While perusing Pinterest I saw something that made me stop and head on over to the craft room (love those inspirational pins!). I found some photos and got to work creating this adorable one page Valentine layout! (and if you follow me on Pinterest- link on the left- then you will see my inspiration in my Layout Inspiration board).
For this layout I used the CTMH Heartstrings paper, complement, assortment and a variety of accessories: Chalk it Up stickers, puffy stickers and some red bakers twine. I love, love, love, LOVE how it came together!
This layout using a lot of layering and foam tape to add some dimension- most of my photos are popped up off the page as well as many of my stickers. The photos below show more of that.
All of my main squares were cut at 3 1/4 by 3 1/4 and then I used smaller pieces to hide behind them or under photos. It gave the look of larger pieces without cutting up all my pretty paper. I may have to try this valentine layout style with some other photos and patterns – so fun!
Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog hop where we are sharing out love of Valentine’s Day! If you have come from Nicky’s blog then you are on the path across Canada to see all our artwork- have fun and don’t forget to leave a little LOVE on every blog by adding a comment!
This holiday is one of my favourite smaller holidays. I love the colours, I love all the fun artwork I can create and I love that the holiday is about love!
Here is a banner I created for my mantel- I am really enjoying the mantel in the new house and decorating it for the different seasons and holidays. This banner was quickly made using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and the Artiste cartridge. I used older papers as they had the colours I was seeking (a great way to use up your stash) and added some glitter paper for sparkle.
My next project was one inspired by something I saw on pinterest. I used one of our decor frames and simply added hearts cut from all the CTMH cricut cartridges. I used a few different papers and sizes to add some variety. Added some mini clothespins to attach the hearts and done! A cut piece of art for the mantel that I can easily change out later!
Now hop on over to Carol’s blog to see what she has created!
Welcome to my Brae-er’s Team Blog Hop featuring the Year Noted Paper Kit- what comes in the kit is featured below and you can do SOOOOOOO many different things with this! My team will show you some of the fabulous ideas they have come up with in this hop!
Now how can you get this gorgeous kit?
During January when you spend $50 with any CTMH consultant you can purchase this kit for only $5! and for an additional $5 you can also get the Optional Kraft Mini Book- this is such a great deal! If you don’t have a consultant just order in my SHOP here!
So what did I make with this wonderful paper! I started out with some cards and even made a layout! (I also had enough left over for a mini book using the Kraft album but I am saving that for another post).
The cards and layout I used were simply made and feature the January stamp of the month OR the Year Noted stamp set. I love the soft colours of this set and they are perfectly set off by the gold stickers!
My layout (still needs photos) is designed to hang in my craft space and remind me of my business goals for this coming year. Prettiest goal planner EVER!
Now hop on over to Roz’s blog to see the fabulous project she has to share!
The full list of hoppers is below and remember- share the love by leaving a comment!
1. Brae Montgomery- YOU ARE HERE!
2. Rosalynd Kelly : http://inmyscrappinroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-team-brae-er-blog-hop-year-noted.html
3. Chris Robertson http://chriscreativelife.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-brae-er-team-blog-hop.html
4. Krista Ritskes http://simplycreating.ca/?p=2187
You will want to SAVE THE DATE for this gorgeous workshop- available in my home or online this adorable three page workshop is sure to be a hit! If you are attending the in my home workshop then your cost for the afternoon is 55.00- this will provide you with all necessary materials to fully create these three layouts! Online workshop attendees will receive the full instructions for these layouts once they have purchased the materials on my website at braemontgomery.ctmh.com (core items are the only ones that are necessary for the workshop- they are the items in bold).
This workshop requires the following materials (those in bold are the core pieces, the rest can be added to taste). X7202B – Kaleidoscope Paper Packet
X7202C – Kaleidoscope Complements
Z3085 – Kaleidoscope Assortment
Z3124 Enamel & Glitter Duos Purple Hearts
Z3130 – Silver Foil Tape
Z3190 – Cricut® Artistry Collection
Z3146 – 1 Sheet Watercolor Paper 1385 – 5 Extra Sheets White Daisy Cardstock Z2643 – Canary Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Z2190 Gypsy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Z3132 – Watercolor Paints
Z3188 – Paintbrush Set
Z2068 – Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder
Z891 – VersaMark™ Ink Pad Tsukineko™
Z555 – Craft Heater Z1912 Corner Rounder
Z1204 Bone Folder
Z1297 Edge Distresser
Z726 Sponge Dauber My Acrylix® Blocks, Paper Trimmer, Scissors, Adhesive
Just want to wish you a Happy Holiday Season with a cute card from Artfully Sent! If you are a fan of Dr. Who you will REALLY like this one!
I used the phone booth card (see below) and cut outdoor denim paper instead of the red. I had to look up a picture of the Tardis (to make sure I had the colours correct). I went through all my current Christmas stamps and found a sentiment that sounded very ‘British’ to me. I was very happy with the result!
I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful holiday season- make LOTS of magical memories and spend quality time with your loved ones!
The only thing better than crafting is learning new techniques while you do it! For this ‘Technique Tuesday’ I am going to share a trio of cards using a variety of techniques!
