Retiring Items

There are lots of items retiring from the current idea book and they will only be around until January 31st and then they will be gone forever, so if you really  need something for a project or just have to have it, now is the time to order it.  You can place your order here
There are lots of stamps, paper and embellishments.


Happy Stampin and Scrapin

Rebecca

Ivy Lane Card Workshop

Ivy Lane Card Workshop

Friday January 31st, 2014
6:30 pm


We will be making these cute cards for birthdays or any occasion.

Cost:
Card Kit with Stamp set : $30.00
Card Kit without stamp set: $15.00

Bring your own adhesive!


Please RSVP and Pre-pay by January 22nd, 2014

You can pay with paypal button below



Ivy Lane Card Kit

Ivy Lane Card Kit


Just received my order today for some of the new product. I started out with the Ivy Lane card kit.  I love the colors and the gold shimmer trim.  It makes the cards shine. I will be doing a card workshop with this soon so stay tuned!


Happy stampin and scrappin!

Rebecca


Baby Cakes Layout

I made this layout of Masons first photo using the Baby Cakes WOTG .  I also used the Baby Cakes Stamp set that came with the Kit.  I added his name and the Scalloped edge using the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  This is going to be the first page is his first book.  I love how it turned out.






Thanks for Looking!





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Welcome 2014!

This year went by pretty fast, especially Christmas, I have not worked much on CTMH but I am going to get back into it full blast this year.  I did receive my New Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book that goes live on February 1st, I will be letting you know how you can receive your copy early shortly.

We had a very nice Christmas, we spent Christmas Eve with my husbands family and Christmas Day with my family. 



After Christmas we decided to go camping to Octillo Wells, my husband and son have dirt bikes so they were very excited.  I just wanted to go relax and get away.  The night before I woke up with a little sore throat but thought no big deal, so we headed on our way.  Once we arrived and set up camp, I started to feel worse, so I made it thru the night and rested the next day only to feel even worse, so I packed up my stuff that night and headed home.  I left them out there with the trailer to have fun riding, its a short 2 hour drive, or even longer if you feel like crap.  I came home and rested that night and woke up Sunday and rested on the couch all day and was feeling a lot better, so Monday morning I headed back out to the desert to pick them up. 
As far as New Years Eve, I decided I better stay in and get better, so I decided to keep warm and watch some TV and then I got a great idea to organize my filing cabinet.  I have been wanting to do it for a while, but said I will in the New Year,  I have been pinning a lot of organizing ideas on Pinterest so I laid it all out on the living room floor and went to town.  Now It is all done and ready for the New Year.

Going to be organizing a lot of things in the house so I might be posting about Organizing too!


I am ready for new things to come in 2014!  Excited to see how this year turns out!

Happy New Year,

January Stamp of the Month

Stamp of the Month

January 2014: Cross-stitch Wishes

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S1401 Cross-stitch Wishes, set of 13
Recommended Blocks:
2" × 2" (Y1003)
3" × 3" (Y1006)
2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009)
2" × 6 1/2" (Y1010)

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January 2014: Home Sweet Home (S1401)

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Incredibly Cool Crafts

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Materials Needed
  1. My Acrylix® Cross-Stitch Wishes
  2. Huntington Paper Packet
  3. My Creations® Kraft Container
  4. 5" × 7" Hinged Display Tray
  5. Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection
  6. Laughing Lola Assortment
  7. Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment
  8. Cricut® Artiste Collection
Required Tools
  1. My Acrylix® Glamour Lowercase
  2. Barn Red Cardstock
  3. Black Cardstock
  4. Colonial White Cardstock
  5. Sorbet Cardstock
  6. Sunset Cardstock
  7. Twilight Cardstock
  8. Barn Red Exclusive Inks® Pad
  9. Black Exclusive Inks® Pad
  10. Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad
  11. Goldrush Exclusive Inks® Pad
  12. Twilight Exclusive Inks® Pad
  13. Slate Exclusive Inks® Pad
  14. Autumn Terracotta Exclusive Inks® Marker Set
  15. Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems
  16. Sparkles Clear Assortment
  17. Bitty Sparkles
  18. Aqua Dots
  19. Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape
  20. Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon
  21. Sponge Daubers
  22. Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

Love Gift Container


Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.
  • Cut the following Cricut® Art Philosophy shapes using paper of choice:
    • 2 3/4", 3 1/2", 3 3/4", 4 1/2" and 6" Font (p. 68)
    • 2 3/4" <Circle1> (p. 21)
    • 2" <Oval3> (p. 42)
    • 2" Layer <Oval3> (p. 42)
  • Use sponge dauber and Cocoa ink to color seam binding ribbon. Set aside to dry.
  • Sponge edges of each flower petal with corresponding ink color. Create flowers.
  • Stamp XOXO border along cardstock strip before adhering around top of container.
  • When the ribbon is dry, wrap around container and tie in a bow. Create faux leaves with ribbon on top of container.
  • Embellish with stamped accents and accessories, as desired.

Tessa Hinged Display Tray


Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.
  • Cut the following Cricut® Art Philosophy shapes using paper of choice:
    • 3", 4", and 5" Font <Banner1> (p. 68)
    • 1 1/2" <Banner2> (cut 5, p. 29)
  • Cut the following Cricut® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
    • 1 1/2" Shift+Accent 2 <A> (cut 8, p. 51)
  • Sponge edges of each flower petal with corresponding ink color. Create flowers.
  • Sponge edges of all papers and photos with inks of choice, if desired.
  • Embellish with stamped accents and accessories, using 3-D foam tape for dimension as desired.

12" × 12" We Are Family Layout

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern (Main Frame—Offset™) found on page 57 of our Reflections® how-to publication for inspiration.
  • Cut the following Cricut® Art Philosophy title using Cricut® Craft Room and paper of choice:
    • "Family"
  • Cut the following Cricut® Artiste title using Cricut® Craft Room and paper of choice:
    • "we" and "are"
  • Cut five 11" pennants.
  • Sponge edges of all papers and photos with inks of choice, if desired.
  • Embellish with paper accents and accessories, using 3-D foam tape for dimension as desired.