Friday, March 27, 2020

Cricut Everyday Moments Series Day 2

As I promised here we are on the next single page layout from the Cricut Everyday Moment collection! This one is called Day Dream. As I mentioned yesterday this collection has, cards, single pages, double pages and 8.5 x 11 pages, a little bit of everything. If you read my post yesterday (HERE) then you know I am working my way through three single pages first and then we will see where we go!! But I am trying to include lots of tips for Design Space as well as assembling tips and tricks. I hope you are having fun watching and learning a few new things along the way.


These are the pages we are working on. Today I assembled the middle page and here is how it turned out. Here is the design space link with the changes that I made to the layout- design space link The colors changes include, Black, White Daisy, Mink, Glacier, Peacock, Eggplant and Ruby.





The series will continue, if you want to follow me you can watch on my business page- here or on my You Tube channel - here




Buy - HERE

Have a great weekend and I will be back next week with another page!! 

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Cricut Everyday Moments Layout Series

Have you heard we have a new Cricut cartridge? It is called Everyday Moments and it is only available through your Close to My Heart consultant (that's me 😉) I thought it might be fun to have a closer look inside the cartridge. The cartridge has pre-designed 12x12 pages, double pages, mini album pages and cards, plus everything can be left as designed or completely altered. Doesn't that sound fun!



Buy - HERE

I thought this might be a good time to have some fun with the cartridge so on my FB business page I asked them to vote for which page they would like me to assemble live form the photo below.


The funny part was all three basically had the same number of votes 😂 so I decided I would do all three!! We will call this the Everyday Moments single page series. I am working left to right!! I filmed the first video today. Here it is on You Tube.






The series will continue, if you want to follow me you can watch on my business page- here or on my You Tube channel - here

Here are a few pictures of the final results-




I hope you will consider watching the series and getting the cartridge for yourself! Have a great day!

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

These Are My People Cut Above Workshop

Yes you read correct! These Are My People Cut Above Workshop 😊I took some time and I have re-worked the These Are My People Cut Above kit and turned them into 12x12 scrapbook pages!! I was not too sure how the whole thing was going to turn out when I started but I love it!!! I took everything apart and managed to put it all back together and create (12) 12x12 scrapbooking pages. It's time to take a look!! 


The workshop creates- (12) 12x12 scrapbook page 


 If you are interested in creating this workshop for yourself or with your customers there are a few ways you can do that. 

There are 3 ways to get this workshop-

  1. Follow the PayPal link at the bottom of the post, the files are $12USD. Please note all files are sent electronically by email once I have notification from PayPal. The files will all arrive within 24 hours, please contact me if that doesn't occur.
  2. Place a purchase on my shopping website for $35 or more before taxes and shipping.
  3. Join my team, all team members have access to my workshop files.
Here are a few more pictures:










The supplies required to complete the workshop as shown:


-These Are My People Cut Above Kit CC3201
-(12) Black Cardstock (24) X6047
-Gold Shimmer Trim Z1985
-Gold Loose Sequins Z4235
-Embellishing Thread Gold Z4054
-Twine White & Gold Z4014, this is used on the photos, omit if you  wish 




What can you expect to find in the workshop files:

A cover page with a photo of all the completed layouts
A complete color cutting guide
Individual large overall and detailed photos of the layouts
A complete supply list with full directions
A consultant release
And a social media badge

As an added bonus anyone that joins my team has access to all my workshop files to use as a business tool to help them grow their own business! 
What are you waiting for? Feel free to email me any questions.


Enjoy! Chris




Monday, March 16, 2020

These Are My People Scrapbooking Workshop

What a great way to highlight all those special people in your life!! Close to My Heart release a special collection on March 1st called These Are My People. The instant the products arrived here I set to work to create my scrapbooking workshop. The collection is so much fun, great colors and I love the way the workshop has come together.

Le't take a look at how the workshop has turned out.....




The workshop creates- (6) 12x12 scrapbook page 


 If you are interested in creating this workshop for yourself or with your customers there are a few ways you can do that. 

There are 3 ways to get this workshop-

  1. Follow the PayPal link at the bottom of the post, the files are $12USD. Please note all files are sent electronically by email once I have notification from PayPal. The files will all arrive within 24 hours, please contact me if that doesn't occur.
  2. Place a purchase on my shopping website for $35 or more before taxes and shipping.
  3. Join my team, all team members have access to my workshop files.
Here are a few more pictures:




The supplies require to complete this workshop are:


  • These Are My People Packet + Stickers CC3202
  • (7) White Daisy Cardstock (24) 1385
  • (3) Black Cardstock (24) X6047
  • Black Shimmer Trim Z1809
  • Raspberry Baker’s Twine Z4216
  • Black & White Dots Z3314


What can you expect to find in the workshop files:

A cover page with a photo of all the completed layouts
A complete color cutting guide
Individual large overall and detailed photos of the layouts
A complete supply list with full directions
A consultant release
And a social media badge

As an added bonus anyone that joins my team has access to all my workshop files to use as a business tool to help them grow their own business! 
What are you waiting for? Feel free to email me any questions.


