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Home From Summer Vacation

We survived a week of camping with no computers!  YEA! It is very rare that the Perry Family goes anywhere without some sort of computer with us at all times but last week we went to Bonham State Park with the camper and just had family time.  Swimming, dinners out of the fire ring and Dutch Oven, and reading…. ok I am telling a fib… I did take my little DVD player but I had to catch up on Grey’s Anatomy before season 6 gets to my house :-)

So tonight we made the mad dash to get ready for school to start tomorrow and I am sitting here on my last night of PTO from work working on some more cards to send to my brother and listening to another episode of  Paperclipping Roundtable.  I have also uploaded 363 photos of just summer to Snapfish for processing. 

Tomorrow Kaela starts life as an 8th grade student…

Where has the time gone?

Thank You Vicki Wizniuk

I needed to make a couple of cards that HAVE to go in the mail tomorrow but was feeling bored with my ideas or I could have just been sleepy but my ideas just were not doing it for me. So I was looking at some sister consultant blogs and found this card on Vicki’s blog (Vicki's Blog) and this card jumped off the screen and yelled … MAKE ME!

She combined the Prisma Glitter & Clear Detail Embossing power to give the flowers a small twinkle of sparkle and it turned out so pretty.  I do not emboss very often and keep forgetting that when working with the Prisma Glitter that I need to turn off the ceiling fan so Radar looks like Tinkerbelle right now :-) I know that you can not see the sparkle but it is there and it really was easy, even a blonde could do it.  So once again I am going to say Thank You to Vicki because right now I am on a card high and feeling very happy about putting these pretty cards in the mail.

I found a solution for my Re-Inkers!

I have been looking for a great solution for my re-inkers and my thread and I think I finally found it!  I found this rack at Amazon.com and although it is MUCH bigger than I thought it would be I think it will work about better than I thought. 

I took a list of the CTMH color families and put it on the wall next to the rack since it have it organized  by “color family”.  Example:  If I need my Gypsy re-inker then I know to look in the Summer Carnival tray and  it will be there.   I am so happy that this is done.

Customer Appreciation Sale ***WOW***

CTMH is introducing lots of new positive changes in the next few months! They are clearing out the OLD to make way for the NEW and EXCITING!! If you have items on your wishlist, please check them against the  2010 Retired List  as well as the UNAVAILABLE list. Items on the RETIRING LIST are available only as supplies last, so get your order in ASAP. Items that have SOLD OUT since the printing of the catalog are listed on the UNAVAILABLE list.  Here is a copy of the current Unavailable List of supplies if you are trying to order products that are on sale.

Unavailable List

The Unavailable List is a companion to the Retired List, and provides a comprehensive record of all items that are out of stock and permanently unavailable.

Z1280
Expressives® Font CD Volume I

Z2236
OCEAN EXCLUSIVE INKS™ RE-INKER

Z1561
EXCLUSIVE INKS™ STAMP PAD SET, SUMMER CARNIVAL PALETTE

1233
12" x 12" STAR SPANGLED BLUE CARDSTOCK

X1411
8 1/2" x 11" COLONIAL WHITE CARDSTOCK

X8533
SIMPLY SNAPSHOTS™ THAT'S AMORE ALBUM PAGES

X5697
12" x 12" CARDSTOCK COMBO PACK, SUMMER CELEBRATION PALETTE

Z2238
ORANGE EXCLUSIVE INKS™ RE-INKER

Z2258
WATERMELON EXCLUSIVE INKS™ RE-INKER

Z1250
9" x 9" BLACK MY LEGACY® LINEN ALBUM

1226
12" x 12" WATERMELON CARDSTOCK

X5636
12" x 12" OCEAN CARDSTOCK

Z650
CLOVER MEADOW EMBOSSING POWDER

1231
12" x 12" BUBBLEGUM CARDSTOCK

Z2212
CITRUS LEAF EXCLUSIVE INKS™ RE-INKER

Z1200
6" x 6" DARK COCOA MY LEGACY® LINEN ALBUM

Z1285
HOLIDAY CRAFT BUTTONS

X7086B
My Reflections Caprice Level 2 Paper Packet

X7079B
My Reflections Rough n Tumble Level 2 Paper Packet

X7072C
SCHOOL ZONE MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7045A
12" x 12" VINTAGE TRAVEL LEVEL 1 KIT

X7088C
FREE SPIRIT MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7089C
LIFE DELIGHTS MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7111C
MOON DOGGIE LEVEL 2 MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7075B
12" x 12" MORE TO ADORE LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7087B
12" x 12" ENCHANTED LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7108C
DAYDREAM MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7112C
ANIMAL COOKIES LEVEL 2 MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7093C
SWEET PEA MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7105C
EMPORIUM MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7094A
12" x 12" PAPER GARDEN LEVEL 1 KIT

X7107B
12" x 12" THAT'S AMORE LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7112B
12" x 12" ANIMAL COOKIES LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7082C
EXPEDITION MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7060A
12" x 12" HEIRLOOM LEVEL 1 KIT

X7096C
BLUE RIBBON MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7061C
FLORAL IMPRESSIONS LEVEL 2 MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7060B
12" x 12" HEIRLOOM LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7089A
12" x 12" LIFE DELIGHTS LEVEL 1 KIT

X7091C
IT'S A GUY THING MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7114B
12" x 12" BELLA LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7090B
12" x 12" SILHOUETTE LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7092C
GOOD TIMES MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7102B
12" x 12" NOTEBOOK LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7101B
12" x 12" MAGIC MOMENTS LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7109A
12" x 12" STARDUST LEVEL 1 KIT

X7092A
12" x 12" GOOD TIMES LEVEL 1 KIT

X7085B
12" x 12" EVERLASTING LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7070C
SIMPLE PLEASURES LEVEL 2 MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7103B
12" x 12" ASPEN LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7114A
12" x 12" BELLA LEVEL 1 KIT

