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November Featured Paper: White Pines

Happy November! A time of frosty windows and the beginning of our snow season (although if it holds off till December I would be okay with that too!)  November starts to bring with it all the fun of the pre-holiday season: baking, decorating, time with family, traditions, expectation of the big reveal of christmas morning… I just love this part! For you, November will also herald a season to get back to scrapbooking and for me it means getting last Christmas scrapbooked BEFORE this Christmas!

Whatever our seasonal photos and memories, White Pines will be a paper that fits in perfectly!   White Pines features a more traditional holiday colour palette with a hint of something a little different.  The complements and assortment can add a fun flair to your pages or cards!

The below layout features the paper and complements as well as some of the Picture my Life cards (one for journaling and two accents that were cut out of other PML cards).
white pine presents

Christmas morning and only four photos??

I have hidden some extra photos of that morning behind others- using our AWESOME flip flaps (see below)

white pine presents flip flap

They are a great way to incorporate more photos but also add in photos that might not feature the best photography 🙂

Get it all on my SHOP at braemontgomery.ctmh.com

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


October Stamp of the Month: Twinkle

You may not be aware of how cute and perfect our October stamp of the Month is for the upcoming Christmas season.  If you are not check it out and make sure to get it before it is gone at the end of this month!!!

In this layout I used the stamp to create the lights at the top of my page (I then coloured them in with our shinhan markers).

Other product used in this layout: white pines paper, complements, fern twine and CTMH cricut artistry cartridge.
twinkle layout

Here is the full stamp set (and yes it coordinates with out CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge.)

Visit braemontgomery.ctmh.com to get yours!

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Featured Paper Pack: Sangria

Fall has arrived and with fall comes the desire for deep, rich colours in shades of green, purples and blues. The perfect accent to all of the beautiful fall photos you are sure to take (or have taken for years) is our Sangria paper.

For me it was the perfect paper to scrapbook my photo of our new home- we have been here almost a full year but I just did not have the right paper or accessories to scrapbook this memory until now. I love how it turned out!

Recipe:

Sangria Paper

Fundamental Stickers: Enchantment

Purple Shimmer trim

Sangria Complements

Sangria home layout

Here are some other layouts featuring the Sangria paper

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Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Brae-er Team blog Hop: New arrivals!

Welcome to the Brae-er team blog hop featuring some of the fabulous new arrivals we have had this month! If you have not seen these yet then you are missing out – they are soooooo good!

August saw the early release of some fabulous new products from our upcoming Annual Inspirations Book (out September 1st). So, what did I make with our new arrivals:

sunshine layout

I made the most adorable layout featuring the most adorable little girl! In a few weeks this sweetheart turns 4 and the theme for this year’s party is ‘My little sunshine’- this layout was just the perfect piece to inspire more party decor! I used Zoe paper, accessories and complements as well as cuts from the CTMH Artistry and Artbooking cartridges with a mix of stamps to create my title!

What are the new arrivals you can purchase in my SHOP?

  • Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3167)
  • My Reflections™ Zoe Paper Packet (X7197B)
  • Zoe Complements (X7197C)
  • Zoe Assortment (Z3082)
  • Coral Shimmer Trim (Z3088)
  • Enamel & Glitter Duos Green Triangles (Z3123)
  • Workshops on the Go® Zoe Scrapbooking Kit (G1096)
  • Framed – August Stamp of the Month (S1508)
  • Zoe Studio J® Kit
  • Zoe Studio J® Limited Edition Express Collection (Live until September 30, 2015)
  • Marker Roll-Up (Z3120) and Accessory Roll-Up (Z3121) as part of the August Get Organized Campaign

You will probably see a lot of these featured in our blog hop today! Now hop on over to Ashley’s blog to see what she has to share with you about the new product!

And if you get lost, here is our complete list of hoppers!

1. Brae Montgomery-http://wp.me/p4htXJ-FF

2. Ashley Horton http://creatation.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-ctmh-blog-hop.html

3. Chris Robertson- http://chriscreativelife.blogspot.com/2015/08/brae-er-team-august-blog-hop.html

4. Jessice Fenn http://createbythelake.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-team-braeer-blog-hop.html

5. Tamara Lisowski http://geermara.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-2015-ctmh-august-previews-blog.html

6. Darcel Kirvan http://singingbutterflyadornments.blogspot.com/2015/08/sneak-peak-of-annual-inspirations-2015.html

7. Heather Steeves – http://paperplayroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-team-brae-er-blog-hop-annual.html

8. Nicky Scott – http://wp.me/p51mrp-Qc

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Cross Canada Blog Hop: Summer Fun

Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring summer fun- that is easy to do when we have had such a great summer in my part of Canada.

