Stamp of the Month cards

I finished the cards for the Stamp of the Month swap for April, May, June and July.  Sharing them now so you can see what's coming up!  Simply order $50.00 or more of product and you can get the Stamp of the Month for only $5.00!  To order, click on the "Shop with Me" icon on the right side of this blog.

All 4 Months

All Products from Close to my Heart
April Stamp of the Month: S1034
 Surf's Up Paper Packet: X7168B
 Cricut Artiste cartridge for bird cutout:
2" Scallop Circle Punch: Z1392

Brown & Tan Glitter Paper: Z1830

Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment: Z1754

Chocolate ink pad: Z2111

                                                                           

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  May Stamp of the Month: Pinwheel  S1305

  Later Sk8r Paper Packet: X7167B

  Cricut Artiste Cartridge for the large star: Z1790

  Ribbons: Close to my Heart-discontinued, use any other kind

  Sparkles: Clear Assortment Z1752

  Sparkles: Blue & Green Assortment Z1327

  Lagoon ink pad: Z2195

All Products from Close to my Heart

June Stamp of the Month: A Flowering Bunch  S1306

For Always Paper Packet: X7165B

Exclusive Inks Markers in various colors of choice

Lagoon ink pad: Z2195

Green Glitz Glitter Gel: Z1771

Black brad from brad assortment: Z1366

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July Stamp of the Month: Sweet Life

Top paper has been scored vertically and horizontally.  I then used sandpaper across the front.

Colored pencils in various colors of choice.  Watercolor pencils work great: 3505

Designer brads, antiqued copper: Z1410

Durables, artisan studs: Z1816

My First Pinterest Organizing Project

I have been working on my daughter's wedding details and needed a break so I spent some time on Pinterest.  I love pinning all of the organizing items and finally decided that I needed to do more than just pin something... I needed to "do" something.  My youngest daughter had volleyball practice so I dropped her off and headed over to the local Dollar General store.  I spent some time searching through their storage containers until I found some that I really liked.  I filled up my basket and when I got home, I went to work on my son's bookshelf and dresser.  Here's the before and after photos:

                     Before                After

 I created all of the labels using Word and Google images.  I printed them out onto Avery labels and placed them on the containers.  For the wire baskets, I printed the labels and glued them onto cardstock, punched a hole at the top and attached them with fiber ribbon that I had on hand from Close to my Heart (discontinued, but they have great colored twine that I could have used instead).  For the basket with handles, I wrapped ribbon around the handles to keep them up and it made easy for my son to grab onto and carry.

January 19th Crop

A few photos from our January 19 crop at Connie's.  We had a full house!  Always willing to make room for more!  Great day, great food, great company!  If you haven't joined us for one of our mini crops yet, you don't know what you are missing!

The Spring/Summer Idea Book is here! If you have not received your copy, please let me know! You can also view the Idea Book on-line by clicking on the "Come Shop With Me" icon on this page. February Specials: Only $5.00 for a 2 page layout on Studio J! To check out Studio J, click on the "30 minutes" icon on this page. This is a deal you do not want to miss out on! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at thecountrycropper@gmail.com. February Stamp of the Month: With an order of $50.00 or more you can add the February Stamp of the Month for only $5.00! This stamp is only available until February 28th, so get your order in soon! Below is some artwork from Close to my Heart done using this month's stamp. Tomorrow our crop has a busy bee theme and I will be showing the Buzz and Bumble paper packet and accessories. I will post my display before the end of the weekend! I totally love this paper packet!

Well, it's February 22 and I have hopelessly failed on one of my New Year's resolutions already! I haven't posted since December and when I read my post again, I wanted to rewind time so I could actually do what I said I was going to do! Oh, well, I can start now (only 2 months overdue!). I may not have actually started putting my Project Life book together, but I have started the process. I have taken pictures almost everyday and I ordered a new Work-in-Progress Album from Close to my Heart (http://www.lauriesmith.ctmh.com). This album is great! It is a 3-ring binder that holds 12" x 12" page protectors. It also includes a sturdy protective case. I also ordered the Memory Protector Photo Storage Pages which are 12" x 12" protectors with 4" x 6" pockets. I ordered one package of vertical pages and one package of horizontal pages to get started. And, of course, I ordered one packet of each of the new papers in the Close to my Heart Spring/Summer Idea Book! So I guess I don't feel so bad now. I may not have put anything together yet, but I have everything ready to get it started! I also wanted to start posting the monthly specials on here for you to see and also some more of my artwork. I take lots of pictures, but don't always take the time to put them on here. I will start with some of the specials and the Stamp of the Month and later work on adding some of my artwork from my crops!

Beginning something new this year..."Project Life". If you haven't heard of it, I will post weekly (one of my New Year's resolutions) about what is entailed in the project as well as photos of what I completed for that week. From what I have read, there are different ways of completing this project. I have chosen to do mine weekly. It may be a bit confusing at the beginning, but it will hopefully become more clear as I go. Basically it's a year of scrapbooking and commitment to it, but in a fun and easy way. I will be getting my kit ready, using Close to my Heart products instead of others that I have seen sold on-line. My goal is to use my own products and a lot of what I have sitting in my scrapbook room waiting to find a home in one of my albums! I hope you will join me on my journey and start your own along with me! Happy New Year!

Whooo's Your Valentine? National Papercrafting Month: January 2013