Doin' it the Wright Way

hey there blog readers! i know i've said it before, but time has gotten away from me and this blog was definitely put on the back burner. so, i apologize if there were any of you who read it faithfully and was disappointed when i stopped posting. after the next few weeks, i'm hoping things will slow back down so i will make it a point to post on here more regularly again. as of Sept. 1, the CTMH new idea book went live. i'm quite excited as there are some very cool new products and some changes happening in CTMH that i am sure is going to take the company in a crazy, new direction. i love the new paper packs. two of them are some of the most beautiful paper packs (IMO) that i have seen from the company, and i've definitely loved some of the previous paper packs. i am having a new catty bash next week to show off all the new products! if you're interested and did not already get an invitation from me, it's because i don't have your contact info or don...

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  So, tomorrow is my fourth wedding anniversary! And instead of being downstairs making my husband a one-of-a-kind card, I'm sitting here watching TV and typing on my blog. Hey, I still have a good seven hours before it's tomorrow!   We actually decided to not do gifts this year - so I'm off the hook for that part. It's really sad, but even though I am so good with dates and numbers and remembering the birthday of a college friend's younger brother, I have issues remembering my anniversary. Our first anniversary, I had a Pampered Chef show and totallly spaced it off. And actually, tomorrow, I will be driving to Broken Bow after work for a benefit for my aunt and uncle. The plan was to buy ourselves a bigger TV, but right now, it might actually turn into new gutters or a new microwave. Maybe we'll celebrate this weekend, even though I have plans to scrapbook and I think my dear husband has plans to go to a race. Oh, well! I'm a scrapbooker, so I get ...

  After spending all day yesterday helping 4-H kids from Polk County in Osceola make name frames, I get a "frantic" e-mail/phone call from my friend Kristi reminding me about a conversation we had many weeks (or months) ago about her upcoming trip to Disney on a Pampered Chef Incentive Trip (yay for all the consultants and their families who earned this!) and how she wanted to make her kids (and some kids of fellow consultants who are going) an autograph book.   We had talked about it a while ago, but pretty much she shot down every idea I had (that was just for her, as I'm pretty sure she reads this blog! ;) ) and so I just kind of assumed she had came up with another idea. Until I got that e-mail, that is! Did I mention that she leaves Saturday morning?   So, anyway, I brainstormed with my "partner in crime" (in our CTMH business) Sonya at the workshop, I was actually helping her, and she reminded me of a project I had seen using Close to My Heart Flip Fla...

  I made these cards for the birthdays of my sisters-in-law. I was so impressed with them that I just had to share. That may sound like I'm trying to toot my own horn, and I'm not meaning to. It's just that most times I make something, I don't actually like them. But these are very cool!   Both of these cards are from the Wishes Card Confidence Program .   I've been wanting to make the Lucky Layers card from Wishes for a long time, but I didn't want to use that many brads. At this point, I am so in love with Close to My Heart and all it's fabulous products, that I can't wait to get rid of all my non-CTMH products, so I'm willing to use as many as needed for a project. Especially for my sisters-in-law!   Enough talking, here are the cards. The first one (blue, orange, pink) is Lucky Layers for my sister-in-law Kelly. The second one is from my sister-in-law Lauren and is Down the Middle.   These cards made me smile, I hope they do you too!! ...

  I am so excited about the new  Recipe/Photo Box  from Close to My Heart!!   At our monthly CTMH meeting Saturday, we we able to play with one of these! I am amazed by all the options that are available with it! Not only can it hold recipes and photos, like the name says, but it could also be used to hold your handmade cards or even be used for a small gift box!   I just had a fun idea - I know, rare occurrence, huh? - How about using it as a gift box, for Christmas or birthday or something with a special person. You give it the first time, and then you pass it back and forth each time, with the challenge being that the gift can't be the same one it was before, and it has to fit in the box and it has to be in the same price range. I'm wondering if I can work that out with my sister ... hmm!   My first box I made as a recipe box, and I filled it with our Sugar and Spice Card Kit . It's very neat, isn't it? You can even decorate your own dividers;...

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   Guess what!?! You're not going to believe it! I FINALLY got my 25 cards finished from that 25-card workshop I started oh so long ago. Yay!    Once I decided what to do with them, it was actually quite easy. I used the May Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart .    Each month, the company releases a stamp set that is only available during that month. With another purchase, you can also qualify for a discount - anywhere from 25% off to 100% off, that's right, FREE - on that exclusive stamp set. Some of these sets may show up in the idea book at a later time, but most won't. Most are only available during that month.    May's stamp, Cherish the Moment , is wonderful! I love it! I knew as soon as I saw it that I could have some fun with it!    Don't you agree now that you've seen it? What an easy way to make cards for any occasion! I was actually able to use up some of my old embellishments and by using ano...