I made this beautiful shadow box for my niece who just moved into her own house for the first time!  My sister passed away suddenly, over 3 years ago and I wanted her to be a big part of my niece's house.  They both love pinks and roses and I love one of our older paper packs, called Heartstrings.  It worked beautifully for this project.  I hope you like it.

 This is going to be a GREAT month!  CTMH is having their CARDSTOCK CARNIVAL!!! Yay!  It's the best time to stock up on your favorite colors...or all the colors!  I try to take advantage of this whenever possible because you can never have too much cardstock! Also included with the carnival this year is our exclusive Coated Cardstock pack.  This pack comes with 24 sheets of glossy UV-coating on one side so you can make artwork that displays beautifully without fading and discoloring! Find more details here: Cardstock Carnival Also, this month, you have to opportunity to sign up for an AMAZING April Album Retreat!  I signed up for the album retreat in January and learned so much!  The best part, you can participate from home either live or at your leisure!  There are so many techniques and special hints for using your tools that it is totally worth it.  Plus, you will have 11 2-page layouts to either use on their own or add to your scrapbooks.  What a fun way to create and learn!  Y

 Sometimes we need reminders of simple things.  When life becomes overwhelming or difficult, a simple message on the wall can be the perfect reminder to quiet your mind and just breathe.  I made this for my teenage daughter to hang in her room as that sort of reminder.  It is not CTMH, but I think it's beautiful nonetheless.  I hope you enjoy it.  All paper is from the Recollections collection at Michaels. It's 8 x 8. Happy Crafting, Lori

 As some of you know, I have started creating a card kit each month that I send out to customers who purchase $75 worth of CTMH merchandise and the stamp of the month.  If you are a VIP, you receive the Stamp of the Month Free with your membership whenever you order more than $50.  Well, this month the stamp set was a little more challenging because I felt like it was more of a scrapbook stamp set, HOWEVER, I found a few ways to make it work!  I hope you'll agree!  I used the Smitten Collection of papers with their bright colors and fun designs.  There is an adorable stamp set that you can purchase with this collection to make cute valentines for your sweethearts, or create adorable layouts with your photos after February 14!  Of course, the paper pack could be great for little girls birthdays, even for picnics.  If you like what you see, place an order before February 28 to receive your Stamp of the Month for $5, or join as a VIP and get it for free with your $50 purchase!   If yo

 There are so many ideas and cute creations on the CTMH blog that you are missing if you haven't been there!  The latest post shared how you can create personalized and colorful "new" embellishments with the tools you already may own and some of our standard embellishments.  For instance: As you can see from these examples, you can always find a way to match embellishments with our paper packs because all our colors coordinate with each other!  How fun is that? Check out the blog today! CTMH blog Happy Crafting, Lori

Hi!  I just moved into a new workspace and actually feel like an adult, lol.  It is becoming beautiful but I've had a setback that is devastating to me.  Its just "stuff", but I broke one door of my Scrapbox and have to try to get it fixed.  In the meantime, all the things that were in that door are scattered throughout my new space, so I feel unorganized still.  It will all work out, but will take time. I have been working on a few things and wanted to share them.  My VIP's were treated to this cute card kit this month which I absolutely loved creating.  The January SOTM was adorable and I could not wait to get my hands on it to create.  This was the card kit sent out... I also participated in the CTMH album retreat this month and let me tell you...IT WAS FANTASTIC!  So many techniques and new ideas to share and some really beautiful pages.  I will be sharing that soon!  I am also participating in a monthly card swap for the next several months and created this card