For my summer fun project I decided to create a layout showing some of the fun we have been having. It is our first summer in our new home and we are lucky to live across the street from Lake Simcoe and have our very own neighborhood beach! It is sandy and shallow- the perfect beach and just steps from our door. Needless to say we spend a lot of time there.

awesome summer layout

To create my layout I used the Zoe paper, Zoe complements and Zoe accessories. I also added some images from the new Cricut Artistry cartridge (love it!)  If you have not ordered some of this paper yet then you are missing out- I do think it is the belle of the ball when it comes to our new Annual book- super versatile and so pretty!   You can place an order on my SHOP 

awesome summer close up

Now hop on over to Carol’s blog to see her summer fun!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Eat Your Greens: Zoe Layout

I know there is this myth that children do not like their veggies… apparently in some households the kids will go to any lengths not to eat things like broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts and other yummy things. Although I am far from a perfect parent I have managed to do one thing well- convince my kids that veggies are awesome yummy!

Now how did I do this? Really, I have no idea, but they both LOVE their veggies and will often ask for their fav- broccoli. In fact, this one time, when asked what treat they would like both my kids offered up broccoli (and really I expected chips or chocolate or something ‘treat-ish’). This time was one of those ‘treats’ and my daughter also told me she wanted to eat it with chopsticks- this left me confused for a few reasons. 1. How does she know what chopsticks are? I am sure that answer lies in one of her cartoons. 2. Do we have chopsticks? 3. How does she expect to actually eat with them?

Well, after some time we figured out that chopsticks in our house are the salad tongs and she actually did really well on the eating part…. after all, she ate her greens!

eat your greens layout

Layout uses:

Zoe Paper and Complements

CTMH Cricut Artistry

Keyboard Uppercase stamp set

Whisper ink

You can get all of these in my SHOP

 

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Cricut Artistry Sneak Peek Projects

Have you been following my facebook page, instragram or twitter??

I have been sharing a few projects that are sneak peeks for our new Artistry cricut cartridge which is out today!! You can order yours at my SHOP  !

Here are the projects you may have missed (and I cannot wait to share MORE with you!)

Like our other cartridges this one coordinates with our stamps, holds over 700 NEW images and is perfect for both cardmakers and scrapbookers!! You won’t want to miss out on this one!

birthday 1 artistry sneak peek

Celebrate Artistry Sneak Peek

happy 2 Artistry sneak peek

happy 3 artistry sneak peek

happy artistry sneak peek

hello card artistry sneak peek

 papa's glasses artistry sneak peek

I cannot wait to play more with this cartridge!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


You’re the ‘BALM’ card

WARNING!! What I am about to show you is HIGHLY addicting!!

I wanted to share with you a stamp we currently have that is LIMITED in how long we will be offering it AND goes to a great cause- Operation Smile! $3.00 from the sale of every ‘You’re the Bomb’ stamp set goes straight to Operation Smile- a charity that CTMH has supported for years!  I encourage you to check out the charity here! They tell their story much better than I ever could.

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Upon setting out to create with this cute set (to inspire you to support Operation Smile) I came across the idea that I warned you about.. it is highly addictive!!!

Remember I warned you!!!

You may have already seen the EOS holders that are hitting the internet. They are all the rage in one of the Cricut groups I belong too. They are fun, simple to make (or not) and are the coolest little gift! The BOMB stamp set became the inspiration for this play-on-words card- You are the BALM!

you're the balm card

But of course I couldn’t stop there…

EOS cupcake… what a lovely cherry on top!

EOS cupcake

EOS Minnie (my Minnie loving girl was so excited about this one!)

EOS minnie

and believe me when I tell you I WILL be making more!

(Now I am not a Cricut expert and JUST started using my explore and design space but I will tell you that the circle I placed in the EOS area was 1.5 inches wide.  I did a lot of google searches and found some helpful videos showing you how to make these holders… youtube is so very helpful!)

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Happy Holidays! using Artfully Sent

artfully sent phone booth- tardis

Just want to wish you a Happy Holiday Season with a cute card from Artfully Sent! If you are a fan of Dr. Who you will REALLY like this one!

I used the phone booth card (see below) and cut outdoor denim paper instead of the red. I had to look up a picture of the Tardis (to make sure I had the colours correct). I went through all my current Christmas stamps and found a sentiment that sounded very ‘British’ to me. I was very happy with the result!

I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful holiday season- make LOTS of magical memories and spend quality time with your loved ones!

artfully sent phone booth card

Until we craft again, The Brae-er


Have a Blast Card- Artfully Sent

artfully sent blast card

Had some time recently to play around with my new CTMH Artfully Sent cartridge for the cricut and I am so happy I did! I also set myself a challenge to NOT use it for the cards I am immediately drawn to- to look beyond them at the other options. Again- so glad I did! I know that I do not make enough boy-themed cards…so this was my intentional attempt at one.

This is a layered pop-up card. I wanted a green glitter spaceship (and one alien) so I had to make some cuts twice with different papers (and I saved the other bits for later projects).  Even with all the layers and different pieces that needed to be cut I was still able to complete this card in only a few minutes! I LOVE this cartridge!
artfully sent blast card inside

Remember!

You can order your Artfully Sent on my SHOP!

Until we craft again, The Brae-er