Santa and White Pines!

Good Morning, Everyone!!  My apologies for my absence!  It has been a crazy life lately...two evenings of Christmas card classes, a road trip to Calgary, Alberta with The Prairie Hearts for a CTMH meeting and then my husband, Bob, met me in Saskatoon where we hopped a plane and spent 4 fantastic days in Montreal, Quebec!! Our first get away in 20 years with just the two of us!! Then, crafters block!! So finally, today, I have a single page layout for you!!! Our community held a Christmas Potluck, a great opportunity for everyone to get together!  When "Santa" visits, an awesome photo op moment!!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...white pines paper pack (including colonial white, cranberry and fern cardstock)
...white pines complements
...red enamel gems
...picture my life White Pines Scrapbooking Program Cards
...red shimmer trim
...fern thick twine
...mini stapler
...sanding kit
...Documenting Moments Stamp Set
...In Review Stamp Set
...cranberry, champagne and bamboo ink

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

*Hopefully now I'll be able to get back on some sort of 'blogging' schedule!  Thank you for your patience and for checking in once again!!  Gwen
 

Cyber Sale with CTMH!

Happy Sunday! After a great Trade Show and Craft Sale in Aylsham,  I am super excited to be sharing with you a Cyber Sale that Close to My Heart is having for the next 5 days, starting tomorrow, November 29 - December 4, 2015!  Check it out as there are 39 items that are included in the sale!  You can order them through the holiday card class link on my OBA or just contact me!  I love a sale, especially before Christmas!!

I am also very excited to be having my first card classes this week!!  I have a great bunch of ladies coming over two evenings!  Yay!!!  I promise that I will get around to posting this week as well!

Thanks for checking in!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things!"

White Pines Single Layout !

Hello and a Happy Tuesday to you!!  I have been busy getting ready for an upcoming Craft and Trade Show that we host in Aylsham!  Great fun with our local Fire Men raising money by having a food booth with homemade soups, pies and sandwiches for lunch!  I'm drooling already!  lol  At this trade show, at first, I thought I would focus on crafts that I would make and sell, but this past couple of weeks I changed my mind and decided to focus my booth on the fantastical business that I am a part of, Close to my Heart!  I will be featuring the Base and Bling line which is great for beautiful, but inexpensive Christmas gifts as well as the benefits of Home Gatherings or better yet, the business itself!!  Why not share this wonderful opportunity!!!  One of the layouts I will be featuring will be this single page layout of my son and I.  A family friend handed me this photo today and I quickly matched with the awesome White Pines Paper that is available until the end of December!!

CTMH supplies used:
...White Pines Paper Pack
...White Pines Complements
...Red Enamel Gems
...Fern Thick Twine
...Cranberry cardstock
...New England Ivy Fundamentals Cardstock

*The White Pines Paper Pack from CTMH is some of the most beautiful Christmas paper that I have worked with in a long time!!  Definitely a paper pack that I will order a couple more of as I know that I will take a few more Christmas pictures in the near future!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

Working with Fundamentals!

Good Morning And happy Saturday!!  I hope that you had a great week and are enjoying your weekend!  Since my last post, I have had a bit of crafter's block, but did get a little 'work' done!  I have also enjoyed taking part in a Close to My Heart presentation online!  It is fabulous and continues today!  I'm afraid I'm not a computer savvy person and am unfamiliar with 'linking' as of yet.  I promise that I will work on these things!!
     My post today involves my son... Tyler started competitive figure skating when he was 13 years old and 6 years later, has decided that it is time to move on due to many injuries.  Ice can be very unforgiving!!!  :-)   We are very proud of his accomplishments and look forward to seeing where he is heading on his life journey!  Tyler will not give up skating completely and is going to begin work on preparing a 'Show' program!  His 'final' competition was November 14 -15 and we were proud parents!  With only 2 and a half weeks of training time, well done, Tyler!!!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Enchantment Paper Fundamentals!!  (most paper and alphabet stickers)
...daisy white and black cardstock
...black and fern ink
...whisper thick twine
...#makesmehappy hostess stamp set
... Ink Blot stamp set
...In Review stamp set
...Blue dots Enamel and Glitter Duos
...Embossed Metal Badge Buttons

*The background behind "awesome moment" was created using a sponge to place ink on the stamp. You place the ink randomly, creating a 'vintage' look.  Wonderful technique!!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little Things"   

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

Happy Snow Day!!!  Fresh, new fallen snow is so beautiful and I felt that I needed to share a couple of pictures of our front lawn with you!  I was even able to take the pictures before the dogs went on a tour this morning!!

