Happy Birthday - BTF

Here is a card I did for this weeks Between the Fold Challenge. The challenge this week was birthday!

Friend - AHSC #153

Hello and Happy Tuesday to you! Today I have another card using Penelope (I tell you I am addicted to this stuff!). I also bring to you a guest designer who assisted me with my project for this weeks AHSC design team entry. My 8 year old daughter was my assistant in my scrap room today and she kind of took this card over to make for her best friend at school. I let her run with it, with a bit of help and making sure she was following the sketch. 

Here is our project...I thinks she did pretty darn good! I did help with the colouring of the flowers. She did the small pink ones and she asked me to do the other two. We did the technique where you put ink onto the lid of the ink pad and use a water blending brush to pick up the ink, not sure what it is called. 

I was really happy she got to help me today, she has some days where she makes a lot of bad choices and today she was great, so awesome to be around and fun, smiling and care free. I love seeing her that way and so as a reward for great choices and NO bad choices, listening first time every time she got to play with mommy and do pretty much what she wanted, as long as she followed the sketch. She is already asking to do another sketch....I might have created a mini me!

Products used:

Paper:

- Penelope

- Crystal Blue and White Daisy card stock

Ink:

- Pear, Pixie, Honey, and Crystal Blue

Embellishments:

- Silver Shimmer Trim

- Pink Epoxy bubbles

Thanks for stopping by, we would love to see what you come up with using this sketch. Please join us at AHSC and share your work with us!

Thanks!

Brandi

The Birds & Bees - H2H Challenges

This week the them is the Birds and Bees over at Heart 2 Heart challenges. And I had just the perfect stamp set for it, the Stamp of the month for this month! Of course we do not mean THAT Birds and the bee's we mean the cute spring birds and the bees that come back out in the spring. 

Here is my project! I am still loving on the Penelope paper pack, so funky, fun and cute! 

Products Used:

Paper:
- Penelope
- White Daisy card stock

Ink:
- Memento Cocoa
- Crystal Blue Honey, Pixie and Thistle

Stamp:
- Sunshine Birdies


We would love to see your take on the "Birds and the Bee's" Challenge. We know you will keep it clean like we did! Join us at H2H challenges for all the fun!

Thanks for stopping by! 
Brandi

Hello - H2H Challenge

Hello! Happy Monday to you! It is time that we bring you another wonderful challenge from Heart 2 Heart Challenges. The challenge this week is to use the colour Fern. 

What does a girl do when she has nothing Fern except a Fern ink pad? Make her own papers, thats what! I did some random stamping with C1640 A Friend in me to get the flowers and I coloured them in with a water blending pen and Fern, Eggplant, Poppy, Saffron, and Pomegranate. I also created the Fern mat by using White Daisy yardstick and taking a brayer to the ink pad and loading it up and rolling the ink onto the white Daisy card stock. 

Thanks for stopping by, we would love to see what you come up with using the CTMH Fern colour. Be sure to stop by H2H and see what the other design team members came up with!

Until next time, happy Crafting!
Brandi

Retired! A H2H challenge!

This week at Heart 2 Heart challenges we are all about retirement!  Do you know someone who is retiring from a long career or are you like me and have a huge stash of retired products in your craft areas?

Since no one I know is close to retiring, except my father in law but he won't, I went with the retired product angle!

I have used the retired CTMH paper pack Jubilee and the retired stamp of the month Candlelight Garden. I did go new on the water colour paints on the flowers. 

I would love to see any retirement projects you have done or how far into your retired stash you can go for your project for this week! Share your work with us over at H2H Challenges!

Thanks for stopping by!
Brandi

You got this! - AHSC #148

There is my take on this weeks Sketch for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  I love this sentiment, it can mean so much. It could be words of encouragement, a good luck card, a congratulations card, it could be anything really!

I brought out some retired paper, Blossom, I love this paper and we had very unseasonably warm weather this weekend that I am just so ready for spring and Blossom is just what I need to cure the winter blues!

Products used:

Paper:
- Blossom (retired)
- White Daisy, Sunset, and Glacier card stock

Stamp:
- 1661 Crazy Good

Ink:
- Sunset

Compliments:
- Blossom (retired)

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my project for this weeks H2H challenges. We would really love to see what you come up with and what your take on the "Party Animal" theme!

Until next time! Happy Crafting!
Brandi

Awesome - Between the Folds Challenge

This weeks challenge at Between the Folds Challenge blog is all about Liquid Glass. 

For this challenge, I coated the flower embellishments in liquid glass to give them a shiny shimmery affect. This is just one of the many ways I to use this versatile product. 

If you look really closely at the flowers you can see the glassy affect. 

Products used:

Paper:
- Zoe
- Sunset and White Daisy card stock

Embellishments:
- Zoe Compliments
- Extra Thick Twine - Glacier

Ink:
- Sunset

Stamp:
- D1661 Crazy Good

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Party On! - H2H Challenges

It is time to party on! I made this card for my nephew's birthday that is coming up. He will love it, he is all into monsters and ghouls. I did got old school and retired with this one because the theme was party animals and that was the name of the stamp set, the little monsters are just super adorable, and my nephew is a little party animal!

