Close to My Heart Everything Christmas Workshop Cards!

Welcome back for another little peek at my workshop coming up Saturday!

Here is the third Christmas Card we will be creating...

I adore the Christmas songs I grew up singing every year, and this is probably one of the most popular.  You will have two sentiments to choose from found on the Christ Is Born My Acrylix, so plan ahead! 

I used the beautiful pattern paper from the White Pines Paper Packet, added a strip of Green Glitter Paper, and this card was ready for Christmas!

Are you getting excited yet?  :)

November's Stamp of the Month is ready for the New Year!

Everything Christmas Workshop Cards!

I am posting these lickidy-split since I have to AGAIN leave my computer to the experts tomorrow in order to have all my old pics and cut files and such put back on the NEW one...did you notice the new temporary watermark on all my pics lately?  One of the casualties of the computer crash, lol...so here we go with the next card for my Everything Christmas Workshop on Saturday!

Oh.  My.  Word.  I saw this in my heart and I HAD to make it!  I adore the house images on the NEW Cricut Artistry Cartridge!  I combined my altered image here with the NEW Confetti Embossing Folder to create a little snowy scene begging for a Christmas sentiment!

I used the "Merry Christmas" from Holly Jolly Christmas along with the inside sentiment from the same My Acrylix stamp set from Close to My Heart.

I cannot wait to make this one with you on Saturday!  :)  I will show you another one tomorrow, so see you here again soon!

Tag (You're It!) Tuesday Makes Everything Christmas!

I am in for a quick post today, and SOOOOO glad to report that technology and I have kissed and made up!  ;)

Here are the four tags I have so far for my upcoming Everything Christmas Workshop on Saturday...

Have a closer look at this one...I used the retired green glitter paper (only available until they run out!) on the tree tag image from the Cricut Artistry Cartridge!  Is that a sparkly tree, or what!?

Tomorrow I will show you another one of the workshop cards, so come back to see!

Freshly Made Christmas Star

I am going to make this one short but sweet because technology is not my friend today...nor has it been the entire month actually.

Here is the lovely sketch up this week at Freshly Made Sketches...

The problem was, I wasn't really in a flowery stamp mood...but I DID have an amazing new Close to My Heart Cricut compatible Christmas Star lying just within reach...as well as some Princess Gold Ranger Embossing Powder!

I cut the star from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge on my Explore.

I am absolutely thrilled with how the stars turned out on the black cardstock using the Charming Cascades background stamp.

 

The banner image I used is found on this month's CTMH Stamp of the Month HERE.  I was able to scour my Christmas stamps to find the perfect words to stamp inside it.

 

Here are the other crafty toys I used to make this glowing card:

vellum
MCT Circle Die
Sparkles Flourish (retired CTMH)

Alright, I need a technology time-out for a while...see you later!

Plan Ahead for the NEW Close to My Heart Planner!

It's coming!!!

Later this month, you will be able to place your orders for the most versatile planner in town!  Check it out...

This is all I can show you right now...but here is all the scoop from over on the Close to My Heart Blog!

"First, get your hands on our adorable three-ringed Everyday Life™ album. Its black cover with a gold foil floral design is sure to be the envy of all your friends. Then grab the Everyday Life™ 2016 planner pages, which include weekly and monthly spreads to help you focus in on the daily details but also remember your plans for the entire month. The planner pages also include four sheets of colorful label stickers, 12 trendy monthly dividers with tabs, and a bookmark-style page finder to help you turn quickly to the current day. To help you store receipts, fliers, and more, there’s also a pocket folder page. Is that organized or what?

Personalize your pages even more with the Everyday Life™ Perfect Plan roller stamp, which has phrases like “shopping list,” “no school,” and “don’t forget.” We’ve designed this roller stamp to coordinate with the label stickers; simply place the label sticker in your planner, and then stamp the phrase of your choice onto it. With several colors to choose from, you can color coordinate your reminders for organization perfection!

So pull out your current planner, family calendar, or even a Post-It note, and write this down: order the Close To My Heart planner as soon as it is available, later in November."

I will let you know as soon as they are available, because let's face it--we ALL have some PLANNING to do!  ;)

Everything Christmas Gift Card Holder

Ready for the great news???  I have finally scheduled my Everything Christmas Workshop!  Come to my craft cave in less than two weeks on Saturday, November 14th at 6:00pm (eat a bit of dinner first!)  For just $15 we will make four cards and a set of gift tags. 

I will also have a very special cash and carry Base and Bling Buffet set up for you to create the perfect jewels to give as a gift!

So are you ready to see what we will make?  Here we go! 

Card number one for my Everything Christmas Workshop is a versatile gift card holder featuring the La Vie En Rose Paper Packet!

This is one of my favorite cuts on the Cricut Artiste Cartridge.  I use it quite a bit--and even at a workshop or two!  :)  The stamped image can be found on the new seasonal Holly Jolly Christmas My Acrylix set.  I used a few of my favorite blingy products: Silver Embossing Powder, Bitty Sparkles, and Silver Shimmer Trim!  :)

Thanks for popping in today!  Please RSVP for my workshop by FRIDAY!!!  Yep, I said Friday--the 6th...this week!  ;)

November brings a NEW exclusive stamp set!

No Shave, No Computer November

Well, I have no idea how, but November came pretty much without warning, lol!

I won't bore you with the details, but my laptop's motherboard fried, so I am stuck borrowing one until I can replace it.  (Trust me when I say you just don't even want to know how long we have been out of shaving cream around here...and I have girls!)  Anywhoooo, no laptop means re-creating all the pics and STUFF that I had prepared for my blog on top of the STUFF that I had yet to do.  PLEASE bear with me, peeps!

Here is a super-brief intro to all things Close to My Heart for November:

NEW Stamp of the Month!!!  Meet, Cheers, 2016!

NOW, let me introduce you to the Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking Workshop! 

Experience the beautiful Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop—available only during November! This workshop has been created using all the items featured in our campaign exclusive My Legacy™ album bundles, available during November for $71.80 each! When you purchase the album bundle, you will also qualify to receive a value pack of side load or top load Memory Protectors™ FREE—a savings of $19.95! Along with the album style and design of your choice, each bundle includes one Paper Fundamentals Enchantment pack, one Fundamental stickers Enchantment pack, one Peacock Fundamental assortment, and three sheets of White Daisy cardstock. You will then be set to turn these beautiful products into fabulous layouts using the new Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop featuring five layouts you can make using all the supplies in your bundle.

If YOU haven't had a chance to try the new Fundamental patterns, then NOW is definitely the time!  I haven't re-created the pics of the workshop pages for this exclusive offer yet, so look for those to come as well as the date for my upcoming All Things Christmas Workshop!  See you soon!