This week over at the Heart 2 Heart, the challenge is to create something for Mother’s Day. This challenge is both a difficult challenge and an easy one for me. Let me explain. First, due to my spiritual beliefs, I don’t celebrate holidays. However, it’s also a little difficult, because I’ve always had a…
May's Stamp of the Month Blog Hop…"Friendship Bouquet"
Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! May 2012’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****Friendship Bouquet**** The blog hop makes a circle so if you are starting here just continue until you make your way back and you will have made it through them all. If you have already started and are coming…
June's Scrapbooking Workshop Layouts
Here are the layouts that we will be creating at June’s Monthly Scrapbooking Workshop. Last month I was behind, but now I’m a month ahead. Woo-hoo!!! That never happens. However, I have had something I don’t get too much of….time! I’ve snuck away to a wonderful scrapbook retreat called Escape to Create in Pt. St….
H2H Challenges: Photo Inspiration
Wow! Does time go by fast! It’s time for another challenge over at Heart 2 Heart! This week is an inspiration photo! I knew from the beginning that I wanted to create a CAS (clean and simple) card, as I just love how they look. So I checked out a few websites for some inspiration…
Bittersweet
Remember this little girl from the layout I posted yesterday? Well, here she is today. Her best friend took this picture the other day after straightening her hair. I can’t get over how much older she looks. I’m so proud of my baby. She’s even more beautiful on the inside than she is on…
Special "Dotty for You" Blog Hop
Welcome to a special edition Blog Hop for the promotional paper collection called… ****Dotty for You**** Starting tomorrow…April 17th…when you purchase $35 or more in current Close To My Heart product, you will have the opportunity to purchase a special 24 sheet paper collection called Dotty for You for only $5…that’s a $19.95 value! If that wasn’t a…
H2H Challenges: Sketch
Time for another challenge over at Heart 2 Heart! This week is one of my favorite kinds of challenges….SKETCHES! Prior to sketches, the majority of the time I spent on a project was planning it. How will I lay out the design? Where to put this photo and where to put that sentiment? Sometimes the…
A new workshop! "Cards Etc."
I’ve tried to hold card classes in the past, but there just wasn’t enough interest. However, in the last couple of months, there have been a few people who have expressed a desire to attend a card class. So I decided to start one. Having the kind of attitude expressed in the movie, “Field of…
A Trip to Remember
This is the second layout we will be making this month at my scrapbooking workshop. I have to tell you, this one came together much easier than the first one. I once again utilized this Scrapbook Generations layout for a jumping off spot. I just love Debbie and Allison’s sketches! If you are interested in attending…
Flashback Friday…Photocide
I wanted to start a feature that I could include weekly (or try to anyway). Back in October, I had intended to start a tutorial feature each week, but that didn’t last long because time became a real issue. So I wanted the feature to be manageable. Something that I could do days or even weeks…
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