Dream of Scrappin'

How to Complete a LO with 13 Photos and other CTMH News!!!

2012-01-03T17:51:00.001-07:00

Good Afternoon ladies!~

I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!!!

It is time to get busy on your holiday photos~or just get back to the art and fun of scrapbooking! I have an amazing LO map that incorporates up to 13 photos!!! It is based off the Believe Workshop on the Go. This wonderful kit is just $29.95 and includes a C size stamp set exclusive to this kit. This kit comes with the instructions to complete two, 2-sided layouts, one of which I have modified to fit 13 photos! I'd love to show you HOW, either at your own, personalized gathering or with the purchase of the kit. AND---Purchase of this kit will qualify you for a second promotion that is only available through the end of January.

The Rock the Block! promotion is an E sized stamp set...yes an E size that is an approximate 8x11" sheet of great stamps...and there is more. This promotion also comes with a set of Collage Cubes. Collage Cubes are a new interactive set of blocks that you can decorate, stamp and create to make your own fun conversation piece. Rock the Block! is only $15 with any purchase of $25 from the current Idea Book and its only available through January 31st. After January 31st the cubes will be available at full retail of $14.95 and the stamp set is gone forever...

Photos of both the Believe Workshop and the Rock the Block! campaign are below and I'd be happy to send you the flyers for more detail and information on the fabulous products you'll receive.

Please contact me if you'd like more information, order or hostess a gathering. AND remember, if you refer a new friend to me, you will receive a special gift!!!

Believe Workshop on the Go

Rock the Block!

I look forward to helping you soon!
Siobhan
siobhanctmh@gmail.com

Perfect Gifts (2 page LO with 11 pictures!)

2011-12-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Two page LO with 11 pictures. Page map is CTMH from the Miracle book all papers and stamps are CTMH from the Believe Workshop Kit. Trees from Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. Santa's beard and trim are done with Fun Flock and Liquid Applique. Please contact me if you'd like information on any of these products or help designing a LO to showcase your holiday photos.

Left page~ This little booklet is how I got 11 pictures on a two page LO.

Right page

Front side of booklet

Back side of booklet...I could have added two more pictures here.

Merry Christmas LO

2011-12-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas bloggy followers...I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends! I love to add my family letter to my Christmas pages so we can easily go back and see the highlights for the year. This LO was inspired by Creative Memories, used Cricut George for circles, Serenade for the tree trunk, Christmas for the banner, Wild Card for the sentiment, Art Philosophy and Christmas Cheer for the gifts. Cuttlebug Divine Swirls on some of the leaves. White Daisy & Cirtrus Leaf CTMH inks, stars CTMH.

ROCK THE BLOCK!!!

2011-12-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

Good morning ladies! I hope you are all having a season and are gearing up for a Merry Christmas. I encourage you to take a few minutes for yourself to work on or plan your projects to keep yourself motivated. To help with that, CTMH has a great promotion that is also a sneak peek into the new Idea Book that will be available in about 6 weeks!

The promotion is an E sized stamp set...yes an E size that is an approximate 8x11" sheet of great stamps...there is more. This promotion also comes with a set of Collage Cubes. Collage Cubes is a new interactive set of blocks that you can decorate, stamp and create to make your own fun coversation piece. Rock the Block is only $15 with any purchase of $25 from the current Idea Book. It is available from December 19-January 31st. After January 31st the items will only be available at full retail. Please contact me for the flyer that shows the full detail of this wonderful stamp set.

I have already recieved the set and would love to show it off at your customized gathering! Please contact me if you'd like to be a hostess~

Again, I wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! I am so thankful to have wonderful friends and customers like you!
Hugs!
Siobhan
siobhanctmh@gmail.com
Siobhan's CTMH site

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook

Close to My Heart Deals

2011-10-31T21:29:00.000-06:00

CTMH has a GREAT deal for November. A special stamp set, Holiday Wishes is available for just $5 when you spend just $25 in *qualifying stamp purchases (see attached flyer for additional details). This beautiful stamp set has 4 coordinating Cricut Cartridge cuts ~ together this is a beautiful beginning to your holiday cards, pages and projects. This special stamp set is only available until November 30th so don't wait!

Also, CTMH will now allow YOU to gain hostess credit on individual purchases!!! Simply spend $150 on your own or with others, no gathering required, place your order through me and YOU, will get a minimum $25 in hostess credit. For additional information on hostess rewards please see page 2 of your Idea Book or contact me. This is a great option for those of you who would love the benefits afforded to hostesses, but just cannot get a gathering together. Of course, I LOVE to do gatherings, and will still meet with you and your friends. Gathering hostesses always will receive an extra treat from me!

I have included a flyer for the November SOTM Cherish the Day as well. This stamp set is a great way to highlight any special day whether it is a birthday, special event or a wonderful day to Cherish.

Have you got your exclusive Cricut Cartridge yet? This wonderful cartridge set coordinates with both of the stamp sets above and has hundreds of other images for your to create something uniquely yours. This would be a wonderful Christmas gift for you...have your loved ones contact me at siobhanctmh@gmail.com to order yours today. Its just $99

So not making bloggy promises anymore...new art!

2011-10-31T20:53:00.000-06:00

I know that I have promised to do better, but I just haven't done well at all at keeping the blog up. So here are some pages that I have done since the last time I posted :)

This LO was done using the Cricut Art Philosphy cartridge. I used it for several CTMH gatherings. I just love getting together with others to help them craft!

At the Burtlow home we are fighting about dinner once a week now. Sunday mornings we develop a menu for the week. It was working so well I decided to craft a menu board using a 13x19 photo frame & several Cricut cuts. I used Art Philosophy, Designer's Calendar, From My Kitchen, Nifty Fifties, Pooh and Friends, Dreams Come True plus lots of ink, glssy accents and glitter!

A get well card for a team member. I can't remember what Cricut carts I used...Designer's Calendar, Indy Art Paper Doll Dress Up...I think.

Shelby's 8th Grade class made movies about school issues. Shelby's group won for best editing. The school held an achievement ceremony ala Academy Awards style. It was so much fun! Lots of CMTH stamps and Tim Holtz products used on this one.

Logan's first birthday. I used A Child's Year and Birthday Bash plus several punches & the crimper. The candle is cool IRL. I used glossy accents on the dripping wax and it makes it look much more realistic.

Logan at 2. He stuffed some balls up his shirt and came to show his daddy...absolutely hilarious! I used the Toy Story cart and Mickey and Friends on this one.

I DO NOT scrap chronologically..,.I just can't get into it that way. This LO is of my kiddos playing peek a boo about 11 years ago. I used B is for Boy throughout this one .

Ahhhh...beautiful Princess Mom. Art Philosophy, Hannah Montana and lots of bling and ink on this one.

My sweet babes sharing a tender moment. Cricut Art Philosophy and CTMH stamps.

OMG! I am a terrible MOM! Both of my kids informed me last spring that they were having trouble seeing so I took them to the eye dr. Of course they both needed glasses and when we picked them up they remarked how pretty the mountains were with the trees and the shapes in the clouds. I cannot believe that I'd had no idea that they couldn't see befor the glasses. I used Songbrid, Dude and Paper Doll Dress up on this one.

Well, thanks for catching up with me. I really do hope to have more soon...Hunter got to meet President Obama and see Air Force One so those should be some cool photos!

Until next time...

Additional Constant Campaign!!! Amazing Deals to be had!