It will be a day to stay at home, create and listen to Christmas music!!  I hope that you have a wonderful day and everyone, please stay safe as we get used to the beauty of winter!!!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things!"

Christmas Cards to Share!

Good Morning!!  Happy Tuesday to everyone!  As you may have figured out by now, I am a fan of quick and easy cards that are easy to mail!!  For this reason, I absolutely LOVE Close To My Hearts shimmer trim!!  It can really dress up a card, or scrapbook page, and doesn't require extra postage!  I have been working on a Christmas Card Class and am super excited to share with you two of the eight cards that I will be sharing with my ladies at the class....

CTMH supplies used:
...Silver Foil Tape
...Green Shimmer Trim
...Sparkle and Shine Washi Tape (retired, but available on my OBA in clearance)
...black and fern ink
...clear rhinestones 
...Vivid Green and Carmine ShinHan alcohol markers
...Reindeer Bells Stamp Set
...Holly Jolly Christmas Stamp Set
...White Pines B&T paper

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

The Red Cup!!

Happy Tuesday!  I hope that you are having a wonderful day!!  What do I love about Close To My Heart today?  Besides beautiful product, the opportunity to make wonderful friends with the people you meet in and around your business!  After attending a fantastic meeting in Saskatoon with Pierre Gelinas from CTMH head office, Trina (my upline) and Char (my sideline?) headed to Starbucks!  It truly is wonderful when your friends spoil you by 'indulging' you. I don't even know if I asked the ladies if they even like Starbucks!! lol  The red cup makes for a lovely layout to accent with Gold!!

CTMH supplies used:
...white daisy, cranberry and kraft cardstock
...champagne and cashmere ink
...Black Fundamental Assortment
...Adventure Fundamental Sticker Pack ("Beautiful")
...Gold Shimmer Trim
...Gold Assortment Sequins
...Red Enamel Gems
...Mini Stapler
...Whisper Thick Twine
...Ink Blot Stamp Set
...Doodled Designs Stamp Set

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"

Urban and a Birthday!!

Hello and a Happy Monday to you!!  My apologies for my absence...company, the flu and meetings!!  Whew!!!  To make up for my absence, I am posting twice today, both layouts using the fantastic Urban paper pack that is exclusive to CTMH.  Love it!!!

CTMH supplies used:
...Urban Paper Pack
...Urban Compliments
...Sanding Kit!!
...Handwritten Print Stamp Set
...Ink Blot Stamp Set
...Cheer, 2016  SOTM Stamp Set (only available in November!!)
...Gold Foil Tape
...Whisper and Fern Thick Twine
...Blue Dots Enamel and Glitter Duos
...Slate and Pacifica Ink
...Thin 3D foam tape
...Embossed Metal Badge Buttons (retired, but available in clearance on my OBA)

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"

Uraban and the everyday!!

Post number 2 for today!!  I am absolutely in love with Close to my Hearts Urban paper pack!  It really can be used for a multitude of events from hunting, birthdays, to the everyday outing for a cup of coffee!!  If you want a closer look at the layout, just click on the picture and kaplooy!! a closer look you will have!!  :-)

CTMH supplies used:
...Urban paper pack
...sanding block!!  I find this such a fun technique...just wrinkle your paper, working out all of your days frustrations, lol, and then give the paper a sanding with our fantastic sanding block!  A whole new look for your piece of paper!!
...Urban Compliments
...Blue Dots Enamel and Glitter Duos
...Purple Hearts Enamel and Glitter Duos
...Stamp Set from the WOTG Sangria Scrapbooking Kit
...Slate and Gypsy Ink
...Slate, Gypsy, and Whisper White Cardstock

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"
  

Urban and Hunting!!!

