Ta Da!

It was a little slow at first, but here are the cards for card group this month. I hope you like them, because I'm pretty excited about them. If they're too plain for you, just know that I'll have extra accessories and ink you can jazz them up with, similar to the scrapbook pages.

Catching Up!

I've had some time lately and decided to do some of my own scrapbooking. Here's a little look at my work this afternoon. It was a lot of fun to do. I may need to invest in a new scrapbook for the family stuff :-) Thanks, Kim, for the Halloween paper and stickers.

March Scrapbooking

For March's Scrapbooking group, we'll be using Unforgettable paper and Sorbet. I think this will go great for dance recitals, outside stuff (I used fall pictures), or some vacation (my Hawaii pictures match good). I'm attaching the before and after pictures so you can see. It's fun to put pictures on, I need to remember to do that. The long sorbet strip on the left page is for a title . . . still working on that part :-). Sorry the pictures aren't the best!

February Cards

I really don't think of myself as a professional, or even very much of an artist, but I sure know how it feels to have an artist's block! Sometimes the paper and stamps just click, and when they do I can whip something up no problem. Other times I sit for hours and can't come up with anything worthwhile. After some playing around, here are the cards for this month, wahoo! Now to clean up the discards from my workspace . . .

February Scrapbooking

I'm kind of doing something really wierd this time . . . you still leave with two pages, but one is a layout, and the other is a photo storage page. I'll show you how to jazz up the photo storage page, which is super easy. I did mine start to finish in less than 1/2 hour.

Faster, Simpler, Easier

It's been a while since I last posted, sorry! For those who are not aware, Close to My Heart's philosophy is "Faster, Simpler, Easier." I want to promise you all that I will do the same. Scrapbooking and cardmaking is and should be fun, any one can do it!

Watch for more art soon, I've got a new shipment coming in this next week! Happy 2009 everyone!

December!

December has been just crazy with everything! Here are some of the cards I've done this month, along with various bags and tags. Contact me if you want to do any, I still have supplies. I'm also attaching a picture of the scrapbook page I've been doing for the group, just working on the extra accessories now! Add a comment if you have a preference about doing it before or after Christmas.

This month's stamp of the month is Heart Throb, very Valentine-ish. Check the back of your catalog or http://www.closetomyheart.com/ for a picture.