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It’s not too late!! ⏰ The Cyber Monday sale event is still on!
Visit my website for some great deals! There’s shimmer tape in some beautiful colors like Papaya and Rose Gold.
I love these gratitude thin cuts for only $9.05!
And this Freshly Baked patterned paper and Picture My Life Cards are adorable for scrapbooking Christmas cookie decorating, or making Christmas cards!
Hope you find some great deals today and happy crafting!!! Xo
Hello my fellow crafters! So sorry I was MIA for like, wow, a YEAR! Life has been busy, to say the least. Earlier this year I celebrated my 48th birthday. I really can’t believe I will be 50 in 2 years, and I don’t want to even think about it. It does seem like yesterday that I was celebrating my 30th birthday. Gosh, it does go by in a blink! So, I think I will spend more time journaling my travels, time with family, and scrapbooking our adventures. This way I will be able to relive my memories through the albums and have something to pass down to my children.
Two days before I turned 48 I broke my pinky (in June). It was crazy and it happened quick. I was in the pool playing catch with my nephews with a nerf-style football. It landed on the tip of my pinky and the bottom bone in my finger cracked and my finger was bent over. I was pretty calm through it all, it did hurt, and sort of went numb. I told my husband, hey I think I broke my pinky, we should go. Went to the urgent care and had an xray, the doc came back with this.
OUCH!
I had 2 pins put in and was hurting for about 6 weeks. It was stiff after that and still is somewhat but just barely. It’s getting better every day! That was the first, and hopefully, the last, bone I have broken. I also started a new job as a Loan Officer and have been pretty busy with learning all that since May. It’s just now slowing down since rates are in the toilet, so I will be crafting more, and posting more fun things here during our slow time. 😉 I do post mortgage content on my IG page, so if you are interested in that sort of thing, check out my IG, @springsliving.
We also finally bought a house! YAY! It’s been great, the kids have their own room now. We also have a hot tub! The downside is we had a problem with a contractor and didn’t get the basement started. So I have my desk area in the living room and my husband’s “office” is in our oversized primary bedroom. We met a few other contractors which I think will pan out and hope to have them start in November. One room in the basement will be my craft/office and I am SO excited for that…FINALLY. I will be able to organize all my papers, punches, stamp pads, and so much more! I have many Stamp n Storage organizers and can’t wait to set it all up. I’ll for sure do a blog post when all that is going down. 🙂
Charlene’s pins 🙂
Now on to the newest scrapbook paper I am in love with, Gnomes for Winter! This paper is so cute! Almost everyone loves gnomes right??
Check out the whole line of Gnomes for Winter product line on my website HERE.
I am also loving the Evergreen line of products as well! Check out this beautiful card kit which includes an adorable layered pine cone, a branch of pine needles. and glitter ribbon! Here is the link to this kit HERE.
If you stop by my site to pick up some products, be sure to select the November Crop Party Nov 27, 2023. This will link up your order to my current party order. I will also send you a personalized handmade thank you card after you place your order.
If you are local to the Colorado Springs area, we will be holding a November Crop on Saturday the 25th. It is $25 and includes lunch, a 2-page CM layout, 2 Christmas cards (you put together) from the Evergreen paper line, catalogs, and a few goodies! You can send me a message if you are interested, or comment here.
I’m sure I’ll have extra scraps from the card kit, so I’ll be posting more ideas for Christmas cards and tags using the Gnomes for Winter, so be sure to check back here later!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂
Have you seen the new paper line Seas & Greetings from CTMH? This design paper is so stinkin cute! It is decorated with snowmen that are outfitted in summer clothing and accessories. Can you say Christmas in a tropical location??
I love the idea of this paper so much that I did order a pack! I don’t have any island holidays, but I do have some cute papercrafting ideas for it for holiday packaging and gifts!
Here is the scrapbooking kit available HERE. These pages are darling! There is always extra pieces leftover from the kits to make a few cards too! This is such a great deal since you are also getting the stamp set AND the thin cuts!
If you can’t get enough of this cute Christmas paper, please come back and join me for my 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS projects coming soon! These will be great for last-minute gift ideas, gift wrapping ideas, and more! I’ll be using Close to My Heart paper, Seas & Greetings, Christmas Story, and Freshly Baked.
I will start posting THIS WEEK my 1st Day of Christmas idea! See you soon and happy crafting!
Okay, now that another Halloween is in the books, how will you scrapbook the memories?
I used one of my favorite paper packs called Boo Crew 👻 to create a quick Halloween layout. I loved the colors of this pack! The stickers of bats, candy, and the banner added something super cute to this!
This paper pack is still available, and FaBooless is! You can purchase through my site HERE.
There’s also this cute stamp set to match the paper pack and of course some shiny embellishments! These cute ghosts can be purchased HERE. I hope you have fun scrapbooking all of your halloween photos! My kids are still little enought to Trick-or-Treat so we did go out with them for about 2 hours. They both got a total of about 8 pounds of candy! We love to use all the candy to decorate our gingerbread houses in November and December! We will definitely post pictures this year 🙂 What do you do with all of your candy?
