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Sweetheart Workshop

2011-02-20T14:45:00.001-08:00

Enjoy pictures from the Sweetheart Workshop Friday.

Ella is about to leave the nest

2010-05-24T07:43:00.000-07:00

Ella is about the leave the nest.. she has been perching on the edge all morning.

The First Fledging

2010-05-23T19:57:00.001-07:00

Baby Eli was quite uncomfortable in the nest and was ready to spread his wings... even if they were not feathered yet! He is so funny looking! Baby Ella is still in the nest, tonight she sleeps alone, without mommy...

Hatching

2010-05-23T19:44:00.000-07:00

Baby's hatched on 5/13/2010. Here are a few pictures of the babies.

Cardinal Nest 2010

2010-05-23T19:19:00.000-07:00

Beginning April 22, 2010 we noticed a female cardinal creating a nest in our rose bush, just outside our window seat of the living room. Perfectly protected and unseen from the yard, but a perfect view for us! We set up a web cam that runs continuously on www.ustream.tv/channel/cardinal-cam.
Below is a small sample of pictures we have taken. Enjoy the journey!

Christmas workshop and Cookie Swap

2009-11-15T11:42:00.000-08:00

Christmas Club Workshop and Cookie Swap

When: December 18th
Time: 7PM
Where : 55 Roscoe Rd

What: We will make 2 2-page layouts for Christmas and a display album Cookie Recipe book! We will also swap some delicious cookies to take home. I will make hot apple cider, hot chocolate and have some other goodies too..

RSVP :and reserve your kit by November 29th.

You can also order a kit if you can’t make it. (but you will still need to send in your recipes and pictures of you with your cookies-see below)

(There are two options please read carefully for Contents)

Option #1(with stamp set)

Jingle Level 2 paper packet

Stamp set

Twinkle brads

Guide

Display album (and kit materials)

$44.42 includes tax and Shipping

Option #2

Level 2 Jingle paper packet

Guide

Twinkle brads

Display album (and kit materials)

$30.00 includes tax and shipping

Optional items:

Cranberry Ribbon Rounds 7.95(or bring some red ribbon to use if you have it)

On Target Dimensional Elements(chip board) 5.95

Tulip ink 5.25

Crème Brulee ink 5.25

You will be bring 3-4 dozen cookies and copies of your recipe for each swap member printed on white cardstock. When I receive all the orders I will send you a template for the recipes and let you know exactly how many cookies to make. You will know in plenty of time to make and freeze your cookies if you wish! I will be taking pictures of you with your cookies (portrait not landscape) at the party!

November is Stampaganza so don’t forget to place an order online before the end of the month for BUY 2 Get One FREE! All online orders will be placed in a drawing to win a special gift package perfect for the holidays! Available only through me!

Our newest family member

2009-09-14T13:52:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Create your own workshop

2009-07-04T12:07:00.000-07:00

Create your own Workshop
August 8th, 2009 from 1-5pm
Come and make 18 pages! Perfect for a completely coordinated vacation,wedding, baby book, sports album, or any special occasion. You choose your paper, and your options that fit you!
Cost will vary upon options, but the base price is $35 and includes a full level 2 paper packet, 24 sheets of the base color for the paper packet you choose and 4 extra sheets of colored cardstock that coordinate, a detailed cutting guide and layout instructions.
The base kit, does not include embellishments, so you get to choose yourown. You can add the coordinating My Stickease, matching ribbon, brads,accessory kits etc of your choice. It is recommended that you have or purchase the two ink colors suggested for the packet you choose.

The basic workshop will last 3 hours and then you can stay and embellish your pages or you can finish them at home. I will have the sample pages for you to use, however if you own the Cherish book you should bring it or you may purchase it with free shipping with your kit. Email me for a registration form... then...

1. Choose your Reflections packet if you don’t see the one you would like
to use, please ask me! I couldn’t list them all!
2. Check the inks and stickease you would like.
3. Check any matching ribbon or embellishments that you would like.
4. Add any other items with item numbers where provided.
5. Submit it to me with payment to conclude your registration.

The day of the workshop please bring your basic supplies, including but not
limited to paper trimmer with a good blade, lots of adhesive, two sponges
or texture tools. Glue dots & pop dots for embellishments.

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while, but you know how life gets. Tons of stuff to do. Just take this morning for instance. We went to downtown Newnan and downtown Moreland to the Market square to see all the great craft vendors. What I have discovered is how clean our town must be! No lie, every other booth someone was selling soap! At least we will smell good. I bought some homemade soap from my friends Craig and Josie Exner. They raise bees and sell honey and honey products. YUM! I can't wait to try it. Tonight we will go to the Parade and watch the fireworks... July 4th is always so much fun. I even made dessert with strawberries, blueberries and homemade whip cream. (so easy by the way)

This year I appreciate our Independence even more than ever. As we read novel after novel about how we won our Independence this year homeschooling, I appreciate the sacrifice that was made! Also as I watch the news and see how so many of the freedoms that we once had are being taken away. I guess we either need to stand up and fight to keep them or just enjoy them while we have them. Because if it keeps going this way we will be in Socialism in no time!Sorry for my soap box.. disregard if you just wanted to hear about my up coming workshop!

