Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

It has been a long time since the Enchantment color group has been updated so it was time for a change to keep up with the trends.  We are saying goodbye to 7 colors.  If some (or all) of these are favorites, you should stock up!  Check your paper packs and see if you need to refill your coordinating cardstock.  If you have the ink pads, order the re-inkers so that you will ALWAYS have the colors!  These colors will retire August 31 so they are While Supplies Last! Indian Corn Blue - 1284 Smokey Plum -1291 Outdoor Denim - 1275 Autumn Terracotta - 1270 Barn Red - X5637 Ponderosa Pine - 1276 Olive - 1245 Shop today before they are gone for good!   www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com

Today is my baby sister's 50th Birthday!  Guess that tells you at least how old I am!  This is the 2nd birthday card I made this past week. The first one I shared on Wednesday for another sister.  After I completed her card I was stumped as what to do for the other Birthday card.  Then I remembered that this was her big 5-0!  And guess what?!  The Artfully Sent cricut cartridge has a great Over the Hill card!  I pulled it into my Design Space and just started cutting.  It came together so quickly! I used Confetti Wishes paper and found some unused compliments from another project that I had done.  I used one large compliment for the front of the card and added some strips of Canary, Thistle and Crystal Blue cardstock here: Here is the "STAR" of this card - the inside!  I used a piece of Glitter paper from the Purple Glitter Paper (Z1992) (there are three shades) for the "50" and the banner.    The candles on the card are from the Confetti Wishes

July is a month full of birthday's in my family - two of my sisters have birthdays!  With convention earlier this month and then a frenzy of planning once I got home, these birthdays about slipped away before I realized it!  I had to put away my new stuff and concentrate on the 2 upcoming birthdays. First I'm sharing the card I created for my sister Suzan. Today is her birthday! Although we live in the same town our lives have been so busy we don't see each other that often.  She is a new grandmother so I'm sure that every spare moment she has, she is spending time with her adorable little grandson.  I don't blame her... he is such a cutie with chubby cheeks that makes you want to smooch all over him!    For this card, I pulled out my Brushed paper pack and my Lovely Birthday stamp step.  It was fun coloring the flowers with my ShinHan Touch Twin markers.   I love the Brushed Paper!  This paper pack, the pink glitter gems and the Lovely Birthday st

I've been absent the last couple of days..... I've gotten behind on posting to my blog but I've got a really great excuse!  I've been hunkered down in my craft room planning and designing for my upcoming BINGO Night on August 28!  I wish I could share but it's too early and I want the projects that we will be doing a surprise!! This is the first time I've done a BINGO night for Girl's Night Out and I'm looking forward to it!  We will be playing bingo and each winner will win brand new product.  After each win, we'll put together a project with BRAND NEW PRODUCT from Close To My Heart's new Annual Inspiration due to be released September 1st.   Each project will be pre-cut for fast and easy assembly.  There is no better way to sample the new stuff!  Everyone will go home with FOUR projects AND the brand new Annual Inspirations that will be released on September 1! PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES!! I've got some wonderful Close to My Heart pr

If you haven't already seen from my past posts, July is the month to Jump On It!  Have you seen those stamp sets in front of Annual Inspirations and Seasonal Expressions that says Hostess Rewards Stamp Sets?  These are specially priced stamps that only Hostess' can choose when they host a party. They are so cute! Many of my customers have tried to order one when they weren't a Hostess.  But during the month of July, you don't have to be a Hostess to order one and you will get a REALLY GOOD deal!!  All you have to do is order $25 in current stamps and you can add one of the Hostess Reward stamps for just $5!!  Order $50 in stamps - then add TWO Hostess Rewards for $5 each! Today, our SOTM Blog Hoppers are sharing artwork created with these special Hostess Rewards Stamp Sets!  If you came here from Brenda Lapp's blog you are on the right track!  If you are just getting started, follow the link to the next blog at the end of the post.  The hop is a big circle so

Today I'm sharing another card I created with one of the Hostess Reward stamp sets.  During the month of July you can choose one these exclusive Hostess Reward stamps for just $5 when you purchase $25 in current retail priced stamps.   These stamps are featured in Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 or Seasonal Expressions 2.  I've also got pictures of all of then posted below! The ornament shape was cut with my Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  I used a masking technqiue to stamp "season" in Cranberry ink.  Then I used my Sap Green ShinHan Touch Twin Marker to color "Jolly".   This card was created with Be Jolly.   I used Yuletide Carol (X7187B) paper for this card.  This paper will be retiring August 31.   I added Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985), Cranberry Stripe Twill Ribbon (Z1987) and an antiqued gold metal flower from the Yuletide Assortment (Z3007). I love this stamp and I am glad I've added it to my Christmas Collection of stamps!  I th

Wow..... This week has flown by so fast. Here we are at Saturday - the last day of Close To My Heart's Annual Convention.   It has been an awesome week with the new Idea Book reveal and introduction of brand new exciting products coming to you in September!! I will have alot to share over the next several weeks but today I wanted to share the video that was shown during General Session yesterday.   This is Close To My Heart's mission statement.  It is a great video and really adds meaning to what I do and love.   Enjoy!!

It's Here!! The 2015 Close To My Heart Convention is under way!  This is one of my most looked forward to times of the year!  Me and 1,000's of other CTMH consultants come together for some exciting new product announcements, fantastic creative projects, prizes and products galore, and fun times with old and new life long friends! I will have lots to share when I return but today, while I'm away, I wanted to share the roomie gifts that I made for my convention roomies this year.  It is tradition to bring little gifts to welcome your roomies. I always like to create something that can be taken home and recreated for their own workshops.   This year I put together a simple little Mini Bag Album that was created using our Designer Creations Ruby Bags . The bags comes with a total of 12 bags, four each of three designs.  I used three bags for my little albums and inserted a page into each bag. This gives added pages to journal or attach pictures.  Since our convention is ta

Hello!  Welcome to our special Blog Hop featuring the exclusive stamp set that benefits Operation Smile - Happy Everything.   Close To My Heart has partnered with Operation Smile an organization that provides free, life-changing surgery that repairs smiles and reshapes lives, one child at a time. Since 2008, Close To My Heart has provided support to change the lives of over 1,500 children and their families.  Although Close To My Heart already donates a portion of EACH My Acrylix stamp set that is sold, they will donate $3 for EACH Happy Everything that is sold! Happy Everything - D1653 Today, the SOTM Blog Hoppers are sharing their artwork created with this special stamp set.  If you came here from Brenda Lapp's blog , you are on the right track!  Just look for the link at the bottom of my post that will take you to the next blog!  The hop is one big circle so when you come back to me, you will know you have visited all of the blogs!   If you get lost along the way y

Welcome to the HOT DAYS OF SUMMER!  This month, Close To My Heart has a fun special!  When you spend $25 in current My Acrylix stamps, you can choose either the July Stamp of the Month - Life is Wonderful for FREE or you can choose one of the Hostess Rewards stamps in Annual Inspirations or Seasonal Expressions 2 for just $5!  That is an awesome deal! What are Hostess Rewards stamps?   Hostess Rewards stamp sets are hostess-only stamp sets that hostesses can purchase using select product credit earned through a Gathering. These brand new, A- through D-size stamp sets are only available during the current idea book cycle and are priced at a discount to make the rewards stretch further!  During the month of July ANYONE can get a Hostess Rewards stamps with a qualifying purchase! Choose any of these Hostess Rewards Stamps! This month I'll be sharing some of my favorites from past posts, and some newly created cards that I've done recently.  Today, I'm sh