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Stuck At Home and National Scrapbooking Day

We Are All Stuck At Home

and

National Scrapbooking Day is May 2


As I'm sitting here listening to Harry Styles sing, I think about what life was like before COVID-19.  Kids were in school, folks were at their jobs, sometimes I thought staying home all day was fun.  Perspectives change.  


I miss traveling, I miss going to live music concerts, I miss eating in a restaurant (since we rarely went out to eat it was special when we did), I miss taking my grand kids to the playground, I miss the solitude of drinking a hot cup of coffee all alone in my house, I miss the beach and I miss living a normal life. 

I have done more creating in the last few months than I have in a very, very long time.  I used to put it off until the last minute or try and squeeze it in all in one day.  I have come to realize that I put things in my way, impeding my creativity as well as my ability to grow, both financially and as a person.  What have you found out about yourself during this crazy time in the world?

This week I have been concentrating on using my old stash of crafting supplies along with new things I have from Close To My Heart.  I am a CRAFTING hoarder and I can admit that I have a rather large collection!  How many of you can say the same?





I pulled out an older workshop kit I had stored away in a hanging folder in my craft room.  It is called The Great Outdoors Workshop Kit item CC101815.  I love the animal stamp set that came with the kit, especially the salmon.


I also created a cute beaver card and used a sentiment stamp that comes from the BRAND NEW Aurora—Scrapbooking stamp set!  This stamp set will be out with the new catalog that goes live May 1st.


Here is a sneak peek of the front of the new catalog AND the Aurora Scrapbooking stamp and die set.

National Scrapbooking Day is May 2

Craft along with us to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day this year!

Join Close To My Heart for a day filled with creativity and fun as we celebrate National Scrapbooking Day on Saturday, May 2! Everyone is welcome to join in and watch the FREE event on our Close To My Heart Facebook Page! We will be demonstrating some fabulous creative projects during the event that you can create along with us. 
 You can purchase them on my website here 

I've already received and played with the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 1
Here are a few of my creations.



"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." ~ Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers is one of my heroes and his words really touch my heart.  Things have changed and will continue to change but in the end, it is what we do with that change that makes or breaks us.  I see the beginning and have started down that road, a road where we become something more, something better than we were before, will you join me?
💗💙💚💛💜

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