Bring Back My Pack - Urban Blog Hop

Welcome!

Glad you could join us today!  A blog hop is just one big loop of fun and creative ideas. So if you're joining me here, grab your beverage of choice, and sit back ready to be inspired by creative ideas for using the great Urban - Bring Back My Pack products from Close To My Heart. 

If you are coming from Lauren's blog , you are on the right path.  At the end of this post you will see a link to Darlys Recker's blog where  you will continue following the hop.  If you get disconnected somewhere along the way, you can find a complete list of blog hop participants here.

With the Bring Back My Pack - Urban, you have quite a few choices of different products available.   In addition to an updated color paper pack with the same designs that appeared a few years back, there is also a sticker sheet, a stamp set, and a workshop kit.  You can see all the various choices here on my website .  I really like the stamp set with this selection.  Here is a layout I did a few years ago when this paper pack first appeared.

I chose to recreate this layout using the stamp set, Urban Flair,  and updated colors.

At first, I thought I would use this layout for pictures from a visit to Chicago.  I always enjoy the skyline as we drive into the city.  However, I found pictures from one of my grandkid's favorite pastimes from last summer.  We went down to the lake front so they could climb the erosion barrier rocks and cement blocks. They enjoyed it as much as I did when I was a kid.  My only regret was that I couldn't join them since my balance and agility is somewhat lacking.  This stamp set worked out well because as we looked back at the city from the rocks, we could see the city skyline. 

CTMH supplies used
Paper pack:  Bring Back My Pack - Urban
Cardstock:  Mink, Peacock
Inks: Pewter, Peacock, Saffron
Stamp Set(s): Urban Flair

 Bring Back My Pack - Urban products are available only through the January 31, 2020 or while supplies last.  After seeing all the great ideas in this blog hop, you're going to want to add these products to your paper crafting supplies.  

These products are available through your Close To My Heart consultant, or you can find them here.  And as a special incentive, if you act quickly yet in December, you can also get a FREE Urban Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet when you host a qualifying party order or sign up as a Consultant during December.

Thanks for stopping by today.  

Join me as we hop on Darlys Recker's blog

Be sure to visit the other consultants who have joined in on this

 blog hop for lots of inspiration.

If for some reason, you get lost along the way, you can find the 

entire list of participating consultants on Melinda's blog 

to get back on track.

Spooktacular Scrapbooking

Spooktacular Scrapbooking

Here comes cute!

From now through October 31, you can get the exclusive Spooktacular 

paper packet and coordinating cardstock, as well as the exclusive 

Frightful Friends stamp set and its coordinating Thin Cuts! 

Save 20% off the retail value when you purchase these products as part of the 

Spooktacular Workshop Kit. This kit includes materials that you can use to 

create a whole set of Spooktacular artwork, including two 2-page layouts, 

two single-page layouts, and 6 treat tags!

Kit contents:

1 – Frightful Friends Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC10191)
1 – Spooktacular Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC10194)
11 – cardstock sheets (2 Black, 2 Lemonade, 2 Pebble, 5 White Daisy)
1 – Black & White Dots (Z3314)
photo placeholders

Additional supplies needed:
Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z4189)
Brown Grey TriBlend™ Marker (Z2475)
Citrus TriBlend™ Marker (Z2482)
Orange TriBlend™ Marker (Z2480)

There is also an instruction guide you can download.  

You can also buy parts of the kit "ala carte" - just pick the ones you want. 

Click here to see your choices and see the instruction guide.

Story by Stacy - Scrapbooking Special

Show Me The Story

Story by Stacy products special

35% off - until August 31

Just a few days left to save on so many wonderful short story products.

I would love to do a workshop with any of these products, 

so let me know what you are interested in, I'll develop the workshop. 

Scoop up your supplies and save now! 

Here's a quick thumbnail sketch, but you can see the products much 

better by visiting my website.

See (purchase) all of your choices here

Heart Happy Scrapbooking Kit Layouts

Heart Happy Scrapbooking Layouts

Workshop

March 21, 2019

5:30

These layouts are from a paper pack that has been offered as a special during January and February.  The last day to order the supplies for this workshop is February 28.

Here are 2 more layouts

For a closer look at this paper pack, visit my website.

January Workshops and Crops

January 2019 Workshops/Crops

all workshops are held in my home workshop (downstairs) unless a 
special request is made 

Workshop	Date	Time	Fee	Reserve your spot by
Two Page Scrapbooking Layout *	Tuesday,  January 8	6:30 – 9:00	$8	Friday, January 4
Jackie’s SCOPE group Spirituality and Creativity*	Monday, January 14	6:30 – 8:30	none	Monday, January 7
Multi page Scrap workshop*	Thursday, January 17	5:30 – 9:30	Paper pack: Something Fierce Pre-order supplies by Friday, January 4 See layouts on my blog  January 2	Wednesday, January 9
Open Crop Bring your own project to work on	Friday, January 25	4:00  – 11:00	Donation to HOPES center Bring an appetizer to share if you plan to come for supper	Saturday, January 19
Open Crop Bring your own project to work on Card Buffet * All Occasion Cards – 4 designs	Saturday,  January 26	9:00 – 4:00	Open Crop $2 per hour includes beverages and food and use of stamps, inks, machines Card Buffet available $2 per card	Saturday,  January 19
Technique Time Card Workshop * Use your Cuttlebug or other die-cut machine to emboss and use your die-cuts	Monday, January 28	6:30 – 9:00	$12 Bring your own Cuttlebug or die-cutting machine if you have one -- Many asked for instruction on using your machines during my Fall Catalog Launch Use my embossing folders and thin-cuts to create cards	Saturday, January 19

          * For scrapbooking and card making workshops:  Please bring your own basic 

          crafting supplies -- scissors, adhesives, foam tape, and paper trimmer, craft mats

          and any other favorite tools for scrapbook workshops

Free Scrapbook Pattern

A Free Scrapbook Pattern with 

Christmas Blessings!

