Taking a break

As it is a very busy time for us all, I think I will take a little break from blogging this week. I will post my projects as I get time to create.. which will be at least a week. :) (so much family and so many parties!) I plan to be scrapbooking and blogging in full force by the new year! I have lots of new product from the new Idea Book that I'm excited to use and share with you!!

My son had me take this picture of the sunset out our back door so I thought I would share it with you!!

I wish you all the very merriest Christmas and a wonderful new year!!

Busy Days...

I haven't been doing much scrapbooking lately but I have been working on some quilts. I'm really not much of a quilter but these are really easy, well at least the star part is. I've found that finishing them up is much harder than I thought. This one is for my husbands brother who is finally getting married Jan. 2nd. We'll see if I can get it finished by then. Also as a side thought it is MUCH easier and cheaper to just buy a nice quilt...

Fishin' Hole Layout

I made this layout for my husband and my boys. They have this awesome fishing spot on some private property that they just love to go to. Unfortunately my desktop computer crashed before I could print out the pics to put them on the pages. I hope that I can at least get the pics off the hard drive before they have to totally reset my computer...

CTMH products: Good Times paper packet, Buttercup CS, Chocolate CS and ink, Sweet Leaf CS, Cocoa grosgrain ribbon, Colonial White CS

other products: Cricut machine to cut out the letters

Just a thought...

I was looking over my blog and on the right hand side I have a place that shows where people are from who have visited my blog. My thought is that if some of you also have blogs I'd love to visit yours as well. You can leave me a comment with your blog address or email it to me at lazydaisyranch@hotmail.com! Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, I honestly was a little worried that only my local friends would visit. It's neat to see that I create things that are worth you time to visit my blog! Thanks again, S

New Spring Idea Book!!

Yep that's right I have the Spring Idea books in my hands!! I must say that this catalog is by far their best yet!! I have to have something on every page!! I'm so excited to get creating and perserving my families memories using the new paper and stamps. Check back real soon for a sneak peek of artwork using the new product!!

Flurry Chipboard Card

I made this card using the new Flurries chipboard. I love snowflakes!! I added some prisma glitter to the snowflake. The template comes from the Wishes how to book and it's called Lower Layers. By the way in the Rhinestone Fram it says peace on earth. I really need a better camera...

CTMH products: Crystal Blue CS and ink, White Daisy CS, Emporium B&T Duos paper, Rhinestone frames, Snow Flurries stamp set

other products: large square rhinestone

Color Combo Card

This card uses the December Stamp of the Month, Notice The Details. I also used a template from the Wishes how to book called Done Right. For ways to earn this set for free or at a discounted price visit my CTMH website here .

Joy Christmas Card

Today is has been a snow storm and I am so grateful for my warm cozy home. I would probably like the snow a lot better if it was warmer. I do not like to be cold. I do however like to decorated crafty (fake) snow flakes and snowmen!

CTMH products: Aspen paper packet, Bamboo CS and ink, Twillight ink, Outdoor Denim Twill ribbon, Holiday Jingle stamp set

Sick of being sick...

What a long week it has been. Sick kids, sick husband and then a sick mommy... I think we are ALL finally healthy (mostly) so I've been using tons of Lysol trying to finally rid this house of sickness. I plan to have some projects ready to post real soon. Here is the promotion for December: Holiday Heyday!! you can save 50-80% on Close To My Heart products. Just go to my website at scrappinthisandthat.myctmh.com to see all the awesome deals! I hope you have a great weekend!!

Mini Christmas cards

Here are two little 3x3 Christmas cards I made to hand out with little trays of goodies I hope to take around to my neighbors and friends. I love to have lots of these on hand an they are so quick and easy to create!!

CTMH supplies: Aspen paper pack, White Daisy CS, pigment ink and grosgrain ribbon, Twillight ink, prisma glitter, liquid glass, Holiday Trinkets Stamp set

Glitter Disaster!!

