Seasonal Expressions Is Out!

Orders can be made from Close To My Heart's Seasonal Expressions starting December 1st! There are so many fun new things in this catalog.  I love using embossing folders and there is a new one with cute little hearts on it (see page 11.)  Hopscotch might just be my new favorite paper packet (see page 19.) Visit my website at www.melissabigler.ctmh.com.

Who's Thankful for Pumpkins?

I am!  My son and I made 6 of these little cuties over the weekend and they came together pretty fast.  The clay pots and saucers were spray painted and left in the garage overnight.  The "stems" are just little knobs that we painted with Crayola washable paint and the "vines" were shaped by wrapping the wire around a pencil.  We used a hot glue gun to hold the stem and vines to the pumpkin.

Lesson Learned - Nail polish works to remove orange paint from your hands if you happen to be messy like us.  :)

Are you a digial scrapbooker? Studio J is for You!!

Close To My Heart Studio J digital scrapbooking is celebrating it's 5th Anniversary.  What does that mean to you?  They are having a sale called Studio J Lucky 5!

Layouts purchased during November are just $5 each.  That's a 25% discount.  You still have a week to take advantage of this great deal.  This is just one of the 5 way to win during November by purchasing Studio J layouts.  Visit my website for more details.  http://www.melissabigler.ctmh.com/

It's the Little Things

I've been excited to use the new CTMH Shadow Box to display a scrapbook page on our wall.  Thanksgiving felt like the perfect time!   I'm using the Pathfinding Paper Packet as well as the Pathfinding Complements.

The November Stamp of the Month It's the Little Things was used to add a sentiment with Barn Red Exclusive Ink in the bottom right corner.  I also used a couple different leaves with Olive Exclusive Ink to add to the coordinating cardstock.

I'm really excited with how this turned out!  There will be 3 pictures of Connor holding his new sister in it. 

Our Little Lady is Already One Month

Good Morning!

Each month I want to take a picture of Emily holding a little sign that says the month.  I'm so excited to see the progression of her changes throughout the year and then, of course, make the perfect scrapbook page(s) to go with it.

I'm using the Lollydoodle paper packet here.  This was definitely a favorite paper packet of mine from the summer for making cards and it seemed fitting that it should be used for the first month.  I used the Artiste CTMH Cricut Collection.  The fun circle is from page 77 cut at 3 1/2 inches.  I decided to use the negative instead of the actual cutout.  I then cut some flowers from scraps to add with 3-D foam tape to add some dimension.