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Technique Tuesday: Resist Ink

This week our technique will be on resist ink- and it will be a little different in that I won’t be sharing a picture of the finished project until Friday so be sure to come back and visit!

To create the resist you can use a few different things- our paper fundamentals line is perfect for this as it already has a glossy image (like you can see here).  You can also use heat embossing to create your own image for resist.
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The resist piece works when you add ink- in the case of my sample I used our white daisy pigment but any ink will do.  I rubbed the ink on with a sponge and wherever the glossy image is will RESIST the ink- hence the name of the technique!

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Here is a close up on the resist area on my finished project- your sneak peek until friday….

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Embossing- Sandpaper technique

Yesterday I showed a project using just plain embossing – of course there was nothing plain about the project itself!   Today I want to introduce you to the sanding technique.  Although this technique can be used even if you have not embossed it looks gorgeous when you have!  Emboss your paper as usual and then take some sandpaper or our sanding block and lightly sand over the raised areas- because our card stock has a white core this will reveal that.  It creates such a nice finish and can take plain cardstock and really bring it to life!

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Here is a close up of the blue piece of paper that I used with the sanding technique.

Other items used on this page- Balloon Ride paper, grey glitter paper, clear epoxy bubbles.

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See you tomorrow!

 

 

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 14

Only one day left! WOW! I cannot wait to pick and announce the winner of the hostess rewards for our CTMH Idea Book reveal- you will have till midnight (MST) on the 15th to submit your orders to the party on my SHOP (be sure you ‘join’ the Idea Book reveal party)- the winner will be announced here on the 16th!

Today’s project is a simple one but it focuses on an item that I actually intro ducted in an earlier post as a teaser- our Picture my Life system.  (If you are familiar with Project Life or Pocket scrapbooking then you will be familiar with this style of scrapbooking).

We have come out with 8 different PML kits- each kit features 44 4×6 cards, 78 3×4 cards, a 12×12 designed cover page and 10 memory protectors of various designs.  This allows you to add an album (did I mention we have two new patterns of albums) and you will have a completed book in an afternoon!  This is the answer for those who like the look of a scrapbook but don’t have the time or don’t want the fuss.  You can keep your PML book simple or you can dress it up with some simple accessories like washi tape!

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Here are pics I took of 6 of the kits- I have even organized mine in our medium organizer for storage.  This picture shows only the left side of the organizer but all the cards fit very nicely – even with all 8 kits I still have room in the back for another 8 or other pieces (like accessories or pictures) that I might want to take with me when completing one of these albums.

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This is such a great system and I cannot wait to get started!

Products revealed:

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Oh and before I forget I do have a video on Youtube also showing this:

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 12

 Welcome back to Day 12 of the Spring/Summer CTMH Idea book reveal! We are only a few days away from the end and the big announcement…  the winner of the  HOSTESS REWARDS! If you have not had a chance to place your order then be sure to visit my SHOP – all orders qualify for one ticket in the draw, a second order gets a second ticket and so on!

Also- if you have not yet- please subscribe to my website! I have so much more planned for the coming weeks and would hate for you to miss any of it!

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Now for today’s reveal.

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This is Jubilee- bright, playful, sunny and summery (and as I write this and look out my window at yet another foot of snow after a big snowfall I cannot wait to feel sunny and summery!).

This layout is from another workshop on the go kit.  I love how it all came together and how the colours worked perfectly to scrapbook my Canada Day memories from last summer! It also made me wish we had made it out to the fall fair.

What would you scrapbook with this fun paper?

Products used:

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 11

Welcome to Day 11 of the CTMH Idea Book reveal- today’s page is simple and sweet! I simply love how it all came together.  I based this page on a sketch I saw on Pinterest ( you can follow me on Pinterest by clicking here).  I knew when I saw the layout that I wanted to keep things clean but beautiful.  The paper I used is all from the Skylark paper pack- isn’ that patterned piece with the birds in the top left corner to die for! Would you believe the paper looks like that- I didn’t have to add anything to that top corner!

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I did add some simple pieces to finish the page off- some flowers and a bird from the Skylark Assortment and a few of the chipboard pieces from the Skylark complements.

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Products featured:

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 10

Day 10 already! The time is passing quickly and the orders are rolling in to the CTMH Idea book reveal party- have you ordered yet?  Remember you can order on my SHOP under the Idea Book reveal party and you will be entered in to the draw to win the HOSTESS REWARDS for the entire party!

