HAPPY NEW YEAR 

& 

A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

My final Christmas layout was also made using the CTMH Oh What Fun paper & complements.  Also used the silver glitter tape. You can still order this paper kit through Dec. 31st.

This was a fun Christmas Layout made with the CTMH Oh What Fun paper & complements.  The water globe on the bottom of the right hand page was stamped & cut out using a CTMH stamp and die.  Then I put one of the complements inside.

This layout was made using the CTMH Tis The Season paper & complements.  I also cut the ornaments using CTMH die cuts.  The red paper is Candy Apple & the green is New England Ivy.  You can still get the Tis The Season scrapbook kit through the 31st of December.

Christmas is always a fun time of year to make scrapbook layouts.  This particular layout was made with the CTMH Tis The Season paper & complements.

This Thanksgiving layout was made using some CTMH Turkey stamps colored in with colored pencils.  Used some die cuts & washi tape.

Thanksgiving layout for the November Scrapbook Class.

                                           

Thanksgiving layout for the November Scrapbook Class.  Used some die cuts & stickers to enhance this layout.

This was the first layout for the November Scrapbook class.  We used the CTMH  Grateful Heart paper & complements.  I added sequins to enhance the layout.

For our last October layout we used the CTMH Grateful Heart paper & complements.  The whole kit was full of pretty paper.  You can still order this Scrapbooking Kit through the 31st of this month.

This is the third layout for the October Class.  This layout we used the CTMH Hello Pumpkin paper & complements.  We also used a couple of die cuts to complete the pages.

This is the second Fall/Halloween layouts we did for the October Scrapbook Class.  I love the pickup truck, it really adds to the layout.

This is one of the Fall/Halloween layouts we did for the October Scrapbook Class.  It was a lot of fun to make.  We used die cuts & the Cricut machine.

This is the first of Disney Pages we did for the September Scrapbook class.  A lot of fun to make.  Mickey, Minnie, the hands borders & the saying at the top of page were cut out on the Cricut machine. Gotta love the Mouse.

We did a couple of Disney pages for the September Scrapbook class, a lot of fun to do.

This is the second layout we made from the CTMH Documented workshop paper & complements for my September Scrapbook Layout class.

This is one of the layouts for the September class.  We used paper & complements from the CTMH  Documented Workshop.

September 2018 Special: Memories in the Making.

Today is the last day you can order from

the Close to My Heart Seasonal Expressions Catalog

a new catalog starts tomorrow the 

Holiday Expressions Catalog

The following four 12 x 12 layouts were from this month's 

scrapbooking class.  Three of the four were made from

the CTMH Central Park Scrapbooking Kit.  The 4th

layout was made using the Cricut to make this

layout from the "Life is a Beach" Cricut Cartridge.  

Join us next month September 11th.  We will be making

layouts from the CTMH  "Magical" campaign.

We used the CTMH Central Park Scrapbooking Kit along with the Central Park Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts.  Colored the little buildings with the CTMH water Color Pencils.

Once again I used the CTMH Central Park Scrapbooking Kit. I also cut out the little scooter using the CTMH  "You Are Here" Cricut Cartridge.

The second layout we made in class we made from the CTMH Central Park Scrapbooking Kit.  I cut the balloon out using the CTMH "You Are Here" Cricut Cartridge.

This layout was from my August 12 x 12 Scrapbook Class.  It was real fun to make.  It was made using the Life is a Beach Cricut Cartridge.

The following 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layouts were from my 

July Scrapbook Class

We used paper from the CTMH 

Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Kit 

& the CTMH Postcard Perfect May Campaign.

This last layout was also made using the CTMH Postcard Perfect May Campaign paper. I embellished it with some flowers.

We used paper from the CTMH Postcard Perfect May Campaign for this layout & we also used the CTMH Tickled Pink Stamp Set & Die Cuts.

The second layout for the July class was also made from the CTMH Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking Kit.   These were fun layouts.

This cute 12 x 12 layout was from our July scrapbook class.  We used the Beautiful Friendship Scrapbooking kit.

 These three cards and all the cards below were made for the card swap at the 2018 Close to My Heart Annual Convention in June.

Easy Cards to make, just stamp and embellish.

I used CTMH papers from the previous years with the May Stamp of the Month.

 These and the following cards were made with the CTMH May Stamp of the Month.  You can do a lot with this stamp set.

I enjoyed making the Rain or Shine Paper Doll Stamp & Thin Cuts cards for the CTMH Card Swap for convention.

Love the Flamingos.  Made from the CTMH Tickled Pink Stamp Set & Thin Cuts from 2016. I also used different papers from CTMH.  These were also used for the card swap.

Another Mermaid Card made for the card swap for the 2018 CTMH  Convention. I used the Make Waves Stamp Set & the Make Waves Paper

These cute little Mermaids were also for the card swap for 2018 CTMH Convention in June.

Four more cards I made for the card swap for the CTMH Convention in June.  I made the card using the Rain or Shine Paper Doll Stamp & Thin Cuts.

These five cards were just some of the cards I made for the card swap for the CTMH Convention last month. I used the June Stamp of the Month, Beautiful Friendship Cardmaking Stamp & Thin cuts & the Make Waves Cardmaking Stamp & Thin cuts.

I made this card using the CTMH Stamp from the Workshop Your Way A Slice of Happy Cardmaking Kit & the Constellations Stamp set from the 2017 - 2018 Annual Catalog.

Just got back from the Close to My Heart Convention held at the Red Rock Resort & Casino in Vegas.  A lot of changes for the coming year.  New catalog coming Sept. 1, so the annual catalog has been extended through August.  These are the retiring colors.  The Fundamentals will also be gone.  So get your cardstock, ink pads & re-inkers before they are gone.

Close to My Heart June Special - called Create The Rainbow.  Go on my OBA to see everything that you can purchase to go with the Rainbow.

                                Close to My Heart June Special - Dad is Rad

Today was my monthly 12 x 12 scrapbook layout class.

The four layouts & card below are what we did today.

I did a card this month, which I don't normally do.

This is the first layout we did using the Close to My Heart Stargazer Paper & 

Stargazer Stamp & Thin Cuts.

This is the second layout we made in my monthly class.  We made it from the Close to My Heart Stargazer Paper & Complements & accented with Light Grey Ribbon.

We made this card in class today.  I usually don't make cards but I liked the stamps.  We used the Close to My Heart Stargazer Paper, Blue Burlap Ribbon, Constellations Stamp, & A Slice of Happy Stamp from the Workshops Your Way.

Third layout we made today in this month's class.  We made it from the Close to My Heart Cut Above Layout kit Postcard Perfect.

The fourth layout for this month's class.  We made it from the Close to My Heart Cut Above Layout Kit Postcard Perfect.  This was a fun kit.

Hi Everyone

Just wanted to let you know

Close to My Heart has discontinued

the Medium Z4139 & Large Z1834 Organizers.

Hopefully they are going to come out with something new.

April is here.  This month's 12 x 12 class we did four layouts.

The first one was made using the CTMH Gimme Some Sugar Workshop your way.

The Second layout was made using the CTMH Gimme Some Sugar Workshops Your Way.

The Third layout for the class was made using the CTMH 

Happy Times  paper packet.  I also used the

Bloom & Grow stamp set which was the January Stamp of the Month.

The fourth layout for the class this month was a Nifty Fifties theme. it was a lot fun to do.

It was done with the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge.