Year >> Noted...Just a Few More Days!!

I don't want you to miss out on the FABULOUS Year >> Noted promotion, so I am going to share artwork from this collection the next few days.  Today I have a layout to share that will work perfectly for the front page and last page of my albums.

The brilliant artwork team at Close To My Heart designed these layouts, and I simply scraplifted them!  I am always struggling for front and back pages for my memory albums, and I thought these were a perfect way to finish up a book.  I love the designs, don't you?  The only things that I've used other than the $5.00 Year >> Noted kit are my inks - Sorbet, Glacier, and Desert Sand.

When you place a $50 or more order, you can buy one of two kits.  The $5.00 kit does not contain the mini album, but it's only $10 for the kit with the mini!  You know, don't forget about my "3000 Likes" special.  When you place a $50 or more order, you automatically receive a free stamp set from in the mail!!  (See the right top sidebar for more information.)

If you'd like to create this layout for your memory book, here's is the Corporate artwork.  Have fun!!

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Sassitude

Scrapbooking is my favorite hobby.  I love to record memories, and if  I see pictures that inspire me I will sit down and put them to paper.  From the minute I saw these photos of my nephew's little girl, I couldn't get them off my mind.  She is such a cutie!!

For this layout, I grabbed Brushed paper and all the matching embellishments.  Can I just say that I love Close To My Heart simply because I can easily match everything?  I used a whole package of the Brushed Assortment - those flowers are so great!!  "Sassitude" comes from the Brushed Complements. Do you think there could be a better saying?    I used the Artbooking cartridge to cut the doily circle and photo mats.  Here's an up close of the embellishments.

Along with the Brushed Assortment, I used Pink Glitter Gems, Pink Glitter paper, and Pixie Twine.  The "irresistible" stamp is from the Operation Smile stamp called You're the Bomb.  All of these items can be found on my website.

Thanks for stopping in!  I hope this layout has inspired you to put some memories to paper!

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Love Banner

On January 31st, I am having a Rose Blossom team meeting and the theme of our meeting is love.  I thought this banner would be a fantastic centerpiece for the artwork table.  I used Art Philosophy to cut the banner pieces from Heartstrings and hearts from pink glitter paper.  The accordion folds were cut from Heartstrings as well with the Artiste cartridge.  I found the art deco letters in Cricut Design Space and loved them for a Valentine project.  I used silver glitter paper for those.  A little tulle and some random embellishment finished off this project.  Here's a little close-up for you.

I give my team the opportunity to earn tickets for things they bring to or do at the team meeting.  

One lucky team member will win this banner, and I can't wait to give it away!!

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Hello - January Stamp of the Month

I have really loved the Stamp of the Month, This Moment.  I used a few stamps from the set to make this card.  I've circled them below:

Now it may not look like I used "remember this moment," but what I did was put the stamp on backwards.  That way I could get a fully inked banner with no words.

The diagonal striped piece that you see if from one of my favorite new sets, Assorted Edges.

Thank you so much for stopping in today!  I really appreciate your visits!!

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3000 "Likes" on my Facebook Page - Thank You!!!!

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Rose Blossom Year >> Noted Blog Hop

Welcome to the Rose Blossom Blog Hop!  We are going to share this month's special, Year >> Noted.  I know my team members have amazing artwork to share with you!  Now this hop is a big circle so no matter where you start, you can follow the loop.  In case you get lost, I've got a list of the seven blogs near the bottom of this post.

I wanted to show you a little something out of the box that you can do with the $5 Year >> Noted special.

What a pretty and cheery way to keep track of 2015!  I started with a Kraft Container as my base (they are a steal at just $3.95), and I adhered everything with Liquid Glass. (Just a little note - I will put all the dimensions for creating this project at the bottom of my post.) I grabbed the Dots Folder to emboss the light green paper to cover the container.  I used two cuts on the Artiste cartridge to make the flowers.  Aren't they lovely in this light orange?  There are hearts in two sizes on the gold foil sticker sheet in Year >> Noted, so I thought they made really fun leaves for the flowers.  A little gold bling gem in the center finished them off perfectly. 

Of course, I had to designate that this container is for 2015, so  I let gold glitter paper tell the story.  But before adhering that, I wanted to add a rounded banner from Artfully Sent with some little gold foil sticker bows.  You'll see those in the next photos along with what I've created or the inside.  The stamp set that comes with Year >> Noted is perfect for creating little journaling cards that fit right inside the container.  These small cards also leave plenty of room for memorabilia.

Here is a photo of Year >> Noted.  You can purchase the kit or $5 with a $50 order or $10 with a $50 order if you'd like to include a kraft mini album.  I bet you'll see one of those along the way!

Now it's time to move on on to Lynn's blog!  I know she's designed something just wonderful to get your creative juices flowing!!

Should you get lost along the way, here are all the blogs:

Brenda - YOU ARE HERE!!