I'm posting this pic because I thought some of you might be able to relate. This morining I walked into my scrap room to be totally saddened by this glitter disaster!! My beautiful 2 yr old is the "natural" cause... She dumped out 4 bottles of chunky glitter, 1 bottle of prisma glitter, 1 tube of black glitter, a bottle of black embossing powder, 2 things of brads and I think that's it. The other sad thing is I'm a messy scrapbooker and I've really been working on things so the glitter was everywhereand all over everything. I had cleaned up a little when I thought I should take a picture to share with you... Anyhow, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, and if you are thinking about braving Black Friday.... Good Luck and have fun!! This other picture is of TessaLee, the darling 2 yr old!!

Christmas Present for my cousin...

I know that I have posted projects like this in the past but here is a Mini Legal Note pad folder with some envelopes. On my mom's side of the family we have a gift exchange with the whole family, cousins and all. I made this for my cousin Kallie. She has been through a lot. She had serious cancer as a teenager and didn't think she would would ever have kids... but just about a month ago she had a beautiful baby boy!! We're so happy for her!!

CTMH supplies: Life Delights paper pack, Chocolate CS and ink, Blush CS, Hollyhock ink and Ricrac ribbon, Sweet Leaf CS, Butterfly Wings stamp set

other supplies: Petaloo flowers and sparkles

Christmas Card

Here is a cute Christmas card I made. I hope you enjoy!! It's going to be a project mailingout the cards this year, it seems like everyone has moved! Have a great weekend!

CTMH supplies: Cranberry CS and Grosgrain Ribbon, New England Ivy CS, Olive CS and ink, White Daisy CS, prisma glitter and Holiday Trinkets stamp set

Christmas Bulb Card and Color Combo

I don't know how many of you have Cricut cutting machines but there is a great program that I just love called Sure Cuts A Lot 2 that is compatible with your Cricut. Sure Cuts A Lot has a forum that is FULL of free images to use with the Cricut. While I was looking for a tag I came accross this little purse and thought it looked a lot like a Christmas tree bulb. So this is my card for Jeanette's Color Combo. Be sure to check out her super cute True Fit Folio album for organizing Christmas activities!

CTMH supplies: Tulip CS and ink; Juniper CS; Creme Brulee CS; White Daisy Ricrac ribbon and ink; Flurry Dimensional Elements; Snow Flurries stamp set

other supplies: glitter

Holly Berry Card

It has been a rough week at my house with everyone being sick!! Hopefully we are on the mend and I can get some things done to share with you!

This is a card I made for a club a while ago. It uses the "window" style card format.

CTMH products: Holly Berries stampset, New England Ivy CS and ink, Cranberry ink, and Colonial White CS

Bows!!

I don't have any scrapbook projects today. But I also happen to make little girl hair bows that my aunt sells for me. Here is a pic of all the bows I made today. I hope you have a great weekend!!

Novemeber 9th Color Combo

Here is a darling card that I made for Jeanettes's color combo. I absolutely love the rich fall colors! Actually, I've thought about this color combo before!! I might have used Juniper instead of Twilight though. I used the Hello There stamp set that comes in the Twitterpated workshops and the Medallion template from Wishes book!

November 2nd Color Combo

If you haven't visited Jeanette Lynton's (founder of Close To My Heart stamping and scrapbooking) blog be sure to click on the link at the top of my page, it will take you straight there! Every Monday she posts color combo and creates beautiful pieces to show off those colors. I'm really not excited about the cold weather coming but I am absolutely in love with richness of the fall colors. This is a card I made using the colors from this Monday's color combo! The stamp set is Teasures, and is one of my favorites!!
(I need help with my camera skills!! Can anyone help??!!)

November SOTM card

We have some friends that live in Seattle that have been waiting to move into their new home that they built in Cle Elum, Washington which is a little south of Seattle. So I was excited to have this stamp set to create a card for them. I made it using the November stamp of the month "Around the Block." It's a super cute set but for me a little hard to use. I'm never sure what or how to use some thing that is white. But all in all this card turned out cute I think. And as you can see I still haven't figured out the blurry part, even though I thought I had... I hope you all have a great day!

