BABYCAKES BABY MINI-ALBUM

The perfect gift for a new mother or grandmother.

  Everyone needs a brag book, and this one is so easy to make.

                                      Here are just a few of the pages.

SUPPLIES:

Dimensional Elements Album Pages (Z1791)

Babycakes Paper Pack ( X7173)

Babycakes Compliments Canvas Shapes (X 7173C)

Ribbon - Retired

Directions:

All paper pieces are cut to the exact dimensions of the chipboard pieces with the Cricut Artiste cartridge ( Z1790).  Just glue with Bonding Memories Glue ( 1512), no trimming necessary, then add photo mats and The Compliments Canvas shapes and you are finished.  I was able to complete this mini-album in less than an hour.

                               HAPPY CREATING!

LET'S GET PATRIOTIC THANK YOU

 Let’s Get Patriotic a Success

Our thanks go to all of you that helped make this summer’s

 Let’s Get Patriotic

 campaign a great success! Many of you purchased these exclusive stamp sets that helped us honor and celebrate those who serve in North American armed forces.

 Because of those purchases,

  Close To My Heart 

was able to donate more than $35,000 combined

 to the USO and Canadian Hero Fund,

 two acclaimed military-services non-profits.

 

Thank you in making this meaningful donation possible!

SCRAPBOOK RETREAT

    What a great time we had in Packwood this last week for our third annual Scrapbook Retreat.  We had eight in attendance and  made it a productive week. 

 Of course there is always time to go

 into Packwood for our favorite

 Taco Pizza - yummy- and ice cream breaks. 

    We always have enough food to feed an army,

 but at least most of it was healthy food. 

 There were late evenings for the night owls,

 early mornings for the get up and goers,

 walks, chatting, Cricuts humming - all day-, 

 hot tubing and eating.

    We're already planning next year - can't wait! 

 Thanks to Amy and Kurt Craig

 for the use of their lovely cabin.

Annette, Sonia, Sharon, & Linda

Tori, Sierra, Derba & Judith

Everyone's working!

Some are relaxing - I promised to NOT put in the hot tub pictures!

Eating of course!

And lastly packing to go home.

Be sure to come back for some of

 the wonderful projects we did while there.

HAPPY CREATING!

BABYCAKES SLIDER CARD

Here is the card Angela Tutton taught us at the

 Unit Meeting this month.  It is called a slider card,

 and is so fun to make. 

 It has been a couple of years since I had made one

 so it was nice to have a refresher. 

 Hope you enjoy it also.

Just pull on the tab to the left and the card slides (see below)

Keep pulling until the card lays flat.  To close, just push the tab back into the card.

Supplies Used:

  All Close to My Heart Products

Papers from the Babycakes Paper Pack (X7173B

D1561 B for Baby Stamp Set (D1561)
Baby Cakes WOTG Stamp Set ( G1068)
2 1/2 x 3 Acrylix Block
2x2 Acrylix Block
Copper Shimmer Trim
Paper Trimmer (w/cutting blade)
Scoring tool for paper trimmer or a scoring board
Craft Knife
Metal Ruler
Cutting Board
Foam Tape
Chocolate Ink Pad
Brown & Tan Sparkles
Babycakes Paper Packet:

5 1/2" Yellow/Slate (checked) Zip Strip

4 x 5 1/2 Slate CS

3 1/2 x 5 Chocolate CS

6 x 9 Sunset CS

(3) 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 Assorted B&T Papers (letters, gray print, & polka dot)

HAPPY CREATING!

CARDS- A FLOWERING BUNCH

I saw this card at convention made by

 Julie Renolds from Washington.

  I had to come right home and make it as I didn't get it in my swap.

This card was very easy to make using the stamp set from

 June's Stamp of the Month called A Flowering Bunch ( S1306)

and our alcohol markers.

HAPPY CREATING!

CARD _ STELLA

I recently needed a sympathy card, so decided

 to use some older papers called Stella..  Hope you like it.

HAPPY CREATING!

CARDS- MASCULINE

Nautical or Masculine

The card on the left was inspired by the Layout on page 60 of the CTMH Idea Book.

The card on the right features the Tommy Compliments (X7169C)

These cards feature the Tommy Paper Packet.

The card on the left uses the  CTMH Thanks Stamp Set (A1125).

The card on the right uses the stamp set from the Tommy Workshop on the Go (G1058).

HAPPY CREATING!