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Brae-er Team blog Hop: New arrivals!
Welcome to the Brae-er team blog hop featuring some of the fabulous new arrivals we have had this month! If you have not seen these yet then you are missing out – they are soooooo good!
August saw the early release of some fabulous new products from our upcoming Annual Inspirations Book (out September 1st). So, what did I make with our new arrivals:
I made the most adorable layout featuring the most adorable little girl! In a few weeks this sweetheart turns 4 and the theme for this year’s party is ‘My little sunshine’- this layout was just the perfect piece to inspire more party decor! I used Zoe paper, accessories and complements as well as cuts from the CTMH Artistry and Artbooking cartridges with a mix of stamps to create my title!
What are the new arrivals you can purchase in my SHOP?
- Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3167)
- My Reflections™ Zoe Paper Packet (X7197B)
- Zoe Complements (X7197C)
- Zoe Assortment (Z3082)
- Coral Shimmer Trim (Z3088)
- Enamel & Glitter Duos Green Triangles (Z3123)
- Workshops on the Go® Zoe Scrapbooking Kit (G1096)
- Framed – August Stamp of the Month (S1508)
- Zoe Studio J® Kit
- Zoe Studio J® Limited Edition Express Collection (Live until September 30, 2015)
- Marker Roll-Up (Z3120) and Accessory Roll-Up (Z3121) as part of the August Get Organized Campaign
You will probably see a lot of these featured in our blog hop today! Now hop on over to Ashley’s blog to see what she has to share with you about the new product!
And if you get lost, here is our complete list of hoppers!
1. Brae Montgomery-http://wp.me/p4htXJ-FF
2. Ashley Horton http://creatation.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-ctmh-blog-hop.html
3. Chris Robertson- http://chriscreativelife.blogspot.com/2015/08/brae-er-team-august-blog-hop.html
4. Jessice Fenn http://createbythelake.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-team-braeer-blog-hop.html
5. Tamara Lisowski http://geermara.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-2015-ctmh-august-previews-blog.html
6. Darcel Kirvan http://singingbutterflyadornments.blogspot.com/2015/08/sneak-peak-of-annual-inspirations-2015.html
7. Heather Steeves – http://paperplayroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-team-brae-er-blog-hop-annual.html
8. Nicky Scott – http://wp.me/p51mrp-Qc
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Cross Canada Blog Hop: Summer Fun
Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop! This month we are featuring summer fun- that is easy to do when we have had such a great summer in my part of Canada.
For my summer fun project I decided to create a layout showing some of the fun we have been having. It is our first summer in our new home and we are lucky to live across the street from Lake Simcoe and have our very own neighborhood beach! It is sandy and shallow- the perfect beach and just steps from our door. Needless to say we spend a lot of time there.
To create my layout I used the Zoe paper, Zoe complements and Zoe accessories. I also added some images from the new Cricut Artistry cartridge (love it!) If you have not ordered some of this paper yet then you are missing out- I do think it is the belle of the ball when it comes to our new Annual book- super versatile and so pretty! You can place an order on my SHOP
Now hop on over to Carol’s blog to see her summer fun!
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Eat Your Greens: Zoe Layout
I know there is this myth that children do not like their veggies… apparently in some households the kids will go to any lengths not to eat things like broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts and other yummy things. Although I am far from a perfect parent I have managed to do one thing well- convince my kids that veggies are awesome yummy!
Now how did I do this? Really, I have no idea, but they both LOVE their veggies and will often ask for their fav- broccoli. In fact, this one time, when asked what treat they would like both my kids offered up broccoli (and really I expected chips or chocolate or something ‘treat-ish’). This time was one of those ‘treats’ and my daughter also told me she wanted to eat it with chopsticks- this left me confused for a few reasons. 1. How does she know what chopsticks are? I am sure that answer lies in one of her cartoons. 2. Do we have chopsticks? 3. How does she expect to actually eat with them?
