look. I used a sponge to sponge on Mint, Ballerina and Wisteria and then used the Stamp of the Month, Floral Celebration to stamp the flowers in black. I second generation stamped some ink spots in Wisteria behind the sentiment. I finished it off with a scallop thin cut border and some 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 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. 

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

Floral Celebration - SOTM BH

Hello and welcome to the August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! Tonight Close to My Heart consultants from all over the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand will be coming together to showcase artwork they created using the August Stamp of the Month - Floral Celebration. 

If you are joining me from Gina Brandstetter, welcome, you are in the right place and if you are starting here..welcome!

Tonight I have two cards I created using this stamp set. I love how I got two completely different looks just by changing the colours I used. I used both of our current paper packs Timber and Summer Vibes, I actually used some scraps I had...I love when I can use up my scraps!

Card 1 - Timber. 
I used the wood grain paper from the Timber paper pack and paired it with the large bracket thin cut. My ink colours are some of my favourites, Ruby, Saffron, Fern and Sapphire. And just added a few clear sparkles to finish it off. 

Card 2 - Summer Vibes

I used some Glacier, Candy Apple and White Daisy card stock. On this one I random stamped the flowers in Candy Apple, Lemonade, Glacier, Nectarine, and Smoothie. I stamped the sentiment in Black ink to help ground it a bit. I used some red Shimmer Trim, the scalloped oval is from the Stitched Together Cricut Collection. 

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 now time to "hop" on over to the very talented Colleen Dewis

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

My Beautiful Friend - SOTM blog hop

Hello and welcome to the July Stamp of the Month for S2007 - My Beautiful Friend. If you are joining me from Alyson Mayo, welcome! If you are starting with me, we are happy to have you. Tonight consultants from around the world are joining together to show off the July Stamp of the Month, If you are 

I created this card for a friend, I just love the little girl with the bouquet of flowers, she is so sweet, look at those knee socks...adorable! 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Stitched Together

Stamp:

- S2007 For My Beautiful Friend

Ink:

- Black Memento

Tri - Blend Markers:

- Dark Red

- True Blue

- Light Yellow

- Pale Pink

- Bright Pink

- Fair Skin

- Citrus

- Orange

- Green Turquoise

- Light Green

- Dull 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 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 now time to "hop" on over to Michelle Loncar's blog and check out her fabulous artwork. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Garden Tags - June SOTM BH

Hello and welcome to the stamp of the month blog hop for June 2020! Tonight we are featuring S2006 - Garden Tags in our projects to see myself and my fellow CTMH consultants use the Garden Tags Stamp of the Month in our projects. Tonight we have 22 consultants participating, if you are coming to me from Krista Hershberger
you are in the right place! If you are starting with me, welcome!

Here is my artwork with this stamp set:

I recently hosted my first virtual crop and at the end of the day we did a prize draw and I put the prizes in these bags and stamped and coloured a tag from this stamp set as a way to say thank you for those joining in. 

I used black memento ink to stamp the image and my Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers to colour them in. 

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 now time to "hop" on over to Stefani and see what amazing art work she has in store for you with the Garden Tags stamp of the month!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi