Tool Time Tuesday

The tool I picked for this week is Liquid Glass. This is one of my very favorite tool. The adhesive from Close to My Heart can be used to adhere lots of things that just need a bit more strength. It is great for using with the Base & Bling line of product. There is another great use of this product is to adhere clip board and anything to the great line of Glitter papers. You can also add it to the top of an embellishment to create a shiny finish.
Here is a short video,

Enjoy! Chris

#30yearsofhappy Recap

I just wanted to remind you there are just a few more days to get the fabulous #30yearsofhappy stamp set. Here is a collage of a few of the projects I have used it on this month.

The detail on the special are here.

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping!

Make sure to get it before it is gone!

Enjoy! Chris

Family Is Forever Layout

Well the Stamp of the Month series of posts would not be complete without I layout!

This is my take on the idea directly from the Idea Book on page 13 but I had to change it up to make it mine. I went with different colour theme as well as adding the new  Lagoon Hearts, Sunset Chevron washsi and a few star from the Scaredy Cat Assortment. I still think this is an excellent stamp set for a card maker and scrapbooker. Here are more details on the Stamp of the Month, Family Is Forever, here.

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Enjoy! Chris

#30daysofhappy Gift Tag

Here is another quick project with the #30daysofhappy stamp set. It is a gift tag cut out of the Chalk It Up paper, with a piece of Teal Shimmer trim added, topped off with a rosette cut from pg. 50 of the Cricut Artiste cartridge and the "For You" image from the stamp set. Who wouldn't love to see this on the top of their gift?

The details of the September special can be found, here.

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! 

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

The tool that I am highlighting today has to be one of the most economical tool Close to My Heart has to offer. I don't think it could get much better the a useful tool for $3.35 (Canadian) for the Rub and Eraser.
Here is a video that highlights this useful tool.

Enjoy! Chris

Another #30yearsofhappy Card

The whole #30yearsofhappy stamp set lends itself so nicely to "petit" cards. This was just a really quick 3x3 card, topped with Lagoon and some Chalk It Up paper, along with a Sorbet flower. I also added the Lagoon Heart Washi to a piece of White Daisy cardstock to make it stand out, but I also trimmed it down so it was not too large for the card.

The detail on the September special can be found, here.

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping!

Enjoy! Chris

Family Is Forever Card

This is a card I made using the masking tape technique that you can see all over the place right now. It is so easy and gives that nice "chalky" look. Once again I used the colour scheme from the Chalk It Up paper, Lagoon, Sorbet and Flaxen . I also coloured the Bitty Sparkles with the new Shin Han Twin Touch  markers. I love to able able to create some coordinating bling! 

If you want more detail on the Stamp of the Month, Family Is Forever, you can find them here.

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Enjoy! Chris

#30yearsofhappy Card

I haven't shown a card with the September special stamp set #30yearsofhappy yet! So here it is!

It is a supper simple card but I love the way it turned out. Just like the SWAK box I repeated the stamping in rows. You can see that here. But this time I use Sorbet and Lagoon to match with the Chalk It Up paper. Here are the details of the September special. 

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! 

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

Today I wanted to highlight the Blending pen. This is a new tool for me, I am learning to play with it along with you. I just ordered one for myself and can't wait to start playing with it. There is a great video from Close to My Heart home office. I am off to play!

Enjoy! Chris

September Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to our September Blog Hop featuring our Favorite New Things.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

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, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Julie at 12x12travels.blogspot.ca. If you came from Kiera of  inspirepapercrafts.blogspot.

then you are in the right place! 

My "Favorite New Thing" is the added items to the My Crush line. The In Pink is so fun and I have a few past posts that feature them. So I thought it was time to showcase the My Crush Wildwood items. I have cut them up, tucked them in, and stamped on them. I also took the White Enamel Stars and coloured them with the Marine Blue ShinHan Twin Touch marker. (make sure to give it lots of time to dry). 

