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Cross Canada Blog Hop: Mini Books

I LOVE making mini-books- especially for my non-crafty friends as gifts. They are the ones who appreciate the hard work and both of us know that they would never make one of their own. This book is one of those… made for a friend expecting her fourth and last baby (and since she refuses to give into my peer pressure and find out what she is having she gets one made in gender neutral colours).

Now this is a blog hop as well, so welcome! Read on and follow the links to see LOTS of different ideas for mini books.

For my album I used one of our Hip Pic albums (if you search on my website ‘hip pic’ you can see a few ways I have used these- they are so great!). I also used the Babycakes Picture my Life cards to decorate the album- a little bit of stamping and some accessories pull it all together!

You can see I used lots of washi tape- many of my hand cut pieces are actually cut from some of the picture my life cards (not stamped at all). This book came together in about an hour- quick and lovely!

Now HOP on over to Michelle’s blog to see what mini-book creation she has to share!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

Single Page Saturday: Single page layouts are FUN!

Lately I have been VERY inspired by one page layouts- I have a bunch of older photos or single photos which I love but had no way of logically scrapbooking them all together (that I like anyway). There is SOOOOOOOOO much inspiration in pinterest (I have a whole board full of inspiration for cards and layouts).

It may seem silly but I find a single page layout freeing- the process has a different feel when it is only one page I am working on. When I work on two I approach it a with a whole different attitude and thought process.

For this layout I used more pieces from the My Crush Assortments you can purchase for use in our Crush albums- the ONLY paper that is from an actual kit is the back pink chevron piece (from Ivy Lane). I have to admit- I had to buy another pack of the crush assortments! This will be my third but they are just so perfect for so many things (and at $4.95 they are well worth the money!)

I also used my spray pen with a reinker/water mix in it, some of our sequins (new product alert!) and a stamp set (also new!!)

Do you scrapbook in two-page layouts or do you sometimes try a single page? How does this make you feel? I would love to know your thoughts!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

CTMH Convention ‘hangover’

Yes, convention was almost two weeks ago (well the start of it anyway) and I am still feeling the effects- the only good part is that these effects are all good…. inspiration, motivation, creativity… and a little bit of tiredness but coffee fixes that right up! Convention is one of the BEST parties of the year and I am so glad that I was there this year and will CERTAINLY be there next year too!

This year I had 13 team members join me- that is my best turnout yet. Convention is an investment so it can be hard to see the payoff if you have never been but I think all of these ladies now know that it is totally worth it! Here are just a few highlights.

Private meeting with the mouse! Yes please!! For the Director’s dinner the company hired Mickey for a photo op- and I later met Minnie during the awards ceremony (I won 9th place for team building in North America- a HUGE accomplishment as Canadians do not usually place in the top ten!)

After the photos and our lovely dinner we were taken into the California Adventure park to watch the World of Colour Show- it is wonderful! There I had time to connect with my gal-pal Denise! Another aspect I love about convention is the time to connect with old friends AND meet new ones!

After being up late, we woke up super-early to run/walk a 5K- here is Denise and I again getting ready for this one. My friend Anita photo-bombed us! I will admit- I walked it- took photos on the way and just enjoyed the view of the park with NO other people!

There is LOTS more that goes on- I may post more in another post (let me know if you would like to see more).

This year my BFF Sarah and I did stay an extra day and played at Disneyland itself- oh my…. the California disney is so quaint and just awesome! We had a great time… and only felt a little guilty about being there without our children!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

New CTMH Cricut Cartridge

By now you may have heard… it will be EVERYWHERE… CTMH is releasing a new cricut cartridge!!! Here are three sneak peek cards that I created at convention using the new cartridge (and new colours and new papers and new accessories LOL).

HELLO! What is that – pop up card! Whoohooo!!!!

and here a fancy fold! I think this cartridge will be a real winner!!

What do you think?

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

Base and Bling Bracelet

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited for this new item! I love our pendant jewellery and squealed with delight when these beauties were revealed at convention! The design is perfect and the possibilities endless!!

