January Card Buffet

January may seem far away - 2020 starts a new decade.  Sign up for a card group: the 1st Tuesday of each month we meet at the First UMC in Baraboo from 6-8.  The 3rd or 4th Wednesday in Portage - this month it is January 22 at the Pizza Ranch.  Come at noon to eat a buffet meal and from 1 - 3 we can use the back room to make cards.  I am looking to have a card group on a night in Merrimac.  These are the cards you will have the option to do.  I was making samples from the paper I had on the table.  The papers may be slightly different depending on how many people sign up.  Let me know as soon as possible.  thanks

It costs $3 per card you make.  In a 2 - 3 hour time period, people can make from 5-8.  Some of the cards are very easy and some take more time because of coloring. The pieces are all cut out and you are given pieces to make a card.  You may follow the sample or use the pieces as you wish.  The embossing is done for you. The Thin Cuts are stamped because they can be tricky and there is less waste if I stamp on them ahead of time.  

Scrapbook and Card Subscriptions

Check out my website for the great Scrapbooking pages and Cards that you can do by Craft with heart Scrapbooking and Card making. 

The scrapbooking is the Cut Above kits which have everything you need to make 2 - 12 x 12 layouts each month.  You can get the subscriptions and pay by month, 4 months and 12 months.  Wiht the 12 month subscription, you get 90 free photos from Persnickety Prints to help make your album special and memorable. 

The Card making can be with 4 month or 12 month subscription.  Again with the longer you subscribe, the greater the discount.  You get 2 of every kind of card and a stamp set with a mini black stamp pad.

These are quick and easy ways to make cards and pages.  Check out the website to see what would be coming monthly to your home.

Days of December

What would be more fun than to make an album and share in photo and journaling what is going on in your life.  Check out my website and under Promotions and Days of December.

I am delighted that Close to my Heart has all different sizes of albums.  You can make 6"x 6", 6"x 8",  8 1/2" x 11" and 12"x12" plus some Wood Mini Album covers that are 6 1/8" x 7 1/4".  There are so many options for sharing and keeping your memories. 

Best Friends Furever

The November specials features the exclusive Best Friends Furever Cut Above Kit along with stamps and paper.  One side of the paper is for cat lovers and the other side is for dog lovers or use them both.  You can make a 6x8 Cut Above layout kit of 12 x 12 pages.  Check out all your options and great fun.

Our pets are part of our family.  Add these stamps to your photos for a special album or a family album.  You can make cute cards for sharing with others.

Christmas Card Buffet

The following cards are going to be in the mix for the several card workshops I cam doing for my Christmas Card buffet.  Some are easier than others.  I absolutely love the Shimmer Brushes and I did some of the card using the Stickles Glitter Gel.  They are useful for somethings but what I tried to use them for, I was disappointed.  I have fun designing the cards and enjoy when others take delight in them as well.

Holiday Cheer

If you loved the shaker cards, you will love the tags and ornaments kits that are available October 1 - November 30 as supplies last. 

Check out my website and see that you can get both the Holiday Cheer Tag and Ornament kit for 30% savings plus you can get extra kits to fill in and make these great gifts and decorations.

If you haven't purchased the thin cuts for the shaker cards, you will need to do so.

Both kits can be purchased or they can stand alone.  There is also a digital art file included so that you can continue to make great things.  Below is the bundled set.  Check out my website for all your options. 

Let me know if you are interested in making up the kit and we can get together and have fun getting ready for Christmas. 

Using the Thin Cut squares and circles

There are some great thin cuts for cards and you can use it in scrapbooking.  You can use those smaller stamps - fitting a 1 inch circle or square.

I used the Shimmer Brush but you could use the Glitter paper.  You can also cut some of the inside lines to make a bigger square or a rectangle.

This square thin cut is great to make Christmas Cards and it is versatile for the whole year and many occasions.  

The Shimmer Brushes are excellent for getting a shine and sparkle on the card without having to do more postage.  

Check out my website for the square thin cuts. 

 Check out my website for the circle thin cuts.  You can so some great things with the circle as well.

This thin cut can also make some great cards. 