2011-08-14T20:47:00.000-06:00

In addition to the fabulous deal that I told you about a couple of weeks ago, CTMH is offering yet another Constant Campaign to celebrate National Stamping Month. From August 15th, through September 30th we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You
can get the exclusive My Acrylix, Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75. This will be in addition to the other deals I have already told you about!!!

Constant Campaign Flyer

New IDEA BOOK and my two loves together!!!

2011-08-01T20:31:00.003-06:00

The NEW Close to My Heart Idea Book is now out! I am sooooo excited about this book and the new products. I am super excited to announce that CTMH has paired with Provo Craft to create a fabulous, new Cricut Cartridge! Now my two personal favorite paper crafting tools (stamping and Cricut) can be used together!!!

The Close To My Heart CricutArt Philosophy collection comes with everything show above for only $99. That is the Cricut cartridge, 3 exclusive stamp sets and 3 sheets of dimentional elements. The cartridge has over 700 images and many coordinate with other CTMH stamps! These are designated in the new Idea Book.

Here is just a sample of the images you can cut with your Cricut.

A few more things that I'd like point out about the new Idea Book:

The price of stamp sets has droped! An A-size is only $6.95 US , a B-size set is only $9.95 a C-size is only $13.95 and a D-size set is a remarkable $17.95 . Don’t forget the E-size; it’s $29.95
The patterned paper is now a heavier weight and cuts beautifully in the Cricut. It is also sturdy enough to be used as a page base. Paper packs prices have also been lowered lowered to $9.95! That is 9.95 for 6 double sided patterned papers and 6 coordinating cardstock colors!!!
Cardstock can now be purchased in shade packs, 12 sheets for $7.95. (page 9 in the Idea Book)
You can earn hostess credit with a minimum order of $150. Previously you had to have at least two orders for a gathering AND $150...now you can earn $25 in FREE product just for spending $150!
The Stamp of the Month Program has changed and you can now get the monthly stamp set for only $5 when you spend a minimum $50!!!

August 2011 Stamp of the Month

And if this isn't enough to entice you...IN CELEBRATION OF OUR NEWLY UPDATED STAMP OF
the Month program, CTMH is throwing in a little somethingextra: a FREE* bonus stamp set! In August, when you place an order of $50 or more in products AND purchase the August Stamp of the Month set, Wicked, for just $5, you’ll receive the My Acrylix® A Typeface bonus A-size set FREE (retail value
$6.95)! Think of it as two promotions in one—qualify for and purchase the discounted August Stamp of the Month set, and they’ll throw in a second stamp set FREE!

It’s Extra! Extra!

If you don't have a new Idea Book and you'd like to see it, here's a link to the NEW IDEA BOOK
I will also be happy to send you one. You can place an order at My CLOSE to MY HEART site or you may contact me. My contact information is listed on my site.

I hope you all find great inspiration in this new book! I know I have!

Happy Crafting
Siobhan

PS...I am still not done...August-September Constant Campaign

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, CTMH is offering their first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 US from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase, becasue it is FREE! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set! I'll send some additional information on this closer to August 15th.

CTMH Stronger Together Campaign

2011-06-07T09:12:00.001-06:00

Ladies, I wanted to tell you about an awesome opportunity to get some great product and to help those affected by the recent tornados and floods in our wonderful country.

CTMH is offering the Stronger Together campaign where you can purchase the You and Me scrapbook kit for only $15!!! This kit includes the following:

You & Me Scrapbooking Kit Includes:
1 – My Acrylix® You & Me Stamp Set (D-size)
1 – 12" × 12" Colonial White Cardstock
6 – 12" × 12" B&T Duos® Papers (New! Cardstock-weight)
1 – 6" × 9" You & Me Irresistibles™ Chipboard Die-Cut Sheet
1 Yard – Chocolate Stripe Ribbon
1 Package – Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems
1 – Instruction Guide
Featured Colors: Chocolate, Crème Brulee, Olive, Smoothie

Can you believe it? A D size stamp set for $15 plus all the fabulous paper & gems! This is an incredible way to help out! CTMH is donating a portion of each kit sold to the American Red Cross Spring 2011 Floods and Tornadoes relief operations.

To get your kit please got to my website Siobhan's Siteand then use the Shop online tab. Click on Stronger Together to get this fantastic deal! Don't delay as this promotion is limited.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Hugs,
Siobhan

Some other recent random work...

2011-04-11T19:20:00.000-06:00

Photo of my son in front of a jelly bean statue of Marilyn Monroe. DCWV Sweet Stack papers. Pooh Font and the candy store was cut from My Community. The candy jar is from Just Because Cards.
The journal tag is CTMH

Used Cricut Life's a Beach cartridge for the sentiment and the palm trees. The sun is cut from Just Because cards. The palm trees are curled and inked and the trunk was ran through the crimper. The sentiment is the same kraft cardstock as the tree but was colored with Saphire Glimmer Mist. The background of the LO was also sprayed with Glimmer mist. Lastly the sun was spritz with Tiger Lily Glimmer Mist and then Gold. TFL!

1st side of my Colorado Swarm page. Used Everyday Cricut and Just Because Cards. CTMH and CM papers.

2nd side of my Colorado Swarm page. Used Everyday Cricut and Just Because Cards. CTMH and CM papers.

LO of a wonderful girls weekend! Used Cricut Life's a Beach, Nifty Fifties and Ashlyn's Alphabet. Lots of ink and distressing.

CTMH Deals and Specials Galore!

2011-04-03T11:51:00.000-06:00

Happy Arpil to all of my friends and customers out there!
I have several April Specials to tell you about so grab a cup of coffee or whatever you enjoy and sit back and wait to be inspired!

As you all know, the country of Japan was recently devastated by an earthquake, the subsequent tsnami and now the nuclear plant failures. CTMH has given it's customers an opportunity to help in a small way. This stamp set is available for purchase for just $5 will 100% of the procedures going to help the people of Japan. You can order this set either online @ Siobhan's MYCTMH or directly through me.

The second deal to tell you about is awesome for those of you who like to order @ Siobhan's MYCTMH , or for those of you who'd like to try that out! It is super easy and the prodcuts will be delivered right to your door. If you've never looked around my website now is a great time! Not only can you place and order there but you can get lots of fabulous ideas and learn new techniques! Ok, so here's the deal...

During April, when you place an order of $100 US or more @ Siobhan's MYCTMH, you’ll receive one My Reflections® Level 1 kit of your choice FREE during our Lovin’ Level 1 campaign. Choose from several popular Level 1 kits.
A Level 1 Kit includes the following:
4 – 12" × 12" Preprinted Pages
2 – 12" × 12" B&T Duos® Papers
2 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets
2 – 12" × 6" My Stickease®
Adhesive Sheets
That’s a retail value of $9.95!

And don't forget, this deal will automatically qualify for the April Stamp of the Month for FREE! This fabulous stamp set is worth $22.95!

Now if all of this isn't enough to get you shopping, I have another deal for those of you who like to digital scrap or for those of you who are wanting to get involved with digi scrapping. Sparkle with Studio J will

let your Studio J® layouts shine with this exclusive, members-only campaign! Studio J members get free bling when they buy 10 layouts this month. Bling it up and bling it on with FREE self-adhesive Sparkles and Opaques Pearl gems! Please contact me for further information on this promotion and to become a Studio J member!

Ok, if you are just super overwhelemed but you want to get in on some great CTMH products, I am offering a 10% discount this month for orders placed throgh me directly. Just call me or e-mail me by April 15th with your order. I will place the order on April 16th AND 1 of my lucky customers will be randomly drawn to get a FREE April Stamp of the Month...what, your individual order already qualifies you for a great discount on this stamp set? You will then get the February set, Friendship!