Card #1: Be Happy
This card using embossing as well as the use of alcohol markers. To emboss you will need an embossing machine (any of them that will take a 5×7 folder will do) and one of our amazing embossing folders! If you have not seen all our designs yet then check out this link!
You place your paper in the folder, put it through your embossing machine and voila! For the above card I used the woodgrain embossing folder.
The flowers are coloured in with our alcohol markers- I stamped the outline image in black ink and then coloured. I love how our makers blend and look so bright and beautiful!
Card #2: Have a Beautiful Day
For this card I did a mix of dry embossing (with the embossing folder like card #1 but this time I used the honeycomb one) AND heat embossing. The feathers in the background and the arrow under the sentiment are both heat embossed. For this technique I used Versamark ink to stamp my image and then sprinkled embossing powder over the image. (click on embossing powder to see the colours we offer). I then heat set the powder and it becomes dry and glossy (and so pretty!). After I just coloured in the areas of the feathers left exposed with alcohol markers.
Card #3: Lovely
This card uses more dry embossing (this time the whole front of the card was embossed in the floral folder) and more marker work. If you look at the ‘Lovely’ sentiment you will see I blended my markers to create an ombre look. You can achieve this by using a darker version of the colour on the top and slowly colouring to meet the lighter colour on bottom OR you can use any one marker and just add multiple layers of that colour where you want a darker shade. It will blend beautifully because you are using alcohol markers!
Here is a list of things used in the technique trio:
Embossing folders (woodgrain, honeycomb and floral)
Embossing powders (silver)
Heat gun
Versamark ink pad
Shin Han Touch Markers
Happy Birds stamp set
Seaside paper packet
Black journaling Pen (for the lines around the images)
and YES all of these things are available on my SHOP!
If you are at all like me then you find yourself quickly craving the bright colours of spring- pretty pinks and blues.. not bright enough to be summer colours but just enough to add some needed ‘pretty’ to a very white and black winter.
Well our winter really is only arriving but I already crave these colours so I am very happy that our Seasonal Inspirations Mini book has JUST what I need! Have you seen the beautiful Hopscotch papers??? Or the assortment or complements? YUMMY!
These two layouts were created using the above three items and with some added pink extra thick twine – all available now on my SHOP!
Want the directions for these two layouts? Purchase the pieces needed (through me of course) and I will email them to you free of charge!
Had some time recently to play around with my new CTMH Artfully Sent cartridge for the cricut and I am so happy I did! I also set myself a challenge to NOT use it for the cards I am immediately drawn to- to look beyond them at the other options. Again- so glad I did! I know that I do not make enough boy-themed cards…so this was my intentional attempt at one.
This is a layered pop-up card. I wanted a green glitter spaceship (and one alien) so I had to make some cuts twice with different papers (and I saved the other bits for later projects). Even with all the layers and different pieces that needed to be cut I was still able to complete this card in only a few minutes! I LOVE this cartridge!
Welcome to our December Blog Hop featuring Christmas Decor.
We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers….whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do….by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!
If you have just come from Sheri’s post then you are on the path of Christmas fun!
I LOVE christmas and my favourite part is all the activities- crafting, memory-making and baking! I just LOVE it! Every year I add to my Christmas home decor so here are two pieces that I created just for you (and now for me to enjoy!)
The first project features one of our new magnetic chalkboards. The red frame is just PERFECT for Christmas decor! You may notice that I covered the chalkboard- well I wanted to use it again later and had one piece of our 12×12 chalkboard paper left so I saw the opportunity to reuse this frame for at least two things.
I covered the back with Kraft paper, framed my chalkboard piece with green glitter paper… now how did I do my awesome chalkboard image?? READ below for my tutorial!
So it started with a pinterest search- free chalkboard printable. I found one I liked and printed it out (note: I used the draft feature on my printer settings so that I did not waste a lot of ink). I then used white transfer paper (bought at the craft store) and layered it between my image and my chalkboard.
Next I took my Piercing and Embossing tool (embossing end) and went over the image outline so that the white off the transfer paper would do its job… and voila! It worked.
Next I took our Chalk Marker (this baby is permanent so be sure you are placing it where you want it!) and went over the outline and filled in the bits I wanted to fill in. To finish it off I also added green glitter leaves where they had chalk ones- I wanted to make this part easier AND add some colour! This worked great and I have plans to do it again!
My second project is a Display Tray decorated with Yuletide papers, complements and accessories. These frames have been very popular as gifts over the last few years and our new family photos are going to have a special place in this one. It is a very simple and quick project that looks great no matter what the theme!
Now if you would like to purchase any of these items please visit my SHOP. You won’t have it in time for the holidays but you will have it in plenty of time to craft for next year!
As it turns out, moving takes a little bit more work than I anticipated and although I managed to keep up with LOTS of things, the one area I had to let slide was my blog and my creativity! I am glad to say that both of those are about to get back on track!
My craft room is painted and partly unpacked (I plan to share a big reveal when it is all done!).
My house and family are unpacked and I have to say we are fairly settled. This week I plan to take pictures of some of the stuff I have created and you will start to see regular posts again!
Now if you are not following my Facebook page be sure to LIKE it and follow over the next 12 days- my 12 Days of Christmas have begun and the first steal is already up!
