Awesome Scrapbooking Paper Supply Sale !!!

2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? It’s YOU, of course! We are shouting from the rooftops how much we love and appreciate you! It only makes sense to pass along our appreciation with amazing deals. So for 8 days, August 4 through August 11 (while supplies last), you can purchase select My Stickease® Assortments for only $2 US/CAN, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only$6 online. Visit my website (here) during that time to see these amazing deals for yourself. You’ll want to shout for joy, too!  AND Yes!   This order does qualify you for the August  Stamp of the Month (see gorgeous picture above!!)  You'll definitely want to take advantage of this awesome campaign and cash in on the great deals for $2, $4, $6 for 8  ...  It’s YOU We Appreciate! 

Tax, shipping and handling apply. Offers are while supplies last and available only on a MyCTMH® website and here's mine!!  http://JenniferLee.myctmh.com

Any questions please contact me today!!

Here is the big list of stickease, kits and paper packs on sale!!!

X7045A My Reflections Vintage Travel Level 1 $4.00 
X7045C VintageTravel My Stickease $2.00 
X7056A My Reflections Discovery Level 1 $4.00 
X7060A My Reflections Heirloom Level 1 $4.00 
X7060B My Reflections Heirloom Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7061A My Reflections Floral Impressions Level 1 $4.00 
X7061B My Reflections Floral Impressions Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7061C Floral Impressions My Stickease $2.00 
X7062A My Reflections Laid Back Level 1 $4.00 
X7069A My Reflections Just Chillin Level 1 $4.00 
X7069C Just Chillin My Stickease $2.00 
X7070A My Reflections Simple Pleasure Level 1 $4.00 
X7070B My Reflections Simple Pleasure Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7070C Simple Pleasure My Stickease $2.00 
X7071A My Reflections Best Friends Forever Level 1 $4.00 
X7072A My Reflections School Zone Level 1 $4.00 
X7072C School Zone My Stickease $2.00 
X7073A My Reflections Abundance Level 1 $4.00 
X7073B My Reflections Abundance Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7073C Abundance My Stickease $2.00 
X7075A My Reflections More To Adore Level 1 $4.00 
X7075B My Reflections More To Adore Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7075C More To Adore My Stickease $2.00 
X7076A My Reflections Sonata Level 1 $4.00 
X7076C Sonata My Stickease $2.00 
X7077C Sweet Harmony My Stickease $2.00 
X7078A My Reflections Cutie Pie Level 1 $4.00 
X7078C Cutie Pie My Stickease $2.00 
X7079B My Reflections Rough n Tumble Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7079C Rough n Tumble My Stickease $2.00 
X7080A My Reflections Route 66 Level 1 $4.00 
X7080C Route 66 My Stickease $2.00 
X7081A My Reflections Majestic Blue Level 1 $4.00 
X7081B My Reflections Majestic Blue Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7081C Majestic Blue My Stickease $2.00 
X7082A My Reflections Expedition Level 1 $4.00 
X7082C Expedition My Stickease $2.00 
X7083A My Reflections Let's Get Together Level 1 $4.00 
X7084A My Reflections Floral Tapestry Level 1 $4.00 
X7085A My Reflections Everlasting Level 1 $4.00 
X7085B My Reflections Everlasting Paper Packet $6.00 
X7085C Everlasting My Stickease $2.00 
X7086A My Reflections Caprice Level 1 $4.00 
X7086B My Reflections Caprice Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7086C Caprice My Stickease $2.00 
X7087A My Reflections Enchanted Level 1 $4.00 
X7087B My Reflections Enchanted Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7087C Enchanted My Stickease $2.00 
X7088A My Reflections Free Spirit Level 1 $4.00 
X7088B My Reflections Free Spirit Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7088C Free Spirit My Stickease $2.00 
X7089A My Reflections Lifes Delights Level 1 $4.00 
X7089C Life Delights My Stickease $2.00 
X7090A My Reflections Silhouette Level 1 $4.00 
X7090B My Reflections Silhouette Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7090C Silhouette My Stickease $2.00 
X7091A My Reflections it’s a Guy Thing Level 1 $4.00 
X7091B My Reflections it’s a Guy Thing Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7091C it’s a Guy Thing My Stickease $2.00 