CTMH supplies: Barn Red CS and ink, Outdoor Denim CS, ink and ribbon, Colonial White CS and embellishments, Cocoa CS and ink

Oct 26 Color Combo

Sorry it's been so long!! I've had internet problems and my son broke his arm... So it's been a busy few weeks. Hopefully things will calm down. Here is the card I made for Jeanette's color combo from October 26th. The colors were Black, Smokey Plum, Sweet Leaf and Colonial White.

Winners!!

I really want to thank Emily and Lauren for commenting on my blog, so much so I will send them each a set of the Christmas cards! I hope that what I create will inspire all who visit this blog! Even though scrapbooking is a passion for me, sometimes I need a reason to sit down and create. I want you know that I use this blog as one of my reasons and I try to create things that everyone will like and enjoy!

Here is a Christmas card using the Jingle bulk paper and ribbon. It also uses the Holiday Trinkets and Snow Flurries stamp sets! I used the Midpoint template from the Wishes "How To" book.

Jeanette Lyntons Color Challenge Pumpkin

Over at Jeanette's Blog she presented a gorgeous fall color challenge and created beautiful projects! I loved these darling little pumpkins and since she also posted the instructions I just had to make a few. This one I kept and took to my club party last night. the other one (which I failed to take a picture of) I gave to my mother-in-law. She was having an organizing party last night as well and I gave it to her filled with candy to share with her guests! They are so simple but very cute. Click on Jeanette's link above to view her projects!
CTMH products: Many Thanks stamp set, Olive CS and ink, Barn Red ink, Natural Hemp, Colonial White CS, Chocolate ink, Harvest paper pack (a few years old)
Non CTMH: clay pot

Christmas cards and Give Away!!

Here are some cute Christmas cards out of the current Idea book! I love it that in the past several Idea books they have a bulk background and texture paper kit with ribbon featuring one of the current paper packets. This paper is called Creative Basics Jingle Collection (X5808). It also come with Juniper grosgrain ribbon. The stamp sets used are Snow Flurries (D1384) and Holiday Trinkets (D1366). I also used Clear Sparkles (Z1104), Prisma Glitter (Z134), and Flurry Dimensional Elements (Z1225). Color combo includes: Tulip, Juniper, White Daisy and Creme Brulee.

Now what I want to do is pose a question: What is your experience with Close To My Heart products and how did you stumble upon my blog? Leave me a comment by Sunday the 25th of October and if you are randomly chosen you will receive these 2 cards!! Monday I will post the winner! Good luck and have a great day!

Halloween Page

I just love Halloween and fall colors. They are so rich! I was a little worried about this page because I didn't have any CTMH background paper to use on it. But all in all I think it turned out cute!

CTMH supplies: Black CS, ribbon and embossing powder, Creme Brulee CS, Olive CS, Smokey Plum CS, White Daisy embossing powder, Versa Mark stamp pad(for the embossing), Beware and Creepy Cobwebs stamp sets

Jeanette's Color Challenge

Here is my Card for Jeanettes Color Challenge. I was a little hesitant to start the color challenges because I'm just your average scrapbooker...I DON'T have "one" of everything. So I don't always have the exact colors. But I thought I would do them anyhow and just tell you my variations. The colors I used for this card are: Black, Autumn Terracotta, Creme Brulee and Olive. I think they go well together. I also used the Beware, October Word Puzzle and Gear Up stamp sets. I dry embossed the Olive paper and sanded it. I embossed the Black stamped image on the Creme Brulee and used Black brads, I also tied a knot with Chocolate ribbon for the pumpkin stem. I am also working on the blurriness issue, so sorry and thanks for your patience! Have a great day!

Jeannette Lyntons Color Challenge

Here is may carrd for Jeannette's Monday Color challenge for last week. I absolutley love these colors! Her projects are awesome! To get to her blog just click on her blinkie at the top of my blog! Thanks and have a great day!

