Mamas & Chicks Show

Come & visit me at the Mamas & Chicks Show - November 28th, 2014 @ The Quality Hotel, Oshawa.  

Ribbon Revelry

Welcome to October - let's fall into savings this month with two great promotions from Close to My Heart.

As always, the Stamp of the Month program is a great way to add to your stamp collection.  Home for the Holidays is a cute set of 7 images perfect for creating tags, cards or adding that little extra to your layouts.  I just love the little polar bear with his precious grin.  You can receive the SOTM for only $5.00 (value $19.75) with a purchase of $50.00 during the month of October.

But wait, there's more.  When you spend $55.00  in the month of October, you'll receive a FREE chevron ribbon of cranberry or denim (value $7.75) 

The SOTM purchase counts towards your $55.00 qualifying requirement.

As I've said before I love a deal, and my math calculates you'll get $77.50 value in product for only $55.00 (saving $22.50)!!!!!

Enjoy!!!

Jennifer

Goldie Golfer Happy Birthday

Does something ever just catch your eye and you have to have it?  It might be that perfect purse, scarf or pair of shoes or it might be a stamp set.  That's the way I felt when I first spied Goldie Golfer from Art Impressions.  She is just so saucy and I knew the perfect person to create a card for using Goldie.
This is what I came up with,

 I like to stamp the image a couple of times and then colour a couple of different ways.  Same stamped image but with different patterned paper and colours it looks like a different card.

This is the Goldie Golfer card that I gave a co-worker.  She is an avid golfer and has a saucy, no nonsense approach to life.

I used the sentiment "wanna play a round?" on the front and then stamped a big "Happy Birthday" on the inside.

Goldie, the sentiment and the golf ball are all popped up with foam tape to give some added dimension.




So keep your eyes open you never know ....

Enjoy,

Jennifer

Beautiful Brushed

Today, I wanted to share with you some artwork using the Brushed Workshop on the Go (WOTG).  Brushed is a beautiful paper package with wonderful large flower prints, graphics and watercolour prints to match cardstock colours of pixie, canary and juniper.

The WOTG  includes a complete Brushed paper package, 4 additional sheets of colour co-ordinated cardstock, a complete package of metal flowers (8 pcs.) , an exclusive D-size stamp set, and full colour instructional brochure for you to complete 2 - 2 page layouts.  

 

This project is wonderful for the beginner scrapbooker or the more advanced.  You'll have your project done in a snap - just add photos and pop in your album.  The cardstock, patterned paper and accessories are all co-ordinated for you to finish your project in a few hours.  You will even have leftover cardstock and patterned paper to create a card or two - using the exclusive stamp set.   The full colour instructional brochure provides a layout for Cricut users and an alternate project for those who chose not to use their Cricut.

The Brushed WOTG will be the featured November WOTG club kit.  Contact me today to get your kit ordered and ready for November.

Enjoy,

Jennifer

Pathfinding card WOTG

Welcome to September - back to school, autumn breezes, trees starting to change colour and best of all routine.  I love the summer months, but they are a bit chaotic and boy does routine go out the window.    I confess I'm not really into spontaneity or spur of the moment.  

But.. I do like to throw caution to the wind when I'm crafting.   This is why I love the Workshops on the Go by CTMH.  It allows you to follow the directions exactly and create beautiful projects, but it also allows you to throw caution to the wind and put your own spin on it.

The Pathfinding WOTG provides 15 cards and envelopes, an exclusive stamp set, cardstock, sequins, shimmer trim, and cardstock to complete five of three different cards.

 These are the 3 cards following the instructions exactly.

I love the woodgrain stamped image and the pops of colour with Glacier (new) and Goldrush.




But....

What if we changed it up a bit.

These three cards follow the same pattern as the originals, with a twist.

I replaced the woodgrain stamp with the woodgrain embossing folder, and flipped the patterned paper to the opposite side.  I chose different images from the same stamp set to use and voila...

I did add Bamboo cardstock not included in the kit.


The Pathfinding card WOTG is a fun project to get ready for your season of thanks.