Hi everyone!
It’s been a while since I posted so I thought I would check in! I haven’t been stamping in a while, mostly scrapbooking but I will be stamping soon! I just received a big Close to My Heart order with some awesome beach-themed stamps! Take a look at this pretty paper, scrapbook page, and card ideas! Aren’t they super cute??? You can shop this collection on my website HERE.
The new beach kit is called Beach Party, I ordered the Scrapbooking Kit, and some matching stamps and thin cuts! (Below) Don’t forget to add the super cute Stamp of the Month, Voice of the Sea, which is only $5 if you spend $50, or it is FREE if you are a VIP customer and spend $50.
Until I get my new card-making videos up, please check out my recent videos HERE 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my lovely crafty friends! 😀
I am “smitten” with this line of products from Close to My Heart! The design paper is adorable and is great for card making or scrapbooking! One side of the paper is pretty neutral too for any kind of pages.
Last chance because there are limited quantities left! You can shop my store page HERE to order yours today!
Here are some of the sample cards I made using the supplies from the kit.
I also took my leftover papers and stickers and created my own layouts.
You can shop on my site 24/7 at http://sweetpiecesbyme.closetomyheart.com. Thank you for visiting my blog! Happy crafting!
Hello stamping and scrapbooking friends! I’m so excited about some super cute new products by Close to My heart! Now that the holidays and cooler weather are nearing, I was thrilled to see CTMH come out with their new collection called Pumpkin Spice and the Halloween line called Boo Crew. They also have a new Slimline Celebration collection to celebrate National Stamping Month (NSM) in October. I’ll share each of the collections, some links and photos! Be sure to pop on back to my site to see some adorable projects and cards using these products.
First up is Boo Crew. So cute for scrapbook pages, mini albums, or treat bags! Speaking of treat bags, I am working on some cute smarties candy treat holders that are adorable…video coming soon! You can also join in on the workshop once you purchase your kit. Just go to the event page on CTMH’s Facebook page HERE. This event will be on October 12th.
Boo Crew Paper Packet & Sticker Sheet
Check out these cute ghost sequins that match!
Of course we have cardstock to match in Nectarine, Ballerina, Black, and Wild Berry. This cardstock is perfect for greetings cards and scrapbook pages. Remember, it has a lighter side, and a dark side!
Here is the CTMH video of the entire Boo Crew collection:
Next up is Pumpkin Spice! I don’t know about you, but we had a long summer here in Colorado, so I’m ready for boots, sweaters, firepits, hot chocolate, and pumpkin spice everything! 😉 You can join in to watch the Facebook live event using either the Cardmaking or the Scrapbooking kit, or both! The cardmaking one is on October 19th, and the scrapbooking one is on October 26th. These are free, live events, and there are usually giveaways!
The matching stamps and thin cuts are also adorable!
Here is the CTMH walkthrough video of the Pumpkin Spice collection:
Lastly, there is the whole Slimline collection! I’m in love with all of these and I just ordered the Fishy Greetings and the Circle Cluster Thin Cuts. As soon as I get my products I’ll create and post some creations with them!
Check out the CTMH video with the entire Slimline collection:
You can get the entire Slimline collection on sale now! Save 20% when you purchase the whole set in either the Slimline Celebration Product Bundle or the Slimline Celebration Workshop kit! The workshop kit also includes cardstock, sparkles, and cards and envelopes to give you supplies for creating a set of 12 slimline cards featuring these fun stamps and die-cuts. Complete the workshop together with us during a FREE virtual event that will be held on the Close To My Heart Facebook page on Friday, September 24. Anyone can join in, it’s free, and there will be a replay available!
Sorry this post was long, but I haven’t been on in a while and there’s so many new holiday products! Stay tuned for new cards and new videos soon using all of these new products! Be sure to follow my page so you don’t miss any posts!
Happy stamping and scrapbooking!
Charlene ❤
Just a couple of layouts I had fun with. I can’t believe my babies are 4 and almost 6! I honestly have no idea where the time has gone.
It’s warming up here in Colorado Springs just when we are planning our move. More to come!
Charlene 😊
Here is a quick video on how to make a super easy and inexpensive phone mount for making crafting/stamping videos! Yes I know the video is sideways (ugh!). I didn’t realize that I had to turn it before uploading it. Hopefully my next video will turn out much better!
I also made a Project Life 12″ x 12″ scrapbook page in the 2nd half of the video. I used the Let’s Get Away Project Life Bundle, #140300 $34.00, 12″ X 12″ Project Life Photo Pocket Pages #135295 $7.00. You can purchase any of these items on my Stampin Up website HERE. It was super fast and so cute! I’m in love with all of Stampin Up Project Life Kits. It makes scrapbooking SO easy!
I hope you enjoyed this quick video, that it helps you in some small way…and I promise they will get better! Ha! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by! ❤
Charlene
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