Lots of Excitement Today!
Today is my husband's birthday and now it is also the birthday of our youngest grandson.  Cody Grant Lewis.  What a wonderful birthday present for my husband.  He kept telling us this little guy was going to be born on his birthday.  We are so blessed.  I have not been posting nearly enough, but I have been scrapping so that's a plus.  I'll start sharing tomorrow after I get some good pictures of my layouts.  Spent yesterday with a group of ladies just scrapping and talking.  It was a wonderful day. 

Until I can post something of my own, please enjoy the following video from Close To My Heart.





Have a wonderful weekend!  We are having beautiful weather here in New Hampshire!

Back To School!
I have been MIA as I've been busy getting ready for the new school year and then starting the new school year.  It's been another wonderful start and I'm looking forward to the year.  I promise to post more!

Since I'm unable to think of much to say today, I'll leave you with another video of our wonderful Art Philosphy Cricut Cartridge.  This time it's about flowers and how to make your pages pop using the AP cartridge!   Enjoy.

Masking Ideas

Here is a technique using masking and adding texture with stamps!  You can see the directions on Jeanette Lynton's blog.  Check it out.

http://www.jeanettelynton.com/2011/08/weeks-of-wonder-return-of-mask.html

Edit Your Photos With Studio J

Here is a video I found on the Studio J blog about how to edit your photos.  ENJOY!

What Are We Going to Do With Our Scissors?

Just kidding, but this Cricut Art Philosphy is sure to make our lives so much easier now.  I'm patiently (impatiently is more like it) waiting to place my order on Monday.  Thanks to my team mates Nancy and Dina, I have the snowflakes I need for my swap layouts.  I'll be sharing those with you soon.  Until then, enjoy the show!

Free in August!

Here are the two things you can get for free in August.   Beginning on August 15th, you can get two stamp sets for free. 

First, you must place a $75.00 order and you get a free stamp set called Pair A Phrase.  It is an all-occasion DOUBLE stamp set.  Then, this qualifies you to order the Stamp of the Month for $5.00, which gets you a free small stamp set called typeset.   It's a great deal.  That's why I'm waiting to get my Cricut Art Philosophy on August 15th and order my Stamp of the Month.  That order will surely be teaching me the virtue of patience. 

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for August 15th!

Workshops on the Go

I have always loved Close To My Heart's Workshops on the Go.  It is an easy way for me to create withouth the work of trying to really think about what layout I want to create.  The kits are so simple to use and the layouts are just beautiful.  Now, we also have the option of using our new Cricut Art Philosphy cartridge to make our layouts and projects even more beautiful.  Here is a video that shows you all you can do with our Workshop on the Go program.  You can find out about the workshop and the bonus project that goes with the Workshop on the Go on the Close To My Heart website at http://www.closetomyheart.com/.


I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my
Wonderland Workshop on the Go on Tuesday!