My Brag Book

This is a cute little book I made to go inside my purse. There have been so many ask me for photos of my granddaughter that this book seemed just perfect for this.

On the spine of the book I used rub - ons to spell her name. This turned out better than expected! I have not used too many rub - ons in my day. I am sure that I will be using them more.

I won't post the rest of the photos but there are about 16 pages to hold lots of photos.

All Supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

3 x 3 Mini Album Z1166

Amore Paper packet X7107B

Colors are Blush, Tulip and Chocolate

Chocolate Ribbon (retired)

Mini Medleys Winter Collection Z1120

Rub On's Love Letters Z1098

Pink flower Unknown

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Laurie

My Weekly Planner

I have never been one to write in a diary or anything like that but I really liked the weekly planner that Close to My Heart has. Then a while back another Close To My Heart consultant made one to inspire me. So My New Year's Resolution is to try my best to faithfully keep a journal with the pages of my weekly planner.

On the inside pages I plan to add photos of any milestones or events that are happening in my life. I already have some photos taken for the last week but have not had time to print them out yet.

All Supplies are From Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

Weekly Calendar X301

Veranda paper Packet X7119B

Colors are Creme Brulee, Garden Green, Juniper, Vanilla Cream

Garden Green Connections Club Rewards (Ask me how to earn your own)

Spring Blossoms Just Blooms Z1266

Garden Green Concho (retired)

Circle Window Charms Z819

Picture Perfect Stamp Set D1363

Notice the Details Stamp Set D1378

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Laurie

Grandpa's Strong Shoulders

This layout was created with the Felicity kit. It is still on special with Close To My Heart until the end of the month...while quantities last!

It has really cute papers that can be used for almost any occasion. I used a pattern from the Reflections book...main Frame 4 Square on Page 52. These pattern books are really awesome! It gives you all the steps to put together great layouts, including cutting directions, blue prints, and step by step directions for putting the layers together. I also used the Martha Stewart Punch around the page...Crown...for this layout. This was really easy to do...just punch the corners of your 12x12 then punch the border around the page and everything lines up perfectly. I will be using this more often in my layouts...I really like the look.

All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

Reflections Main Frame 4 Square Page 52

Felicity Kit

Colors are Desert Sand, Colonial White, Sorbet

Sorbet Ribbon Z1123

Colonial White Edge Anchors Z1288

Colonial White Mini Medleys Z1276

Black Journalling Pen 4275

Nueva Std. Cond. Font

Martha Stewart Crown Punch around the page

Photos, Photos and More Photos!

Every Boxing Day until January 3rd my photo processor has a 9 cent print sale. What a deal! I look forward to this sale all year. I do believe, that even though I went digital a few years ago, that photos should still be printed to be admired. So...800 hundred photos later...

Now with all these photos I dug out one of my new stamp sets, Save the Date D1386, and stamped the date on the back of all my photos with stazon ink.

Now, I did not get too technical with the date only the month and year. I did not worry about the exact day.

I sorted all the photos into chronological order and placed them into my photo albums. You can see this picture at the top. On the spine of these albums I made tags with the year on them and labels as to the occasions or events like Lake Photos, Christopher and Becki's Wedding, Family Photos etc. This saves a whole pile of time when you go hunting for a certain photo. I did discover this system when I took a Library Of Memories Class taught by Stacy Julien at Big Picture Scrapbooks. It was one of the best classes I ever took and well worth the money.

So...this is where I have been spending my time the last couple of days. Now that I am done I will get some time to do more scrapbooking.

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Laurie

Veranda Workshop On The Go

This is the Veranda Workshop On The Go that we will be creating on February 21st. These papers are so elegant that I knew that I wanted to use some of my wedding photos for (yes, I know that I celebrated my 25th Anniversary last November!) As you can guess, I do not scrapbook chronologically...I use papers and embellishments to inspire me first.

If you choose to buy this kit for $35.50 you will get:

Veranda Level 2 paper packet X7119B

Follow your Heart Stamp Set (only available in this kit)

Filigree Charms Z1269

Workshop Guide

You may choose to add:

Antique Copper Mini Medleys Z1275 for $5.25

Spring Blossom Just Blooms Flowers Z1266 for $9.25

You will also get to attend the FREE Workshop to put this layout together or you can work on it at home as the workshop guide is included. To be sure the kit arrives in time for the workshop I will need your orders by January 31.

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Laurie

New Idea Book Unviels Today!

The new idea book has arrived and is available to purchase out of today. If you already don't have a copy (I did give a sneak peek to a few of you if I have seen you since they arrived) you can view it here. https://westmanscrapbooks.myctmh.com/MyCTMH/ProductHighlights.aspx?PageId=180

There are so many beautiful things...Close To My Heart has outdone themselves again. Be sure to check it out.

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Laurie

Happy New Year and Uncle Terry and Me

Happy New Year everyone! Oh my goodness, 2009 flew by in the blink of an eye and I sure hope that 2010 will go a little slower!
This is a layout of my granddaughter and her Uncle Terry. He is already teaching her to stick out her tongue. It is cute though...
This paper packet is a special going on right now from Close To My Heart. It is called Felicity and I have already posted the details below so take a look there.
All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.
Felicity Collection Paper
Colors are Bamboo, Cocoa, Desert Sand, Colonial White and Twilight.
Save the date stamp set D1386
Code it stamp set B1315
Baby Miracles Stamp Set D1249
Big Pinks Flowers Z1033
Bamboo Brads Z1218
Mini Blue Flowers Unknown

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Laurie