Welcome hoppers!

As you have seen, there is some great artwork in this blog hop already! You should have arrived here from Haley’s Blog. What a great idea to document her journey, right?

This month, the set is called Home Sweet Home, and has four great images on it.

I found a great inspiration image (which I saved, on my laptop that died yesterday), but am not able to share it with you! (sorry!!)

I ended up making a whole set of cards, and this whole process was fairly simple!

I used our great buttons on this project too!

I’ll show the how to below, so scroll down if you would like to see. Or, you can hop on over to Vicki’s blog

So, my first step was to pick the colors that I wanted to use, and then I stamped the image that I wanted one time on each of the sheets of cardstock with white daisy ink. (I chose hollyhock, pear, lagoon, desert sand, sunset, and blush)

Then I cut them into strips using the CTMH ruler and cutting knife (as shown below) and then trimmed them down and notched them into banner shapes with my microtip scissors.

Then, I laid them out on my versamat so that I had all the colors in each one, and made sure there weren’t two pinks next to each other.

I added some colonial white banners to help balance it. I popped the whole thing up on some foam tape. Added some seam binding and a button and put it on the card. I think it turned out super cute! And, for about the same amount of effort, I now have 6 different cards that I can give out to people.

I hope that you enjoyed my cards and my mini tutorial!

Have a crafty day!

Today is the final listing of the retiring items at the end of the month! Hopefully you have gotten everything that you wanted before they are all gone! Each of the items are linked to my CTMH shopping page, and as before, you are able to find the whole list of everything retiring here.

Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads

Z1360 Rhinestone Designer Brads

Z1361 Brads Red Assortment

Z1362 Brads Pink Assortment

Brads Blue Assortment

Sold Out

Z1364 Brads Green Assortment

Z1365 Brads Basic Assortment

Z1387 Wooden Designer Buttons

Z1391 Buttons Clear Assortment

Z1687 Bohemian Assortment

Z1694 Bouquet Assortment

Z1464 Milepost Shapes

Z1466 Bling Assortment

Z1709 Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers

Z1689 Timeless Charms

Z1763 Boutique Assortment

Z1711 Foundry® Binder Clips

Z1712 Foundry® Number Plates

Z1681 Dimensional Elements Numbers

Z1761 Dimensional Elements Ornaments

Z1762 Dimensional Elements Snowflakes

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Today there will be a hodge podge of things on the retiring items list. We have some albums, dimensional elements, My Creations items, some felt alphas, and more! Remember, these items are all while supplies last! (I’ve already had to take off a few things, just while creating the post!) So, shop sooner rather than later! You can always find the full list of things that are retiring here.

Z1395 Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet)

Z1465 Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers

Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet

Z1696 Keepsake Felt Alphabet

Z1388 Newsprint Rub-Ons

Z1765 Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes

Z1460 Foundry® Ribbon Slides

Z1461 Décor Journaling Spots

Z1393 Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection

Z1316 Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection

Z1385 Designer Ribbon Blue Collection

Z1615 Designer Ribbon Red Collection

Z1616 Designer Ribbon Green Collection

Z1352 4 1/2″ Colonial White Circle Cards

Z1353 4 1/2″ White Daisy Circle Cards

Z1731 My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit

Z1407 6″ x 6″ Olive Quick Pic™ Album

Z1408 6″ x 6″ Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album

Z1054 My Creations® Display Album

Z1378 My Creations® Banner

Z1614 My Creations® Memory Game

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Today I am showing you all of the Workshops on the Go that are retiring on the 31st. You will want to make sure to grab these, as they won’t be available after then, and are likely to sell out before the end of January. The stamps in these kits are fabulous, and ONLY available in these kits. Remember, you can see the whole list of retiring items here.

