Find Your Style, Friend!

A special friend has a birthday to celebrate!

For her little gift note card box and set of four cards, I used some of my stash of Close To My Heart products:

Card box, Wings paper packet, Find Your Style stamp set, Juniper, Olive, and Smoky Plum inks, Opaque Pearls, Black Button, and Black Hemp. (The "Wings" paper packet has been retired from CTMH. I'm going to be so sad when my scraps are completely used!)

You can see that I love to be creative inside each card as well as outside--why not provide a little surprise to the recipient?

WINGS and FIND YOUR STYLE are some of my all-time favorites! Everyone who knows me, knows that I love butterflies and their symbolism: NEW Life in Jesus Christ because of His resurrection! I love Easter and the joy that only Jesus brings us! 

Because of an infection in both eyes since last summer as a result of shingles, my crafting/reading/driving/anything productive/time has been almost zero. 

Literally, I LOOK forward to getting back to being more productive and creative, and thank my eye specialists for their continued good care. 

In August and September 2012, my vision tested 20/500. That wasn't good! Since my March 2013 checkup, I've made much improvement and now I have eye wear that I'm not quite used to yet, but I can tell that the lenses are helping me. With time, I hope to be back in my Studio Jane getting inky and sticky with some new CTMH products! 

Blessings!

(dizzy but joyful) Jane

Twitterpated Display Album

I've been working on a Close To My Heart display album for a baby shower gift. I'm using Twitterpated paper packets and the coordinating Stickease,

along with coordinating ribbons--a natural pick

for the nature-loving family.

This matches the "for baby" card posted previously.

Here are some sample pages.

The album begins with "The Day You Were Born"

and then each following page is a designated "month" milestone,

ending with the 12 month "happy birthday" page

on the back inside cover.

The parents can add their baby's milestone photos

and their comments/memories to the monthly pages that flip.

A new baby is always God's sign that He wants His world to continue!

This baby has been anxiously awaited and will be dearly welcomed.

Her parents will teach her of God's love and of the importance

of caring for His beautiful world.

I'm looking for a special verse for the back of the album.

So...there's always more work to do, a happy, fun work,

from my heart to your hands.

A photo of the finished product is to come,

bedecked with lottsa ribbons along the top!

A girl hasta have some ribbons!

So please check back in a few days!

Merry Christmas in August!

It's "Jingle All the Way" as the Christmas music plays here.
Today I got to play with the '09 CTMH Christmas papers called "Jingle" and I finished two 2-page layouts using our 2009 family Christmas photos.

It made me feel at least 10 degrees cooler.

I used:

CTMH Jingle Paper Levels 1 & 2

and Stickease

Juniper Grosgrain Ribbon

Dimensional Element Stars & Snowflakes

Prisma Glitter

Liquid Glass

Sheer Ribbon

Sparkles and Itty Bitty Sparkles

(aqua jewels not CTMH)

Flip Flaps (not pictured,

but I layered a few on each Memory Protector Page)

Layout 2, Page 1 needs something across the bottom--

I may journal on vellum here.

If you have a good idea for me, please chime in!

This is my second post today,

so please scroll down for "Olivia."

Thanks for looking & leaving some love.

Two Quick Layouts Today

Eating watermelon works best with very few clothes on, especially when the sweet & sticky juice drips down the chest and tummy, then the hands clap in excitement, and the juice splatters ee's face. Wish you could hear her laugh!

In that third photo, ee was really inhaling the watermelon!

In a previous post, I wrote about our 39th anniversary celebration ... it was fun to put the next two-page layout together with photos from that enjoyable evening.

When I used the chocolate rub-ons to document "39 years" on the journaling diamond, the extra 9 came off to read "399 years." I laughed! I considered leaving it that way. But re-considered, and didn't!

On this layout I included a favorite Scripture verse from Psalm 89:1--
"I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make Your faithfulness known through all generations."

The Lord has been faithful to us throughout our lives. We always want to witness to that, so that our children and their children know of His love and goodness.



All CTMH products--Juniper & Tulip Cardstock; dimensional elements; ribbons; Elegant Bouquet Level 2 papers & Stickease; vellum; chocolate rub-ons.