Happy Thursday!! Two more sleeps and it's Halloween!  Wow!  I am once again excited to share my layout with you today!  Someday I will do another 2 page layout, but I have so many pictures to do that only require a single page!!  Today's layout features my husband, Bob and the awesome paper pack , Urban, from Close To My Heart!!  I have used this paper pack for some of my farming pictures and now for my husbands hobby, hunting!  A very versatile paper pack!!

CTMH supplies used:
...Urban paper pack (features sapphire and saffron cardstock)
...Urban compliments
...Adventure fundamentals paper pack (the yellow strip at the bottom of the layout)
*this paper was once again wrinkled and sanded to give it a more "rustic" look.
...Adventure fundamentals sticker pack ("my man")
...Fern Thick Twine
...Green Triangles Enamel & Glitter Duos
...Ink Blot Stamp Set
...Documenting Moments Stamp Set
...Embossed Metal Badge Buttons (retired, but available on my OBA in clearance!!)
...black and cocoa ink

It is truly wonderful how the Fundamentals Collection can enhance so many different types of layouts as it's available in variety packs, with different patterns and each paper has a glossy side as well!  For the month of November, CTMH is offering a Constant Campaign which features the Fundamentals Collection!!  Please check out my OBA for details, or contact me today!!

Thanks for looking!!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"
 

A Happy Wednesday to you!!  It is a wonderful day in Saskatchewan...it reached a high of 2 degrees celcius and even rained a little.  I'm not sure if I'm ready for this weather.  It would be great if the nice weather stayed until after Halloween!  I am once again super excited to share a single page layout with you!  Another 'thing' that I love about CTMH is the the revamping of the Fundamentals collection...paper, stickers and assortments!!  Please excuse my poor picture quality today...the patch of carpet that usually works for me, just wasn't on the same page as me!! lol 

CTMH supplies used:
...Fundamental Adventure paper pack
...Fundamental Adventure sticker pack
...black and poppy ink
...mini stapler
...gold shimmer trim
...kraft 12x12 cardstock for the main page
...scrap paper from the bag full on my desk!!!
...purple hearts enamel and glitter duos
...Crazy Good Stamp Set

With this layout, I absolutely took advantage of the wonderful 'new' Fundamental Collection from the Annual Inspirations!  If you have yet to check out CTMH's great catalogue, you need to do that today!  I hope that you enjoyed today's layout and can 'CASE' it to your advantage!!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

Sooooo EXCITED!!

Happy Tuesday to Everyone!  I am so excited to be sharing my post today!  I went so far out of the box for myself that I fell into a brand new box!  Before I began creating today I asked myself, "What do I love about Close To My Heart?"  I have always loved the white core paper that CTMH has to offer as well as the bling!!  With this in mind, I took out one of my favorite pictures, of my daughter and my niece and began falling in love with CTMH all over again!!  I know that you may not be able to feel my excitement about this post, but I'm SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!

CTMH supplies used:
...B&T paper from the Nevermore paper pack
...eggplant, slate, black, and whisper white cardstock
...black and slate ink (for the title)
...sanding kit
...Snapshot Memories Stamp Set (love it!!!!!)
...mini stapler
...retired 'bling' that is available on my OBA!  I definitely need to stock up!!

I was amazed at how quickly this layout came together and how pleased I was.  Usually my techniques are very 'flat' to the page, but I oh so wanted to try something different!!  I love how the white core 'pops' out when you wrinkle the CTMH cardstock, and then I also sanded the wrinkles as well as the edges of the 12x12 page, the Nevermore b&t paper as well as the eggplant.  For contrast, I left the papers layering my photo, as they were.  Once I had layered my photo, I 'popped' the photo up with 3D foam tape.  The biggest 'fall out of my box', was the fact that I did not use any pink paper.  I have always been taught that the paper must match the pictures.  As you can plainly see, the only pink on my layout is the lovely pink flower up on the title box!!  Normally, I would not use up a whole package of bling on a single layout, but since this is one of my favorite photos and I was absolutely loving this layout, it worked!!!  Soooooo Excited!!!!

Thanks for looking!!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"

The Christmas Hat!