X7092A My Reflections Good Times Level 1 $4.00 
X7092B My Reflections Good Times Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7092C Good Times My Stickease $2.00 
X7093A My Reflections Sweet Pea Level 1 $4.00 
X7093C Sweet Pea My Stickease $2.00 
X7094A My Reflections Paper Garden Level 1 $4.00 
X7094C Paper Garden My Stickease $2.00 
X7095A My Reflections Boom-Di-Ada Level 1 $4.00 
X7095B My Reflections Boom-Di-Ada Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7095C Boom-Di-Ada My Stickease $2.00 
X7096A My Reflections Blue Ribbon Level 1 $4.00 
X7096B My Reflections Blue Ribbon Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7096C Blue Ribbon My Stickease $2.00 
X7097A My Reflections Game On Level 1 Kit $4.00 
X7097B My Reflections Game On Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7097C Game On My Stickease $2.00 
X7098A My Reflections Sarsaparilla Level 1 Kit $4.00 
X7098B My Reflections Sarsaparilla Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7098C Sarsaparilla My Stickease $2.00 
X7100A My Reflections Perfect Day Level 1 $4.00 
X7100B My Reflections Perfect Day Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7100C Perfect Day My Stickease $2.00 
X7101A My Reflections Magic Moments Level 1 $4.00 
X7101B My Reflections Magic Moments Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7101C Magic Moments My Stickease $2.00 
X7102A My Reflections Notebook Level 1 $4.00 
X7102B My Reflections Notebook Paper Packet $6.00 
X7102C Notebook My Stickease $2.00 
X7103A My Reflections Aspen Level 1 $4.00 
X7103B My Reflections Aspen Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7103C Aspen My Stickease $2.00 
X7104A My Reflections Evensong Level 1 $4.00 
X7104B My Reflections Evensong Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7104C Evensong My Stickease $2.00 
X7105A My Reflection sEmporium Level 1 $4.00 
X7105B My Reflections Emporium Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7105C Emporium My Stickease $2.00 
X7106A My Reflections Unforgettable Level 1 $4.00 
X7106B My Reflections Unforgettable Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7106C Unforgettable My Stickease $2.00 
X7107A My Reflections That’s Amore Level 1 $4.00 
X7107B My Reflections That’s Amore Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7107C That’s Amore My Stickease $2.00 
X7108A My Reflections Daydream Level 1 $4.00 
X7108B My Reflections Daydream Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7108C Daydream My Stickease $2.00 
X7109A My Reflections Stardust Level 1 $4.00 
X7109B My Reflections Stardust Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7109C Stardust My Stickease $2.00 
X7110A My Reflections Back Country Level 1 $4.00 
X7110B My Reflections Back Country Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7110C Back Country My Stickease $2.00 
X7111A My Reflections Moon Doggie Level 1 $4.00 
X7111B My Reflections Moon Doggie Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7111C Moon Doggie My Stickease $2.00 
X7112A My Reflections Animal Cookies Level 1 $4.00 
X7112B My Reflections Animal Cookies Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7112C Animal Cookies My Stickease $2.00 
X7113A My Reflections Tinkerin Level 1 $4.00 
X7113B My Reflections Tinkerin Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7113C Tinkerin My Stickease $2.00 
X7114A My Reflections Bella Level 1 $4.00 
X7114B My Reflections Bella Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7114C Bella My Stickease $2.00 
X7115A My Reflections Jingle Level 1 $4.00 
X7115B My Reflections Jingle Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7115C Jingle My Stickease $2.00 
X7116A My Reflections Sweet Home Level 1 $4.00 
X7116B My Reflections Sweet Home Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7116C Sweet Home My Stickease $2.00 
X7117A My Reflections Grace Level 1 $4.00 
X7117B My Reflections Grace Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7117C Grace My Stickease $2.00 
X7118A My Reflections Twitterpated Level 1 $4.00 
X7118B My Reflections Twitterpated Level 2 Paper Packet $6.00 
X7118C Twitterpated My Stickease $2.00 

*Available August 4-11, 2010; while supplies last


ENJOY SHOPPING!!

