Seaside

One more plug for Seaside before it is gone.

Here are my pages from my Cherish Your Memories group this summer. The pages above were inspired by the lovely Jen Mahan, my wonderful friend and creative genius.

Lots of details on this one. Most pieces are sponged in desert sand ink and several are popped up off the page.

 

I kept things simpler on this one and added a tree cut with the Artiste Cricut cartridge. 

I think the Seaside complements had to be some of the best yet.

You can still get this paper and the complements but only until the end of the month or until they sell out (whichever comes first). Order from me and I'll share the cutting guide for these pages. 

Happy Summer!

August Artistry!

We are only one month away from the new Close to My Heart catalog and lots of wonderful new crafting bliss! However, while you have to wait until September 1st for most new products, CTMH is making a few available to you early!

First of all, during the month of August, you can pick up one of these fabulous new organizers (what crafty person doesn't need some organizational help?).

And to sweeten the deal, during the month of August, if you order the marker roll-up, you get the new Balloon Wishes stamp set free ($17.95 value). If you order the accessory roll-up, you get the Affirmations and Lovely Blooms Base and Bling sheets free!

And during August, you can also pick up any of these:

• My Reflections™ Zoe Paper Packet (X7197B)
• Zoe Complements (X7197C)
• Zoe Assortment (Z3082)
• Coral Shimmer Trim (Z3088)
• Enamel & Glitter Duos Green Triangles (Z3123)
• Workshops on the Go® Zoe Scrapbooking Kit (G1096)
• Framed – August Stamp of the Month (S1508)
• Zoe Studio J® Kit
• Zoe Studio J® Limited Edition Express Collection (Live until September 30, 2015)

I love the patterns and colors in the Zoe kit. It will be my featured kit in September for my Cherish Your Memories classes.

And now the big drum roll, please. The biggest release of all that you can get a month early!

The new Cricut Artistry Collection (Z3167)! Yes, a new Cricut cartridge with new images and new stamps and lots of creative potential. You can even order it digitally if you prefer! I just got mine a few days ago (being a consultant does have some perks such as early ordering) and I can't wait to play with it.

Now, of course, in the excitement for new product, don't forget that there are a lot of products retiring. Make sure you get them as they are only available while supplies last. Check them out here.

Have a Happy Day!

I'm back!

Have you missed me? The last several months have been a challenge for me and my creative side went into hibernation. Let me clarify that all the critical things, home, family, friends and faith, are all good. But I'm making some changes, rebalancing my life, and as a result, bringing my creative side back out to play. It feels good. 

So with that explanation out of the way, it's time to fire back up the blog. And I have lots of catch up to do. In the midst of a crazy 7 months, I have an Artistic U to catch you up on, a Close to My Heart Convention to share highlights from, and a new catalog coming out.

So let's start with first things first. The new CTMH catalog will be live on September 1st. And there is some fabulous stuff to come. But to make room for the new stuff, as always, there are some things we love that must retire. So if you want to make sure you don't miss out on any of your favorites from the current catalog, check out what is retiring here.

Amongst the retiring items will be the Wanderful paper packet. And that is one of two packets that we'll be scrapbooking with at my Cherish Your Memories nights in August (contact me if you're interested in attending one near you or just getting a kit).

I love to travel and my job requires a lot of it so I am always in need of travel pages. This paper and the complementing stickers are perfect for anyone with the travel bug and lots of travel pictures to go with it. Don't travel? Do you have a bucket list of spots you'd like to visit? These could be the perfect pages for that as well.

If you wanted to add more pictures to this one, or even the next, some 4x6 flip flaps would be a great addition to get as many pictures as possible on these pages from your trip.

I mixed stamping and complements for these pages. And some black arrow washi (which is retiring).

I love that station wagon. I drove one all through high school. While I did not love the Wonder Wagon then, I do love the memories that came with that station wagon. I might need a second set of these stickers to make a page about that crazy car.

I'm so glad to be back from my extended vacation from crafting (not a vacation I would recommend) and looking forward to sharing more creative fun with all of you. The truth is, when I'm not creating, it's hard to get back to it so I can't wait to get my creative mojo back.

Happy Crafting!