I am getting ready for a new workshop finally! Everyone is always so busy in the summer that it is difficult to get people together at the same time, so I will post about the August 8th workshop in a few! It will be tons of fun!

Easter Smilebox

2009-04-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Merry Christmas

2008-12-27T17:07:00.000-08:00

Wow! Is everyone else as tired as I am? Christmas is a whirlwind! I had family in town all week and some drop in company throughout the season. At least my house is some-what clean and now I can relax a bit. I started by joining some dear friends for coffee at a local coffee shop on the square in Newnan today. Even though the service left much to be desired, the company was great! Jeanna and Margo always have a way of making lemons into lemonade when we are together. There is something special about spending that quite time with friends without our children. I know most of you don't know this about me, but I am a homeschool mom and as rewarding as it is to teach your children and see them discover new things everyday it feels great to get out and be with other homeschool moms that need some encouragement just like me. It was rejuvenating and has sparked my creative juices! We went next door to the quilting shop and I realized that I don't have time for another hobby...but I did realize that it was a great place to get some color combination ideas and it really stimulates your creative side. One day I will take it up and learn the art of quilting, but for now I will wander in for inspiration! I also can't wait to use the coffee shop wall in scrapbook page! Faux brick and broken plaster sounds like a great backdrop to a sizzling page! I challenge you to look for inspiration everywhere that you go and to take some time to get a page or so done before the new year begins.

Looking ahead.

2008-12-16T22:16:00.000-08:00

It is amazing to me that we are almost finished with another year. As I think about it I wonder what next year has in store. I have been blessed with family, friends, health and so far surviving the holidays! I think about what I want to change about myself, my house, my business in the upcoming year and realize that I have a lot of thinking to do. I have been cleaning like a mad person this week getting ready for company, and I have found some areas in my life that need to be ORGANIZED! I love that word... my family isn't a big help with that department though. Over the next week or so I will be sharing my Organizational tips with you!I am about to make over my computer area and my Scrapbook room! Look out.. I see a big mess in my future. If anyone has any great tips to share, please post them here! I am so ready to start fresh!

Unforgettable Workshop

2008-12-16T22:09:00.000-08:00

Unforgettable Bonus Workshop

Come and create 6 scrapbook pages fully embellished with New products and New techniques! Plus you will also make 3 cards and a bonus project!

You will receive:

My Reflections Level 2 Paper Packet “ Unforgettable”, Unforgettable My Stickease, Foundry Book plates,Dimensional Elements Perennials, Designer Pewter Brads, and Ribbon!

Option #1 includes everything above to make your projects and you will use my stamps and ink. $40

Option #2 includes everything above plus My Acrylix Aspiration stamp set $60

Optional items available to add to your workshop:

Dry embossing stylus $3.25

Cocoa Marker $2.95

Cocoa stamp pad $5.25

Sorbet stamp pad $5.25

Sponge $1.25

January 24, 2009 at 6:00pm @ Sandy’s house... refreshments will be served and fun will be had by all! Registration is Due by January 4th. Come and invite a friend! You will learn new techniques and work with all New Products from our Spring Idea Book.

National Paper Crafting Month

2008-12-09T20:01:00.000-08:00

I am so excited about our New National Paper Crafting Month coming in January! Close to my heart has done an outstanding job on a new promotion. Close to my Heart is proud to announce – a January Sensation that Celebrates all the amazing things you can create with paper and a little creativity. And to make it even more fun , we are offering a fantastic kit that will enhance everyone of your projects.

The gorgeous new Key to My Heart Level 2 paper packet features all of our luscious new exclusive colors: Tulip, Juniper, Sorbet and Crème Brulee. The packet is accompanied by the awesome new E-size My Acrylix Key to my Heart stamp set brimming with elegant, charming designs. It’s a great combo with a retail value of $47.90.– and From December 16– January 31st it can be yours at a substantial savings or even FREE!

What’s more, hostesses can get the kit for FREE with a Home Gathering sales total of $400 or more in January.
Or if you join CTMH between January 1– 31 you will receive the kit Free in your New Consultant kit.

I will be hosting a special event workshop for everyone who purchases or receives this kit for free in honor of National paper crafting month. Date and details will be announced soon! Watch for details to come!

Three Great Choices:

Purchase the kit for retail of $47.90

When you spend $130 you will get the Key to myHeart kit FREE!

