AWESOME Product Review

This past Saturday, I stopped in at the Creative Festival at Spruce Meadows in Calgary and stumbled upon the greatest thing since sliced bread....
The BEST craft organizer system I have seen yet.
Pretty much what I had in my mind, but someone had already designed it and best of all----Designed by a Canadian.

Take a look for yourself.

As with any system, it's not cheap, but it is affordable.  And best of all, I can design my space and purchase items as I need, adding on as my budget allows.



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Craft On--CCBH

Welcome to our August Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the  Craft On paper collection from Close to My Heart.  Where consultants from all across Canada share their ideas on how to use this awesome paper.

If you just came from  Jessica's  Blog, welcome.  

I have been busy crafting, well sewing.  And I thought this would be a perfect paper pack to use to document my projects, since I plan on giving most of what I make away.

Here are the first two pages of my album

And here is one of the pictures to be developed for this layout

Now off to see what    Valerie has done.

A complete list of the blogs can be found Here

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Into the Wild CCBH

Welcome to our July Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the Into the Wild  paper collection from Close to My Heart.  Where consultants from all across Canada share their ideas on how to use this awesome paper.
If you just came from   Jessica's Blog  welcome.

Per usual, I like to work outside the box, so I've modified the July Monthly Subscription 
(that's right, CTMH offers a monthly subscription that ships right to your house)

Part of the ease of the subscription layouts, 
is that they include everything you need (except adhesive)
 and you can literally create this layout in minutes.

Or

You can do something like this

I cut the base pages down and flipped them on their head

added a couple of photo mats, a spot for journaling, 

stamped an "Exploring" title

 and this page in my daughter's trip to Disney 2019 album is done.

(to see the complete album, click on the link above, 
it will open in a new window, so you don't loose your way in the hop)

Now it's time to hop over to    Valerie  and see what she has created.

A full list of the hoppers can be found here.

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Disney Mini Album/Journal

My daughter is heading to Walt Disney World without me this year.  She's turning 21, and is going to celebrate in Disney with her friends.  But, I had to be a part of her Birthday Celebration, so I created this Mini Album/Journal for her to take with her.  I based it on her itinerary and left lots of room for her to customize it as she sees fit.

I used Close to My Heart's Everyday Album This is a 3 ring black faux  leather album (9 ⅜" × 8¼" × 1½")  that takes 6"x8" memory (page) protectors .   I created a 2 page layout for each day of her trip and then tucked a pocket page (that would hold two 4x6 pictures) between each day so she could add more photos .

My daughter is a bit of a "list" girl, so I started her album off with her top 10 

   

Then I gave her a spot to highlight the resort she will be staying at

Disney's Saratoga Springs 

Her first park is Animal Kingdom

And then Hollywood Studio's

Then the Magic Kingdom

And after that....Epcot

Sometimes, you need a break from Disney

So, she's doing one day at Universal Studios

And then a day at the beach. 

Well, sort of...Disney's Typhoon Lagoon

Then back to Disney, and another day at Epcot

Funny, when she was younger, 

she didn't want to spend too much time in this park, 

but now that she's an adult, it's a bit more appealing.

And for her last day she's doing Hollywood Studios, again

I've left page titles off of all these layouts, so she can use them as she wants.

Who knows, once she gets her pictures back, she might re-arrange the whole album.

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Days of Dec..Just for Fun

I like the Days of December Promo that Close to my Heart is offering this month.  

It's fairly simple, quick and easy.  It's also very traditional.  

However, don't despair if you hanker for something just a little bit out of the ordinary.

CTMH also has this wonderful ...Just for Fun workshop kit 

So I downloaded the instructions for the Days of December 

and then

with a little tweaking,

 a couple of extra sheets of cardstock 

and a little stamping,  and a few cricut cuts

you could make what I did.

         

the page above was inspired by Tina Law

The great thing about this mini album is that it uses a variety of pocket pages.

