The Inspiration Institute

scrapbooking, paper crafts & musings with Bren Yule

Paper Flowers Embellished Card

March4

I love making these paper flowers. Inspired by Donna Salazar, I am on a paper flower roll!

Here is a close up side view…

I made my own homemade shimmer spritz using 50% CREATE-A-SHADE™ PEARL PAINT, 50% Alcohol, reinkers (pick your color and the intensity of the shade you want, add drops accordingly) and a drop of white glue. I used an empty stamp cleaner spritzer bottle for my batch of sparkley fun!

I love our “Top Stitch” paper pack, our crocheted flowers, and our oddles of felt! Order some today!

New Spring Catalog!!! Look at our new Veranda Papers!

January1

I love this new stuff! You can order these beautiful papers today! Shop online anytime right here! Even in your PJ’s!

Email me for a new spring catalog!

Just for Giggles

September12

Since I call myself a "Card-i-ologist"  I had to laugh…

 
A Cardiologist died and was given an elaborate funeral.  A huge heart covered in flowers stood behind the casket during the service. Following the eulogy, the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then closed, sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever.
At that point, one of the mourners burst into laughter.
When all eyes stared at him, he said, "I’m sorry, I was just thinking of my own funeral…..I’m a Gynecologist."
The Proctologist fainted.

 

The New Idea Book is Here!

September1

Our new Idea book is here!   There are so many great new products too see!

you can order on my site.  bren.myctmh.com

Here I’ve used our creative basics jingle paper.  Plenty for cards, layouts and papercrafts!

 

Exclusive “Delight in the Everyday” Card Kit can be Yours!

August20

September is National Stamping Month!  To celebrate, we are offering this amazing kit!

From August 18 – September 30, you can get a FREE Everyday Celebration card kit to make 16 beautiful cards!
• Purchase a minimum of $60 in stamp sets
• Host a Home Gathering with minimum sales of $400 between September 1–30
• Sign up as a new Consultant between September 1–30
Contact me for more details!

 

Color Me Mojo Monday!

July21

Ok friends, trying to get with the program!

Thank you to my friend and fellow consultant Karen Pederson for posting her great Monday ideas!

Using the Mojo Monday sketch and Jeanette Lynton’s Color me Monday inspiration, I came up with this cute card!

Check out Jeanettes blog (our CEO) for great Close To My Heart Inspiration!

                                   

This color combo was a big stretch for me, it’s good to think ourside our boxes!

I used Fancy Cut Botanicles, some assorted background and texture papers from our beautiful Aspen and Bella paper kits, ribbon rounds and a few distressing tools and inks! Oh and I DID stamp…the little flourish in the background is just waht was needed to finish off the look!

Visit my Close To My Heart site to order our High Quality products to recreate this fun card idea!

FYI: This card is 6 x 6 and the background pieces are 6 x 1 1/2

TIP: Thanks to Sue Laufer for this great tip!


Tie a ribbon around your glue dots and spin as needed! Oh and don’t forget to label all your scrappy stuff in case you are cropping with others!

Clever Card Idea-Thanks Tammy! New tool shared by Stacy Julian

July16

My cute and talented downline, Tammy D. just made this cute card for me from this post! What a cute idea! Tammy made little prints of these photos, mounted them on tagboard and distressed the edges and used them for the center of the flowers! Yes, there is also sewing on it. The inside is super cute too! What a nice surprise to receive in the mail! I love random acts of kindness and Tammy, you are TOO kind! Thank you!

See our beautiful papers here on my Close to My Heart website!

 
ENABLER ALERT! FYI there is a new tool I think I have to get now…Thanks to Stacy Julian for the enabling…it’s called I*top…You can make your own big brads! see it here…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yup7kVO1O4U
another idea for pictures like this card!
Cool!

“Be Yourself” May Stamp of the Month

April21

See more of our cute May stamp of the month images!  I just love this set! You can earn it FREE with your $100 purchase! Ask me how!~

I made a few changes-here is the final one

 

“Butterfly Wings” Card

February23

I created this card using Close To My Heart’s NEW  March Stamp of the Month called "Butterfly Wings".  You can earn this set FREE! Ask me how!

Love Birds Valentine

February5

Love Birds Valentines Day with Close To My Heart Papers, inks and stamps!   I am just so drawn to this color combination.  Here I go again!

 

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