Close to My Heart makes Magical Moments!

Welcome to June's Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop.  This month we are using Magical - it is so much fun!   I hope you enjoy all our artwork - we have 5 Bloggers participating this month.  Lots of Consultants are at Convention RIGHT NOW!   (I'm not....  sad face...  but hoping to be able to make next years :-) )

If you're following the hop then you would have arrived here from Sheila's Blog.  I'm sure she made something amazing for us to enjoy and try for ourselves.

Please enjoy my artwork now and then hop to the other blogs for more ideas!

Magical looks crazily like the Happiest Place on Earth designed it, but nope!  It's Close to My Heart!  ;-)   There ARE some Super Cute Stamp Sets that match this paper line with rollercoasters, castles and ferris wheels and the Compliments are OMGosh SO CUTE  and SO USABLE for so much more than... um... you know - the Mouse vacation pictures  ;-)

In fact, I chose to make a cactus card with it!!  Someone asked me for a "cactus card" to send to her exchange student in Germany and we are in Arizona!  My eyes lit up thinking about our cactus thin cuts and stamp set.  Because it was for a teenage girl I wanted to make it bright and fun, not super Southwest, ya know?  

I really enjoy using our lines for something other than the first obvious choice.

I hope you like it - I layered some of the PML cards that come in the paper pack - never used them like this before and I really like it - try it!  Finished it off with some of the chipboard compliments and some sequins.  The card is 6"x6" so I had plenty of room to add all the fun!

Now hop on over to Cat's page and see what wonderful thing she has designed for us.

Please remember to contact me or your current Close to My Heart Consultant to order these or any other CTMH products.  Only one more month to order out of our Annual Inspiration Ideabook!   Get what you love now before they retire or run out!

Close to My Heart makes Magical Moments!

Welcome to June's Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop.  This month we are using Magical - it is so much fun!   I hope you enjoy all our artwork - we have 5 Bloggers participating this month.  Lots of Consultants are at Convention RIGHT NOW!   (I'm not....  sad face...  but hoping to be able to make next years :-) )

If you're following the hop then you would have arrived here from Sheila's Blog.

Please enjoy my artwork now and then hope to the other blogs for more ideas!

Magical likes crazily like the Happiest Place on Earth designed it, but nope!  it's Close to My Heart!  ;-)   There ARE some Super Cute Stamp Sets that match this paper line with rollercoasters, castles and ferris wheels and the Compliments are OMGosh SO CUTE  and SO USABLE for so much more than... um... you know - the Mouse vacation pictures  ;-)

In fact, I chose to make a cactus card with it!!  Someone asked me for a "cactus card" to send to her exchange student in Germany and we are in Arizona!  My eyes lit up thinking about our cactus thin cuts and stamp set, and because it was for a teenage girl I wanted to make it bright and fun, not super Southwest, ya know?  

I really enjoy using our lines for something other than the first obvious choice.

I hope you like it - I layered some of the PML cards that come in the paper pack - never used them like this before and I really like it - try it!  Finished it off with some of the chipboard compliments and some sequins.  The card is 6"x6" so I had plenty of room to add all the fun!

Now hop on over to Cat's page and see what wonderful thing she has designed for us.

Please remember to contact me or your current Close to My Heart Consultant to order these or any other CTMH products.  Only one more month to order out of our Annual Inspiration Ideabook!   Get what you love now before they retire or run out!

Oh How I Love Calypso Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog for this months Hop with the Stampers With An Attitude group.  We are making projects with the Calypso paper line and/or beach themes.  I wasn't sure at first if I would like the Calypso paper theme - say Hello pink flamingo's!  :-)   but turns out I LOVED  playing with them!

Welcome if you are coming from Melinda's blog!   I hope you will check out my projects below and then hop all the way through the entire Hop - we have 10 Close to My Heart Consultants participating this month - please leave some love in the Comments for each of them.

My first project is my very first shaker card. I made this with my monthly Club gals - we are looking for more Members for our Club so please e-mail me if you are interested in the details about joining us!

My next project is a scrapbook layout.  I was looking at the layout on page 26 of the Seasonal Expressions book and started laying some scraps down from my card project and this layout sort of built itself.  I LOVE when that happens!   I used one B&T sheet and one Cotton Candy sheet of cardstock for my base pages.  Wasn't sure how I would like the "mismatched " base pages but I think it's fine, don't you?!

Do you usually use matching base pages or mix them up? Leave us a comment about that!
Here are all the embellishments that came with the Calypso Workshop Your Way  - aren't they yummy?!

AND LAST nite I made a pineapple Planner Layout!  SO FUN!  

OK - thanks for looking at my artwork - now click  HERE  to see what Tammy has in store for us with Calypso and the Beach.  Enjoy the other 9 Blogs and came back and join us again next month!

My Big 50!!

So.... way back on 2/28 I did a couple of Easter cards with Close to My Hearts Penelope paper line and I told you I was going to do a layout in my Planner which I posted on 4/27 and also I showed a pile of paper and embellishments that I'd planned to use for a layout.  I ended up putting 3 layouts together for my birthday in March and I love how they turned out!   I did just one page at a time so you could see as much detail as possible.   I apologize for the less than stellar photos - I'm strugglign with trying to make those turn out better!  

First 2-page spread - Left:

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Second 2-page spread - Left:

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Third 2-page layour - Left:

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Thanks for looking and sharing in my birthday just a bit  :-)   I appreciate your comments if you have any and please be sure to check back and/or signup for my e-mail notifications for my next post.

Speaking of Planner Layouts!!

I thought I would share my April Montly Planner spread with you all  :-)

And this is April 4th thru the 10th 

April 11th thru the 17th

I know some people think I'm crazy decorating my planner like this but I can't hardly even describe to you the joy it gives me to see it everyday.  I do keep my planner out on my desk at work all day and on the kitchen counter at home and I just love seeing the colors and the fun.  I have started keeping track of different things because of using my Close to My Heart planner also, which is helpful.
Let ne know if you are interested in learning more about the Crazy Life of Planning - it's out there BIG on Facebook and YouTube  :-)   Check it out!!!

Laters.......

Check out CTMH's Georgie paperline.....

It ain't just for babies!  LOL

I've joined the Blog Hop with the Stampers With an Attitude this month and we are all using either the Georgie paper line or making Father's Day cards.  If you are following the Hop you've come from Tammy's Blog and if you are starting with my blog then be sure to hop through all 5 of our sites and projects.

I wasn't much interested in Georgie at first but thought I'd give it a go for this Blog Hop anyway.  I'm so glad I did!  This card came together so easily using the stamp of the Month for May, glacier twine and gray enamel gems.

Give Georgie a try and tell me how YOU like it!

Now hop on over to Catherine's Blog and see what she's made with Georgie.

Enjoy the Hop and come again next month!

Regatta in My Planner

I love how Regatta turned out in my CTMH planner, don't you?!  Stay tuned for more Planner posts!  It's my new Obsession!