I picked my image, used liquid glass to set the glass cover and done! Took me about 2 minutes (seriously!!).

Here is a side view- and might I add that my wrist is not delicate or small and it fit me just fine!

You can get this August 1st!!! And if you are local to me OR online (like my Facebook page on the right) then you can join in my Catalogue Launch Parties.

In house- August 7th at 7:00 pm

Online catalogue launch party- August 8th- 11th (all on Facebook!)

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

Artistic Adventure Mini Album

Convention is always a magical time of year- for CTMH consultants I think it is MORE exciting than Christmas! The fun of new product reveals (and how they reveal them is always a true show) and getting time to play with all the new stuff… sigh… it is heaven on earth!

Now today I am still at Disneyland… riding rides and having some girl time with my BFF Sarah BUT before I left I wanted to make sure I had some fun stuff set up for you! I hope you like it- we created this on Thursday at convention and all I will need to add when I get home are my photos!

This mini album is created with the following new products: Chalk it up Picture my Life, Striped Twill Ribbon, and and the Chalk it Up Assortment. I also used a few of our new stamps… but those you will have to wait to see… (insert slightly evil laugh here).

Want to make an album like this for a special trip you have been on? or to document a special moment? comment below and I will consider this as a kit for the upcoming fall/winter kits!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

CTMH Convention Sneak Peek

Psst!

Want a sneak peek of what we have been seeing here at convention….it ends today but these memories will last a lifetime and I cannot wait to share all the fantastic new product with you!

Be sure to visit back soon as I will be sharing out convention mini album in a few days!

In the meantime… happy dreaming about new stuff to come 🙂

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

Hello Summer Mini Book Kit

I am excited to offer my FIRST kit- order-able July 1st for only $40!

In your ‘Hello Summer Mini Book KIt’ you will receive everything you need to create the mini book you see here INCLUDING full colour instructions. Your kit will include:

Kraft Hip Pic Album

Pre-cut and pre-stamped pieces of papers and cardstock

Flamingo Dots

My Crush Best Day Even Assortment

Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape

Instructions

To pre-order your kit contact me at my email (braemontgomery@gmail.com). If you are not local to me then shipping will be added on to get the kit to you 🙂

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

CTMH Convention 2014

I am off to the Happiest place on Earth – a place well know for how it can make you feel like a kid again!! It couldn’t be much better than mixing Disneyland with Close to my Heart!!!
See you all in a week with lots of news and maybe even a few sneak peeks….

for now here is a video that shows my emotions right now …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM&feature=kp

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

My CTMH family

Last month I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with my CTMH family. Some of the corporate staff came to Canada and did a tour of different cities while hosting an event called Rediscover. This event was for consultants only and was a way to get in touch with why they joined, get motivated and get inspired!!

Since my team spreads across Canada I decided that I needed to be present at the Rediscover events where I had the most team members- that meant Halifax and Toronto (although I would have liked to have kept going across Canada to be at all since I had a team member or two at each event). It was a whirlwind but so AMAZING! I loved meeting in person some of my team and getting a chance to know them even a little bit more!

Here is my CTMH Halifax family (not all my East coast peeps made it of course but we had a great turnout!)

Here is my Toronto crew- yes the largest part of my team is in Ontario and almost 100 of us were at this event. As it was a sold out event I felt a little bad for the 35 or so consultants present that were not Brae-er Team members.

This is me and Sheri- a year ago I barely knew her and she was not part of my team. Around August she decided that she wanted to be part of what I had going on and asked for her team to join mine- at the time she had no upline so this was allowed. To say I have been blessed since she has joined me would be an understatement- her energy and enthusiasm and sheer excitement to be part of my team has been inspiring and I think I have gotten the most out of this relationship (although I know she would argue the point).

This is the sweet gift Sheri gave me to thank me for this past year- I am really so lucky!!! And she is just one of over 400 women on my team… each as inspiring to me as the next. I really, truly LOVE what I do!!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er

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