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One of the things I love about being a consultant with Close To My Heart is the active sharing of ideas between consultants. It is rare for me to have to think something up myself - so many really creative ladies make amazing things and show the rest of us how it's done.
Take these fabulous Christmas gift tubes for instance. These ones were made by Katrina Crute, a consultant in my team. She showed them off at this month's team play day. Her inspiration had come from consultants in the Easter…
Take these fabulous Christmas gift tubes for instance. These ones were made by Katrina Crute, a consultant in my team. She showed them off at this month's team play day. Her inspiration had come from consultants in the Easter…
Imagine you were a Princess
When I was at the CTMH Convention in Disneyland, I spent some time in the theme park (as you do) and one of my favourite activities was watching the parade in the afternoon. The first day I watched the characters and was caught up in the magic of it all. The second day I was standing behind a little girl, all dressed up like a Princess, who was having the time of her life. I think I spent more time watching her priceless reactions than I did the show.
This layout is featured in the Brushed WOT…
This layout is featured in the Brushed WOT…
Australasian November 2014 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop S1411 It's the Little Things
Welcome to November's Australasian Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. We have all been creating with the 'It's the Little Things' stamp set. If you arrived here from Wendy's Blog you are in the right spot. If you happened upon us accidently, WELCOME to the hop. Once you’ve checked out my post you can click on the link at the bottom to visit the next blog on the tour. Eventually you’ll end up back here. Enjoy!
I wanted to create a bright and cheerful layout to match the mood of these photos taken …
I wanted to create a bright and cheerful layout to match the mood of these photos taken …
A Cut Above
I was at a friend's house on the weekend and her teenage daughter bounced into the room to proclaim, "It's only 8 more Fridays until Christmas!"
What's your reaction to that news? Something along the lines of, "So much to do, so little time..."?
If that's how you are feeling then the Close To My Heart Cut Above Kits are made just for you! Each kit comes with all the supplies you need to make 10 cards or 10 treat bags. The BEST bit is that everything is pre-cut! Imagine putting together 10 gorge…
What's your reaction to that news? Something along the lines of, "So much to do, so little time..."?
If that's how you are feeling then the Close To My Heart Cut Above Kits are made just for you! Each kit comes with all the supplies you need to make 10 cards or 10 treat bags. The BEST bit is that everything is pre-cut! Imagine putting together 10 gorge…
Christmas Wreath
We retired our Christmas Wreath last year after over a decade of good service. This year we will have a fresh new one for the door - handmade by me!
I fell in love with this wreath as soon as I saw it on page 74 of the Annual Inspirations Catalogue. It did take a bit of time to make but I'm thrilled with the result and can't wait for December 1st to hang it on my front door.
Order a packet of Snowhaven Papers (X7188B) and 2 packs of My Crush Holiday Happenings Badge Buttons (Z2051) on my website…
I fell in love with this wreath as soon as I saw it on page 74 of the Annual Inspirations Catalogue. It did take a bit of time to make but I'm thrilled with the result and can't wait for December 1st to hang it on my front door.
Order a packet of Snowhaven Papers (X7188B) and 2 packs of My Crush Holiday Happenings Badge Buttons (Z2051) on my website…
Keeping the clutter off your table
It doesn't matter how big or small your table is - when you are creating with paper you tend to cover the entire surface with papers, tools, adhesives, bling, stamps, inks and, in my case, cats. I have found one way to keep a lot of the items I'm using off the surface of the table. This means they don't get buried by other items on the table and saves me time.
A recipe Book stand is perfect for keeping your CTMH Ideas book and How To books in front of you. It is easy to follow the instructions…
A recipe Book stand is perfect for keeping your CTMH Ideas book and How To books in front of you. It is easy to follow the instructions…
My wish for every new parent
Here's a simple card to make for new parents. I've used the stamp set that comes with the Snowhaven Card WOTG Kit (G1085). The sentiment inside the oval frame talks about Christmas and sweaters. I cut that out so it's just the frame and then I can use any sentiment in the middle. The papers are scraps from Snowhaven and Wanderful. Don't you just love the textures on these little hearts?
A new baby brings so much joy so I had to add this little word to the back of the envelope. Two of CTMH's ne…
A new baby brings so much joy so I had to add this little word to the back of the envelope. Two of CTMH's ne…
Classic Doily
I fell in love with this stamp as soon as I saw it in the catalogue. It's called Classic Doily (B1424) and it does remind me of hand embroidery. I was playing with our new heat embossing powders and thought this stamp embossed with gold would look pretty special. It does! But you will have to believe me because I forgot to photograph it before I did the next step... colouring it in. I had planned to keep one plain but the colours of the Shin Han Touch Twin Markers are so gorgeous I couldn'…
Make a pretty card box
Following on from last Thursday's blog, I decided to make another set of the Snowhaven cards as a gift for my friend who is a bit snowed under with life at the moment to think about Christmas preparations. Having made the cards, I needed a container to present them in.
The My Creations range of chipboard boxes, frames and albums are perfect for gift giving. I daubed around the edges of my box in Glacier ink and then cut paper panels to fit to top and sides of the box. Add some left over embell…
The My Creations range of chipboard boxes, frames and albums are perfect for gift giving. I daubed around the edges of my box in Glacier ink and then cut paper panels to fit to top and sides of the box. Add some left over embell…
It's time to think about Christmas Cards
Yes! It's only 11 weeks until Christmas so let's make sure that resolution to actually SEND some cards this year is met. I don't send 50-60 cards like I used to but there are a dozen or so really special friends who deserve a card each year. The Snowhaven Cardmaking Kit was perfect for me this year. The kit makes 15 beautifully hand crafted cards in an afternoon or evening. You make 5 cards each of 3 designs. Mine have been done since mid-August. Guess how good that feels!
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