Author Archives: Brae Montgomery

National Scrapbooking Month: You and Me Kit

May is National Scrapbooking Month- yeah a holiday just for us!!
For the occassion CTMH is bringing out the most GORGEOUS paper kit that I have ever seen!
To get the kit you can order it from me outright for the price of $38.95 or you can order $50 worth of product and get the kit for $16.50. Oh, and you can also get if for FREE when you sign up as a consultant in May!
What do you get? You and Me stamp set, cardstock, patterned paper (with a new weight), You and Me irresistables, chocolate stripe ribbon and mocha opaques PLUS an instruction manual that shows you how to create the two layouts pictured below- check them out!

How darling are they? Perfect if you have a girl or a boy!

BUT- maybe scrapbooking is not your thing or you like the paper but you want to do other stuff? Check out this inspirational artwork I have been working on!
This little album will become a gift for someone who is expecting! To see the pages inside you will need to come back this week!

And three cute cards! Are you inspired and ready to play?? Contact me to get your order in for May 1st.

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Where have I been?

It has been about three weeks since my last post and I have so much to share!! April is always my busiest month- with the Creativ Festival in Toronto, weekend retreats, and Regional Celebration there was so much to do! BUT- now I have tonnes to share so the next few weeks will be rich with photos and project ideas!

We had a fabulous time at Creativ Festival and if you had the chance to come by the booth we thank you! I already am looking forward to the fall show and all the exciting classes that I will be teaching there!

Happening at the same time was Regional Celebration (and just down the road!) This was event put on by Close to my Heart for consultants and it was amazing- the best regional I have ever been too!! We had great business classes, amazing create and takes and inspiration and motivation a-plenty!!
I was really excited as I was asked to teach a 10 minute technique spotlight on one of our products. I chose to do mine on Liquid Applique (stay tuned for more on this class later- for today a photo of me on stage will have to suffice!)

We also had awards- these were for the first quarter of this year (January- March). My team (the Brae-er’s) won 1st place in team sales for small teams- yeah us!!
My downline Audrey won 1st place for sales on her MyCTMH website- yeah to her!!

No artwork pictures yet- but say tuned (it is taking me some time to crop and resize them all!)

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop- Blessed

Welcome to the April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!! This month you will be viewing many projects featuring the stamp set Blessed. If you have arrived from Tamytha’s blog then you are on the right path.

Blessed is a very nice set that lets you play with base and shade stamping (a simple technique that is best done with acrylix stamps!!) Base and shade means that you have two seperate stamp images- one that is the outline of the image and one that is the ‘filler’- you can see that below in my stamped image of the flower.

This card is based on the ‘Matchbook’ pattern from Wishes. I used the spray pen to create my background and then base and shade stamping for my flower. The sentiment is from an older stamp set called For Every Occassion (still available in our current Idea Book).

Now Hop on over to Mary’s blog to see what she has created!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Studio J: Fast, Simple and Easy!!

I LOVE IT!! I really do- I am very behind in my scrapbooking and recently decided that I had to do something to get caught up. That is when I turned to Studio J. Here are four of the layouts I created recently and a few reasons Studio J might be the right choice for you in helping to preserve your memories.

* Fast- yep, takes no time at all. I can usually get a layout done in 15-30 minutes depending on how detailed I want to get.

*Simple- it is really easy to use. You don’t need a computer degree to figure it out as the website is set up similar to other computer programs that people are used to. That being said- you can also do so much!! Edit your photos, change the colours, crop, get rid of red eye and blemishes- and these are just the things you can do to your photos!

You can do so much with the paper elements- change out papers, sand them, ink distress them, add accessories or stickers- even stich on your layouts!

*Easy- it really is!! The easiest part is trying Studio J: it is RISK FREE!! Go online now to http://braemontgomery.myctmh.com and click on the Studio J link. Studio J is FREE to use and play around in. Feel free to create a layout or a tonne of layouts!! You only pay if you choose to purchase your layouts. Share the layouts you complete with friends and family and even me- if you complete one take a screen capture and email it to me at braemontgomery@myctmh.com– I would love to share it on my blog!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Chase the Rainbow- my take!

If you have the current CTMH catalogue then you have probably noticed the AMAZING layout on page 115 (right below the buttons). I know most of my customers have noticed and just love this layout! I have wanted to recreate it for a while and today finally got around to it.

My take did require to change a few things due to what I had on hand- I did use the Wings paper (but switched out one piece). I had to use a different Alphabet and flourish stamp to add those images but they kept the feel intact and I have to say- I love the finished product!!

I will say though- it was a labour of love! This was not a layout that took me only a half hour to finish (and since I was chatting with friends and watching our children it is hard to know exactly how long it took me but I know it was at least an hour if not more) BUT that being said- IT WAS WORTH IT!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Hope for Japan Stamp Set Fundraiser

This is just example of one of the many reasons why I love working for this company- Jeanette our founder and CEO has such a giving heart!! We all know of the tragedy that hit Japan- an earthquake followed by a tsunami- such a terrible thing. I have sadly noticed over the last few days the news of this disaster slipping from the news and being replaced with stories of war and other tragic things BUT I am SADDENED to see this happen since I know to many people it will mean forgetting what is going on over there.
I plan to support the cause in the small ways that I can from home- one way will be to purchase this lovely stamp set pictured above. This stamp set is being offered from now until the end of April for the price of only $5.00- the greatest part is that 100% of the proceeds will go to Japan to help with their recovery!!
Please support this effort by purchasing this set- contact me by email braemontgomery@myctmh.com or order online at http://braemontgomery.myctmh.com
Thanks for your help!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Birth Announcement featuring News Print Rub ons and Kraft Paper

This is a very simple card I made a few weeks ago. I used our new Newsprint Rub-ons and our Kraft paper- also some of the Blue ribbon assortment and one of the Lucky level 2 embellishments.
I started my background with the intend of covering the whole front of the card but soon realized that would take FOREVER! So I ended like this and really liked the effect. I think it will make a cute birth announcement for a little boy!
Now I have to admit something- I had baby on the brain the day I made this because we are expecting (after 7 longs years of waiting for things to work out correctly!!). Currently I am 15 weeks pregnant and things are going pretty well (better since the 1st trimester is over with all of its fun). Now I have one son and would love a baby girl- but something tells me it is a boy- hence this card! We do plan to find out what we are having on April 25th so stay tuned to see a special project to announce that!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er