Well, after some time we figured out that chopsticks in our house are the salad tongs and she actually did really well on the eating part…. after all, she ate her greens!
Layout uses:
Zoe Paper and Complements
CTMH Cricut Artistry
Keyboard Uppercase stamp set
Whisper ink
You can get all of these in my SHOP
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
You are WELCOME Here!!
You are welcome here and I hope this post today makes you feel that because I really do mean it!
During the month of August we have so much exciting stuff going on with Close to my Heart and if you have followed my blog for anytime you know just how passionate I am about this company and what I do -it has brought me so many blessings!!
So- this month I want to extend that same passion and sense of belonging to YOU! Whether you have been a consultant in the past with us and have been thinking of coming back, or just want to sign up for the first time- we have so much to offer you!
Past consultants: in August YOU can sign up at a discounted price and for a special kit designed just with you in mind! For only $58 your can come back to CTMH!
New consultants: We have a gorgeous kit full of brand new product that ONLY current or new consultants can get their hands on!!! You could be one of the first! Once you are a consultant you can work the business for just what you are looking for! You can work it as a business and reap crafty rewards (and money of course) or you can enjoy our discount and get a great deal for yourself! It is all up to what you want!
Best of all… regardless of who you are and what you are seeking… you are welcome and I am here every step of your journey to ensure that!
Email me at braemontgomery@gmail.com if this interests you or visit braemontgomery.ctmh.com >What we do > Be a consultant to fill out your online application!
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Cross Canada Blog Hop: Mini Album
Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring mini albums! This month CTMH has a wonderful special featuring our Crush books so of course it only makes sense that I chose to focus on that mini-album!
This month I created two Crush books for special team project. I decorated the front and the first double layout spread and then send the book on to a participating team member. She will do the same and the send it to another team member! Each book will make the rounds and by the end of the summer return to me- through this we will have fun, share our creativity and learn a little bit more about each other!
Here are my books:
This one features the In the Pink series- now the assortment sold out yesterday so you can still purchase the crush book, clips and sticky tabs but you can no longer get the special on this one.
I love this one for its pretty colours and who it fits perfectly with just about everything! I have used one for a first year album, book about me and now a penpal journal!
Here is the second book for my team. This one uses the Wildwood book and accessories (with some others added in).
Again so nice- more masculine. Perfect for outdoors camping but not selective to them. It also coordinates PERFECTLY with our Jackson paper and PML cards!!!
Now hop on over to Donna to see what she has to share!
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
CTMH Retiring List
It is always sad to see product listed as retiring… especially if you have grown to love that particular accessory, paper or stamp!
BUT!!
With every retiring item comes the anticipation of something shiny and new…but more on that later! For now here is a list of all the product set to leave us by August 31st, 2015. All these items are ‘while supplies last’ so if you really want to stock up then I suggest you do it quickly!
