It's been awhile...

I didn't realize I had been away from my blog this long! A lot has happened in the last 2 months that I just haven't taken the time. From my last post, I indicated that my Mom's health was not good...well, we have since learned that she has stage 4 lung cancer with brain "mets". It has been a rough 2 months that I just haven't bothered with anything. My sister in law asked me a blogging question last week & told her I would look into it & so here I am, no better time than the present to update too. I hope you are all well & maybe soon, I will have a new artwork post.

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Where did the month go?

Well, I don't know about you, but September has flown by! I am in awe that there is only 1 day left of this month...where did the month go?

I have had a very busy month on a personal level as my Mom has been going through a rough patch with her health, but after yesterday's visit with one of her doctors, things are looking up. I have been trying to live a somewhat normal life in the meantime, but a few things have fallen through the cracks...but none of that matters, right? Right!

The artwork I am posting today, showcases our new Flip Flaps. If you haven't tried these yet, don't delay, get some! They take scrapbooking to a whole new level! This layout was one I just offered as a workshop & in order to keep the costs down, there are no embelishments other than a lot of fussy cutting! I hope you like!

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Half Way There :(

Today's card is one of the 4 we made at my card workshop that was held at the Independent Grocer in Prescott on Friday night. I had a great turn out & with every workshop, I learn what to do or not to do with the next one.

This stamp is one of our cutest & was a SOTM in the summer idea book. If you didn't get your hands on this cute set, don't worry, it will be available again next year. The paperpack is Animal Cookies & has been "dulled" with our White Daisy ink pad.

This is the room before everyone arrived...

This is at the end of the night...half of the ladies had left before I remembered to get out my camera!

Next week I will post the last card of the workshop showcasing our Clear Acrylic cards so make sure you stop by!

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What a yucky day out :(

Yes, I know it's not Wednesday & I promised myself I would post every Wednesday, but yesterday was the busiest Wednesday I have had in a long time! Then my husband took the laptop to back it up, so I couldn't have my usual computer time in bed...I had to read instead. Oh well, I wasn't up half the night for a change!

Today's artwork is another card that I am offering at my workshop tomorrow night. All the products used of course are CTMH. The B & T paper is from Animal Crackers & the stamp set is You're Great. Hope you like :-)

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New Idea Book

As sad as it is to say it is September 1st, the good news is, our new Fall/Winter Idea Book is released today! Email me to have your copy set aside today!

My artwork for today is one of the cards I am offering at my upcoming card workshop. I wanted to offer inexpensive cards but still pretty at the same time. I hope you enjoy!

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Where Has Summer Gone??

I can't believe next week is September! I have been out of school for over 15 years now, but I still get sad when this time of year rolls around :(

I have been busy with my family this week so I haven't learned anything new. I have one more card to share with you from convention. I hope you like it :-) It is made using one of our new paperpacks, Olivia as well as our new opaques.

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Still Learning!

This week I learned a new thing! I managed to figure out how to create an email sign up sheet for my blog as well as my website! To all my followers, make sure you sign up to stay up to date on my blog posts from now on-when you sign up, you will receive an email whenever I post a new post! How cool is that!

Our newest campaign has started. National Stamping Month is September however, CTMH is celebrating early! The Triple Play kit contains 4 different colors of ink plus stamps, ribbon, three mini albums, and die-cut shapes to stamp on. This is a great opportunity to try stamps in scrapbooking if you’re new to it, and an easy way to enjoy the look of hand-trimmed stamped images without even touching the scissors. The three albums are built the same way and come together in a snap, but the three different color schemes make each one unique. Just follow the steps outlined on the full-color brochure included in the kit to create three mini albums you can keep for yourself or give as gifts this holiday season!

You can purchase the kit outright for $34.95 OR place a minimum order of $30 in My Acrylix stamps (excluding SOTM, WOTG or K-size custom stamps) & purchase the kit for only $15 ORplace a minimum order of $47 in My Acrylix stamps (excluding SOTM, WOTG or K-size custom stamps) & purchase the kit for only $5 & this promotion is available until September 30th. Visit my website shelleyb.myctmh.com today to order your kit today!

The card today is yet again one we made at convention using our new Acrylic Card bases. They come in a pack of 8 for only $10.50 plus taxes & shipping. They either have rounded corners or a scalloped edge.

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