Snow Much Fun

This was the first time my granddaughter went out to play in the snow.  It is so cute watching her discover new things!
I got to add lots of photos to this layout thanks to the New Page Protectors Flip Flaps.  You get 8 flip flaps in each package, two 4x12, four 6x12 and two 8x12 all for only $4.50.  How cool is that?  These have an adhesive strip that attaches on the outside of your page protector. They can go on either the top, or bottom, left or right sides. So anywhere!  In the above photo I have the 8x12 attached to the left side of page one and the 4x12 to the right side of page one.  I also have a 6x6 attached to the top and bottom of page 2. 

Magnifique Paper Packet X7127B

Colors Sky, Lagoon, Colonial White and Cotton Candy Cardstock
Pacifica, Cotton Candy and Chocolate Ink
Stamp Sets:
  Bundled Up D1165 (retired)
  January Word Puzzle D1268 (retired)
  True friends D1406
  Unity C1422
  Snow Days C1420
  Picture Perfect D1363
Memory Protectors Flip Flaps Z1325
Martha Stewart Himalayan Snowflake Large
Martha Stewart Arctic Snowflake
EK Success Bracket Border Punch
Finger Dauber
Blush Brads
French Script MT Font for Title

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Laurie

March Stamp of the month

Isn’t this set the cutest you have ever seen? I think this is my all time favorite Stamp of the month that Close To My Heart has put out. And the very best thing (besides being able to color them with my COPIC markers) is that it may be “intended” for Easter, but with any other saying stamp you can use it for whatever occasion you want it to be.


For You:
This card can be for any occasion, I plan to give it away to someone that orders off my website. Yes, every time you order off my website, you will receive a handmade card from me…how cool is that?
My website Link is here…hint, hint…Ha-ha.
Copics Used:
W00, W02, R0000, YG0000, G20, G21, E33, E31, E30, T4, T2, T0 blender


Happy Birthday
I just love this Mama Bunny. She is so adorable.
Copics Used:
W00, W02, R0000, Yg0000, YG01
E000, E0000, B000, B0000, BV0000, T0, T2, Blender

Way to go
This card is going to go to one of my downline…yes they get handmade cards from me too! Ask me how!
Copics Used:
W00, W02, R0000, Yr00, YR02, G20, G21, E00, E000, E0000, B000, B0000, T0, T2, Blender

So again, this stamp of the month will be one of my go to sets for just about any occasion.

All supplies are Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Heavenly Blue, Taffy, Key Lime and White daisy Cardstock
Heavenly Blue and Taffy Ink
Stamp sets: Sensational Season D1454 March 2011 Stamp of the month
For every Occasion D1187
Happy Birthday C1257
Heavenly Blue Button, ribbon and Brads
Key lime Rickrack ribbon
White daisy Flower painted with Taffy reinker mixed with pearl paint.
Taffy Ribbon (Unknown)
Foam Dots
Pop Dots
Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Punch and Laurel Leaf border and corner punch
Nesties Long Classic Scalloped rectangle
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Frills Embossing Folders
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers

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Bliss Workshop On The Go

This is the Workshop On The Go that we need to order by March 13th so it is back in plenty of time for the April Workshop.  Call me to order or for more details.  Or you can order it here and put it together at home anytime. 

This paper goes really well with Wedding or almost any other occasion.  A fellow CTMH Consultant did one about horses and it was beautiful.  That is the great thing about the paper packets from Close To My Heart they can be used for almost any photos you may have. 

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A Blast from the Past!

 Wow, these are some really old pictures. These sometimes aren’t the “prettiest” pictures to scrapbook as they were odd sized and grainy but they sure do tell stories.

We are making this layout for the March Scrapbook Class on March 11th at 7pm.  Please let me know by March 8th if you plan to attend.  Space is limited and sometimes fills up fast. 