Good Morning, Everyone!  I should really say afternoon as by the time I get this posted, it will be!
 I have been busy working on items for a local craft sale in my community, but woke up this morning  wanting to scrapbook and post!  I picked a great layout from blog.closetomyheart.com. This is, of course, Close To My Hearts official blog and a wonderful one at that! This is a quick and simple layout so no fancy techniques to share with you.  Maybe next time!! :-)  Enjoy!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...White Pines Paper Pack
...White Pines Assortment
...White Pines Complements
...Fern, cocoa, cranberry and colonial white cardstock
...Fern, saffron and Black ink
...mini stapler
...Fern thick Twine
...Scallop Border Punch
...adhesive and 3D foam tape
...Cricuit Art Philosophy Seasons Cricuit Collection (stamp set is in collection and not available for individual purchase)
...Itty Bitty Sparkles

One of these days I will try to figure out how to do the images and links of the Close To My Heart product, but for now...all of these items are available from your local CTMH consultant or through my OBA when you click on the "Shop Now" link to the left of my blog.

I cannot say enough how I absolutely love the Close to my Heart products and working with them!  They make scrapbooking and crafting fun and easy!!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

Sangria and 6 pictures!

A Wonderful Monday to Everyone!  I hope that you had a great weekend!  I am super excited to be sharing another 2 page layout with you!  Sometimes it is very hard to get individuals to pose for a picture, but I've decided that I will use those photos anyways!!  I love "straight line" scrapbooking (definitely not a real title in the scrapbooking world), but today's layout definitely uses straight lines, keeping the layout quick and easy to put together and duplicate for yourself!!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Sangria WOTG Scrapbooking Kit (papers and stamps)
...Cocoa Ink
...Sangria Assortment
...Sangria Complements
...Black flourishes (retired, but available on my OBA)
...Kraft cardstock
...3D foam tape and adhesive
...Mini Stapler!!!
...Clear Sparkles (colored with ShinHan Black Alcohol Marker)

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"

Supper in the Field!

A lovely Sunday to each and every one of you!  I am super excited to be sharing a 2 page layout with you today!  I have been 'itching' to use Close to my Hearts new Urban paper pack!  I am pleased that this one worked out for me!  The Urban Complements come with a great variety of stickers and chipboard pieces.  If you so choose, you could definitely add more to a layout like this, but I have chosen to keep it more on the simple side! 

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Urban paper pack (b&t papers, peacock, colonial white and saffron cardstock)
...Urban complements
...black ink
...Glamour Uppercase and Glamour Lowercase stamp sets
...3L EZ Dots adhesive and mini glue dots

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little Things"

Christmas??

Good Morning, Everyone!  Happy Thursday!  I hope that you will be having a fantastic day!  I know that it seems early to some to start "talking" Christmas, but for us crafters, it really isn't.  I wanted to try 'my hand' this year with a Christmas Card Buffet, as I see so many of my fellow Close to my Heart Consultants offer this opportunity to their clientele. Besides, what better excuse to get together with your friends to chat and get some Christmas preparation done!!  This card has to be a favorite of mine...so simple, but beautiful!  I even received Bob's 'go ahead' to use it as our Christmas Card and for him to even acknowledge a Christmas card right now, is amazing!!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Retired SS Father Christmas
...Crystal Blue ink and cardstock
...Colonial White cardstock
...silver foil tape (Love it!!!)
...silver geometric washi tape (retired, but available on my OBA, which you can access on the left with the "Shop Now" button!  I'm going to stock up!!)
...silver shimmer trim

**I must apologize for my use of retired product, but I have been hoarding CTMH products for a long time and I am loving the opportunity to use them and share them with you!!

Christmas Card #2!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Home for the Holidays SOTM (retired)
...Assorted edges stamp set
...daisy white cardstock
...silver shimmer trim
...silver geometric washi tape (retired, but available on my OBA)
...crystal blue and pacifica ink
...3D thin foam tape   

Thankful for...

Happy Wednesday, Everyone! I finally have another 2 page layout to share with you!  With our Thanksgiving having just been celebrated on Monday, I was trying hard to share a "thankful" layout. As usual, when I give myself rules, it always takes me forever to get a project done.  lol 
As you may have noticed, by new saying in life is "Enjoy the little things".  By no means are the people on my page little, but sometimes we forget to be thankful for the people or the life we have right in front of us. 

