December Stamp of the Month

With a minimum purchase of $55, this cute set could be yours for just $5.50. Add that to Rock the Block, and you will have some adorable projects to complete! Contact me today to order yours.

Merry Christmas and Happy Scrapping!

Rock the Block

Join the craze! When you place a minimum order of $25 from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you can get two new products for just $15: the My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set. That’s a retail savings of almost $30! You're going to love the Collage Cubes and the Rock the Block stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.

Contact me today to place your order! Happy scrapping!

Elemental Workshop: December 4th at 6pm

Join me to create 2 double page layouts using this fun and versatile paper pack! You will have lots of paper left over to create additional layouts or cards as well. I will walk you through the layouts, and show you how to use the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to create some of the fun shapes found on these layouts.

To create the layouts exactly as I have, your shopping list should include the following items:

Elemental Level 2 Paper Pack (X7141B): $10.95
Decor Journaling Spots (Z1461): $6.50
Colour-Ready Cork Alphabet (Z1450): $6.50
Designer Ribbon Red Collection (Z1615): $6.50
Milepost Shapes (Z1464): $4.50
Love Life (D1482): $19.95

Of course, you are welcome to use my stamp set at the workshop, and feel free to omit or substitute embellishments for your own personal style. Once I have an idea of the number of attendees, it will also be possible to split some of the embellishment packages between you to reduce the cost, but still enable you to purchase all of the fun embellishments I used! I love my embellishments, and it seems I used a little bit of everything on these layouts!

Contact me today to reserve your spot! I will require confirmation and payment by November 21st to ensure I have enough time to order your kit.

Happy scrapping!

Cute Halloween Tags and Treats

I made some simple Halloween tags to attach to bags of cookies that I baked for my boys' classes at school. I cut the ticket shape of the tag using my favourite tool, the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and Mischief bulk paper, and then attached rectangles of black and barn red cardstock to the ticket. I stamped with black on the barn red cardstock using the Wicked stamp set. The result was simple but cute tag to dress up the cookies.

While I was busy bagging and tagging the cookies, my 6 year old son was hard at work on a card of his own that he made all by himself. The front is a picture of me wearing a crown (since that is my typical accessory of choice, of course!). Inside the card, he wrote, "I love you. Thank you for walking me to school" and on the back, he wrote, "I love mom. To: mom, From: Hugh." These boys consistently remind me of the importance of preserving our most special moments, and I can't wait to incorporate this card into a layout!

Have a safe and Happy Halloween! Thanks for looking, and happy scrapping!

Holiday Wishes Come True in November!

When you place a minimum order of $25 in My Acrylix® stamp sets in November, you can purchase a new D-size Holiday Wishes stamp set for only $5! That’s significant savings off the full retail value of $19.95. And here’s a bonus: many of the images in the set coordinate with our Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge for added cutting and stamping fun!

Contact me today to place your order and receive this stamp set in time for the holidays!

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Layout

The challenge this week over at Heart 2 Heart is a layout that includes journaling, or telling a story. This layout is from my Dreamin’ Workshop, and is my take on the secondary layout. I flipped all the papers so I would get the other side of the patterns. The pictures are printed in sepia, and that seemed to go perfectly with the colours in this paper pack.

I don’t seem to be able to get a clear close-up of the journaling, so I will just tell you the story here...

My grandparents started the family tradition of taking my cousins, my sister and me, to the pumpkin patch to choose our Halloween pumpkins every year. It was always a much-anticipated event, something special that we looked forward to for months in advance. Now that I have my own children, and live across the country from my own parents, the trek to the pumpkin patch is even more meaningful. I love to watch their delight in choosing their pumpkins, going on a hayride, visiting the petting zoo, and all the other fun things that family farms in our area offer. This year, we trekked to Abbotsford, BC, to the Apple Barn and had a great time despite the pouring rain. This page is one of the many about our day at the patch, and the pictures are of the boys on the hayride down to the pumpkins. Funnily enough, after I completed this page, I spoke to my dad on the phone and he had just taken my nieces and nephews to the patch back home in Ontario! Thank you Gramma and Grampa for starting this wonderful tradition!

Thanks for looking, and now I am heading over to Heart 2 Heart so I can check out all of your stories! Happy scrapping!

At the Patch

For anyone who checked out my "At the Patch" layout that I created last week, I am re-posting it now with photos. I took the kids to the Apple Barn pumpkin patch over Thanksgiving weekend, and couldn't wait to get the photos onto the layout. It looks much better with the photos!

Please see the original posting below for the supply list to create this layout.

Happy Scrapping!