X7113B
12" x 12" TINKERIN' LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7118A
12" x 12" TWITTERPATED LEVEL 1 KIT

X7113C
TINKERIN' LEVEL 2 MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7109C
STARDUST MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7078C
CUTIE PIE MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7091B
12" x 12" IT'S A GUY THING LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7086A
12" x 12" CAPRICE LEVEL 1 KIT

X7090C
SILHOUETTE MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7096B
12" x 12" BLUE RIBBON LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7106C
UNFORGETTABLE MY STICKEASE® ASSORTMENT

X7069A
12" x 12" JUST CHILLIN' LEVEL 1 KIT

X7103C
ASPEN MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7104C
EVENSONG MY STICKEASE™ ASSORTMENT

X7109B
12" x 12" STARDUST LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

X7088B
12" x 12" FREE SPIRIT LEVEL 2 PAPER PACKET

$2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate!

We want to show how much we appreciate you  And to do so, we are bringing a Constant Campaign with SUPER deals to you for 8 days only.

From on August 4 at 9 am through August 11, while supplies last, you  can purchase selected My Stickease® assortments for only $2, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only $6 on on my website only Shop Here.

For a list of Sale Items click here Pick me, Buy me, Love me

Guess what I did?

I have the new Fall / Winter 2010 Catalog in my grubby little hands and not only have I been making lists for the next 4 months of what I want I have also placed my August order… Sooooo when you come to the September Crop I will have a surprise in store for you. 

BUT not only am I planning what I am buying out of this catalog I am also processing the catalogs to send to you!   I will get them in the mail to you the last week in August because the Catalog goes live September 1, 2010.  If you have placed an order 2009/2010 then a FREE catalog is coming to your house.  If you have not, then well …

You still have homework…

I have posted the 2010 Retired List  on a previous post. If you have any items on that list you will need to get them ordered because once they are gone, they are gone!  Even if it is before December. 

Approved to Retire at end of 2010

I normally do not post the end of the year “retired list” this early but many of you are planners and list makers just like me.  This years list is HUGE which only means one thing… we have some amazing fun coming down the pike for 2011! 

Here is the link for the retired list: 2010 Retired list

So pour over the list with your catalogs, if you see any items on here that you still want/ need I would get them ordered soon because they will soon start being a “while supplies last item.

Remember you can always place an order online here:

Shop For Retired Items

Using up older papers

While I am waiting for a copy of the new CTMH Fall / Winter 2010 catalog I decided that it is time to use some older papers and making cards is the perfect project for using up paper.

I normally make cards for an event such as birthdays, I have never just make a card for a “just because” reason.  Once and am done working on this set I am going to mail them to my brother.

I have a few more designs that I am working on just you get the gist.  Now back to card making 101.

Lurking on Twitter

Well my CTMH family is still in Washington DC at the Close To My Heart 2010 Convention but a few of my sister consultants are taking pity on those of us who had to stay home for various reasons.

I have been lurking on Twitter and the CTMH message boards for updates for 3 days now and I have managed to piece together my list of supplies that I must have (like right now)!  

There are 8 new Summer colors coming in this year and 8 Summer colors getting retired, here is the list.

***NEW***

Smoothie

Sunset

Pear

Cotton Candy

Lagoon

Sky

Pacifica

Gypsy

***Getting Retired as supplies last***

Clover Meadow

Hydrangea

Orange

Star Spangled Banner

Bubblegum

Citrus Leaf

Ocean

Watermelon

If you need:

Stamp Pads

Re-Inkers

Markers

Cardstock

In any of these colors I would place an order very quickly because once they are gone they will be gone! This is all I am allowed to leak at the moment.  I can not wait for the new Catalog / Idea Book can you? 

CTMH Convention … I am still home

Many of you know that I was jazzed about going to the CTMH convention in Washington DC this year, but we lost our fence last year and all of the convention money was used to replace my fence.  While we have a wonderful, sturdy fence I am still sitting here at home while all of my CTMH sisters are in DC having a wonderful time and hearing about all of the fabulous new products.  (so sad)  Kaela is determined that we will go next year “no matter what”! She is bummed too because she has always wanted to go to DC.

BUT…

There is Twitter!  I am lurking in Twitter this week waiting on news from up north, so far I am very excited about what is to come. While I can not tell you much just yet I can give a sneak peak at one item…..

That is it… ponder what you see and let me know your guesses!

NOW ON TO LAYOUTS

I have just 2 more layouts to finish for the Family 2008 album but here is the second half for you to see.

  This is the first time I used the Moon Doggie paper from last year.  I bought a ton of it to put away because we will be going to Hawaii in 2015 and this paper pack screams islands to me, so I will use it for that vacation.  But I also ordered one more pack and I am so glad I did.  I love it!

Contraband warning !!!  But I had too, it fit the theme of the day.

  Forgive me?  

Can you tell my family LOVES Halloween?

  I took the picture of the live turkey while at the CTMH Convention 08. How many times have you needed a really nice picture of a live turkey?

The Great Fudge Cook-off!  

Mom is not going to like this photo of her, but I do.  Now if I could get her to write down more of her recipes then I could make a family recipe scrapbook too. (hint) 

So I am still working on Christmas morning but for all intensive purposes the Family 2008 Album is done!  Man I glad because now I do not feel so behind.   I would like to get Kaela’s 7th grade album done before she starts 8th grade but I do not think that is going to happen just yet.  I am still working 4 days a week (12 hour shifts) this summer so my scrappin time has been shortened just a little.  But on the bright side that does mean more scrapbooking money!

CROP REMINDER: July 17, 2010 see you there!