Happy Anniversary - AHSC #510

I am back again! This week I have a another card for the AHSC. This was a customer who orders cards from me. I used the Cherish papers which are sadly sold out now. I absolutely loved playing with this paper, it was so beautiful and that made it so easy to play with and so fun. I did have to alter my design from the sketch a bit as the flowers were to big so I had to slide one cluster over and leave the top cluster off. 

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

Get Well Soon - AHSC #509

Today I have another card for you using a sketch from the AHSC. This one is pretty bang onto the sketch, I used the colour theme from the Cherish paper pack but this one is all card stock. The colours are Honey Butter, Mist, Seabrook and Sage. The rectangular scalloped thin cut is from the Cherish collection and the doily was from the Hope and Kindness collection.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, I welcome 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

Celebrating Mom - H2H challenges

Hello and welcome to another challenge from H2H challenges! Our challenge theme this week is International Scrapbooking Day. I know not everyone is a scrapbooker so we will let anyone play along as long as you use paper on your project, we don't want to leave our card makers out!

Here is a layout I created for the In Full Bloom scrapbooking workshop, it is called Celebrating Mom. 

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 Hop for July and August idea book

Hello and welcome to the Canada blog hop! Tonight we have consultants from across Canada featuring products from the Close to my Heart July/August Idea Book. If you are joining me from Sabrina at Creating with Crimson you are in the right place! 

For tonights project I am featuring a layout I did for my monthly workshop featuring the Wander paper pack. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paper pack and will be buying so much more of it. I love the cottage, outdoorsy feel of this one. I came up with this S'mores themed layout. I had so much fun making this layout. 

I used Linen card stock for the base pages and then added the Sapphire sky like patterned paper to create a night sky type of affect. I added the Sapphire geometric pattern and the camping / hiking print as well. 

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the title and Marshmallow sticks. The campfire is from the Wander Cricut Collection (you can find it here!) I added some details with stamping on a Stitched Circle and used the Wander card making stamp and thin cut set to stamp the "cheers to s'more years" in the upper right corner and finished it off with some white dots from the Black and White dots embellishments. 

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 the ever talented Brae Montgomery to see what fabulous artwork they have for us tonight!

 

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

Daisy Meadows - Canada Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Canada blog hop tonight! I am joining in with fellow Canadian Close to My Heart consultants share some of our creations using new products from the March/April 2021 Idea book. You should have come to me from my good friend Michelle Stewart , unless you are starting here with me, either way, welcome!

So today I have a few projects for you from our Daisy Meadows collection. I have been working on my monthly workshop so that is what I have been using the most right now. 

Here is one of my layouts, Easter Fun. I had a lot of fun with this one and this is a great one if you only have a few scraps to use up. 

This was the first layout I created with this paper pack, it is so fun to play with. 

I have also made some cards using it too, I definitely have some favourites, that plaid is just beyond, I love the colours in it, I can see using it for so many things and these flowers are just so pretty! 

I also love this little bunny, to adorable! I have had a ton of fun playing with this paper pack. I have a few more projects I am working on before I can move onto Eat Play Love, but that is ok because I am loving this paper pack. 

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 Kim Loewen and see what crafty fabulousness she has for us tonight!

 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Sunkissed Cutie - H2H challenges

Hello! Happy Monday to you all out there. I hope every one is doing well out there while social distancing, it is a difficult time that is for sure. One thing I am thankful for during all of this is that my hobby is one I can do inside and while I did miss out on joining some friends for a crop weekend, with social media we are all still able to connect and created.  Today I am bringing you a challenge from Heart 2 Heart (H2H) Challenges and it is "Life's a Beach" so we want to see all your beachy creations! Here is one of mine - Sunkissed Cutie! I had a lot of fun making this layout, it is nice dreaming of the days we can get out of the house again, go places and enjoy each others company. My daughters are so hopefully we will be able to enjoy the pool and beach and friends this summer and I am hopeful too. 

