Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I figured I had better post the remainder  of the Christmas cards that I made before I head overseas and the speed of the internet slows down to a snail pace.  I hope everyone has a full tummy from eating too much Turkey and Pecan Pie. I really like Pecan Pie, that why I mentioned it instead of Pumpkin Pie.

Right now, I am sitting in a hotel room in Virginia waiting for the military to tell me when I will be heading overseas.  Once I leave I  won't be able to post too many pictures (because of the speed of the internet) but hopefully, I will be able to introduce you to a new culture and be able to tell you about some exciting new things.

 Card #1 - Pear & Partridge Paper Pack, Baker's Twine Harvest Assortment, Buttons from Michaels

 Card # 2 - Slate Mini Pigment Pad, Pacifica Cardstock, Sky Cardstock, Flakey Friends Stamp Set, Sky and Pacifica Markers, Opaques Pearl Adhesive Gems, & Stickles. 

          Card # 3 - Pear and Partridge Paper and Glitter Rubs, Desert Sand and Cranberry CTMH Cardstock  & Red Sparkles

Card #4  - Pear and Partridge Paper, Desert Sand Cardstock, Olive Cardstock, Baker's Twine Harvest Assortment & buttons from Michael's

Card #5 - Pacifica Cardstock & ink, CTMH Snowflakes stamp set 

If you would like instructions for any of the cards that are posted on my website, please contact me and I will do my best to post them in a timely manner. :0)  

Until next time, Happy Scrappin'
Melissa

Cabin Fever

Since I am not able to go home and I am stuck in this hotel room for the next month or so until I leave. I decided that I should start on my Christmas Cards.  Besides going shopping, surfing the net and watching movies what else is there to do? Well, I did open my son's Christmas Gift and played with it for a while. (I was trying to decided if I wanted a Kindle Fire also)  Scrapbooking in my hotel room  is like being at a mini retreat - well not really, but it sure helps fight the boredom.  Here is what I have done so far...

The Stamp Set is from Close To My Heart from the retired Believe Workshop On The Go (WOTG), Cranberry and Black cardstock, black button brads, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Cranberry Marker, and Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

Flakey Friends Stamp set , Cocoa and Olive cardstock from CTMH

Flakey Friends Stamp set, Olive and Cocoa cardstock from CTMH.  Unknown where the Snowman Stamp is from. 

Outdoor Denim and Sky Cardstock from CTMH, Stamp is from Stampin' Up!

Outdoor Denim, Sky Cardstock, Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel, Outdoor Denim  Mini Pigment Ink Pad  from CTMH. Stamp set is from Stampin' Up!, the brad is from CTMH also but is discontinued.

Pear and Partridge Paper, Tan Twill Ribbon is from the CTMH Pear & Partridge Cardmaking kit, Cocoa, Olive, Cranberry Cardstock from CTMH.  Stamp is fro Stampin' Up!

All items are from CTMH - But are discontinued! Sorry!

Chocolate, Cranberry cardstock and Cranberry Baker's Twine from CTMH. Stamp set is from Stampin' Up! 

If you are interested in purchasing any of the Close To My Heart products - you can visit my website at www.closetomyheart.com/scrapinmt

Until Next Time - Happy Scrappin'

It's Been Too Long...

  Where has the time gone?  I can't believe that the last time that I posted, it was August.  Quite a bit has  happened since I posted last...

• I did get my scrapbooking room mucked out and organized - of course I don't have any pictures, but I will post some next time I am home.

• I did have my scrapbooking sale and I sold quite a bit of my excess paper and few stamp sets that I hadn't used in a while. 

• I am being deployed overseas for an extended period of time with the MT Air National Guard.  

Since I am being deployed, I won't be able to post scrapbooking layouts or cards while I am gone, because I can not take my scrapbooking supplies with me. Well, I could bring my supplies with me but, there would not be enough room on the airplane for anything else.  If you have seen how much gear a solider has to bring with them for a 6 month deployment you would be shocked.  While I am gone I am going to try digital scrapbooking with Studio J.  I will attempted to post pictures during my deployment, but the wi-fi speed is very slow where I am going.  I do not know what my work schedule will be, but I will try to post often.

I hope everyone has a very joyful Holiday Season.

Until next time...Happy Scrappin'

Melissa

Training in Nevada

It's Not Hoarding, If It Is Organized!

Well, it's pretty darn close to HOARDING!!  I am finally, getting around to unpacking my scrapbooking room.  This last year has been a challenge, but it looks like the ground water is under control and no longer seeping into my basement.  My scrapbooking room has been packed away for a couple of years, and now I am trying to organize my stuff.  Below are the "before" pictures and hopefully, by the end of the month the "after" pictures will be posted.   I am waiting on cabinets to be installed but, my dad told me that it will be this winter before he can get time to get them made.  I can hardly wait!