Today I am going to show another layout for another workshop on the go kit- this one is Lollydoodle! How adorable is this layout of my daughter and her friends at gymnastics?!  I love the interesting cuts on this layout that make it so much more interesting than a basic layout full of square cuts!  This kit is one that you do need to purchase, or already own, the CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge if you would like to complete it.  You can create the layout with the straight cuts if you like but the intricate ones are so much more fun!

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Do you have any of our Cricut cartridges? Tell me below what you own, which cartridge is on your wish list and how you plan to get it.  I may just draw a lucky winner to win a special prize!

Products featured:

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of the CTMH Idea Book reveal! Today I want to share with you a layout inspired by page 21 of the new Idea Book (if you have one you can look it up and see what I am talking about- and remember you can also view the idea book online).

As soon as I saw that single page in the Idea book I knew I had to recreate it- with my own twist of course! This layout does not feature any of the stamping that the other one does- I instead used the Skylark complements to fill in the places that would have featured some stamping.  I love to stamp but I also know that not everyone feels the same way- this shows the versatility of our product line!skylark stamp camp layout

 The other thing that I added to this layout (beyond a second page) is a piece of the Skylark Picture my Life kit.  You can see it in the close up photo below- I used one of the cards and created a nice little spot to feature my journaling!

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Since I wrote this post a week ago I have created a video to go along with this layout- a great step by step so you can create your own!  Check it out!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 7

Oh my goodness- I am a little excited to show you today’s project and featured items!!! Of course welcome back to Day 7 of the CTMH Idea Book Reveals… and today’s project which not only features one of our great new products BUT an exclusive one!! You read that right- this one is exclusive and you can ONLY get it when you host a party!

WHAT?! NO FAIR!!

Nope, absolutely fair- maybe you don’t realize how easy and fun a party can be? If you live in Central Ontario (or sometimes even other parts as I like to travel) I will come to you and we can have a lovely home party OR a hostess-designed workshop- whatever you like! If you are not local don’t worry! I have something for you too! We could have an online Facebook party- they are sometimes even BETTER than an in house party as no one needs to worry about weather, finding sitters or getting dressed to leave the house!  Just contact me (and believe me you will WANT to!)  If you want to find out a little bit more about hosting please click on the “Be a Hostess” tab above.

Here is our super sweet project- a card featuring that exclusive item- the ‘Unicorn Dreams’ stamp set… it is too cute for words!!!

The card itself is pretty simple- I stamped the unicorn in hollyhock ink and stamped the sentiment over top in black ink.  I added some paper to the top and a strip of paper folded up across that for some dimension.  Then I finished it off with a few more of those sequins from the lollydoodle cardmaking workshop on the go kit!

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Easy, cute and I so LOVE the quote!!!

Product featured:

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 6

Welcome back to the 6th day of the CTMH Idea Book reveal- I hope you have been enjoying yourself and if there is anything you would like to see featured or shown in an upcoming post be sure to let me know! In FACT- although you can view the full Idea Book online at this link– if you are in Canada and place an order through me I will also send you a real version FREE! Just email me once you place your order and I will send it the next day.

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Today I am featuring a layout I created using a variety of products.  One of the things I love most about our current spring/summer line of products is the VERSATILITY it offers! So many of the products can mix with other items and will match beautifully! In this layout I have mixed two different lines- Ivy Lane and Balloon Ride.

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Products featured:

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book Reveal: Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of the CTMH Idea book reveal! Today I have a project and a challenge – which means our first PRIZE!!

First- the challenge!

I want YOU to do the following:

-Click HERE and ‘Follow’ my 15 days of Reveals board on Pinterest

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When you have done all three just comment in the comments section and I will pick a winner- you have until Feb 4th at midnight to do this and the winner will be announced as part of the Day 5 reveal.

Now to the project!

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This two page layout is from out Ariana Workshop on the Go kit- what I LOVE about these kits is that everything I need is in the bag! I just make sure I have adhesive and my stamp pads, add my photos and I have a gorgeous layout in no time at all!   This is only ONE of the TWO layouts that you can complete with a workshop on the go kit (and yes you will have plenty of leftovers and an exclusive stamp set to keep forever and ever).

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New product featured in this project (click on picture to be taken to the SHOP):

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Last… the PRIZE (nope didn’t forget but I wanted you to sweat it out just a bit ….)

The winning person (chosen at random by random.org) will win….

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this cute stamp set- one of our NEW mini collection stamps and one that will also be featured on tomorrow’s project!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er