Christmas Story

The second collection from the October/November/December catalog that I want to share with you is the Christmas Story collection. This collection features traditional holiday colors and patterns along with some beautiful pops of gold to add some sparkle. This collection is perfect for recording those wonderful memories of our family and friends during the holiday season.

As always Close To My Heart gives some great options for a collection in their catalogs! There are 2 choices for the paper pack - each pack has 6 sheets, 2 each of 3 double-sided designs, you can choose the pack by itself or with a coordinating sticker sheet. In addition to the paper pack there is also a Coordinating Cardstock pack, Embellishments, Picture My Life Cards and a Digital Art Collection. If you are also into stamping this collection also offers a scrapbooking stamp set and a cardmaking stamp set.

In addition to the paper packs, stamp sets and embellishments, there are also 2 workshop kits available with this collection. Each workshop kit features exclusive elements that are only available through the kit. Exclusive patterned papers, printed die cuts as well as wood-printed paperboard die cuts in the scrapbooking workshop kit and an exclusive stamp set with coordinating Thin Cuts in the cardmaking kit.

I hope you are in love with this collection as much as I am! I cannot wait to craft with this collection and am looking forward to sharing the results with you!

You can see and shop this collection on my website today - here!

From Me To You

I love to be able to personalize the gifts I give during the holiday season and am always looking for new ideas to embellish the gift bags and boxes. Close To My Heart has introduced a new special called From Me To You. This special is going on now through December 31st and is a great way to get some holiday gift giving preparation started.

This special is perfect for making adorable, handmade tags for a variety of gift-giving occasions and features new, exclusive stamp sets! These 12 exclusive stamp sets have been designed especially for creating gift tags that you can use to add the perfect touch to any gift! The stamp images coordinate with dies from the All-purpose Tags Thin Cuts, giving you a quick and easy way to create all sorts of fun and heartfelt tags.

You can purchase the stamp sets individually or in themed bundles for a 20% discount. You can save even more by purchasing the whole set of 12 stamp sets in one of two product bundles (with or without the All-purpose Tags Thin Cuts set).

You can see and shop this special on my website here.

These Are The Days

It's approaching the holiday season and if you are like me you are starting to get crafting with making gifts for the upcoming holiday. Close To My Heart has a couple of new specials going on that are a great help to get some of those holiday gift projects completed. The first one is the These Are The Days special. 

This special is perfect for celebrating every occasion, from the momentous to the everyday. This special features a calendar kit with an exclusive stamp set and Cut Above Layout Kit. The Cut Above Layout Kit includes base pages, stickers, die cuts, embellishments, and more. It is a perfect and easy way to create a stunning 12-month calendar. Here are samples of the Cut Above Layouts you will make with this kit.

You can purchase the Cut Above Layout kit, calendar base and stamp set individually or purchase them as a bundle for a discounted price.

This special is available now through December 31st. You can see the special along with the various purchase options on my website today here.

July 2022 Monthly Recap Layout and a Process Video

Excited to share another layout in my series of Monthly Recap layouts. I completed this layout during a recent Scrapbook with me event and am very happy with how this came out. The layout features the Four Seasons: Summer collection from Close To My Heart. I am in love with the Four Seasons paper packs with the variety of patterns and colors available.

I have included a link to the Scrapbook Process Video to go along with this layout at the end of the post so you can see my process.

The inspiration for this layout comes from this sketch from Basic Grey and Susan Stringfellow. You can see this sketch along with others here.

For my 2022 album I am working in an 8 1/2" x 11" format so I have been reworking the elements of each sketch to fit an 8 1/2" x 11" page. The height stays pretty close to the same, I just rework the width of the pieces as well as the photos.

The title for this layout comes from an SVG file available from Close To My Heart. The circles were die cut using the Circles Thin Cuts set and the large circle was done using a circle template and a white gel pen. The journal strips use the Journaling Sticker Strips which I have been loving using.

For more details and a walkthrough of this layout check out this process video on my YouTube Channel.

If you are interested in joining me for one of my Scrapbook with me events make sure to Like and Follow my Facebook Page to get notifications on upcoming events.

I hope you like the layout. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies list:

X8035S - Four Seasons: Summer Paper Pack + Sticker Sheet

X8035C - Four Seasons: Summer Coordinating Cardstock

Z4354 - July Digital Art File

Z1513 - White Gel Pens

Z3943 - Circles Thin Cuts

Rudesheim Coffee Layout and a Process Video

I am excited to share this scrapbook layout with you today as it is the first from one of my Scrapbook with me events that I have been able to include a process video for. I have been asked before if I do videos of my Scrapbook with me events to share to those who cannot attend. Since these take place over Zoom and I did not want to record everyone it took me a few tries and a little figuring out to be able to do it but I am happy to say that I am able to share process videos for the layouts I create during my Scrapbook with me events.

The layout I am sharing today is another layout from my Rhine River Trip album. This one is for a fun (and tasty) Rudesheim coffee demonstration done onboard the ship. We enjoyed learning how to make this coffee and trying it along with some yummy treats.

The inspiration for this layout comes from this sketch by Brenda Ragsdale. You can see this sketch along with others here.

