I thought it would be fun to work a little ahead and have a few monthly signs ready for Emily before they were actually needed.  This also gave me a chance to take advantage of 3 more owls that were available to me in the Cricut Explore trial subscription. I pulled out some Lollydoodle paper to…

Merry Christmas Eve!  My little girl turned three months old and I used one of the free images with my trial subscription on the Cricut Explore to cut out a Christmas owl.  I just love his Santa hat and scarf!   The chocolate and champagne cardstock was used from some Pathfinding Paper Packet scraps.  The rest of the…

Good Morning.  I shared the second project I made using my Cricut Explore and didn’t want to forget to share the very first project.  This card took me literally 10 minutes to make.  It would have been even less but I was motivating myself to get other stuff done when the machine was cutting, so…

Good Morning!  I’m very excited about the Merry Christmas banner I created using the Yuletide Carol CTMH paper packet along with the coordinating Yuletide Carol Assortment. This was the second project I made with my new Cricut Explore.  I have to say that I absolutely love this machine.  For all my accounting friends out there this…

Orders can be made from Close To My Heart’s Seasonal Expressions starting December 1st! There are so many fun new things in this catalog.  I love using embossing folders and there is a new one with cute little hearts on it (see page 11.)  Hopscotch might just be my new favorite paper packet (see page…

I am!  My son and I made 6 of these little cuties over the weekend and they came together pretty fast.  The clay pots and saucers were spray painted and left in the garage overnight.  The “stems” are just little knobs that we painted with Crayola washable paint and the “vines” were shaped by wrapping the wire around a pencil. …

Close To My Heart Studio J digital scrapbooking is celebrating it’s 5th Anniversary.  What does that mean to you?  They are having a sale called Studio J Lucky 5! Layouts purchased during November are just $5 each.  That’s a 25% discount.  You still have a week to take advantage of this great deal.  This is…

I’ve been excited to use the new CTMH Shadow Box to display a scrapbook page on our wall.  Thanksgiving felt like the perfect time!   I’m using the Pathfinding Paper Packet as well as the Pathfinding Complements. The November Stamp of the Month It’s the Little Things was used to add a sentiment with Barn Red Exclusive Ink in the…

Good Morning! Each month I want to take a picture of Emily holding a little sign that says the month.  I’m so excited to see the progression of her changes throughout the year and then, of course, make the perfect scrapbook page(s) to go with it. I’m using the Lollydoodle paper packet here.  This was…

I’ve been wanting to use the new Artfully Sent Cricut Collection and making treat bags for my son’s Halloween party at school gave me the perfect excuse.  This cartridge truly does so many amazing things and this is only one of the 700 images that this one cartridge will do.  What I like about this…