You will find all of the items in my SHOP
Z1683 Dimensional Elements Mixed Shapes
Z1684 Dimensional Elements Tags
Z1685 Dimensional Elements Banners
Z1791 Dimensional Elements Album Pages
Z1792 Dimensional Elements Awards
Z1793 Dimensional Elements Quotes
Z1900 Dimensional Elements Framework
Z1901 Dimensional Elements Snapshots
Z1902 Dimensional Elements Signage
X7184C Chalk It Up Complements
X7185C Scaredy Cat Complements
X7186C Pathfinding Complements
X7187C Yultide Carol Complements
X7188C Snowhaven Complements
X7189C Confetti Wishes Complements
X7190C Brushed Complements
X7191C Wanderful Complements
X7192C Seaside Complements
X7193C Heartstrings Complements
X7195C Jackson Complements
X7196C Blossom Complements
Z1708 Sparkles Flourishes
Z1745 Sparkles Flourishes Black
Z1753 Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment
Z1754 Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment
Z1806 Green & Blue Epoxy Bubbles
Z1807 Pink Glitter Gems
Z1812 Sparkles Clear Flourishes – Small
Z1815 Mini Clothes Pins
Z1909 Sparkle Chevron Shapes
Z1916 Sparkles Black Flourishes–Small
Z1935 Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles
Z1936 Purple Glitter Gems
Z3028 Lovestruck Mini Clothespins
Z3029 Happy Day Mini Clothespins
Z3037 Stuck on You Puffies
Z3038 Junebug Puffies
Z3041 Oceanside Sequins
Z3042 Coral Reef Sequins
Z3073 Brave Enamel Shapes
Z3074 Bubbly Enamel Shapes
Z2044 Confetti Wishes Assortment
Z3007 Yuletide Carol Assortment
Z3008 Snowhaven Assortment
Z3009 Chalk It Up Assortment
Z3010 Wanderful Assortment
Z3011 Scaredy Cat Assortment
Z3012 Pathfinding Assortment
Z3013 Brushed Assortment
Z3014 Seaside Assortment
Z3015 Heartstrings Assortment
Z3016 Hopscotch Assortment
Z3071 Jackson Assortment
Z3072 Blossom Assortment
Z1857 Mini-Medley Accents Rosewood Collection
Z1861 Mini-Medley Accents Ruby Collection
Z1862 Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection
Z1855 My Crush™ Modville Book
Z1856 My Crush™ Bluebird Book
Z1886 My Crush™ Besties Assortment
Z1887 My Crush™ Best Day Ever Assortment
Z1888 My Crush™ Memories Assortment
Z1889 My Crush™ Favorites Assortment
Z2000 My Crush™ In the Pink Book
Z2001 My Crush™ Wildwood Book
Z2040 My Crush™ Wildwood Assortment
Z2041 My Crush™ Wildwood Sticky Tabs
Z2042 My Crush™ In the Pink Assortment
Z2043 My Crush™ In the Pink Sticky Tabs
Z2047 My Crush™ Wildwood Clips
Z2048 My Crush™ In the Pink Clips
Z2051 My Crush™ Holiday Happenings Badge Buttons
Z2062 My Crush™ Holiday Happenings Assortment
Z2098 My Crush™ Holiday Happenings Book
Z3080 My Crush™ For Him Book
Z3081 My Crush™ For Her Book
Z1864 Slate Striped Twist Ties
Z1920 Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape
Z1921 Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment
Z1923 Smoothie Striped Washi Tape
Z1929 Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon
Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape
Z1932 Silver Geometric Washi Tape
Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape
Z2002 Topiary Striped Washi Tape
Z2003 Black Arrow Washi Tape
Z2004 Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape
Z2005 Sunset Chevron Washi Tape
Z3066 Boardwalk Washi Pack
Z3067 Carnival Washi Pack
Z1987 Cranberry Striped Twill Ribbon
Z1988 Black Striped Twill Ribbon
Z1989 Slate Diagonal Striped Ribbon
Z1990 Thistle Diagonal Striped Ribbon
1010 Extender Posts 1″
1011 Posts and Screws 1″
Z1346 12 x 12 Post Bound Album- Outdoor Denim
Bulk343 Chalk It Up B&T Duos
Bulk344 Scaredy Cat B&T Duos