CTMH Supplies Used:

...12 x 12 cardstock from the Adventure Fundamentals Paper Pack
...gold polka dot washi tape (retired, but available on OBA while supplies last)
...kraft and peacock cardstock
...blue dots enamel & glitter duos
...durables round studs (retired, but available on OBA while supplies last)
...retired Christmas paper from last year (strip along the top of both pages)
*flowers are not from CTMH, but you could cut them out with your cricut  and the cricut cartridges that CTMH has! I chose to use these that I had as they had been purchased for the wedding that I just decorated for and I did not want to waste them.

I have yet to decide if I'm pleased with this layout, but it was given the stamp of approval by my family and I realize that when I can't decide about a layout, it's usually because the background is not white!!  :-)

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"
 

Kaleidoscope and Family!

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!  I am so excited to be posting today!  Do you remember my simple sangria post from a couple of days ago?  I claimed that the layout could be used for any occasion.  It was my mission to live by my words.  I like to believe that I'm still a fairly new CTMH consultant and still getting used to the awesome supplies that they carry.  Sometimes my pages can be very "white".  Today's layout is not.  I absolutely LOVE the bright, fun colors of CTMH's Kaleidoscope paper pack!!  Using my layout from the other day, Kaleidoscope b&t paper, and a little 'bling', I have this fun filled layout for you to check out!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Kaleidoscope b&t paper pack
...black ink
...silver foil tape
...rhinestones ***colored with the Lavender ShinHan alcohol marker!  What a great way to create bling to match your project!!  Thanks to Jacquie for pointing this out at the Crop!!
...pixie extra thick twine
...smokey plum cardstock (retired) *would have used the beautiful gypsy cardstock if I had that color!
...daisy white cardstock
...Happy Hooray Stamp Set *available for purchase with Hostess Rewards!!  So much fun!

I hope that you enjoyed checking out my layout as much as I had creating it!  I have so much fun working with the fantastic supplies that CTMH carries and look forward to showing you each and everyone of my creations!!

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things" 

A Little Twinkle!

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!  I hope that you had a great day!  Today I am sharing with you a grouping of 3x3 tags that focus on CTMH's stamp of the month, Twinkle!  This stamp set is a wonderful set that can be purchased at full retail price OR is available for purchase for $6.00 when you spend $50.00 or more on CTMH retail product, before taxes and shipping.  A great deal for this fantastic 15 piece stamp set.

CTMH supplies used:
...Twinkle (October SOTM)
...silver, red, and green shimmer trim!  Love all Shimmer Trim!!
...White Pines Paper Pack
...Red Enamel Gems
...Blue Dots Enamel & Glitter Duos
...3D foam tape
...cranberry, colonial white and cranberry cardstock
...cranberry, fern, pacifica and glacier ink
...mini stapler (there are two staples on the silver shimmer trim on the "Twinkle" card)

October Stamp of the Month, "Twinkle"!

 Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things!"

Simple Sangria

Happy Monday!  I hope that you had a great weekend!  Today's layout is a simple, but beautiful page.  What makes this page so beautiful is the wonderful b&t paper pack, Sangria, from CTMH. This is an absolutely beautiful paper pack that works for many occasions!!

CTMH Supplies Used:
...Mr and Mrs Stamp Set
...daisy white card stock
...Sangria B&T paper pack
...black ink
...small, black flourishes *available while supplies last!
...3D foam tape

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things!"

Wedding Day!!

Hello and Happy Weekend to you all!  As I may have mentioned, I've been helping a friend get ready for her daughter's wedding. Today is the day!!  I am so super excited for them and have only a few more hours to finish their wedding present!!  lol  I know that there is no way the bride and groom will see this blog before they open their present so I can share a few things...they are, of course, receiving from my family and I, a CTMH scrapbook and pages!  Awesome!  At the bridal shower we took pictures of each guest with the bride-to-be and then had them write their wishes on a card.  Using the Design 4 memory protectors, this is the brides shower guest book.  Love it!!  The thing that I love most about the CTMH scrapbooks is that you can mix and match which memory protectors you would like to use.  Using a top load one, I created the cover page for the bride and groom, using the corporations artwork in the catalogue, page 57, as a guide. They only need to place a favorite
5x7 on the page!

