Picture My Life™!

As I mentioned in last week’s blog post, I recently took part in a Craft & Vendor Fair here in Uxbridge. I did several different projects using Close To My Heart’s newest products – one of which was a “Year in Review” album using the “Picture My Life” Scrapbooking Program. In a different BLOG POST, I shared several cards that I created using the PML cards, and the “My CreationsJournaling Cards Box” I decorated to hold them. This time, I actually used the cards and the awesome pocket pages that come with them to create a fun album of the year 2013.

The “Picture My Life” program that I have is “Skylark”, but there are seven other patterns/themes to choose from! Each one comes with 122 double-sided cards (44 4” x 6” and 78 3” x 4”), one 12” x 12” Designed Cover Sheet, and ten 12” x 12” Memory Protectors in various designs. All this for just $24.95. Believe me – it’s a bargain! Check out the album I was able to create:

I love how flexible and versatile this program is. The designs of the cards allow some to be used by themselves in a pocket, while others invite journaling or even smaller photos to be mounted to them. I was able to sum up my entire year in one afternoon - fantastic. It's not fancy, or frilly, or Museum-of-Fine-Arts-worthy, but my photos and my memories are now safely recorded and visible for future generations. Mission accomplished.


Check out all eight "Picture My Life" programs on my website at funforyou.ctmh.com!

From Bland to Beautiful!

I am very excited to be one of the vendors at this year's third annual Uxbridge Women's Club Craft & Vendor Fair on April 12. There are so many things I would love to showcase, but I really have to narrow it down due to space constraints! One item I really want to share is the "My Creations™ Journaling Cards Box" because it is the perfect place to store my "Picture My Life" cards. It also has a magnetic closure, and is made from a very sturdy white chipboard:

Here it is open with my "Picture My Life" cards in it:

Nice, right? But kind of plain (who are we kidding - it's horribly plain!). But this is the beauty of this, and all, of CTMH's "My Creations" line - it is a blank canvas just waiting for you to embellish it! I decided to dress mine up with patterned paper from the "Ariana" Paper Pack, a bow from the "Ariana Assortment", and a bit of Bronze Shimmer Trim. I also used our Scallop Border Punch with some Crystal Blue cardstock to create the scalloped edge along the top of the cover. Here it is all gussied up:

Whoa! MUCH better, right? I painted the whole thing with matte Mod Podge so the paper wouldn't get worn. I love it!

I hope you will be able to come out on April 12 to the Craft & Vendor Fair! Check out the Facebook Page HERE. And to order Close To My Heart products ANYTIME, visit my website at funforyou.ctmh.com!