H2H Challenge: Life is a Picnic

No better way to celebrate July than celebrating "life"!  I love the title of this week's challenge at Heart to Heart Challenges and have definitely put a little spin on my artwork.  While these photos do not reflect an actual picnic, they do contain photos of things that make me happy and allow me to enjoy life on a daily basis...the reason I consider my "life is a picnic"!

These photos were scrapbooked in Close To My Heart's In The Pink My Crush product line (these items are only available while supplies last).  It contains 7" x 10" pages and I selected photos from the Great American Scrapbook Convention I attended with some fabulous ladies in Arlington, TX a couple of weeks ago.

On this left-hand page, I only included the photos with White Daisy mattes, some stickers included with the Assortment to note the year, and three Gold Sequins.  The Washi Tape you see on the left...yep, part of the page pattern, as are the flourishes.

I added a little bit more to this right page, including the "Ice-Cold Summer" stamp set images seen in the bottom right.  The stamp set is so fun; I love being able to piece together the lemonade glass with all the extras.  I cut out the envelope from the Artfully Sent cartridge at 2 1/4".  I did cut off the flap of the envelope because I did not want it to extend into the photo.  I added the Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape as a tab to the journaling card, also from the Assortment.  (I did journal on the backside of the card.)  The ladies' names were added on small strips of Cotton Candy cardstock and then dovetailed.  Three Gold Sequins finished off this page.  Oh!  And the tag where the sentiment and lemonade glass is on...another printed piece in this gorgeous book!

Here is where you can see the details of the embellishments on this page.

Check out the other artwork provided by the Design Team Members and those who have participated in the challenge by clicking HERE!  Thanks for stopping by and I would love for you to leave of a comment. 

Life IS a Picnic,

My Crush Constant Campaign Blog Hop

Welcome to our Blog Hop where we are featuring the My Crush Constant Campaign that takes place all this month, while supplies last.  I am totally excited to see what everyone has come up with using this product line!  Complete details regarding the campaign can be found by clicking HERE.

I am the start of this hop and there are over 30 of us showcasing all that you can do with these products!  If you are coming from Wendy's Blog, you are on the right track!   You can find a complete list of participants on Melinda's Blog.

To confess, I have had this book for awhile and have pulled it out a few times but just never could get going on it.  I think it was because I could not get past the fact it was not 12" x 12".  But...I have been transformed (LOL) and I am loving it!  I am proud of these two pages I designed in the My Crush Modville Book and will be creating more throughout the month and from now on.  In fact, I just ordered the In the Pink line and cannot wait for it to arrive this coming week!  (This month's campaign is awesome!)  Please click on the images for an enlarged view, if you desire.

Here is a close-up of the left page.  The Happiness Here image came from the Carnival Washi Tape backed in White Daisy cardstock and then trimmed.  The alphabet and Oh Happy Day Stickers came from the assortments (I have mixed them).  I included some Slate Polka-Dot Washi Tape (retired) and Teal Shimmer Trim for the ribbons.  (The journaling and an additional photo are hidden and shown in the next photo.)

In this photo you can see the hidden journaling, written on a card from the Assortment and tucked under the photo.  A flap was made on the square photo, using Washi Tape, with an additional photo placed underneath.  (Yes, that is my husband having a conversation with Colonel Sanders and he did say, "So tell me...is it finger-lickin' good?"  LOL)

 This is an angled view of this page, providing greater detail.

This page incorporates similar product from the left page but I also added the "You Make Me Happy When Skies Are Grey" sentiment from the Boardwalk Washi Tape roll and used the "Documenting Moments" stamp set.

 You can see the hidden journaling tucked inside this polka-dot patterned paper included in the Assortment.  I made a pocket out of it.

These two pages make me happy.  I totally love them and am so proud of myself.  It took a little push from my friend, Katy Taylor, to jump over to the My Crush side and I am so glad I have arrived.  LOL  You will be too!

Please consider leaving a comment - I would love to know what you think about what I did here - and then head on over to Michelle Stewart's Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and happy hoppin!

I'm Crushin' for My Crush

Our My Crush books and their coordinating assortments are all the rage and they are the focus of the June Constant Campaign (which began yesterday)!  Read below for complete details!  (I have provided photos of the books, the assortments and the coordinating stamp sets.)