CTMH Supplies Used:

...Mr and Mrs stamp set
...black, slate and sorbet ink
...slate, daisy white, sunset, cocoa and assorted b&t papers from Sangria Paper Pk.
...3D foam tape
...Charming Cascades stamp set
...stickers from Sangria complements

**I am now working on a page to introduce the bridal shower and then the bride is on her own to scrapbook the rest!!  The Sangria paper pack is amazing to work with when enhancing a fall wedding!
**My friend had also asked me to do a few thank you's for the lucky couple to hand out...

CTMH Supplies Used:
...sorbet, black, and new england ivy ink
...sponge dauber
*(when adding a second ink with a sponge dauber, ink the whole stamp in the lightest color first and then use the dauber to enhance where you would like the second color).
...September SOTM, Paper Garden
..."Thanks for everything" from a CTMH stamp set from years ago!!

Better go and finish my wedding present!  Thanks for looking!
     Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"
 

So much to Say....

Hello, Everybody!  My apologies for my absence...I hosted a crop this past weekend and it was absolutely wonderful!  I'm hoping that my guests had as much fun as I did!  I definitely needed a couple days to recover, but had to get right into wedding decorations as the wedding is this weekend!  It has been crazy, but I thought that I would take a moment to post a 2 page layout that I had created some time ago...

This layout is a favorite of mine so I'm being very fussy as to what pictures I will be adding to it!  :-) 
CTMH Supplies used ...
...cranberry, black, daisy white cardstock
...Documenting Moments Stamp Set (a favorite of mine for scrapbooking. Love it!!)
...gold and red shimmer trim
...gold polka dot washi tape (while supplies last, retired)
...cranberry and black ink
...bling that is retired, BUT the new and fantastic RED ENAMEL GEMS would look great!!!
ps...I learned this weekend at the crop, that you can color the clear sparkles with the awesome ShinHan alcohol markers and create the color of bling that you need.  Whoohooo!!!
...adhesive, including the 3D tape

**This layout is so easy to put together!  To do a Washi Tape "ribbon", first put it on a piece of daisy white cardstock and then cut it to form a "ribbon".

Thanks for looking!
     Gwen
"Enjoy the little things" 

ps...I thought that I would share a couple of my favorite pictures from the crop this weekend.  The crop was held with the intent to raise money for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, with funds going to the radiation unit.  What a fantastic bunch of ladies!  Not only did we have a great time, but as a group we raised $1,300.00 plus !!!  Awesome!!  Enjoy the pictures and thank you everyone!!!

An amazing group of ladies!

My Amazing Upline, Trina and I!!

Some of my Family...

My helpers for the crop, my son, Tyler and daughter, Karly!

My husband, Bob, came in from the field for a photo op!!

 **A person is so blessed to be surrounded by so many family and friends!!  Have a wonderful day!!
                                                            Gwen 

"Merry Everything!"

Happy First Day of Fall!!  I absolutely LOVE fall!  Love the colors, love the leaves, love the weather!  Not too hot, not too cold, just need a light jacket!!  I've been crazy busy doing everything but scrapbooking... helping a friend with decorations for a wedding and getting ready for a crop this weekend that I'm hostessing in our local community!  Super excited about that!!  I have a bit more work to do on the crop, but woke up this morning wanting to do a layout! Since it's the first day of fall, I figured what better time to show you a Christmas layout!  A 2 page one at that!!  I started off my morning with a CASE idea from Pinterest and came up with this...

CTMH Supplies Used:
...White Pines b&t paper pack
...White Pines complements
...Fern, white daisy and cranberry cardstock
...Red enamel gems
...Fern ink
...Fern thick twine 
...mini stapler - Love it!!!
...scalloped border punch 
..."Twinkle" Stamp Set (October SOTM) Get excited!!! 
...Red shimmer trim

 
I'm actually very excited about this layout!  Super simple, clean, but actually a lot of what I feel is Christmas color...Red and Green!!  lol

Thanks for looking!
     Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

**Don't ask me why, but I absolutely LOVE the saying on these candy bags that I did up for the ladies attending my crop this weekend!  Thought I would share it with you as they were super easy to make.  The paper comes from the Georgie paper pack. The saying from the fun filled stamp set, Tasty Terrors. Don't forget about the Pixie extra thick twine! If you don't already have some twine, you really need to get some!  Love it!! It is a great add on to a project or a layout and it doesn't take up a whole lot of depth!!  And of course, love my thin 3D foam tape!
                                 Have an awesome day!!
 

