Sunday Card Workshop

Here are the cards we're going to make tomorrow at my afternoon workshop. All of the patterns are from the new Close to My Heart how-to book, Wishes. The book includes cutting directions and step-by-step

instructions. It couldn't be easier! And, all you have to do is change the paper or the stamp to get a totally different look.

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Memorial Day

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Friday is my dad's 82nd birthday. I thought the sentiment on this Club Scrap stamp was especially appropriate given that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer over 12 years ago!

Getting Ready for National Scrapbook Day

My biggest crop of the year is this Friday night from 4 pm - midnight. Twelve people are signed up, so that's a full house! I have another crop on Monday from 9 am - 5 pm with lots of openings left there. Here's a sneak peek at the gifts my croppers will receive:

The cards were all made using the same sketch. It was fun to see how different I could make them. Only two paper packs were used: Silhouette and Emporium.

There will also be a drawing for the new Tickled Pink Scrapbooking Kit, the March Stamp of the Month: Butterfly Wings, a distressing kit and a sheet of ABC stickers.

Back from The Windy City

We had a great weekend visiting Greg in Chicago.
Did a bunch of touristy things including an architectural river cruise (fun),

the pirate exhibit at the Field Museum (disappointing)














and Mother's Day brunch at The Peninsula Hotel (fun, again).

Mother's Day Cards

These are ready to go out in today's mail.



Funny that for my first post in what is intended to be my Close to my Heart blog, no CTMH products were used.

Products used in "Purl Gurl" include Knitting Bella from Stampin' Bella, printed paper by Collage Press and solid background paper by Basic Grey. I used the Copic markers I've been collecting for the first time! The knitting basket is cut out and popped up with foam dots.

The dress card uses scraps and a template I found on splitcoaststampers. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148547&highlight=dress+template

Happy Mother's Day!