Studio J with Stitching

Here's a layout I created using Studio J. They've added stitching embellishments which are so much fun! Now I can stitch a layout in a just a minute or two!!! If you haven't tried Studio J go in and play around, it's FREE!

The Best Dad Ever

Here's a layout celebrating Father's Day. It was such fun to make Dada a special pan of brownies decorated with a hand written message. My two boys are so much fun and I love them both dearly!

It's Christmas in July

I'm finally getting around to finishing up a Christmas layout from 2009...better late than never right?

Lucky You!

Who would have thought that that weed whipping would be so much fun? He was so excited to get to do this "Grown Up" job!!! I haven't decided on the perfect title yet to finish the layout but it's nearly done...

Happy Birthday Card

I found this card on Vicki Wiznick's blog (she's an amazing artist) and loved it so much I scraplifted it.

June Stamp of the Month - Simple Card

I found a fabulous card on a fellow consultants blog (Katy Donaldson) that was simple yet gorgeous. I decided to scraplift the idea an change it up with different stamps.

Circle Cards

I decided to experiment with the circle card designs from the Wishes book. I used Fanfare, Mayberry and Sophia papers and made 6 different thank you cards. These were part of the gift we gave as and end of year gift to a wonderful 2nd grade teacher.

Free For All with Studio J

For the month of June you can try out Studio J and get a FREE jpeg file of any layout you want! I love Studio J and am creating lots of layouts. I will never give up traditional scrapbooking but this is a fun way to get some of past layouts done so I can work on some current stuff and get caught up...can that ever happen? Studio J really is a fun and SUPER Easy way to scrapbook. Give it a try by clicking here. You need to create an account if you don't already have one (that's free too!) but then you're off to start creating.

Here's the layout I made in June and got the Free jpeg file of. You can use the file to post on the web or print at a local printer (Costco can print 12x12 and I believe other places can too). You get three files 1 for the web (a lower quality version of both pages together) to share on blogs, facebook or email and two high resolution pages (one of the right and left) to print with if desired.

Happy Father's Day

Here's to all the great Dad's in all of our lives! I designed these two cards to celebrate with two of the three wonderful dads in my life (my dad and my father-in-law). The other dad (my husband) got a hand made card from my son...priceless!

Summer Fun

It was time to finally put some photos on some layouts I'd made ages ago. I thought these fun summer pictures worked great with the Emporium layout. Now if we can only have some nice days again around here!

Pink and Green

I love how pink and green look together so the Sophia paper was a sure winner in my book. Here's a super easy card I made with the paper. The stamping is also easy because the stamp set is made for having the inside and outside portions of the flower different colors. These base and shade stamp sets are lots of fun.

Sweetheart Layout

Here's a super girly layout made with Sweetheart paper. I love how easy it is to add pinwheels and how fun they are. The clear and colored sparkles add just the right touch of bling.

Layout Contest

I made this layout to participate in a contest my Close To My Heart team was holding at our unit meeting. Unfortunately mother nature flooded the basement where the meeting was going to be held and it had to be canceled. I am so glad I decided to make the layout though because I love how it turned out. I used a Miracle and Lucky paper packs with a little Barn Red cardstock for some added color.

These pictures were taken at a sand hill in northern Michigan. It is a favorite activity to climb to the top over and over again. Kids never tire of the activity, however adults are good hanging out at the bottom and taking pictures!

Card Magic

I love the Wishes card making How-To book because it has 3 different card workshops. One of the workshop makes 12 6x6 cards, one make 20 standard cards and the third make 16 standard cards. Each of the workshops has cutting diagrams for each of the papers used. I made the 16 card workshop out of the Creative Basics paper that coordinates with the Wings paper. This workshop uses 2 pieces of 12x12 paper, one sheet of neutral 8.5x11 paper and card bases and that's it for paper! My goal was to use 16 different stamp sets and make each card unique. I had so much fun making these.

May is National Scrapbooking Month

April showers bring May flowers right? I hope the April showers will end now that May is here! I love spring and all the flower and spring scents in the air. I love May because it is National Scrapbooking month and Close To My Heart always offers a great kit! This year is no exception! Check out the new You and Me kit in honor of Scrapbooking Month.

This kit features the two beautiful layouts and includes everything except the ink pads and a sponge. You can purchase the kit for $34.95 or you can get it for only $15 when you spend $50 on any Close To My Heart products. I love the layouts and had a great time making them. Now I need to pick the perfect pictures to put on them! Let me know if you'd like a You and Me kit!


You can check out the kit on my website or email me for more information.

Nothing but Blue Skies

This layout was made using the Mayberry paper pack and the Over The Rainbow stamp set. I love this stamp set because it is so fun and easy to coordinate with so many paper packs. This layout was made during my techniques class in March. Join me for my April class and make either two cards or a two page layout using the Lucky paper pack.

Hope for Japan

This new and beautiful stamp set is being offered from Close To My Heart from now through the end of April to help with relief efforts in Japan. By purchasing one of these stamp sets you will be helping the people in Japan. This A-sized stamp set would retail for $7.95 but is being offered for only $5! All profits from this stamp set will be donated to the American Red Cross to go to help Japan. Please consider making a donation today! To purchase you can email me or order from my website.

Miracle paper pack

Today I'm featuring the Miracle paper pack. This paper combines blues, greens and browns for a stunning look. I'm featuring a card which uses the colors to showcase a sweet bunny for a cute look. For the layout I've added in a pop of color with Smoothie and Honey. I wanted a fun summer layout so I added embellishments with lots of stamps. I've added in some paper lanters, a paper flower, tree and hamock and pennants for the title. The color will be great to accent some fun summer pictures in the back yard or on the beach!

Mayberry

Today I'm highlighting the Mayberry paper pack. What I love about this paper pack is that it's good for both boy and girl layouts and has some of my favorite CTMH colors combined in a way I wouldn't have thought about. I love honey and olive so I was sold right away.

Here's a card I made with the paper pack and I'm so excited that it won two different art challenges and is now worth $70. Yep I typed that right, $70! I won a contest at my local unit meeting and got $20 in product and then I won a corporate contest and got $50 in product. I'm going to hang it on the wall in my craft room for inspiration!

Wishes: Pieced Together

X7136B Mayberry Level 2 Paper Packet

D1467 Trees & Things Stamp Set

1388 Colonial White Cardstock

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock

Z2137 Olive Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Z2114 Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Z2105 Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Z2196 Smoothie Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Z1094 Green Assortment Embroidery Floss (Olive used)

Z280 Natural Hemp

Z1278 Hearts Dimensional Elements

Z1312 Stars Dimensional Elements

Z1366 Metal Assortment Brad Assortment

Z679 Liquid Glass

Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

Z1114 Piercing Tool Kit

Z578 Corner Rounder

Z697 Sponge

Z534 Mirco-Tip Sissors

Sweetheart

This fun paper is full of hearts as you might have guessed. It's so fun and happy just makes you smile. Here's a card I made with the paper and using the February Stamp of the Month. The stamp is so versatile. I have to admit when I first saw it I was stumped at how to use it. Now I see lots of possibilities and think it will be a go to stamp for backgrounds and simple embellishments.