Pocket pages are perfect for slipping in a photo, with or without a mat.

And they make designing your pages so easy

If you aren't into stamping and using your cricut

consider adding in the Picture my Life Holiday Style cards

12---3x4 and 12---4x6   festive cards with saying and patterns 

that work beautifully with the Just for Fun paper

Hope you enjoyed this mini album

and I hope it inspires you

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Tis the Season, CTMH Blog Hop

Love these hops, if you've never been on one, here is how it works...(if you know, just skip this paragraph)  
1st--- read my post, or skim it and just look at the pictures 
then at the end of the post there will be link to the next blog in the hop.  Click on this link (name) and you hop over to the next blog and get to see what someone else created using the same paper, or layout or whatever the criteria is for that particular hop.  There is usually a master list on someone's hop (and this will be noted in my post near the end) so if you get lost or a link is broken, you can check out the master list and pick up where you left off.   A simple and easy way to find ideas for your next project.

This hop travels across Canada from Coast to Coast and features Close to my Heart Consultants featuring Close to my Heart products.  So if you like what you see and want to recreate it, visit my website  or your local Close to my Heart Consultant.

If you just came from  Brandi's you  are on the right track.  

This month we are featuring Tis the Season 
paper pack by Close to my Heart

I created this quick and easy card

then I flipped the papers over and created the one below

And to show you just how versatile this layout is 

I created this one below using CTMH's Just for Fun paper

All 3 cards used the same stamp set and the

Tis the Season Stamp Set (C1737)

 and the same cutting pattern (below)

Hope you've been inspired.

Now hop on over to Kristine's 

October Blog Hop - Hello Pumpkin

Love these hops, if you've never been on one, here is how it works...(if you know, just skip this paragraph)  You read my post, or skim it and just look at the pictures and at the end of the post there will be Name of the next blog in the hop.  Click on this name and you get to see what someone else created using the same paper, or layout or whatever the criteria is for that particular hop.  There is usually a master list on someone's hop (and this will be noted in my post near the end) so if you get lost or a link is broken, you can check out the master list and pick up where you left off.   A simple and easy way to find ideas for your next project.

This hop travels across Canada from Coast to Coast and features Close to my Heart Consultants featuring Close to my Heart products.  So if you like what you see and want to recreate it, visit my website  or your local Close to my Heart Consultant.

If you came from Alyson's you were just in Barrie, Ont.

And now you're here with me in Three Hills, AB.

My grand daughter will be turning 4 on Halloween
So, I am making her a little mini album
using the Hello Pumpkin paper.
Here is the front cover of the album

Now head north  to Janet in St. Albert and see what she has created.

The complete cross Canada list can be found HERE
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Documented -- August Blog Hop

Love these hops, if you've never been on one, here is how it works...(if you know, just skip this paragraph)  You read my post, or skim it and just look at the pictures and at the end of the post there will be Name of the next blog in the hop.  Click on this name and you get to see what someone else created using the same paper, or layout or whatever the criteria is for that particular hop.  There is usually a master list on someone's hop (and this will be noted in my post near the end) so if you get lost or a link is broken, you can check out the master list and pick up where you left off.   A simple and easy way to find ideas for your next project.

This hop travels across Canada from Coast to Coast and features Close to my Heart Consultants featuring Close to my Heart products.  So if you like what you see and want to recreate it, visit my website  or your local Close to my Heart Consultant.

If you came from  Kresten's you were just in La Broquerie, MB

And now you're here with me in Three Hills, AB.

I hope you like this mini album.

Basic supplies used to create this album

X5954 Pewter CS

X5941 Bashful CS

Z3190 Cricut Artistry Digital (Z3167-Cartridge)

X7234E Love Us-- Picture My Life Cards

X7234B Documented Paper Pack

Now head north  to Janet in St. Albert and see what she has created.

The complete cross Canada list can be found at Here
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