Newsprint Rub-Ons from Close To My Heart

Take a look at this, so cute & time demo.   Would you like on?. On June 9th the Kids workshop will be making a mini kraft ablum. Would love for you to attend. Contact the Cherokee County AgriLife Office at 903-683-5471 for more information.

Creating with like minded Crafters.

I was surfing the web this morning and  visiting some of my favorite places & look what Close To My Heart  had posted on facebook.  So bright, colorful & sunny....makes me wonder about the things to come.

A few things I've been working on

I've working on some gift items. I'm having lots for fun checking out blogs and getting  some great ideas. I do wish I could remember where I saw the "pencil" idea. My grandson loved it so I guess I'll have a make some more, he is in Jr. High with lots for teachers.  I have 4 grandchildren. So I will have my work cut out for me.

I think the #2 adds such a nice &

supplies were very easy...who doesn't have "Rolos" & "Kisses"

I found these frame's at "Michaele's" several months ago and I'm just now getting around to using them.  I have seen them on several blogs finished out in many different ways. The "You & Me" would make a nice Father's Day gift. This would also make a great Christmas gift. You can cover & decorate in any style you like.

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Studio J May update

Take a look at the latest update from Studio J. Try it....you will like it.

http://studioj.com/studioj_videos.html

Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  This month there are 13 of us highlighting the “Paper Piecing” Technique as shown on page 27 in the "Close To My Heart" Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book!  This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating this technique.  If you would like to start from the beginning, please visit this link Debi's Blog .  While there you will also find a listing of all participants and their blog addresses if you should get lost or want to reference a blog along the way.  Let’s get started!

If you are coming from Neely's Blog, you are on the right track!  This technique is highlighted with the Sophia paper packet in the Idea Book but you will find variations for its’ use through this hop. 

Supply List: exclusive  CTMH "You & Me"  scrapbooking set

on sale this month in honor of National Scrapbooking Month

If you would like to see details on the technique or my supply list, please continue reading below.  If not, please continue onto Kelly's Blog where you will find some additional artwork highlighting this technique!  Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my variation and happy hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!  Continue onto Kelly's Blog to continue the hop!

Mother's Day

Just now getting around to updating my blog, been very busy,sent out several Mother's Day cards to some family & friends. Could not believe all the calls I received thanking me for the cards & telling me how much they enjoyed them. And being handmade was just the icing on the cake. My inspiration was taken from Jeanette Lynton May 3rd facebook post. If you are not on facebook.com/CloseToMyHeart  you are really missing out. The Art Work is so beautful and so many great ideas.

"Chairs To You" Stamp of the Month

Take a look at this great artwork using "Chairs To You" and thank you to the following Consultants who contributed to this artwork:  Michelle Battitori, Judy Faye Garner, Sharryl Hales, Melissa Robinson, Cathy Rogers, and Sheila Wilkerson for sharing thier talents.

 

 

Click here to see how you can get this stamp free or at a discount

National Scrapbooking Month Promotion

WHEN YOU PLACE A MINIMUM ORDER OF $50 IN CLOSE TO MY HEART products* in May, you can get the exclusive You & Me scrapbooking kit for the discount price of just $15—that’s more than half off the retail value! You’ll create two fully embellished two-page layouts using the new cardstock-weight B&T Duos® papers, D-size stamps, accessories, and instructions. You can also purchase the kit at full retail for $34.95 with no minimum purchase required. Become a Close To My Heart Consultant during May and we’ll include a You  Me kit for free* as part of your New Consultant Kit. Contact me today to get the celebration started.

The Long Easter

Each Easter my sister Lila Jean & Family host an Easter Egg Hunt & Dinner for family & friends. This year it was at thier farm with some 59 attending. The egg hunt is the big thing and each year more & more are hidden but to use the word hidden is not quite true and yard was dotted with spring colors. And no one could miss them. Look at the botton left hand corne on the picture. That may give you some idea of the "blanket" of eggs that covered the yard.

Long Easter 2011



What do M&M and CTMH have in common

Sunday my church First United Methodist Church, Rusk is having a brunch before the 11:00 Easter Service and I'm in charge of the brunch. The menu is a wonderful breakfast casserole, bubble bread, fruit, juice, milk & coffee and thanks to so many of my church family that's taken care of. So yesterday, I thought YIKES the tables got to decorate them.

I thought I would make little candy bags with M&M peanut candy in spring colors. I used CTMH Miracle and Sweetheart paper.  Take a look

the colors were perfect

I plan on putting these little bags on Easter grass in the center of the tables. The hardest thing in making these were keeping my grandkids out of the candy. There was a 5th color in the spring colors M&M "yellow". So guess what color they got to eat.

Happy Easter to all and never forget who died for you & me.