During the month of June, when you purchase any My Crush® book and its accompanying assortment, you will receive the coordinating stamp set FREE! That is a savings of at least $9.95!

Choose from five lovely My Crush book offerings that will provide a swoon-worthy background for your favorite memories. From family reunions to camping adventures to holiday countdowns—and much more—you will be crushing on all these books and the possibilities they provide.  Here are the details regarding the campaign:

Here are samplings of the books and their assortments.  You can click on them for an enlarged view.  

 

Here are the stamp sets for each grouping:

There are also embellishments available to coordinate with each of these books so be sure to check those out too!  You'll want everything to coordinate when you start crushin' your memories and fun times!  I placed my order yesterday and cannot wait for it to arrive.  I think I am going to use this newest one for my bible journaling and cannot wait to get started!  (My friend, Katy Taylor, suggested that and I am going for it!)

This offer is only available while supplies last this month and once they’re gone, these books are gone for good, so put your orders in early to get your summer romance rolling today!

Happy June!

My Crush™ on Crafting

Close To My Heart offers a fun variation to scrapbooking with the My Crush product line.  There are three themes to choose from including this one called "In the Pink".  Take a few minutes to check out this video that highlights these fabulous products.

Here are some more photos of this beautiful product line.  This one showcases some of the attractive pages.

My Crush In the Pink Book

Check out these fun cards that can serve as journal spots - or anything your li'l heart desires, stickers and envelopes!

My Crush In the Pink Assortment

A few of these added onto your pages and you will be able to find your favorite spots easily.  You can also use them as paperclips for your other fun notebooks.

My Crush In the Pink Clips

 Use these tags as various embellishments to your pages or to mark your favorite memory.  The options are unlimited.

My Crush In the Pink Sticky Tabs

Head on over to my website and check out this link to the My Crush product line.  There are two others called "Wildwood" and "Holiday Happenings".  I posted my Holiday Happenings book a couple of months back.  Click HERE To see my book!

This product line would also make a great gift for that special someone.

Always crushin' on CTMH,

My Crush Holiday Happenings Book

The My Crush product line is totally fun and can be used for more than just intended.  (I've seen the pages torn out and used on other papercrafting creations and the coordinating embellishments, well...their uses are limitless.)

This post is about the My Crush Holiday Happenings Book that I finished, using my favorite holiday photos from this year.

I blinged up the front of the book a bit, just for some added fun!  I have no included photos of all of the pages, just for sake of time.  I also keep going back in and adding in little goodies as I see fit.

Because of the type of binding in the book, you can open it, remove the pages and replace them in the order you choose.  We did that - a fabulous idea that came from my friends Debi and Francene.  (In fact, many of the ideas for altering/decorating this book came from the two of them.  I added the pictures and a few personal touches.)

I just added some bling and some of the stickers included in the Assortment to add to my title page.

I colored in the ornament with our ShinHan markers and added bling.

This is just a fun page where we added some Marker, mini bling sparkles, and the HoHoHo image on the right was created with paper and stickers included in the Assortment.  And YES!  This right page came as is with pockets for photos, cards or whatever you were to choose.

The pocket on the right does include some additional journaling.  I wrote in "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" with our chalk marker.

A simple matte and photo is what is on the left.  On the right, is this year's Christmas card from my parents.

I see I am missing a photo from the previous page and this one but I must go on.  ;)  Just a little marker and washi tape on the right page.

FUN mini pockets on the right page.  I cut a photo of our Christmas tree and love how it came out to fit in the small windows.

The Happy Holidays design was created by cutting out the heart out of another card.  I loved the checkered pattern so much on the right card that I didn't want to do anything to it.  The 3 x 4 pages are perfect for cutting a 4 x 6 photo - as long as you don't chop someone's head off or something like that.  LOL

Just another fun page with bling, cutting apart cards, and adding some journaling in the little folder.

I so love this creation and am very proud of it!  I had fun putting it together, somewhat gradually.  The My Crush line is perfect for doing just that and filling your mini book with many memories and lots of goodies!

Crazy stuff that January is almost over BUT...I have already scrapbooked my holiday photos from this year!  YAY me!