Time for the new Close To My Heart Catalog! I gotta share that this one is my favorite so far. I love pretty much everything about it! I am especially happy that the individual color paper packs are back (they are a staple!) But I am in love with so much of the new product as well. I could go on and on, but instead of doing that, I thought I would share some of my work from the paper lines that are being carried over from the last catalog, and also share my date for my launch party for the new catalog which will be August 11th (although the catalog is available to purchase from on my website, or your consultant on August 1st)! I will have some make and takes, projects for viewing, and of course yummy snacks! Also, if you live near me, and want a catalog, let me know and I will bring one over to you!
Above I used the CTMH My Creations Card Box (Z1647, $4.95) and the Pemberley Paper Line (X7148B, $9.95) along with some extra embellishments to create this card box and set of cards (below). I still have left overs for more cards or layouts (below also) so the paper pack goes a long way (especially if you are a paper conservator [sounds better than miser] like me). For the feet I used little ball feet from the craft store (under $1.00 for the package) and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pewter finding on the top is from CTMH (Z1487, $4.95) which comes in a package with several other pewter pieces.
These are the four cards in the box close up (sort of). You can't see it, but I used one of my favorite products- Stickles to add soem extra flair and eye catching bling. These are very simple cards that I made SUPER quickly, using the paper pack and the Pemberley Stickease Assortment (X7148C, $4.95).
This is a layout I did with the same collection of my son and a friend of his (face covered cause I didn't get a chance to ask if I could post her pick) of them when they were little (picture below) and then one of them more recently (above). It too is a very simple page (not a lot of foo foo), but sometimes I really like a streamlined look. There is more dimension in person, and of course, I am a fan of something handwritten on most pages (not all) and in this case it is the journaling to the side.
A couple more layouts below using the Victory Paper Pack and the Florentine Paper Pack:
My son's fourth grade play on California Missions. I really wanted to focus on the pics so this too is a very quick and simple paper piecing page focusing on my "farmer." It used very little paper (1 1/4 sheets) from the Victory collection (X7150B, $9.95) I also used the Cork Alphabet (Z1450, $5.95) and Milepost shapes (Z1464, $4.95).
This is one of my favorite collections, Florentine. I scrap-lifted this layout from the previous catalog and made some of my own changes. I used the Florentine paper pack (X7153B, $9.95) and the coordinating Timeless Charms (Z1689, $5.95- you get a pack, I only used two), Opaques Adhesive Gems in pearl (Z1336, $2.95), Sparkles Flourishes (Z1744, $4.95) and Glossy Accents. I don't think the pearls or glossy accents show well in the photo.
Well there is a little sneak peak of some projects..... my make and take sneak peaks will be up soon as well!
Thanks for stopping by!
Deb
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