Last Day!

August 31 is the last day to shop out of the Close to my Heart Annual Inspirations and the Seasonal Expressions.

All of the patterned paper will be retiring.  Although we will be getting all new one's there are some that I will really miss!  This one is almost sold out and is one of my favorites!  This is the adventure line and it is just filled with water color like paper.  Just beautiful.  I'm showing you the complements too!

Next we have our Whimsey collection.  Soft and subtle!

This one is called Enchantment!  Great for school projects!

and then last we have our Basics!  I will really miss this one.  Beautiful browns and greys!

All of our papers are two sided with a different coordinating design on each side.  Even our plain cardstock has a lighter and darker side of the same color.

I sure hope that you will take a look at these before the end of the day and don't forget to check out the clearance section.  WOW the deals are incredible!  Click on the book on the side or just click here paperdivas.ctmh.com to look at everything we offer.  You can also look through both books by clicking on products and idea books.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and be safe!

Happy scrapping!

Ronda

Documenting your life!!!

How do you document your life and family?  For me it is with pictures!  But I don't want to just leave them on my computer so no one ever see's them.  

We have a featured paper pack of the month at Close to my Heart and this month it is called Documented!  I really didn't know what I wanted to do with it so I decided after my Husband said something to me about making pages of our Camaro for some shadow boxes, that I would just use what ever pictures were in envelopes on my desk.  So I started with the Camaro pictures and then moved on to a vacation, then family and then some friends.

So basically I was using the paper to document these events and people I love.  I know a lot of girls that don't journal on there pages and to me that is one of the most important parts of scrapbooking.

Tell your story and write it down.  I don't care if my hand writing isn't that great.  I either write on a journal card or right on the page.

Here are the pages I came up with!  This first one I am going to put in a Challenge over at the Heart 2 Heart Blog. " For the love of crafting".

This one is some pictures of our trip to South Haven!

Here is the car one!

This one is of my Sister and Brother in laws trip here in Michigan!

This one is of Friends from High School and my Work at the Post Office.

I really like the way they all turned out.  I hope you do to!  Would you like help documenting your story?  I would love to help!  Shoot me a message and check out all we have to offer at Close to my Heart.  You will love our products.

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All for the love of paper!

Ronda

Monday Monday!

Well School started today for a lot of kids!  I sure am happy that those days are gone for me.  I have been busy canning tomatoes!  I did 14 jars of salsa on Saturday.  When I put them away in the basement I counted 13 more jars from an earlier batch this year and from last year.  I think that will last me and I will be giving some away.

I grow a lot of herbs and dry them and then I store them in mushroom jars in the basement.  So at any time all summer long you will see herbs drying around the house.  Yesterday I ground some up for my son.  He loves the red pepper flakes and one plant gives you so many peppers.  I hang them in my kitchen window.  It goes with my south western décor!  Once they are dry or a while later because I like them hanging there, I will put them in a gallon bag in the basement.

The lighting wasn't very good for the peppers but they do look pretty hanging up there.

My son is getting Sweet Basil, Hot Red Pepper, Sage and Rosemary.  I left some of the Sage and Rosemary whole.  I love the flavor that a whole sprig of Rosemary gives a roast.  I just lay it on top.  In the summer of course it is a fresh sprig.

Well that's it for today and as always for all of your paper crafting needs, please visit my website at paperdivas.ctmh.com.

These Bashful products will retire on August 31 so get them while you can and make sure you visit the clearance section on my website.  There are awesome deals to be found there.

https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=159.

Have a great week,

Hugs,  Ronda

Paper Fundamentals

Happy Saturday!  What a rainy day!  I'm about to go make a batch of super hot salsa to can but before I do I wanted to remind you that the Annual Inspirations and the seasonal expressions books are retiring in 6 days!

We will no longer have any of the Paper Fundamentals!  The new book coming out on September 1 will contain new products and it will combine the products that are usually in the Annual book with products in the Holiday expressions!

