Layouts for the Grandmas!

Happy New Year!

2014 promises to be an extremely busy year!  But until then there are some new classes for you to check out!  In January we will be making a Christmas card album, 6 Baby cakes layouts, and a wall hanging for your home.

I hope that your Holiday was relaxing and filled with family and love.  Mine was!

I do have two new layouts to share with you.  You may or may not know that I have made albums for the Grandmas.  I give them layouts for presents like Christmas and Mother's day and sometimes for no reason at all.  They have a 12 x 12 wall frame that they put the layout in until they get the next one and then they move the layout into their albums.  The goal is that by the time the kids are grown they will have a complete album of them growing up.

Below is this seasons layout that the Grandmas got for Christmas ( I believe that they look forward to these layouts more than their actual presents).  Yes they are very similar but that is mostly because I use the same pictures and theme for both.

 

I am extremely pleased with the way that these layouts came out.  The pictures do not do them justice.  Want to know more about my "Grandma Album" process?  Let me know and I will get you started.

Happy Crafting!

Christmas Trees

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

I hope that you are looking forward to lots of turkey and fixings tomorrow, and that you are lucky like me and someone else likes to do the cooking.  I have several things for you today.

First, I have updated my classes for December, please check them out on the Classes tab.

Second is a reminder to order your goodies out of the holiday catalog soon because you can only order through the end of December.

And Third, I have a quick rundown on how I made this fabulous tree featured on the front of the new catalog.  Warning:  this isn't an in depth tutorial!

 



Basically I followed the tutorial here with minor changes.  I used my Cricut Craft Room to cut down the width of all the pieces instead of doing it by hand.  I have the CCR file if you would like it.  Then I used the CTMH sparkle paper to do the snowflakes, and I made the star with washi tape and some stamping.  A foundry pin clip is holding the star on.  Here is a close up of the star. 

It takes a full 3 sheets of the sparkle and shine paper and 1/3 sheet of the sparkly paper and a sheet of white daisy.

I hope that your Thanksgiving is full of food and Family and time for Crafting!!!

New Constant Campaign

Hello!

It has been a busy month!  And I have done a lot towards the album I am working on but I haven't had time to get pictures taken so you will just have to imagine the fabulousness of the layouts  :)

I also found time to make the invites for Son's 4th birthday and I did take pictures, but my New (less than 1 year old) computer had to go on a trip to get a new motherboard.   So I will post them later when I have access to the pictures.  Oops!

I have posted new classes for November.  Please let me know ASAP if you would like to join me.  Lots of Holiday joy in the making!

Close to My Heart has a new incentive for anyone willing to join my team.  Sign up to be a new consultant this month (until December 15) and you get a great new product for free that is not even available to ME! until January. 

 

 

Lastly,  I wanted to share the news with you now that we are 1/2 way there.  The family and I are expecting a new addition in March.  I am 20 weeks this week and we have just found out that it will be a boy!  We are very excited.  So if you have been wondering why I have been out of the loop it isn't just school work that is keeping me busy, I have been really tired with this one!  I view it as another excuse to scrap baby pictures.  :)

 

Happy Crafting!!!



Halloween Mini-book

Hello All!

I just completed my first Artbooking project and I am impressed by the results.  I created a Halloween Mini-book!  I used the two mini-book keys and some titles and photo frames from the scrapbooking layout.  I really like the way that I do not have to search for images, it is all right there on one key.  Here is how it turned out!

The cover

Page 1 and 2.  I left the frame open on two side so that I could slip in a picture later.

 

Pages 3 and 4.  I really like the way that the layered grave stones came out.  Found out that glue pen glue does not like to stick to the glitter paper.  :)

Pages 5 and 6.  Again left the frame open to add pictures.

The back.

All ready for this year's photos!  I may add more pages but it will depend on how many pictures I end up taking while sneaking candy from the kids stash.  If you would like to make your own contact me for the materials list or you can join me for the workshop on Tuesday!  Just let me know you are interested in coming ASAP!

Happy Crafting!

ps check out Google+ for Sarita layouts.

October Classes and more layouts from the past.

Hello Everyone!!

I have posted new classes for October.  Check out my classes page for more details.

Also I am still working through my stash and have finished the WOTG for the Pear and Partridge paper pack from last year.  Here are my layouts.

Also the new Holiday guide is here and My Oh My am I excited!!!!  November is going to feature some great projects using the materials to be found in this wonderful guide.  Keep on the lookout for classes coming soon!

Sarita Layouts coming soon!

Happy Crafting!!

National Stamping Month

Sorry that it has been so long but it was a buy end to the summer and school has officially started!

I am working on some layouts to show you but they are not quite ready, so to tide you over let me tell you about this month's Constant Campaign.  This month you can get a set of three fabulous stamps (including an alphabet stamp) for $10 when you spend $50.  Normal retail value is over $40! 

 

 

And if you are also interested in this month's Stamp of the Month then you can get 4 great stamps for only $15 (with a $50 purchase).

 

 

Finally, if you would like to join us for some workshops this month you can find new class information under the Classes tab above.

 

Happy Crafting!!



Laughing Lola

It is August!  Only a few weeks left until school starts and the new catalog is available for ordering.  I still have several classes in August including an open house explaining all the new and wonderful things in the new catalog.  Please check out the classes tab and then email me or comment to let me know you are coming.

Speaking of classes I am ahead of schedule and have completed the Lola Layouts that we will be doing in the workshop.

 

Sorry the color is a little off for the first two!  I need to remember to change my white balance before I finalize the pictures.

 

This last one I think is my favorite!

 

Also CTMH is running an extra special promotion this month.  Usually when you want the stamp of the month you can pay $17.95, or order $50 worth of stuff and buy it for $5;  but this month you order $50 worth of stuff and you get it for FREE, yep $0!

 

 

Happy Crafting!

 

Emily