September Card Class

September's card class card:

Thursday, September 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm,  $5.00 for 3 sympathy cards of the same design.  Please RSVP by September 16th, to make sure I have enough papers cut.

Credit where credit is due:  I scrap-lifted this idea from here!

Mine, Mine, Mine!

Anyone recognize the title from the Disney movie? 
We were on an area of the beach where we could feed the birds some chips without disturbing the other sunbathers.  This is the last of my Free to be Me paper pack (retired).  I used the feather vellum to cover the feather print and tone it down a bit.  The new Glacier cover goes great with it (the feathers in the background).

New Organization for My Stamps

My collection of stamps is growing!

 I'm trying something new.  Each box has been separated and labeled with a small sticker in the corner.  If you return the used stamp to it's proper box and place in the front of the box, eventually the popular stamps will float to the front.  The hope is it'll be easier to locate the stamp set you are looking for. 

Let me know how you like it!

Picture My Life Buffet

Ever thought about pocket scrapbooking?  That's where the protective covers are blocked off into sections and all you do is slide in your photos and your journaling.  Close to My Heart offers 13 themes to compliment your pictures in this super easy, super quick way to preserve your memories.  These programs are called Picture My Life and each set comes with 122 cards and 10 page protectors for $24.95.  On Thursday, September 25, I'll be hosting a Picture My Life Buffet, where you can purchase cards for $.25 each and protective pages for $1 each.  Mix and match - with just what you need!  The PML styles can be found on pages 146-149 of the catalog.  If  you love a current paper pack - like the Chalk It Up or Seaside, consider ordering a PML matching set this month to take advantage of the $3 special!

Featured Kit for September

The featured kit at the September crop (20th) is the Chalk It Up kit.  This is a great kit for school days, but the papers showcase doodles, chalkboard prints, circles, arrows and stars in some great colors - Sorbet, Lagoon and the new Flaxen.

Color Dare #106

Fastest tape in the South!  Card workshop was wonderful, then Honey came home and I ran an errand with him, then whipped this card out in less than 10 minutes - but still didn't make the deadline!  Simple card with the Wings, retired paper and ribbon, the September stamp of the month and a few silver sequins.  Check out the other entries at the CTMH Color Dare site!

 

Well Shoot!

This is a double layout without pictures of people.  I do have a picture of a sign, because I find it hard to scrap without pictures of some kind. Hurricane attends a summer camp where she takes archery as one of her activities.  This is using the Timberline paper pack and the new stamp set called Glitter Girl (B1465, $9.95, on page 151 of the idea book).  The title comes from her letter, where she attempted to be King this year, but fell a few points short during the contest.  What do you think of the target O's?

Family is Forever, September SOTM

This layout is using the September stamp of the month and the Pathfinding paper pack.

The cuts are pretty simple:
Left Page
3.5" square olive paper
3" strip chocolate leaves
.25" strip olive and glacier berry paper (used the edge of the paper after cutting design on Cricut)
Half the filigree design, page 66, 11"
2 mats; 4X6 chocolate, 3 7/8 X 5 7/8 olive (inner mat 1/8 inch smaller than outer)
Right page:
3.5" square chocolate paper
6" strip chocolate leaves
.25" strip olive and glacier berry paper (used the edge of the paper after cutting design on Cricut)
Half the filigree design
2 mats; 4X6 chocolate, 3 7/8 X 5 7/8 olive (inner mat 1/8 inch smaller than outer)
2 mats: 3.5X3.5 chocolate, 3 3/8 X 3 3/8 olive (inner mat 1/8 inch smaller than outer)

Family is Forever, September SOTM (S1409)
Art booking cartridge (Z1906)
Pathfinding paper pack (X7186B)
Bling Gems, Gold (Z2023)
Baker's twine, Olive, retired - try Chocolate Metallic instead (Z1921)

Tip - I loved the negative space left by the filigree design, but it was backwards on the mat; I would have glued the glacier side down and ended up with a olive green design.  If you would like to do the glue and retrieve for the negative space, consider putting the glacier side down when you cut the design. 

Convention 2014 Dream Pop pages

Finished up scrapbooking this years Convention pictures, using the retired Dream Pop paper.  I put a little label on each picture, detailing the different events as my form of journaling.

August Card Workshop

The August card workshop will be held on August 21st, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.  Cost is $5, and you will create this card, 3 times.  There are a variety of birthday sentiments to choose from.  Please RSVP by Tuesday the 19th if you will be attending or would like a set, pre-stamped and ready to assemble.

2014 Retreat

The three of us attending the retreat this year made a lot of progress on our scrapbook pages and had a great time doing it.

I threw all the stamp sets into a big container and brought them along ....

With our small numbers we had lots of space to spread out and work.....

The location is great, down a country road.  We were inside (scrapping of course) all the time, but the area was beautiful....

As with any good retreat, there were games and prizes.  On Saturday, Snoopy joined us in a game of Completion.  When you complete a page, Snoopy sits on your table, until the next person completes a page, then he moves to sit at their table.  When the random timer goes off, whoever has Snoopy wins a prize!

The next retreat will be scheduled in June 2015.  Check back for more details in September!

PML $3 Special!

As if all the new stuff in the catalog wasn't enticing enough, CTMH's special this month is for the Picture My Life programs. If you have been thinking about purchasing a PML set, this is the month to try it out.  Each set comes with 122 cards - which you can use in pocket scrapbooking, or in traditional scrapbooking (or even on cards) and 9 pocket pages, plus one 12X12 page, for a cover.  This special lets you purchase a second set of 10 pages - any design - for just $3!



Picture My Life programs are based upon current (Seaside, Wanderful, Chalk it up) and past (Pear & Partridge, For Always, Avonlea, Babycakes, Laughing Lola, Later Sk8r, Surf's Up, Skylark, Balloon Ride, and Chantilly) popular paper designs.  Check out the online catalog or go here to order your set!