Choose Your Own Workshop: Wonderland

With Christmas quickly approaching, many of you have been asking for Christmas card workshops, while others want time to work on some winter layouts. For this workshop, you can choose your project and do cards or layouts, or both! Get away from the hustle and bustle of the increasingly busy season and get your craft on! So, without further adieu, here are your choices:

Tuesday, November 1st, at 6pm

Wonderland Workshop:

If you want to create layouts, there are a couple of different pricing options:

1) Purchase the Workshop on the Go Kit for $33.50 ($41.27 including tax and shipping). The kit includes: Wonderland Workshop Stamp Set, Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, Clear Sparkles, and a printed workshop guide. With the guide, you can still complete the projects even if you aren’t able to make it to the workshop!

2) If you would prefer to do the workshop and use my stamp set, simply purchase the Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, and Clear Sparkles for $25 (including tax and shipping).

If you would prefer to make the cards:

3) For $20, you will make 10 cards (includes envelopes). You will receive a package of White Daisy Die Cut Cards and Envelopes, Top Coats Icing Overlays, and pre-cut papers to stamp and assemble at your leisure.

If you would prefer to make cards AND layouts:

4) Your shopping list should include a Wonderland Level 2 Paper Pack, Foundry Pin Clips, Clear Sparkles, White Daisy Die-Cut Cards and Envelopes, and Top Coats Icing Overlays for $40 (including tax and shipping).

If you want to register for this workshop, I need confirmation and payment by October 18th to ensure I have enough time to order your kit. Contact me today for more information or to book your spot!

Happy Scrapping!

It's Elemental

Oh, how I love this paper. I scraplifted the first layout from page 26 of the Idea Book and made up a companion page (you know I can never just create a single page!) The second layout is my take on the layout on page 10 of the Idea Book. I love the bright, cheery colours of this paper, and I added my new favourite Cranberry pleated ribbon to both layouts.

Products Used:
Elemental Paper Pack (X7141B)
Decor Journalling Spots (Z1461)
Color-Ready Alphabets Cork (Z1450)
Milepost Shapes (Z1464)
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection (Z1487)
Cranberry Pleated Ribbon (Z1615)
Red Glitz Glitter Gel (Z1484)
You and Me (D1495)
Love Life (D1482)
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)

I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for looking! Happy Scrapping!

Heart 2 Heart Sketch Challenge

So, I have only just discovered Heart 2 Heart Challenges, and already I can see how they become addictive! It's so much fun to have a jumping off point, and the inspirational artwork from the awesome design team. Here is the sketch for this week:

From this sketch, I arrived at this card. I used a 5x7 card base, cocoa and colonial white cardstock, Mistletoe papers and shapes from the awesome Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. How ever did I craft without a Cricut for so long?

Products used to create this card:

Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)
Glitz Glitter Gel in red (if you haven't tried this yet, DO! It's so sparkly and the picture just doesn't do it justice) (Z1484)
Cranberry pleated ribbon (Z1615)
Pin Clips (Z1612)
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection (Z1487)
Holiday Cheer (B1381)
A Holiday (A1115)
Colonial White Cardstock
Cocoa Cardstock
Mistletoe papers
Cocoa Ink
Cranberry Ink

I hope you like it, and thanks for looking! Use the button on the sidebar to check out Heart 2 Heart Challenges and see links to the beautiful artwork posted by the other participants! Happy Scrapping...

Heart 2 Heart Layout Challenge

Here is the sketch for the Heart 2 Heart Scrapbooking Challenge this month...

If you check out the challenge blog at Heart 2 Heart, you will see that the sample layout is back-to-school themed. But now it's October and I have fall on the brain, so my layout is for our eagerly anticipated trip to the pumpkin patch.

Here is my take on the sketch...

And because I can't create a single page layout without a complementary page, here is the 2nd page I created to go with it...

Products Used to Create this Layout

Kraft Cardstock
Colonial White Cardstock
Goldrush Cardstock
Chocolate Ink
Dreamin' Paper Pack (X7142)
Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems (Z1333)
Dark Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon (Z1617)
Love Life (D1482)
Chocolate Alphabet Small (D1296)
Milepost Shapes (Z1464)
Cork Alphabet (Z1450)
Colonial White Brad (Z1274)

I hope you like it! Thanks for looking and happy scrapping!

October Stamp of the Month!

The SOTM for October is called Holiday Magic. It’s one of my favourites in the Idea Book, and will get you thinking about your Christmas cards and layouts! You can purchase it at the regular price of $19.95, or with a purchase of $55, you can get the SOTM for $5.50! And if you check out the SOTM in the Idea Book (page 141), there are supply lists for the beautiful projects featured, so you will know what to use to make these items yourself, or with my help, of course!

Join My Team in October and Receive an Awesome Freebie!

Whether you are a hobbyist who wants a great deal on fabulous new product, or would like to start your own business, this is the month to do it! Sign up as a new consultant between October 1st and 31st, and receive one New Consultant Kit add-on collection of your choice FREE! Add-on collections are priced at $40 each and have a retail value of up to $140, making this an incredible deal! For just a $99 enrollment fee, you'll receive a New Consultant Kit packed with business essentials and new products valued at over $320, plus a FREE add-on collection to enhance your kit! Then you can choose to buy one or both of the other add-on collections for just $40 each. It's an incredible deal! Contact me today for more information.