Bulk345 Pathfinding B&T Duos
Bulk346 Yuletide Carol B&t Duos
Bulk347 Snowhaven B&T Duos
Bulk348 Confetti Wishes B&T Duos
Bulk349 Brushed B&T Duos
Bulk350 Wanderful B&T Duos
Bulk351 Seaside B&T Duos
Bulk367 Jackson B&T Duo
Bulk368 Blossom Bluk B&T
Z1030 Monthly Calendar
Z126 Event Calendar
Z2056 Cut Above™ Valentine Treat Bag Kit
Z2057 Cut Above™ Holiday Treat Bag Kit
Z2058 Cut Above™ Halloween Treat Bag Kit
Z2059 Cut Above™ Birthday Treat Bag Kit
Z2061 Cut Above™ Happy Birthday Card Kit
Z2063 Cut Above™ Thank You Card Kit
Z2064 Cut Above™ Christmas Card Kit
Z2065 Cut Above™ Holiday Card Kit
Z1818 My Creations™ 6″ x 6″ Canvas Display
Z1865 Designed Décor White Frame
Z1880 Designed Décor Black Frame
Z1896 Designed Décor Flip Stand Album
Z1899 Hook Clips
Z1822 My Creations™ Muslin Drawstring Bags
Z1823 My Creations™ Clear Treat Tubes
Z1840 My Creations™ Clear Pillow Boxes
Z1872 My Creations™ Burlap Drawstring Bags
Z1941 My Creations® Pennant Frame
Z1296 Distressing Inks
44751 Archival Black Stamp Pad
4476 Reinker Archival Black
Z4135 Exclusive Inks Re-inker Tray
Z1473 White Daisy Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Z1866 White Daisy Circle Spin Cards & Envelopes
Z1830 Brown & Tan Glitter Paper
Z1847 Green Glitter Paper
X7195B Jackson Paper Packet
X7196B Blossom Paper Packet
X7184B Chalk It Up Paper Packet
X7185B Scaredy Cat Paper Packet
X7186B Pathfinding Paper Packet
X7187B Yuletide Carol Paper Packet
X7188B Snowhaven Paper Packet
X7189B Confetti Wishes Paper Packet
X7190B Brushed Paper Packet
X7191B Wanderful Paper Packet
X7192B Seaside Paper Packet
Z1942 Picture My Life™ Avonlea Scrapbooking Program
Z1943 Picture My Life™ Babycakes Scrapbooking Program
Z1944 Picture My Life™ Laughing Lola Scrapbooking Program
Z1945 Picture My Life™ Later Sk8r Scrapbooking Program
Z1946 Picture My Life™ Surf’s Up Scrapbooking Program
Z1947 Picture My Life™ Skylark Scrapbooking Program
Z1948 Picture My Life™ Balloon Ride Scrapbooking Program
Z1949 Picture My Life™ Chantilly Scrapbooking Program
Z1973 Base & Bling Storyteller Style Sheet
Z1974 Base & Bling Free Thinker Style Sheet
Z1975 Base & Bling Craft Queen Style Sheet
Z1976 Base & Bling Dreamer Style Sheet
Z2017 Picture My Life™ Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Program
Z2018 Picture My Life™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Program
Z2019 Picture My Life™ Wanderful Scrapbooking Program
Z2020 Picture My Life™ Seaside Scrapbooking Program
Z2022 Picture My Life™ For Always Scrapbooking Program
Z3046 Picture My Life Heartstrings
Z3053 Picture My Life Avonlea
Z3054 Picture My Life Babycakes
Z3055 Picture My Life Laughing Lola
Z3056 Picture My Life Later Sk8r
Z3057 Picture My Life Surf’s Up
Z3058 Picture My Life Skylark
Z3059 Picture My Life Balloon Ride
Z3060 Picture My Life Chantilly
Z3061 Picture My Life Chalk It Up
Z3062 Picture My Life Wanderful
Z3063 Picture My Life Seaside
Z3064 Picture My Life Pear & Partridge
Z3065 Picture My Life For Always
Z3068 Picture My Life™ Jackson Scrapbooking Program
W1130 Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 B&T Duos Sampler
W1133 Paper Fundamentals Sampler
W1135 Expressions Summer 2014 B&T Duo Sampler
W1152 Close To My Heart Cello Bag
W471 Cardstock Sampler
W649 Desk Pad
G1083 Workshops on the Go™ Pathfinding Cardmaking Kit
G1085 Workshops on the Go™ Snowhaven Cardmaking Kit
G1095 Workshops on the Go™ Blossom Cardmaking Kit
G1081 Workshops on the Go™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit
