Technique Tuesday - Playing with Brusho

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today I am sharing the magic of Brusho Powder Watercolour Medium. 

My card layout was inspired by the Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge sketch challenge #SUO387. This is a quick and fun sketch that I will definitely reuse. 

My colour palette was inspired by the AAA Colourful Colour themed Challenges the colour board #21 as was making me think about pulling out my Brusho - hope that one day the bring it back over at Stampin’ Up! 

I’m playing with the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set, Exposed Brick Embossing Folder, Granny Apple Green, Real Red and Misty Moonlight. 

If you haven’t played with Brusho it’s SO fun! You need the following - Stampin’ Up’ is no longer selling Brusho but you can get it on Amazon and other craft stores.

Here’s a little video demo so you can see the Magic unfold. 

Mixed Media mediums like Brusho are a great crafty therapy tool. You have to give up a little control, relax and just play and trust the process to let it come together.

Love how the final design came together for a cute little Christmas card. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Memories and More Monday

Welcome to another edition of Memories & More Monday’s scrapbook share.

Today’s layout was inspired by the Stick It Down October single sketch inspiration challenge over on Facebook.

I chose to play with the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set, Elegant Pine Snowflake DSP, the Alphabet A La Mode dies.

When I saw the sketch challenge and the big Maple Leaf I immediately thought of the stunning huge focal snowflake in the Elegant Pine Snowflake DSP it was perfect for a traditional 12x12 layout. I added a little cluster of Pine Tree Trimmings trees and used the Alphabet A La Mode dies for the JOY sentiment. Some of the Traditional Sparkling sequins  and Rhinestones coloured with Cherry Cobbler blends.

Happy Scrappin’

Margaret 

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday.

Today’s layout was inspired by the sketch challenge over at the Global Design Project #GDP518. I have flipped the orientation to landscape and stretched to a slimline length. 

My colour palette choice of Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather is thanks for The Paper Players colour challenge #PP759.

I chose to play with the Coneflower Celebration stamp set thanks to The Flower Challenge this month #FC107 to use flowers plus the colour purple. 

I have added in the Soft Waves embossing folder for some texture, a piece of Bokeh Watercolor DSP for contrast, the Frost Iridescent Dots and some Wink A Stella for that extra bling bling shimmer!

The final design was just delightful little birthday card to celebrate a friend!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Socially Scrappy Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Socially Scrappy Saturday! 

Today I am playing with Creative Scrapbookers Magazine’s  October 2025 sketch for my layout inspiration over in their Facebook group. If you’re looking for creative inspiration pop on over and join! 

I have chosen to play with the Pine Tree Trimming stamp set, Snowflake Kisses Dies and Elegant Pine Snowflake DSP as well as the Silent Snowfall DSP. 

The Silent Snowflake DSP is fun - you can sponge over or brayer over it to add pops of colour. I chose to use Shades Spruce and a brayer to add some colour.

I followed the sketch pretty closely for my 12”x12” side. Using the Pine Tree Trimmings trees fussy cut and popped up with some of the smaller Snowflake Kisses dies. My WINTER title was created with the Alphabet A la Mode dies. I created some torn snowbanks along the bottom and added some Wink A Stella to make it glisten. 

Pocket page side coordinates with the Pine Tree Trimmings and Snowflake Kisses dies carried over.

This layout is ear marked for a family hike at the local conservation area photos where we got to feed birds right from our hands - there were so many gorgeous birds! 

Happy Scrappin’

Margaret 

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Fun Fold Friday - Pop Up Gatefold card

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today I am trying a Pop Up Gatefold I have adapted from over at Beccy’s Place blog.

I am playing with the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp and Everyday Arches dies along with Gold embossing powder for a pretty pop of sparkle.

So for my modified measurements I started with a 8.5” x 5.5” card base. I have taken photos of where to score as measurements that fall in between the 1/4 and 1/2 are not my strong suit.

Once you have your card based scored you can decorate. I measured to decide how wide the strips had to be and than used the Elegant Pine Snowflake DSP. Created the belly band with a 12” x 1” strip of coordinating DSP and just eyeballed where to fold for the card to slide in and out with ease. 

