One More Makeover!

I just can't help it...making over the fantastic designs available in the Close to My Heart Annual Inspirations Idea Book is easy peasy.  When you start off with a whole KIT pre-designed for you, it makes it super simple to put YOUR own touches on a project without having to start from scratch.

Let me show you what I mean by using the Blossom WOTG (that's Workshop on the Go for you non-Close to My Heart addicted papercrafters, lol) Card Kit....again!  ;)

On the left is my "almost according to directions" version of one of the cards in the kit.  I simply swapped out some ink and washi to create a whole new color theme for the card on the right...

I didn't tie the bow on this one to save a little bit of twine length...I like to make the MOST of my supplies! 

What do you think?  

Just think of all the creative ways YOU could make this one over!  Take another look at the adorable stamp set it comes with...

and the rest of the supplies...

 All for JUST $24.95!!!

The Card Kit and washi are only available while supplies last now, so if you want it, go get it!  :)

Close to My Heart Convention Themed Up Card!

HI EVERYONE!!!

I am a little hyped up on adrenaline so excuse me for yelling!  ;)

It is the last night of our little off-site Close to My Heart Convention, and I made a little something to commemorate the occasion.  Corporate decided to go with a Disney "Up" Theme for this year's shin-dig, so I thought this was a great way to wrap up our time here...

I tied up the balloon strings with a piece of Extra Thick Twine in Thistle to match the Paper Fundamentals Whimsy striped Thistle Cardstock.

I used the balloon image from the current Operation Smile Happy Everything My Acrylix to create a giant bouquet of balloons on my card.  I stamped them in Black Pigment Ink from the Mini Pigment Pad Set and then used several differnt colors of ShinHan Alcohol Ink Markers to color them in.  I popped some up with foam tape for a bit of dimension.  The clouds are cut on White Daisy CS with the Art Philosophy Cartridge on my Explore.  Then I used a black marker to add the details just like the gals over at convention added to their adorable UP layouts.  The sentiment is bright and cheery like the balloons!

Operation Smile My Acrylix

Close to My Heart Convention Time!

Oh my goodness, I just typed that title and got a bit giddy.  Then I remembered I am not going to be in Disneyland for the big reveals this year.  Insert pouty face here.

Aha!  No time to pout!!!

BECAUSE...One of the big parts of convention that makes it such a fantastic experience is sharing the time with some amazing friends who don't really mind at all if I talk about CTMH from dawn until dusk (you just can't count on the hubs to sit and listen to that)...SOOOOOO...that is exactly what I am doing!  I am meeting up with one of my BFF's who happens to have a heart for the same things as me--one of them being Close to My Heart!!!  We are going to talk business, get creative, and miss our friend dearly who is not able to make the trip...but we are going to sparkle times ten!

I cannot WAIT to get going and to hear all the little tidbits of new product rumors that are soon to come!  Will they bring back buttons?  Will there be more GLITTER???  Will TC show up at CTMH convention in Disneyland????   WHO will find a Sticky Boy???  ONE thing that I CAN tell you...

*******NEWS FLASH*******

...there is DEFINITELY going to be a NEW Cricut Collection released!!!  AND it will be available to all my customers starting a MONTH EARLY!!!  I have no idea what is on it, or what it is called, but the NEW Close to My Heart Cricut Collection is coming to you LIVE on August 1st!  BUT, that's not ALL!  There will also be a new My Reflections paper line introduced and available for purchase that same day along with the usual complements and assortment embellishments, so STAY TUNED!!!

Now would probably be a really good time to follow me over on Facebook or Twitter! 
I will be posting all the new product news as I learn about it!  

Like this Hostess Stamp Set?  You can get it for just $5 in July!

Makeover Monday!

I hope my peeps from the USA had a fabulous 4th over the weekend!

I have been a bit occupied the past few days with a family trip, a luxury which I quickly learned to cherish after my oldest left for her first year of college.  These days are going by fast while she is home, and I want to enjoy each little chance our family has to hang out together.  Here is a peek at us all rocking out to old Disney movie soundtracks in the van on the way home from TN...

It was GREAT!!!

Alright, back to a layout that I showed you a sneak bit of in May...because I finished it!  :)

That little heart splatter stamp is found on the Documenting Memories My Acrylix.

I used a layout in the last Close to My Heart Idea Book as the inspiration for my makeover...

You might have noticed this picture on the CTMH website in the Specialty Papers category, too!

I will hit some of the product highlights for you...

I used the Paper Fundamentals Basic Assortment for the bold background of the layout.  Enamel Dots, Sequins, and some stitching using the Stitch Guide and Piercing Tool round out this cluster.