Please post your favorite scrapbooking organizing tip for a chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to use in the new 2012 Fall and Winter CTMH Idea Book.   You can also win by signing up to follow my blog. 

My Cricut and Big Shot Table. 

I had most of this stuff in a big dresser, but my daughter claimed it when she got her first apartment.  The problem with using a dresser as storage it is hard to see what you have and don't have and you end up with several packs of the same color of paper.   

Back in the far corner, is my craft area.  This was my mom's old sewing table that I converted  into my personal craft space. 

After spending hours and 100's of zip ties later. I finally got a paper storage area. I did discover that I have a LOT of paper, and that I need to sell some of it.  This is just the cardstock, I still have to go through all of the printed paper.  Again, this is what happens when your scrapbooking room is packed away and you end up with several paper packs of Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, Sunflower and etc...

I am hoping to have a scrapbooking yard sale later this month... I will fill you in on the details, later this month. 

Cricut Artiste Collection

On August 1st, Close To My Heart will release their 2nd Cricut Cartridge and once again CTMH has out done their selves.  

This must have cartridge includes 700 Images: Fonts, Shapes and 3-D Items. When you purchase the Artiste Collection for $99.00, you will also receive 3 - My Acrylix D- size Stamp sets and 3 - 12" x 9" Dimensional Elements in coordinating Shapes.  If you loved the Art Philosophy Collection you will LOVE Artiste Collection.  If you would like to pre-order the Artiste Collection,  contact me at scrappincrazey@yahoo.com and I will place your order on August 1st. 

I Salute You

I saw a cute card the other day that had the outline of the State of Montana and a F-15 flying out of it.  Since I had recently brought this stamp set from My Favorite Things, I thought I would try to duplicate it.  I had hoped to post this on the 4th of July - but I am a little late.

Materials used:
Solider Stamp - Pure Innocent -  My Favorite Things
USA Outline  - CTMH Adventure USA
Paper - Karen Foster

June 10/15 Layout

Two page layout - Footloose

Left Side

Right Side

This month we used the Footloose paper pack.  I did not stamp your kits, in case you wanted to personalize them with your own stamps.  If you need to use my stamps, please let me know.
All paper is cut except for the White Daisy Cardstock and you will need to cut the following;
6 - 3x4
1 - 6x4 - Photo
1- 3.75 x 6 Photo

If you have any questions please contact me.

The next 10/15 class is September 18th.
Happy Scrappin'

NEW - FALL & WINTER 2012 IDEA BOOK

Today, I got a sneak peek at the new Close To My Heart  Fall & Winter 2012 Idea Book, and there is some much new stuff in this catty to be excited about.  I am especially excited for the new Cricut Cartridge, I have been waiting and waiting for a new CTMH cartridge for almost a year now.  The new cartridge is called Artiste Collection it has 700 images: which include theme projects, cards, fonts, shapes and 3-D items it also comes with 3 - My Acrylix stamp sets, and 3 dimensional elements sheet.  I was so excited about this new cartridge that I have already ordered it.  I can't wait  to show it to you.

Speaking of placing an order, I also order the new Christmas paper Pear & Partridge and a new snowman stamp called Flakey Friends.  There some new colors that have been added and the color line has been reduced from 60 to 40 colors,  I will post a list in the next couple of days of the colors that are retiring.  And the best news of all....drum roll please... all card stock can be order in bulk - this means once again we can order 24 sheets of one color!!!

The new Idea book goes live on August 1st, and I should have the new catty in my hands sometime next week.  I only have 25 copies of the Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Book, please let me know if you want a copy and if you are in the 10/15 club you will automatically get the new Idea Book.

Until my next posting - Happy Scrappin' and remember "Don't glue anything I wouldn't glue"

CTMH - JULY SPECIAL

July Special promotion: Free Perfect Pairs!

During July, get a free paper packet and coordinating accessory with a qualifying online purchase.

Place an online order of $75 or more in July and we’ll send you a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory—a Perfect Pair—for free! Different Perfect Pairs are available on different dates throughout the month so you’ll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs.

