CROP- mania!!

I have finally recovered from CROP-mania!  It was so exhausting BUT so worth it! I have posted a few pics and the second page to the layout. 

If you missed purchasing the "Movie Theme" layout please send me an email as I still have a few left...

Let the party begin!...May 10th from 10-10:00 p.m. - a full day of cropping at the Florida Fairgrounds!

Thank you volunteers for bring in in everyone's "stuff"  The ladies pulled up to  the door and then emptied their car and waited to get in.  When they arrived at their table, everything was ready and waiting for them!

Checking in - getting ready for the excitement to begin!

Can you say HUGE?!  

Lots of room for everyone!

Florida's East Coast Close to My Heart rep Annette Green - hard at work!  

Thank you for coming..

Check out the Auction table...

Kudos to Amy and Karen for a job well done!!

Shoppers having a great time at the newly designed "Recycle Sale"

The Simpsons have arrived for the Costume Contest!

Here they are in real life!  Great job, ladies! What a wild and crazy bunch!

A HUGE thank to everyone who made this happen!!  Where in the world is Janet?

Here is a picture of me a.k.a. Dorothy in my booth!

Here is a different view including the movie theme adornments on the wall.

This is a picture of our DIY photo booth that we created!

It cost $800 to rent one! forget that!  'Dorothy' had to 'test' it out!!

 Some great pics from the photo booth...

Chanele and Denise 'stylin!

ONE crazy pirate!

Just another bunch of wild and crazy girls!

I HAVE to include the great team of Monica and Frances

 and their matching shoes...

I look forward to every event - just to see what you are wearing!!

If you have hung in there for this far- thank you!...

The Close to my Heart One Page layout Contest!!

Included in the prize:  A ceramic popcorn bowl with microwave popcorn, candy, movie embellishments, C1568 The Party is On and a Ruby Ink pad- what else?

The ladies received a package of die cuts and had to create a layout...

The winning layout...

and the winner is...

 The FAB-ulous mother/daughter team- 

Teresa and Stephanie Morris!

And last BUT NOT least!

My Close to My Heart Door Prize...

The Close to My Heart Artbooking cartridge, stamps sets and die cut embellishments!

Congratulations Nancy Calder!

COMING SOON! ....save the date for 2015....

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May Guest Designer: Adeline Brill

May Guest Designer: Adeline Brill  I am so excited to be the Guest Designer for Pazzles!  I love my machine and the wonderfully creative projects I can make with it! Please take a look at my layout...

Check out the post here

Here is a close-up of the paint can and the inside journaling box

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month with the Stamp of the Month Independent Consultants!  We are featuring this month's Close to My Heart special paper pack called "Free to Be Me"!  If you have been hopping with us, then you have arrived from Lori Brown's blog here... her layout is absolutely fantastic!

If you get lost along the way, then you can view the entire list on Melinda's blog here.

Free to Be Me paper collection 

• 6 – Free to Be Me B&T Duos™ Papers

• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Teal Cardstock Sheets

• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Red Cardstock Sheets

• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Gold Cardstock Sheets

• 1 – White Feather Print Vellum Sheet

• 1 – Gold Foil Polka-dot Print Vellum Sheet

Featured colors: Gold, Mint, Peach, Red, Teal, Tan, and  White Daisy.

This featured blog hop is meant to inspire you and so here is my part of the inspiration.

This easel card was quite simple to make.  I created a file in Cricut Design Space and then assembled it.  

Supplies:

Free to Be Me paper pack

S1405 You've Got a Friend

Inks colors used are Lagoon and Ruby

Here is the link for the file...

Now it is time to hop on over to Sheila Bennett's blog here where I know you will be inspired all over again!

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the May SOTM Blog Hop! 

I think this month's stamp set will be a very popular one, especially paired with the Close to My Heart National Scrapbooking Month paper pack "Free to Be Me"!  If you have been hopping with us, then you have arrived from Jamie's blog here.

There are 54 consultants participating in this month's hop, but not to worry, if you get lost along the way, you can always hop over to Melinda's blog here and find all of the links for the SOTM participants.

The stamp set S1405 You've Got a Friend includes 5 fun images that are ideal for a card or a scrapbook page!

I try to feature the next month's stamp set in my workshop - "Mini Book Magic", which is always the last Friday of the month!  That is the reason you see so many of my mini books using the stamp set.  This month is no exception!  This month's paper pack is X 7179B Ariana and we again used a previous project from CTMH as a springboard!

This is the second album that I cut with my new Cricut Explore.  I am getting the hang of the software and I have included the file for the cuts at the end of this post.  Check it out!

Here is the cover to the book...

Included in this workshop was the X7179C Ariana My Complements.  A little faux stitching adding some punch to the Outdoor Denim paper cut.

On the inside of the cover, I used the SOTM set to accent the two photo mats. I used the pen feature on the Explore to outline the shape.  Here is a close-up!

I was able to create the tag shape using the Contour feature of the shape and eliminate the inside of the cut.  Look for a post coming soon in how to do this! The stamp set I used is A1158 Doodle Signs and can be purchased here along with the NEW Z1961 White Marquee Enamel Shapes.

"Front of the Chat Bubble"

"Back of the Chat Bubble"

"Postage Stamp Page"

This is the file that I used in the tag - I just shrunk it down and took out the photo opening!

Inside of the Postage Stamp Page

This is my favorite page!

Next page...

Back Cover...

Lots of pages and embellishments BUT my ladies finished it in 1 1/2  hours!  They are getting good at this!

Here is a picture of the Explore file...

Here is the link for the file...

Thanks for hanging in with me through this LONG post but I think you now have a clear picture of how versatile this stamp set is!

Now it is time to hop on over to Melinda's blog here! and check out her fabulous artwork.

Washi Tape Blog Hop

Welcome to the Washi Tape Blog Hop!

Over 15 Stamp of the Month consultants are participating in this blog hop.  If you are hopping with us, then you have come from Michelle's blog here.
Have you checked out her great idea for using our Washi Tape?

I must admit that I check out Pinterest every day!  I am always looking for great ideas for anything!  Of course there are plenty of ideas for 'washi tape' and so I found a cute idea for patchwork washi tape quilting here!  

That was my inspiration for this card design!  

Supplies:
X254 White cards and envelopes
Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape
Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape
Z1850 Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape
Z1817 Slate Polka Dot Washi Tape
B1451 Enjoy The Little Things Hostess Rewards stamp set
A1158 Doodle Signs Hostess Rewards stamp set
Z1702 Baker's Twine - Paradise Assortment
Z1961 Marquee Enamel Shapes
Colors: Honey, Lagoon, Ruby and Slate

Now it is off to my friend Toni's blog here... to check out her Washi tape design idea!  She is sooo 'artsy'!

Enjoy the hop and keep on creating!