Sites from the Riverboat Tour on the Potomac!

What an awesome feeling to be here in our Nation’s Capitol!!  I’m no history-buff, mind you, BUT I really enjoy history – if that makes sense??!!   I love feeling a part of yester-year by seeing and by hearing stories!!  Weird??!!

The tour of the Monuments along the Potomac River was great yesterday evening!  The narration was so informative and almost like being back in school !  I took a few pictures of the views from the Riverboat and just got so absorbed in the moments as the Narration continued!   So much to see and feel a part of here in DC!  Just thought I would share a view snap shots of what I’ve seen so far!

Great tour!

Until later,

Jenn

4 days left!! Jackpot June with Close To My Heart !!!

Jackpot June will end in four days!!  This month-long fun has been filled with awesome deals and will continue through July 1, 2010 at 10 am.  Included in this great sale has been a big variety of Close To My Heart products at terrific discounts or even FREE!!  

There are different deals each day only on my website: http://jenniferlee.myctmh.com.  Click on the Jackpot June link to see each day's deal. Each day will either be a Jackpot day or a Goodie Box day. Deals run for 23 hours: from 11:00 am (EDT) to 10:00 am (EDT) the following day, while supplies last. (The hour between 10:00 am and 11:00 am will be used to prepare for the next deal.)

On Jackpot days, 5 products are offered for sale at special discounted prices. On each Jackpot day, we've selected one of the 5 products to be the Jackpot item for that day, but you won't know which one it is.  So exciting!!

If you happen to order the Jackpot item, lucky you!  You will be rewarded you with a fabulous Close To My Heart Jackpot, which may be one FREE product or a bundle of several FREE products! For those of you who aren't risk-takers, you'll want to purchase all 5 items to guarantee you'll hit the Jackpot!

If you purchase multiple quantities of the Jackpot item, you'll receive multiple products FREE. So, buy as many as you'd like of each item—there's no limit—and you could be a big winner!

The free items are featured on the Jackpot June shopping page, alongside the 5 discounted products. We'll send your FREE items with the products you've ordered—and we'll pay the shipping/handling for your free items! Special shipping is offered on the discounted products you purchase: just $0.99 for each item.
So, how do you know if you've hit the Jackpot? Each day we'll announce what the Jackpot item was for the previous day on www.facebook.com/closetomyheart and at www.closetomyheart.com.

On Goodie Box days, you will be able to purchase a Goodie Box filled with wonderful Close To My Heart products at 50% or more off retail value. The Goodie Box contents will vary by day (we're not revealing specifics but you'll be thrilled!) and will include favorite current and retired stamp sets, paper packets, embellishments, and other great scrapbooking, stamping, and card-making items.

Important Notes: In order to give shoppers the best possible deal on products and shipping, Jackpot June purchases must include ONLY Jackpot June items (the Goodie Box or the discounted items) and nothing else. This will streamline the shipment of orders and is also how we’re able to offer discounted shipping for this exciting promotion. This means:
* On Goodie Box days, only one Goodie Box and no other items may be checked out in a single transaction.
* On Jackpot days, only the discounted items may be checked out in one transaction; no limit on discounted items per transaction.

Hopefully this information will help you to understand these important qualifications so you can take full advantage of the great deals and incredible shipping discounts associated with this promotion. Customers wishing to make regular-priced purchases on my website may still do so, but they are not eligible for the Jackpot June discounted products, free items, Goodie Boxes, or discounted shipping.

