CTMH STAMPS ARE CLEARLY THE BEST!

Here is a FABULOUS video made by a very talented fellow CTMH consultant to show you why CTMH stamps are CLEARLY THE BEST!
If you would like to try some yourself, just click on my CTMH website on the right and go to the Shop Online tab, then scroll down for My Acrylix Stamp Sets to choose from a huge selection!  And, you can browse the current Idea Book/Catalog  while you're there to see some great ideas for ways to use them in your own projects.

Inspiring video for the day!

If you love dogs too, you have to see this!  Just had to share this video, get out the kleenex!

January 2010 scrap challenge...4 down, 6 to go!

I am soooooo far behind on my photos! Are you like me? Do you have shoeboxes full of photos that deserve to be archived for all time? I decided to challenge myself this year by joining a monthly scrapbook challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers (link on the right). I have to set a goal each month, then post my work. It is really helping me to stay focused!

I am working on a school album for each of my kids. This week I finished 4 pages for my son, and as you can see by the dates, they are from 2005! I'm only a few years behind schedule! Oh well, I'm actually glad I waited, because I got to use the Felicity paper kit which is this month's promotion from CTMH. It is perfect for the preschool layouts because Shane's favorite color is orange and it coordinated beautifully.

This is the first page of the school album. I left spaces to add photos each year, with the cropping dimensions noted in the last square so I don't have to measure every year. I have used CTMH My Reflections 'Notebook' Level 2 paper pack and My Stickease for this layout, and My Acrylix stamps from the September Word Puzzle set. I just love how CTMH products coordinate.

These are done with papers from CTMH Felicity Kit. They are only available until the end of January! You can find them at my CTMH store link on the right, or you can go to the National Papercrafting Month link on the right and leave a comment for a chance to win a free kit every day this month! The papers in this kit are beautiful, and the diecut page shapes are truly unique.

I am spending the rest of today in my craft room scrapbooking, maybe I'll finally

get these school albums caught up this year!

What's YOUR favorite embellishment?

I love embellishments! If I had to pick ONE, I'd have to say hemp or waxy flax. You can use it for so many things...to dress up a card, to sew on a button, to hang a charm. There are so many uses. Here are a couple of cards using hemp to embellish.

Want to win some free stuff? Just go to http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ and leave a comment telling us about your favorite embellishment!

Man Made Card

Man Made Card

I just know all of my cardmaking friends will get a kick out of this!
OMG too funny!

Click on the link to watch a funny cardmaking video:
http://www.livevideo.com/video/537FF9DA20B44560845DEE157D1F9DD6/man-made-card.aspx