Christmas Card using the October SOTM

I really wanted to create something to display using the October Stamp of the Month called Holiday Warmth. I'm not totally happy with the way it turned out. I think it still needs something but I'm not sure what...


CTMH supplies: Olive CS and ink, Cranberry ink and ribbon; White Daisy CS; Evensong Level 2 paper pack; Clear Sparkles and Craft Buttons from the Holiday and Summer assortments.

School Pictures

Well there is a funny story about this...I got these pictures home from school about a week ago and I kept waiting for my older 2 kids to bring theirs home as well. Today I finally got the real story out of my oldest son. He said when it came time to take the pictures he couldn't find the envelope with the money in it. Well that envelope had the money in it for both him and my oldest daughter. So I only have Bill's school pictures... Actually it's kind of a sad thing, maybe I'll try re-takes.

So I used the Main Frame-Backdrop layout template from the Imagine book on page 58. The letters are in the stickease assortment. I did some stitching around the outside of the background paper and then kind of roughed up the edges.

All supplies CTMH: Free Spirit stickease and level 2 paper-Autumn Terracotta, Indian Corn Blue and Honey CS .

other supplies: scallop edge punch

Another Christmas Card

I love this card. I made several of them last year to send out to family. It uses the

Creative Basics Evensong Collection (X5805)background paper. The layout comes from the Originals book. It isn't an exact copy of the card but the dementions are the same. It's the Scalloped Money Holder layout on page 58. I used New England Ivy CS and ink; White Daisy CS; Buttercup ink; Cranberry ink and ribbon. I also used Clear Sparkles and the Shining Star (D1320) and Seasonal Celenrations (D1112)stamp sets.

Christmas Cards

And y0u thought (or hoped) that I was done with the Twitterpated paper. I'm alreadyt hinking of Christmas...shopping, cards, the overall busyness of it all. So I guess i'm trying to get a head start on the cards and maybe get them made and ready to go. I also used the Everygreen stamp set and Cocoa ribbon and ink. This card layout is from the Originals book: French Quarter. I took this picture like 10 times and they were all fuzzy, I don't know how to get them clear. Maybe I need a new camera...Sorry!

Baby Cards for my Cousins

Here are 2 cards that I made for my cousins. One just had a baby boy last week and the other is due this month, and she is having a girl. I made these cards using the same template from the Wishes book. It's called "Three in a Row" on pg 41.

For the boyish card I used the Good Times paper set and the Connections and Sweet Baby stamp sets.I also used Chocolate ribbon and brad and Buttercup felt. I cut the "b" out using my Cricut.

On the girly Card I used the Key To My Heart paper set and the Sweet Baby stamp set. I also used ribbon from the older Hollyhock ribbon rounds collections, Clear Sparkles, Tulip and Buttercup felt. I also used the Cricut to cut out the letter "b".

It's fun to see the different creations you can make using the same idea.

CTMH's Make it from your Heart Entry

Here is my entry for the Make It From Your Heart contest the Close To My Heart sponsors every month. I got the layout and background paper idea from my up line Mindy Stilson. You can check out her blog here. The color scheme is: Gold Rush, Autumn Terracotta, Outdoor Denim, Olive, Colonial White and Barn Red. I created my own striped background paper by taking small ( 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" and 5/8") strips of the Olive, Outdoor Denim, Barn Red, Autumn Terracotta and Colonial White CS and gluing them randomly on a 12x12 Gold Rush CS. I used the Many Thanks stamp set , Outdoor Denim Twill ribbon and Natural hemp. The title uses the Friendship alphabet set. There is also one Olive button. If you have any questions or want instructions for the background paper or layout please leave a comment with your email and I'll get them to you! Thanks and have a great day!

9x9 Fall Page

Here is a page I made a while ago. It's 9x9 and made with Juniper CS and ink; Chocolate ribbon, CS and ink and Autumn Terracotta CS, ink and embellishments. There is also a small amount of Colonial White CS. I also used the Seasons of Change stamp set for the leaves and the Give Thanks Booking incentive stamp set.