The Share the Joy Stamps and Thin cut bundle is still available.  

Take time to look and see what wonderful things are available from Close to my heart. 

  

Every Little Thing Paper packet

Close to My Heart now has 2 catalogs.  One is for all year and contains the basics.  The other is for just TWO months!.  There is a wonderful scrapbook workshop and card kit.  There are also the basics that you can use to your maximum creativity.  I helped the grandkids make their albums and then I made my basic album.  I don't have photos in it yet.

I used:
Every Little Thing Paper Packet and Sticker sheet x7248S
Every Little Thing Coordinating cardstock X7248D
Every Little Thing Vellum Die Cuts Z3521
Picture my Life Cards - Every Little Things X7248E
Every Little Thing Scrapbooking stamp D1877

There are several new things which are fabulous!

The Alcohol markers are now Spectrum Noir and have 3 shades of the color.  This is great for blending.
Close To My Heart has partnered with Melissa Esplin a renowned calligraphy and lettering expert.  There are special small brush pens, a Penmanship "how to" book with pages you can use vellum paper to learn and to follow and stamps made from her handwriting.

If you have worked with me for any time, you know that I am always pushing journal writing as when you look back in your albums, many of the details not written there are also not in your memory.

The Vellum Die cuts are fantastic.  I used the Spectrum Noir markers on the back and blended really well.  Usually I had trouble with any adhesive showing through but that isn't the case with these wonderful die cuts.

I love the Storyteller by Stacy Julian - another partnership with Close to My Heart.  I always enjoyed using the flip flaps but her book has encouraged me to use various sizes of page protectors as well as the 1/2 and full pages as a way to enhance using photos and journaling to tell an extended story.

I did a video to show you how my album is coming along. I seem to be having a problem getting the video here.  I have taken individual photos but it is hard to see the 1/2 page memory protectors and whole page ones. 

There is a special memory protector combo pack.  If you buy the special memory protector pack and a paper packet, a sticker sheet, coordinating cardstock and picture my life cards, I will help you put your album together in a way you have never dreamed possible. 

Making memories and Making albums

Our family had a great time going to the family reunion and with that came fishing.  We then went to other family and had the occasion to canoe and go through a cave.  We have been watching our grandkids at the end of the summer so I helped them make their album of the summer events.

I took large paper bags and folded them in half and punched them for 2 rings.  In all each girl did 6 bags with 6x6 inserts for other photos.  As I am careful about putting kid's photos on the internet, I had them share their project from behind.  One is 6 and one is 9. 

This was a fun project and the memories of the summer will live on.

September cards

Close To My Heart has great thin cuts.  There are templates that is good for cards and scrapbooks - One is squares and one is circles.  These can be for any season or any occasion.

The other card for September is a simple card but I feature the Thin Cut Tags as a way to put the saying on.  You can have any occasion card you desire. 

Contact me if you would like to be part of making these cards. 

Cut Above Calendar - Reasons to smile

 Reasons to Smile Calendar with stamp set is what I am highlighting!

A calendar made just from you to special people has always been available from Close To My Heart.  CTMH has changed catalogs to 2 months from 4 which means it will seem as soon as they are here, they will be gone! Until October 31, you can get this wonderful Cut Above Calendar. Don't wait - Don't' hesitate.  Get it today.  It is super easy to put together.  The base pages are made for you and so are the punch outs and stickers.  The directions show you how to put it together.  You can get the kit without the stamp set.  You can get the kit without the calendar and make 12 wonderful pages.

This year they also have stickers for the numbers of the days of each month.  There is a wonderful stamp set to help highlight what happens on the days.  I make my calendars for gifts and some of the stickers are things that need to go on as the year progresses.  I am going to make stickers to give with the calendar so my recipients can keep having this calendar share what they need to do.

If this looks like a project that you would want to do, let me know.  I can come to your house if 2 - 3 want to make this together or you can come to my house and have a great time putting it all together.

Here are the months. 

There is a cover which is also great - if you are doing these as a scrapbook you actually have 12 12x12 pages.

The directions are great at making this project quick and simple.

I love this stamp set and it will be good for other calendars as well as useful in scrapbooking.