Dawn's Creation Station: 2013

Advent Calendars

4:41 PM

I made both of these Advent Calendars with Close To My Heart's My Creations Cubby. Each drawer was cut from the Artiste Cricut cartridge using Kraft cardstock. The top one is done in traditional colors with a vintage feel. The bottom one is blue, white and silver with a snowy theme.

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Fall card Workshop

12:00 PM

Sympathy Card

This card was made using a simple masking technique and then sponging inks. Once you lift your 'masks' you get a really nice crisp line.

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Fall Card Workshop

7:10 AM

Love Always Card

This card design was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest. It could be used for a wedding or anniversary card.

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Subway Tidings

6:09 AM

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My Open House!

7:03 PM

It's a Chocolate Affair!

I am hosting my Open House

for the NEW Close To My Heart Autumn/Winter Idea Book

this Thursday, August 22nd! Join me from 4-7 p.m.

*Pick up your copy of the new catalog.

*Create a Make & Take card.

*Check out lots of amazing new product!

*Cash & Carry items will be available.

There will be lots of yummy chocolate treats inspired by the Stamp of the Month

Contact me for directions if you are a new guest.

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"Guy" cards!

8:36 PM

Close To My Heart has a new catalog going live TOMORROW!!! I was so excited to see a new stamp set that totally fits the guys in my life..'.car guys'! It's called Maximum Power and features some great car & truck stamps.

I was playing around with the new paper packet - ProPlayer and came up with these cards:

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Girlfriend Album

2:07 PM

I just LOVE the new Artbooking Cricut cartridge from CTMH! I made an album using it with a 'girlfriend' theme featuring quotes I 'borrowed' from my friend, Nancy K.! It features the new paper packet called Laughing Lola! Enjoy!

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Hinged Display Tray

4:39 PM

I made this Hinged Display Tray yesterday with CTMH's new Huntington paper pack. It was such a quick, fun project! My mind is spinning with ideas!!

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Baby Mini Album

6:21 PM

Now that my space is clean and my new product has arrived, I have been creating! CTMH has another fabulous exclusive Cricut cartridge that I just love! It's called Artbooking and has some great options for creating mini albums and full-page layouts!

On Wednesday I created this Baby Mini Album for my aunt who is a first-time grandma!

The album is made from cardstock and is 8" x 6". When you set the dial on your Cricut to create the album base pages, you leave the size dial the same and it automatically cuts all the page accents to fit! Amazing!!

Today I was working on another mini album with a 'girlfriend' theme! I'll post photos when it's complete :)

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The fun stuff that makes it Extra-Happy!

2:56 PM

Vintage cameras from family and friends.

My wicker rocker where I page through inspiration books and my family members like to sit when they come to 'visit'!

The coat tree holds my CTMH apron and my scrapping totes. (And my winter coat 8 months of the year...blech!)

I have a little window AC unit to keep me cool, and my paper from curling when it's humid!

I recently found this fun rug in my favorite colors! It fits perfectly under my tables.

Well, that's it for now! Thanks for looking!

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More pictures while it's clean!

2:35 PM

This photo shows the entire west side of my station.

I now have 2 matching desks in the center of my space, butted up to each other for lots of workspace and room for a friend! I find myself sitting to stamp more and so I took apart my 'island' counter (which was just cubbies with a board on top). Those cubbies are now my storage on the north wall.

This shows part of the north wall and the east wall with my paper storage, which I described the other day.

Here is my stamping desk. The slide out keyboard drawer is where I keep my most often-used sizes of acrylic blocks and my double scrubber for cleaning up. My ink pads & markers are right next to me in the revolving tower and the green canvas bins are FULL of My Acrylix stamp sets!

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My Happy Place!

2:22 PM

Here are a few more photos of my Creation Station in it's latest arrangement!

The photo above shows my Cricut station.

This is the top door of the cabinet open to show my Cricut cartridges. My CTMH cartridges are almost always IN my machine or in the drawer right under the Cricut! Love them best!!

