Addicted to Paper...Fun Creative Journey

 Hi Friends, I just wanted to remind you to check out the sketches, I've been posting by clicking here , I'm hoping you will get creative with your memory keeping by checking back frequently and using these sketches to create your own fabulous pages! Today, I'm sharing some options for storing your supplies, especially if you're just starting out and want to keep everything together and organized! Also, great for traveling to Crops! Go check it out by to my store and click on New, while there check out all the other products we offer. Have a great creative weekend,

  HI Crafting Friends, I've been thinking about the holidays and gift giving, with that I just had to share my favorite products that has been released from CM. If you are a fan of Ginger's this collection is for you...just sayin'! Right now, you can get 10% off on the Scrapbooking Collection! I must say the recipe book collection is my favorite for gift giving...Head on over to my store and look at what's new, so many wonderful new products. Of course, if you need help please feel free to contact me. Have a fabulous Sunday

 Hi Creative Friends, I have created a new blog where I will share images of sketches. I will try to post to it twice a week, so that you will be able to create scrapbook pages too. My hope is that you will come back often for inspiration. You can find it by clicking on Sketches in the side bar or on top in my heading. This is the beginning of what I hope to be something fun and inspiring. I will be sharing here on this blog what pages I have been working on, and my hope is that you will   join my Facebook group , where you can share what you have been working on! Here is the sketch I have already posted there...please click on follow over there so you know when I have posted a new sketch. Click here to go there to view. Have a fun weekend creating memories,

Hi Crafting Friends... Just a quick share, get yours today here  Start your Christmas shopping early especially if your a lover of gingerbread's! Better yet check out the join info and save yourself some money...would love to have you on my team. Contact me with any questions you might have. Have a fabulous crafty day,

Hi Crafty Friends... Today I'm sharing the newest collection from CREATIVE MEMORIES. .THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS...  I would love for you to leave a comment and tell me what you think of this traditional Christmas collection! If you would like to see a better view of this collection or to purchase it, you will want to check it out on my website here  and click on New also you will find an offer for CM's Birthday Celebration!   Have a fabulous creative day,

Hi Crafty Friends, Today I'm sharing our newest collection from Creative Memories for the dog lovers! Such cute papers and embellishments! We must include our furry friends into our family photos. For a lot of us our pets are. the only family, so why not include them in our scrapbooks or journels...click on image This can be purchased as a bundle as shown above with 10% savings until Oct. 1 or you can purchase just the products you want Alacarte! Also, we offer an album just for your per or pets, seen below, in the beautiful color of Hunter Green...so what are you waiting for, let get creating beautiful pages for our beloved pets! Make each and every day beautiful and creative,

 Hello all of you paper addicts out there.. Starting next month, I will be offering beginner scrapbook and card classes using card stock and printed paper to create borders and embellishments to add to your pages. I also have card kits to help you get started in card making! What a great time to get started with the holidays coming...get those Christmas cards done early to give you that extra time needed for all the other festivities! I will add to the events section on the Creative Memories website so you can always know when I have something scheduled. I use to hold classes and have decided recently to start them up again. Here are some photos of the cards, you can either come and create them with me or just order them with easy-to-follow directions to make at home on your own...the choice is yours! Better yet get a group of friends together and make it a cardmaking party ! Have a fabulous crafty day ,                     ...

  Hi Crafty Friends, Today I thought I would do a quick share of new products available today,,,this is a definite for me not only do you get the paper sampler of all the colors they have added 4 new colors  you can view my store by clicking here                                                                            

Hi Crafting Friends, As promised yesterday, due to only a limited amount of product coming in only Advisors will be able to purchase. The reason I'm sharing this awesome storage product with you is because this is one of the many perks of joining this amazing company It will eventually become available to you when rest of the shipment comes in. However, why wait when you can join for just $49 and order it tomorrow with your $50 credit!  Here are just a few more perks and if that's not enough here's more Have questions message me or go to my website and click on Join! Would love to be a part of an Amazing Company where you can really do it your way.

 Hi, Creative Friends! What’s new, you ask? Well, I’d have to say Creative Memories! Not exactly a new company, but one that went through bankruptcy and has made an impressive comeback. I joined this company many years ago when quarterly minimums were $500, minus your discount. If you weren’t running it as a business, it was tough to keep up with just a few friends. As a hobbyist, like I was, it wasn’t sustainable. Let’s just say the credit card companies were thrilled with me, and it took me quite a while to climb out of that debt! Now, fast forward to CM today... all I can say is WOW!!! So, here's the deal, I joined Wed July 30th for $49.00, I then received a credit from the company for $50 to purchase any CM products of my choosing. I placed my order and used the credit towards it. On Friday I received both my order and my gift for joining CM! Now you want to know the amazing part, you can be a hobbyist only ordering what you want when you want or need it. NO QUARTERLY MINIMUMS ...

 Hi Friends, So, I've been thinking I want to start doing something good in the New Year, using my card-making skills and supplies. Yesterday, I signed up to be a volunteer for Creative Kindness. You can read all about this not-for-profit organization by clicking here ...with that being said, I'm looking for others interested in making and donating cards. I'm going to end this year and begin next year by making Valentine cards. If anyone else is interested you can e-mail me for info on how you can get involved too! I'm keeping it clean and simple so I can mass-produce them. I used the Hearts of Elegance bundle available now from Stampin'Up..you can view it here  or the marbled of elegance suite,  which you can get here  I hope this will motivate you to start creating...everyone can do this! Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday Season bringing you much Joy and Peace in your heart .!