Products used:

Paper:
- Blossom (retired)
- White Daisy, Sunset, and Glacier card stock

Stamp:
-D1437 Party Animals (retired)

Ink:
- Black

Misc:
- Water Colour pencils
- Water blending pen (retired)

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my project for this weeks H2H challenges. We would really love to see what you come up with and what your take on the "Party Animal" theme!

Until next time! Happy Crafting!
Brandi

Feeling Better! - AHSC Sketch 146

Today I have another Charlotte card for you but I am taking a bit of a break from the birthday cards and bringing you a get well soon card. This is another card for my upcoming Charlotte card workshop. 

Products used:

Paper:
- Charlotte
- Slate, Black, White Daisy

Ribbon:
- Z3197 Black and Gold Ribbon

Stamp:
- B1508 - Kiss it Better

Ink:
- Slate and Sorbet

Embellishment:
- Black glitter gems (retired)

Please join us and play along at AHSC, we would love to see your take on the sketch! 

Until next time, happy scrapping!
Brandi

Happy Birthday - Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #14b

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is Close To My Heart's Charlotte Paper Packet.

I had a request from one of my workshop participants to do several birthday cards as her stock is depleted, so that is why 2 days of Charlotte birthday cards, I am prepping for my workshop!

Products used:

Paper:

- Charlotte

- White Daisy and Slate card stock

Ink:

- Slate and Sorbet

Ribbon:

- Z3197 Black and Gold Ribbon

Stamp:

- C1605 Happy to be friends

Embellishments:

- Z3203 Treasured Puffies

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, February 15, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Brandi

Happy Birthday - H2H Challenges

This week at Heart 2 Heart challenges we bring you a new challenge and this one might be easy and might be really hard for us scrapbookers...use your favourite paper and at least one Close to my Heart product. Most of us scrapbookers are hoarders or paper so narrowing down a favourite might be challenging to some. 

I am, unfortunately out of my very favourite paper package, I used up every last bit of it so I will use my current favourite, it is what I have been playing with lately and so LOVING...Charlotte. Charlotte is sweet, dainty, feminine and so super cute. 

I cute this cute little mason jar out from the Artistry cartridge, isn't it super cute?

Products used:

Paper:

- Charlotte

- Slate and White Daisy card stock

Cricut:

- Artistry

Stamps:

- C1612 Shower Flowers

- Artfully sent card sayings

Ink:

- Sorbet and Champagne

Embellisments:

- Z2012 Gold Sequins Assortment

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Be sure to join us at H2H challenges and let us know what your favourite paper pack is!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Brandi

Two - H2H challenges

Hello! 

This week we have a new challenge for you from H2H Challenges. This week the theme is 2 - Two. What will you create with the theme of 2?

I have a card for you featuring 2 - Two new products on my project. I got an order of goodies from Close to my Heart and just could not wait to play with the goodies. The two new products I used are the Confetti embossing folder and the My Anchor Thin Cuts. 

I do not have anyone in mind for this card but maybe my husband, the Slate and Outdoor Denim (retired) make this a bit more masculine of a card. I did colour in the little heart in the centre of the Love with a red sharpie. I love the thin cuts, I was able to cut out the lighthouse and the wave border with the thin cuts and it was so easy and took no time at all. 

Products Used:
Paper
- White Daisy, Slate and Outdoor Denim (retired) card stock

Stamp:
- C1642 My Anchor

Ink:
- Slate, Outdoor Denim (retired)

Thin Cuts
- Z3202 My Anchor Thin Cuts

Embossing:
- Z3118 Confetti Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project for the H2H design team for more great designs, please stop by H2H and check out the other Design Team entries and that of our loyal followers. 

Have a great day, and until next time happy crafting!
Brandi

Today is a good day....AHSC Sketch Challenge #144

Hello! Today I am brining you a card I really enjoyed making. Some cards come together easier than others and just make you happy and this was one for me. I love the simplicity of it but still feels it has an elegant feel to it. I just love AHSC, they make putting cards together so super easy and being on this design team has been a great joy, I am thrilled to be continuing on with them. 

Products Used:

Paper:

- Emporium

- Crystal Blue, Colonial White card stock

Stamp:

- D1555 All the Details

Ink:

- Crystal Blue

Embossing:

- Z1926 Quatrefoil Embossing Folder

Embellishments:

- Seam binding ribbon (retired)

- Buttons (not CTMH from A.C. Moore in the US, forgot the manufacturer)

Thanks for stopping by! We hope you will join us over at AHSC, we would love to see your take on this sketch!

Until next time, Happy scrapping!

Brandi 

ABC's...H2H Challenge

Happy Monday to you!

