Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring Circus Alphabet, a set of 68 stamps. If you have come here from Dana Kessler's Blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultant's HERE . We have over 40 consultants participating in the blog! I know that I can't wait to see what fabulous projects everyone has to share! Following the hop is easy- just click on the link at the bottom of each post and it will take you to the next blog! What a fun alphabet! This is a set that will stay in my collection for along time to come!  I love alphabet stamps and the cuter they are the better!  This one just happens to be adorably cute ! I created a Birthday Card with this stamp. I used the embedded embossing technique for this card.  I will be teaching this technique in my next Techni...

WOW...... WOW.... WOW   what an AMAZING convention we just had.   Nothing will ever beat the excitement of attending my very first convention back in 2010 but this one came very close! My plane arrived in California about 1:20 so by the time I got shuttled over to the Disneyland Hotel and checked in, I had some free time Tuesday night to visit Disneyland with my friends Heather and Jaime.   I had been looking forward to going to back to Disneyland for convention.  It really is a magical place to celebrate.  I was able to meet up with so many of my CTMH sisters far and wide.  These are a few of my Spa Gals .  In 2010 we all won the CTMH Spa Retreat.  Now, every year, we meet up for a reunion lunch at convention to catch up.  We were missing a few girls this year but hopefully next year the entire group can come back! Wednesday was Leadership Day.  Our sessions were informative and inspiring.  I learned so much from many ...

I am so stinkin' excited about this year's convention coming up next week.  I fly out on Tuesday and I have a huge long list of "TO DO's". So little time but somehow as always I'll get it done.  I'd like to schedule a couple of posts for while I'm gone but not sure I can squeeze that in.  I will try to post a few updates from convention if I can.  You can definately follow along by checking in with my StampinHeaven Facebook Page  because I'll be posting there as much as possible.   This is going to be an exciting year as CTMH celebrates our 30 year Anniversary- BRAND new Idea Book format with nearly 50 more added pages of products and artwork.  And speaking of products - there are going to be 250 exciting new products! WOW!!  Convention attendees won't get the new books into our sweaty little hands until the close of General Session on Thursday which is right before lunch.   Our lunch will be spent drooling over the new book.   ...

My Grandma will be celebrating her 97th birthday on Thursday!  I wanted to create a fun card for her and the Balloon Ride (X7180B)  paper seemed to just fit her personality.   Balloon Ride is so carefree and happy. My Grandma is an amazing woman.  She still lives on her family farm, remarried at the young age of 87, and has traveled all over the world.  She was just featured in the Newburgh Magazine in an article "Love of  Lifetime".  You can read it here if you like -  Newburgh Magzine .   It's on page 42. For this card I used Sketch #22 from Seize the Sketch       Product Used The Balloon Ride paper, compliments and assortments will all retire July 31 so if you really like this line you need to order before July 31!  Shop my website 24/7!  Start shopping  HERE !

Happy Father's Day!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for my dad.  The Timberline paper makes the perfect Father's Day cards! I used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketches for my card.  If you are ever in need of a good sketch to use, head over to Deconstructing Jen 's blog.  I always love all her sketches! I used the "You're the Best" (C1571) stampset with Ponderosa Pine for my sentiment and added some Hemp Baker's Twine and a wooden button I found in my stash. Deconstructed Sketches Thanks for stopping by!

Summertime is an exciting time for Close To My Heart consultants.... in just a little more than a week our Annual Convention will be taking place at the wonderful Disneyland Resort.  I'll there and I just can't wait!  The new Fall Winter Idea Book - newly renamed to Annual Inspirations will be released.   It is going to be bigger and better than ever with an additional 48 pages!  This new book will be good for an entire year!  We will have two special Seasonal Inspirations that will be released in December and April.  The new products in these books will be available for only 4 months. With many new products waiting to be released in August, this always means it is time to let some things go.   Consultants and die hard CTMH customers get excited with the anticipation of things to come but at the same time it is with mixed emotions.  This year we will be saying goodbye to 5 colors - Blush, Buttercup, Sky, Twilight and Creme Brulee. A couple of t...

Another fun card to just say "HI" as we continue to Celebrate 30! during the month of June.   For this card I used the sketch over at Just Us Girls .   I got on a roll with the Timberline paper pack and used it on this card too!  I love the color of the paper flowers with the paper.   The twine is from the Mini-Medley Accents Wooden Collection (Z1837).  The rest of the embellishments including the Color Ready Canvas Alphabet letters can be found in the Extraordinary Embellishments Collection that is available only during the month of June!  Playing with the embellishments in this collection have been so much fun!  Get your collection and let your creativity soar! Products Used - Timberline Paper Pack (X7182B) Mini Medley Accents - Wooden Collection (Z1837) Just Us Girls Sketch These collections are moving and won't last long so get yours today! Start shopping   HERE