A Two Page Layout!!

Hey, Everybody!  I can't believe that it has taken me so long to post again!!  I have been working on multiple projects that are not scrapbooking, so it has taken me forever to do the two page layout that I promised you and myself!!  This layout also had me stumped for a number of reasons...the pictures are elevators, with snow and in black and white.  I have always associated elevators with harvest, but there is no snow in harvest!  Hopefully!! lol  It has happened...

I started the week off with orange behind my photos and coral shimmer trim.  I like the white shimmer trim and white/black backing much better on the Slate CS. The title is stamped in black on white daisy, but inked imperfect for a more vintage feel.  The leaves, after being cut in white daisy, were embossed with the  woodgrain embossing folder and big shot.  To add a bit of color, I used the glacier extra thick twine to make two bows to add to the leaves.  I also used a couple of strips of washi tape (retired) on each page. I have yet to decide on my journaling, but will use the 'flags' for words like "standing tall, strong, formidable"... haven't decided. lol

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

"Cousins"

Hey, Everybody!  I hope that you have had a wonderful day!  I promise, I was working on a 2 page layout, but I'm waiting for my CTMH order to come in which has the Ink Blot stamp set in it that I really want to use on that specific layout so... I have another single layout for us to tide us over!  I do love how this layout turned out!!  As the picture has my two nephews and my daughter in it, I didn't want the layout to be too masculine or feminine.  Thank goodness for the grid paper in the Zoe pack! It was definitely the perfect pick.

 CTMH supplies used:
...1" circle punch
...pear and black cardstock
...white enamel stars
...retired bling (some is still available)
...fern thick twine
...Zoe Paper Packet
...3D tape to pop up the occasional circle for dimension

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

"Love the Everyday and Everyone in it!"

Helloooooo!  I hope that you had a wonderful day!!  I had promised myself that after the last single page layout, I was going to move onto 2 page layouts...I didn't!  I wanted to try one more single page that I saw on Pinterest by katieplus4...

All supplies used are CTMH:
...1" punch
...Gold polka dot washi tape (available on demonstrator web site while supplies last)
...Coral shimmer trim
...Bronze shimmer trim
...multiple bling from my CTMH "bling stash"!
...daisy white, slate and sapphire cardstock
...Zoe B&T Duos
...Zoe complements and assortments

Thanks for looking!
  Gwen
"Enjoy the little things" 

First day of the Last year!

Hello, again!  I have been working on this layout for a little bit and am quite relieved to have completed it!!  lol  I must say that I am disappointed that I was unable to get the embossing along the right side of the layout to show up better...along the right side, I stamped with versamark and used gold embossing powder to enhance the vine stamp from the stamp set in the WOTG Sangria Scrapbooking Kit.  All the papers come from this same kit as well.  Cocoa, Champagne and the B&T papers.  The flowers along the vine were inked with champagne and edged with cocoa.  The flowers closest to the picture and around the title are once again, embossed with gold.  The title, I used champagne and edged with cocoa.  Again, I'm not sure if you can see it, but I sanded the edge of the cocoa paper to bring out the white core that it a love of the CTMH cardstock!!

I absolutely love this picture of our daughter, Karly. Standing on the road, waiting for the bus as she begins her last year of high school.  She can't wait to begin a "new road" in life!

Thanks for looking!
   Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

"Love PSL"!

Goodmorning, Everyone! Another great day in Saskatchewan...for Scrapbooking!!!  You have to love a rainy day for this reason! My husband would disagree with me, though! :-)  Today I am actually super excited to share my one page layout with you!  I went out of the box and I honestly think that it worked for me!!

CTMH Supplies used:
...the fantastic, new watercolor paints!! Haven't quite figured them out yet, but like this look!!
...Hello, Life-Cardmaking Stamp Set!  Available in September only!!
...Hello, Life-Pocket Scrapbooking Stamp Set! Available in September only!!
...Gold polka dot Washi Tape! Still available on the demonstrator web site while supplies last!!  Get yours as soon as possible as it's a great product!!
...Gold Shimmer Trim! So much fun!!
...ink colors, black and ruby!!
...watercolor paper!!