I am really looking forward to serving you this month and can't wait to see the fabulous creations you come up with!

If you don't have a current Idea Book and would like one, please let me know. As always, if you refer a friend to me, I will send you a special gift when they order.

Hugs and blessings,

Siobhan

You Quack me UP

2011-03-31T20:15:00.000-06:00

A quick LO of little Hunter when he was 3 years old. He is sucking his thumb and twisting his ear and being silly like always. What a character. He really does "quack us up!" Papers are CM, felt is CTMH and the die cut title and ducks are from Cricut Just Because Cards. TFL!

Help Wendy celebrate 1500 followers & win some Blog Candy

2011-03-28T22:41:00.000-06:00

Help Wendy celebrate 1500 followers!!!

Wendy the Bling Queen has just passed 1500 followers! Wahoooo!!! Congratulations Wendy! She has a great stash of blog candy up for grabs so go check out her blog, become a follower if you aren't already and leave her a comment letting her know that Siobhan at Dream of Scrapin sent you! That way you get an entry to win her blog candy and so do I!

BTW, this reminds me I need to get in gear with some posts! Ugh!

TTFN!

New Blog to Check Out!

2011-02-07T07:33:00.000-07:00

A few of my friends and a few of their friends have started a new blog Cricut World It is all Circut all the Time! They have already posted a few projects for us to see! Check them out and give a little love while you are there!

New CTMH Idea Book!

2011-02-05T19:52:00.000-07:00

The new idea book has gone live and I have sent it to those who've asked for one! If you haven't previously received an Idea Book from me and would like one, please let me know and I'll get it out. In addition to the awesome products in the Idea Book, you can also click on the link for Great deals on retired products! CTMH also has a fabulous promotion for new consultants. Please let me know if becoming a consultant is something that interests you.

Chance at winning an Imagine!

2011-01-06T20:51:00.001-07:00

Be sure and go to Ginger Adams' page on Facebook, LIKE the page and then tell her that Siobhan Burtlow sent you. She is giving away an Imagine, and some other cool things!

More new stuff!

2011-01-06T07:20:00.000-07:00

Doubt I will get much done in the way of crafting today. Even though I am on vacation I will be going into work to assist with an informational meeting for staff wanting to promote ~ should be a good meeting...I sure don't mind going in on my days off to help with something like this! :)

Here are a few items I finished up yesterday. The LO's were actually started back in October, but at that time all I completed was the picture selection and the title.

This LO is taken of my daughter on our summer vacation, I will be posting an almost identical one of my son, So cool that my DH got very similar pictures of the kids while swimming. Details: Sun is from Just Because cards and is inked wtih CTMH orange ink and spritz with Glimmer Mist, Tiger Lilly and Marshmallow; title and girl are from Cricut H20 and the title is covered with CTMH Liquid Glass. Umbrella is from Cricut Life's a Beach, embossed with the Cuttlebug and inked with Cats Eye chalks. Background paper is Paper Pizazz.

Identical page as the one for my daughter, just changed up a few colors. Thanks for looking!

Small card <4"x2" Card base & mat cut with Just Because Cards (Cricut), cupcake stamp is CTMH, Good Times with Liquid Applique for the icing. Stash eyelets are pushed into the icing. Edges inked with Cats Eye Orchid Petal

Thanks for looking ~ have an awesome day!

Staycation...a girl could get used to this & more new cards

2011-01-05T14:27:00.000-07:00

I have made pretty good use of my staycation! I LOVE my career and am doing some pretty exciting things with it, but a little vacation is just what I needed to get myself back into the creative mood. My New Year's resolution or goal is to be more productive. I have recently gotten back into living the principles of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ~ thanks to a little (HUGE) opportunity to instruct this at work. As a result I am planning better and getting more meaningful things done!

Sooo what have I gotten done? My application for a promotional exam is complete...and ready for me to deliver once a few great friends proof it...I have made cinnamon rolls, from scratch...I have a pot of corn chowder (from scratch too) cooking on the stove and I have had some great fun creating! Here are a few of my latest items...for a closer view just click on the photo.

Circular card cut from Wild Card. Blue paper is CTMHembossed with Cuttlebug and sanded to distress, torn for layers using CM wavy paper tearing tool. Stamped images are Imaginisce and colored with colored pencils, blending with CTMH blending pen. Clouds are from Pooh & Friends Cricut Cart and sun is Gypsy Wanderings (Cricut). Glitter pen accents are Gelly Roll.

Bazzill & CTMH papers. Flower and bling are EK Success, ink CTMH embossed with clear embossing powder. Top and middle layer are embossed with Cuttlebug. Top layer is spritz with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist.

Background paper is CTMH cardstock cut with Cricut Wildcard, scored with Martha Stewart scoring board. Flowers are from my stash with matching CTMH brads. Sentiment is CTMH embossed with Ranger embossing powder. Tag is from Just Because Cards

I have also joined my buddies the Night Owls in keeping track of the cartridges that we've used so I will be doing a better job on listing those here.

Don't forget about the CTMH January specials listed in my January 1st post. For more information contact me at siobhan@myctmh.com or vist Siobhan's CTMH Site

New Year, New Cards, New Inspirations

2011-01-01T09:30:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year to all of my family, friends, and customers! 2010 was a wonderful year and I am looking for an amazing 2011! The kiddos and I spent last night ringing in the new year with multiple Shirley Temples served in beautiful wine glasses...since I rarely drink soda anymore, I must admit, I have a bit of a "soda hangover" this morning. ICK! I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating the New Year with someone you love!

I have spent the last couple of days working on a few projects and I wanted to share them with you. Also, I wanted to share with you the Januaury specials at Close to My Heart. One of my recent projects uses an image from the NEW Januaury Stamp of the Month. Because of the changes in the way the Idea Books are being published, this may be the first time you've seen these wonderful images.

Click Stamp of the Month to see more inages and information about this great set! It can be yours for FREE with a qualifying purchase from either the Inspriations Brochure or the current Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book. You can also purchase this set for $22.95.

This is a card that I made with the butterfly image from the Find Your Style SOTM set. The butterfly was stamped on blackcardstock using White Daisy ink. After the ink was dry I colored the white ink with colored pencils until I got the look I wanted. The background is Alcohol Ink, the sentiment is from Thinkink of you. The card base was cut from Cricut Just because Cards.

Here is a closeup of the butterfly:

I discovered this technique from one of the CTMH consultants (Debi Barber) on my team.

Here is another card that uses the butterfly. The background on this card is also Alcohol Ink and the image is stamped with Grey Wool ink. The butterfly actually takes on a holographic look over the pearl AI. The handwritten sentiment inside is simply, Your memories will never fade.

And here are two more cards with AI backgrounds. The image is from Back to Nature and the sentiment is from Follow Your Heart.

So head on over and take a closer look at this set and the other items in the Inspriations Brochure This brochure is a n incredible preview of things to come in the Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book AND everything in the brochure is available now! So come on, start 2011 off right and get going on those creative goals!

Recent Projects

2010-12-24T22:12:00.000-07:00

Mom's Christmas card...DCWV papers CTMH stamp and cuts by Cricut, Don Juan

A card for Megan. Megan was super sweet and sent me a cool treat! This is the thank you card I sent her. Lots of Glimmer Mist on brown cardstock, CTMH stamps.

A thank you for Tuki. Again brown cardstock, several different Glimmer Mist colors and stamp image by CTMH.

