Disney Layouts

Practical Scrappers weekend features is Disney Layouts- anyone can send in a layout that was inspired by their trip to Disney!!
Last summer my family was lucky enough to be able to go through the Children’s Wish Foundation- my son has a life-threatening heart condition so he qualified for a wish trip!! We had a blast. The main part of his wish was to meet Lightning McQueen – this was so great and Disney does such an amazing job with their characters. Austin loved every moment but because he is so young I knew he would not remember it all so I scrapbooked every detail (yes my Disney trip album is really large).

The layout below is when we got to meet some of the characters- we got a lot of this in as our special passes allowed us to bypass ride and character lines (this was so great since Austin found the heat hard to handle and our days out were pretty short). In this layout he is meeting Handy Manny and two of the Little Einsteins- the layout was inspired by the Playhouse Disney backgrounds in the character areas. It is hard to see in the picture but the white circles are his copy of the autographs that my nephew collected for him!
All supplies are Close to my Heart.

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


I have been naughty…

I have been naughty- I was to post everyday in September and I thought this would be manageable BUT going back to work this week has been stressful!! I feel like I never had a holiday- the very first day we got bad news and the hits just keep on coming! Now my job is secure so the world is not coming to an end for me but my head sure is aching!!

Now I have happily returned to my scrapbooking room to have some much needed rest and creation!! These are pics from an All Sorts Album Workshop I will be running this fall- October 17th. Super cute album that makes the best gift. Some of my super-smart ladies are already thinking Christmas gifts for their children’s Teachers!! Today I am only posting half of the album- and the rest I will post tomorrow!! Now off to create so that I will have new posts for this coming week!

The paper used is Twitterpatted Paper Pack. I also used the Organic DE Buttons with Crystal Blue Waxy Flax and the Grown with Love stamp set- all available off my website.

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Christmas is only a few months away!!

Yep- I have already begun to get my Christmas Cards done- more so because Christmas Card workshops are only a few months away and the sooner I tackle this the better!! Here are two cards from my upcoming workshops- they are created using the Jingle Creative Basics Paper, Heartfelt Christmas Stamp Set and Holiday Jingle Stamp Set- I also used LOTS of prisma glitter!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Practical Scrappers – Shape Punches

Today is reveal day at Practical Scrappers and our challenge was to break out those shape punches and use them!! I created the following layout using a pattern out of CTMH’s Reflection book.

I used a square punch to make short work of all the perfect squares on my layout!! This layout is one of my favourites- it outlines one of my fav places in the world- Pompeii- where my hubby and I went last year courtesy of Close to my Heart!!

Behind the main part of the layout is some hidden journaling- this outlines the history of Pompeii. Behind my main photo I also hid some other photos with the use of a flip up- just a piece of cardstock with a top fold. I used various CTMH accessories and a variety of stamp sets that I felt went with this- including an exclusive Mediterranean one that they sent to those of us who earned the cruise!
The second page carries over the same theme and shows a few of those punched squares so that they layout has flow!!

Hope you enjoyed looking and if you have not checked out my blog candy post below then please do so!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


HeartFELT and WONDERful Christmas!!

I know – it is not Christmas yet and beyond my mother-in-law, no one has even begun to think of it!! But when it comes to scrapbooking and cardmaking I have begun!! This cute page was made with another Heartfelt Wonder Felt- I added some prisma glitter to my tree to make it sparkle. The paper used is Jingle and the pattern for this layout is Cherish’s “Dynamic Design”.

Getting this and my Christmas Card Workshop prepared for my open house the other day makes me long for the fun holiday happenings!! Just not the snow!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Very Simple Felt Card

It is of no shock that I love the felt!! Here is a really simple circle card I made using some of the Grace paper and two of the felt snowflakes. A word of caution- be very careful taking these off the felt sheet- I ripped one of them but made it work by having it go off my card!! I added prisma glitter and some silver brads to give my snowflakes sparkle!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Grace and Wonder!

I promised two posts today since I never got around to it yesterday- so here is post number two!! Make sure you check out the other one below and do not forget to sign up for my BLOG CANDY in the third post down!

This is a layout I created to show just how darn cute our felt is!! This sweet little deer is in our new Wonder Heartfelt Felt- I stiched some spots on his back to add to the sweetness. The paper used is our new Grace paper and the layout is from Imagine.

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Glitzy Christmas Cards!!

I promised a post a day and already I am a day behind- but today I will post twice!! Last night was my catalogue launch so I was very busy preparing for that- we had a wonderful time and EVERYONE won a prize- one lucky lady even won a Shoulder Tote!!

Today’s post will feature the My Originals Card Kit from the new cattie- I always LOVE these are they are a great alternative to handmaking cards. Last month as I was blog hopping I saw what Lisa Stenz (check out her blog on the right) did with these cards and I was hooked- she is so creative!! So I borrow Lisa’s idea- I have done up my sticker-based cards with prisma glitter, fun flock and liquid applique!! How awesome!!

The card at the top of this post shows you how they look when you put them together with what you receive in the kit- the card below is when you add the glitz!!
If this interests you I am having a workshop on December 6th at 1:00 and we will be creating a whole set of Glitzy Cards in Seconds!! Space is very limited and ladies have already begun to sign up so act fast!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Twitterpatted in the Family

As promised- every day in September I will be showing a new project that uses new product fromt he Fall/Winter Catalogue- if you would like to see the cattie click here!

This also goes well with a quote I saw today:”Families are like fudge- mostly sweet but with a few nuts!!” So true!!
Today I am showing a layout created using the Imagine pattern Timeline- this was the make and take that we created for our stamp camp last weekend- by far this is one of my favourite patterns!!

Items used: Twitterpatted Paper Pack, Grown with Love Stamp set, Chocolate Alpha Stamp Set, Chocolate Ribbon Rounds

Here is a close up of the tree- so far this is my favourite new stamp set from the fall/winter catalogue- if you are interested in purchasing this please click here to go to my online shopping page- every order gets entered into a daily draw to win an Everyday Celebrations card kit!!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


September Stamp of the Month “Treasures” Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring September’s SOTM, which is Treasures, a set of 13 stamps. If you have come here from Dawn’s Blog, you are on the right path!

***This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month’s SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

For this one page layout I used Treasures with our new Grace paper pack- to me they are a perfect fit!! This page was deisgned using the Fiesta pattern (page 60) from Imagine. Accessories used were our new chocolate soft set eyelets, Across the Board Rubons, Prisma Glitter, Foam tape and Embroidery Floss- all product is Close to my Heart!

Here is a close up of my dandelion fluff’s- I used glitter to make them sparkle and stiched the stems with embroidery floss.

To see more artwork using this stamp set and paper pack click here and here– also be sure to check back on my blog everyday this month for a new post showcasing one of our new items!!

Now “Hop” on over to Laurie’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available until the end of the month! Contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er