Slowly Recovering

Hello Everyone! Well... I never do anything the easy way. I had surgery almost 3 weeks ago. The surgery went great but then I had a setback. I was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I am happy to say I am home and doing so much better. Each day, I get a little stronger. Today I started a scrapbook page so I know I am on the way to recovery!

The one happy thing about being sick is all the cards that I have been receiving! Every day I get at least a card or two. I am blown away by all the beautiful cards I have received from all my friends. I took a photo to share with all of you! I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends and CTMH sisters. You will never know how much I appreciate all of you!

Tina

Out of office

I am having surgery on March 12th. I will be out of the office and away from my blog for a while. I'll post as soon as I am better. Keep creating!

Tina

I Love Belgium

Last year I was lucky enough to earn a cruise to the Med with Close To My Heart. We flew to Europe early and visited London, Spain, Belgium, and France. Then we jumped on the cruise ship for another week of travel. Crazy huh? Anyway, one of the highlights of the trip was our day trip to Belgium. I just finished scrapbooking several pages from that glorious day. I still have a few more pages to go but I thought I would share what I have to date. Enjoy!

Tina

Daydream Workshop On The Go- Tina's Way

I just finished thr Daydream Workshop On The Go! I love this kit but I don't really have any birthday photos to go on it... so I put the Tina Spin on it! I thought my bike would look great on these papers so I altered the layout, and substituted hearts for cupcakes. I hope you like it. If you are in the Navarre, or surrounding areas and would like to attend this workshop, it will be held on April 15th and 16th!

Tina
I added sparkles to the Stickease! I thought this made the pages bling a little!


Since my layout was centered around hearts, I added the small stamped heart to the tag!
For the border, I added dimensional hearts rather than cupcakes. I used the Pearl Paint to add the dot accents on the scallop border.

The thing I like about Workshop On The Go is that you can customize them to your life. Don't be afraid to change the pages to work with your photos.

Butterfly Wings

I designed a card last night that we will be creating at scrapbook club today! I used this month's stamp of the month ... Butterfly wings. The butterfly is stamped using CTMH's exclusive Juniper and Tulip Inks. I created the colors on the butterfly by sponging some ink on our finger daubers and then applying it directly to the butterfly stamp. Then I rolled the edges of the butterfly wings in Tulip ink and stamped it. Whola... I have a multicolored butterfly that is sparkling with Prisma Glitter. The glitter really makes this card come alive. In addition to highlighting the beautiful butterfly using mulit-colors, my butterfly also moves. It is a swaying card. Click here for directions on swaying cards.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Sets-
D1341 Butterfly Wings
D1265 Gracious Greetings
x7100b Paper Garden (Paper- Polka Dot B&T, Cocoa, Juniper and Tulip CS)
z2165 Juniper Ink
z2166 Tulip Ink
z134 Prisma Glitter
z553 Bonding Memories Glue Pen (small)
z726 Sponge Daubers

This card was inspired by Tesa Black! Thank you Tesa for sharing all of your creativity!

Scrapbook Club Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the month... It is scrapbook club time! I made happies for all my local club members. Hmmm... I wonder what is inside the box??? I will post the pattern for these cute boxes next week! They are super fun to make!

Tina

Things that make me smile!

One of my very favorite things (other than my CTMH stamps) is my pink heart bike. Kent bought it for me a year and a half ago for my birthday and I love it.

I am fortunate enough to be spending the weekend in Seaside, Florida. Today, I woke up and I rode my bike 13 miles. WOOOHOO ME! I have never had a bike that has made me so happy and that has made me WANT TO RIDE!

At the end of the ride, I cycled to the beach and snapped a few photos. I just had to share. Hope everyone's weekend has been as grand as mine!

Creative Hugs,

Tina

Scrapbooking Emergency!

Wow... I have been busy. Last weekend, I worked a 3 day crop in Alabama. Upon returning home from the crop, I found out my Dad was in the hospital. I packed up the dogs, (and Kent) and went to Pensacola for a few days to stay with my Mom. Dad was released from the hopital is doing well. But, when I got home and back to the office, I had work piled up to my eyeballs. I was so stressed out. Then I said... "I know what I need" and I called my dear friend Debbie. I told her it was a SCRAPBOOKING EMERGENCY! She rushed over and we spent the day in Tina's Stamp Pad, scrapbooking! It felt so good. I worked on photos from my day in Belgium. I finished 6 pages yesterday. WOOHOOO! I hope you enjoy them! I used one of my all time favorite paper packets...Emporium! Love it, love it, love it!

What a difference a highlight makes!

What a difference a highlight makes? I am posting this silly photo because a dear friend "DARED" me!

I always speak the truth and that goes for hair highlighting. When your hair is dark and the roots are showing, you feel awful. Add a little bottle blonde and you feel like a new woman!

I leave tomorrow for a crop in Huntsville Alabama. I am so excited as it is going to be fun, fun, fun. If you are in the area, look me up. If you want more info about the show go to www.cropindivas.com! Hope to see you this weekend!

Easily Entertained

My husband loves to hit golf balls into a net in our back yard.. Daisy will watch him for HOURS! Dixie the lab... is easily bored. Yup... just come on over to our house for cheap entertainment! Just thought this was too cute not to share!

I feel the LOVE!

I love Valentines Day! It is all about hearts and LOVE! Since I am a relationship person and I work for a company called Close To My Heart... how could Valentines Day not be my favorite holiday?

I feel so spoiled today. I have a fetish for watches and hearts. Look what Kent bought me for Valentines Day... A RED HEART WATCH... full of BLING! And... a dozen red roses! Oh happy day! Needless to say...I FEEL THE LOVE!!!!!! Happy Valentines Day Ya'll!