I was in an ornament swap and this is a sampling of what I did. Hmmm Glimmer Mist again, CTMH chipboard, papers, ink and stamp. Stickles for a bit more bling.

I am really committed to getting back into my craft. I am so much more calm and focused if I have taken some time to play in ink. I have a lot going on, but I plan on making this one of my big rocks~I'll explain that a bit later... Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!

December CTMH Deal!

2010-12-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

This is a great little incentive for you to not feel guilty about treating yourself a bit this month or to get more than double your money on craft gifts for others. CTMH is offering "Plenty for Twenty". With this campaign, when you spend just $20 on my website, CTMH will include a retired stamp set in your order for FREE!!! This will be a "D" sized stamp set that is valued at $22.95 and you will get it for FREE!!! CTMH will not charge any additional tax or shipping on this stamp set either!!!! Now that's a great deal!

My favorite thing about this promotion is the surprise~CTMH will automatically add a stamp set to evrey order over $20. I am excited about the creative possibilities of the stamp sets that I will be getting.
To qualify for this promotion you simply need to place an order totaling at least $20 on my website here: http://siobhan.myctmh.com/ You can take advantage of this promotion as many times as you wish by simply placing additional orders of $20 or more.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have further questions, I am excited to hear from you and find out what suprise stamp sets you got!
Happy Holidays!

Siobhan

Bloggin...

2010-12-03T07:53:00.000-07:00

I have been bad at blogging...I have several projects I need to upload. Might have to work on that! Happy Friday!!!

In the meantime I am so thrilled. I got the following e-mail from Hunter's teacher and Shawn and I are just over the moon!

Shawn & Siobhan,
Hope you and your family have been well since we last spoke. I just want to take a quick opportunity to tell you that Hunter is an exceptional boy in regards to his parenting and his innate good nature. I “catch” him doing and saying genuinely kind and helpful things to other students and adults that are unsolicited and have no reward, so to speak, for him. It happens enough that I simply wanted to compliment both of you, and him on his character. I have a good number kids who also possess the same qualities, of course, but he has another layer I don’t always see. I really enjoy and am honored to be his teacher!
Hope your holidays are joyful.

Mr. Bott

We have had similar comments about Shelby in the past and I am just so excited that my kids are learning some great values!

I promise to post a few projects soon! Hugs!

What a Great Deal!

2010-11-01T08:29:00.001-06:00

November Constant Campaign

A Little MORE Thanks

During November we’re expressing our gratitude to you and your customers. When you place a minimum order of $100 US / $117.50 CAN, you will not only receive the November Stamp of the Month set, A Little Thanks, for FREE, you will also receive one stamp set of your choosing from the 2010 Autumn/Winter Idea Book for FREE*! It’s just our way of imparting A Little MORE Thanks to you this November.

This means you can increase the value of your purchase by up to $45.90—that's almost 50% more in value!

This is a great way to get those last minute stamps or supplies that you need to finish your holiday cards and projects as well as a Thank You stamp set that can be used to send thanks for all of your fabulous holiday blessings!

*stamp sets sizes A-D

Please contact me or visit my CTMH website to take advantage of this offer!

siobhan@myctmh.com
MyCTMH webpage

Close to My Heart Update

2010-09-01T10:19:00.002-06:00

The Autum/Winter 2010 Idea Book is now available and there are some cute, beautiful and wonderful new products. Please let me know if you'd like a free Idea Book and I will send one right out. News about specials will be coming out soon!

First day of School

2010-08-26T11:12:00.001-06:00

Shelby 8th Grade

Hunter 4th Grade

I can't believe how old the kids are getting. It is just crazy! Unfortunately Hunter's first day was short lived...I picked him up at 1030 with another bought of stomach pains...we see the Dr at 2!

One more little pict. Shelby took this one of herself the other day. I LOVE IT!

Happy Birthday Card

2010-08-26T11:04:00.000-06:00

This birthday card for a friend was a blast AND the colors are way outside of my norm! I love how it turned out! Lyrical Letters was used for the sentiment and several punches for the border.

ONLY 2 Days Left!

2010-08-09T10:49:00.000-06:00

ONLY 2 DAYS REMAIN ON THIS INCREDIBLE DEAL!

Hello All!

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer and are making tons of memories! I hope that you are taking lots of pictures and you are getting ready to scrap, make mini albums and photo cards!

To help get you motivated and supplied, Close to My Heart is showing it’s customers how much they are appreciated with the August Constant Campaign:

$2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate!

We want to show how much we appreciate you and your customers! And to do so, we are bringing a Constant Campaign with SUPER deals to you for 8 days only. From on August 4 at 9 am (MDT) through August 11, while supplies last, you, my friends and customers can purchase selected My Stickease® assortments for only $2, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only $6 at My CTMH site. The deals are amazing!

I have attached the list of the specific items that will be on sale.

Please understand that in order to bring this deal to you, none of these items are available on Gathering, Individual, or EZ Invite® orders during the campaign.

Remember these deals are only available:
August 4 at 9 am (MDT)–August 11, 2010; while supplies last

CTMH My Stickease assortments for only $2

CTMH My Reflections Level 1 kits for only $4

CTMH My Reflections Level 2 paper packets for only $6

In addition to this fabulous deal, I am offering a free gift with every purchase over $50!!! This gift will ship from me and will not be noted when you place your order on My CTMH site

Scrap Room Update

2010-08-05T16:08:00.000-06:00

Yes, I know I am behind in my blog and I have done months worth of posting in just the last couple of days...but for those that didn't see my scrap room update elsewhere...here it is. My sweet DH painted (I helped, really I did) and we moved all the furniture around to make room for my NEW Scrap N cube table so now I have tons of room for friends, and family to join me!

My two desks with all my cubits!

Above the doorway entering my room

My DH's childhood dresser all painted and restored. Makes a great cutting table, Cuttlebug station and tons of storage!

Close-up of shelves

Close-up

Ikea shelves~album storage and the TV!

Top, left to right, Paper stack storage, Cricut cartridges in the upper right and middle left is where I have a bunch of completed LO's ready to go into various albums...bad me! Completed cards, both received and ready to go, CTMH business supplies, ideas in binders, CTMH Idea books, real job books, and chick flicks!


Top, left to right, Alcohol inks, my flowers, stickers, and various embellishments, photos to be scrapped, Xyron and Crop-o-dile storage, larger embellishments, magazines and photos that won't be scrapped.


Chipboard letters and larger stickers in the CM case.

Thanks for joining me on this little tour!

Radom recent work

2010-08-04T10:39:00.003-06:00

Here are some random items that I have done in the last several months. I never got around to posting these here...bad me! If you have a specific question about an item please send me a message.

LO's I did for Megan

2010-08-04T08:32:00.003-06:00

Ha!

Stay tuned. I won't post them here until she gets her package (probably later today)

Come on guys...of course she has to see them first...

Megan's LO's

2010-08-04T08:32:00.000-06:00

I was in a LO swap with Megan, a great friend from the Cricut Night Owls. Here are the LO's that she created for me...

Halloween Princess. WOW!!! I LOVE what she did with this one. It perfectly captures Shelby at this age!

Snow Play! So many layers and such dimension. This LO is an inspiration to me! She did an awesome job using numerous photos on one page! LOVE IT!!!

August Constant Campaign ~ It's an Awesome Deal!

2010-08-04T08:24:00.004-06:00

STARTING TODAY!

$2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate!

I have attached the list of the specific items that will be on sale.

Please understand that in order to bring this deal to you, none of these items are available on Gathering, Individual, or EZ Invite® orders during the campaign.

