Simply Inspired Blog Hop: Free to Be Me

Time for another blog hop. I absolutely love participating in these because the ideas are so beautiful and it keeps me on my creative toes. If you've just arrived here from the sweet and lovely Michelle Snyder's blog, then you are on the right track. At any time if you get lost along the way, you can go to this link to see all the blog hoppers.

And now on to it. Today is National Scrapbooking Day! The whole month of May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close to My Heart's Free to Be Me special is available all month long but today is the perfect day to introduce it to you.

  

I adore these colors. And the textures! And the vellum! Ahhh, there is nothing not to like about this particular paper packet.

 

Here is a close up. Baby Rilo has got to be the cutest little bunny ever but look closely at the paper here. Can you see the texture in the lovely pink sorbet paper? And on the teal? And that beautiful gold polka dot is velllum layered over the pink sorbet paper.

Here is another close up. My cute niece and nephew-in-law are darling parents but look at the paper again for a moment. See the texture in the green? And that feather pattern in the background is also vellum. I adore these people and I adore this paper!

Thank you to Maddie and Jared for letting me feature them and their precious new daughter on this page. I hope I've inspired all of you. And now hop on over to the talented Beckie Lehman's blog for more inspiration. 

Pajama Party

Remember sleep overs when you would stay up all night and eat lots of junk food and giggle and giggle until your sleep-deprived and oh, so patient dad would come downstairs and say, "Please girls, it is time to sleep"?"And you'd quiet down for a little while until you just couldn't control the giggles anymore?  Ahhh, those were the days.

What am I saying? Haven't any of you been to a late night crop or overnight retreat? I would dare to say late nights/sleepovers with girlfriends are alive and well among the scrapbooking set.

Big Picture Classes and Close to My Heart get this. And while this isn't a sleepover, they are hosting a pajama party that you will want to get in on. Just go to this link to learn more and register. It's free, it's fun and if you haven't already made this cute project, you can that night. Oh, and I don't want to forget there will be giveaways from Close to My Heart! Just give me a call, email me or go to my website to order your product to make this. It will come complete with creative prompts to fill your kraft container with and keep your creative mojo alive and well.





Don't want to make this alone? Let me know. You can come on over to my house from 7:00 to 8:00 pm MST on the 30th and laugh and giggle and eat some junk food while we make one together.

Here is the supply list to make one exactly like the one above. It looks really long but I am guessing most of you already own scissors, paper trimmer, etc. and really only need the basic product. You'll have plenty of leftovers to create more or pull together some fun layouts or cards. If you attend Cherish Your Memories scrapbooking nights with me, you're already planning on purchasing Chantilly for the June layouts and you can do this project with enough left over for your June layouts. And you may even qualify for the May Dream Pop special!

• My Acrylix^® Frame Flair Stamp Set (D1546)
• My Acrylix^® Happy Thoughts Stamp Set (C1536)
• Chantilly Paper Packet (need 1 sheet of B&T, X7163B)
• Crème Brulee Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5754)
• Lagoon Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5762)
• White Daisy Cardstock (need 1 sheet, 1385)
• Whisper Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5929)
• Whisper Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2172)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2195)
• My Creations^® Kraft Container (Z1833)
• Baker’s Twine Neutral Assortment (need 3 yards, Z1701)
• Color-Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes (Z1844)
• Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment (Z1754)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• Micro-Tip Scissors (Z534)
• Corner Rounder (Z578)
• Paper Trimmer (Z1783)
• My Acrylix^® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• My Acrylix^® Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
• 2" × 3½" My Acrylix^® Block (Y1009)
• 4" × 5" My Acrylix^® Block (Y1012)
• Cricut^® Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)

And for the ultimate sleepover (two nights long!) don't forget ArtisticU, October 24th to 26th! Registration is open now!

Happy Creating!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

It's like Christmas for scrapbookers! And it's the day before my wedding anniversary (it was my anniversary last year). So while I may not be doing a lot of scrapbooking today, I'm off to the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival with my husband to make some memories and take a few scrapworthy photos.

If you need something fun to do, check out the Creative Crop over at BigPictureClasses. Or take advantage of the beautiful weather to capture a few photos outside. Or open an album or spread some pictures across a table, close your eyes and randomly pick one and scrap it. Or think of a favorite memory and take the time today to journal and scrap it. Just do something wonderful today to create or preserve a memory.

All month long, Close to My Heart is celebrating scrapbooking. Check out the video below and make sure to take advantage of the Dream Pop Paper packet. It's only $10 with a $35 purchase this month and it coordinates beautifully with the stamp of the month.



Happy National Scrapbooking Day and Month!