Products Used:

Paper:
- Seas the Day w/ sticker sheet
- Peach, Canary, Sapphire, Candy Apple and White Daisy card stock

Tools:
- Scallop Border Thin Cut (retired)

Silhouette Cameo:
- Playing in the Sandbox by PPbN Designs (sun only)
- I do not recall the fonts I used, I really must write them down!

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

Seas the Day - Cross Canada BH

Hello and welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop! Tonight we have 5 Close to My Heart consultants participating and we are featuring projects using the Seas the Day paper pack. If you are joining me from Rosalynd you are in the right place. If you are starting here at my blog, welcome! 

I am in love with this paper pack, I love the beach vibe and the colours, the Sapphire, Candy Apple, Mint, Peach oh all the colours make my heart happy! This layout will be great for some pictures I have of my girls at the beach by us. I love watching them play in the water and have a great time, it reminds me of my own childhood and spending days at the beach with my family. I just hope we will be able to get to the beach this year and that the social distancing we are all participating in ends soon!

Products used:

Paper:
- Seas the Day
- Candy Apple, Canary, Linen, Sapphire, and White Daisy

Silhouette:
- Life is better at the Beach by Miss Kate Cuttables (79511)

Embellishments:
- Seas the Day 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 along over to the next talented consultant Jessica

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Celebrate Today - Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Cross Canada blog hop! Tonight we are featuring art work from the Celebrate Today paper pack.  If you are arriving to me from the fabulous Sheena, welcome! 

For my project I have a layout I created for my monthly workshop. This month we are featuring the Celebrate Today paper pack in our layouts and cards, so here is mine, the title is a bit hard to read in this picture but it says. "My little {rainbow} when skies are grey"

Products used:

Paper:
- Celebrate Today
- White Daisy, Raspberry, Nectarine, Lagoon, Mint, Lemonade, Blueberry, Black and
   Charcoal.

Die Cutting:
- Silhouette Cameo
- Rainbow by Miss Kate Cuttable #253792

Embellishments:
- Black and White 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 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. 

Time to hop along to Janet and see what fabulous artworks she has for us. If you get lost along the way, just check with Michelle and she will get you back on track!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Winter Wonderful - H2h Challenge

Hello and welcome to my late Monday post! The theme of this weeks challenge for Heart 2 Heart challenges is Black Friday. In the United States this week is Thanksgiving and the day after is known as Black Friday, the unofficial kick off of the Christmas season and the busiest shopping day of the year. 

This is a layout I created using the Cedar and Pine paper pack and will be one of my workshop layouts for my upcoming workshop in December. 

Products used:

Paper:
- Cedar and Pine
- French White, Peach, and Black card stock

Embellishments:
- Clear shimmer brush
- Clear Sparkles
- Black and White Dots

Silhouette Cameo
- I do not recall the font I used for the Winter Wonderful title or where the snowflakes came from. I am so bad about changing things over and over and forgetting to write down what I used because once I alter it I can not get that info again and I typically alter 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 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

A CTMH Christmas - New product blog hop

Hello and welcome to the CTMH consultants blog hop featuring items from the November/December Idea Book. If you are joining me from the amazing blog of Brenda Lapp, welcome and you are heading in the right direction along this hop. We have 22 consultants participating so lots of ideas for the great products in this new idea book. 

For my project I am sharing one of the layouts for my workshop this weekend for the Holly Jolly paper pack. Christmas is always a challenging time for our family but I do love the holiday season and it is taking time to create fun layouts to remember the good times we do share over the holidays is so important to me. 