Every 4 months we will get a new Expressions book that will carry over products that would usually be in the Annual book.  I'm really excited that we will just have one book to go through.  On your first order of each new book on my website you can get a free book.  Just simply add it to your cart.

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You can also look at the book on my website page by page.  I love that we can do this rather than just looking through products.  I love to be able to see all the beautiful artwork that they provide for ideas!

Here are some pictures of the Paper Fundamental Products that are retiring.

I will miss these paper a lot but I am looking very forward to all of the new ones coming out!

Check all of these out on my website and please let me know if you have any questions.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Scrapping!

Ronda

Retiring!

It is always sad to see products go away but we can always be sure that even more beautiful products will take there place!  In just two weeks, both of our current idea books will be gone.  Take a look at them here and make sure you get everything you need.

https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/products/online-idea-book.aspx

While you are there make sure you check out the clearance section.  There are some really good deals in there on retired products.  A lot of things are 75% off.

Here are just a couple of examples of the great deals!

This cutie was regularly $45.95 and now is only $14.00

This adorable set was $28.95 and now is only $8.75!

These are just a couple of the sets that are on clearance along with tons of other fabulous product.

Get those here https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Category.aspx?CatalogID=159.

Enjoy your day and don't forget to document your memories!  The next generation will thank you for it!

Hugs,  Ronda

Gear Head!

Happy Monday!

This month I am working with CTMH's featured paper pack of the month which is Documented!  You can find this paper in the current seasonal idea book which is good through the end of this month!  I just love all of the colors in this pack.

My husband has been bugging me to make shadow boxes with pictures of our Camaro in it.  This paper worked out perfectly with the trim colors of our house and the street piece of paper for the other side.  Our house is the one on the bottom of the page.  The walls in the room where he hung them are a dark green so the New England Ivy paper was perfect for the back ground and makes the layout a bit more masculine.  I am entering this photo on the Heart 2 Heart Challenge!

The little gears are from a pack of gears from Tim Holtz!

Click here, paperdivas.ctmh.com to get this paper pack and embellishments and start documenting your life!

Documenting to me is what scrapbooking is all about!

Have a wonderful day!

Ronda

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Ah Vacation!

What vacations did you go on this summer?  We just got back from Munising in the Upper peninsula in Michigan.  Home of the famous Pictured Rocks National Shore Line on Lake Superior!  Just look at the color of that water!

Doesn't look like a lake does it?  Just beautiful!  We did some serious exploring of Water Falls, Sand Dunes, Light Houses, Beaches and Boat rides.  An unforgettable vacation for sure.

                                                            Yes that's me, down on the bottom of a canyon!

All I can say now is I have some serious scrapbooking to do.  Don't forget to get all of your paper crafting supplies on my website at paperdivas.ctmh.com!

It's all about the memories!

Ronda

Craft with Heart

Hello!
I hope you are enjoying your summer!  I know I have been.  So busy working in the gardens and canning.  I haven't had much time for my other love and that is scrapbooking.  Which is the reason I wanted to make a post today.

We have two books out right now.  The Annual, which has been extended through August 31 and the seasonal which is good through then too.

Starting September 1, we will have a new Seasonal coming out and it will include products that would normally be in our annual.  Now we will just have the seasonal books, 3 a year and the products that would normally be in our annual will just carry over from book to book.

Now for some really exciting news!  We now have a scrapbooking monthly subscription service.  It was set to start on September 1, with your choice of monthly, quarterly,10% off or annually which is your best deal at 20% off, free shipping and 30 prints from persnickety prints every quarter.

You can sign up for the annual now and your first four kits will be sent right away.  Click on this link to get more details and sign up.

https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/products/craft-with-heart.aspx

Make sure that you check out all of the special we have this month too.  We have 3 great ones, Bring back my pack- More MAGICAL!  

 You've got Class!

Here's to You!

I hope you will check out all of these wonderful products and the new book on September 1.

Filled with Heart,

Ronda