I love fall and it is almost here!

Club card

Here is the card we made at our club party! I did add some hemp to the colonial white buttons. Super cute!

A friend of mine had a baby boy a few weeks ago. I made this card and gift bag for her.

The card was created using the Simple expressions layout from the Wishes book on pg. 40. It is mounted on Colonial white CS with Free Spirit B&T paper. I also used the Blue Jeans, Sweet Baby and Western Flourishes stamp sets. Embellishments include Outdoor Denim conches, Twill ribbon and a saftey pin and Natural Hemp. The colors used are: Outdoor Denim, Desert Sand, Cocoa and Colonial white. I can't remember the name of the alphabet stamp set. It was one of the promotional sets where you got a large and small set. Sorry, if anyone knows the name please leave me a comment so I can let everyone know as well. Thanks, and have a great day!

Twitterpated Cards

I am so excited to create with this Twitterpated paper. I just love the warmth it radiates!

This card is one of the additional projects offered in the Workshop guide that comes with the kit. It uses the exclusive stamp set Hello There that also comes in the kit. I put a small drop of Liquid Glass on each brown dot on the Sorbet background paper. The instructions and the finishing touches are all included in the kit.














This card is a different take on the card I'm demonstrating for my club party on Tuesday the 15th of September at my house from 7-9 pm (I will try to post that card soon). I also love this stamp set. It's called Many Thanks on page 23 of the Autumn/Winter Idea Book. I stamped the leaf in Sweet Leaf ink and sponged the edges with Sorbet and Chocolate inks to give it that fall look!

Christmas Post Card

I'll give you a little break from the Twitterpated projects and show you this super cute Christmas card that I'm really proud of! Sorry about the fuzzy picture, I'm not very good at photography and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get a clear picture. I used the Perfect Day (X7100B) paper on Colonial White CS. I rounded the corners on the patterned paper. I sponged the edges with Desert Sand ink. The Juniper CS is textured ( I ran it through my Cuttlebug). The tag is the Sizzix Sizzlits lots of Tags Label 2, also sponged with Desert Sand ink. The snowflake is from the Flurries set (B1106). I added extra small Sparkles (Z1104) to the center dots on the snowflake and inked the edges again with the Desert Sand ink. I tied it up with Natural Hemp (Z280). The Merry Christmas is from an older set called Seasonal Celebration, which I'm not sure is available anymore (D1112). All in all I think it turned out very nicely!

Twitterpated Layout

Here is my layout from the Twitterpated Scrapbook Work shop! These new workshops that Close To My Heart has put together for us are excellent. They are affordable, easy to follow, come with everything you need (except the ink and things like scissors and glue...) and there is no way you can mess anything up. They turn out beautifully every time. Also, something I didn't realize: the stamp set you get with the kits are exclusive and can only be purchased with the kit... This one is darling!

All supplies CTMH:
Basic Kit:
Twitterpated Level 2 Paper Packet ($12.95)
My Acrylics Hello There stamp set ($13.95)
Designer Ribbon Rounds- Chocolate Collection ($7.95)
Workshop Guide ($1.00)
Total: $35.85 BUT you get it for $29.95 (does not include shipping or tax)
*generally you save between $5-$8

Best Option-Basic + Accessories
Twitterpated Basic Workshop Kit ($29.95)
Dimensional Elements In Color (cute chipboard buttons)- Organic ($3.50)
Natural Hemp ($2.25)
Brads Basic Assortment ($4.95)
Total: $ $40.65 (does not include shipping or tax)

With the best kit you can make all the cards in the card workshop and this layout. Plus they have 4 more additional projects you can make using only what is listed above! The additional projects include: 3 more cards and another darling layout!

You really can't go wrong with these Workshops! Please contact me anytime to host a gathering, become a consultant or simply to place an order: 435-231-3254 or lazydaisyranch@hotmail.com. Also please visit my website to shop from the comfort of your own home at scrappinthisandthat.myctmh.com

Have a great day!