This is me...

OK, so it's not really new, but to me it is and I love it! It's the same set from yesterdays post just in a more familiar realm to me. I cut a few of the stamps up to give me more options. This card utilized a lot of cut and paste I love working in a labor intensive fashion it calms me... I know I'm also behind the times but those dew drops are fascinating aren't they?!?
I want to mention this scrap site I'v just discovered called Sonshine crafts they are having an amazing 50-75% off sale on selected acrylic stamps. I got 8 sets each with at least 10 stamps and another bottle of dewdrops for a real deal, go check it out! So back to the card at hand, All products except the white and gray souffle dots, are Close to My Heart I enjoy their products a lot, I understand all their inks, markers, card stock, patterned papers and My Acrylix stamps are made here in the USA, lets hope that doesn't change any time soon!

Gotta wear shades...

Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 54 wants to see bright and bold Citrus Colors. So I dusted off my Watermelon, Sunny Yellow, Citrus Leaf & Orange stamp pads by Close to My Heart as well as a fabulous stamp set I recently bought called Adorning Corners and did this little number. It's probably one of the simplest cards I made,probably because I'm not comfortable using these eccentric shades. I did it none the less!

Goodies...

Yippie, I won some goodies from Stamps and Smiles for playing along last week on their challenge, how great is that! Speaking of challenges, I've compiled a list of to do's and must get started asap, I've got the sleepies so a few sodas may be in order!
Our Unscripted Sketches sight will soon be ready and I am quite excited, I know you are too! Have a great afternoon and I will have a card post later today! Beth aka BR-T

Touchy feely...

I love texture, so when I saw Creative Card Crews challenge #4 asking for texture, I knew this was for me! I really had envisioned using lots of embossing folders and such but my card seemed to go in a whole different direction.
This is a common recurrence with me, I am making a card somethings not quite right but rather than nixing my entire effort I usually cut the card in half using it as my focal and going from there.
For this card I used Close To My Heart Stamps and white and Cocoa card stock, the patterned paper is by K & CoMPANY, all the metal embellishments are by We R Memory Keepers and last but not least Liquid Applique a Marvy product.

Finally a card...

So many amazing and great things have happened this weekend just no card but after I saw challenge # 8 at Stamps And Smiles , I just knew I had to make a little somethin-somethin! This weekend I went to a fifteen hour scrap and packed more than necessary as usual but I can't help it! It was a great time I got a whole whopping 8 pages done and for me that is really good! I noticed my pages have really toned down a bit and I thinks it's because of all the time I spend on my cards, not sure though....So where was this going? Oh yes I got this awsome deal on embellishments by We R Memory Keepers it has 300 pieces of metal accents and not just eyelets and brads but lots a great stuff and so long as I can tame the hoarding beast these beauties will help make some fun stuff!

I can't belive it ...

I have been chosen to be on a designing team for a new Challenge sight soon to take off! I will keep you posted and it would be so awesome if you'd all join in the fun! Beth aka BR-T

I'm feeling warm all over...

Creative Card Crew is a challenge site I've yet to take to task until tonight, they want cards with warm colors: red, yellows & oranges. I had to add my most favorite accent color black because to me it brings out the bold. This is another scraps only card but some of the pieces I utilized were so small it didn't make a dent in the "abyss" I've mentioned on a previous post. It's leaning on the realm of Surrealism but I've always fancied Dali's work...

New Strategy...

So do you ever find yourself using the same stamps over and over? It's easy to do so, kind of like your favorite jeans. We bought all the others for some reason right? I can't believe I'm admitting this however from one company alone own 97 stamp sets of course its taken over seven years to acquire these but seriously... I'm not trying to be ethical or moral on this, I'm just trying to figure out some way to start using the neglected. I pulled this set out called Goodness of Life from Close to My Heart, I'm certain it's been nearly a year since our last reunion , funny how these things happen huh?

Four for one...

I created this card with a three challenges in mind then got greedy and realized I could add on another but to my dismay they moved on to the challenge...such luck! That's ok, I'm still including in my list.


Papertake Weekly has a terrific sketch # 11 by Dawny this week isn't it cool! Cute Daisy May challenge #4 is going for a hidden image or message, fun fun! Card-A-Licious challenge #18 want to see stars, circles & stitching, by this time my brain is bursting! Last but certainly not least, Funky Fairy's #8 challenge wants you to embellish like there's no tomorrow, this is right up my alley! The products are all Close to My Heart except the glittered brads which I made by adding some liquid glass and putting it into the glitter jar. The stamps are: Star Struck, Express Postage, Solos H, and Serendipity, the color palette Sweet Leaf, Twilight, Chocolate, and Sunny Yellow and the patterned paper is from the Good Times series. So there you have it...




Here's my hidden message:

Toadstools and frogs...

You may or may have not noticed my Need a Challenge sidebar to the left, it's packed full of many links, of course I've only attempted a handful of these so my goal is to hit them all within a month. Stamps and Smiles creates some charming sketches I'm sure most of you would appreciate so why not grab your supplies and drop by? I marvel at all the amazing coloring going on in the world of stamping, the shading is phenomenal to say the least! I have a handful of markers and some reinkers and a water brush so between the three I was able to color my image and complete the challenge. This stamp set is a retired Close to My Heart my acrylix called Toad Stools and I love it!

Mojo Monday #79

What a great sketch Mojo Monday brought to us this week! I must admit I find myself quite pleased with my card, I think my favorite part is the bity brads nestled inside the eyelets. My color palette is Spring Iris, Lilac Mist and Sweet Leaf and the stamp set is Endless Love by Close To My Heart This card is lacking in my typical distressing but it felt right to keep everything as crisp and clean as possible just this once.



Detail of the bity brad nestles inside the eyelets

Taylored Expressions # 60

Lordy, it's 3 am but I've got another sketch in the bag! Taylored Expression has a lovely sketch this week I just wish I had those oval Nestabilities! The colors for my card are Cranberry, Ocean & Cocoa and I used a Close to My Heart Stamp set called Simple Beauty it's a great Mother's Day Set.

plus add something shiney...

Is this a crazy cool sketch of what! Truly Scrumptious has this as their challenge #3. It's my first time playing at their playground and what a sunny day it is. Here's my take on the sketch with a little BR-T fine tuning...


For this card I embossed the white flowers onto black cs for the base of the card. I cut a 3 1/2 " circle from Kiwi cs and distressed the edges found a scrap of Orchid Bouquet cs distressed edges and stamped with black dots.The image space is random stamping with Kiwi,Orchid Bouquet, and Baby Blue and matted on black cs and popped up. I made a BR-T decision to incorporate the sentiment onto the circle as well as the tag which I really like! The bottom border is two scraps scalloped with my circle cutter and distressed added some black ribbon some bling and fashioned a flower for the final touch. All product used are Close to My Heart except the black ribbon , black cs and the bling. The following image is a detail of the flower...

My first...

I decided to created a card using my first ever acrylic stamp purchase about 7 years ago from Close to My Heart the set is called French Patio . I like the card, but it's funny to me how there is a beautifully hung window with a cat resting upon it but there's no building to back it up!

One more punch...

Here is a second card for the Cuttlebug Challenge # 23, I had some leftover dotted circles and loose scraps I didn't want to toss into my great abyss of a scrap bag.