Canadian Blog Hop - May/June Catalog

 We are so glad to have you join us today for the Canadian Blog Hop. Today we are featuring the new products that you can find in the the May/June Catalog. You can view this catalog here.

This is a circular hop so you can make your way around. You should have arrived here from Colleen's Blog. If you get lost along the way or would like to start at the beginning you can find the list on Michelle's Blog.

I decided to create with the new Glad You're a Grad stamp set as I needed to create grad cards for the graduates from our church.

We have 4 grads this year from 2 high schools.  So, I decided to create cards using the school colours.

I finished the cards for the 1 school and here they are.

I distress ripped the strips of Sapphire & Canary cardstock using my embossing stylus & paper trimmer track.  I did a video today showing how to do this HERE.  This was a technique that I learned at album retreat  (there are still a few album retreat bundles available) this past week and it is such a fun way to add texture to a layout or card.

I stamped the graduates with Intense Black ink on White Daisy cardstock and matted it with Black.  I coloured the images with Bluebird & Sapphire shimmer brush, Citrus, Fair Skin, Ice Grey & True Black markers.  I embellished this card with the clear sparkles.

I also added some Onyx Pearls & Diamond Stickles.  I love the look of the doodled line added with the journaling pen.  Sentiments stamped in Sapphire ink.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and I would love to hear what you think of them.

Next up on the Blog Hop is Sabrina's Blog, so head on over and check out what she has created.

Thanks for joining us today and I hope you can join us again on July 20th for the next Canadian Blog Hop.

If you don't have a Maker, I would be more than happy to help you with all your scrappy needs.

Blessings, Kim

Canadian Blog Hop - March/April Catalog

  We are so glad to have you join us today for the Canadian Blog Hop. Today we are featuring the new products that you can find in the the March/April Catalog. You can view this catalog here.

This is a circular hop so you can make your way around. You should have arrived here from Brandi's Blog. If you get lost along the way or would like to start at the beginning you can find the list on Michelle's Blog.

Here is the simple single page layout I created.

To create this layout I used the Daisy Meadows paper package, Peacock, Almond, Glacier & White Daisy cardstock.  I stamped with Almond, Peacock, Intense Black & Archival Black ink pads.  I used the largest Stitched Bracket thin cut for the title & journaling spot.  I simply cut it in half.  The stamp sets I used were Cherry Blossoms & the Daisy Meadows stamp & thin cut set.  I coloured with the Coral & Citrus Tri-Blend markers.

This is a close-up of the tone on tone stamping using the Cherry Blossoms stamp set.  The title is from this set too.  

Next up on the Blog Hop is Joanne's Blog, so head over and check out what she has created.

Thanks for joining us to see what we created. I would love to hear what you thought of this layout. I hope you can join us again on May 20th for the next Canadian Blog Hop.

If you don't have a Maker, I would be happy to help you with all your scrappy needs.

Blessings, Kim

Canadian Blog Hop - Jan/Feb New Products

 Welcome to our Canadian Blog Hop featuring artwork created using new and fabulous products found in our Jan/Feb catalog. 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 start at the beginning join                                                                Michelle at Creations With Michelle. If you came from Brae at The Brae-er                            then you are in the right place!

I decided to play and try out some new products and create my first slimline card. It was so much fun to create and I think I am hooked. I am so excited                            that we now have Slimline card bases and envelopes as well as this cute thin                          cut. Slimline cards are all the rage right now.

There is so much goodness on this card.  I was planning to stack 2 of the Diagonal Stripe Slimline Thin cuts to get a crisscross pattern happening so I flipped this one over.  However, I decided I liked this card just like it is, so this is the backside of the Thin Cut image.   

I created the background of the card by blending the Peacock Feathers                            Distress Oxide ink on White Daisy cardstock. I then spritzed it with some                      water and splattered it with some Clear Shimmer Brush and some                      Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink using a water brush.

The Diagonal Stripe Slimline Thin Cut was cut with White Daisy cardstock                          and then flipped over. I then blended Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink                      over it and splattered it with water . I love the oxided look you get when you                      do this.

The cute Penguins come from the new Winter Penguins set and I stamped                          them with Intense Black ink. I used our amazing Tri-Blend markers and                          the clear shimmer brush to colour them in. The list of the colours used is                            below. I hand trimmed out an extra hat/glasses of the one penguin and                            layered it on top with 3-D foam tape for a fun dimensional effect.