Lynn

Marg

Barbara

Shelly

Kim Hill 

Cathy  

DIMENSIONS FOR YEAR >> NOTED KRAFT CONTAINER:

• Light green paper: 4-3/4" x 10-1/2" and 1" x 10-1/2"
• Light orange paper:  Artiste page 32 - Accent 3 (cut three each at 2", 1-3/4", and 1-1/2")
• Light orange paper:  Artiste page 54 - Accent 2 (cut three at 1-3/4")
• Light orange print:  Artfully Sent page 3 - Icon + Shift (cut at 1-1/2" RDS)
• Light orange paper:  2-1/4" x 5-1/4" (cut 6)
• White Daisy paper:  2" x 5" (cut 6)

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Happy Valentine's Day

I have really, really been enjoying working with Heartstrings paper and all the things that coordinate with it.  I want to make sure that you see it often enough because this paper is only available until March 31st.  I want you to fall in love with Heartstrings!

What could be cuter than a typewriter tapping out a love note?  That typewriter is a sticker from the Heartstrings complements, and the "crush" flair is from the Heartstrings assortment.  The "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment is from the Heartstrings Cardmaking Workshop, and the little puffy glittered hearts are from the Stuck on You Puffies assortment.

I hope this sweet little card made you smile! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Heartstrings February Club Layouts

I was at a weekend retreat, and I almost forgot to show you the second of my Heartstrings layouts.  Oops!  I get so excited about getting away to scrapbook that I forget what I am supposed to do!!  (I am fairly sure you can relate!!)

Anyway, Heartstrings has been once of my favorite papers to work with.  I simply love Heartstrings, and I want to make sure you know all about it because it's only available until March 31st.  So if you want quick and easy layouts, I encourage you to pick the kit of your choice below the photos.  

This Heartstrings layout workshop will be available until February 5th.  

Kits will be mailed out on February 17th.

Kit #1:  Heartstrings paper, Heartstrings complements  $17.23

Kit #2:  Heartstrings paper, Heartstrings complements, Stuck on You Puffies - $22.96

Kit #3:  Heartstrings paper, Heartstrings complements, Stuck on You Puffies, Pixie Twine - $27.52

Kit #4:  Heartstrings paper, Heartstrings complements, Stuck on You Puffies, Pixie Twine,                               Heartstrings Assortment - $34.40

Heartstrings Scrapbook Pages

Kit #1 $17.23 USD Kit #2 $22.96 USD Kit #3 $27.52 USD Kit #4 $34.40 USD

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Heartstrings Layout

Heartstrings is just such beautiful paper.  I love the roses and romance in the designs.  Today I am going to show you the first of two layouts that we will be creating in February.

I was going to put photos on this, but don't you think this would be perfect for our 25th anniversary photos?  The colors at our wedding were red, black, and white, so I thought maybe a then and now photo would be wonderful.  This paper makes me want to re-do our whole wedding album.  

It's. Just. So. Lovely.

Something that I want to tell you about Heartstrings is that it will only be available through March 31st.  You will want to buy it before it is gone!

Tomorrow, I will share the 2nd layout for February.  Be sure to check in because it is completely different!  On Saturday, I will have a link up so that you can purchase the February kit.

Thanks for stopping in today, my dear blogging friends!

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Set of Cards

This morning I sat down with three piece of paper from the Chalk it Up paper packet and the Your Own Kind of Wonderful stamp set.  This is what I came up with.

I opened my Wishes how-to book, and just leafed through to ind patterns.  This made my creative time much less difficult!  It's so easy with Close To My Heart to reach for matching embellishments!  I grabbed my flaxen twine, durable triangle studs, and Chalk it Up epoxy hearts.  I put a clear sparkle on each butterfly and then snuck a little gold shimmer trim on each card.  

It's so cold here today!  It is -3 degrees today with a -24 degree windchill.  These spring-like butterflies are just what I needed to brighten up the day!

Thanks for stopping in!!  I really appreciate your visits!!

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Today You are You

I love Dr. Seuss so I was especially happy to find one of my favorite quotes in the Hopscotch Picture My Life cards.

I used 8 of the Hopscotch cards to make this step card, and I matted the layers with Indian Corn Blue cardstock.  The tallest layer is made up 4 cards.  I used the base card with flowers, but I wanted them to pop a little.  Because there are two of each card in a set, I grabbed the other one and fussy cut the flowers to pop.  The clouds and rainbow are from a 3x4 card, and so is "perfect."  I pulled out my remaining Smoothie buttons and brads (you can't hoard forever) for embellishment.  Three cards make up the second layer.  The circles are actually the centers from large flowers.  I used the Operation Smile stamp, You're the Bomb, for my stamped sentiment on the front fold.  I found the directions for this card HERE, and I altered the dimensions to suit my needs.

I haven't played along with challenges for quite some time, so I am going to enter this into the Heart 2 Heart - Old is New - challenge.

In case you don't remember the rest of the quote...

Thanks for popping in today!  I sure do appreciate your visits!!

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Heartstrings Workshop on the Go

Happy Monday!  I hope that you had a fun weekend.  I am so glad that you stopped by today!!

  The Heartstrings Workshop on the Go has such great card patterns along with a beautiful stamp set.  One of my customers asked me to design the Heartstrings Workshop on the Go with the included patterns and stamp set using with the colors cranberry, black, and white daisy.  In the top row of the photo are the cards designed just as shown in the Workshop on the Go.  The bottom row is how I changed them for my customer.

