Strong Roots - July SOTM BH

Hello and welcome to July 1st. Can you believe half of 2021 is already gone? I am shocked that we have made it to July already and being that today is July 1st it means we have another Stamp of the Month blog hop for you tonight. Tonight we have 18 Close to My Heart consultants bringing you artwork featuring the July Stamp of the Month called Strong Roots. If you are joining me from Maureen O'Sullivan welcome, you are in the right place. If you are starting here with me...welcome, we are happy to have you. To follow the hop just click on the links at the end of each blog post to go to the next consultant. 

For my project I wanted to attempt to create a scene which is out of my comfort zone but I need to practice and get better so I figured I would go for it. 

I used my Distress Oxide inks in Peeled Paint and Antique Linen for the ground, I wanted it green for the grass but also with a hint of tan for the dirt too. I think it worked out well. I then sponged some Glacier ink in for the sky. I stamped the image of the house and the sentiment in Memento ink Rich Cocoa colour. I then used my Spectrum Noir Trip-Blend markers to colour in the house and greenery. For the house I used Earth Brown and I used the darker shade on thee roof while keeping to the light and mid shade on the house. For the trees and shrubs I used Dull Green Blend and the path way I tried to create a red brick affect with the Dark Red Blend. 

This is not like any cards I typically created, even my daughter asked if I made it because it did not look like the cards I make. I am happy with it, I feel it needs something but sequins or sparkles just felt out of place on this type of 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. 

 

It is now time to hop on over to Becca-expressions and see what fabulous artwork she has in store for you tonight. I am sure it is fabulous!

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Just "Distress Oxide" It - Technique Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the May Technique Blog Hop where we are featuring Distress Oxide Inks as our technique this month. This month we are playing our Distress Oxide Inks. These are new to me so it was fun getting to play with it. If you are joining me from 
Darlys Recker you are in the right place. If you are starting here, welcome! 

My first project is this layout I created. I used the Tattered Rose Distress Oxide™ Ink Pad

Ink to do some shadowing affects behind the title, in the upper right portion of the left page and lower right portion of the right page. This also features the Hillside Cottage paper with sticker sheet. 

On this project I went a bit more bold. I used the Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry and just blended them until I like them, ran it through my die cut machine with the 

Floral Background Thin Cut (Z3693) once I was done inking and cutting it, I spritzed it with some water to get a water spotted affect. I added a 

Stitched Brackets Thin Cuts (Z363) and used Treasured Memories (D1933) for the flowers and sentiments. I added Clear Sparkles (Z3274).

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 not time to "hop" on over to Tamara Sandwisch and see what fabulous project she has for you! If you get lost at all during the hop just click here to get back on track. 

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Card Creations - H2H Challenges

 Hello! Welcome to Monday and another fabulous challenge from H2H challenges! We have an easy one for you! The challenge is Card Creations which means all you have to do is share a card with us, any card as long as it features at least 1 CTMH product. 

Products used:

Paper:
- White Daisy, New England Ivy card stock

- Jingle Joy

Ink:

- Black

- Picked Raspberry Distress Ink Oxide

Stamp:

- Z3897 Jingle Joy card making

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

Plastic Patterns - Technique Blog Hop

 Hello and welcome to the Plastic Patterns Blog Hop....tonight we are featuring projects using stencils. Tonight we have 10 Close to My Heart makers showcasing artwork using a variety of stencils or "Plastic Patterns" if you are joining me from the uber talented Lauren Moore you are in the correct place. If you are starting the hop at my blog...welcome!

Tonight I stepped way out of my comfort zone on this layout! First I did a one page layout, I am a pretty die hard 2 page layout kinda gal. Next I used a very bold pattern which I got from a Plastic stencil hence my Plastic Pattern. This stencil is from the CTMH Stencil Pack #1 (this was one of my first purchases from the Core Idea Book, I could not wait to get it) and third I used bright bold colours that did not seem to make sense but I just picked 3 colours I liked and figured I would see how they worked together. I was lucky in that my pictures were pretty neutral colour wise. 

So I created this one page layout to remember some final pictures I snapped of my beloved Cocoa, she was my first dog and I adored her. Cocoa knew me so well and she was always there for me when I needed a snuggle buddy, someone to cry with and always full of kisses. She was also my scrapping buddy. When we first got her I had an office/scrap room and I had two desk chairs, one at the desk and one at my scrap table and when I would be scrapping she would come in and jump up in the other desk chair and I would pull it over next to me and she would curl up in it and sleep while I scrapped. Later in life she would curl up at my feet, literally on my feet when my scrap area moved to our basement, it was chilly down there always so I had a blanket and she would curl up in the blanket on my feet. These pictures were taken just a few days before we had to put her down, her health was failing her fast and I could not handle seeing the sadness in her eyes any more, she was in pain and ready. I snapped these pictures knowing I would not have much more time with her and I think she knew we had made the decision because she just seemed to know she would not be sick for much longer, she was just a different girl those last few days. Again, these were taking in my scrap area.....she was my scrap buddy from the beginning to the end! 

I created this pattern using the new to CTMH Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in the colours of Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn and Seedless preserves. I love how vivid the colours are on this layout. I matted the White Daisy on Eggplant and the photos are matted with Green Apple. Lagoon also worked well with the colours of the Distress Ink Oxide.  I cut out the puppy from the CTMH Artistry 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 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