I still am processing just how amazing our recent Close to my Convention was! I have only been home two days and already I have so many amazing plans for the future and so much to be thankful for as well!

One area I am thankful for is the focus of this blog today- I actually won the layout contest at convention! 10 layouts were selected by home office from those submitted by consultants. We were to use the convention theme of ‘Make it from your Heart’.  Above you will see my full layout.  Literally the idea for this layout just came to me one day when I was working a baby show with a downline of mine. When I got home from that event I got started right away and finished this… it was perfect, just as I had imagined!

How did I do it?

No technical suprises or big tips on this one- to get my flip flaps to make a heart I laid them all out the old fashioned way. To get my heart big enough I had to cut it by hand (and actually made two. I then laid out my flip flaps and cut the second heart up so that the pieces could become the front of the flip flap. I had to make sure the lines all matched up so this process took some time but was well worth it! Inside I filled my heart with all the things that I make from my heart or put my heart into- my family, my business, my home! All the things I love!

I used the following CTMH product in my layout”

Wavy Blooms stamp set

Coral reef Sequins

CTMH Cricut cartridges (I used a bunch of them to mix my fonts up)

Watercolour pencils and blending pen

All of these materials can be found for purchase on the SALE part of my website.

Until we craft again, The Brae-er