G1041 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Cardmaking Kit

G1043 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit

G1040 Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit

G1042 Workshops on the Go® Scroll Album Kit

G1044 Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit

G1045 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit

G1046 Workshops on the Go® Clementine Scrapbooking Kit

G1047 Workshops on the Go® Dakota Scrapbooking Kit

G1048 Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie Scrapbooking Kit

G1049 Workshops on the Go® Scholastic Scrapbooking Kit

G1050 Workshops on the Go® Flirty Scrapbooking Kit

G1051 Workshops on the Go® Moonlight Scrapbooking Kit

G1052 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Well, you have seen all of the stamp sets that are retiring on the 31st, so that means it’s time to move to the next bits! Today I am showing you the paper packs and matching complements and some of the matching embellishment packs. Please remember, these are all while supplies last, so don’t wait until the last minute!

My Reflections® Stella Paper Packet

Sold Out

X7147C Stella Complements Canvas Shapes

X7148B My Reflections® Pemberley Paper Packet

X7148C My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment

X7150B My Reflections® Victory Paper Packet

X7150C My Stickease® Victory Assortment

Z1692 Tough Tags

My Reflections® Florentine Paper Packet

Sold Out

X7158B La Belle Vie Paper Packet

X7158C La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment

X7160B Flirty Paper Packet

X7160C Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements

Z1749 Autumn Lane Assortment

X7161B Moonlight Paper Packet

X7161C Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements

Z1741 Haunted Assortment

X7162B Pear & Partridge Paper Packet

Z1772 Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday

X7162C Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Today we are looking at the D & E sized stamp sets. The D stamp sets are each $17.95 and the E sized set is $29.95, and as always, are linked directly to my CTMH shopping page. Also, you can see the full list here.

D1195 The Works Alphabet

D1222 Tiny Typewriter Alphabet

D1296 Chocolate Alphabet Small

D1301 Hodge Podge Alphabet

D1303 Classmate Alphabet

D1462 Splendid Day

D1464 Card Chatter—Love

D1467 Trees & Things

D1472 Simple Memories

D1478 Bingo Alphabet

D1505 Roar!

D1508 Diverse Backgrounds

D1509 Magic Adventures

D1511 Kick Back

E1013 Field Trip Alphabet

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

Welcome back!

Today we have the C sized stamp sets. These stamp sets are each $13.95, and as always, are linked directly to my CTMH shopping page. Also, you can see the full list here.

C1439 Enjoy Life

C1440 Take a Picture

C1442 Tailor-Made

C1450 Eclectic Edges

C1452 Delight

C1455 Aspire

C1456 Heartfelt Treasures

C1457 Happy Camper

C1458 Paper Lantern

C1473 Remarkable Wreath

C1474 10 Things

C1485 Super Powers

C1498 Country Life

C1499 Perfect Day

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

It is the start of a new year, and that means it’s time to start new classes and workshops!

On the schedule for January are:

UFO night

1/11 6-10pm, come craft with friends and finish some of those Un-Finished Objects! They don’t have to be paper crafting, maybe you need to finish that blanket that you wanted to get to someone for Christmas. Bring it, and have some fun chatter with friends! This is a free evening, but bring a snack to share! (something small is fine!)

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Kids Club

1/17 5:30-7:30, this is for kids and moms/dads to come and be crafty. These projects are for the kids to do and parents to help! For January, we will be making thank you cards. There will be a set of 8 for each child. Cost is $10 if you bring your own glue and $12 if you need for me to supply it. For just $5 more, I can pre stamp the pieces and mail this kit to you!

Order must be in by 1/15 so that I can make sure to everything ready for each child!

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Frame Workshop

1/18 6-9pm, This is a fun class with the My Creations Bracket Frame and the Avonlea papers. The class includes the frame, papers necessary, sparkles, use of stamp and ink, and cricut cut shapes. Cost is $25 if you supply your own glue and $27 if you need me to supply it for you. For $15 more, I can pre-stamp the pieces and mail this kit to you.

Order must be in by 1/9 so that I can make sure to have the order in time for the workshop.

