December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Here is a new SOTM called Notice the Details, a set of 40+ stamps. If you came here from Sarita Schraeder's blog you are in the right spot! This blog is simple...just click on the link at the end of the post and move on to the next one. Enjoy!!

I was going to do a card...but once I looked at the words more closely I realized that the "Celebrate the Everyday" stamp reminded me of the Disney trip my sister and I got to go on earlier this year. The theme for Disney is "Celebrate Today!" So I decided to do a Week in the Life of Tanya & Terri @ Disney...I will later journal what we did each day in the boxes where it belongs. Hopefully I will remember the little things we did...










Products Used:

CS Paper and Ink: Sunflower, Tulip, Dutch Blue, Clover Meadow, White Daisy, Black, Grey Flannel
Accesories: Animal Cookies Stickease, Window Charms, Computer Font: CTMH Treehouse
Stamp Set: Rustic, Hodgepodge Alphabet


Now "Hop" on over to Barbra Otten's see her work!

If you get lost on the hop or find links that aren't working, click {here} for a complete list of participating blogs.


Remember, the December SOTM: Notice the Details is only available until December 31st! Contact your Close to My Heart consultant today or check my website to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Wedding over...now what??

My family and I headed to California in September for my cousin's wedding. We had a GREAT time and it was great seeing everyone and being able to sightsee in Gilroy and San Francisco! Hopefully you will be able to see the layouts from those fun days here soon!

Here is a picture of my family, Grandma and Burt with the bride and groom.


Here is a picture of Melinda with her family.


But my focus of this blog will be on the cute wedding gift that I made for the bride and groom from my whole family! Which brings me to my title!

Weddings over...now what?? Just because you are now married doesn't mean that the dating is over!! We helped Melinda and Ruben out by giving them a date book to some popular resturants!!

I was able to get this idea for a mini album from Anna Jarnagin who shared directions with CTMH consultants to create a Flip Flap photobook. Thanks Anna!!

Throughout the album I was able to include a poem, pictures and gift cards. Note with the gift cards I was able to use the slogan from the resturant! I loved how the picture worked with the slogan!! I didn't even plan that!! Enjoy!

In the pictures above and the two pictures below I was able to use the hot pink ribbons from the table decorations! It helped add some color to these pages!! The reception hall was so beautiful with the black, white and HOT pink!!

We decided not to use a gift card for the above as there might be a favorite resturant or place that Melinda and Ruben may go to...Or they may want to go back to the place where it all started and since we didn't know where it was and not familiar with the San Jose area we decided to gift them money so I made a mini paper gift card pocket to the money in.







I was also able to make a cute little matching gift bag for the date book. It was easy to make. One sheet of cardstock cut and score to make this cute little bag!!


The gift was a popular gift and the bride and groom were happy to have pictures to show off while waiting for the photographer to get their pictures to them!! Here they are looking at their gift!!

November SOTM blog

Time flies when you are busy...hard to believe is it November already!! The beginning of the month also means SOTM blog time!!! Here is a new SOTM called Around the Block, a set of 26 stamps. If you came here from Nona Davenport's blog you are in the right spot! This blog is simple...just click on the link at the end of the post and move on to the next one. Enjoy!!

I am giving my first card to my close friend, Amy, from college. She just brought a house and I am so proud of her making that big accomplishment!! I call this card an accordion card as it opens up like an accordion.


In the middle I put a little gift card envelope with some money inside it so Amy can buy herself something new for her house!! I used a ribbon to wrap around the money so she can pull out of the holder.



My second card is the stair step cards. I have seen this card several times now and thought I would try it out with this stamp set. What do you think??
Closed View:

Front view:

Birds eye view:

The top step has the clouds. I also stamp Home…and finished the statement in the next step.

The middle step has some trees. I used the “clouds stamp” to make the trees and the wood rectangle to create the trunk and branches. I also inked the bottom of the steps to make it look like there is grass here too. I finished the statement on this step…where the heart is.

The bottom step has the house and a fence. I inked the bottom to make it look like grass on the bottom.






Products Used:

Paper: Colonial White paper, Background and Texture paper from Unforgettable, Enchanted, Stardust, That Amore,
Colors: Colonial White, Cocoa, Clover Meadow, Hollyhock, Crystal Blue,
Accesories: Heartfelt Collection Ribbon Rounds (retired), sponge,


Now "Hop" on over to Sheila Bennett's Blog to see her work!

If you get lost on the hop or find links that aren't working, click {here} for a complete list of participating blogs.


Remember, the November SOTM: Around the Block is only available until November 30th! Contact your Close to My Heart consultant today or check my website to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!