One of the things I love about the Workshops on the Go is that you can alter them to it your needs.  I also think that this workshop would be great for birthday, anniversary, and thank you cards.

This is what is included in Heartstrings Workshop on the Go:

Workshops on the Go® Heartstrings Cardmaking Kit Contents:
1 – My Acrylix® Heartstrings Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)
1 – Heartstrings B&T Duos™ Paper
4 – Cardstock Sheets (1 Glacier, 1 Pixie, 1 Whisper, 1 White Daisy)
15 – White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
1 – Pixie Extra Thick Twine (Z3035)
1 – Stuck on You Puffies (Z3037)
1 – Instructional Brochure
Featured Colors: Glacier, Lagoon, Pixie, Slate, Whisper, White Daisy

Use the material and instructions in this kit to create 15 beautiful cards (5 each of 3 designs)!

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Love Notes

This is my very favorite sentiment in the January Stamp of the Month set.  I love the mixed fonts and scroll.  Doesn't Close To My Heart have an amazing artist?

This is the other Valentine's Day card that guests will be making at my Seasonal Expressions Open House this afternoon!  This fun stamp is called This Moment, and it is the January Stamp of the Month.  I've also used Heartstrings paper, Enamel Hearts and Black Shimmer trim.

If you are local, I hope to see you today!

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Straight from the Heart

This is just one of the Valentine's Day cards that guests will be making at my Seasonal Expressions Open House on Sunday afternoon!  This fun stamp is called This Moment, and it is the January Stamp of the Month.  I've also used Heartstrings paper, Enamel Hearts and Black Shimmer trim.

If you are local, I hope to see you tomorrow afternoon!

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Rose Blossom Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the Rose Blossom Blog Hop!  We are going to share the Stamp of the Month, This Moment.  I know my team members have fantabulous artwork to share with you!  Now this hop is a big circle so no matter where you start, you can follow the loop.  In case you get lost, I've got a list of the seven blogs at the bottom of this post.

We will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this year, and this stamp set along with Heartstrings was perfect for a mini album of our years together.  I don't really know the name of this  type of album.  I had a template album sitting on my shelf and really liked the style.

Don't you like the way it flaps one way and the other at the same time?  I'll share the cover as well as the inside so that you can see how I've used the stamp set.

I used black archival ink to stamp so that the black would be a rich color.

Here is the stamp of the month so that you can see the whole gorgeous set.  As always, the stamp of the month is just $5 with a $50 purchase.  

Now it's time for you to hop over to Lynn's blog.  You are going to find something amazing over there!!  As you hop, I know everyone would really appreciate a little love in the comments!!

Brenda - YOU ARE HERE!

Lynn

Marg
Barbara
Shelly
Kim
Morgan

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National Papercrafting Month, Year >> Noted, and FABULOUS Hostess Rewards!

Happy New Year, dear friends!  I wish all good things and many blessings in 2015!

I can't wait to tell you about the January special, Year >> Noted.  

I have had this in my hot little hands for a few weeks, and it has been hard not to tell you all about it!

In celebration of National Papercrafting Month, Close To My Heart invites you to reflect on the things that make you who you are and on what you want to accomplish in the coming months. Then, with the help of the Year >> Noted paper kit, record your experiences and goals! During the month of January, with a qualifying purchase of $50, you are eligible to purchase the exclusive Year >> Noted paper kit (which has a retail value of over $24) for only $5—that’s over 80% off retail! Or, for an additional $5, you can order the Year >> Noted paper kit with an accompanying My Creations™ kraft mini book. The paper kit for both options includes a C-size stamp set, stickers, cardstocks, and B&T Duos™ papers, all specially designed to coordinate with the My Creations™ kraft mini book so you can have a yearlong scrapbooking experience. This means you will receive over $34 worth of product for only $10 if you purchase the kit with the accompanying mini book! Remember, this deal is only available for January, so make sure to get your own Year >> Noted paper kit today for the perfect start to a crafty year!

Let me show you what I've done with the cover of my kraft mini book.

I paired this book and exclusive paper with the Hopscotch Picture My Life cards - perfect!  In the month ahead, I will share the inside pages as well as a layout and some cards that I made.  But don't wait!  Run over to my website and grab yours today!!

But that's not the only special this month!!

During the month of January, all Gatherings that reach $350 or higher will be eligible to receive up to 50% more Hostess Rewards! This means an additional $30, giving you the opportunity to earn up to $230 or more in select free products. This offer is only available during January and is the ideal pairing for your National Papercrafting Month Gatherings, so join in the celebration and watch your earnings grow!

Are you running short on time in January?  That's okay!!  I can easily set up an online Gathering for you so that you can reap the same Hostess Rewards!  If you are local and would like to have an in-home Gathering, please let me know!  I would love to show your friends and family what is new with Close To My Heart!!

What a fantastic month for shopping with Close To My Heart!!

I want to invite you to come back this evening to check out the Rose Blossom Blog Hop to get to know the Stamp of the Month, This Moment.  I know my team has some amazing projects to share!!

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