Here are the detail close-ups.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Brandy  of CanadianScrappers.blogspot.com .

 If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's  Blog, mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca 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. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring Trick or Treats,for Halloween.  So mark October 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

Brae-er Team Blog Hop

Welcome to our September Team Braer Blog Hop that focuses on "Back to School" -here is your chance to learn something new!   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 and join Brae at  theBrae-er.com  If you came from Michelle Stewart of mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.com.

I decided to try something new and fun that I had never tried before- Re-inker bubbles. I love bubbles always have!! When the kids were little I had a bubble machine that we used to set up in the back yard every time they went out to play. This was super easy and fun. I started with a covered surface (outside) as it can get a bit messy. In a small glass jar I mixed re-ink (Lagoon) and bubbles, mixed them. 

I dipped the wand and blew them right on to the paper. It took a few tries to get the right mix but I love the way they turned out on the paper.

Then I set to work to use the paper. 

Here is a layout that I used the Bubble Paper on as my background.

Here are the detail close-ups.

Here is a quick card that I created with another piece of the bubble paper.  

I really hope that you learned something new here!

 Your next stop on the Team Braer Hop  is Tamara Lisowsk  of Mara's Journey.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to  Brae's blog at 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. 

Family Is Forever Gift Bag

As I said before I think the September Stamp of the Month, Family Is Forever is a great addition for any scrapbook or card maker. Here I have used it along with a cut from the Artise Cricut cartridge, on page 79. Once the bag was cut I inked up the stamp in Chocolate, Topiary and Sorbet ink from Close to My Heart.

Here are the details about the Stamp of the Month- here.

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Enjoy! Chris

#30yearsofhappy SWAK box

I know what a funny title but it is a super cute project! It is not very big but I thought it was perfect to compliment the #30yearsofhappy stamp set. I cut the box from pg.38 in the Cricut Artiste cartridge in White Daisy, then I stamped the whole box alternating between Lagoon and Hollyhock. Then I added a little tag to the front, stamping the "sweet" in Hollyhock again and popping it up with Foam tape.

I am thinking it is the perfect size to put a few Hershey Kisses in, don't you?

Here are the detail on the #30daysofhappy stamp set, here.

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping!

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

This weeks tools are re-inker and the spray pen. I love to play with the re-inker in other ways then just to re-ink your stamp pads, and the spray pen is a natural complement. The spray pens can be used over and over again as long as you take care of them.
Here is a great video on the two products.

Enjoy! Chris

#30yearsofhappy Cupcakes

So yesterday was my 18th Wedding Anniversary, so to celebrate we had cupcakes after dinner. This year Jeanette Lynton's 30th anniversary in the industry. See the connection? No?
Here it is...

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! Plus, make sure you check out Close To My Heart’s Facebook page and Instagram during September to follow all the ways we’re celebrating #30yearsofhappy for a full 30 days!

Here is the link for more details on the great special stamp set, here.

And to celebrate my anniversary I used the stamp set to decorate the cupcakes. I cut pinwheels from pg. 50 of the Cricut Artiste Cartridge with the Chalk It Up paper.

That is the connection it is not #30yearsofhappy yet for Brian and I but it has been a great 18 so far.

Enjoy! Chris

Family Is Forever Card

What a great stamp we have this month for the Stamp of the Month in September, it is called Family is Forever. I think it is a great stamp set for a scrapbooker as well as the card maker. Here is the first card I have made with the stamp set.
It was a super quick card that also shows the new paper pack called "Chalk It Up"- super fun for back to school and many other things. I love the really beautiful colour combination.

 If you would like more detail on the Stamp of the Month you can check them out here.

A second promotion for September!!!

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our on-going celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping!

If you would like more details you can check them out here.

Tool Time Tuesday

Here is the next in the series Tool Time Tuesday. The Spritz and Cleaner! These are an essential when stamping. Even if you have the products already this video is a great reminder of how to use them and the proper care.

Enjoy! Chris