Products used:

Paper:
- Holly Jolly
- Black, Green Apple, Candy Apple, Clover, Glacier, Smoothie, and White Daisy

Embellishments:
- Holly Jolly sticker sheet (included with paper pack)
- Black and White Dots
- Holly Jolly enamel dots
- Clear Shimmer Brush

Silhouette:
- Santa by Lori Whitlock #68103

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 continue through the hop it is now time to HOP on over to Katy Taylor (I am such a huge fan of her work!). Have a great time and remember love to hear feedback on what you like about our work!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

My Handsome Son - H2H Challenges

Hi! Another Monday and another fun project for you! Today I have a layout featuring the Hawthorn paper pack and it is all about the boys...our sons! Well I don't have sons, but my customers do so it is all about their sons! This is one of the layouts I did for my Hawthorn workshop and if there is even a hint of masculine papers I am making it all about the boys as there seems to be so much more paper for girls/women then there is for boys/men. 

I am also featuring this as my entry for the H2H design team for the Anything Goes theme this week. 

Products Used:

Paper:
- Hawthorn
- White Daisy, Sangria, Toffee, and Charcoal

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 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

Thanks a Latte - H2H Challenges

Hello! This week at H2H challenges we are all about all things Pumpkin Spice! Now I will admit, I am NOT a fan of anything pumpkin flavoured so of course being a person who hates (I really do) all things coffee and pumpkin flavoured my first thought was Pumpkin Spice Lattes, of course right? So with that in mind, I got to creating and I was so inspired by Crafty Creations with Erin's video series "Easy to Embellished" that I just had to do my version of the cards she made. If you want to check out her series, which I highly recommend, just click here!

Products Used:

Paper:

- Saffron, Sangria and White Daisy card stock

Stamp:

- Perk Up Stamp and Thin Cuts

Ink:

- Black, Toffee, Sangria, Saffron, and Paprika

Embossing:

- Subway Tile (retired)

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

Silhouette:

- 

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

So Thankful - Hawthorn - AHSC 337

Hello! Today I am back with a workshop card for you, this card will make its debut at my Hawthorn workshop on Saturday night (well it is making its debut now, but for my workshop ladies, they will get it on Saturday!)

When I saw this sketch from Michelle at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge I was so excited to play with it, it just seemed so sweet and I just loved it. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Hawthorn

- Sage card stock

Ribbon:

- Z4154 Cream Ribbon (retired)

So I created this with one piece of card stock, 1 piece of patterned paper, a zip strip and ribbon...how cool is that. It is a super simple card but I feel it is still very sweet and pretty too. 

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 AHSC - Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, simply click here for all the information and entry requirements for this challenge. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Summer Adventures - H2H Challenge

Hello...another week another project challenge for you from Heart 2 Heart challenges (H2H). This week our theme is Adventure Awaits. 

I created this layout for a couple reasons, I needed one for my Into the Wild workshop but I have a lot of cottage pictures and this paper just spoke to me for being outside in nature (hence the name, Into the Wild) and this would work not just for cottage pictures but also for summer hikes, days in the park and just could cover so many different types of adventures. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Into the Wild

- White Daisy, Sapphire, Fern, Espresso and Heather card stock

Ink:

- New England Ivy and Sapphire

Stamp:

- D1858 Summer Memories

Silhouette Cuts:

- Summer Adventure title - Lilium Pixel SVG (#293042)

- Tree - Pine Tree - Loni Harris (#4581)

- Clouds - Clouds Set - Studiollustrado (#82713)

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

Craft On - Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop. Tonight we are featuring the Craft On paper pack, so grab a drink, some snacks and lets travel across Canada and see what some of our Canadian consultants have been busy creating with the Craft On paper pack. 

If you are joining me from the very talented Sheena, or are starting at my blog, welcome! 

I am working on my Craft on Workshop and so I have been a busy girl using up all this great paper but tonight I chose the most recent layout I was working on called Oh So Crafty.  My workshop ladies are a crafty bunch and our kids are too, I am always hearing about crops, sign nights, paint nights so this just felt so right for our group. I have done a scrapbooking layout before so I wanted this one to be able to work for all kinds of crafts.