G1082 Workshops on the Go™ Pathfinding Scrapbooking Kit
G1084 Workshops on the Go™ Yuletide Carol Scrapbooking Kit
G1086 Workshops on the Go™ Confetti Wishes Scrapbooking Kit
G1087 Workshops on the Go™ Brushed Scrapbooking Kit
G1088 Workshops on the Go™ Wanderful Scrapbooking Kit
G1089 Workshops on the Go™ Seaside Scrapbooking Kit
G1094 Workshops on the Go™ Jackson Scrapbooking Kit
A1117 A Typeface
A1146 Sincere Expressions
A1147 Hanukkah Celebration
A1150 Charming Chevrons
A1152 Joyful Wishes
A1153 Hope
A1155 Quick Cards—Japanese Blossom
A1157 Quick Cards—Island Greetings
A1161 Beyond Measure
A1162 Bright Spirits
A1163 Practical Planning
A1165 Capture the Day
A1166 Quoth the Raven
A1167 Keep Your Chin Up
A1168 O Holy Night
A1169 Well Wishes
B1403 To You and Yours
B1416 Keyboard Uppercase
B1419 Joyful Birthday
B1428 Look to the Light
B1432 Love This
B1438 Banner Wishes
B1442 Belated Birthday
B1452 Funky Blossoms
B1453 Frightfully Fun
B1454 Thanksgiving Wreath
B1455 Be Jolly
B1456 Born to Roam
B1457 Tweet Me
B1458 Cuddly Salutations
B1459 Celebrate Love
B1461 Happy Mail
B1462 Lovely Birthday
B1463 Thankful Heart
B1464 Puppy Party
B1465 Glitter Glam
B1467 You Mean the World to Me
B1468 Merriest Christmas
B1471 Variety of Thanks
B1472 Love This Story
B1477 Exotic Flower
C1504 Fall Harvest
C1506 Flakey Friends
C1522 Creepy Creatures
C1533 Fabulous You
C1556 Paisley Perfect
C1557 Polar Bear Holiday
C1559 Always Grateful
C1561 One-Way Borders
C1562 Mary and Babe
C1570 Lifting Spirits
C1576 Pick a Posey
C1578 Camper Crazy
C1584 Feathers
C1587 Sing Glory
C1588 Great Job
C1589 Lifetime of Happiness
C1590 Delightful Ditty
C1591 Merry, Merry
C1592 World Traveler
C1593 Hats Off
C1594 Treasure Friendship
C1595 Hello Summer
C1596 Happy Hexagons
C1597 Rainy Day
C1598 Noel
C1600 Happy Birds
C1601 Nursery Charms
C1602 Magical Moment
C1613 Paper Bird
C1614 Tagged with Love
D1469 Polka Dot Alphabet
D1507 Urban Alphabet
D1522 Glamour Lowercase
D1537 Glamour Uppercase
D1540 In the Background
D1541 Fast and Furious
D1543 Country-Born
D1544 Distressed Backgrounds
D1550 Happy Autumn
D1552 Magical Days
D1553 Yuletide Greetings
D1554 Christmas Village
D1559 Geometric Backgrounds
D1578 Flight of the Arrows
D1600 Here We Go
D1602 A Budding Friendship
D1603 Shreddin’ the Slopes
D1604 Season of Thanks
D1608 Better with a Friend
D1609 Seaside Greetings
D1612 Teacher Appreciation
D1613 Best Christmas
D1614 Reason for the Season
D1615 Sweet As Sugar
D1616 Have a Happy Day
D1618 Build-a-Cake
E1026 Vogue Alphabet
E1027 Framework Alphabet
E1028 Hopscotch Alphabet
E1029 Marquee Uppercase
E1030 Handwritten Print
D1584 Big Hug
D1606 Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Workshop
D1619 Seaside Scrapbooking Workshop
D1620 Confetti Wishes Scrapbooking Workshop
D1621 Pathfinding Scrapbooking Workshop
D1622 Wanderful Scrapbooking Workshop
D1623 Brushed Scrapbooking Workshop
D1624 Pathfinding Cardmaking Workshop
D1625 Snowhaven Cardmaking Workshop
D1626 Yuletide Carol Scrapbooking Workshop
D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful
D1649 Blossom Cardmaking Workshop
D1650 Jackson Scrapbooking Workshop
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Cross Canada Blog Hop: How to Books
Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the fabulous How to Books that Close to my Heart offers customers! If you have come from Lucy’s blog then you are on way across our beautiful country! Just read on and then I will lead you to the next blog.