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Card Workshop

1/25 from 6-9pm or 1/30 from 12-2, For the Card workshop this month, we will be making 6 cards for multiple occasions {Congrats, Thank you (x2), Happy Birthday, & Just because (x2)} Cost for this class with be $20 if you bring your own glue and $22 if you need for me to supply it for you. For just $5 more, I can pre stamp the pieces and mail this kit to you!

Orders need to be made by 1/16 to ensure that I have the product on hand and ready.

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Scrapbook Workshop

1/26 from 2-5pm, This will be a great class to get some pages completed for your albums! We will be working with the Avonlea papers, and be making 3 two page layouts. Cost for this class will be $25 when supplying your own glue and $27 if you would like for me to supply it. Would you like your own exclusive C sized stamp set? To add it to the mix it is only another $10! Would you like this kit pre-cut, pre-stamped and mailed to you? It would be an additional $15 on top of either kit price listed.

Order must be placed by 1/16 to ensure that I have enough time for the product to arrive.

I can’t wait to see you at one or all of these events!

Hello everyone!

Well, as you know, the new Idea Book will be available on Feb 1st! There are so many fun things in this new book! I can’t wait to show you all! Remember, come to my open house on Feb 1st to be able to see some of the new items, all of the new papers, and be able to take a little something home with you!

I thought I would do what I did last year, and get you the list of retiring things, so that if they are something that you ‘need’, that you will have the chance to pick them up. These items are all while supplies last, and will be available until January 31st. After that, they will be gone, gone, gone! So, make sure you take a look and see what you need!!

I am breaking up the lists with photos for each grouping, so as to not overwhelm you completely, however you can see the full itemized list here.

On to the stamp sets that will be gone effective January 31st! As always, the A sizes stamp sets are $6.95 and the B sizes are $9.95. Each of the photos are linked directly to my CTMH store, so you can purchase them through the website, or you can purchase them through me via a phone call or email.

A1104 A Tweet

A1111 A Tulip

A1116 A Melody

A1122 Bravo

A1128 Quick Cards—Shell

A1129 A Rainbow

B1365 Spring Up

B1369 Rosy Regards

B1374 Bee Happy

B1397 He Is Risen

Through the end of January, any order that is $35 qualifies to get this fabulous Whooo’s your Valentine kit for only $10! Perfect for teachers, bus drivers, special best friends, co workers, kiddos, and more! Make sure to get yours before the end of January!

And remember, that when your order reaches $50, your Stamp of the Month is only $5! This set is great for vintagey type valentines, and so many more cards and pages!

I hope you have a crafty day!

So, in looking at old Creative University posts, remembering a great lady that passed away last week, I realized that I never did post about my class that I taught. I have to tell you, that I was really scared that the wonderful ladies at the retreat wouldn’t like my mini album that I had created! It went through MANY MANY revisions before it was something that I liked! My dear friend Erin of Inky Smiles, was a big help in the finalizing of this project! (Thanks dear!!)

This mini album uses the Stella paper pack that is now retired, the Bohemian Assortment (that will retire at the end of the month), and many Cricut Art Philosophy shapes!

As you can see, there are many flowers for the front of this mini album.

We also used some natural hemp twine.

And some Bronze Glitz Glitter Gel. This stuff is fabulous! Easiest way to add glitter to a project, ever! And it won’t get all over the place!

The inside has pages that flip up, after the tin is opened. There are plenty of spots for photos and journaling.

As a special, the next 10 people that orders a paper pack, embellishment pack, and some hemp or twine from me, I will send you a Tin and the instructions with cutting guide on how to create this for yourself!

Remember, the Stamp of the month is only $5 when your order reaches $50!

During the month of January, you can still get the Whooo’s your Valentine kit, a $40 value for just $10 when your order reaches $35! What a fantastic deal! You get two sneak peaks into the new Idea Book that will be released in February!

Want to earn some of these things for free? Contact me to host your own party, and I will give you an extra bonus at your party!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Crafty New Year!!