Happy Birthday, Jaxon!

Today, my nephew, Jaxon, is three. He is crazy about trains and as I looked through my stamps, I realized I did not have a single one with trains (must rectify that real soon)! So, I shrunk a coloring page and printed it out and paper pieced it. I am alright with how it turned out. And Jaxon is three, so he really won’t care about the card at all Happy Birthday, buddy! We sure are going to miss you when you move away to Alberta!

Supplies Used (CTMH unless noted):

Paper: School Zone Level 2 (retired)

Stamps: A Little Everything, Say It In Style

Embellishments: Clear Sparkles, Silver Brads, Glitz Glitter Glue

$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

Mini Paper Backpack

I made a mini paper backpack for William’s teacher as a thank-you gift for the end of the school year. It is hard to believe that there are only 10 more weeks of school left before the summer holidays. What is worse is that when school resumes in August, I will be taking two kids to the school bus. I don’t even want to think about that right now. So, back to the craft…It is a little paper backpack that will hold a gift card for Tim Horton’s or something. I found the template for the back pack on Becky Robert’s blog. You can find it here.

Products Used:

School Days Level 2 Paper Pack – retired

Cranberry Crossgrain Ribbon

Outdoor Denim Cardstock

Adhesive Pearls

SU! Buttons