Please contact me with any questions at:  JenniferLee@myctmh.com

Be sure to check my website every day thru Thursday morning to see how you can save money and fill your crafting supply needs at terrific savings!  http://JenniferLee.myctmh.com

Studio J – CTMH’s Digital Scrapbooking

Close to my Heart recently launched an AMAZING new online scrapbooking product called Studio J !!   I know you’ll absolutely love it!   It’s truly virtual scrapbooking … It’s the closest thing you can get to actual ‘classic’ scrapbooking but with nothing to clean up afterwards!   But be forewarned, once you start playing with Studio J, you won’t want to stop!!

There is absolutely NO COST to try it out.  Just go to My CTMH website, http://JenniferLee.myctmh.com to find a Studio J page.  You can upload pictures, choose the paper kit you want to play with, select the layout that will work for the number of pictures you’ll use and then you can just play - - - with the embellishments, titles, distressing and more!! 

Once you’re done playing, you’ll want to print your layouts.  You can purchase each two-page layout for just $12.95 – AND – when you place a single order for 5-9 layouts, you’ll receive a pack of 5 Memory Protectors FREE!  For placing an order for 10 or more layouts, you’ll receive FREE shipping/handling plus a FREE pack of 5 Memory Protectors for every 5 layouts in the single order! 

To see a video with more information, just go to http://www.studioj.com .  Then when you’re ready to start your digital scrapbooking journey, head on over to http://JenniferLee.myctmh.com !!  

Jenn

Jackpot June with Close To My Heart !!!

Have I got good news!!   Jackpot June will be here in two days!!  This month-long fun with awesome deals begins June 1, 2010 at 11 am  and goes thru July 1, 2010 at 10 am.  Included in this great sale is a big variety of Close To My Heart products at terrific discounts or even FREE!! 

In June, there will be a different deal each day only on my website: http://jenniferlee.myctmh.com.  Click on the Jackpot June link to see each day's deal. Each day will either be a Jackpot day or a Goodie Box day. Deals will run for 23 hours: from 11:00 am (EDT) to 10:00 am (EDT) the following day, while supplies last. (The hour between 10:00 am and 11:00 am will be used to prepare for the next deal.)

On Jackpot days, 5 products will be offered for sale at special discounted prices. On each Jackpot day, we've selected one of the 5 products to be the Jackpot item for that day, but you won't know which one it is.  Excited yet ??!!

If you happen to order the Jackpot item, lucky you!  You will be rewarded you with a fabulous Close To My Heart Jackpot, which may be one FREE product or a bundle of several FREE products! For those of you who aren't risk-takers, you'll want to purchase all 5 items to guarantee you'll hit the Jackpot!

If you purchase multiple quantities of the Jackpot item, you'll receive multiple products FREE. So, buy as many as you'd like of each item—there's no limit—and you could be a big winner!

The free items will be featured on the Jackpot June shopping page, alongside the 5 discounted products. We'll send your FREE items with the products you've ordered—and we'll pay the shipping/handling for your free items! Special shipping is offered on the discounted products you purchase: just $0.99 for each item.
So, how do you know if you've hit the Jackpot? Each day we'll announce what the Jackpot item was for the previous day on www.facebook.com/closetomyheart and at www.closetomyheart.com.

On Goodie Box days, you will be able to purchase a Goodie Box filled with wonderful Close To My Heart products at 50% or more off retail value. The Goodie Box contents will vary by day (we're not revealing specifics but you'll be thrilled!) and will include favorite current and retired stamp sets, paper packets, embellishments, and other great scrapbooking, stamping, and card-making items.

We have made every effort to differentiate the Goodie Box offerings by date so you can purchase boxes on different dates and receive a wide variety of products. The prices of the boxes will vary but each will be at least 50% off retail value. The higher the box price, the greater your savings from the original retail value. We're also offering discounted shipping.

Important Notes: In order to give shoppers the best possible deal on products and shipping, Jackpot June purchases must include ONLY Jackpot June items (the Goodie Box or the discounted items) and nothing else. This will streamline the shipment of orders and is also how we’re able to offer discounted shipping for this exciting promotion. This means:
* On Goodie Box days, only one Goodie Box and no other items may be checked out in a single transaction.
* On Jackpot days, only the discounted items may be checked out in one transaction; no limit on discounted items per transaction.