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” so let’s prepare to document those precious holiday moments with a free downloadable scrapbook pattern, complete with cutting diagrams and all!

Making its original debut with the Olivia Workshops On the Go®, we paired this timeless pattern with our Christmas Blessings workshop kit that is available through the end of December. The Christmas Blessings workshop kit comes with 10 cardstock sheets (in a variety of six colors), silver foil paper, silver glitter gems, silver embellishing thread, and even 12 card bases & envelopes. This kit was originally designed for a cardmaking workshop, but we wanted to show you just how easy it is to create a beautiful Christmas Blessings scrapbook layout using the same products!

Also included in this kit, is the exclusive My Acrylix® Christmas Blessings stamp set:

We pride ourselves in being the “let me show you how” memory-keeping company, and in providing the most comprehensive patterns. When you download this scrapbook pattern you will find that it also comes with cutting diagrams to make it even easier to create these pages from any of your favorite papers and embellishments. All of our patterns lend themselves to any memories that are special enough for you to preserve.

Download this free scrapbook pattern and let us show you how easy scrapbooking can be!

Download Pattern

For even more timeless scrapbook patterns, check out our Make It from Your Heart™ pattern books! If you love the free scrapbook patterns we share on the blog, you’re sure to be blown away by the patterns and inspirational artwork in all of our how-to books.

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September Calendar of Events

JOIN ME FOR SOME CRAFTING FUN
  

Beginners are always welcome

LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER FOR CRAFTERS - new product reveal parties - see separate post for more information

• Friday, September 7 - 6:30 - 9:00
• Monday, September 17 - 1:00 - 3:30
• Wednesday, September 26 - 9:30 - Noon
• Sunday, September 30 - 2:00 - 4:30

SCOPE - Monday, SEPTEMBER 10 - 6:30  - This is a spirituality and creativity session led by Jackie Jensen.  Quiet contemplative time to meditate, write, create, color, bible journal, work on whatever you choose.  Sharing at the end of the evening if you choose to share.  The topic this month is CHANGE.

OPEN CROP - Friday, September 14 - 4:00 - 11pm
Bring your own project to work on.  Bring a healthy, simple appetizer/snack to share for the supper hour. (Veggies, fruit, cheese, sausage, etc)

SCRAPBOOKING - Multi-page Workshop - Thursday, September 20 - 5:30 

You will have a choice of kits to work on.  See separate post to see choices

SCRAPBOOKING - 2 page layout - Thursday, September 20 - 6:30 (runs concurrently with Multi-page Scrap for this month.) 
Choose one of the designs from my current workshop and substitute papers from my stash OR  choose a layout from one of my CTMH pattern books, and I will help you select papers and help you as you need it with your layout.

See the Google calendar on my blog

(you need to click on Snips, Snaps, and  

Scraps at the bottom of the page if you're reading this in an email) 

click on the date of the event to find out more about each event

Contact me (upper left corner of this page) to register for any event.

Here's to You CTMH blog hop

Here's to You

Welcome to our special blog hop featuring the four stamps that are a part of the 

Here's To You Scrapbooking and Card making promotion. 

The four stamps are included in the workshop, or can be purchased separately.

A blog hop is just one big loop of fun, creative ideas. If you are coming from Haley's blog  you're on the right path. If you are starting here, just look for the link to Krista's blog at the end of my post. Each blog you visit will feature a link to continue following the hop. If you get disconnected somewhere along the way, you can find a complete list of blog hop participants here.

A friend that I scrap and make cards with challenged several people in our crop group to a monthly  card making challenge.  She sends 4 card patterns at the beginning of the month and asks us to join in and see the variety of cards we can create with the patterns she chooses by the end of the month.  

Well, I decided to use her challenge to go with this blog hop.  Some of the patterns were out of my usual card design comfort zone. I paired up the stamps from this promotion with the Central Park paper pack and some coordinating cardstock.  I also used the Central Park sequins.

These are the cards I came up with. 

 Here's a closer look at each of the cards.

On this card, the sentiment wouldn't fit on the piece from the design, 

so I decided to put the sentiment on vellum.  I really liked how it worked out. 
I used Archival Ink to stamp on the vellum.  I attached the vellum 
using dots of liquid glue under the larger printed words.

I loved the sunshine pattern on this paper from the from the Central Park 

paper pack to go with this sentiment.  The little dots in the design

 were made using ShinHan markers.  The faux stitching was done

with a fine line gel pen.

The pattern for this card was a particular challenge to me as there were to be 

3 pieces spaced along the bar.  I have them a little closer together

than they were on the pattern I was given.

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Here's one more card that I made that uses an old go-to pattern 

I like to use for cards. This one was not part of the challenge

from my friend.

Thanks for stopping by today. You can contact your CTMH consultant or find the Here's To You Scrapbooking and Card making here. 

Join me as we hop on to see what creative ideas

Krista  has in store for us on her blog.  

Be sure to visit the other 27 consultants who have joined in on this

 blog hop for lots of inspiration.

  

If for some reason, you get lost along the way, you can find the 

entire list of participating consultants on Melinda's blog to get back on track.

Happy Stamping!