Dawn's Creation Station

Here are a few more pics of my labeled drawers: This photo shows a 4-drawer cube on top of a 3-drawer cube. I love the versatility of these cubes! I put every one of them together myself and have moved them around many times!! You can see the bottom drawer is not labeled.  It currently holds some random product that I need to find...

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If you know me, you know I love organizing things!   I love cute storage containers and furniture for organization.  I have Pinterest Boards for Craft Rooms and Organizing all sorts of things. I especially love organizing tips and ideas for my Creation Station, which is my special paper-crafting 'she-shed'! I have had my Creation Station for about 10 years now and have re-organized...

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After I completed the Baby Boy album I was still into "baby-mode" so I recreated the same layouts with papers and accents for a Baby Girl album! Once again, I used Whimsy Fundamentals papers...these 2-sided papers are so versatile! The Baby Girl Complements pack has gold glitter accents, but I used the same idea as the Baby Boy album to create the month...

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I am SO EXCITED to be a grandma!!  Our first grandchild is due in May and it's a BOY!!! So I created an album for his first year of life! (This is what I hinted at in a recent post!) Here is the title page: For this album I used current papers from Whimsy Fundamentals & Hello Lovely and the cute page accents...

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The last few weeks have been a blur! I attended a unit meeting with these lovelies: Some of my amazing CTMH sisters! I also had to travel a bit, to visit and help out my folks, and to celebrate our 'baby' turning 21! (sigh) I hosted a card class, had a creative 'play day' with a fellow papercrafter and worked on layouts for...

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I love being a Close To My Heart consultant!  Not just for great discounts on fabulous products like I mentioned in a previous post, but also because I have made some lifelong friends on this journey!  I am privileged to have met some very talented and creative people as customers and as consultant 'sisters'! As part of a CTMH team, I attend regular...

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Thursday evening's card class was a fun time of sharing and creating! Here are some more of the cards which were made: This card features CTMH's Hello Lovely papers along with the Hello Lovely Cardmaking Thin Cuts bundle. I designed the baby girl card using retired CTMH papers from the Topstitch kit as well as a little circle from the Bliss paper kit. ...

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The Close To My Heart Consultant opportunity awaits!  If you’ve ever considered signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant, now is a great time to finally do it! When you sign up, you get the following:   — New Consultant Kit full of products valued over $200  — $50 in Select Product Credit   — 22% commission on additional product purchases and sales...

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I was drawn to become a Close To My Heart consultant back in 2004 because I was just beginning scrapbooking.  I had been a stamper for many years before that and loved making hand-made cards.  I had toyed with the idea of becoming a consultant with a company for years, but never took the plunge until I started scrapbooking.  I thought, "Ok, if...

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Today is the last day to RSVP for my Card Class coming up this Thursday evening, February 2nd at 6:30. Here is a sample of another card we will be making: Please comment here or PM me on Facebook if you'd like to come. ...

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Here in Minnesota we've had a bit of an unusual winter! We typically have snow and cold from mid-November through March or April.  We did have a blizzard in November, but then the snow melted and the temps increased for our daughter to have a lovely wedding on December 3rd!  But then we had more snow and bitter cold in mid-December, followed by...

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I LOVE Card-Making!!! If you LOVE card-making too, or would LOVE to learn...this is the class for you! You will make 6 cards for different occasions including: Baby LOVE! Wedding LOVE! Valentine LOVE! Cost is $15 for 6 cards and includes refreshments. This class is offered on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 31st. I'd LOVE to...

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