September Scrappy Friends Challenge 2015

Hello my friends, hope everyone is having an amazing September!!  I was able to get some crafting time with some amazing creative women at our monthly group, Design Divas, this weekend. I did more socializing than crafting, and I still had so much fun. I wanted to share a layout that I made to enter in the September 2015 Scrappy Friends Challenge.

1)In Rochelle's challenge, I choose to use Pennants, School theme, and Shape punch. Also used Notebook paper, numbers, and Shape punch.


2) I used Brenda's beautiful layout

3) I used Kelly's Color Challenge.  I was lucky to have numbers paper that had green, brown, red, orange, and yellow on it. :)

Thank you for letting me share.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!!

Hello School, Goodbye summer!!

Happy back to school!!
 My 3 older boys were happy to go back to school.  For me, bittersweet.  I love that they are reunited with friends and teachers, with more day to day structure, but I miss sleeping in!!

Now only having two little ones home with me, I was able to complete a page for August 2015 Scrappy Friends challenge.
Here is my layout:


I really enjoyed making this layout.
1) From Rochelle's August Tic Tac Toe challenge, I went straight down the middle.

I used felt balloons from my stash.  The velum gray camera is from a new paper collection from Close to My Heart, Zoe and the 4 patterned paper Confetti Wishes paper pack also from CTMH.

2) I used Brenda's Sketch challenge

3) I used Kelly's Word challenge

There were so many wonderful words to pick from, I choose family!!

Thank you again for letting me share.  Have an awesomely blessed day!!

From Scraps to Beauty 1

Hello everyone.  Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful summer.
I just wanted to share some cards I made from the scraps I had left over from the July 2015 Scrappy Friends Challenge I entered in last month.  
I used the leftover paper from the challenge. I used ribbon, couple of stickers, and cut outs from my stash.
Also used Close to My Heart stamps, July 2015 stamp of the month and July 2014 stamp of the month.

5 x 7 card 

5 x 5.25 card

 cards with two additional 3 x 3 cards

I also gave the challenge to my 10 year old son 

to make something creative and this is what he came up with.

I love that he used all the patterned paper and made his own cut outs. 

 He is so creative.

Thank you for letting me share!

 Have a wonderful and blessed day!!

I'm back with a Bang, Happy 4th of July 2015!!

Hello everyone.  I'm back!! Just kidding never left, only added to our beautiful growing family. I would like to introduce our newest member of our family,
Zakariyah Jozef
Born February 23,2015
5lbs and 18 inches

It is so awesome to see already in 4 months his unique personality.

Big sister loves her baby brother

( My favorite, he was just as surprise to hold his bottle as I was!)


Happy 4th of July 2015!

I am so excited to share this project that I have been working on for a couple of days.
Very thankful for my husband for helping with the kiddies so I could do some crafting.
What a fun stress reliever :)

I have also decided to enter my page layout into a couple of fun monthly blog challenges.


1)  July tic-tac-toe challenge over at http://rochellespears.blogspot.com

I went straight down the middle.  I used red star brads, some blue and white stars and some pretty striped paper.  I really like this challenge because it helped me with using my embellishments


2) July 2015 Sketch Challenge over at  http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

I love the arrangement of this sketch.  It was perfect for my three boys that are in school.


3) Kelly's color challenge

This color challenge helped me use some paper that I would not have normally used.  I love the colors.


4) My own personal challenge.  To combine all challenges and use
some CTMH products.

I used July 2015 SOTM

Free with $25 qualifying purchase

Oceanside sequins Z3041

If you are interested in any Close to My Heart products please visit my website at http://creativegiftsfromabove.ctmh.com also if you have any questions email me at Creativegiftsfromabove@gmail.com

Thank you again for letting me share.  

2 Corinthians 3:17 - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

New Catalog is now LIVE!!

So excited to share about the brand new idea catalog from Close to My Heart!!

There are so many awesome products here is some of my favorite already. :)

Workshop on the Go - Snowhaven Card Kit

With the WOTG- Snowhaven Card Kit, you received more than enough materials to complete 15 cards.  That is $1.66 per homemade card!!

Trick or Treat Sweets

Here is an example of a card I made with Trick or Treat Sweets.

 

 

Another fun way to scrapbook your pictures is through the Studio J online scrapbook program from CTMH.  I have never done an online scrapbook program before and I was so amazed on how easy and inexpensive it was.  Here is one of my 2 page layouts.

 

 

Also for the month of August, when you purchase any of the 13 available Picture My Life™ scrapbooking programs featured in the 2014–2015 Annual Inspirations idea book at their full retail price of $24.95 USD / $27.50 CAD, you are eligible to add your choice of 1 of 8 qualifying Memory Protectors™ 10-packs for just $3.00! Each Picture My Life scrapbooking program already includes a coordinating 10-pack of Memory Protectors, so when you add your additional 10-pack for only $3.00 you will be well on your way to your own picture-perfect pocket scrapbooking adventure!

 

Also for August is the Stamp of the Month, with a qualify purchase of $50.00, you can receive 

What a Hoot for only $5.00 (original price $17.95), that is a savings of  70%!!

 

 

 

Thank you again for letting me share, if you are interested in any CTMH products or have any questions please contact me at:

http://creativegiftsfromabove.ctmh.com

 

Close to My Heart Celebrating 30 years

This June, Close to My Heart is celebrating 30 beautiful years. 

In honor of founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the stamping and scrapbooking industry, when you place an order totaling $50 during the month of June, you can add your choice of 1 of 6 great gift collections to your order for just $30! Each collection has an original retail value of at least $50—some even as high as $65. Plus, each collection is perfectly tailored to fit a variety of interests and styles. They feature everything from gift bags to ribbons to washi tape to alphabet stickers—and much more! Take advantage of these savings and snag your own collection for just $30. It may be Jeanette’s anniversary—but you get the gift!

Dates: Offer valid June 1, 2014–June 30, 2014.



 

 

 

Also if you place an order totaling $50 you can get the stamp of the month for $5. For the month of June 2014 - Kaboom (S1406A) original price $17.95 with a savings of $12.95 

 

 

Any questions please email at creativegiftsfromabove@gmail.com or head over to my Close to My Heart page at creativegiftsfromabove.ctmh.com

Thank you for letting me share!

Birthday Card and CTMH deals for May 2014

Yesterday I was searching for some inspiration to make a birthday card for a little boy. Close to My Heart has some amazing ideas for inspiration on Pinterest.

So I came up with card:

Materials used:
Free to be Me paper pack
Chocolate ink (Z2111)
Stamp set (D1475) - Card Chatter-Birthday Occasions
Cardstock and twine from my stash



I used some paper from the Free to Be Me paper pack. In the month of May not only can you get the stamp of the month for $5, you can also get this paper pack for $5 with a purchase of $50 or more.
The CELEBRATE is from Card Chatter-Birthday Occasions stamp set




Free to Be Me paper pack

Stamp of the Month

Thank you for letting me share. Until next post. :)