Team Brae-er's Blog Hop - No Worries

Welcome to the Brae-er's Team Blog Hop, this month we are creating artwork using the No Worries paper collection.

If you have just come from the fabulous Emily's blog then you are in the right place.

I started with a Sapphire mat for the woodgrain, which I also used at a mat for the sentiment.  The sentiment is from the Prickly Pear cardmaking stamp set.  I added doodling along the sentiment, and the banners are pieces of scrap from one of the pocket cards in this collection.  The enamel gems are actually white that I coloured with 2 blue shades of alcohol markers to create a marbled effect.  Just a simple masculine birthday card.

Now you can continue hopping along by visiting Sheena's blog.



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Team Brae-er Blog Hop - Little Dreamer

Have you seen how stinking cute the Little Dreamer Paper is?

Welcome to the Brae-er's Team Blog Hop.  This month the featured paper collection is Little Dreamer, and it is so very cute.  The patterns are so versatile, bright and so much fun.  I just love how vibrant they are. 

We have 7 team members who are participating in this months hop, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the linked name of the person who is following me.

So, I really had lots of fun creating this card using the cloud print pattern and decided I was going to use that as my main theme.  I added the rainbow and cloud from the Scrapbooking Thin Cut & Stamp Bundle, I didn't stamp the cloud, but did stamp the Rainbow using Lagoon, Thistle, Blossom and Lemon.

I also used the Cardmaking Thin Cut & Stamp Bundle for the unicorn.  I stamped the unicorn using Blossom, Lagoon, Thistle and Glacier.  The sentiment also from this collection and I stamped the banner in Lagoon, and the sentiment in Black.  I thought it needed a little bling, so I added some Little Dreamer Gems.

Now you can continue hopping along, being inspired by visiting Heather.  Now don't forget to leave us all comments as we love hearing from you.

To purchase any of the supplies used in any of our creations you can contact your local consultant or you can shop with me!

Brae-er's Team Blog Hop - Taste of Summer

Welcome to my blog...and the Brae-er's Team Blog Hop.  This month we are happy to be showcasing the Taste of Summer Paper celebrating National Scrapbooking Month. If you have just finished visiting with Jessica then you are hopping along in the right direction.  

I've made 2 cute cards following cutting instructions from Make it From Your Heart Volume 2.  Here are my cards.

For both my cards, I used the current Operation Smile Stamp Set, Happy Everything (D1653). For the first card I stamped the balloons directly on the card and then on scraps of the patterned papers.  I fussy cut them out and then adhered them to the stamped images on the card. Aren't the colors bright and fun.

For my second card I used the White Shimmer Trim, and colored it with the ShinHan Touch Twin Markers, The color I used was Marigold.  The sentiment is layered on Sweetleaf cardstock.

For more information about the promotional paper, and the matching stamp set that coordinates with the paper continue reading......or you can hop on over to Heather who has a Berry Cute layout. If for any reason you get lost along the way, you can pop to Brae's blog for a full list. Don't forget to leave comments for us, we love to hear from you. 

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month during the month of May with our exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet, available for only $8.95 USD & CAD! Featuring bold, vibrant colors colours, this exclusive paper packet is perfect to pair with your sweet summery memories, and provides delicious designs for your layouts, cards, and more! Contact your Independent Consultant (or contact me) for information about workshops for this paper packet.  This paper packet is only available during May while supplies last, so get your order in early. No matter where you are or what the weather may be, you deserve a little taste of summer in your life! 

Plus, as a special bonus, during the month of May you can also purchase the exclusive Taste of Summer bonus D-size stamp set for $17.95 USD / $19.75 CAD.

Brae-er's Team Blog Hop - SE2

Welcome to another Team Brae-er Blog Hop where we are excited to show you creations featuring products from the newest edition of Seasonal Expressions.  I have favorites, and if you have been following my blog you probably have a good idea what products I'm going to show you.

If you have come here from the awesome artwork of Jessica then you are moving in the right direction. Our hop of 7 team members might not be a long one, but it will be sure to leave you inspired.

