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!"