Auld Lang Syne

 

I love all of the Close To My Heart patterned paper.  In fact, every year I love the paper and the patterns more and more.  I wonder how anyone could think of new patterns and colors that would be better than the last season's patterns and colors and then the new Idea Book is published and I am in love even more.  This month we will be saying goodby to some of our dear friends.  Some of the paper packs will be retired at the end of January.  That means that in February, we will have all new paper packs to choose from.  If you wanted to order any of the following paper packs that will be retiring, I have an open Gathering on January 12th.  You can place your order on my website, just click the Idea Book on the right of this post. 

 

 

It will be sad to see these beautiful patterns of paper go and some of the wonderful stamps, but wait until you see what is in store for February!  I gave you a glimps of what you could expect when I took a picture of the cover of the New Idea Book.  Here are the retiring stamps from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book and the retiring paper packs, Workshops on the Go, and other items from the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book:

 

Item #	Item Description	Page # Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book
A1104	A Tweet	90
A1111	A Tulip	68
A1116	A Melody	94
A1122	Bravo	92
A1128	Quick Cards—Shell	80
A1129	A Rainbow	85
B1365	Spring Up	71
B1369	Rosy Regards	67
B1374	Bee Happy	83
B1397	He Is Risen	74
B1402	My Peeps	72
C1439	Enjoy Life	95
C1440	Take a Picture	93
C1442	Tailor-Made	94
C1450	Eclectic Edges	99
C1452	Delight	71
C1455	Aspire	96
C1456	Heartfelt Treasures	68
C1457	Happy Camper	84
C1458	Paper Lantern	90
C1473	Remarkable Wreath	70
C1474	10 Things	105
C1485	Super Powers	47
C1498	Country Life	82
C1499	Perfect Day	80
D1195	The Works Alphabet	117
D1222	Tiny Typewriter Alphabet	117
D1296	Chocolate Alphabet Small	114
D1301	Hodge Podge Alphabet	114
D1303	Classmate Alphabet	114
D1462	Splendid Day	77
D1464	Card Chatter—Love	106
D1467	Trees & Things	76
D1472	Simple Memories	66
D1478	Bingo Alphabet	113
D1505	Roar!	89
D1508	Diverse Backgrounds	102
D1509	Magic Adventures	78
D1511	Kick Back	81
E1013	Field Trip Alphabet	114

 

Item #	Item Description	Page # Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book
Z1349	Shimmer Designer Brads	127
Z1360	Rhinestone Designer Brads	127
Z1361	Brads Red Assortment	127
Z1362	Brads Pink Assortment	127
Z1363	Brads Blue Assortment  No Longer Available	127
Z1364	Brads Green Assortment	127
Z1365	Brads Basic Assortment	127
Z1387	Wooden Designer Buttons	125
Z1391	Buttons Clear Assortment	125
Z1395	Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet)	130
Z1465	Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers	130
Z1681	Dimensional Elements  Numbers	131
Z1761	Dimensional Elements Ornaments	131
Z1762	Dimensional Elements Snowflakes	131
Z1765	Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes	130
X7147C	Stella Complements Canvas Shapes	68
X7148C	My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment	68
X7150C	My Stickease® Victory Assortment	69
X7153C	My Stickease® Florentine Assortment	69
X7158C	La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment    No Longer Available	38
X7160C	Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements	50
X7161C	Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements	56
X7162C	Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons	62
Z1464	Milepost Shapes	128
Z1466	Bling Assortment	128
Z1695	Urban Felt Alphabet	130
Z1696	Keepsake Felt Alphabet	130
Z1709	Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers	129
Z1460	Foundry® Ribbon Slides	126
Z1711	Foundry® Binder Clips	126
Z1712	Foundry® Number Plates	126
Z1461	Décor Journaling Spots	129
Z1687	Bohemian Assortment	128
Z1689	Timeless Charms	128
Z1692	Tough Tags	128
Z1694	Bouquet Assortment	128
Z1741	Haunted Assortment	128
Z1749	Autumn Lane Assortment	128
Z1763	Boutique Assortment	128
Z1772	Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday	128
Z1393	Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection	126
Z1316	Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection	124
Z1385	Designer Ribbon Blue Collection	124
Z1615	Designer Ribbon Red Collection	124
Z1616	Designer Ribbon Green Collection	124
Z1388	Newsprint Rub-Ons	130
Z1700	Dark Chocolate Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons	126
Z1733	Black Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons	126
Z1743	Festive Velvet Rub-Ons   No Longer Available	126
Z1742	Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons	126
Z1407	6" x 6" Olive Quick Pic™ Album	122
Z1408	6" x 6" Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album	122



MY WORD

I have been doing a lot of reflecting over the last few days. It seems that I am always a year behind in my scrapbooking.  This is never what I have planned but it still happens.  In reading one of my many emails from blogs that I follow, it was suggested that rather than make a resolution, one should choose a word for the year.   After reading this, I immediately though of my word - CONSISTENCY.

This is the word I need to repeat to myself  to help me to keep on track.  It applies to all areas of my life; healthy eating, going to the gym, updating my blog, reading my Bible.  The list goes on and on.  It's the perfect word for me.  What is your word for 2013?  

These are some of the things I've been doing while reflecting.

 

Marking the pages of all the things I need want in the Spring/Summer Catalog.

 

 

Playing with my new IPad and getting inspirations for my Project Life Album.

 

 

Watching the news to see if we are "going over the cliff."

 

 

Taking a picture of my workspace while I create wonderful memories.

 

I love my little area to work, but when I create I'm messy.  Being messy is okay if it doesn't hinder your creativity.  I am always amazed at the ladies who can have everything organized and neat while they scrapbook. I'm just going to work on cleaning up after.  I think I would be too distracted with keeping my area neat at all times. 

 

So now you know just a little bit about what my week has been like.   



 



Happy New Year!

 

I hope everyone has a Wonderful and Happy New Year!  It was a productive weekend for me.  I was able to catch up "a little."  It seems I'm never caught up, but then what fun would that be?  I'm sure I would be finding more memories to capture on my camera.  Have you made any resolutions this year?  My resolution this year is to spend more time capturing those memories.  As time goes on, I realize how important those stories are. 

 

Here are a couple of layouts I made using our retired Cruising paper pack.  It had a traveling theme, but I was able to change things up a bit to fit my pictures.  These memories are of the very first CTMH convention I attended.  My upline, Joyce Combs, was kind enough to drive our team to Washington D.C. to experience the time of our lives.  I'm still working on my photography skills for these layouts.  Please bear with me as I learn more about my wonderful new camera.

 

 

I followed the directions and made the layout in the Cruising Workshop on the Go for our sightseeing in Washington D. C.

 

I altered the second Workshop on the Go to fit the theme of the World War II Memorial. My dad was a WWII vet so I had to go see this memorial. It was a very touching and emotional experience for me. Dad was a patriot to the core and loved his country and he would have loved to see this. 

 

I just love how Close To My Heart paper packs are so versatile that I'm able to use them to fit the story I'm trying to tell.  Don't you just love the Cruising paper?  This pack is availalbe in Studio J so you can still use this wonderful paper pack.