Enjoy! Chris


Thursday, March 12, 2020

Mix-Ins Cardmaking Workshop

I recently asked on my business page what kind of workshop you wanted to see me work on next...I was slightly surprised by the response but one of the most asked for workshops was a cardmaking workshop. You asked and I set to work to create a fun and different cardmaking workshop. 

I loved the Mix-Ins from the current March/April Idea Book, so that is where I started. Here is how it turned out.....





The complete workshop creates- 20 cards (2) of 10 designs

The If you are interested in creating this workshop for yourself or with your customers there are a few ways you can do that. 

There are 3 ways to get this workshop-

  1. Follow the PayPal link at the bottom of the post, the files are $12USD. Please note all files are sent electronically by email once I have notification from PayPal. The files will all arrive within 24 hours, please contact me if that doesn't occur.
  2. Place a purchase on my shopping website for $35 or more before taxes and shipping.
  3. Join my team, all team members have access to my workshop files.
Here are a few more pictures:





The supply list for this Mix-In Cardmaking workshop-


  • Mix-in Paper Packet X9013
  • Mix-Ins Coordinating Cardstock X9014
  • (1) White Daisy Cardstock (24) 1385
  • Mink Twine Z4221
  • Seas the Day Dots X7255F
  • (20) 4.25 x 5.5 White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (50) X254 


Additional Supplies Used -


  • Thin Cuts- Stitched Circle Z4181 and Scalloped Circle Z3639
  • Say It in Style D1283
  • Black Exclusive Stamp Pad X2805
  • Various My Acrylix Blocks
  • Thin 3-D Foam Tape Z2060 & 3D Foam Tape Z1151

This is what is included in the workshop files-

A cover page with photo of the complete workshop

A complete cutting guide
A supply list 
Complete easy to follow directions 
And a consultant release 
Social Media Badge 
As an added bonus anyone that joins my team has access to all my workshop files to use as a business tool to help grow their own business!! What are you waiting for? Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Enjoy! Chris



Saturday, March 7, 2020

Yesterday & Today Extended Story Workshop

Yes you did read that title correct! This is my second Yesterday & Today workshop. The first workshop is a traditional scrapbooking workshop, you can find all the details- HERE I was thrilled with the way the workshop turned out but after working with the extended story I decided that I wanted to offer an additional workshop featuring this collection and you guys it is beautiful!!! Are you ready?? 

This concept is different that my 'regular' scrapbooking workshop, this one is based of the Storyteller concept as presented by Stacy Julian with Close to My Heart. There is a How-to book to support the program. You can find all the details about the book (here). I highly recommend this How-to book as a learning aid for expanding everyone ability to document your story and memories. Let's take a look at what happen when I merged these two collections together.




One of the unique features of this workshop is it uses a specialty package of page protectors, the page protectors are all different sizes that get put together. There are also some great Cricut cuts to help to bring the whole project together.



If you are interested in creating this workshop for yourself or with your customers there are a few ways you can do that. 

There are 4 ways to get this workshop-

  1. Follow the PayPal link at the bottom of the post, the files are $15USD. Please note all files are sent electronically by email once I have notification from PayPal. The files will all arrive within 24 hours, please contact me if that doesn't occur.
  2. Place a purchase on my shopping website for $35 or more before taxes and shipping.
  3. Join my team, all team members have access to my workshop files.
  4. If you are part of the Creative Collaboration Membership group you will receive the files as part of your membership.

Here is a closer look......






The supplies required to compete the Yesterday & Today Extended Story workshop are :

  • Memory Protectors Combo Z4092
  • (½) Yesterday & Today Paper Packet X7254B
  • (4) White Daisy Cardstock (24) 1385
  • (1) Gold Foil Paper (3) Z3365
  • (1) Black Cardstock X6047
  • (2) Peach Cardstock (24) X6044
  • (1) Wisteria Cardstock (24) X6032
  • (1) Espresso Cardstock (24) X5951
  • (1) Sage Cardstock (24) X6045
  • (1) Mink Cardstock (24) X5947
  • Mink Twine Z4221
  • Julep Shimmer Trim Z3609
  • Gold Loose Sequins Z4235
  • Stamp sets: D1841 Story FYI, C1758 Details I Love
  • Ink: Black Z2805, Espresso Z2829
  • Various My Acrylix Blocks
  • Round Sponge Z697 or Sponge Dauber Z726
  • Cricut Cartridges: Art Philosophy & Flower Market

**note** if you prefer to order a custom pack of cardstock use CUSTOM12 you will have extra but it is easier to order include: 2 Peach, 2 Wisteria, 2 Espresso, 2 Sage, 2 Mink, 2 Black



What can you expect to find in the workshop files:



A cover page with a photo of all the completed layouts

A complete color cutting guide

Individual large overall and detailed photos of the layouts
A complete supply list with full directions
A consultant release
And a social media badge

As an added bonus anyone that joins my team has access to all my workshop files to use as a business tool to help them grow their own business! 
What are you waiting for? Feel free to email me any questions.


Enjoy! Chris