Products Used:

Paper:
- Craft On
- Bluebird, Black, and Pixie

Embellishments:
- Black and White enamel dots

Silhouette Cameo
- Fonts for title - Asking Mind and Avenir Next Condensed

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 continue along the blog hop to see what fabulous project Jessica has for us, just click on her name and it will bouncy you right to her blog!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

True Love - Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the True Love paper pack. Tonight I am linking up my blog with 4 consultants from all across Canada to share and showcase how we are using the True Love paper pack. 

If you are starting the blog hop with me, welcome! If you can from Sheena, welcome, you are headed in the right direction. 

Now onto my project, tonight I have a layout for you featuring our True Love paper pack. This is one of the layouts my workshop ladies will be doing this month (sneak peak time!) I did use a lot of retired stamps on this workshop page because they fit the theme of selfies and social media, I try to use all newer products but if the stamp fits....stamp it! LOL

Products Used:

Paper:

- True Love

- White Daisy, Sapphire, Sugarplum, Sage, Ballerina, and Eggplant

Ink:

- Sapphire, Sugarplum, New England Ivy, Ballerina, and Eggplant

Stamps:
- A1159 LOL (retired)
- B1430 Happiness Lives Here (retired)
- D1658 #makes me happy (retired)
- D1660 Ink Blot (retired)

Silhouette:
- Picture Taking Set by Miss Kate Cuttables

Embellishments:
- Clear Sparkles

It is now time to hop on over to Valerie's blog and dive into her amazing art work. If you see any products along the way that you re interested in, please contact your CTMH consultant for ordering, if you do not have one I am happy to help you. If you are not in Canada and need a consultant, I am happy to help you find a consultant local to you, we currently sell in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. 

If you get lost along the way on this blog hop, you can start in beautiful Nova Scotia by clicking here and working your way from East to West! Thanks for stopping by, we all welcome your feedback and thoughts along the way on the work we create! Have a great night and thank for stopping by!

Sweet Girl - Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hello! Welcome to the Cross Canada blog hop! We are a group of Canadian consultants with Close to my Heart who gather together online each month to share our creations using the featured paper pack of the month which this month is Sweet Girl. If you are coming to me from Sheena, welcome! 

For this months project, I have a layout using the Sweet Girl paper and the D1858 Summer Memories stamp set. This layout will be featured in my workshop this month for the Sweet Girl paper pack and while I have all girls so this paper is perfect for me, not all of my customers have girls so I want to show the versatility of the paper. I love the soft flowers in the patterned paper, it reminds me of a park day or picnic and that is where this layout kind of took shape. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Sweet Girl

- New England Ivy, Sapphire, and White Daisy

Stamp:

- D1858 Summer Memories

Ink:

- Fern, Peach, Sapphire, and New England Ivy

Embellishments:

- Clear Sparkles

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my project, I welcome any feedback and comments you might have about my work! It is time to move on over to Jessica and see what great thing she has in store for us. 

If you want to purchase any products found along this blog hop, please reach out to your local CTMH consultant, if you do not have one I would be happy to help you out with an order!

Until next time....happy crafting!

Brandi

Thank you - AHSC 309

Hello! Today I have a card I created for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. It was a fun card to create.

For this one, I flipped the card on its side from what the sketch shows because I I cut the heart paper the wrong way...oppps! But happy mistake, it all works out in the end and shows how to switch things up, I still used the sketch but just changed it a bit!

Products Used:


Paper:
- So Much Happy
- Clover, Lagoon, Sapphire and White Daisy card stock

Silhouette:
- 252130 leaf thank you by Lilium Pixel SVG
- 48127 Bow Set by Miss Kate Cuttables

Embellishments:
- Bitty Sparkles
- Z3247 Simple Chevron Embossing Folder 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out todays project. I hope you are feeling inspired! If you want to play along with us at AHSC just click here!

Until next time, happy crafting!
Brandi