Here is my creation: 

I love the new Blossom paper, and the flowers found in Shower Flower(C1612) pair up perfect with the paper.  I stamped the flowers using first and second generation, and layered them, in Glacier, Lagoon, Smoothie and Sunset. The leaves are stamped in Pear.  I layered the zipstrip onto the reverse of the flower pattern and stamped the sentiment in Lagoon Pigment ink and heat set it with Clear Embossing Powder. The sentiment is from the stamp set Finding the Words(D1646). I also used the Scallop Embossing folder from the Annual Inspirations catalog to add dimension to the card.

Your next stop along this hop is Tamara, and you will find her creative style has lots of flair.

You can purchase these products along with anything featured along the hop from your local consultant or you can start shopping here.

Team Brae-er Blog Hop - Year Noted

Welcome to our January Team Brae-er Blog Hop that focuses on the promotion for National Papercrafting Month - Year Noted.   You will see creations from our team that may include any item featured in this promotion along with their own choices of products from either our Annual Inspirations or Seasonal Expressions catalogs. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today,kindly contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we really love feedback from our blog 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 hopped onto my blog from the amazing work from Arlene then you are in the right place.

I decided to use the Kraft mini Album from this promotion as I was playing with the Pear and Partridge PML kit trying to finish my Christmas album from this past Christmas.  I decided that I wanted to get a mini album started for Christmas 2015, so all I would have to do is write in it and put in the photos as I went.

I've only taken photos of a few pages as I didn't want to make this post photo heavy.  Luckily I still had a few embellishments left over from the compliments that coordinated with the Pear and Partridge paper. Here is the cover, followed by some of the pages.

Cover

This project was so easy to put together. I can't wait to create more mini albums.

Your next stop on the Team Brae-er Hop is Alyson.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Brae's blog as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way.

Brae-er's Team Blog Hop - Resist Embossing

With school now being back in the full swing of things, Team Brae-er's blog hop is going to show you how to create projects using different techniques.  If you have come from Brae's blog then you are in the right place, and you will also find the full hop list on her blog.

For my project I decided I would teach you how to create a card using the resist embossing technique.

First choose you stamp, cardstock, and embossing powder.  Then you want to prepare your cardstock by precutting it to the size you want it to be, in this case it is 4"x 5 1/4".  I have this little bag that I filled with baby powder and I dust that over the cardstock to prevent the embossing powder from sticking where I don't want it to be.

Then using Versamark Ink I inked up my stamp and stamped it onto the cardstock.  Because Versamark Ink is clear you won't see it in the photo.

I then used Clear Detail Embossing powder so that the image and sentiment will remain white.

It is very hard to see the embossing powder, but believe me it's there.  I placed a sheet of white printer paper under my project so that I can use that to pour the unused powder back into the container. Next choose your ink colour. I choose Pacifica.

I inked up my sponge and rubbed over top of the whole piece of cardstock.  Now do not be alarmed when you see that the embossed image takes on ink, all you need to do is have a lightly damp cloth or tissue on hand and wipe off the ink.  All done.  Now apply your cardstock to your cardbase and you are done.

Now keep hopping as we have lots of amazing techniques to share with you.  Your next stop is Chris and she is playing with reinkers.

Brae-er's Team Blog Hop - Featuring New Product

Welcome to the Brae-er's Team Blog Hop where we will be featuring some of the new products that we love.  If you have just started the hop, then just keep going until you come back to me, as we hop in a large circle, but if you have come here from Chris's Blog you are in the right place.  If for any reason you get lost, or what the complete list of the hoppers, you can find that list on Brae's blog.

There are so many fabulous new products in our Annual Inspirations Catalogue that it was really hard for me to decide on what to show you.  Then it hit me, I love to colour and our new ShinHan Touch Twin markers are the perfect product for me to share with you.

These markers have been around for quite some time, and are at the top of the market.  Our corporate team has carefully chosen 24 markers that will compliment our colour pallet. Each of these alcohol-based markers includes one broad tip and one fine tip.

This first photo shows the difference between our old alcohol markers and the new markers from ShinHan. Do you notice how vibrant the colours are?

Now here are a few of my creations using the new markers.  I just love how smooth they colour and blend, and don't forget we also carry the ShinHan Colorless Blender Marker too.

What will you create using these fabulous markers?