*Hey, sister, Jill!!  Can't wait to take you to the Sweet Cup so you can try your own Pumpkin Spice Latte!!  Karly says it's GREAT!!

Thanks for looking!
   Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

A Saskatchewan Harvest (1)

Hey, Everybody! 
I'm thinking that this is one of the layouts I'm not sure about...I like the simplicity of the page, but does it need more?  I love how the harvest photo stands out on the ctmh daisy white cardstock. I love the ctmh gold shimmer trim.  I love the ctmh kraft paper and the little bit of ctmh sangria.  The wheat sheaf stamp is a favorite from a long time ago, a Tim Holtz.  A must have for a farmer's wife.  The ctmh fern thick twine just adds something special.  Hmmm...

Thanks for looking!
     Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

A Gathering with Zoe!!

Goodmorning, Everyone! It has been a crazy, busy time in this house, but I'm so excited to share the project that a group created at my house on Tuesday...I had my first ever gathering with an actual hostess!!  Super exciting!  We created the corporate recommended Zoe page as a group.  CTMH had a 5x7 on their page, and I chose to place 2, 4x6's there instead!  I love scrapbooking and sharing the many different 'methods' with my family and friends!! 

Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

A Rainy Day...

Hey, there!  It was a very rainy day here, so it gave me time to do many things!  I was able to play with a very fun layout today!  It really is just a fun layout!  With the rain having started yesterday, Tyler, Karly and my wonderful husband drove to Tisdale to have coffee at the fantastic "The Sweet Cup" on main street in Tisdale.  I am so spoiled!!  How many husbands would jump off of the combine and join his family for a coffee treat in a community 35 minutes away?  Mine!!  We had a great time!  Joking and laughing!  After, I of course, went to the local pharmacy and developed some great pictures and created this simple, but fantastic layout!!  I love CTMH's alphabet stamps for creating titles!!  The largest letters are from a retired stamp set from years ago and the other letters come from Glamour Lowercase and Handwritten Print! And the Owls from Frightfully Fun are most appropriate!!  Don't have any Washi Tape to match your layout?  Create your own with two stamps from Snapshot Memories.  This stamp set is a favorite of mine for scrapbooking.

I also needed a card for an upcoming birthday in our family.  Used the National Stamping Month stamp sets to create this single sheet card that will slide into our Lagoon Paper Bags, with a gift card attached to the back, for something just a little different. 

**I just LOVE CTMH's Mini Stapler!!  So dainty, but so handy with a great reach!!
I know my picture taking might not be the best tonight, but I didn't want to wait until morning for natural lighting to share my creations!  Thanks for understanding.  :-)

Thanks for looking!
       Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"

Zoe and National Stamping Month!

As promised, I have a Zoe layout for you today! Zoe is a wonderful new paper pack from CTMH. Great colors and fun patterns! For this layout, I CASED (copy and share everything) from the new CTMH's Annual Inspirations, page 55. I absolutely love this layout, but I myself am a circle girl. As

 you will begin to see with the layouts I do!!  I love a good circle punch and CTMH has a great 1"!

I have also added some of the Zoe Complements, which enhance the layout wonderfully! Plus, don't you just love the Coral Shimmer Trim? What an easy way to add a little bling to a page! Please keep in mind that any time you see a 5x7 photo (which I am addicted to right now), it is a great spot for two 4x6 pictures!! I have also left some room on the page for some journaling...because one of the girls in the photo is not a family member, I have chosen to journal after the picture!
**please note, that all the feathers were picked up after the photo shoot!! :-) A simple double layout, but I absolutely love it!!

Thanks for looking!
     Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"


NATIONAL STAMPING MONTH!!

 
As I mentioned in the title of this post, September is National Stamping Month!  Super exciting!!
CTMH is offering three stamp sets in honor of this...$16.50 each CAD or 41.50 CAD for the set of three! I, of course, bought all three as how can you choose? lol  Please, check out the link on the left of this blog that will take you to my demonstrator website for more information!  I actually used one of the stamp sets on the "Hello" card in my very first post!  Can't wait to share more!!

Have a great long weekend!!
   Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"