Hopefully this information will help you to understand these important qualifications so you can take full advantage of the great deals and incredible shipping discounts associated with this promotion. Customers wishing to make regular-priced purchases on my website may still do so, but they are not eligible for the Jackpot June discounted products, free items, Goodie Boxes, or discounted shipping.

Please contact me with any questions at:  JenniferLee@myctmh.com

Be sure to check my website every day in June to see how you can save money and fill your crafting supply needs at terrific savings!  http://JenniferLee.myctmh.com

Fun with Kam!

Just look at this sweet face!!

Kameron and Allie came for a visit this afternoon and we spent some time on the porch swing!  It was such a beautiful day out and we just couldn't bear to stay inside.  Kameron gathered up the toy tractor with wagon and a few hot wheels cars and found him a spot on the porch to play.  Then he jumped up on the swing with me and since he was full of smiles, I proceeded to get my camera out!!  I actually started with my IPhone to have a couple current pictures of Kam on there but I thought of the perfect CTMH Paper Pack I would use to scrapbook today's visit so I had to use my Sony.  

Kameron is talking so well . . . in really complete sentences!!  He has such a sweet voice too ~ can you tell I'm a proud Mammy??!!  Kam was 2 in December.  He's still not mastered big-boy underwear yet but is very advanced in his speech.  I've said it before and will say it again, Kam can't help but to be a talker with a mom and mammy who love to talk!!  He jibber-jabbered at a young age but is really talking well now.

   

I didn't catch their smiles at the same time but I though this was a great head on shot of Allie and Kam!

I love my daughter-in-law!!!  Allie's a wonderful mother and terrific wife to my son.  She and I have a lot in common (loving to talk, of course, is the first thing!) but we also share views on a lot of topics.  I'm so blessed that we have a good relationship. I consider her my friend as well as a daughter.

  

Little Beauty

Miss Madalyn Claire spent some 'Girl Time' with me a couple of weeks ago and we, of course, had a photo-shoot!!  She does great for a while but when she's tired of it, she's done!!  No more smiles and she even throws in a couple 'No, Mammy'.  But while she's in the mood I have to take advantage of it!  

We walked out in the backyard and I think she had to touch every blade of grass!  The little grunting sound she made with each tug was so cute!  

 

Madalyn was captivated by our neighbors' yard - lots of colorful things over there plus a kitty cat!!  In this picture she's pointing to the fence where a tweeting bird was pirched!  Well, it WAS pirched until she started walking over toward the fence, jibber-jabbering!

She even let me get her little measurements for a summer play suit I'm planning to sew up for her!  I found several prints of Tutti-Frutti fabric on sale at Jo-Ann's last month and picked up a few yards to make something for our 3 little beautiful baby girls!!  Now I just have to get together with Amber to measure Railey and Autumn! 

My Little Slugger at his very first T-Ball Game!

Nicholas waiting on first base.  Unfortunately, I don't have a shot of him of his 1st At Bat because someone walked in front of me just as I clicked !!  That's okay though, I should have already been standing where I stood to take snapshots of the rest of the game!!

Rounding 2nd base!!

Woo-Hoo!!  Scored a run!!

The teams played great and had a lot of fun!  All of Nick's fans were there cheering him on:  his mama and daddy, Mammy and Papa (us!!), Meme and Pop, Granny and Grandpa, Uncle Jaime, Aunt Allie and Kameron, Uncle Josh, Aunt Amber, Railey and Autumn and Leah.   

After the game, he willingly shared his little bit of snack with his cousins!!  He has a sweet generous heart!!

Not quite enough to go around but he made it stretch!!

I even caught Cooper sharing his Icee with Madalyn!!  He really can be sweet, every once in a while!  Well, actually, he HAS to be with little Miss Maddy Claire because she is SO demanding!!!  He's about met his match in his little sister!!