  Hi Stampin' Friends... It's been a while since I've been on here. I'm not going to make any excuses, I'm going to try and start over and leave it at that. My problem is consistency and old age! I hope to do better in the New Year and I thought I would start by sharing this card with you! We can all use a little Piece on Earth! I'm sharing the supplies used and as a gift to all of you for Christmas the directions to make it!  Card Base  Balmy Blue, 11 X 4-1/4, score at 5-1/2  Card Front Directions Basic White, 4-7/8 X 3-5/8, emboss with the Snowflake Sky EF. Layer  on a piece of Silver Foil, 5 X 3-3/4. Add a piece of Balmy Blue DSP, 1- 3/4 X 3-5/8. Wrap a piece of ribbon around this panel and tie a bow.  Adhere to the card base with Dimensionals.  Silver Foil, 3-1/2 X 3-1/2, die cut a large circle using the Christmas  Friends Dies. Adhere to the card front with Multipurpose Glue.  Basic White, 3-1/2 X 3-1/2, die cut using the Spotlight on Na...

 Hi Friends, First time posting in this New Year! What???? It's October! Well Friends...I have spent this year and actually last year also, trying to figure out exactly what it is I wanted to do. I absolutely love creating and it's always been in paper crafts. I still do that on occasion, but I find doing DIY projects are just plain Fun...Right now I'm getting ready for the holidays and want to share with all of you. I'm going to start with a quick video on just how simple it is. My new favorite medium are silk stencils! Can I just say love! Now you can purchase bread boards from Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, just about any place. Tomorrow, I will give you an update on exactly where my stencils, paste, and in this case my bread board came from!  All I will say is Bread Boards are HOT right now in home decor. More to come. Can I just say how EASY this is!  I am back and very excited to get going in my new creative endeavor! Have a fabulous, creative day, Sandy

 Hi Friends, Today, I have a quick video on the Heart to Heart Video Punch. Perfect for Valentine or Love Scrapbook Layouts.    You can check out more fun border punches by clicking here  I hope to have some fun borders to show next week... Enjoy your weekend and do something that makes you feel good, Sandy💓

 I thought instead of posting dozen of pictures of all the products I just got in my very first CM Haul, I would create this little video. Do you think I have enough to get started? Well with the sub zero weather coming this weekend and more snow on the way, I hope to have something to share with all of you very soon. I am doing a lot of learning including this short video I just shared. So that saying Never to Old to Learn Something New is true! Trust me on that one. Have a fabulous weekend and do something that makes you happy, Sandy💓

  Hi Friends, It's been a while since I've been here and I'm not going to even lie. I was caught up in trying to sell products for direct sales companies and it just wasn't working. The bottom line is I love to create not sell. With this being a New Year, I decided to quit direct sales and start over just doing what I want. I love products from all different companies and I do use them but couldn't share because it wasn't "their product". Which brings me to my most reason decision and WHY I decided to do it. Actually I have several reasons. Who doesn't like a discount, I know I do. So I pay retail for what I want and depending on how much I spend depends on my coupon so to speak, Meaning I can get up to 40% off depending on where I am on their scale. The beauty of it is when you hit certain milestones you maintain that commission. For an example I'll use me. I want to start scrapbooking my grandchildren so I needed supplies...I went to the CM s...

 Hi Friends, Today I have something new to share...it's called Creativity in Motion   This picture displays everything you get in the bundle to create cards that move. You can purchase products as a bundle or ala-carte. In the bundle you will get 3 different motion stamp sets plus a 4th stamp set that tells you to basically pull here. You also get the tabs die set that you can use for more than just these stamp sets, such as organization, journaling and so much more. Than you will also receive a set of blank cards and envelopes along with a pack of 6x6 double sided printed paper, and the 12x12 acetate sheets that make these cards move.. How do you get this go to my store and click on promotions to purchase or simply click here  All of this is for National Stamping Month. Once you get your kit you can go to Close to My Heart's Facebook Page under events and join CTMH on Sat the 19th of Sept for a day of learning and creating these cards. How cool is that!!! Love to see yo...

Hi Friends, Thought I would give you an early peak into the Halloween Bundle available Aug.1st... Gearing up for the holidays...how about you? Check it out on August 1st... Get Creative Today... Sandy

Hi Friends, I just love June's SOM (stamp of the month) You can get this stamp set for just $5.00, that's right $5 with a $50.00 purchase from CTMH before ship and tax or you can purchase it ala carte for $18.95,,,This Month Only! Here's the stamp set You can go to shop now and click on promotions to see all promotions this month. I also wanted to share this card that was made with this stamp set Garden Tags. Supplies used; All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted: S2006  June Stamp of the Month, Garden Tags S2005 May Stamp of the Month, Time to Celebrate, Retired CC5212  Blue Skies Coordinating Cardstock Pack 1385  White Daisy Cardstock X6047  Black Cardstock Z4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (currently on backorder) Z3726  Tags & Tabs Thin Cuts Copic Markers-Y06, Y08, Y15, G21, G24, T0 Z3314  Black & White Enamel Dots Sunny Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon-Retired Have a Creative Weekend, Sandy