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This week over at Heart2Heart , it's all about HEARTS!!!! Since it's Valentine's week, I'm going to show you a couple of cute projects I created for my latest Kids Kraft Klass!  This one had 11 (ELEVEN) kids at it, ages 4-11.  What a BLAST it was!   First, I had the kids create this HEART wreath!  I used a tutorial from THIS blog , and it was really easy for the kids to make.  The hardest part was stapling all the hearts together (meaning, hard for some to actually push the stapler all the way down!)   I used a variety of papers to create this wreath, including Laughing Lola, Lollydoodle, Sarita, Timberline (these 4 are current ), Dream Pop, For Always, Footloose, Lucy,  & Chantilly (all retired).  Though the tutorial says to use glue dots.... 11 kids x 9 hearts = way too many glue dots!  So we stapled the papers to make the heart shape & stapled them together.     Stop by tomorrow to see what else we cre...

The 2013 Close To My Heart Convention is well underway!   If you want LIVE UPDATES on Convention happenings, NEW product announcements and PICTURES--- *Follow me on Facebook:  http://facebook.com/roxybondsctmh *Follow me on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/roxybonds This Spring, STARBURST cards have popped up ALL OVER!!!!  I finally sat down to make one (or a whole bunch) and they're oddly addicting!   Here's the first one I ever did:   I used the Clementine paper pack and Clementine Canvas Compliments for this card.  I made it on a Die Cut card.  First, here are the steps to take.... *Cut 1.5" x 5.5" strips of patterned paper (double sided is best). *Take strip and turn it in your cutter so that it's diagonal.  Line up opposite corners along your cut line and CUT.  Now you have 2 diagonal strips *Mark the center of your card base.   *Mark where your bottom piece of paper will lay (it will cover the bottoms o...

HaPpY MoThErS DaY!!!!!! I want to share with you the Mother's Day cards that I have created this week :)  There are many "mothers" in my life, so I thought I'd celebrate them all!  These cards go out to my mom, mother-in-law, sister-in-law (first time mom!!), grandmother & aunts. I'm also sharing a baby card, thank you card and a gift! This card was inspired by an older sketch that I used HERE .  I used Lucy & Chantilly papers to make the rosettes and the Perfect Fit Mom stamp set.  This card uses Freshly Made Sketch #85.   I used my cuttlebug to emboss the Buttercup cardstock and ran hollyhock ink over the dots.  The papers are Chantilly and the sentiment is from Perfect Fit Mom .  ((Linking to Freshly made Sketch #85 )) This card features the Claire paper pack and Perfect Fit Mom .  I added some Colonial White Rosette Ribbon and some Pearl Opaques to this card. How about some Dream Pop!!!  This card was made ...

Teacher Appreciation Week has never really meant much to me, as a teacher, unfortunately.  I have worked at a Middle School for 12 years, so it's never been a big deal.  We've had the occasional treat from an administrator, or luncheon put on by parent club, but that's it. Now that I'm a PARENT of a school aged child- Teacher Appreciation Week has become important to me!  I could go on and on about how amazing my son's teacher(s) are, about how ALL teachers are amazing.  The bottom line is, they play a HUGE role in shaping a child's life- academically, emotionally and socially.  In fact, teacher's spend more time with our kids, than we do.  Teachers are overworked, underpaid and unappreciated!  I know this FIRST HAND!  So I do what I can to show my appreciation for my kids' teachers :) My son is in First Grade this year :)  Early in the year, we got a list of the teacher's favorite things.  This has come in handy :)  The best ...

I had my first cardmaking class of 2013 this week!  It was a blast!  So nice to get back to creating and even better to see all my crafty friends :) There were 12 cards to choose from and the ladies each made at least 8.  Success I would say! Thank You Cards: Left:  Triple Time Stamping!  The ladies loved learning this new technique!  I will have to do it again soon!  Used Ruby & White Daisy cardstock, January SOTM: Happy Valentine.  Right:  Art Philosophy card!  Used Clementine papers, Remarkable wreath stamps. Valentines Day Cards: Top Left:  Featuring WHOO'S YOUR VALENTINE stamps :)  Used up some OLD Topstitch papers. Top Right:  Puzzle Pieced Heart using La Belle Vie Bottom Left:  I Love You- used Roxie papers and an old SOTM- Mad About You Bottom Right:  Love U with all my Heart- my January SOTM card :) BABY cards :  How cute are these???  I modeled them after THESE on pinter...

For the last several years, I have created THREE scrapbooked calendars for family and myself.  I used to do this the traditional scrapbook way, but now I do it the Studio J way! First, I get these awesome 12x12 calendars from CTMH : I stamp the name of the Month, then write in all the dates and finish it by adding some stamping that coordinates with the calendar page :)  I have tried stamping the dates (takes FOOOREVER!!!), I've tried number/date stickers (too time consuming to get those dang things straight)--- so now I just write them in.  Here's what that looks like (from 2011): Now for the Scrapbooked part..... I use STUDIO J !!!!!  Why???  It allows me to create a layout ONCE, then print as many as I want!  I could make 20 calendars (but I won't, haha).  Studio J makes 2-page layouts--- well, sure, it does.  Here's what I do:  1)  Use the same photos on both pages (3 on one page, 3 on the other page) and use them on 2 di...