Make It From Your Heart

There are so many fun things that happen at convention! I can tell you I way beyond thrill to be heading to my very first Convention with Close to My Heart. There was a super fun schedule of lots of business meeting along with creative sessions. What more could you hope for? Did I mention we are at Disneyland!! Amazing I know!

There are so many chance to share your creativity when we are there. There is a Creative Showcase where consultants can share there artwork with other consultants...What a great way to be inspired and share your love of all things paper! I am participation in this evening. Can't wait!

There is also a Layout Contest, we were given a theme and the requirements for the layout. The theme for this years event for "Make It From Your Heart". This is what Jeanette says to all the consultants as she signs off.

I thought that I would share my layout with all of you!!

The right hand side looks different because it has the page protector on it still. It was really the only way to show the layout because  the heart are in a FlipFlap attached to the page protector. I felt the journaling was distracting from the layout so I tucked it under the cute heart embellishment. 

Here are a few close ups of the details of this layout.

Enjoy! Chris

This Weeks Creative Challenge

If you have been playing along then you know that I have been participating in most of the Creative Challenges put out by Jeanette from Close to My Heart. She puts out a weekly challenge that is fun and anyone can play along with. Here is this weeks challenge.

This week's challenge was given to Creative Communications Manager, Jill Broadbent, to show how the Annual Inspirations book is just that - inspiration! Read more- here.

So this is what I created. I love to look through the Close to My Heart Idea Books for layout ideas. This is inspired by a layout on page 129 of the Annual Inspirations Idea Book.

Show what you have created as inspired by Annual Inspirations. Be sure to reference the page number so we can follow along. Post your creations by midnight on Sunday with the hashtag #jrlcreativechallenge for a chance to win a prize! #CTMH #cardmaking #annualinspirations

Are you going to play??

Enjoy! Chris

Weekly Challenge from Jeanette #jrlcreativechallenge

This weeks creative challenge for #jrlcreativechalleng is about your name...

Ready to play? Here’s this week’s challenge from Jeanette herself:

For the week of February 2, my challenge to all of you is to journal on this topic: What is the reason you were given your name? Include your journaling on a page with a self-portrait. 

The post is here.

Here is my entry. It is about my nickname that my Grandfather gave me at birth..Princess.

Are you going to play?

Enjoy! Chris

First Weekly Challenge for #jrlcreativechallenge

So you all know I love a challenge!! This is the first week of the weekly challenge set forth in Jeanette’s Creative Challenge! All the details about this fun endeavor are posted om Jeanette's blog, here. The challenge set forth this week was posted on Facebook here. It was to post your New Year's resolutions. Here is my interpretation for the first challenge.

Will come along and join in a challenge? 

Enjoy! Chris

The Close to my Heart supplies used:

• My Crush In the Pink Book
• My Crush In the Pink Assortment
• My Crush In the Pink Clips
• My Crush In the Pink Tabs
• Glitter Glam B1465
• Lagoon Hearts Washi
• Cardstock, Lagoon, Colonial White
• Heartstring Paper packet
• Exclusive Ink, Chocolate, Hollyhock
• Reinker- Lagoon
• All Purpose Mat
• Spray Pen
• Pathfinding Assortment