Announcing fancyCrops

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fancyCrops August 24 to 26, 2012 Middle Creek Retreat Gettysburg, PA Before you get busy again with the hectic back to school schedule, sports and more, make some time for yourself at fancyCrops! I have found a gorgeous retreat facility right outside of Gettysburg, PA for our crop space and I would love for you… [Read On]

Happy Mother’s Day

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Hey momma’s – Hope you are having a fabulous day today. I’m getting a few things done around the house before we head out with my mother in law who is visiting to meet my family for brunch. It’s been a while since I’ve seen everyone so I’m really looking forward to it. Today, I… [Read On]

Happy Thoughts Dotty for You Card

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I’m so excited for the Annual Mother’s Day Crop this weekend at Harmony Methodist Church in nearby Hamilton, VA. We have 45 people coming – so much fun! I’m working hard on getting everything ready including goody bags, a scrapbook layout create & take and this card as a quick make & take. There will… [Read On]

Stella Cards

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It was so fun to go the the CTMH Leadershare Event in New Jersey and just learn and create. I just loved hanging with my peeps and getting a little silly while we created these cards. I hadn’t used these Die Cut Cards yet. They are super cute and mail with just regular postage.  … [Read On]

Dotty for You Pinwheel Wreath

Dotty for You Pinwheel Wreath

For Close to My Heart’s day long conference in New Jersey last weekend, I was one of about 15 consultants asked to participate in an Operation Smile Silent Auction. Of course, I was inspired by the Dotty for You Paper Pack and Pinterest and chose to create this wreath. Basic Instructions: I picked up a… [Read On]

Friendship Bouquet, May Stamp of the Month

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Ohhhh…it’s almost summer…and this Sunflower set is really getting me in the mood! Thanks for joining us for the May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. Close to My Heart Consultants are excited to show you what we’ve come up with using the Friendship Bouquet stamp set. You have hopped over from ‘s Krista’s  Blog…. [Read On]

Dotty for You Gift Tags

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I thought I’d post the gifties I made for my Leadershare roomies. I picked up some shower gel and lotion at Bath and Body Works. They had these cello bags for free in the store (bonus) add a cute Dotty for You tag & we’re in business: To create the diagonal stripes, I simply taped… [Read On]

More Dotty for You Artwork

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WOW, have things been cray-cray over here – let’s see I… Am getting ready to leave for CTMH’s Leadershare in New Jersey tomorrow with 10 of my teammates – YAY Have been working on an Operation Smile Auction Donation – I’ll post it on Saturday – of course I used Dotty for You! Have decided… [Read On]

Victory Boy Scout Layout

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I created this layout yesterday at our Relay for Life Crop. I’m thinking it will be great for outdoors, sports, Boy Scouts, etc. layouts. This is just one of the layouts we’ll be completing next month at the Victory Fast & Fancy Workshop held on Monday, May 21. I’ll be posting more details on how… [Read On]

Stella Card

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I thought I’d share one of the cards we created the other night at my Stella Card workshop. The Canvas Stickers that go with the Stella kit made it come together so easily. Here we stamped on one end of the large title sticker and then cut it out with our paper trimmer. And these… [Read On]