One of the products I am going to highlight today is the Versamat. It really has so many uses. One thing I did today was to line up my stamps in the curve formation before I stamped it. I set the curved cardstock onto my mat, and then I placed the letters face down around the curve and adjusted them to where I wanted them using the square grid as a guide. Then I took my block, pressed it down onto my stamps and picked them up off of the Versamat.

Next, I laid out all the pieces of my layout, without gluing them down yet, just in case there is a mistake when stamping. (Yes, I still make some mistakes) then inked up the title stamps and stamped onto my layout. Then I glued everything down.

In case you are wondering…you can find the Versamat on my website here.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Magic Pattern…On with the Show Page 62
Lucky Paper Packet X7137B
Colors are Colonial White, Outdoor denim, Olive and Sunset.
Stamps: Memories D1127 (retired)
Bohemian Alphabet E1019
Outdoor Denim Buttons Z1277
Pewter Photo Clips (connections Club reward)
Orange Embroidery Floss (retired)

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Laurie

Happy Maggie Monday!

It has been a while since I posted a Maggie.  It felt really good to dig these little cuties and play a bit. 
This is a really quick card today…less than 10 minutes to make it (that is after I had her colored).


Not everything we make needs to be a masterpiece. At least that is what I keep telling myself, as I tend to stress about how things looks sometimes.

All supplies are from Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Caboodle Paper Z7121B
Colors are Sorbet, Crystal Blue and White daisy.
Happy Birthday Stamp Set C1257
Prima Flowers
Taffy Brads
EK Success 2 inch scalloped circle and Plain circle punch
Blue spica pen over top of the saying
Tilda with Gifts by Magnolia
Copic markers:
Skin: E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair: E55, E53, E51
Dress Shoes and Ponytail and some Presents: B02, B00, B000
Presents: YG13, YG11, YG0000
R22, R20, R00
Pinafore: Y11, Y00, Y0000

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Laurie

Water Fun

This layout was made using the Splendor paper packet and Stickease. These Stickease are really fun and easy to use. Just peel off the backing sheet and place on the layout. Did you know that on the back of the Stickease sheets there are sample layouts that you can make? I used one of the samples to make this layout…with a few changes to make my photos fit. So next time you purchase the Stickease make sure you look at the back of the sheet for ideas!


I also used the Flip Flap Memory Protectors to add more photos on my layout than what would fit. These are really handy and affordable…Just $4.75 for 15! Each one holds two photos…one on the front and one on the backside, so a package will last for many layouts.

All Supplies are Close To My Heart
Splendor Paper Packet X7124B
Splendor Stickease X7124C
Colors are Topiary, Goldrush, and Colonial White.
Flip Flap memory Protectors Z4114
Summer Wishes Stamp Set B1349
Goldrush Brads

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Laurie

February Blog Hop - All About Color

Welcome to the February Blog Hop.  Today we are featuring

 "All about Color" 

If you have just come from Corina Mitchell's blog you are on the right track. 

I think this has to be my favorite Color Combination: Olive, Goldrush, Honey, Cocoa and Colonial White. When you work with 4 or 5 colors, you want to make sure your color is balanced with one or 2 main colors and the others are just accent colors.  What I mean is make one color your main color…in this case Goldrush is my main color so I want the biggest proportion that color or about 50% that color. Next is Honey…which is about 25% that color.  Next is Cocoa and Colonial White which is about 10% each and then we add in the Olive at about 5%.  What you want to avoid when working with colors is having the same proportions of each of the color, or equal amounts of all the colors.   

All Supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Goldrush, Honey, Colonial White and Cocoa Cardstock.
Olive patterned paper from the Lucky Paper Packet X7137B
Honey, Goldrush and Olive Ink
Stamp Sets: Cards Chatter – Sympathy D1476
Sofia B1379
Bitty Clear Sparkles Z1263
Medium Grit sandpaper Z1294
Olive Brads Z1364
Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Punch around the page
Nesties: Scalloped Circles, Scalloped ovals and Petite Ovals small
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz Checkerboard Large Embossing folder

Now it is time to hop on over to Adeline Brill's blog here
 
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Laurie