Cupid Surprised Me

On February 14th, I could barely breathe!

There's a bug going around and it got me.... bad.

Didn't feel good enough to do anything much less clean-up and apply a skiff of make-up.

So imagine my surprise when I shuffled into my home office (looking for the doctor's phone number) and found this surprise sitting atop my printers:

A HUGE card and pastry goodies.... yum!

This is absolutely the BIGGEST valentine I have EVER received!

Thank you, honey!

One for you, one for a friend!

Love this program for getting "caught up" with my scrapbooking.

I've been working on a travel album -- with pictures from Hawaii trips, at the

moment. It's been so cool to upload photos and create

awesome pages in a cinch. I love moving photos around the

page and trying different sizes (without spending a fortune

with photo developing!) I'm getting there!

This month CTMH is offered the 5-pack at a tremendous special:

BOGO - Buy One Get One free!

One 5-pack card is $55 and this gets you 5 double layouts

(or a total of 10 individual pages).

In February, $55 gets you TWENTY individual pages

(or 10 double layouts)! Holy cow! That's an entire scrapbook!!

Take advantage of this special by clicking here.

Planning a Road Trip?

If you're planning a road trip (vacation anyone?) then this is the paper for you!

It's from the new CTMH line called "CRUISIN".

The stamp set, "Adventure USA," is perfect.

Thanks, DeAnn Buser, for sharing this layout with me.

Such a Big Boy!

Last month, my grandson turned TWO!  

Gavin is such a darling little boy.... very inquisitive, has the cutest little run, and he gives the best hugs & kisses.  Yes, he's a grandma's boy and what could be better!

Thought I'd share with you some pictures from his birthday party.

Five for Free!

Now's the time to try out Studio J!

I'm planning to buy extra's for gift-giving!!

I'm excited about the fun, new products in the SPRING/SUMMER 2012 Idea Book!

This card is one of the new paper products along with the printed papers, "Florentine."

The cards are "Colonial White Die-Cut Cards" and come with envelopes to

fit this fun 3-1/2" x 8" cards! I just LOVE the die-cut flap of this card (on the right).

To create this card, I used the new stamp set, A1119, A Garden.

I love this sweet and simple line designs of this set which also includes the sentiments "Sending Warm Wishes," "Thank You!" and "Hello". The images (except Hello) were random stamped using a Cocoa Ink Pad and "Hello" was stamped with the Brown Bag Ink Pad.

The soft, watercolor look was added using a Blender Pen and 3 Ink Pads: Creme Brulee, Garden Green, and Twilight. Do you like soft watercolors like me? I was inspired by a wallpaper design I'd seen on an HGTV show. Not all of the images are watercolored (just like the wallpaper).

One last note: check out the die-cut flap and the cute button addition..... it's one of the new "Durable Studs"! They are peel-and-stick metal studs in 2 sizes and 2 finishes. Choose from the Round collection or the Square. I used the square pewter stud on this card.

By the way, this is one of the cards we're making at my card classes this month.

Hope you'll join me on Feb. 14 or Feb. 23!

Marketplace Expo

SWEET HEART CELEBRATION

Saturday February 11th

10 am - 3 pm

Free admission!

Goody bags for the first 50 attendees!

Stop by my booth and check out the gift baskets and Studio J specials!

And bring your significant other to pick out the Valentine gift you REALLY want!

Sun City MacDonald Ranch

2020 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy.

Henderson NV

Sonoma Display Album

One of my favorite MyCreations products from Close to My Heart is the Display Album.

While attending a regional training events for Consultants, I participated in a fund-raiser auction and won this cute album. I've had it on display at several Events and it receives rave reviews.

Here's what you'll need to make one:

• Z1054, My Creations Display Album
• X7143B, Sonoma Paper Packet
• Z1686, Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
• C1467, Sweet Moments stamp set
• Z2147, Smokey Plum ink pad
• Z2103, Bamboo ink pad
• Z2137, Olive ink pad
• Z1269, Filigree Charms
• Z1612, Pin Clips
• Z1487, Pewter Mini-Medley accents
• Z1333, Mocha Pearl Opaques
• Z1316, Cocoa Collection Designer Ribbon Rounds
• Z697, Round Sponge (cut into quarters for sponging with inks)

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And here are page-by-page pictures of the project: