Thursday, January 7, 2010
More Christmas Pics
Here are some more pictures from Christmas and some of the boys favorite gifts. Both got nerf guns, Steven got legos, and Chris got a DVD player, I got the next movie in the Harry Potter series.
Wedding Invitations
I have been asked by my boyfriend to create several sample wedding invitations. Here is what I came up with. Let me know what you think.
The first is baby pink with colonial white card stock and Simple Beauty stamp set the over all size is 5x7 and don't open.
The second is a 6x6 colonial white, black , and white dasiy cardstock I stamped with Hollyhock ink using the Aspiration stamp set.
The last sample I made is standard card size with the bella paper and a smokey plum cardstock and ink. I use the stamp set that came in the tickeled pink set.
The first is baby pink with colonial white card stock and Simple Beauty stamp set the over all size is 5x7 and don't open.
The second is a 6x6 colonial white, black , and white dasiy cardstock I stamped with Hollyhock ink using the Aspiration stamp set.
The last sample I made is standard card size with the bella paper and a smokey plum cardstock and ink. I use the stamp set that came in the tickeled pink set.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Christmas Pictures
I finally got around to posting some pictures from christmas of the boys.
Christopher wasn't too thrilled on getting his picture with Santa but he did it for his brother.
The boys are always wanting to open gifts early so they got to open their gifts from Grandma and Grandpa and their new PJs on Christmas Eve.
Christopher wasn't too thrilled on getting his picture with Santa but he did it for his brother.
The boys are always wanting to open gifts early so they got to open their gifts from Grandma and Grandpa and their new PJs on Christmas Eve.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Tips for scrapbooking more in 2010
I got this off an e-mail group I'm on so I claim no authorship in any way shape or form. Just wanted to pass along some great tips on how we all can scrap more often (as if we need to scrap more often, though some of us might, though maybe not need to but WANT to might be more accurate) Cindy D. YOU need to look at number 4
1. Go though your stash and make sure you are keeping items you LOVE and not just everything you've ever come across on a sale.
2. Say to yourself daily that perfection is NOT necessary in life or in scrapbooking. Allow yourself to grow creatively and experiment. Being creative doesn't mean being perfect. Accept imperfections
3. Journal! Don't forget to jot even a sentence or two on a layout. If you procrastinate your journaling, do a whole stack of them at once this weekend! Then they will be done!
4. Get your digital pics onto your computer and off the camera. Create a system for finding them again that YOU can work with. Don't wait for hubby or the kids to teach you.
5. Backup your digital computer files onto CD, date it, and send it off to a safe place outside of your own home like a safety deposit box or family member.
6. If you have a backlog of loose photos from 2008--or anytime--sort them and file them into photo boxes. You can always decide what to scrap later. This way you can at least FIND it and it will be safe until then.
7. Go through your inks and pens. Toss out the dry ones! No sense carrying them around or storing them if they are useless! I recently found out that all my black ink pads were DRY! Out they went.
8. Share. Give your excess to a younger scrapper or a kid's craft program, Scouts, or charity.
9. Weed out your email groups--except for those that truly inspire you. ;) You need the time for creativity, not chatter.
10. Be Brave! Show your work to the local card or scrapbooking store around you. Share layouts at a crop instead of hiding your work. Resist the urge to downplay or disparage your own work. Accept compliments with "Thank you" instead of "Oh I hate it, I should have...."
And a bonus tip--Have fun! Set aside time each week to scrap. Keep the date with your creativity. :)
1. Go though your stash and make sure you are keeping items you LOVE and not just everything you've ever come across on a sale.
2. Say to yourself daily that perfection is NOT necessary in life or in scrapbooking. Allow yourself to grow creatively and experiment. Being creative doesn't mean being perfect. Accept imperfections
3. Journal! Don't forget to jot even a sentence or two on a layout. If you procrastinate your journaling, do a whole stack of them at once this weekend! Then they will be done!
4. Get your digital pics onto your computer and off the camera. Create a system for finding them again that YOU can work with. Don't wait for hubby or the kids to teach you.
5. Backup your digital computer files onto CD, date it, and send it off to a safe place outside of your own home like a safety deposit box or family member.
6. If you have a backlog of loose photos from 2008--or anytime--sort them and file them into photo boxes. You can always decide what to scrap later. This way you can at least FIND it and it will be safe until then.
7. Go through your inks and pens. Toss out the dry ones! No sense carrying them around or storing them if they are useless! I recently found out that all my black ink pads were DRY! Out they went.
8. Share. Give your excess to a younger scrapper or a kid's craft program, Scouts, or charity.
9. Weed out your email groups--except for those that truly inspire you. ;) You need the time for creativity, not chatter.
10. Be Brave! Show your work to the local card or scrapbooking store around you. Share layouts at a crop instead of hiding your work. Resist the urge to downplay or disparage your own work. Accept compliments with "Thank you" instead of "Oh I hate it, I should have...."
And a bonus tip--Have fun! Set aside time each week to scrap. Keep the date with your creativity. :)
Friday, January 1, 2010
CTMH January Stamp of the Month - True Friends
January Stamp of the Month
Receive a FREE Stamp Set with your $100 purchase!
True Friends
D1406: (Set of 11) $22.95 US/ $28.50 CAN
Available: January 1 - January 31, 2009 only
CTMH'S Spring 2010 Consultant Kit
Make 2010 your best year yet! Become a Close to My Heart Consultant!
Quick Facts:
* Join in January for $99 and get over $350 in products and business start up supplies, including our Exclusive Felicity Kit.
* You will then receive a commission of 22% to 35% on all of your purchases, when you maintain a quarterly minimum of $300 (beginning April 1).
New Consultant Kit Contents:
In addition to Business Training and Marketing Supplies, the products you will receive are:
· My Acrylix® Beautiful Day Incentive Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Bee Mine Petite Perks Stamp Set
· Veranda Workshops on the Go™ Guide
· Spring 2010 B&T Duos® Sampler
· Connections Club™ Reward: Sprinkles
· Connections Club™ Cards (25)
· Color Swatches
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 1 Kit
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 2 Paper Packet
· My Reflections® Veranda Level 2 My Stickease® Assortment
· 12" x 12" White Daisy Cardstock (24)
· My Acrylix® Follow Your Heart Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Authentic Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® One of a Kind Stamp Set
· My Acrylix® Cherished Flourishes Stamp Set
· 2" x 3" My Acrylix® Block
· 4" x 4" My Acrylix® Block
· Barn Red Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Garden Green Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Juniper Exclusive Inks® Pad
· Filigree Charms
· Just Blooms® Spring Blossom
· Brown StazOn® Ink Pad
· Mini-Medley Antique Copper Accents
· Double Scrubber
· My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner
· Bonding Memories® Glue (1.7 oz.)
· Sponge
Happy New Year
WOW a new year already! Who can believe it’s already 2010, it seemed only a short time ago we were celebrating the new millennium and now we are 10 years into it. I just want to wish everyone a joyous and prosperous New Year.
Well it’s that time again to take stock of what’s happened in the last year and look forward to the New Year. This is the time that everyone makes their New Years resolutions to improve some aspect of their lives. As I sit here thinking about where I would like this New Year to take me, I remember years of the past and how some have been good and others not so good.
As I think about my resolutions for this upcoming year several things come to mind that I would like to improve on first like 19% of resolution makers I would like to lose some weight, but not only would I like to lose weight but I would like to make some lifestyle changes as well which I hope will benefit me in my weight loss goals I want to exercise more and improve my diet. Being a single mom of two active boys I would think I got enough exercise chasing after them but obviously it don’t work that way.
My next resolution involves my business as a CTMH consultant. I want to grow my business and earn one of the incentive trips that are offered. I have until September 2010 to earn enough points for the cruise to the Eastern Caribbean which is my goal for now. Part of making that goal I need to really work on getting parties booked each month.
I’m not sure yet how or where I will do it but I would like to start a club or crop each month.
I also am resolving to use the papers and stamps that I have accumulated but haven’t use as of yet. CTMH has such awesome papers and stamp sets that I tend to want it all but then don’t have the time to use it. So now’s the time to make time each night or at least once a week to scrapbook and use what I have and to prepare for parties and get new ideas.
I resolve to set aside at least 2 hours a week to work on business building.
My last resolution is to keep up with this blog. I have several goals in mind for this blog. I want to use it as a business builder tool, but I also want to showcase some of my artwork and share the happenings of my immediate family with my extended family.
WOW nothing like lofty goals for the coming year. We will have to see if any of these goals come to pass or not. Tune in next year and see what was accomplished.
Well it’s that time again to take stock of what’s happened in the last year and look forward to the New Year. This is the time that everyone makes their New Years resolutions to improve some aspect of their lives. As I sit here thinking about where I would like this New Year to take me, I remember years of the past and how some have been good and others not so good.
As I think about my resolutions for this upcoming year several things come to mind that I would like to improve on first like 19% of resolution makers I would like to lose some weight, but not only would I like to lose weight but I would like to make some lifestyle changes as well which I hope will benefit me in my weight loss goals I want to exercise more and improve my diet. Being a single mom of two active boys I would think I got enough exercise chasing after them but obviously it don’t work that way.
My next resolution involves my business as a CTMH consultant. I want to grow my business and earn one of the incentive trips that are offered. I have until September 2010 to earn enough points for the cruise to the Eastern Caribbean which is my goal for now. Part of making that goal I need to really work on getting parties booked each month.
I’m not sure yet how or where I will do it but I would like to start a club or crop each month.
I also am resolving to use the papers and stamps that I have accumulated but haven’t use as of yet. CTMH has such awesome papers and stamp sets that I tend to want it all but then don’t have the time to use it. So now’s the time to make time each night or at least once a week to scrapbook and use what I have and to prepare for parties and get new ideas.
I resolve to set aside at least 2 hours a week to work on business building.
My last resolution is to keep up with this blog. I have several goals in mind for this blog. I want to use it as a business builder tool, but I also want to showcase some of my artwork and share the happenings of my immediate family with my extended family.
WOW nothing like lofty goals for the coming year. We will have to see if any of these goals come to pass or not. Tune in next year and see what was accomplished.
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