Friday, September 27, 2013

Artbooking Made Easy

Are you ready for another great episode of Artbooking Made Easy?
In this latest video from CTMH you'll see some too cute halloween layouts.



(If you're reading this in email You'll need to click on the link to watch the video.)

If you don't own Artbooking yet you can get it today by clicking on the link

And don't forget to add your September Specials only
from Close To My Heart at

When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

You could win free product and  1/2 price items.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website


Get the exclusive You Are My Happy   3 stamp set  for only $10 with your $50 qualifying purchase.



and don't forget your


$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!
That's only $15 for 4 stamp sets!!!

Hugz
Tina Gale



Wednesday, September 25, 2013

We Are Family

Todays layout is one I did a few months ago when I was working through Shimelle's Pretty paper class. It's very unusual for me to do just a one page layout and even more uncommon to use only one photo which this layout is. 


I do like it though and I'm finding I do have those occasions where there is only one photo that I want to scrap to tell a story. My church has had a photo booth set up for Mother's Day for a few years now and I love it because this is about the only time we have a family photo and they are precious and dear to me like this one.

I used paper from one of Shimelle's monthly kits and then some miscellaneous supplies I had in my stash.

I hope you enjoy and be sure to check out this months Close To My Heart specials. It's a double dip month!
Shop at MyScrappyIdeas.ctmh.com

Hugz
Tina Gale

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Summer Mini Album with Cricut Artbooking

Summer Mini Album
As soon as I saw Artbooking and this particular album I knew I wanted to scrap our photos of Daytona Beach where we spent a beautiful morning before heading to the WDW resort for the CTMH convention.

It could not have been simpler or quicker to make. With Artbooking you set the dial size and everything matches up. All the overlays, embellishments, and photo mats. I didn't do any preplanning before creating this. I chose the Surf's Up paper pack and just started cutting all the elements for this album with just the two keys. I adhered all the overlays and pieces that need to go on first.
I had a stack of photos waiting so then I just matted some and started putting them on the pages. I did go back and choose a few extra embellishments and titles from other keys and cut to further embellish my album.
Within a matter of a few hours I had a complete album ready for my family to enjoy and reminisce about all the fun we had that morning.

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Cover

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First two pages

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Pages 3 & 4

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Pages 5&6

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Pages 7&8

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Pages 9&10

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Pages 11&12
 I also used a few of the stickease from Surf's Up. Isn't this little VW van the cutest?

If you enjoyed my album

Check out two more of these adorable albums and more tips on creating them with this video from Close to my Heart.


And don't forget to add your September Specials only
from Close To My Heart at

When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

You could win free product and  1/2 price items.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website


Get the exclusive You Are My Happy   3 stamp set  for only $10 with your $50 qualifying purchase.



and don't forget your


$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!
That's only $15 for 4 stamp sets!!!

Hugz
Tina Gale



Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Artbooking Made Easy

Here is CTMH's 2nd episode of Artbooking Made Easy. If you missed the first week be sure to scroll back to last week to check it out. Each week we'll be featuring a video of example projects made with the Artbooking Collection. You'll be amazed at all the things you can create with Artbooking.


If you're reading in email you'll have to click on the link to view the video on my blog.

September is a double dip month with Close to my Heart!


When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

You could win $80 in free product and two  1/2 price item this month.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website
We're only $33 away from $100 in FREE Product and two 1/2 price items


Get the exclusive You Are My Happy   3 stamp set  for only $10 with your $50 qualifying purchase.



and don't forget your


$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!


Hugz
Tina Gale



Monday, September 16, 2013

Disney Castle View

Magic Kingdom is my favorite park to visit and I love walking into Main Street and getting that first full view of the castle. There's nothing like it.


In 2006 the castle was all decked out in gold trim and looking extra magical for the Year of a Million Dreams. They had a mural of each of the castles in every Disney park on display at the top. It would flip and change  to see all of them. This is just four of the castles. It was stunning!



$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!


When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

You could win free product and  1/2 price items.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website

Hugz
Tina Gale



Sunday, September 15, 2013

My Scraps & More

It's not often you find a store that has everything, great products, even better discounts, and the best customer service but that is exactly what you'll find with My Scraps & More. I've ordered several times and have always been pleased with how fast the turnaround is and the care that my product is packaged up. 

Recently they had a blog hop that I was blessed to win a giveaway from. My prize was shipped just as quickly and with as much care. Here's a peek at the goodies that I received. I'm in love with this paper line! I can't wait to create with it. The chalkboard cut aparts are too fun!!


Be sure to also check out their blog and their sketch blog for inspiration.


$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!


When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

You could win $80 in free product and two  1/2 price item this month.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website
We're only $33 away from $100 in FREE Product and two 1/2 price items
Hugz
Tina Gale



Saturday, September 14, 2013

Happy Birthday Swing Card

today I have one more swing card for you. If you missed the other cards be sure to scroll back through my blog posts for more cards and even a video.


This is made with a mix of scraps from Pro Player and Laughing Lola along with one of my favorite products the shimmer tape. It's hard to see but it really adds a lot of pop and wow to your projects.





$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!


When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

August Hostess won $40 in free product and one  1/2 price item.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website


Hugz
Tina Gale



Friday, September 13, 2013

Artbooking made Easy


Check out all the fabulous projects from CTMH made with the new Cricut Artbooking collection.



This is just the first in a series coming from Sept 2013 - April 2014. I can't wait to see all the projects corporate makes with this unique exclusive cartridge.
September is a double dip month with Close to my Heart!

Get the exclusive You Are My Happy   3 stamp set  for only $10 with your $50 qualifying purchase.



and don't forget your


$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!


When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

August Hostess won $40 in free product and one  1/2 price item.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website


Hugz
Tina Gale



Monday, September 2, 2013

Disney Epcot


Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop






Welcome to the SG Blog Hop for September, if this is your first stop, you might like to start at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link.






This is another layout I created from Allison's 6x6 class. I switched it up quite a bit but the elements are basically the same.


I cut gears from the CTMH Cricut Artiste Collection in various sizes and paper then just scattered them around the layout. I cut the gear border then adhered some alphas that I've had in my stash for years as well as some screw brads. I think it was the perfect touch for these photos.


A few buttons and metal swirls from my stash and I was ready to call it finished.



I hope you enjoyed my layout and the hop today. If you're not already a follower  of my blog I'd love to have you for one.



You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Next on the hop is
leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on September 9th, so you have one week to leave a comment.


In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs
Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/


September CTMH Specials

Get the exclusive You Are My Happy   3 stamp set  for only $10 with your $50 qualifying purchase.



and don't forget your

$5 with your $50 order


Beautiful subway art perfect for your layouts or cards and you can double dip this months special making it a fantastic savings on your $50 purchase!!




When you order be sure to Join the Mystery Hostess Gathering for a chance at all the Hostess Rewards!

August Hostess won $40 in free product and one  1/2 price item.
1 entry for every $25 you spend on my website


Hugz
Tina Gale