Remember these deals are only available:
August 4 at 9 am (MDT)–August 11, 2010; while supplies last

CTMH My Stickease assortments for only $2

CTMH My Reflections Level 1 kits for only $4

CTMH My Reflections Level 2 paper packets for only $6

In addition to this fabulous deal, I am offering a free gift with every purchase over $50!!! This gift will ship from me and will not be noted when you place your order on My CTMH site

Getting back into it

2010-08-04T08:14:00.000-06:00

I really need to get back to blogging...I just updated my background. I would really like something fun but haven't found it yet. For now, I have moved from the pepto pink. Today I will have several posts. First are a couple of cards I recently did. I will also be publishing the current Close To My Heart special which can be found on My CTMH Site

Hunter's Birthday Card all papers & stickers are from CTMH's You Rock Collection

Shelby's Birthday card. Cupcake image is from the CTMH Good Times stamp set, topped with Liquid Appliqued. Background paper is DCWV layered on CTMH cardstock.

By the way...I had a wonderful day with my Mom and Shelby yesterday! Shelby got most of her school clothes, shocked the HELL out of me with some of her choices...like my old girl is back, AND she talked the whole way home. WAY different than the all dark or drab clothed, iPod wearing chicky that has been living in my house the last few years. She blinged it back up! And in PINK Too! I hope she had a good day. I LOVE that girl!

Bubble Beach Bag Giveaway!

2010-06-08T09:20:00.000-06:00

A friend of mine had a link to this giveaway and I must share myself! These bags are too cute!!!

Take a look at the Bubble Beach Bag and enter to win one yourself!

Here is a picture to make you want to pop on over there...

Close To My Heart Art

2010-04-10T19:15:00.000-06:00

As I have stated in my profile, I am a NEW Close To My Heart consultant. I am SOOOO excited!!! Here are a few of the things I have done so far with my new stuff (or CTMH stuff I had on hand!)

This card was done with papers from a past campaign and a retired stamp set. But this is just a good idea of how fun some CTMH products are!

I am getting good at multiple posts!!!

2010-04-10T15:27:00.000-06:00

This is a birthday card that I made sometime back using the Gypsy, Indie Art and lots of Glimmer Mist

This is my take on the cupcake sock...this went in Gigi's Easter Boxlet

This is Gigi's altered item that went in her boxlet: I CTMH stamp used on the border :)

Cuts for Gigi's Boxlet. Used mostly the Easter Seasonal Cartridge. The frame and dress are from Gypsy.

This is the card for Gigi. It has become an Easter tradition. :)

My Easter Boxlet from Gigi! Thank you so much! I love it all!

This bunny card is sooooo cute!

The altered item Gigi sent me...a folder album that is just gorgeous!

I had such a wonderful partner! Thanks again girl!

Several posts all in one...

2010-02-14T18:57:00.008-07:00

Hunter's Valentine card. Stamped image from an el-cheapo M's stamp but oh so cute! SU border punch, lots of inking and Cuttlebug die cut title. Too fun!!! Love ya son...I am not posting Shelby's card...it is a total scraplift...like pieces from old cards, really lifted! Love ya too chickie girl!

Shawn's Valentine card. Cricut Wild Card for the base, CTMH stamps, embossed and lots of hearts! I love ya honey!

My Son Hunter's recent sledding page. I used Winter Wonderland for the title and several other Cricut carts for the snowflakes.

My daughter sledding. What a fun day that was! I used Winter Wonderland for the title and several other Cricut carts for the snowflakes just like Hunter's.

Here is a birthday card for a friend at work. House mouse stamp colored with Prisma colored pencils and blended with a CTMH blender. Lots of inking on this one too.

Shawn and I celebrated our 14th anniversary on the 29th of January. Here is a little piece of my bouquet that he got for me. Thanks babe!

Gonna scrap

2010-01-30T08:18:00.000-07:00

I hope the drought is over...check back...gonna scrap! :-)

Jayci

2010-01-02T10:01:00.004-07:00

This is a card I made for some friends of ours that just had a baby girl. I haven't been able to give it yet since someone is always sick at this house but soon hopefully! I used the Pooh cart, Ahlsyn's Alphabet, and New Arrival. Lots of flowers, Stickles and Crystal Effects.

Gift Card Holder

2010-01-02T09:15:00.002-07:00

I made this gift card holder using Wild Card. I just love the argyle pattern. Thanks for pointing it out Jen!

Congratulations on Your Retirement

2009-12-13T14:40:00.004-07:00

Another retirement card. I used the new Designer's Calendar font (had to get it at the BF sales sorry!e cuttlebug and lots of Glimmer Mist!

Missing Piece of the Puzzle

2009-12-13T13:05:00.004-07:00

Our warden also retired. I thought this card fit him since he began and ended his career at our facility. The inside of the card said, "You have been an important piece of the puzzle and the picture will look quite different without you. " I used the Cuttlebug puzzle die, ink and a CM punch.

Ahhh...Retirement Card

2009-12-13T12:54:00.004-07:00

We had several retirements at work recently and this is the card I made for my former boss. I used ACY, and LL. The threading water punch, inks and twine.

Happy Birthday Joke Card

2009-12-13T09:03:00.004-07:00

This card is an inside joke between a friend and her son. I used LL and DJ as well as ink and my printer.

Danke

2009-12-13T08:50:00.003-07:00

I was promoted in August...Ok so it has been a LONG time since I updated my blog, YIKES!!!
Anyway, my Assistant, Kathy was the most wonderful assistant EVER! This is the thank you card that I made for her. Let me see...I used Ashlyn's Alphabet for the Danke, the butterfly is IA, and the flowers are a SU stamp that I hand cut out. Card base is from Alphalicious.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

2009-12-13T08:38:00.002-07:00

I hope it is a wonderful day!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM & DAD!

2009-09-24T19:27:00.002-06:00

My wonderful parents tied the not 43 years ago today! Happy Anniversary to two of the greatest people ever!

OH WOW!!!

2009-09-24T07:28:00.001-06:00

OH WOW!!! Stay tuned!

GYSPY LAUNCH~!!!

2009-09-24T06:41:00.001-06:00

The long awaited Cricut Gypsy is finally being launched. Check it out HERE here HERE.

Yippeee!!!

I WON!!! WEEK 2

2009-09-21T12:08:00.002-06:00

I can't beleive it, but I was just notified that I won Week 2 for the Cricut Cartridge giveaway! I am soooo excited and can't wait for my new cartridge to arrive!

Week 3 Cricut Cartridge Giveaway

2009-09-21T06:03:00.002-06:00

Cricut is doing it again! As they celebrate the release of the 100th cartridge they are giving more away this week! Click HERE to see the new Winter Woodland and to help PC celebrate! Thanks!

Free Fonts and Doodles Oh my!!!!

2009-09-20T07:56:00.001-06:00

Go to Kevin and Amanda's website for some great free fonts and doodles! OOoooh I am so in love...Fonts are another thing that Jen got me hooked on! I am such a font junky now!

Week 2 Cricut Cartridge Giveaway

2009-09-17T05:14:00.002-06:00

Really, I must win! Provo Craft is giving away a 100 Cricut Cartridges at the rate of 20 per week! That is just insane cool! Check out the cartridge HERE and really, if you don't own a machine...you must think about it!

Happy Thursday!

Thank you Jen!!!

2009-09-13T16:33:00.002-06:00

My friend Jen gave me this really cool Halloween paper, stamp and brad set. Thank you so much!!! You are such a sweetie!

Cricut Celebrates!!!

