Creative Claire

Claire is my oldest niece and she is very special to me. She moved with her family to Medicine Hat and I miss her so much.

Being the oldest of four, she rarely has time to herself, and was super excited that she was going to be able to come and stay with us all by herself…no sisters or brothers.

She loves to craft and is so very creative. We wanted to make something special for her new room. This is the first time, since she was less than two, that she would have her own bedroom. when they lived in Saskatoon, she shared a room with both of her sisters! I am very proud of what she came up with and I think it will look super in her bedroom!

Supplies Used (CTMH, unless noted):

Paper:
Bella (retired)

Stamps:
Everlasting Life

Accessories:
Pearls
Rub-ons
Paper Flowers
Embosslits Butterflies (SU!)

Many Marvelous Bows!

I found a tutorial for making paper gift bows and I thought they were so cute. I tweaked the instructions a bit and made some for myself. They turned out great and they are very simple to make. I did not use brads in mine…it was all adhesive. If you are interested in trying some, check out the tutorial on Split Coast Stampers here.

The bows were all made with retired CTMH paper, except the bottom one, which was made with the Miracle Kit. It was a special last May. The paper was really beautiful and I was hoping they would come out with a whole pack of it. They may or may not have obliged me in the new catalog that starts on February 1. (I’m not telling ;)

Day 5

Bella

Boom-Di-Ada

Unforgettable

$2, $4, $6 for 8

If you had a chance to read the CTMH retiring list that I posted yesterday, you will notice that all (yes ALL) of the current paperpacks and stickers are being retired. There are many big changes ahead for Close to My Heart. In 2011, there will be only two idea books instead of three. This is good news, as it means there will be many more wonderful new things in the book. The other big news is that anything in a book will be available for only the life of that book. That means, any paper packs, embellishments and stamp sets will only be available for six months. As it is right now, we have stamp sets and paper packs that are five years old. So, what does this mean for you? If you see something that you want, you have to remember that after the six months the book is live, it will be gone forever.

Now for some great news! Because all of the paper packs and Stickease are being retired, CTMH is having a huge blowout sale. I am posting a list of what will be on the sale.

The sale will be from August 4th-11th, while supplies last.  If you would like anything, please feel free to place the order on my website.

Here is the sale list:

Level 1 Paperpacks - regular $11.50 - will be $4.00
-Vintage Travel

-Discovery

-Heirloom

-Floral Impressions

-Laid Back

-Just Chillin'

-Simple Pleasures

-Best Friends Forever

-School Zone

-Abundance

-More to Adore

-Sonata

-Cutie Pie

-Route 66

-Majestic Blue

-Expedition

-Let's Get Together

-Floral Tapestry

-Everlasting

-Caprice

-Enchanted

-Free Spirit

-Life's Delights

-Silhouette

-It's A Guy Thing

-Good Times

-Sweet Pea

-Paper Garden

-Boom-Di-Ada

-Blue Ribbon

-Game On

-Sarsparilla

-Perfect Day

-Magic Moments

-Notebook

-Aspen

-Evensong

-Emporium

-Unforgettable

-That's Amore

-Daydream

-Stardust

-Back Country

-Moon Doggie

-Animal Cookies

-Tinkerin'

-Bella

-Jingle

-Sweet Home

-Grace

-Twitterpated

Level 2 Paperpacks - regular $15.50 - will be $6.00

-Heirloom

-Floral Impressions

-Simple Pleasures

-Abundance

-More to Adore

-Majestic Blue

-Everlasting

-Caprice

-Enchanted

-Free Spirit

-Silhouette

-It's A Guy Thing

-Good Times

-Boom-Di-Ada

-Blue Ribbon

-Game On

-Sarsparilla

-Perfect Day

-Magic Moments

-Notebook

-Aspen

-Evensong

-Emporium

-Unforgettable

-That's Amore

-Daydream

-Stardust

-Back Country

-Moon Doggie

-Animal Cookies

-Tinkerin'

-Bella

-Jingle

-Sweet Home

-Grace

-Twitterpated

My Stickease Assortment - regular $5.75-$8.95 - will be $2.00

-Vintage Travel

-Floral Impressions

-Sweet Harmony

-Just Chillin'

-Simple Pleasures

-Best Friends Forever

-School Zone

-Abundance

-More to Adore

-Sonata

-Cutie Pie

-Route 66

-Majestic Blue

-Expedition

-Everlasting

-Caprice

-Enchanted

-Free Spirit

-Life's Delights

-Silhouette

-It's A Guy Thing

-Good Times

-Sweet Pea

-Paper Garden

-Boom-Di-Ada

-Blue Ribbon

-Game On

-Sarsparilla

-Perfect Day

-Magic Moments

-Notebook

-Aspen

-Evensong

-Emporium

-Unforgettable

-That's Amore

-Daydream

-Stardust

-Back Country

-Moon Doggie

-Animal Cookies

-Tinkerin'

-Bella

-Jingle

-Sweet Home

-Grace

-Twitterpated

Happy Birthday, Rae!

It was my friend, Rae’s birthday on Sunday. You will find that I always post birthday cards after the fact. that is because I would hate for someone to see their card on my blog before they get the real version. So, Rae, happy belated birthday.

Rae loves hydrangeas and I had some paper ones, so I thought that the Bella paper pack was the best match. I used some Laundry Line rub-on’s from My Mind’s Eye and some adhesive backed half pearls. For the inside, I used a couple more rub-ons and For Every Occasion stamp set. I am really pleased with how it turned out. A pretty card for a pretty lady.

A Purse for Mrs. Colton

Mrs. Colton was an EA at William’s school. She worked with his class a lot in grade one. She wasn’t with him as much in grade two, but he was always happy when he got to talk with her at recess or while he was waiting for the school bus. She announced her retirement a couple of weeks ago and that made him very sad. He figured we should make a gift for her as well and I thought that was a great idea. So, we made another purse with another set of cards.

This time I used the Bella paper. I thought since she was retiring, she might like it better than the school papers. She loved it and told William that she would come visit him and make sure he was being good. It is just the start of summer vacation and he is already looking forward to fall when Mrs. Colton comes to visit the school.