 

Order Dates	Perfect Pair	Retail Value
July 1–5	Mischief Paper Packet (X7144B) and Midnight Felt Shapes (Z1462)	$15.90
July 6–10	Dreamin’ Paper Packet (X7142B) and Harvest Charms (Z1633)	$14.90
July 11–15	Fanfare Paper Packet (X7138B) and Fanfare Level 2 Assortment (Z1400)	$17.90
July 16–20	Lucky Paper Packet (X7137B) and Lucky My Stickease® Assortment (X7137C)	$17.90
July 21–25	Mayberry Paper Packet (X7136B) and Mayberry My Stickease® Assortment (X7136C)	$17.90
July 26–29	Sophia Paper Packet (X7131B) and Sophia My Stickease® Assortment (X7131C)	$17.90
July 30–31	Believe Paper Packet (X7145B) and Holiday Pockets (Z1486) OR Wonderland Paper Packet (X7146B) and Wonderland My Stickease® Assortment (X7146C)	$14.90

*Taxes and additional shipping/handling may apply. Offer good during above-specified dates, while supplies last.

June Stamp of the Month

                                             June 2012 Stamp of the Month



Life is Tweet is a cute stamp set that would look great  on any birthday, thank you or anniversary card.
This stamp set is only available until June 30th, with a $50.00 purchase you can get this cute stamp set for only $5.00

I tried to get the stamp image to come up on my blog, but I still have not figured out how to right click on my Apple computer.  It has been a huge learning curve going from a PC to a Mac computer, but if you click here you can see what stamps come with this stamp set.

Happy Scrappin'!

SCRAP HAPPY FALL SCRAPBOOKING RETREAT

On Oct 19th, Amber, Laurie and I are hosting our  Scrap Happy Fall Scrapbooking Retreat.  The cost of the retreat is $50.00 for the weekend or $25.00 per day.  The retreat will be held at The Pen on Oct 19th at 10:00 AM and will close on Oct 21st at 4:00 PM.  If you would like a registration form you can request one here.  Space is limited, please contact us early to reserve your spot.

Buy 2 Get 1 FREE

                   STAMPAGANZA

In the month of June purchase any two stamp sets at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)—a savings of up to $29.95!

Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A, B, C, D, and E sets only. Stamps that do not count toward a qualifying purchase include customizable (K), Workshops on the Go™, Cricut^® collection, and Stamp of the Month (both discounted and full-priced) sets.

Get your free stamp here.

All Occasion Card Class

I have fallen in LOVE with Pinterest - this is my favorite go to place to find new idea for cards and scrapbooking layouts.  I found several ideas for our latest card class.  If you did not make it to class, and want to make some cards, I have about 4 kits left.  The cost is $10.00. Please contact me and we can set up a time that will work for both of us.

Here are some of the cards you can make in the All Occasion Card Class.

 This card was originally designed by Glenda Mollet - You can visit her blog here

The paper for this card is from the Stella Paper Pack and the New Arrival stamp set.

 The paper for this card is from the Dotty for You paper pack and I also used the Just a Number Stamp set and the following embellishments Baker's Twine & Color Ready Garden Wooden Shapes.

I used the Card Word Puzzle stamp set to make with card, it goes perfectly with my embossing folder that I got from my friend Ginger. (If you are interested in the embossing folder, I can give you Ginger's number)

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

PEMBERLEY - May 10/15

This month we  used the Pemberley Paper Pack - everything in your kit has been stamped and all the paper has been cut for you.  If you are missing anything please let me know.  The inspiration for this layout came from Annette Green, she has the most amazing blog with a lot of great ideas.  You can visit Annette's blog Here.   Some of the embellishments that I used on this layout are the Color Ready - Wooden Garden Shapes - I have just discovered these and LOVE them!  I also used Bouquet Assortment - these 3-D  flowers go perfectly with the Pemberley Paper Pack and of course I used the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge - this is my go to Cricut Cartridge and I really hope CTMH comes out with another amazing Cricut Cartridge this fall.  (My fingers are crossed!).

Be sure to click on the picture to enlarge it to see all of the details.  

CRUISIN' APRIL 10/15 LAYOUT

 This month we will be using the Cruisin' paper pack - everything in your kit has been stamped and all the paper has been cut for you.  If you are missing anything please let me know.  I used Liquid Glass to attach the bottle caps. Just run a small bead of Liquid Glass to the bottom edge of the Bottle Cap.

My  life has been crazy and I am hoping that it will be begin to slow down very soon.  The waterproofing of my basement is about 95% finished and so far the  ground water has not been seeping in.   Hopefully, I will have my scrapbooking room finished by the end of the Summer and we can start having classes at my house.

Right now, I am planning on an All Occasion Card Class on Thursday, May 31st.  Let me know if you are interested in signing up.

The 10/15 classes are coming to end for this season.  Depending on how many ladies are interested in a class for June  will dictate if we are ending in May or June  - I will keep you posted.
Happy Scrappin' and wish me luck - I am off to a military school in Texas for two weeks!!
Melissa

Dreamin' Layout

I love the look of the the Dreamin' Paper pack from the last Idea Book.  It took me hours to get this layout out just right - because I wanted it to be perfect.

