More Close to my heart demos

I have been trying to get in my craft room but lately it has been very difficult because we have been doing major renovations on the garage that is on our property.  We don't even know how it was standing.  Two of the walls were completely rotted out and were probably only held up by two 2x4s.  Scary!!! It could have collapsed on my dogs who's leash was right there.  We completely replaced two of the four walls and put on new boards and we will be siding it soon.  My dad is currently running the electricity.  I'm happy to know that it is now structurally sound.  In between doing our big project I have been making time to create the demos for the vendor fair next week.  I fit this mini album cover and 12x12 page in.  I think they came out pretty good.  The Layout is using the Twitterpaded paper pack and stickers.  The mini album is using Grace paper pack.  

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May 4th my best friend and I are going to a "Ladies Night Out" Vendor Fair where we are showcasing Close to my Heart products and she will be selling pre-made cards as well as some Close to my heart stamps and items that are available in the Catalog.  To help her out (in case you are wondering "her" is my friend Tabitha) I'm doing demos using the product I have in my house (which weird cause I never limit myself to "Just" Close to my heart product).  This is the My Creation Cube that is featured in the back of the catalog.  It is a 5x5 cube that you receive completely flat and it comes in white.  You just add ink, paper and your favorite photos and it becomes this beautiful home deco piece you can have sitting in any room of your house for friends and family to enjoy.  I used the "Grace" paper pack, mini medley's,  ink (Honey, Twilight, Cocoa, and Barn Red) Stamps sets ("Grown with Love", "TLC", "Extreme Caps").  It was a quick and easy project that only took me a few hours and it would make a beautiful presents for a friend or family member.  And an AWESOME mother's day present hint,hint... 

So come visit us May 4th at the Site Solutions Worldwide Office 333 Kingsley Road Burnt Hills, NY from 5:30-8pm. Pin It Now!

I took a moment out today for some photography and creating

So today I took a small moment out to take this adorable picture of my little Archer sleeping in the cage.  I love how lazy he is, typically I will put him in the cage and he just flops into a postion and that is how he sleeps.  He is such a goof and good natured boy.  He gave me my first kiss today.  I got a little kissy on the tip of my nose too sweet he is.  So anyway today was family friends birthday so I made this card and envie.  Not too bad for not having made a card in awhile.  I also finished up a LFB page for a Vintage Room Swap.  The theme was Story book and the only reason I did the swap was because I receive an awesome Alice in Wonderland stamp for my birthday.  It is funny how one minute I am not inspire by a theme and the next I'm rushing to get it done.  I guess its cause I'm a procrastinator.  lol  

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Birds, Bees and Butterfly Atc #2

I got to play again today and here is the out come.

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Year of lfb project and a possible Bird butterfly, and bee atc

Well I know I have been away for awhile, but I have been busy with a project I came up with.  12 women have come together to create 12 LFB pages for their said month.  My month is February and I have been struggling to complete it.  Ideas have been bouncing around in my brain and I have tried a few times to get something out, but nothing I loved happened.  Until now finally I have complete something I'm proud of.  The first side is for Valentine's day of course the one major holiday that everyone thinks of when they think of February.  The other side is decicated to the Friendship that the women in the group and I share.  I thought it was fitting and February is also "National Friendship month".  The Quote I used says "A friend loves at all times"  of course loves be came a heart and a "s".  I have never done a project before where I had to make so may pieces at the same time.  Boy was is kind of time consuming, but in the long run I think the final product is totally worth it.  

 

Here is something else I did today.  A theme for the month of May is "Birds, Bees, and butterflies" at the vintage room.  I just started this project and I'm not sure if this is the completed project yet, but we will see. 

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Creative Genius

Well I don't know if you can tell what this is so I will explain.  Before the party I had an ah-ha moment.  Cara, her cousin and I were shopping at target and we were looking at the headbands that I always want to buy but convince myself not to because to me they are kind of expensive.  So I had my paper roses on the brain and I have been thinking of what to do with them and then it hit me.  We walked to the health and beauty department where we found inexpensive comfortable headbands and bought them.  We went home and made paper roses and covered the headbands in pretty ribbon and here is my finished product a very pretty headband.  I think I'm going to start making these to sell them I just have to figure out where.  I was thinking etsy then I was thinking craft fairs, but I don't want to pay for a spot and then waste my weekend at a craft fair, so its still up in the air on where exactly they will be sold, but while I think about it I will start making an inventory. Pin It Now!

The Baby shower a finished product

Well the baby shower was about a week ago now and I'm happy that its over and now I can be a little selfish with my art again.  I enjoyed creating a special day for Mommy to be Bree and future baby Lily, but it was a lot of work for me, mom, and future Aunt Cara.  Now we get to relax and wait for baby Lily's arrival.  I can't wait to meet her, spoil her and help scrapbook her life with her Aunt! The first picture that I'm sharing with you is a very preggo mommy to be with her little cousins and helper for the day, then the finished tables (I just kinda wish we made the diaper cakes a little bit bigger).  Then we have my very creative and functional wishing wells (each guest brought baby Lily a book for her library) and as you can tell we used laundry baskets (so mommy can use them to store baby Lily's toys or clothes or all the diapers she has).  Lastly you see the game gifts that my mom created for the guest to win each had a theme (from left to right are a gardening basket, movie basket, bath basket and then there is the easter kitchen basket).  The guest were impressed and walked away with a full stomach.  The food was amazing, we had everyone bring a dish (and there was some great food to be had).  I know that the party was appreciated by all present, but boy was I tried when it was finally done.   

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