2009-09-10T04:22:00.004-06:00

Circut is having a celebration in honor of it's release of their 100th Cricut Cartridge,
WINTER WOODLAND if you click on the cartridge name you can see this fabulous cartridge! Keep your fingers crossed that I win one of the 100 cartridges that they are giving away!

What an exciting time! Thanks Cricut!

Scrappin Cottage Contest

2009-08-30T08:11:00.004-06:00

There is a wonderful contest at Scrappin Cottage where you can win a $250 shopping spree! Check it out! They have such a fun site and...my wonderful NSSS Dee is on the design team! Whoo hoo!

Hot Momma

2009-08-29T19:34:00.003-06:00

This is the first LO I have done in a long time...it is of a dear friend but I hid her face since I wasn't sure if she was ok with her pict on the net and she is not available for consultation...Anyhow...I used Don Juan for the blue flourish and the HOT, Cursive 101 for the momma welded in DS and Home Decor for the black flourish...finished off with a little bling and glimmer mist on the background and black cuts.

I am cool once again

2009-08-29T14:55:00.002-06:00

My kids surprise the hell out of me sometimes! Shelby err...Leslie, had her first day of 7th grade on Thursday and she asked me to walk her in...OMG! So we went in, found out who her advisory teacher was and she said, "Mom will you stay for a while?" I said, "Sure" trying not to act too surprised...I am thinking hmmmm if I am late to work it will so be worth it! A nano second and a half later, Leslie spots a group of her friends and turns to me and says, "You can go now." She reached over, touched my shoulder and said, "Bye now!" Hee hee, now I am not cool again! LOL! I loved it while it lasted though!

Retirement Tea

2009-08-29T14:49:00.004-06:00

My dear work friend Barbara is retiring! I am going to miss her so, so much! She loves tea and we often shared a cup which I am going to miss too so I made her this little tea card. I glimmer misted the tea cup and then embossed a flower. The tea bag holder is embossed too.

Happy Birthday Dear Husband!

2009-08-28T14:40:00.002-06:00

My DH is having a birthday and he is probably one of the hardest persons to make a card for! Here I just painted a strip and inked a bear over it...then printed the sentiments from the computer.

I love you babe!

Tink Card Just Because

2009-08-23T07:28:00.004-06:00

I have had 0, zero, zilch,nada, none, no mojo whatsoever...

I look at my pictures and am just ovewhelmed with them all!

I look at my supplies and can't come up with a single idea!

I look at my room and begin to think that I have it all organized wrong!

UGH! Mojo, where for art thou?

anyway...I did make a card earlier in the week. Mostly because I had to get the package out that it was going in...for no mojo I am happy with it.

Cuttlebug Tink and background, glimmer mist, yummy ribbon and a skittle!

Happy Birthday Leslie (Shelby)

2009-08-07T05:12:00.003-06:00

My little girl Shelby, or as she prefers now, Leslie...just turned 13! I can't believe that my baby is a teenager! I love you chicky! Rock on!!! So that is what I did. I made her this rock on HM card all full of glitter and glam! Cuts are from the HM cart and I used lots of bling and crystal accents!
Happy Birthday baby girl!

Card for Monica

2009-08-07T05:05:00.004-06:00

A friend from work sadly lost her father recently. Here is the card I made from our work unit.

I used alcohol inks and a stamped image.

Titles and LO's and cards oh my!

2009-07-19T20:52:00.011-06:00

Here are the creations that I have either done or finished in the last few days. The page titles are for a friend.
Make a wish birthday card for Amy

Silverback

Fishy Kisses

Beautiful Peacock from the Denver Zoo

Pages titles that I have finally completed for Kathy! I am sooo sorry it took me so long to get these done!

2009-07-11T06:26:00.004-06:00

Thank you Dee! How sweet of you to recognize me!
Here are the RULES for this AWARD:
1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award. Dee's Special Things
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.

My kids and my husband are my main inspiration.
I scrap every weekend if I can.......
I cannot scrap chronologically. This surpresses my creativity.
I love meeting other crafters on the internet. There is such a diverse talent out there and these are realy people too!
Blog-hopping gives me such good ideas and inspires me to create.
I have grown so much from so many inspiration and creativity on this MB.
I don't need or want all the scrappy goodness out there...just lots of my favorites!

5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers:
Just the Scraps
Suzy's Sunshine Spot
Crazy About My Cricut
Big Mama's Craft Room
Beautiful Delights
Sassy Pants Scrappin
Crafty Little Corner

Thank you again Dee and Congrats to my recipients!

SHELBY'S NEW BED!

2009-07-10T04:39:00.003-06:00

PawPaw made Shelby err Leslie (she is wanting to go by her middle name for now) a new bed. Several months ago we decided that 'Leslie' needed a new bed. She looked through the JC Penny catalog and found a set she liked. The it dawned on her that PawPaw might want to make her one so she asked. They sat down together to draw out plans and decide on the colors, how many drawers, cubbies etc. PawPaw surprised 'Leslie' by painting dolphins on the bed as well but these aren't just any dolphins, these are glow in the dark dolphins There is also a desk that PawPaw is making but it isn't ready yet. SWEET DREAMS 'LESLIE'

100th POST!

2009-07-06T05:11:00.008-06:00

This is my 100th post on my blog! Nice! And many of you never thought I would keep it up! I always wanted my Blog to be a compilation of scrappy stuff, family and me. It has turned out to be more about the scrappy stuff. That is fine, but for my next 100 posts I really want to try to focus on the family stuff a bit too. This is a great place to document their happenings. With that said, it's on to scrappy stuff! LOL!

These Denver Zoo LO's are done on a scanned map of the zoo. Pretty neat, thanks Lesley! The Denver is from 50 States and Zoo is from AK. The compass in the lower right corner of page 2 is from GS. Pretty simple pages, but itn't it supposed to be about the pictures?

Grandpa John's Oxen & Wagon. This is at the Denver Zoo. I love taking the kids there to see it. The wagon die and barrel are both from PDDU. The wagon was paper pieced and both were inked. The wagon wheel centers are glittered brads that I inked. They look rusted. Came out better than I hoped. Pretty cool if I do say so!

Close up of the wagon die cut.

A little LO about friends. Used a flower cut from MM and the friends is from LT. The butterfly is from my new HM cart. I used both the regular cut and the shadow cut only adhering them at the body. Neat 3D if I do say so!

Now...I will say, this weekend really didn't turn out the way it was supposed to, hence why I got to scrap a bit. On Thursday morning I won tickets to the Jet Car Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison (up by Denver). Well when I went to get the tickets on Friday from the radio station, there was no one there! UGH! I can't believe it! I called and left a few messages but found out that the station had closed early for the holiday on a whim. So...the kids and I, out of holiday plans, just chilled at home. I really need to make this up to them. Maybe a trip to the swimming pool one day. They will love that! On Sunday Aaron and Susan brought their cars, the Corvette and the Cougar up to BV for the car show. Mom and Cousin Mary followed and Adrian and his kiddos all joined us downtown for the annual event. It was a lot of fun and we ate more than our fair share of ribbon fries! Should have taken a picture of that but since it was raining during most of it, I didn't think about it! hee hee!

New LO's and cards

2009-06-29T06:10:00.010-06:00

Here are several LO's and cards that I did this weekend. I hope you enjoy and maybe even get a bit inpsired!

Columbine Memorial LO's. The only really special thing about these (other than what it is, and where it's at) are the prima flowers that I used glimmer mist on. Really liked that touch. Otherwise I kept these pages about the photos.

Father's day card (love you daddy!)