Continuing around the west wall is my 'embellishment area'! I do love to arrange things by the colors in the rainbow!

More to come!

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Cleaning and re-organizing AGAIN!!!!

2:13 PM

About a month ago I spent a couple days with my friend, Heidi. Our objective was to create without husbands and kids around! We did a little of that, plus eating & drinking, laughing, watching a movie, and we cleaned up her amazing scrap room! I have to admit, I LOVE that sort of thing and in just a couple hours we had organized her stamp sets and got her paper boxes off the floor! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did :)

When I got home I was inspired to do some cleaning and organizing in my station. Especially my paper!! I had paper stored on every single wall in my space, so I spent a lot of time searching for the right stuff every time I was ready to get creative. Well, my brilliant friend has her paper organized in alphabetical order by the name of the CTMH paper packet!! I kind of had mine organized by 'theme'...masculine, holiday, girly; but I moved all my paper storage to one wall and am trying this method myself.

I have my cardstock in the far-left cubes in my "rainbow". All the rest is my paper packets in alphabetical order. I have to say it was great the other day when I wanted to do a project using the Miracle papers, I actually found it quite quickly!! Thanks, Heidi!

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Canvas Art

6:28 PM

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Renewed excitement!

5:57 PM

I can't believe it's been since February since my last post!! I have been MIA due to lots of trips to my parent's for health issues and also for fun events like graduations and weddings!

I just received my new Autumn/Winter Close To My Heart catalogs today and am so excited for all the new products! I have already placed an order and will be hosting an Open House later this month. Stop back for details after the 4th of July holiday & weekend.

Independence Day is also my husband's birthday and this is the card I created for him.

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Sale Sampler

4:37 PM

Below is just a small sampling of items I will be offering for sale

this Friday, March 1st, from 3-7 p.m.

If you love papercrafting and great deals on fun product, you will want to try to make it out to my home for this "March Madness" Sale!

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March Madness Clearance Sale!!

2:54 PM

Well, I think I have finished my early spring cleaning/purging in my 'Creation Station' and am going to commit to a date for my sale!

Friday, March 1st

from 3 - 7 p.m. at my home.

I have SO many extra papercrafting goodies:

Paper Packets

Stamp Sets

Embellishments

Storage containers

Alterable items

Ribbon

and more!!

In case of inclement weather, please call first 507-925-4276.

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Club Layout - January 2013

11:10 AM

This was the layout I designed for my January club get-together. It uses Dakota papers and a design from Make It From Your Heart Vol.I. I hope you gals who weren't able to get it done that evening can get the idea :)

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Life happens!!

8:12 AM

So, you know the quote, "Life is what happens while you're making other plans?" That's totally how January was for me!

First, my computer died. Aarrgghh! How did we ever live B.C. (before computers)!?!

Then, I got a call that my mom was in the hospital! Quickly got ready for the 5 hour trip on one of the many bitter cold days. I spent 3 days with my folks, getting mom situated at home again. She is doing fine...but I can't believe how much medication she is on!! Between both of my parents, they have a medicine cabinet FULL! And I don't mean a little bathroom medicine cabinet! We're talking a kitchen cabinet!

Now that I have been home I am in re-organize mode in my creation station! I am purging, organizing, and rearranging the entire space! It feels so good! I was drowning in so much paper and 'stuff' that I didn't even have room to work in there! Can't be sad to be in my "Happy Place"!!

So the good news for my papercrafting friends is that I will be having a sale with great prices on all my extra goodies!! As soon as I am completely done purging I will post more info, so please check back.

And I will post updated photos of my station when I get everything in place :)

Have a great weekend!

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Whooo's Your Valentine?

8:33 PM

Close to My Heart has an amazing special going on till January 31st! Place an order of $35 or more and you are eligible to purchase the Whooo's Your Valentine Kit for $10! It's a $40 value with enough paper and treat tubes for 12 extra-special valentines! It includes an exclusive stamp set, too!

Check my website for more details!

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