Baby’s First Scrapbook

This idea for the Hello World Baby Milestones circles came from fellow consultant Cynthia Pantel.

This was a shower gift for a family member. 

The nursery is astronaut themed so I used Stargazer paper (retired).

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This Pictue My Life card had lines, but the wrong saying, so I used a stamped sentiment to fix that!

Page 1:  left side is with the flip flap closed, right side is open.

Closed flaps on top, open on the bottom. I had to throw in some of the Happiest Place cardstock!

No baby stamps, no problem!

The wood circles lead to other circles but I also added star shapes.

Most of the layouts came from Volume 3 of the old Reflections scrapbooking How To Program.  

It’s designed to make ten 6x6 pages. 

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Ssoooo many Flip Flaps!

Several circle were cut from PML cards using Thin Cuts. It’s like bonus paper!

What do you think? Leave a comment!

 

New Product Artwork

Here are some things I've made with the new products in Seasonal Expressions #1 for 2019...

Years of Sweetness coordinates with the Cricut Artbooking Collection. I love the bold font! *NEW* this season is the inclusion of the Design Space code numbers for the shapes! The B&T Duos on this card are from Something Fierce.

This card mixed the new So Much Happy paper and washi tape with a retired Stamp of the Month (Balloon Animals).

Here are a few more with So Much Happy paper. (Not to be confused with sooo much happy paper!! Although that would be easy to do with all the bright colors!) "Birthday Wishes" is from the January SOTM Card Captions. The stamps on the right card are from Easter Bunny.

Have you seen the new pet stamps?! This card uses Paw Prints on My Heart and Purrrrific with the I Heart Us paper. (And a retired background stamp, Paws.)

Here's one where I mixed the Heart Happy paper with Love in Bloom. This unique layered image has each stamp numbered. Stamp the images in order, each with a different color. For this card I matched the Heart Happy colors: Sapphire, Pixie, Mint, Ballerina, and Candy Apple

Here are a few more Heart Happy cards where I made adjustments to the given directions:

Different ideas for using up the complements and cut apart sheet images. The coordinating stamp, A Piece of My Heart,  is also available through February 28, or while supplies last.

I changed this Valentine to a Welcome Baby card! The stamps are from a previous stamping special and were called Hello Life.

You may see some of these cards in upcoming $5 Friday Card Workshops! Go here for a complete schedule of events.

It appears I'm missing some pictures, so check back soon for more new product artwork!

The 2017-18 Annual Inspirations was just released and it's full of exciting new products!!

Our new Color Of The Year is "Bashful," but you don't have to be bashful when using it...this soft pink will coordinate with many of your favorite Exclusive Inks colors. Bashful is available in cardstock, ink pad, re-inker, mini pigment ink pad, an Everyday Life Album, Pearls (new embellishment) and glitter paper! Watch for it to pop into paper packs throughout the year.

If one new color is exciting, how about ten?! The Basics Palette has been updated with a great set of neutrals in brown and grey tones. Missing basic black? Don't worry, it is now a "stand alone" color with White Daisy. 

It's hard to tell in the above picture but our cardstock is now two-tone: the regular shade on one side and a lighter shade on the other. You now have TWICE as many colors to use! Great for borders and layers too.

I just love the new Fundamentals patterns! For the Adventure Palette they have a great water color look. Be sure to look at my paper samples if you're local. It's so hard to get pictures that show the papers, they always look better in person. 

Scrapbookers...we have a new volume of Make It From Your Heart! This How To Book is actually loose pages (printed on very heavy, coated paper) that are 3-ring hole punched and fit into an Everyday Life album.

"You Are Here" and so is our new Cricut Collection! But don't let the name fool you, just like Flower Market is much more than flowers, there's more than just travel on this cartridge...such as the reasons you hit the road: sporting events, holidays and recreational activities. You Are Here Collection is available with a physical cartridge and also digital without a cartridge. It comes with three D-size stamp sets and the Enchantment cardstock pack (two-toned). We also have three new Country Collections that are available in digital format only.

We have two new Cut Above scrapbooking kits: "The Story Begins" for baby boy or girl. These kits are similar to the Live Beautifully kit we offered in May for National Scrapbooking Month. The baby kits include directions and materials to complete 10 coordinating 2-page layouts, memory protectors and a special offer to save 30% off a My Legacy album. Coordinating Picture My Life Cards are also available in either a boy or girl version. Also in Cut Above kits, Golden Moments, a card kit and a tag kit. Mix and match the pieces! There are also four new M stamps designed to fit on the banners.

And the new Operation Smile set is adorable!! Punny Pals has 36 animals and pun sayings. When you purchase this set, $7 of the proceeds is donated to Operation Smile™, a non-profit organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children around the world. There are also new Operation Smile™ t-shirts. And remember to round your order up to the nearest dollar when ordering, your spare change can change the life of a child.

My favorite new product is the additions to our Workspace Wonder line including a carousel base and top for your stamp pad and/or marker stacks. How are you using Workspace Wonder components?? Post your configuration on my CTMH Facebook page.

New Expressions - New Products

Our new Seasonal Expressions was released January 1, 2017 and will run through April 30, 2017. Products are available while supplies last so get your favorites early, it's hard to guess what will be popular.

This edition offers new products perfect for weddings and babies, including the Hello Lovely Creative Collection, seasonal albums in White, Sea Glass and Pink, card making kits and a new product, Cut Above scrapbooking kits. These are designed with beginners in mind and include pre-cut pieces, memory protectors and instructions for a traditional 2-page layout and a pocket scrapbooking layout. Even better, all the photos are 4x6!

Building on the Fundamentals line, we've added four more sets of Complements including one that's "Springtime" themed. It's always nice to see the bright colors in the middle of winter.  My favorite new collection is "Sugar Rush." 

Each collection is available in a Workshop Your Way Scrapbooking Kit with the optional Card Making add-ons. This one is "Some Kinda Wonderful."

 And of course, you'll find new Cardmaking Kits, Thin Cuts, Stamp Sets and the SOTMs for January -April.

What is your favorite new product? Comment below...

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