The sentiment comes from the new Months of the Year February stamp                              set and I put it on the large Stitched Scalloped Bracket, and used Archival                      Black to stamp with. The heart border is also from that stamp set and                          stamped using the Abandoned Coral and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide                          inks. I inked up the stamp 2/3s of the way with Abandoned Coral first and                          then inked up the other 2/3s with Peacock Feathers ink. So in the middle                          the 2 inks overlaid each other. This is a really fun technique to use.

Then to finish off the card I added a few Blue Belle sequins and splattered                          with a little bit of the Turquoise Glossy Spray.

I hope you enjoyed this card, learned a few things and were inspired.                                  Here is a list of everything I used.

Supplies Used: Z3917 - Winter Penguins Stamp & Thin Cut Z3908 - Diagonal Stripe Slimline Thin Cuts                          D1997 - Months of the Year - February X257 - Slimline Cards & Envelopes                                                                                                         Z3688 - Stitched Scalloped Brackets                                                                                                         1385 - White Daisy Cardstock Z3886 - Mini Ink Blending Tool                                                                                                                Z3823 - Turquoise Gloss Spray                                                                                                                Z3825 - Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Ink Pad                                                                            Z3833 - Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink Pad                                                                                Z2045 - All-purpose Mat                                                                                                                            Z1151 - 3-D Foam Tape                                                                                                                                Z3372 - Adhesive Runner                                                                                                                            Z3440 - Dual-tip Permanent Glue Pen                                                                                                    Z3271 - Archival Black Ink Pad                                                                                                                Z4189 - Intense Black Ink Pad                                                                                                                    Z3293 - Clear Shimmer Brush                                                                                                                    Z2481 - Coral Tri-Blend Marker                                                                                                                Z2494 - Hydrangea Tri-Blend Marker                                                                                                    Z2488 - Green Turquoise Tri-Blend Marker Z1836 - Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors                                                                                                       Z3676 - Blue Belle Loose Sequins

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is                                                                             Kristine Ponte of Life Documented.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle Stewart's Blog,                                  as she has the complete blog hop 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 for our next hop, March 20th, 2021.

Holly Jolly - Cross Canada Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop!

This month we are featuring the Holly Jolly Collection.

Grab your drink, put up your feet and be prepared to be inspired

 by artwork from  different

consultants from across Canada.

Contact your consultant to purchase anything you see along the hop. 

 If you don't have a consultant feel free to shop with me.

Holly Jolly Paper Packet and Sticker Sheet

You should have arrived here from Brenda's blog.  

This is a circular hop, so you can start anywhere and make your way around it.

If you get lost you can find the full list of participants on Michelle's Blog.

I have been busy working on designing a scrapbook workshop using the Holly Jolly Paper Packet, Holly Jolly - Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cut set, silver embellishing thread, clear shimmer brush, Candy Apple ink & cardstock, Clover ink, 0.03 Black Journaling Pen, thin 3D foam tape and White Daisy Cardstock.  I used the Brushed Letters stamp set for the title. The inspiration for this layout came for the Make It From Your Heart Volume 3 book, Pattern 5.

So, often we get caught up in all the stuff at Christmas and really the 

most important thing is to BE PRESENT with those around you!

I have pictures of my Grandma and parents being PRESENT with my kids.  

My Grandma passed away this year and I know

 I treasure the times of her being Present with all of us.

I have inked around all of the edges of the papers with either Clover or Candy Apple ink using a sponge.

I have added silver embellishing thread behind the holly.
I have added clear shimmer brush to all of the holly as well.

Using a ruler I added the lines using the 0.03 Black Journaling Pen.

I will be posting more layouts in this workshop in the next week.  Just finishing them up and then making the guides for the workshop.  

Holly Jolly - Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cut Set

I hope you enjoyed this layout.  Thank you for stopping by.  

I would love to hear what you thought of this layout. 

Please leave comments along the way so that we can better serve you.

Next up is Kristine, go check out what she has created for us. 

Mark December 10th on your calendar for our next 

Cross Canada Blog Hop where we will be featuring the Cedar & Pine Collection.

Contact your consultant to purchase anything you see along the hop. 

 If you don't have a consultant feel free to shop with me.