I am continuing to use the Hope and Kindness Collection for this trip album. I used up some scraps for the patterned paper elements and used one of the papers from the coordinating cardstock pack for the base page. The title comes and some of the embellishments come from the die cuts from the collection. I added a die cut hexagon shape I had in my stash from an earlier layout. I tend to die cut more geometric shapes than I need when I work on a layout and always save them for using later. The chevrons come from a border punch I have and I did the faux-stitching with a black .01 pen and a circle template and ruler. You can see how I created this layout in the process video at the end of this post.

For more details and a walkthrough of this layout check out this process video on my YouTube Channel.

If you are interested in joining me for one of my Scrapbook with me events make sure to Like and Follow my Facebook page to get updates on upcoming events.

I hope you like the layout. Thanks for stopping by!

Freshly Baked and a New Catalog

It is now October and I am in love with this time of year. Here in New England the weather is getting colder and the leaves are changing color all over! With the start of October I have a new catalog from Close To My Heart to share with you. The October/November/December catalog is full of so many wonderful products that are perfect for this time of year!

The first collection from this new catalog is the Freshly Baked collection. This collection is full of fun images for all of the sweet treats that come with the upcoming holidays. The scrapbooking and cardmaking options with this are perfect for memories of holiday baking with family and friends.

As always Close To My Heart gives some great options for a collection in their catalogs! There are 2 choices for the paper pack - each pack has 6 sheets, 2 each of 3 double-sided designs, you can choose the pack by itself or with a coordinating sticker sheet. In addition to the paper pack there is also a Coordinating Cardstock pack, Enamel Dots, Picture My Life Cards and a Digital Art Collection. If you are also into stamping this collection also offers a scrapbooking stamp set and a cardmaking stamp set.

In addition to the paper packs, stamp sets and embellishments, there are also 2 workshop kits available with this collection. Each workshop kit features exclusive elements that are only available through the kit. Exclusive patterned papers and die cuts in the scrapbooking workshop kit and an exclusive stamp set with coordinating Thin Cuts in the cardmaking kit.

I hope you are in love with this collection as much as I am! I cannot wait to craft with this collection and am looking forward to sharing the results with you!

You can see and shop this collection on my website today - here!

 

Crisp Air One Sheet Wonder Card Workshop

Love this time of year! Fall is my favorite season for so many reasons, especially living here in Massachusetts. I love watching the leaves change color as the weather gets cooler. That is why I could not wait to create this new One Sheet Wonder Card Workshop featuring the Crisp Air Collection. I had so much fun working with the paper and the stamp set in creating these cards!

This workshop creates 12 cards (3 each of 4 designs) from the 1 sheet of patterned paper plus 5 sheets of cardstock.  This is the cutting diagram for the patterned paper.

These are the 4 card designs you will be able to create with this workshop.

If you are interested in creating this workshop for yourself or with your customers, there are 4 ways to get the files:

1. Follow the Buy Now link on the bottom of this post. The files are $11.50 (USD). 

2. Place a purchase on my Close To My Heart website for $35 or more (before taxes and shipping).

3. Join the VIP Program from Close To My Heart under me. All my VIPS get FREE access to my workshop files.

4. Join my Close To My Heart team, all team members have access to my workshop files.

Supplies Needed for this Workshop:

    X7284B - Crisp Air Paper Pack

    X7284C - Crisp Air Coordinating Cardstock

    Z8030 - Crisp Air Cardmaking Stamp Set + Thin Cuts

    Z3696 - Wood Panel Embossing Folder

    1385 - White Daisy Cardstock

    X254 - White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

    Z6531 - Mocha Exclusive Ink

    Z6540 -Pine Exclusive Ink

    Z6521 - Sundance Exclusive Ink

    Z6510 - Nectarine Exclusive Ink

    Z3312 - Gold Glitter Gems

    Z1985 - Gold Shimmer Trim

    

Here is what you will receive with the workshop files:

• Welcome Page 
• Cutting Guide with color photos of the papers and directions for cutting the papers needed
• Card Guide with supply list and color photos of the completed cards
• Maker Release
• Social Media image for you to use in promoting the workshop for your customers

I hope you enjoy creating these cards just as much as I did creating them!

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Halloween Cards and a Sketch Challenge

Continuing the Halloween crafting fun with these cards I made to send to family and friends. The cards feature the Fa-BOO-lous Collection from Close To My Heart. I am enjoying working with this collection and the images and colors in it.

The cards were inspired by this sketch challenge from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog. You can see this sketch along with others here.

I knew I wanted to create several cards at one time so once I pulled out my Fa-BOO-lous paper I started to play with the combinations of patterns to use for the cards. I then cut the pieces of cardstock and patterned paper I needed and die cut the embellishments from the Fa-BOO-lous Stamp Set + Thin Cuts.

I stamped the images using Intense Black Exclusive Ink and colored them in with Triblend Markers.

As I assembled the cards I used some Thin 3-D Foam Tape for a couple of the layers to add dimension and then added some Melon Dots to finish each card.

I hope you like the cards. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies list:

CC8222 - Fa-BOO-lous Paper Pack

CC8223 - Fa-BOO-lous Coordinating Cardstock

CC8225 - Fa-BOO-lous Stamp Set + Thin Cuts

Z8011 - Melon Dots

Z4189 - Intense Black Exclusive Ink

Triblend Markers

Z3943 - Circles Thin Cuts

Z2060 - Thin 3-D Foam Tape

I hope you enjoy using these directions to make some spooky treats!

Thanks for stopping by!