And the final shot is an up-close of the Slugger! 

Of course, we're a baseball-loving bunch so here's to many years of playing the game - Cooper and Kameron will be along too in the next 2-3 years!!

Jenn

Savannah Bag!

Oh my gosh!!  I'm so loving the Charm Packs and Fat Quarters I bought from JoAnn's (my favorite craft store) !!  Look at this little quilted bag I made this week!  I had purchased the Charm packs of this fabric before Christmas and just pulled them out last weekend.  I cut the squares down from 5" to 4" using my Fabric Rotary Cutter, laid them out how I wanted them, sewed the pieces together, added the ruffle, liner and handles and Voila!  A cute new bag!!  I LOVE bags!!  My husband and children call me 'The Bag Lady' because I have so many and CARRY at least a couple with me every where I go!  Seriously!  A girl has to have her 'stuff' with her at all times! 

I followed instructions from Angie Juda from SU that she so graciously shared on her blog.  She's awesome and I'm totally addicted to this bag that she named 'Savannah Bag'.  Of course, you can be versatile with the size by adjusting the number of blocks and the measurements for the liner and ruffle accordingly.  My girls really like it and have voiced they would like one a little bigger!!  So as soon as I come across some more cute Charm packs and Fat Quarters, I'll be making some more!

Jenn

Memory Keeper using Veranda Workshop on the Go!

This is an absolutely beautiful paper pack that I've been stingy with because I just hate to cut it!!  I know that's crazy but when I really like a particular paper pack, (usually love them all!!) but when one REALLY grabs my attention, I just hold on to it and pull it out and look at all the different patterns but can't bare to cut it!!  Ridiculous, I know!  But these patterns and colors remind me of my mom so as I was piecing together the Biscuit Pillow I was making for her, I thought about Veranda and decided to use it on the My Creations Memory Keeper to give to her as well.  She had recently made a comment after church a while back that she needed some new pictures of all of us to update her collage frames.  So I printed a stack of our newest pictures and hid them in the Memory Keeper!  I also included a 'My Pages Talk - Voice Recorder' and recorded them a sweet little message then attached it to the front!!  I love my parents so much and feel so blessed to have been born to the two most precious people in the world! 
 
Supplies Used:
Z1116  My Creations Memory Keeper
Z1147  Foundry Metal Accessories - Foundry Bookplates
Z1269  Filigree Charms
Z1033  Big Pinks Flowers- White Daisy
Z1131  Creme Brulee Ribbon
Z1132  My Pages Talk - Voice Recorder
Colors:  Cocoa, Garden Green, Juniper, Creme Brulee

So, I went out to daddy and mama's last night and gave them their little happies and they were so very proud!  Made it all worth it.

I had whipped up a little Camoflage Pillow for daddy with a picture of him and mama from this past Thanksgiving.  I had intended to use a picture of him holding up the big deer he got during Hunting Season but my printer jammed printing it out.  He loved it just the way it was!!

I made this into a more boxy pillow instead of the traditional.  Daddy really loved it!! 

I felt just like a kid who had just handed her parents a page she had colored, smile across her face waiting on their reactions!!  How goofy am I??!!

Jenn

My Biscuit Pillow!!

It felt so great to be back sitting behind my sewing machine again Sunday afternoon!!  Sewing was a passion of mine for a long time when my children were small and I've only sewn off and on since then.  But Jessica received a very nice Singer sewing machine for Christmas from her mother-in-law, Robyn, and has graciously let me 'try it out' !!  I love it!!  It's quite a bit different from my old Singer as far as threading and how the bobbin is loaded but other than that, it's awesome!!  I'm seeing a new sewing machine in MY near future as well !!!

