When life is a bowl of cherries, scrapbook it! (Sneak peak)
If you're like me, new papers and new products make you giddy. Well, just wait until you get a load of the new Close To My Heart idea book!! It comes out May 1st and it is filled with delicious cherry-themed papers, stamps and accessories. Everything is coordinated, as usual, making it super easy to "slap" your pages together (sorry, inside joke from my last Crafty Club). May 1st is when the Summer Idea Book goes live and you will be able to view it right here on my blog.

In the meantime, just to wet your whistle, I thought I'd share a photo of some of the Cherry-O products. Cherry-O uses the CTMH color mix of Tulip, Blush, Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue and Colonial White. Yummy!


In the meantime, there are so many wonderful products available RIGHT NOW through CTMH. You can view the current Idea Book (Spring 2010) by clicking here.

YOU ROCK!

You do, you really do. You know what else rocks? This month's workshop kit. The paper pack is called "You Rock" and I posted about it a few posts back.

I wanted to finish my sample before the workshop this month and I was amazed how quickly I got it done! Honestly, I probably spent roughly an hour putting it together. That's super fast. Plus, I feel like I hardly used much of the paper pack. There is so much left over and I have a new stamp set from the kit too! The only thing I have left to do with the layout is the journalling. I'm so thrilled with how it turned out, I wanted to share with you. Check it out!

Also, keep in mind, I only used the "basic" kit option so I could add even more embellishments with the "best" kit option but the nice thing is that it is optional.

Interested in doing this workshop with me? Email me to set a date and time.

Hello spring!

Spring is here and with spring comes flowers. That's the theme of April's stamp of the month.
Mother's Day is around the corner and you could use these stamps to make a terrific card for a special mom in your life.

The fun things about these stamps too is that you can colour them in which opens up the possibilities of projects you could make!

Email me to order this stamp! It's only around until the end of the month.

Crafty Club
Last month I had a great time with a few gals who participated in my Crafty Club. I've decided to take one evening a month and offer a "make and take" (a small project). I'll provide the supplies and it only takes about 30-45 minutes. The cost for the make and take is $5 or free with an order of $30 of Close To My Heart products. Then you can stay after the 'make and take' and chat. We enjoyed a glass of wine last time which was a great way to spend a Friday evening.

Here's our project. To make the monkey we used a special technique called "resist embossing." We used the stamp set "Life's A Jungle."

Do you like this monkey card? Would you like me to show you and your friends how to make it? Contact me to schedule your own Home Gathering.