August Is Here And So Is Timber!

Plaid, trees, wood, axes & the outdoors ~TIMBER~

August brings in everything you need to document your time in nature.

My older brother loves to fly fish.  He has spent days outdoors catching, sometimes releasing, trout.  All year long he spends time out in the rivers and streams.   

These are just a few of his amazing photos he has taken while out having fun.

Photo credit: Kurt Pflock

Close To My Heart has created the perfect paper and stamp collection to help you preserve your memories in the woods, mountains or water.  I put together the Timber Cardmaking Workshop so now I'm stocked up on more neutral cards that I can send to my friends that aren't into flowers, pastel colors, or bling.  You can purchase your own workshop here.

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Upcoming Events

August: Facebook Live card making workshop featuring the Timber Collection.   

*I will pre-cut the paper and provide everything except the stamp set, adhesive, inks and My Acrylix® Blocks (which can be purchased on my website).

*The workshop makes 10 cards total, 5 of each design.  

*The cutting guide will also be provided.  

*The cost is $15.00.  

*If you want to order your kit, please let me know by August 7th, 2020.  Email Me

*Workshop will be live on Saturday August 15th at 10:30 am.  The video will be recorded for you to watch at a later time if that time doesn't work for you.

~Materials Needed: 

C1858 My Acrylix® Timber—Cardmaking Stamp Set  

Z2848 Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad 

Z2828 Toffee Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad 

Z2835 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad 

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape 

Z2089 Glue Dots® Micro Dots 

Y1003 2" × 2" My Acrylix® Block 

Y1009 2" × 3½" My Acrylix® Block 

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Spend $50 or more with me in August and get a FREE cardmaking guide featuring the August Stamp of the Month Floral Celebration S2008

Order your stamp set for only $5 when you spend $50

*This offer is only good with Mrs Anna Light, CTMH Independent Consultant August 1-31, 2020*

Hot Summer Days, Cool Crafting Nights

Summer is full of fun moments you will want to document for years of enjoyment.

I remember being a child, new kid in town, we had just moved to Colorado from Virginia.  That was the summer I realized not everywhere was so hot and humid!  No fireflies, no sweet smell of my favorite honeysuckle bush, no sweating at bed time (woo hoo!) because a window fan pulled in all that cool Colorado night air and we could sleep well.

Today, we have window AC (house is almost as old as I am ha ha ha ha) and an above ground pool to utilize when the heat gets to be too much.  I've been trying to get my work done in the mornings so I can avoid the warm temps in my crafting space but it seems most of my creating happens in the evening.

I've been able to keep up with my weekly scrapbook pages for my Year In The Life 2020 album.  I'm pretty dang proud of myself for being able to keep up and not just quitting when I get too busy with the rest of my life.  I know I will be glad that I continued to create.  With CTMH I am able to get my projects done as fast or as slow as I choose.  The amazing products available to use make it that easy!

Here are a few of my scrapbook layouts I've done.

The Summer Vibes layout is from the NEW July/August catalog, y'all will LOVE it!  🌞

For June, I am using the paper collection Stitched Together to stay on track.  I absolutely LOVE the patterned paper, it is so sweet!  

One of my favorite features in the paper is the little ladybugs!  They are just wonderful.  The paper makes me think of quilting fabric.  I am going to be creating some cards this week and will post them in my Sunday blog so stay tuned.

Stamp of the Month

June 2020: Garden Tags, S2006, set of 8

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.

 The tags can be used for some many cute projects like this summery card!

Garden Tags Stamp Set

Legendary Father’s Day

Make Father’s Day unforgettable this year with two exclusive stamp sets.

Purchase one or all of the exclusive Legendary Father’s Day special sets

Legendary Father's Day

Item Number: CC6205

Someone to Look up To

Item Number: CC6206

Save 20% when you purchase the Legendary Father’s Day Stamp Bundle that contains both sets!

Legendary Father's Day Stamp Set Bundle

Item Number: CC6207