For my project I decided to take the card How-to book, ‘Wishes’ to create a layout. I find the card layouts the perfect fit for single pages and since I only had one photo of my daughter to scrapbook I could only do a single page. Here is the pattern I chose.
Now here is the layout I created using the pattern. I kept it simple and complemented the colours of my daughter’s dance costume (our blushed paper was the perfect fit for this) AND since another blog I follow was doing a challenge to use embossing folders- I added embossing to the squares of cardstock framing the picture. Simple but sweet.
Now hop on over to Cheryl to see what she has created for you!
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Brae-er Team Blog Hop: Taste of Summer
Welcome to the Brae-er Team Blog Hop! My team is excited to show you the projects we have created using the Taste of Summer Paper that is exclusively available during the month of May (there is even an exclusive stamp set that you can also purchase to go with the paper!) All of this is to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month!
Here is the paper and the stamp set:
So much fun and so many bold colours! I will be sharing projects this month here and on my facebook page that use this paper. Here is my FAV of the layouts I have created so far!
I was inspired by a layout I saw on pinterest that I knew would look amazing in the bright colours in the Taste of Summer paper. The back side of all the fruit paper has a print and they are so much fun to work with! I created the sun, camera, butterfly, title and title accents using the CTMH artbooking cartridge. All my photos document different fun things my daughter did over the last summer- this was a great way to use up photos that would not have been enough (or told enough of a story) to make a page on their own. I also added a few of our fun accessories- bubbly stickers, puffy glitter stickers and flamingo dots. I LOVE how it all came together!
What would you create with this paper?
Want to see more fun projects?
Hop on over to Chris’s blog where I know she will have a project ready to WOW you!
If you get lost along the way just come back here and check the list below. We hope you have fun and get inspired!
2. Chris Robertson- http://
3. Jessica Hill- http://createbythelake.blogspot.ca/2015/05/taste-of-summer.html
4. Michelle Stewart Ctmheart- http://
5. Heather Steeves- http://paperplayroom.blogspot.com/2015/05/may-team-brae-er-blog-hop-taste-of.html
6. Sheri Ballantyne http://
7. Darcel Kirvan – http://
8. Lucy Imrie – http://
9. Krista Ritskes – http://wp.me/p5DG7p-G7
10. Arlene Bonsma – http://
11. Nicky Scott – http://wp.me/p51mrp-GD
12. Carol Townsend –http://www.memorykeepsakesforyou.com/1/post/2015/05/taste-of-summer-blog-hop.html
Until we craft again, The Brae-er
Wanderful Summer Memories Layout
Wanderful summer memories… now that spring has arrived I look forward to all the fun things that we do over the summer months. This layout highlights one of them- a trip to Webers for lunch or dinner.
If you ever find yourself driving through Ontario and up Hwy 11 to our beautiful Muskoka region then you will pass right by Webers. I recommend you stop. The lines are long but the burgers are fresh and worth the wait. Better still is the whole experience of eating on a train! Just pick your car, have a seat and enjoy the food and your family. My kids love going here for just this reason- and checking out the other train cars on site.
What summer memories are you looking forward to making with your family? Do you have places you visit every summer?
Until we craft again, The Brae-er