Have you heard of a scrapbooking technique called Project Life?   I originally heard about this a few years ago through Becky Higgins and thought it was an awesome idea.  I have always wanted to get started with it but the timing has never been quite right....until now!!  I am proud to say that what you see above is the cover page for my 2013 Project Life album.  I used an older paper pack that I have hordes of, called Sonoma, along with the stamp set from the workshop on the go and the my stickease, and the Friendship alphabet (for the numbers) to create this.  The great thing about CTMH products is that the paper packs coordinate beautifully with each other.  You can view any of our products on my website HERE . It really is the perfect project for any beginner or novice paper crafter.  I am anxiously awaiting my page protectors from CTMH so that I can make it more beautiful. I thought to myself, what would be a good project to offer in ...

By now many of you have heard of Dave Ramsey and the Total Money Makeover, if you haven't check it out HERE   Well, I have not taken the class but I have decided to try the envelope system that he talks about.  Of course I can not have plain ol' fuddy duddy envelopes so I created some fancy schmancy ones of my own using a template found HERE and printing it on Close to my Heart paper.  I chose to use an older paper pack that I have been wanting to use up called Emporium.  The great thing about our paper packs is that they coordinate so well together that it was a cinch to whip these up.  Here are the steps that I did: Choose paper pack and cut down to 8 1/2 x 11. Using template print out onto paper. Cut out template and using Tombow adhesive adhere bottom and side flaps. Print out labels from same site and punch out with 1 1/4" punch. (I printed mine out on Avery sticky label paper to save time) Adhere to 1 3/8" punched scallop circle (or use Cricut...

3" × 3" Greeting Cards Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the patterns (Wishes: Middle Ground™, Wishes: Mini Combination™, Originals: Stage Right™, Originals: Pieced Panels™, Originals: Fun Flap™, and Originals: Side Accent™) found in our how-to publications  Wishes ™ and Originals ® for inspiration. When making cards to fit in the Card Box, determine how many you want to fit in the box—including the dividers—and then create accordingly with embellishments, making sure the embellishments aren’t too thick to fit in the box. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Card Box Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Cover some of the chipboard tiles with cardstock, depending on the amount you need. Add numbered tabs made from cardstock and B&T Duos ® papers to create dividers. Cover the outside and inside of the box with coordinating papers, sponging the corners and exposed areas of the box. Trim one of the chipboard tiles into a 2" × 1 1/2" rectangle. Cover with papers or the Memo assortment and sponge exposed areas. Attach to flap. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

12" × 12" I Am So Very Lucky Page Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern (Reflections: Main Frame—Back Drop™) found on page 58 of our how-to publication  Reflections ® for inspiration. To add your own personality to the layout, choose elements of the stamp images that coordinate with the emotion or setting of the photos, and then mask those portions and stamp them in your color of choice. Add visual interest by hand-stitching with hemp along the side of A. Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

I am currently doing a 12 days of Christmas project for my children's teachers at school.  I send them each day with a not that says "On the XX day of Christmas, my student gave to me XXX."  I have my girls each hand write the day and gift.  I did not take a photo of today's project but it was a little box full of gift tags that the teachers can use for their own presents.  Tomorrow the teachers will be getting these cute and easy snowman tealight projects! I bought a pack of 24 flameless tea lights at Sam's Club and aside from the ones I am using for advent and our votive tree I had no idea what to do with the extras.  I am so glad I came across this project.  I adapted this from an idea I saw HERE . I used the exclusive Close To My Heart Cricut cartridge Art Philosophy ( Z1686 ).  I cut out the red and green ovals using the <Oval2>  keys at 1 3/4' each.  I then punched out the top red circle using a 3/4" circle punch. For t...

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop! We will be featuring artwork from the Pear & Partridge Paper Pack ( X7162B ). If you have come here from Denise's blog, then you are on the right path. Your next stop will be Stephanie's Blog Today I have created a simple card using a stamp of the month from October 2011.  This card is 5 x 6 1/2 on Colonial White card stock.  I used the P&P paper for background as well as olive and cranberry card stock.  I stamped the stocking on desert sand card stock with cranberry and new england ivy inks. I randomly stamped the snowflakes with olive ink.  The sentiment is cranberry ink stamped on olive card stock.  I added some itty bitty sparkles ( Z1263 ) and our silver shimmer trim ( Z1799 ) for some bling because you can never go wrong with it! Now hop on over to Stephanie's Blog for your next stop. Here's a list of all our team members participating: Jen Patrick: http://roxybonds-scrappin.bl...

December 2012 Year-Round Cheer Year-Round Cheer, set of 12 Recommended Block: 2" × 2" (Y1003) Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. December 2012: Year-Round Cheer (S1212A) Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5. Incredibly Cool Crafts In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started! Materials Needed S1212 My Acrylix ® Year-Round Cheer X7160B Flirty Paper Packet X5666 Twilight Cardstock Z1614 My Creations ® Memory Game Z1764 Just Blooms ® Floret Paper Shapes Z1766 Memo Ass...