I posted a picture of the charms packet I purchased at Jo-Anns before Christmas (refer to this post!) and due to time constraints I never got to make any of those projects I had anticipated for Christmas.  SO . . . . I'm on them now!!!  My first project was the Biscuit Pillow for my mama and this fabric from the charms packet was so perfect as it is 'so her'!!  Back in the day when I first began making them, I made smaller 'biscuits' and actually made a ruffle to go around it.  I changed it up a bit and made the puffy biscuits an inch larger, made the backside into a biscuit as well, and didn't add the ruffle.  And the lap throw isn't actually a 'lap' throw because I ran out of fabric!!   I don't know what it will be but when mama receives it, she will love it and find a place and use for it!!  She's such a grateful recipient of anything we present to her, especially hand-made gifts!  It's nothing fancy or extraordinary but as I said in the above mentioned post, the fabric reminds me of her so much and she had mentioned how she always loved those pillows I had made years ago, so it did my heart good to make her one!!

Now I'm off to my day-job - but I've already cut most of the pieces for my next project that I hope to start working on this afternoon or tomorrow evening!  It feels great to be sewing again! 

Jenn

My First 'Topstitch' Cards!

I had a great time today (during Madalyn's nap!) crafting with the Close to My Heart 'Workshop on the Go' kit, Topstitch!  I see why everyone's been blogging about and sharing artwork they've created with this kit!  The patterned paper is gorgeous and the color palette is great - Chocolate, Baby Pink and Heavenly Blue!

First, I created one of the cards from the Card Workshop portion of the Workshop Guide that comes in the kit.  I really liked this one but seeing the finished project, in person, is gorgeous!!  Jeanette Lynton and the Art Department at Close to My Heart are so very talented, it's amazing the designs and patterns they come up with!

So here's a replica of Card #1 from the guide:

Supplies used:
X7120B Topstitch Level 2 Paper Packet
Z2102   Baby Pink Ink Pad
Z2111   Chocolate Ink kPad
Z1276   Mini-Medley Accents Colonial White Collection
Z1104  Clear Sparkles
Z1096  Embroidery Floss Neutral Assortment
Z1114  Piercing Tool Kit
Z697   Sponge
Workshop stamp set is 'Love Is in the Air'  (available only in the Workshop Kit)

And . . . this second card is my attempt to create something without a pattern!!  Like I've said in previous posts, I'm creatively challenged, which is why I absolutely LOVE Close to my Heart's Program Books which contain beautiful pictures of the artwork along with the blueprints and full instructions to make gorgeous cards and scrapbook pages!!  So here's my custom creation!!

You can order all the supplies to make cards like these plus many more PLUS beautiful scrapbook pages!!  Just click here to shop right where you are and you'll be crafting with 'Topstitch' in a few short days!

Jenn

My little 'Sweetheart'!!

Miss Madalyn likes to crawl down the steps herself since

she's such a big girl!! 

My little sweetheart spent the day with me and we stepped outside for just a few minutes to listen to the birds singing!  We could hear them through the window and she would make the 'Ohhhhhh' face and listen real intently.  So I decided to grab my camera and get a few shots of her before it got any cooler!  And of course, you guessed it, she did

NOT want to come back inside!!

Now, she actually posed her little self when I said "Smile at Mammy sweet baby girl" and she did really good - Only she forgot the smiling part!!  And she has such a beautiful smile!!

Then the birds began their singing again at the neighbor's house in their big tree.  Madalyn immediately turned her little head toward them!

She sat like this for a long while, listening and looking.  Then I told her we would soon have to go inside and she took off!!  When I ran after her and said, "You'd better come back here little girl" , she thought that was funny and giggled a little but I still didn't get her smile!

But then she gave me a half smile and even that melts my heart!!

 

I'm so blessed with wonderful children and grandchildren!

I just wanted to share some shots I took today while enjoying Madalyn's company!

She's a wonderful "Sweetheart"!!

Of course, I'll be using Topstitch Kit to scrapbook these pictures.

Jenn

Fun Snow Day!!

We had such a great time in the snow !!  No school and no work for Mammy !!!  Little Madalyn was amazed and didn't seem one bit phased by how cold it was, Coop enjoyed making tracks in the snow and Nick engaged in a snowball fight with his mama!!  They also built a great snowman!!