Day Eight. . .

Here's the card for today.

All items are Close to my Heart.

What a day. . .

Before I post the creative idea for the 8th I have to tell you about my day. First thing this morning I took my car to get some new tires for winter, so while that was being done I came back home to begin the "building" of the new loft style beds I bought for my kids. We first had to go to the mattress store to get new mattresses, who knew there were so many. Well, then it was back home again to start getting the huge bed boxes out of the living room, but before I could even start, I needed to remove the ceiling fan from my son's room so he wouldn't bump his head on it since the loft bed sits only a couple feet from the ceiling.

OK, I've never done anything like this before, so I read the directions that came with the fixture and checked out DIY network dot com to make sure I connected the wires right. After the power was shut off in the room I began disassembling the ceiling fan, that was a lot more work than I thought it would be. After I finally got it down it was time to connect the new wires. I got them connected and attached the little plastic cap thingies (wirenuts), put the new fixture up, turn the power back on and hit the switch. No sparks, no smoke, no hissing, so I guess I did it right. I'm so proud of myself for taking on this challenge.

My daughter and I started on her bed, there were a ton of pieces for this thing it came in two boxes and according to the website it weighed 300 pounds. I had these beds shipped across the country from New York, I just couldn't find what I wanted locally in Denver. After we got most of the pieces out it was time to get the car. After picking up the car we stopped at The Blackeyed Pea for dinner. We finally made it home again and got right to work. Well, 6 hours later, we have most of Jordan's bed up and the futon chair that goes with it done. There's still some more to do on hers and then we'll start over on Wesley's.

So I will post the creative idea for today in the next post and pictures of the beds after they're up.

Day Seven. . .

I know, I know, it's technically the 8th, but here's the idea for the 7th.

I liked the card tin I posted earlier, so I made another with a different color scheme. All products are Close to my Heart. Silhouette aper pack, Dimensional Elements Classic Alphabet (no longer available), Black ribbon rounds, Holiday buttons.

You can add some ribbon to the handle for a more embellished look.

Have a great crafting day. . .

Day Six. . .

Good evening everyone. I'm sorry again that this is so late, I've had a crazy week. My son is in a producton of Willy Wonka and has been at practice every night until 6:00, so it's taking a bit longer to get "home" stuff done so I can play and post.

I decided on a fall color themed card tonight, since the weather here is starting to cool off and you can feel fall in the air.

All supplies are from Close to my Heart. Paper is from the retiring Best Friends Forever paper pack, Goldrush and Hollyhock cardstock and ink, Outdoor Denim ink, Garden Green brad, and Rustic Flowers My Acrylix stamp set.

This sketch is from my dear friend Miranda. I attended one of her workshops and we made a card similar to this one, I loved the idea so I copied it here with different papers and colors. Thanks Miranda!!

Happy Fall!!

Day Five. . .

Here's another card I made using Originals Card Confidence Program from Close to my Heart. This book makes it so easy to create cards quickly, all the dimensions are listed for every piece as well as the steps to create the card.

Enjoy. . .

The paper is from The Paper Studio, flowers are Prima, brads are from Close to my Heart.

See you tomorrow. . .

Day Four. . .

Here's today's creative idea.





This cute lunchbox tin has been altered using all Close to my Heart products. I used the Paper Garden paper pack, Just Blooms paper flowers and leaves, Polka Dot Blush Grosgrain Ribbon, and Dimensional Element letters colored with co-ordinating CTMH Markers. The tin was purchased at JoAnn's by my good friend and fellow CTMH consultant Miranda.

Happy Crafting. . .

Day Three. . .

Here's today's idea.

I created this card using Paper Studio patterned paper, cardstock, ribbon, and acrylic ribbon slide from Close to my Heart, Flowers from Prima, buttons unknown. The sketch came from the Originals Card Confidence book from Close to my Heart. I love this book, so many wonderful sketches and ideas for your cards. As you can see they work with any supplies you have.

Tune in tomorrow for the next idea and Happy Creating. . .

Day Two. . .

As promised, here's the second installment for my 61 days of ideas.




This cute tag was made with Close to my Heart products. The animal stamps are from the July 2008 Stamp of the Month (currently unavailable), Lazy Days of Summer paper pack, Black Bitty brads, Garden Green brads, pewter spiral clip, Garden Green grosgrain ribbon, Crystal Blue, Garden Green, and Lilac Mist Sassy Strands, Colonial White Bigger Brad, Twill Ribbon, Black Hemp, and google eyes.

Enjoy!

Day One. . .

OK, so it's after midnight, but I wanted to post the first project in the 61 days of ideas. I know Christmas is still weeks away, but I bought some really pretty paper today at Hobby Lobby and wanted to use it. So here are the 2 cards I made with some of my new paper.
The "new" paper is the white patterned one from Paper Studio. It's hard to see but it's got Santa and trees on it. The red and green papers are retired Cranberry and Pnderosa Pine Background and Texture paper from Close to my Heart, flowers are from Prima, and the epoxy stickers are from Michael's dollar bin. I used a sketch from Split Coast Stampers for this one. Here's the link to the sketches: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=41

Check back again tomorrow for the next bit of inspiration.

61 Days of Ideas. . .

OK, so I've decided that from today, November 1, through the end of the year I will post a project of some sort for inspiration. It could be a card, an altered item, a layout, who knows, but it will be something fun and hopefully inspiring. I will also be announcing a give away of blog candy (haven't yet thought out all those details, but it will be posted within the next week).

Check back often for more ideas and the details on how to win the blog candy.