Colour Me Monday - CTMH colour combo

Each monday Jeanette Lynton, CEO and founder of Close to My Heart, posts a combination of CTMH colours. I am always impressed and inspired by her choices.

***One thing I'd like to note is that the image to the right doesn't show Creme Brulee in it's true colour...it's more yellow than shown in the example. The other colours look pretty good though.

I thought I would share them here to inspire you and to challenge you to use them today in any of your creative projects. I highly suggest you visit Jeanette's blog ( if you don't regularily visit it already!) and check out her amazing examples...she is truly one of the most inspiring scrapbookers/cardmakers I know. Her blog is full of amazing inspiration & artwork that she updates regularily and she posts new colour combinations each and every Monday. So go...check out her blog! You won't be disappointed!

Jeanette Lynton - Make it from your heart.

If I find the time to create something today I will do my best to post the results of this colour inspiration.

Christmas Joy card

I was playing around with some old product...this is all CM stuff. I haven't used anything from them in years. I have a bunch of stuff laying around from when I was a CM consultant and I decided it is time to use it up. So I slapped this card together real quick and was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. I used some an old vellum diecut pieces (the blocks and the tree) from a Done With One kit (can't remember the name of it) and some of their black lined cardstock. Since the lines on the cs where silver I decided to emboss the word Joy in silver e.p. and I think it turned out nicely. I had some silver cording laying around too and that just jazzed it up a bit.



It really is amazing what you can come up with when you don't put a lot of planning into a project. I get things done quicker and I always seem to surprise myself with the results!




:)

Emporium Keepsake Cube

I held two different workshops at my SWON retreat a couple of weekends ago and this one the one project that we completed. I was so happy with how it turned out. It uses all CTMH product and one of my favourite paper packs of all time...Emporium. I love the colours and they are so easy to work with. I also used the Foundry Bookplate and Designer Brads which I also love. I used some photos from one of my photography class photo shoots...the subjects of course were my beautiful family! I was really please with how they turned out. I especially love the photo of Matt with the girls...and the one of Gracie looking at the dandelion is too cute...well and of course Emalyn is so beautiful and grown up. *sigh*

I hope you like it!

New CTMH!!

Finally! A new post from me. I know...where have I been? I've been busy planning for all of the crazy changes coming to our family this fall. I am going to try to keep in touch more over the next few weeks. I have some things fom the workshops I did at my scrapbook retreat last weekend so I'll do my best to get those posted soon.

For today, I thought I would stop by and let you know that I have the new CTMH catty in hand and it is wonderful! I love so many of the new things...who am I kidding...I love it ALL!! If you are local to me, drop me a line and I'll get a catalogue to you. The catalogue goes live online September 1st so mark your calendar!


But for now, to get your CTMH fix go check out the new Art & Soul webisode.


Card Cache

Bad Blogger...

I am so sorry for not posting anything in the past month. My life has been CRAZY! My husband has been laid off since November and has decided to go back to college in the fall. He'll be attending the University of Guelph at Ridgetown and will be taking the Environmental Management program. Since we have decided to go through the Second Career program there is a lot of "homework" and research to complete in order to qualify. Then because he is going to have to live on campus through the week and we won't have any income coming in, I've decided to run a daycare out of my home so that I am still able to stay home with our girls and make the necessary money to pay the bills. This has also been quite a process. I have had to move my large studio into a small corner of our storage area. It's not exactly a "dream" space but it will do for now so that I have the space to run my daycare. It's been a lot of work setting all of this up and I'm still not quite finished. So all of this along with soccer games, Sparks meeting, homework, photography class twice a week and helping out on the farm we haven't found a lot of extra time for our hobbies. Oh and trying to prepare for my annual summer scrapbook retreat at Elm Hurst Inn...I feel like I haven't put as much of my heart into it this year. It just seems we have SOOO much on our plates right now. I do hope to get things back to normal soon so please bear with me and I promise I will be posting more again soon.

Creative Level 1 Workshop

MY UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS

Create with Level 1 Workshop


This month we are going to change it up a bit and you get to choose! Pick out your favourite Level 1 Kit from the new Summer 2009 Idea Book...any kit you like and I'm going to teach you how to get creative with it! Decide whether you want to stick with the Basic workshop kit or upgrade to Beter or Best with the option of buying the BONUS. If you choose to upgrade, all of the product is found within the same "theme" of your Level 1 choice. For example if you choose Animal Cookies as your Level 1 choice shown on page 24 and you decide to go with the Best kit you would receive the Level 2 Paper Packet and Level 2 My Stickease shown on page 25 along with your choice of either "It's a Zoo" or "Sweet Baby" stamp sets shown on page 26. If it's any older kit the items will be all on the same page. You will receive coordinating embellishments in your kit and we will learn what you can do with this things to take your basic Level 1 kit to new heights!



Saturday May 30, 2009 10am - 4pm



Basic Kit

Level 1 Paper Pack of your choice $12.50
25 Coordinating buttons $2.50
5 yds of Coordinating Ribbon $1.50
25 Coordinating Brads $1.25
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Workshop Supply Fee (per guest)
*$20.00




Better Kit = Basic Package + Your Choice
Coordinating Stamp Set ($23.50 value)
OR Coordinating Level 2 Paper Pack & Level 2 My Stickease $22.00
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Workshop Supply Fee (per guest)
*$42.00


Best Kit = Both Better Kit Options
Stamp Set ($23.50 value) AND Level 2 Paper Pack & Level 2 My Stickease $42.00
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Workshop Supply Fee (per Guest)
*$75.30

BONUS add-on

If you order the Best Kit option you are eligible to purchase the REFLECTIONS book at the consultant price!!! You will pay only $22.00**! We will be using this book for this workshop so it is a great time to purchase this valuable tool. This is a one time only offer.

*plus shipping and applicable taxes
** shipping and taxes will be charged on the full retail value of $27.50



So pick out your favourite Level I kit and sign up now! If you don't have a catalogue to make your decision, click here to view the online catalogue.

Email me to register no later than May 18, 2009.


Space is limited so don't wait!!

Art & Soul:Mementos for the Man in Your Life

The newest webisode of Art & Soul is up on CTMH TV. It's called Mementos for the Man in Your Life. Follow the CTMH TV or Art & Soul links to view this webisode or view any from the archives. As usual there is lots of inspiration and ideas...this time with a masculine feel.




Artwork courtesy of CTMH.

Under Construction!

Please excuse the mess as I am playing around with my blog...AGAIN! What can I say...I like change! Hopefully I will have everything sorted out in the next few days but in the meantime I'd love to hear what you think of the changes so far! :)