I cut the letters from the Cricut Artiste Cartridge on my Explore from Lagoon, Topiary, White Daisy, Smoothie, and Honey CS.

The next two pics show all the different washi tapes I was able to coordinate into the layout...

I hope you use your copy of the Close to My Heart Idea Book to transform the amazing ideas into YOUR creations too!  :)

Some of these products I used are retiring in August and running out of stock quickly if you are interested in a makeover of your own!  You can check them out using the links up above.

If you also happen to fill your cart with just $25 in stamps, remember to add a FREE Stamp of the Month OR a $5 Hostess Only My Acrylix stamp set this month!  :)

Jumping into July!!!

Can you even believe it???  July always seems to sneeeeeeeak up on us doesn't it?  I DO have some FANTASTIC news to go along with its sudden appearance, though!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!  I had a strong rally at the end of June to meet my sales goal, and have YOU to thank for it!!!  Because I could NOT have done it without you, not only am I giving away the size D stamp to the one who put me over the goal, I am ALSO going to send EACH one who also helped me out a special gift!  I absolutely appreciate it!  :) 

AND I have great news for July as well!

This month, you can get the Close to My Heart July 2015 Stamp of the Month for just....nothing!!!

It is totally true!  Just purchase $25 worth of My Acrylix stamps from my website, and you can add this adorable set for FREE!  You just pay shipping on the retail value of the free stamp which is less than $1!  :)  Now THAT'S a reason to celebrate!  Here is a closer look at this SUPER scrapping set...

BUT WAIT!!!  There's MORE!!!

When you purchase $25 in My Acrylix stamps, you could also choose any current HOSTESS ONLY REWARD set for just $5!!!  That's right!

SO, for every $25 you spend on stamps in July, you can choose to add one of these amazing deals!  You just pay the shipping on the free sets (which is less than $1 on the largest stamps.) but no tax.

AND, YES!!!  You can qualify for more than one!  :)

More Ice Cream on Monday!

Well, I sure didn't get any more scrapbooking finished this weekend, but that is alright.  I have been doing a HUGE decluttering project around the house, and purging REALLY feels good.  I made lots of progress and even found some of my dining room in the process!  ;)   Be sure to check out my clearance price My Acrylix stamps for sale in my Flee Market, and you can help me clear out some more!

Anyhow, there are just two days left in June, and I am just a bit over $100 shy of my sales goal this month.  I have a GREAT incentive for you to help me reach my goal!  My peeps who live nearby can place an order through me with FREE shipping by adding to the order I am placing on Tuesday.  EVERYBODY can win though, because the order that puts me over my goal will win a FREE My Acrylix stamp set that is worth $17.95!  :)

You just might want to pick up this month's Stamp of the Month because there are only two days left to get it in your crafty little hands.  I made the following card using it...

See the fine line details I added by hand with a black marker?

It was tons of fun to make those colorful Popsicles from Ice Cream Dream with the puddle pad method.  The Lagoon ink and CS goes really well with the Thistle Diagonal Striped Ribbon I used to attach the tagged sentiment.  The Hostess Only Tagged with Love My Acrylix which has several different sentiments that accompany the three tag shapes.  I, of course, used the same images as this example artwork from CTMH, lol!  Oooops!

Since that wasn't exactly enlightening, lol, here is a peek at the rest of the set...

Contact me to set up your own online gathering so you can earn this set for free!  :)

Get your FREE stamps while they last!  The Pink Combo shown here is already sold out!

Scrappin' on Saturday (I Hope)

Another Saturday has suddenly appeared, and I fully intend to get some scrapbooking finished.  You might have noticed JUST a bit that I haven't posted a single PML or PL layout in a few months.  Ugh, I can't believe I fell off the wagon so quickly!  I am hoping to get all caught up to week...um...let's see...27???  Oh my...

I am glad I have some cards all set to go that I made with my June 2015 Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart.  I love them for highlighting pictures from a party or just hanging out eating ice cream!

I LOVE the "sweet taste of summer" stamp found on the Ice Cold Summer My Acrylix.

I love the chalkboard look for this fantastic font!  I also tried my hand at a couple of other stamping techniques for these easy pocket cards for the Picture My Life system of pocket scrapbooking also called Project Life.  I used my stamps to create some coordinating pocket cards and rounded the corners with my corner rounder.

This puddle pad technique involves dropping ink on a baby wipe to create a colorful image.  Sometimes you need to add a bit darker colors to your images this way, which you can see in my example below...