Enjoy,

Jennifer

Love this Paper

Ask any scrapbooker/paper crafter and I bet 99.9% will say they love their paper!!!  I am guilty of maybe being a paper hoarder - it takes nerve to cut into a new sheet.  I am absolutely in love with every single one of the new paper packages ready for you in the Annual Inspirations CTMH Idea Book 2014-2015.  There are 9 new packages to choose from - but why choose just one?

 Chalk It Up - features a colour palette of lagoon, sorbet, flaxen (new colour), champagne, black and white.  Rich patterns including chalkboard, geometric and arrows highlight this package.

Confetti Wishes - this paper is cute, cute, cute.  Happy Birthday wishes, canary yellow geometrics and stripes and polka dots are featured on this paper package.  Colour palette is canary yellow (new colour), crystal blue, lagoon, pacifica, pear, thistle (new colour), whisper and white daisy.

 Pathfinding features autumn terracotta, barn red, champagne, chocolate, colonial white, glacier (new colour), goldrush, lagoon and olive in the colour palette.

Pattern papers offer a variety of acorns & leaves, geometrics and leaf pattern.  Although it is certainly focused on fall the double sided patterned paper allows for a variety of uses.

Scaredy Cat is just cute not spooky.  This paper is great for a variety of projects.  The paper has stripes, geometrics, line and dots and spooky patterns.  With a colour palette including black, colonial white, pear, slate, sunset and thistle your layouts and cards will pop.

Snowhaven is quite simply a darling paper package with colours including black, white, cranberry, glacier and whisper.  This paper is focused towards your winter layouts and cards but again the double sided paper provides for other uses.  The patterns are polka dot, snowflakes, geometrics, stripes and shadowed print.

Wanderful is great for your travel layouts and cards, with patterned travel patterns, maps, geometrics and polka dots.  The colour palette is black, colonial white, crystal blue, flaxen (new colour), gypsy, honey and smoothie.

Brushed - such a sweet flowery paper package with canary, cranberry, flaxen (new colour), hollyhock, juniper, pear, pixie (new colour), white daisy and black as the featured colours.

The patterned paper has a water colour effect, polka dots, large flower pattern, geometric, small flower pattern and leaves.

Seaside just makes me want to go on vacation.  It is such a great paper package with muted colours of desert sand, glacier (new colour), lagoon, hollyhock, pear, sorbet and white daisy.  It has polka dot, stripe, sea pattern and geometric patterned paper.





 



Last, but certainly not least is the beautiful Yuletide Carol.  This patterned paper is simply too good to describe.  It is very retro - old fashioned Christmas with wonderful paper.  It must be seen to be appreciated.

The colours of champagne, colonial white, desert sand, new england ivy, ruby and black are featured in this paper package.





All of the new 9 paper packages have coordinating complements and assortments to enhance and complete your projects.

Enjoy,


Jennifer

Annual Inspirations - Are you Ready?

The new Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 Idea Book does not disappoint.   Jeanette Lynton, CEO and founder of CTMH is celebrating 30 years in business and this book is simply fabulous.  This idea book is BIG - 193 pages of big with wonderful new paper packages, new colours in the 42 colour pallette, great workshops on the go, card kits, base and bling jewellery creations, home decor, Shinhan Touch Twin Markers... the list goes on and on.

So, in my next few posts I'll highlight some of my "must haves" I was able to purchase early during the consultant preview period.

Hostess Rewards Stamp Sets - Wow - these are a fantastic deal available to hostesses only, discounted from retail price.  There are 10 sets to choose from.

I loved them all but my "must have" was Better with a Friend #D1608 a set of 5 images for only $10.00.

Aren't these sassy classy lady images great?

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers - These are alcohol markers with a broad and fine tip and come in 24 colours.  These markers can also be purchased with hostess rewards.

I paired my first two favourites in these great cards.



You might notice I also paired my new favourites with some old favourites, including Ariana paper package, organdy ribbon, adhesive pearls, and dimensional elements.

Enjoy,

Jennifer