New Artwork...

I've had so many friends having children over the past 6 months that I'm WAY behind in sending out cards! I sat down yesterday to work on a couple of little girl cards and this is what I came up with. I did some clear embossing on the sunflower cardstock and some stitching around the felt shapes. I think they turned out ok. I can't wait to send them out!

All products are CTMH:

• Animal Cookies paper
• Dutch Blue cardstock
• Sunflower cardstock
• Clover Meadow cardstock
• Whimsy Felt Shapes
• Desert Sand Ink
• Tulip Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Versa Mark

Team Closeup (1 photo), by CTMH CTMH

I'd like to share my Snapfish photos with you. Once you have checked out my photos you can order prints and upload your own photos to share.

Leadership...

Me and Jeanette Lynton - Founder and CEO of Close To My Heart.

My beautiful roomies! Melissa Robinson, Sheila Wilkerson, Teri Baxter, Me and Heather Snow

My wonderful upline - Teri Baxter and myself

Me and Kristine Widtfeldt - Close To My Heart VP of Sales and Marketing (she's got a GREAT personality...I always enjoy her!).

Our sandy feet

Well, I'm back from sunny Long Beach, CA and I had such a great time! It was so nice to see my friends and fellow CTMH team mates again. We got to see all of the new and exciting products that CTMH has in store for the Fall AND we got a bunch of free goodies! I'm already looking forward to going to Washington D.C. next summer! Who wants to join me?

What the Fat??!!!.....Update #2

Sorry this isn't a more exciting post since I haven't posted anything in a while. I just had to share that I've officially hit the 20lb weight goal! I'm totally excited that I hit this milestone! I still have a bit to lose but this was the first major goal of mine. I'm still having fun with Abby (my trainer at the gym)...she puts up with all my whining and makes me do it anyway. :-) I'm feeling really good, healthy and strong. I'm also getting ready to go to Long Beach, CA to go to Close To My Heart's leadership conference and I'm super excited about that! I can't wait to see all my girls there! I've been finding it hard to get any scrapbooking or creating done this summer with all the kids home but hopefully creativity will strike me soon!

Parker Turns 3!

Ok... so my baby turned 3 and I need a second to mourn the loss of my baby! He's not a baby anymore!! It was really fun to watch him this year because he knew exactly how this birthday thing is supposed to go. I found this cute cake pan in the shape of ice cream cones at Crate and Barrel and decided it would be perfect for Parks. We topped them with scoops of ice cream and candles and he was good to go. The kids all loves them! Parker's favorite present was the accessories to his favorite Wii sports game. I still can't believe he's 3! Time goes fast...enjoy the little moments!

Beautiful Maine...

My yummy Maine lobster

My feet in the cold Atlantic Ocean

What a wonderful way to spend Memorial Day! My friend Heather and her husband Jake took me up to Maine to see some of the sights. We took a beautiful walk along the ocean, visited some fun little shops and I ate my first whole lobster! It was a great day!

G-ma and G-pa...

I just wanted to share these sweet pictures of Parker, Grandma and Grandpa. For some reason, when everyone comes over, they just take their shoes off by the door even though I've never asked them to or even mentioned it. Anyway, when G-ma and G-pa got there, Grandpa took of his shoes, as usual, and placed them by the door. Later, Parker came in from playing outside and took off his shoes and lined them up next to Grandpa's shoes. I love seeing these little shoes next to Grandpa's big ones.

Last Sunday I caught this pictures of Grandma and Parker out on the swing. He just LOVES Grandma! She talks to him and he listens to her ears (her hearing aids make a beeping sound when you get really close to her ears). They are such a sweet pair. It's moments like these that I cherish.

More Cookies, Please....

Ok..so I can't get enough of the Animal Cookies paper pack so I had to sit down and make a couple more cards with it! Some of the ladies that come to club request cards instead of a layout so this is what they will be making tomorrow night. The smaller card has some clear embossing detail that is hard to see on the picture but it adds just a touch of dimension. All products are CTMH!

May Hostess Club Layout

This is the layout that we'll be making at club this month. I am in LOVE with this paper...it is so stinkin' cute! I used all CTMH products including the new Animal Cookies Creative Basics paper collection, new Memory Protectors Flip Flaps, new Clear Buttons and the new Sweet Baby stamp set. The left (title) page features a pocket to hold tags or other memorabilia! I can't wait to share it with my club buddies!

Charlee and Parker...

I'm about a month overdue in posting these pictures so I figured I should get around to it. Last month my bff, Shauna, came with her daughter Charlee to visit. Charlee is two weeks younger than Parker almost to the minute. I was so excited for Charlee and Parker to get together and play! Well, as it turns out, they only seem to get along when they are getting into trouble together. It was a long two weeks with these kiddos. Lot's of crying, hitting, whining, and tattling. It was fun to have them here though and I'm so glad that they took the time to come and visit. Shauna and I had fun scrapbooking and visiting and my favorite time was after the kids were in bed! Anyway, here are some pictures from their visit.