Now keep hopping as there are more fabulous projects waiting for you.  Your next stop is Tamara's blog where she has something fabulous in store for you. If any of the products you have seen today are on your wish list, you can purchase them here, or from your own local consultant.

Team Brae-er's Out With The Old Blog Hop

Welcome to our July Team Braer Blog Hop that focuses on Retiring Products .   You will see creations from our team that may include stamp sets,patterned paper,inks, embellishments and more so don't wait to long if you would like to purchase these as they are going to be gone after July 31st. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today,kindly contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we really love feedback from our blog 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 hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow our team's blogs, then please start at the beginning with Brae . If you came from Chris' Creative Life then you are in the right place! 

For my project I used Balloon Ride paper pack because it is one of my favourites and I am sad to see it leave.  I cut 2 of the balloons out of the paper and used some clouds that I had pre-stamped.  I adhered some right to the card, and some I popped with 3D foam tape. The sentiment is from Holiday Tags(D1560) and the is stamped in Sky Ink which is also retiring and the Black Ink for the sentiment.

Your next stop on the Team Braer Hop is Kiera at Inspire Paper Crafts.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to  Brae's blog at www.brae-er.com, as she has the complete blog list. 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. 

Free To Be Me Blog Hop with Team Brae-er

Welcome to my Brae-er Team Blog Hop- since May is National Scrapbooking Month we decided to feature some really fun and useful techniques for scrapbooking! On this hop you will find tutorials and maybe even some videos!  Just follow along with the links.

Here is the paper packet:

If you came from the amazing artwork from Chris then you are in the right place. Unfortunately my photos didn't get developed as they were having issues with the machine, so I never got to finish my layout.  However, I wanted to share with you what I did get finished.

Keep hopping along as there is more fabulous creations from our team.  Your next stop is Kimberley, so sit back and let the creative styles inspire you.

My Favourite Things Blog Hop

Team Brae-er introduces "My Favourite Things Blog Hop"

If you came here from Brae's Blog then you are in the right spot.

Today we are featuring our favorite CTMH "Things".....hmmm where do I start?

I have so many favourite things, but if you want to know what my favourite thing to do with my CTMH products is to color.

What I will do is stamp out a whole sheet full of images and just start coloring. I love to color, it is very relaxing, and it just washes my troubles away. 

My products of choice for these projects are:

Archival Black Ink
Micro-tip Non-stick Scissors
Exclusive Alcohol Markers
Blending Pen
Alcohol Blending Pen
Ink Pads
White Daisy Cardstock
Balloon Ride Paper Pack
Embossing Folders
Scallop Border Punch
Sanding kit

Your next stop on this hop is Lucy, so keep hopping along and continue to be inspired.

SunShine and Warm Breezes - Blog Hop

I've been busy crafting and designing a fun project for our Team Blog Hop.  There has been some shuffling of teams in Canada, as some of our teams went straight to corporate and our executive team felt that those teams were not getting the full benefit of belonging to a team.  So my team, Atlantic Scrappers along with my uplines fall under Team Brae-er now.

Our Team Blog Hop has 12 consultants with fabulous projects to make you think of warm summer breezes instead of the cold winter we've been experiencing.

If you have come from Create With Alyson then you are hopping in the right direction.

My project is a covered journal using Balloon Ride paper and compliments and True To Life Stamp Set(C1575).

For my project I took the Crystal Blue patterned paper and used Liquid Glass to adhere the paper to the journal.  I distressed all the edges using Chocolate Ink.  I used the ZipStrip featured on this patterned paper to make the seam, and distressed this as well.  I cut our a tag from Colonial White Cardstock and stamped the tag image from the stamp set using Saddle Ink and Crystal Blue Ink.  To stamp in 2 different colors I taped off the words preventing the Saddle from inking, then peeled off the tape.  Then I took a sponge and inked up the words with Crystal Blue Ink.  I added a string at the top to finish off the tag.  Then added some dimensional elements from the coordinating compliments.  To finish it off I added the current year to the date element, and covered the whole Journal with Modge Podge to give it  a finished look.

You next stop on this hop is Arlene's Creative Space.

If you like this project and would like to make one of your own, you can shop here.