Cuttlebug, black magic paper & glimmer mist

Chalk inked Cuttlebug, & HM note

Chalk inked Cuttlebug

Chalk inked Cuttlebug

Heat embossing & chalked background

Chalk inked and glimmer misted

Surprise for Mom!

2009-06-29T06:00:00.002-06:00

Pam in Colorado from the Night Owls on the Cricut MB had the traveling RAK and she wanted to give it to my Mom, but surprise her by doing it in person. Sooo she and I set up a meeting at Memories 4 Life on Saturday. Mom was so surprised that we did this! I am so happy that we pulled it off! Pam is super sweet and I am so glad that we got to meet!

My Birthday

2009-06-29T05:37:00.008-06:00

Well I was treated pretty special for my birthday. First Shawn and the kids got me the Jawbone (it's a bluetooth for my phone). I am in LOVE with it! I also love that they surprised me! Shelby made me this card. Which by itself is incredible since papercrafting is so not cool!

Jennifer, gave me the spider web Cuttlebug folder and she made this cool little pouch to put it in!

Here is the card Jen made too. Love her crafting style!

Kathy made me this wonderful card. She always has some of the cleanest, stamped cards. I love her style too! She also got me a Subway gift card, some buttermints and Lindor truffles...yum!

My Mom made me this card...and she gave me the butterfly stamp she made it with...love this stamp, and Mom I always love your creations. You really do not give yourself enough credit! Such style.

Mom also promised me the Drippy Goo punch! I hope she can find it!
My Night Owl girlies and FB friends were also full of Happy Birthday Wishes!

Thank you to all my wonderful friends and family for making my birthday so special! I love you all!

Ramblings and a few new items

2009-06-22T05:02:00.006-06:00

This weekend Shelby, Shawn and I attended CPO Project 2000 in Colorado Springs. Once again Project was fun,sad,inspiring,busy, hectic, and wonderful! This Project was ecpecially cool since we got to share it with Shelby and there were several work friends there as well as my brother Aaron. We met (or re-met) numerous correctional professionals from all over the country and had a blast! This year we helped the organizationa and Robert Wright with various details. Helping at the BBQ was the best and we had so much fun! I will be posting some picts in the coming days...so watch out! Sadly, Hunter couldn't join us but he was so happy with the goodies we brought home for him!

Kip has left our work unit :( and this is his going away card. The sentiment fits him perfectly! LOL!

Another alcohol inked sympathy cards...simple with a stamped image.

A sympathy card for a dear friend. The background is alcohol inked and then a stamped image and sentiment (which BTW, is not crooked in real life) silly picture!

Charisa's wedding shower card made with HA, heat embossing, stamping and Dazzling Diamonds.

Dad's Birthday Card

2009-06-05T05:08:00.004-06:00

Here is the birthday card I made for my Dad. Quite a simple card, just a little punching and inking and finished off with a bit of twine...but oh so perfect for him! Dude, old guys do rule! LOL! Love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

2009-05-30T06:35:00.002-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

I hope you have a great day!

I love you!

New stuff

2009-05-29T22:29:00.003-06:00

Thanks for supporting me in my recent quest to win the desk. I don't think I was successful, but I am a winner nonetheless...I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for and I love you all!

A Birthday card recently made. Paper is DCWV from the Blossoms and Butterflies stack. I used watercolor pencils and a glitter pen to bling it up!

Tuki's owls...the first one is patterned paper with CB embossing and inking.

A card for Tuki! She is such a sweetie, so when I sent her the owls I had to do her a card too!DCWV again!!! Gotta love that paper!

This owl's background is done with alcohol ink....the picture really doesn't do it justice at all! CB and inking as well!

A wedding shower card for Charisa! Her shower was last Saturday. Dazzling Diamonds, glossy accents and wet embossing on this one!

11th hour voting

2009-05-29T03:45:00.003-06:00

Voting ends at noon MST today. Please continue to support me in winning this awesome desk by going to THIS website and voting for me!

If you would like additional inforamtion please click HERE

THANK YOU ALL, YOU HAVE SIMPLY BEEN THE BEST THROUGH THIS!

Voting is nearing an end

2009-05-28T20:09:00.004-06:00

Tomorrow is the end of the contest and the end of voting and blogging about this cool desk. Please go here to vote for me.

For more information on the original scrapbox please go here
Thanks friends!

Vote, vote, vote!!! Please vote!

2009-05-27T18:55:00.003-06:00

Another day and another vote...Please support me to win this fabulous desk!

Just go here to vote and please tell everyone you know. The contest ends on Friday, and I have a way to go!

For more information please go here

THANKS!

And it continues...Please VOTE!

2009-05-26T05:00:00.002-06:00

As of this morning I am in 11th place! Please keep the votes and blog posts coming, they really add up!

For those of you who are new to what is going on...I entered to win the really cool desk above. From this website.

To vote for me please go here

And if you really want to help please post the pict above and the links I provided to your blog, facebook page, or other online social networking place and send me the link. Thanks friends! Love you all!

And the vote continues

2009-05-25T07:27:00.003-06:00

Please don't forget to vote today and each day by going here

You can also go here for additional information!

Lastly, if you are a fellow blogger please post to your blog the links to the contest and the picture of this awesome desk and let me know so I can submit it as well. This too can be done daily!

Thanks so much!
HUGS!

Remember to vote~

2009-05-24T08:12:00.003-06:00

Ok I really am getting some crafting done but would love to with this desk in my space. Please don't foget to go and vote once per day here
Thank you friends!
Hugs, Siobhan

Still time to vote!

2009-05-23T21:24:00.003-06:00

There is still time to vote for me to win the desk below. Just click here Please comment on this post too!

Thanks so much friends!

Cool Desk!

2009-05-18T04:26:00.012-06:00

This is a really cool desk and since I am slowly taking over the entire TV room as my own, how cool would it be to actually have this desk too...another work station...scrappy space for friends! Whoo hoo!

Go to this link to see my project and cast a vote! Thanks!
Go here to see this desk and more cool storage!

A few more LO's

2009-05-17T19:56:00.004-06:00

Hunter playing in the snow this winter at the Rocky Mountain High Adventure Boy Scout Camp. He was playing alone and obviously having the time of his life. The graphics are from Graphically Speaking and I ran the bottom one through the cuttlebug with Swiss Dots.

This LO was done using Jubilee and part of an oval from George. I copied the Hyatt image & think I came pretty close.

Graphically Speaking for the tags on this one.

A couple of really simple LO's. Patterened paper, postcards and stamping

A Cowboy is always ready to go...

2009-05-10T18:23:00.002-06:00

Ok here is my LO that I got done. I am actually working on a LO a day, but wanted to share this one right now. I was hoping for a bunch more LO's being done today, but since I struggled with the fonts for a bit I lost a bunch of time. It is the pict that you all saw last night plus another. I have wanted to use this font for a long time...yippeee!!!

Closeup of the font. It is called bleeding cowboy from

Closeup of the bottom journaling and the embossing.
What a total blast this was and it was actually a really quick LO!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM!

2009-05-10T00:00:00.000-06:00

Here is my Mom's Mother's Day card. Prima flowers, ribbon and a CM velum saying. Perfect for my wonderful mom!

Graduation Congratulations Card for Jen

2009-05-09T21:34:00.002-06:00

My friend Jen just graduated from college and I had to make her this card. Of course I had to use CB on it a bunch since Jen loves it so much she had to get a CB!

The owl is from Happily Ever After and the grad hat is from Locker Talk.

