I am pretty excited about the next few weeks (and really the next year) as I can share with you all the wonderful product that you can now purchase.
A few things to know first:
I have set up a party on my SHOP titled “August Launch Party”– if you want a chance to win the MYSTERY HOSTESS rewards then I suggest you JOIN that party when you shop!
I will be doing lots of reveals on my blog BUT there are even more going on if you visit my Facebook page! There you will find an event from the 8th to the 11th and you will also have the chance to win prizes, play games and see so much more!!
Now… you are going to have to wait LOL.
My first reveal comes tomorrow! BUT if you want to get a look at the Annual Inspirations Book online then click here!
Welcome to our August Blog Hop and the first hop in an all new Annual Inspirations Idea Book!! If you have come from Jill’s blog then you are on the correct path in our circular hop- just keep reading and then hop on to the next blogger below.
Have you SEEN the adorable stamp of the month’s we are offering in the Annual Inspirations?!! They are soooooo stink in’ cute!
August brings to us the ‘What a Hoot’ Stamp set- it may seem early for something that has a Halloween taste to it but given that you need time to create all your Halloween goodness it is really just in time!
I made this card using the CTMH Cricut Artiste- this is one of the swing cards that you can cut (sized at 5 1/2 when I cut). I then added elements from the Scaredy Cat paper and complements packs. I stamped and cut out my stamped images (and coloured aspects in with our NEW shinhan touch twin markers!). Finished it off with some of our white enamel stars (coloured with the new markers.. more on that in a later post).
The next item is a gift bag- made using the same paper and the August stamp of the month- how cute!!! You could use these to hand out candy in your neighbourhood (provided you don’t get a zillion kids- we usually get two or three so I could manange).
Want to get this stamp set for your own? Place an order on my SHOP (link at top of page) and when you spend $50 you can get this for only $5.00!!! (and if you JOIN my August launch party while you are at the SHOP then you might also win the hostess rewards!!)
Now hop on over to Pam’s blog to see what she has created for us!
By now if you follow my blog you know how much I enjoy using CTMH items in unconventional ways- well here is another post! This one uses the Picture my Life cards to create a little mini-album- I focused on friendship as the theme for this and will use it as an Operation Smile Auction Item for my upcoming team event!
The PML cards for this one are from the Skylark collection- I used few accessories to pull this one together as the cards really offer more than enough! You can see washi tape is prominently used for the binding on the pages- super easy! I then cut apart other cards to use aspects of them in my mini-album (a little bit of foam tape really helps these pop).
Here you can see some of the Skylark assortment and some Aqua dots- I love doing these smaller projects as they are a great way to use up some of my leftover product (especially accessories).
July means a new social media contest from our founder and CEO, Jeanette Lynton!! Watch this video and be sure to either go directly to youtube or to Jeanette’s blog for your chance to win!!
Welcome to another Brae-er team blog hop- this month we decided to focus on products that are retiring in order to make way for NEW stuff in August (I am super excited to share the new stuff with you!)
If you have never participated in a blog hop then just read on and follow the links provided on each person’s blog- if you get lost you can come back here to see a full list of participants (at bottom). If you want to order any of these items the feel free to visit my SHOP where there is a whole section of retiring items.
I decided to focus on one of my favourite items on the retiring list- of course these are now sold out! But I will share anyway and maybe some day they make a come back. This is a layout made with one of our True-fit folios- they are great for a layout on the front and some ‘stuff’ inside (they are a 12×12 file folder). I used this one to showcase some of Ellery’s artwork- kids bring so much home and I wanted to have it in an album if possible.
In this photo you can see some of her work sticking out of the top. I used an old paper because it fit the art theme well. Since it had a strong pattern to it I kept my additions to a minimum and matted my photo and just added some pennants and flowers (off another piece of paper in that particular kit). THEN I used the July Stamp of the month- Circus Alphabet- for my title (and you can get this stamp still when you purchase $50 or more on my website- for only $5!)
Now hop on over to Chris’s blog to see what she has decided to share with you!
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!
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!
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!!
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!)
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!