Today I bring you a new challenge from Heart 2 Heart Challenges (H2H)! The challenge this week should you choose to accept it (and we really hope you do!) is all about the A, B. C's! Create a project of any kind (card, layout, home decor, class room item) anything that has at least one Close to My Heart Product and has an ABC or Alphabet theme. 


Here is what I came up with:

I decided to get a head start on the end of the year cards for the girls teachers. It is always a busy time so if I start now I should be good by the end of June! This card came together super easy for me and quickly during a playdate the girls were having with some friends. I love it when they come together quick and easy and are cute to boot!

Products used:

Paper:
- Scholastic (retired)
- Bamboo and Colonial White card stock

Stamps:
- E1027 Framework Alphabet
- D1612 Teacher Appreciation

Ink:
- Cocoa

Misc:
- 3505 Watercolor Pencils
- Water Blending Pen (retired)


We would really love to see your ideas and takes on our ABC challenge over at H2H challenges, click here to join us!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Brandi

Shine On! AHSC Sketch #143

Today I have a fun sketch for you from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. This sketch was super easy to come up with fun stuff for and is super versatile for any theme you might need. 

I made this quick card for the daughter of a friend of mine. She has had a rough go of things the last few years and I just want to let her know how proud I am of her for being the amazing young lady she is!

Products used:

Paper:
- Blossom (retired)
- Glacier, White Daisy, and Pear card stock

Ink:
- Cocoa and Pear

Stamp Set:
- C1629 Diamonds are forever

Embellishments:
- Extra Thick Twine Glacier

Cricut:
- Cricut Explore
- Cricut Artistry

Thanks for stopping by. Please swing on over to AHSC and check out what the rest of the design team are up to this week!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!
Brandi

It is all about the numbers - H2H Challenges

Happy Monday to you! Today is Monday and I am bringing you a new challenge from Heart 2 Heart challenges. The challenge for this week is all about numbers, just incorporate numbers into your project and you are good to go!

For this weeks challenge I had the idea of cutting out a bunch of numbers and using the negative space for the card. I was not sure what I would do in the background so I had to sit on it for a few days until I figured out what I was going to do and it finally came to me, the water colour paints. 

I really like how vibrant I was able to get the colours to appear. I actually let my 5 and 8 year old daughters do the painting for me, they hover when I am at my scrapbook table and I figured this is something they could do, how hard could water coloured stripes be? I think they did fabulous! I did use various fonts on my Silhouette studio for the numbers but the scalloped circle and plain circle were both done with my Cricut Art philosophy. 

Products used:

Paper:

- White Daisy card stock

- Bazzil White card stock (I wanted a textured look on top)

Cricut:

- Cricut Explore

- Cricut Art Philosophy

Ink:

- Sunset

Stamp:

- D1475 Card Chatter - Birthday

Thanks for stopping by. To see what the rest of the H2H design team comes up with click here!

Until next time, Happy scrapping!

Brandi

You mean the world....AHSC Sketch 141

Doesn't it seem like the minute one holiday is over we have moved onto the next one? It does to me and my card today might show how I feel, Christmas and New Years is done, onto Valentines but oddly I never set out to make a Valentines card, I just wanted to use a heart rather than the flower in the sketch below which led me to picking some cute pink papers and BAM!...a Valentine card!

Products Used:

Paper:
- Sweetheart (retired)
- Cotton Candy (retired)

Cricut:
- Art Philosophy

Ink:
- Cocoa

Stamp:
- S1601 - Beloved Bouquet

A simple, yet sweet card to start of the Valentine cards! I hope you enjoyed my project for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Please join us here. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Brandi

Cheers 2016!...H2H Challenge

Happy New Year!

Do you create resolutions? I try to but I try to not set myself up to fail, I try for things I will enjoy like more scrapbooking, trying to get outside more when the weather permits, do more one on one things with our girls. I try not to pick anything to strenuous and our house is so busy and I already struggle to get it all done and be the best motherI can be I do not need any added pressures!


But one of my long standing resolutions is to scrapbook more. I do not scrap nearly enough for my liking. My scrapbooking is my creative outlet, my calming force, my zen. The more I scrap the happier I am which makes everyone in the house happy. The challenge is finding the sweet spot of scrapbooking time and work/mommy time....the challenge is real!

I am starting the year off with this super simple card I made for my first entry for 2016 for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog site. I love being part of their design team and I am entering my second year with this team and so thrilled to start the year with them. While this is my second term on this design team it is my FIRST project for the year and the theme for this weeks challenge is the FIRST month is beginning, use the number 1, the idea of "first," or some other interpretation to kick off the first month of the year!

Products used:

Paper:
- Black card stock

Stamp:
- S1511 Cheers, 2016!

Ink:
-Versamark

Misc:
- Ranger Gold embossing powder
- Craft heater

I hope you enjoyed this super simple card to start the new year off. I do hope you will join us over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges!

Thanks for stopping by!
Brandi