Brae-ers Team Blog Hop - Featured Paper Collections: Zoe and Nevermore

Welcome to the Brae-er's Team Blog Hop, this month we are featuring creations from the 2 paper collections that are featured for September, Zoe and Nevermore.

If you have come from Christine's blog then you are hopping in the right direction.

I have used Never more for my creation this month.  Nevermore is CTMH's Halloween themed paper, but I decided to create Birthday cards using this paper collection.

I used Wavy Blooms (D1651) and the ShinHan Touch Alcohol Markers to colour the flower.  I stamped the Happy Birthday in Eggplant Ink using the M- Size stamp M1124.  Then I created a flag and outlined it using the journaling pen.  I used some white sequins and using the ShinHan markers I coloured them as close to the Eggplant colour by mixing Bronze, Cherry Pink and Lavendar.

Your next stop on the hop is Nicky.

September Cross Canada Blog Hop - Favorite New Paper

Welcome to our September Blog Hop featuring our favourite paper packs. 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 hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, plus I'm the first stop when traveling from East Coast to West Coast. If you came from Kirstin's blog then you are in the right place right place! 

At the moment, my favourite paper collection to play with is Zoe.  I have other favourites, but right now this is the paper collection that I have been having the most fun playing with.

 This first card is featuring Safari Ballet and the ShinHan Touch Twin Markers.  I also used a cut from the Artfully Sent cartridge for the scalloped circle.

This second card it totally a recreation from Krista Hershberger.  I love that the Cricut Explore lets you manipulate files to create your own.  This coffee cup is a cut from the Artistry cartridge, and the stamp is August SOTM, which has coordinating cuts on the same cartridge.  

This last card I used a different scallop circle cut and its from the Art Philosophy Cartridge, and the scallop border punch. ( Inspired by Denise Tarlinton )

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Rosalynd.

Here is the full line up just incase you get lost along the way, you can find your way back: 

1. Michelle YOU ARE HERE!
2. Rosalynd 
3. Nicky 
4. Arlene 
5. Krista
6. Carol 
7. Donna 
8. Jessica 
9. Brandy 
10. Janet
11. Heather 
12. Nancy 
13. Kirstin 

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. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring our newest Cricut Cartridge, Artistry.  So mark October 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

National Stamping Month Blog Hop - Hello Life

Welcome to our National Stamping Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring 3 stamps from this campaign, Hello Life.  There is one for Pocket Scrapbooking, one for cardmaking and one for traditional scrapbooking.  If you have come here from Priscilla's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog: 

This month we have approximately 39 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using thesestamps 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 my card I wanted to keep it really simple, so I started with the swipe stamp from the pocket scrapbooking stamp, and applied it to White Daisy Cardstock using Pomegranite Ink twice, the 2nd is in 2nd generation.  Then I took the Hello from the Cardmaking stamp and inked it in Sapphire and stamped it overtop of the swipes.  Next I used the new watercolor paints and brushes and choose the blue closest to sapphire.  I held my finger over my work space and gently tapped the paint brush onto my finger to create the splatter effect.  Lastly, before mounting to the cardbase I matted the White Daisy onto a piece of Sapphire Cardstock.  A very simple, but lovely card.

Now "Hop" on over to Haley'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, that these 3 stamps are only available until the end of September!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get all 3 stamp sets at a discount! #ctmhHelloLife

September SOTM Blog Hop - Paper Garden

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring September's SOTM, which is Paper Garden, a set of 10 stamps.  If you have come here from Melissa's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  

This month we have 39 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!

I made a series of cards as I decided I wanted to play with the new watercolor paints. I used a combination of 3 colours in each pallet I choose. Those colours are Yellow, Blue and Green.  I created an ombre effect moving from lightest to darkest as I moved down the page.  I tried embossing before and embossing after I had water coloured....and it really didn't make a different as long as your paper was dry before you embossed and stamped.  If the paper was even mildly wet, when you stamped the ink would run, 

I used sentiments from the Artfully Sent Cricut stamp, and used Black ink.  Here are my cards.

This final card done in yellow,encountered a small accident. I smudged black ink, but I did not despair, as I had seen a card(store bought) that looked sort of grudge. So I tired my hand at it, and this is how it turned out....I actually really like the effect. What do you think? Leave me some love if you like this grudge effect.

Now "Hop" on over to Sheila'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 Paper Garden SOTM is only available until 30th of September!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!