I used the Everyday Arches for my pop put and my belly band.

Here is the finished card with the belly band on. It is still a free standing card even with the belly band closure. 

When you slide the belly band off and open up the gate fold you get the pop out arch with sentiment. 

A view from above 

This fold is still flat enough for a standard A2 envelope however with the added layers of the belly band the weight might require extra postage. 

It’s a fun fold. I especially love the belly band because it gives you even more design space! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret

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Scrapbook Global Blog Hop & Throwback Thursday

Welcome to the Scrapbook Global Blog Hop - this month we are playing with our favourite product from the Annual Catalog. I have chosen to play with the Turtle-y Awesome Suite because it’s just so adorable and versatile for many occasions.

As today’s hop is occurring on a Throwback Thursday post day I am also playing with my retired Six Sided Sampler and Hexagon Punch. The colour palette in the Turtle-y Cute DSP is gorgeous and I have chosen the Balmy Blue, Green Garden and Daffodil Delight with a pop of Flirty Flamingo. 

For my 12x12 page I was inspired to play along with Scrapbook & Cards Today’s October Sketch. I loved all the squares in this inspiration however opted to use hexagons because of the hexagons in the Turtle-y Awesome Suite other than that I followed the sketch as close as possible. I swapped out the flower embellishments for the two adorable Turtles. I’ve left room for 3 photos in the 3x2 photo mats as I tend to do hidden journaling cards so that the photos can tell most of the story.

For my Pocket Page I carried over the hexagons and Six Sided Sampler stamp set and a Turtle stamped and cut out and left room for 4 photos.

Want to say thank you to our blog hop host Sharon Dalton for organizing - please make sure to go to her blog and show her some love.

Next up on the blog is Julia Quinn or you can hop through here

 

Happy Scrappin’

Margaret 

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WOW Wednesday 🤩

Welcome to another edition of Wow Wednesday - a card design meant to WOW. 

My final card design was also inspired by several challenges I chose to play along with today.

Addicted to CAS for their code word Sweater. #CAS293. Inspired me to pull out my retired Cable Knit embossing folder to lend sweater vibes to my design.

The adorable sketch over at Sunday Stamps blog spot #SSC371 for my 3 Tree layout inspiration.

Festive Friday for their Global Champange Day list of insp. #FF0195. I was inspired by the following prompts: white, metallic thread, sequins, gold foil embossing powder, heat embossing and to do my best to keep my design clean and simple. 

INKspirational word prompt of Seasonal for my Winter tree vibes because with Canadian Thanksgiving behind us the snow will be hot on its Fall tail and Christmas close behind! 

I chose to play with the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set as I need to prep another card for my upcoming team social next Sunday - I won this stamp set for free from my lovely up-line in exchange for creating at least 5 samples to share with the team for inspiration..

The resulting combo of inspirations resulted in a gorgeous sparkly WOW if I do say myself. Still has lots of clean and simple white space criteria but the sweater embossing gives lots of texture and the gold heat embossing lots of pretty pops of Gold 🤩 My sentiment is from the Greetings from You ephemera with some metallic twine in behind and some gold sequins. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Technique Tuesday - Paper Ornaments

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today we are making paper ornaments thanks to the inspiration from over at Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #ICSC203.

I’m using the gorgeous paper from the Peaceful Gardens suite and it’s cool blue wintery vibes but these double ornaments look stunning in almost every colour palette. 

What you need:

You start by cutting the 2x2 squares and 3x3 squares into 1/2 inch strips with your trimmer. 

Then using the 1/16” hole punch line up strips and punch holes in either end of the strips as shown here:

Thread the strips onto your hat pin using alternating colours.

Repeat with the opposite end of strips pulling from the bottom of stack each time. Once all are looped into hat pin you can add a Pearl if desired. Than repeat the process with the shorter strips to form your second ball. 

Add any additional pearls if desired and than your hat pin closure.

These are super quick and easy to make but pack an awesome ‘awwww so pretty’ from recipient's! Great to add to a hostess gifts in place of a normal bow on a bottle of wine or small gift. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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