Stella Layout

Here is another Stella Layout that I did this past weekend - As you my notice my dog "Bill" has a thing for shoes. 

  

March 10/15 Layout

Remember that it is not a crime to scrap lift if you give credit to the original artist.  I lifted this from Vicki Wiznuik   she has some great layouts and card ideas on her blog.

Now for this month's layout.

I used the Stella Paper Pack - If you have a kit - cut the following pieces of paper as follows;

Lagoon - Cut 2 - Length 9" (width is cut)

Col. White B&T - Cut 2 - Length 11" (width is cut)

Smooth B &T Cut 2 - Length is 9" (Width is cut)

Put kit together as shown above and if you have any questions please contact me. 

Sign up as a CTMH in March and get the Cricut Art Philosophy for FREE!

This is an AMAZING deal ....

If you sign up to be a Close To My Heart Consultant in March, you get the $99 Art Philosophy Close To My Heart/Cricut Collection FREE 

 

This collection includes:

• 1-Cartridge (over 700 images: font, shapes and 3-D items. A cartridge this quality would normally retail for about $60)
• 3 - My Acrylix D-size Stamp Sets (all of which coordinate with the shapes on the cartrdige!  This is about a $55 value.)
• 3 - 9" x 12" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes that all coordinate with the shapes on the cartridge!  This is over a $15 value.)

That's over $130 in value for only a $99 retail price, and even BETTER, it can be yours in March FREE when you sign up to be a CTMH Consultant like me.  FYI: If you already have the Art Philosophy Collection,  You'll get $100 in product credit instead!  This just keeps getting better and better.

To sign up...

1. Go to my website atwww.ctmh.com/scrapinmt and click on "Your Opportunities".
2. You will need to purchase the basic "New Consultant" kit for $99 (which is about a $300 value).  The website will walk you through this step-by-step
3. After you sign up, I will contact you so we can talk about your opportunities.

Here is what is included in the New Consultant Kit:

There are also some add-on kits you can choose to purchase to help you get started if you wish, but they are not required.  For only $99 you can become a Close To My Heart Consultant in March and get over $450 in product back. 



Happy Scrappin'

Fashionista and Roxie Card

I love the Fashionista Stamp Set, but I had some problems figuring out how to add some color her dress.  I finally solved that problem by paper piecing the dress and shopping bag. You can make this card plus several others in my next All Occasion Card Class on May 31st at Scotty's Bar in Deer Lodge.  Click Here if you are interested in signing up for this class.

How to make the perfect bow with a fork

I found this video on My Craft Channel and thought I would share it with everyone.  The video shows how to tie the perfect bow using a kitchen fork.  I am so going to try this.

The Perfect Bow.

Have a great day
Melissa

A Bowwow - Card

This is one of my favorite new stamp sets in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book.
I used the Wonderland Level 2 paper pack and the new Lagoon Bakers Twine.

February's 10/15 Class Layout

I finally finished up the layout for our 10/15 class on the 21st.  I used the following items to make this layout out.
Magic Interactive Scrapbooking How -To- Program - Retiring in August of 2012
Roxie Paper Pack
Desert Sand Ink and Card Stock
Black Ink and Card Stock
Smoothie Ink and Card Stock
White Daisy Card Stock
January Stamp of the Month - Mad About You
Bronze Glitz Glitter Glue
Black and White Hemp

If you have any questions about the layout, please feel free to contact me.

And the Winner is.....

Congratulations  Kailee B.  you have won a paper pack of your choice from the Spring/Summer Idea Book. Let me know which paper pack you would like.

As you may have noticed, I did not get next week's layout posted.  This was because my son had a slumber party at our house on Friday Night and I was scared to leave the boys upstairs alone while I was scrapbooking.

Hopefully, this will tie you over until I get the layout posted.

Upcoming Discontinued Items

In the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book the following items will be discounted. If you were thinking about purchasing any these items you must do so by August 31st.

• How-To Books
• Distressing Kit (full kit only)
• Exclusive Inks® Markers
• Cardstock Shade Packs
• 8 1/2" x 11" Cardstock Packs

I am so hoping that CTMH will go back to the single card stock packs!

February Stamp of the Month - Thoughtful Tidings

Thoughtful Tidings (S1202) - set of 11 stamps $17.95
Spend $50.00 and get the Stamp of the Month for:  $5.00
Available only February 1 -29, 2012

Layouts from 10/15 Classes

Hooligans Layout (one of my favorites)

Snow Days

Ashley's Page 

Sophia Layout

Sweetheart Layout

My ladies did not like cutting out all the banners.  But, I think this layout turned out very cute.