Signs of Spring

2009-05-03T19:01:00.003-06:00

I didn't have my camera, but yesterday on my way to Canon City...which by the way...was celebrating Blossom Days in the rain (again), and I noticed the first leaves and blossoms of the season.

I am so happy that winter is on its way out and spring is on its way in!

May Challenge!!!

2009-05-03T18:56:00.002-06:00

I am going to do my CM consultant's challenge of a page a day in May. So far so good. Check back soon and I will try and post my LO's a few times a week!

LO's done at a weekend Crop!

2009-04-28T19:54:00.007-06:00

Here are the LO's I did at the crop this last weekend. I was hoping for at least 20 but considering how I was feeling I am pleased with these.
George for the star, HK Font for the lettering, HA for the flourish.

HA for the flourish and PS for the font.

HA flourish.

Chalked back ground...missing officer's table...can't say more. Rose from HEA.

Page 1

Close up of squares. I colored the orange and pink flowers by hand and the squares were cut and layerd 1/2", 3/4" and 1"...I guess this was inchie training.

page 2

Torn paper & computer journaling

Torn paper and gasp...sticker letters.

Calendar page with pins that I got this weekend. Die cut is from my Sister in Laws store.

Used 50 states and HK Font and the CM paper squares from the scrap pack we got at the crop. (THANKS!!!)

Sticker border that had to be done for crop bingo...but I like how it turned out.

Close up on the CB, ink and punch.

Pooh Font with CB embossing and inking on the punched out area.

Handcuffs are a cut file from someone on the MB. I can't find her name right now, but will come back and give credit when I can. The flag is from 50 States.

Alphalicious and a flower punch.

Close up of the flowers. LOVE that punch! (THANKS!!!)

Mickey Font for the letters. Rub ons were kinda a joke...hee hee!

INCHIES

2009-04-28T19:29:00.003-06:00

All 5 inchies together~

Larger (1" ice cream cone) this was my "mistake" that those in the swap will benefit from. I did forget to stamp the cone...oh well! :)

Indie Art Ice Cream cone. Ice Cream done with Dazzling Diamonds. Cone stamped. Tiny little bugger! HA!

Layered Cricut cuts. The red is actually painted. This one doesn't show the streaks well but you can see the distressing IRL. Outlined in glitter pen.

Flowers and butterflies are a punch and the flowers are on green stickles. Skittle used for the sun.

My favorite inchie...stamped & the flowers colored by hand and stickled in the middle. Little frog is a punch.

Siobhan's Scrap Envy Cave!

2009-04-19T12:17:00.002-06:00

We have recently stimulated the economy and bought some furniture...I was able to get some shelves that were more functional in a scrap room!
Looking into the scrap room from the dining room. The living room is just to the right of this view and the kitchen is directly behind. My house has a really open floor plan so I had to make sure that everything flows well together.

This is a second view into the room.

Another view looking in from the kitchen/dining/living room...

Cardstock storage and yummy massage chair~a girl must unwind! LOL! The closet in this room is mine too and there are shelves in it that are the complete width and depth of the closet but they are a mess and you don't get to see them~! LOL!

My scrap desk. It is a ScrapNCube set up and I LOVE it. My DH bought it for me a few years ago. The desk is 60" long and 26" deep! Each cubit houses it's own goodies and the cubit on the upper right houses my patterned paper. It is almost full but I can supposedly get 700+ pieces in there. In the others I store my metal embellies, buttons, ribbon, fibers, punches, embossing powders, stamps, inks, misc die cuts, Crop o dile, stickels and chalks. I store my ATG in the MM turntable now so the holder is an actual kleenex holder now and the paper trimmer is my one and only Craigslist find...a fairly local lady decided she liked her CM one better! $20 bucks! Hee hee!

E rack. The top shelf is reserved for my lappy when I am scrapping so that I can have it close but not taking up valuable desk space!

My large format Epson printer compliments of the Colorado Lottery!!! We won $200 on a scratch ticket and when I gave Shawn half he wanted his half put towards a good printer!!! Yippeee, we both won! This Expedit has small albums, Mommy's movies, magazines, Xyron, primas, skittles, and my Cuttlebug!

Middle Expedit has completed albums, video games and eletronics and of course a TV.

Another Expedit shelf with photo storage, cards, DCWV stacks, LO waiting for album homes, alchol inks, and embellies storage. I also have a tool caddy on the top which I store letters in

How my scrap room usually looks with Hunter playing video games!

MOM!!!

2009-04-15T04:57:00.001-06:00

This card was made for Amanda's Easter basket. I just thought the idea was too funny and knew I could recreate this in a card. The funny thing was, Amanda used the very same concept in her good morning message on Easter, before she opened her basket! Great minds think alike and I just loved being Amanda's partner!

Sympathy Card

2009-04-15T04:50:00.003-06:00

My wonderful assistant Kathy recently lost her beloved aunt. This sympathy card is for her. I used alcohol inks and some cool mirrored paper that I found in Kansas City at a little stamp store. The butterflies are Cuttlebug.

2009-04-15T04:42:00.004-06:00

I recently participated in an Easter Basket Swap on the Cricut MB, Night Owl thread. My partner, Amanda is just the sweetest gal! I made these cuts for her to include in her basket. Several of them I tried to personalize the best I could. Amanda I hope you enjoy them! I had a blast making them for you!

Tammy's Place Blog Candy

2009-04-15T04:32:00.004-06:00

There is blog candy over at Tammy's Place..you should check it out! Hmmmm gives me an idea...I may have to do some myself!

Her blog is on my list of favorites!

New Thank You Card

2009-04-15T04:20:00.002-06:00

During spring break my Mom, the kids and I took off to Kansas City to see the cousins. This thank you card was made for my wonderful aunt who put up with us...err...hosted us! We had a blast in KC as always...and it was great to see everyone again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN CONNOR GILLESPIE

2009-04-09T20:06:00.003-06:00

My newest nephew was born today!!!

Logan Connor Gillespie was born at 8:31 am and tipped the scales at 7# 13oz! He is 19 inches long and is the cutest little button! He looks like his momma and has lots of dark hair.

Tammy is doing well and momma and daddy are happy!

Braden and Rylee love their new brother, Rylee even gave him kissies on the head!

Hugs from your Auntie Logan!

Amanda's Altered ATG and Holder

2009-03-19T04:50:00.002-06:00

This ATG gun was done for a dear friend and board member, Amanda. The majority of the cuts are from Stretch your imagination from 1 1/2 inches to 3 inches. I used Doodlebug velvet paper for her name, the light green areas of the turtle and seaweed. Bazzill Bling for the seashells and clams. The starfish and sand castles are coated in Dazzling Diamonds. Skittles were used for the bubble. Crystal Effects were used to give the seahorses some shine. Dimension was added with watercolored pencils and inked edges. Glass beads were used for 'sand' and are attached with Crystal Effects. I had a blast with this project! Thanks for looking!

Missing

2009-02-28T07:49:00.002-07:00

I am missing my scrappy stuff...

I have been so busy for the last few weeks I havent' been able to play at all! I don't think this weekend is going to be any different either...woe is me...

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T08:53:00.003-07:00

I made several Valentines cards for guys at work to give to their wives. Here a just a few of my favorite!

Card done with DCWV Sweet Stack & the cute words were stamped and then dipped in Dazzling Diamonds.

This tri-fold card is done with Home Accents, CB on velum and the DCWV Sweet Stack.

The heart on this card is from Accent Essentials then it was dipped in Dazzling Diamonds...love is OA.

This card was made using the Black Magic paper, CB embossing folder and the OA cartridge.