Valentine Day Mailbox- A holiday tradition!

Every year I decorate a mini mailbox for the children in my neighborhood. They look forward to receiving them and save them from year to year. I am behind this year, due to being sick but I finished them this afternoon. I made 15! yikes. I thought you might enjoy seeing them! Enjoy. You can get your mini mailbox from Target for $1.00 each. Fun, fun, fun!

It's almost Valentines Day... and my cards are made! They are SWAYING CARDS!

I have been MIA! I had a 3 day crop from January 29- 31st and as soon as it was over, I got very sick. I finally went to the doctor yestereday and found out I had walking phonomenia! YUK! I have orders to stay home and rest so I can get well. It has been 2 weeks and I am going stir crazy. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I went to into the Stamp Pad and started creating Valentines Day Cards! I thought they turned out cute so I wanted to share them with you!

The cards shown above are swaying cards. The heart actually moves back and forth. The swaying cards are very fun to make and everyone enjoys receiving them. I would love to share the directions with you!

The recipe for the cards are:

X7107b That's Amore Paper Packet
D1343 Love Language Stamp Set
Inks: Tulip, Blush, Garden Green and Crystal Blue (each card is slightly different)
Glitter (blue bird)
Sparkles (bird feathers)
Pop Dots (circle) We currently carry foam squares. I used my old 3 D Pop Dots. Foam Squares should work too!
Penny

Step by step Directions:

1. Cut a circle in the middle of your card using the Coluzzle Cutting System.

2. Cut a strip of paper, the same color as the base of the inside of your card 1" x 5 1/2". Fold it in half and place a penny on the folded side.

3. Use a glue dot to secure the other end of the strip. Attach two Pop Dots on the outside of the strip!

4. Put the pop dots through the hole of the card and attach the heart. WHOOOHOOO... now your heart moves from side to side.

Simple, cute and fun!

Navarre Florida is the PLACE to crop this weekend!

We are croppin' all weekend- CTMH style! WOOOHOOO! There are almost 50 of us at the crop and we are having a good time. In a few minutes we will be changing into our pajamas for our Fashion Show Contest and Slipper Contest! I can't wait. We are also going to be eating Pizza. Pizza, scrapbooking and pajamas. It doesn't get much better than that!

Chocolate treats... YUM!

Meredith, Tina and Carnley... Inky fingers!

1, 2, 3 CROP!

Our crop starts on Thursday Night with a Chocolate Buffet! YUM! I can't wait. Friday is the Pizza Party Fashion Show, complete with a SLIPPER CONTEST! And Saturday we are making Acrylix Albums. Can I scream... FUN!!!!!! If you are in the Navarre, Ft. Walton, Pensacola, or Destin area, we have 3 spots left. Email me and you can join this amazing crop! If you are any where near the panhandle of Florida, our crop will be the PLACE TO BE this weekend!

I have been working like a crazy woman to get everything done. Last night we stuffed packets and today I did the class directions and diagrams. Tomorrow is SET UP! OH HAPPY DAY! I am so excited. I hope to see you this weekend!

Tina

The Acrylix Album Project

Unforgettable

This board was made by my buddy... Chris Szczechowski, aka. Scuba Stamper! I love her artwork. Last summer, we went to Hawaii with her and her hubby Charlie! I had to use photos from our trip! Chris is the queen of accessories and techniques. I know you will enjoy her work!


I love this page because I love Dolphins. The dolphin that I am holding is a movie star. He appeared in the move... 50 First Dates. Check out his smile. It is a smile of a movie star!



Can I say... BLING! I love the way Chris used sparkles to enhance this card. It is spectacular in person!



I love our new frames. She was very creative in her use of the embellishments on this card. I just love it.

That is all of my display boards for this catalog. My display board was Emporium and it is featured on a blog earlier this month. I hope you enjoyed the boards as much as I have. Thanks for looking...

Tina

Daydream

This board is just plain fun. Heather Hicks is the creator... and she did a great job. Enjoy her work!


When I saw this layout, I immediately thought of Faith. The photos are from her birthday party last year. It screams... "TUDE". ( short for attitude)



Let your Light Shine... what a pretty card. I like the way she used the liquid glass to enhance the word shine. Also, she was very creative using the dimensional element. LOVE IT



This would make a great Valentines Card for your special man!



This is a cute box made out of the Creative Cube. Cindy Baker, my third upline made it. It is used to hold cupcake sprinkles. This box screams FUN!

That's Amore'

This wonderful display board was done by Amanda DeJardin. Amanda is one of the most creative people I know and I am so excited that she is in our swap! Enjoy her artwork!



I love this layout. I used it for photos taken in Europe!




This is a beautiful 6" x 6" card. I love the way she used the ric rac and the straight pins.

I think this is my favorite card. It is classic!

Stardust

I participate in a board swap with some AMAZING artists that are on my team. We do this quarterly, each time a new catalog is released. I wanted to share some of their amazing artwork. The first kit is called Stardust and is done by my dear friend and downline Barb Carrico. Her work is amazing.



This is a 2 page layout titled Dream Big. I addedmy own photos from Awards night at convention last year.


This is a cute birthday card that she made. I love it!




Reach for the stars is an AMAZING card. The photo does not do it justice. I love the say she cut out the stars and put the brads in the center. And check our the distressing of the B&T paper. WOWSA!

I will be posting the other kits later this weekend!

Tina

Pretty Girl

Daisy went to the pet spa today. She looks so pretty- check out her rainbow bows. I had to share a photo. She is such a pretty girl!

Tina