When you spend $75 you can purchase the kit for just $20

Accordion Gift Album

2008-12-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

This album was made also using More to Adore papers, photohangers, photo clips, brads, and more to adore my stickease all from Close to my Heart. This was a gift album for a friend I left several photo spaces for her to add additional favorite pictures and her own journaling on the tags. To see more details you can click on any image and it will make the photo larger ! Enjoy!

Memory keeper

2008-12-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

This was a baby shower gift. I used Close to my Heart memory keeper box and the More to Adore paper packet.

Smilebox fun!

2008-11-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

Ok so I have discovered a new fun way to waste away the day. Smilebox is a great site that allows you to make super easy scrapbooks to send to everyone via email. With a subscription you can print them and add your own music. They are too easy and too much fun. So while I am on my free subscription I thought I would get the most out of it. Enjoy the pictures of our Smokey Mountain vacation this past summer with my parents. It was a great trip.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

2008-11-28T07:25:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was so much fun. Here is the smilebox that I made to remember all the fun we had! Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Glitter Disaster

2008-11-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

Well, this morning took an unexpected turn. I have a large wooden embellishment center in my scrapbook room that my darling husand made me. On it I have various size and shape jars filled with buttons and ribbons, accents and several little containers. In one of these little containers is glitter and this container dropped from the third shelf to my desk that is covered with my card workshop projects. Anyway, the glitter exploded EVERYWHERE! It was a mess! I never realized how hard it was to get rid of glitter!

First, in a glitter emergency scrape as much as you can into your craft tray with a paint brush.
Next, shake and tap off all the papers, stamps, blocks, versa matte etc... and brush it into the craft tray. Then, get out the vacuum cleaner and use your edging tool to vacuum it all up! (FYI the dusting tool doesn't work ) Anyway, I think I will be finding glitter forever in my space and on me! I even had to empty out my tool caddy and vacuum it too along with my chair! I am telling you keep your glitter low, very low so it can't fall!

That goes to show that buying cheap glitter comes with it's downfalls... the lids don't stay on! I will be sticking with CTMH prisma glitter from now on, because the jars close tight!

Green glasses

2008-11-04T13:35:00.000-08:00

Every where I look everyone is talking about green, especially my husband as he helped his company get LEED certified for building products. (a project he was proud of at YKK) Every building magazine has the word Green on the cover. Well, in our house I am the recycling nazi. Just ask my kids! But that is not the only time I am in a recycling frame of mind, everytime I go to throw something away I think about if it can be used in a special way, especially, if I think it can go on a scrapbook page. I have trained my husband to ask before he throws anything away that he thinks I can use on a page or a project with the kids. He thinks of ways of using things in ways I never thought of before!

I find things even cleaning out my kids pockets and in the lint trap of the dryer! I find pieces of chains, buttons, and landyards. Before I toss things in the kitchen can I wonder if I can alter it for a gift or paper crafting project. For example, I love JARS! They hold ribbon, markers, embellishments and those buttons I pulled from the dryer! I don't think I can have too many jars. Turn one into a votive holder and decorate it with paper and ribbon....

I know you think I am a packrat, but I am not! I do save movie stubs, tickets to shows etc. to put in my scrapbooks, but the trash , it goes in the trash. My family also knows that I love to throw things away! I hate clutter... only the useful stuff may stay.

Here are 5 ways you can go green with your scrapbooks!

1. Save your scraps and use them to make cards for friends when you need one (don't spend $5 on a piece of paper that only fills the land fill, make one they will treasure and put in their scrapbook!)

2. Jot your note on a sticky note before you send a handmade card so your friend that doesn't scrapbook can reuse the card for another friend.

3. Foam sheets sent in packages can be used for a stamp pad with Acrylic Stamps or for paper quilting in your scrapbook. Don't throw it away!

4.Use empty embellishment tubes or ribbon round containers to decorate and fill with treats for a little gift. My kids love when I do that !

5. Trade your unwanted scrapbook supplies with a friend or donate to a school or girls club in your area for use as craft supplies!

I hope you start looking at things through green glasses.... it will make this world a better place for our kids!

A whole new world

2008-09-20T14:01:00.000-07:00

Well, I figured since this was the rage and everyone else was doing it I would give it a try.... (don't I tell my children everyday, I don't care if your friends are doing it?) Anyway, this looks like fun and may be easier than getting my husband to finish my personal website. I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Sandy and I am a mother of 4 children Kensley, Sean, Brayden, and Jonathan. I homeschool my 3 boys and that is a full time job in itself. I also am a consultant for CTMH... that is so much fun! I enjoy having a creative outlet and meeting new friends everytime I go to work. I hope you will join me often for new projects, ideas, and senseless rambling! (isn't that the point?) I look forward to sharing my world with you.