August Blog Hop!

Welcome! If you arrived here from Linda's Blog then you've come to the right place!

This month's features are the colors or use  of the new Mischief Papers!

and our new Stamp of the Month….Wicked!

Well... I didn't have either yet, but was able to borrow and stamp some images from a friend….

So while I did use Black and Sunset, I used a carry-over stamp set from the Spring/Summer Catalog that is now in the new Autumn/Winter catalog…

Stamp set used: C1423 Captured Moments

and also The Present D1436

They both have great textures you can use for any theme.

(disclosure: do not start with your largest object first! 

I am not happy that it's huge by comparison to the images. failure!)

I used a scrap of our Wings Level 2 Assortment Z1398 Black pleated ribbon around a hydrangea rolled rose. 

I cut a mask from a post-it note, then  on a 1.5 x 1.5 square of Col. White stamped the image, then sponged with the reverse mask. When I went to sponge some clouds in, my grey was green! ack! failure!

Ok, so after a few excuses…here it is!

Now for heaven's sake, hop on over to Pam's Blog so she can WOW you!

CONVENTION Highlights...

Careful…you might miss my shot!

Love, Love, Love….

More photos coming from Anaheim!
Darn electronics!

Convention, Cricut and Close To My Heart…a beautiful combination!

In case you haven't heard through the cyber-world how CTMH has turned the Scrapbook industry upside down AGAIN…here's a sneak preview of what's going to be available August 1st!

With over 32,500 combinations of options, this will rock.your.world AND projects!
There are over 700 images on this cartridge and it comes with 3 stamp sets and three 9" x 12" chipboard sheets with shapes that also coordinate. 


More later!

Convention and Traditions!

I'm off to Close To My Heart's Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA …
and no, we will NOT have repeats of 13 years ago when Haley got left in the Happiest Place on Earth by herself! I won't be visiting Mickey or Minnie this visit, but will still enjoy the fun and excitement of it all while staying at the Disneyland's recently re-modeled Hotel.

I'll be missing in action, but will come back with some awesome new sneak peaks of all the latest and greatest we have all come to expect from Close To My Heart.

See ya soon!

More BANG for your Buck!

Our July Constant Campaign, (more) Bang for Your Buck, is sure to send your summer heart soaring with Close to My Heart! Simply put, with a purchase of $50 minimum from the Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book, you can add a bonus item for just $1 more !
 Choose from five items, each valued at $8.95 US / $9.95 CAN or more: X5811 Creative Basics® Mistletoe collection, X5807 Creative Basics® Animal Cookies collection, X8624 My Originals® Bits & Pieces card kit, X8622 My Originals® It’s Your Day card kit, and X8623 My Originals® Around the Holidays card kit.
 
To qualify for this promotion, items purchased must be from the Spring/Summer Idea Book, purchased between July 1 and 31st…
You can view and purchase by clicking HERE


And check out the other great reduced items available for a limited time only!
Things are HEATING UP all around! 


OH and did I mention that due to popular demand, I'll be revisiting…..

Yes, We are Proud to Be an Apache!

Occasionally, a group of us who attended Encina High School (back when it was a GOOD school) get together. By occasionally, I mean any excuse we can think of ie: birthdays, warm weather, end of school year, or when we're bored with our every day lives…

So last nite we did…ie;  someone had a birthday, the warm weather arrived and our college-aged kids are now out of school and we were bored with our every day lives.

I do love getting together with our group…we have endured a lot since our High School days within our group..marriages, death, new relationships, etc. And we can truly commisserate with each other and give new perspective to why our years at Encina were either the happiest of our lives or the worst.

For some reason last night, confession time appeared after a few bottles of wine, Lemon Drop martinis and dinner.
Most of those there told me they were actually AFRAID of me! I found that sooo funny! Not because I wore studs, boots and carried a weapon or anything like that. Just the unknown about me…even though we had classes together, went to school games, dances, and took part in many assemblies showing our Apache pride, they all knew my name, but didn't "know" me. Hence, fear.

I had to set them straight…I never killed anyone and buried the bodies in our football field. I never dumped a shorter person in the garbage cans. And my one and only attempt to have a Kager party fell through because my grandmother needed a perm and my dad wanted to paint our bedroom ceilings instead of going out of town, NOT because I wanted all that beer for myself and my boyfriend!

It was nice to clear the air after all these years indeed.

Flag Day!

May she wave proudly

You and Me Together….Purchase for a Cause

From  June 1st- through the 30th, you can  purchase the You & Me scrapbooking kit for only $15 (a retail value of $34.95) and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross spring 2011 Floods and Tornadoes relief operations.

With the You & Me kit, you’ll create two fully embellished two-page layouts using the included instructions,  papers, D-sized stamp set and accessories. 

At only $15, this kit is more than 50% off the retail price. 

You’ll win by getting the kit at a phenomenal price, and those in the weather devastated regions will benefit from your charitable contribution.  

I am so PROUD that both of my favorite companies are doing everything we can to help those in our home states during these trying times.

Together we can make a difference, together we are stronger! 

And to see how VSP is helping out, check out this video from their Blog!

June Blog Hop!

Hi all!
Sorry it's been a while since I've posted….things are, well…end that.

April was my FIL's 80th birthday and although we couldn't be there for the surprise party, he was lucky enough to have most of the family there!
Hence, the card I made for him was used with the Lucky Paper Kit from CTMH.
Here's my feeble attempt…

Here's the whole kit and all the papers you receive with it…

Now HOP on over to Betsy's Blog to see her really cute projects!