Monthly Archives: July 2010

4 Fabulous Tips from Convention!!

Lucky me!! I won two artboards at convention this year! These are very coveted as they are created by the extrememely talented people that work in the corporate art studio. The boards I won focused on colour and I will share with you the 4 tips that they shared with all of us!
1. When you have busy patterns and textures, let colour be your embellishment.
2. Use the lipstick marks (in the catalogue at the top of most pages) to inspire you.

3. If you have a favourite colour that you want to highlight, add it to an otherwise neutral colour scheme and watch it pop!
4. When it comes to choosing colour, be you. If it doesn’t follow a rule, but YOU like it and it fits your style… then go for it!


Watch for more beautiful ideas from this board tomorrow!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


July Stamp of the Month: Happy Forever

Welcome to the July Stamp of the Month- this month we are a big group but that just means there will be more ideas to help you plan your next project so make sure you visit them all!
This month we are featuring the set “Happy Forever”- super-cute little hedgehogs are a large part of this set!

This is a card I created the other day- started off with a Christmas idea (it was Christmas in June in our town so I was feeling the vibe) and I think I ended up with a valentines card instead! I used some CTMH paper from a few years back- Everlasting. The card pattern is from one of the Wishes workshops. The green ribbon, staples and embroidery floss are all CTMH.

My flower was created following my Creating Keepsakes July/August magazine instructions (found on page 22 if you get this mag!). It looked easy but I think the wired ribbon I chose made it harder than it needed to be. I LOVE to make fun and different flowers and really felt the need to try this one out!

Enjoy and be sure to hop on over to Sarita’s blog next!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er