These are the fantastic add-on collections available...

Heart 2 Heart Challenge

So, as I am jumping into this new world of blogging and actually posting my artwork, I thought I would participate in my first ever challenge! Heart 2 Heart Challenges are sponsored and created by fellow Close to my Heart Independent Consultants. They inspire some fabulous artwork in sharing theirs, and I am a huge fan. This week's challenge was called Sentiment-ally Yours, and required participants to use only a sentiment stamp, and no other stamped images. It's harder than it sounds, especially since I am addicted to stamping! Instead, I turned to my Cricut and whipped up this cute card...

To make this card, I used Colonial White cardstock, and cut a 5" circle card using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. I cut a 2 1/4" circle tag (also in Colonial White), and a 2 3/4" scallop circle using some matching blue cardstock I had on hand. I cut a 4 1/2" circle using Wonderland paper for the background, and stamped the sentiment from Hooray Bouquet (D1491) using Chocolate ink. I inked all the edges in Chocolate, and attached the Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (Z1617) and some Opaques Adhesive Gems from the Mocha collection (Z1333). Voila! It took me longer to write about it than to make it! I hope you like it!

Mischief Scrapbooking Workshop

Join me on Sunday, October 16th at 7pm to create 2 12x12 2 page layouts to showcase your Halloween photos using the brand new “Mischief” paper line! This paper would also work beautifully for fall photos.

There are a couple of different pricing options:
1)Purchase the Workshop on the Go Kit for $33.50 ($41.27 including tax and shipping). The kit includes: Mischief Workshop Stamp Set, Mischief Level 2 Paper Pack, Midnight Felt Shapes, and a printed workshop guide. With the guide, you can still complete the projects even if you aren’t able to make it to the workshop!

2)If you would prefer to do the workshop and use my stamp set, simply purchase the Mischief Level 2 Paper Pack and the Midnight Felt Shapes for $22 including tax and shipping.

3)Finally, if you know me very well, you know I go crazy for all things fall and Halloween, so I have made a FEW more layouts with this paper kit. If you wish to do the same, simply add a Dark Neutral Shade Pack for $8.75 and Newsprint Rub Ons for $9.95 to your order and you will be able to make some additional layouts too! I will also have a limited amount of additional patterned paper and cardstock for $1/sheet for any extra you require to make these layouts.

If you want to register for this workshop, I need confirmation and payment by October 3rd to ensure I have enough time to order your kit.


These are the additional layouts I created using the extra cardstock and newsprint rubons (and my Cricut, of course)...

More Artwork from Vancouver Regional Celebrations

One of the awesome pieces we made at Vancouver Regional Celebrations was this gorgeous card box made using the beautiful fall-themed Dreamin Paper Packet.

Card Box Recipe
My Creations Card Box (Z1647)
Dreamin Level 2 Paper Packet(X7142B)
Glitz Glitter Gel (Z1483)
Colour-Ready Alphabet Cork (Z1450)
Love Life (D1482)


We also made some great cards to fill the box, featuring shapes cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

As a scrapbooker who didn't own a Cricut machine, I didn't understand why the crafting community was freaking out at the release of an exclusive CTMH Cricut cartridge. All it took to convince me that I was seriously missing out was to see some of the gorgeous artwork being created by my fellow CTMH consultants. I have since acquired a Cricut, and the AP cartridge, and I don't know how I was scrapbooking without it! It's amazing! With 700 different images, multiple 3D items, fonts and creative features, it has become my new favourite tool!

Here is a cute card I made the first time I played around with the cartridge. The card base, as well as the beautiful 3D flowers and flourish were cut using the cartridge. I love my Cricut!

Close to my Heart Vancouver Regional Celebrations

I recently had the pleasure of attending Close to my Heart's Vancouver Regional Celebrations.  We had two full days of classes, creativity and cropping!  It was a crafty girl's dream mini-break! 

There was a contest/swap at the event as well.  Entrants had to use the new kraft 6x6 cards by CTMH in some fashion.  I entered the card below and was honoured to be voted 3rd place by my fabulous fellow consultants!  I hope you like it!

Recipe for Typeset Friendship Card

Kraft Die Cut Card (Z1474)
Typeset Level 2 Paper Pack (X7139B)
Colonial White Cardstock
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)
Typeset WOTG Stamp (G1024)
Blue Ribbon (C1464)
Newsprint Rub-Ons (Z1388)
Black Waxy Flax (Z1089)
Black Mini-Medley Accents Collection (Ribbon) (Z1393)
Pin Clips (Z1612)
Black Ink (Z2105)
Juniper Ink (Z2165)
Vineyard Berry Ink  (Z2157)