The Quilted Scrapper

After creating a few scrapbook pages using the Avonlea Picture My Life  I decided to use some of the cards included on some cards. I created a Birthday card and Welcome to your new Home card. For the Birthday card I used the CTMH Stripe Embossing Folder  with Smoothie cardstock. I also used some Silver Geometric Washi Tape  to provide added dimension. The house card I used Whisper cardstock that I inked with Cyrstal Blue. I cut the house out from the PML card and also added a small black epoxy bubble .   

In the last Close to My Heart Idea Book they introduced Paper Fundamentals . They offer a basic pack which includes browns, blacks and grays. Each piece of cardstock is double sided. The Fundamentals are perfect to add to any paper pack to make your paper go further, or to use alone and create stunning layouts. I created this layout with the Paper Fundamentals, Sunset and White Daisy Cardstock, Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment and a title card from the Avonlea Picture My Life. All the supplies can be purchased here .

I am a traditional scrapbooker and have been reluctant to try anything else. However, Close to My Heart has encouraged me to branch out. I have tried their digital scrapbooking program, Studio J , and now their Picture My Life program. I finally sat down and created some layouts using the Avonlea Picture My Life .  I LOVED the Picture My Life idea. I was able to quickly add pages into my traditional scrapbook album. I am a few years behind and also found some old pictures to go in a prior year but in all honesty was burned on on scrapping 2010!!! Picture My Life was my answer.  The Picture My Life bundles come with 10 memory protectors, 44-4"x 6" cards and 78-3" x 4" cards. The cards have designs, titles, quotes and plenty of room to journal about the pictures you are preserving. I also had plenty of cards left over to create traditional layouts and cards. (another blog post).  Here are the layouts I created:   If you...

I am so glad some of my customers talked me into doing a Workshop on the Go Club this year. I have enjoyed not only these ladies but have thoroughly enjoyed the Workshops on the Go from Close to My Heart. I meet with these wonderful ladies the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6-9. We complete 4 two-page layouts and I provide the extra cardstock needed. We are finally getting into the groove and able to complete ALL four layouts in 3 hours from cutting, stamping, embellishing and adhesiving (if that is a word!). The cost for this great evening is only $35 (this includes shippping and tax). Each Workshop on the Go includes all paper, embellishments and stamp set needed to complete the layouts. There are 3 of us currently and we would love to have 2 more ladies join us for January through June of 2013. Once during the six months you would receive $25 in FREE product and for the 6th month I will draw a name from club members. In January we will be completing pages using the Avo...

We will be featuring artwork from the Avonlea paper pack and/or the Scholastic Paper Pack. If you have come here from Denise's blog , then you are on the right path.  I am the last stop on this hop! Today I have created a layout using the Avonlea papers.  I love how this paper is so versatile. I create a Fall card using the following Close to My Heart products: Card base Acrylic Stamp Set Fall Harvest (C1504) Avonlea paper pack Cocoa Ink Durables Square Studs Here is my card: Here's a list of all our team members participating so make sure to visit and leave some love for all of them: Jen Patrick: http:// roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com Kat Ramirez: http:// krrdesigns.blogspot.com/ Catherine Nowak: http:// catscrapbooking.wordpress.com/ Denise Heiden: http:// deniseheiden.blogspot.com/ Stephanie Feist: www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.c om

Another simple yet great card using the new Avonlea paper. I also used the Fall Harvest (C1504) stamp set, Cocoa Ink and Colonial White cardstock as the card base.

Avonlea is another new paper line from Close to My Heart and I love how universal it is. I created this two page layout featuring Avonlea. I  used the following Close to My Heart products: Avonlea (Z7155B) Gray Wool Cardstock Olive Cardstock (1245) Cocoa Ink (Z2114) Misc. Button You can shop for all of these fabulous Close to My Heart products at www.stephaniefeist.ctmh.com  and join my "Mystery Hostess" party for a chance to win $25 in FREE Close to My Heart product.