tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10292573117539369722024-03-06T00:09:56.774-06:00Dawn's Creation StationI love stamping, scrapbooking, papercrafting, crafting and creating of all kinds! My studio is really an old gas station which is why I call it my "Creation Station"! It was built by my husband's grandfather back in the 1930's, so it is a special place to scrapbook and document our family's history!DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-55007846192873713642018-09-02T06:43:00.000-05:002018-09-02T06:43:16.712-05:00Life Happens!<div style="text-align: center;">
How did it get to be September of 2018? </div>
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Life goes so fast and there have been so many changes in my life in the last year!</div>
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Sad changes...I lost both of my parents just 5 months apart in 2017.</div>
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Wonderful changes...we welcomed another beautiful grandson, Carl David, in April 2018!</div>
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New opportunities...more about these later!</div>
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With all the changes, I am so thankful for the friends who have been there with support, comfort, and encouragement along the way.</div>
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I'm looking forward to getting back to this blog as a way of sharing my CTMH passion for sharing your story! </div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-8880148904569106162017-03-31T11:00:00.000-05:002017-03-31T11:00:23.189-05:00More Labeled Drawers!<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are a few more pics of my labeled drawers:</div>
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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 <u>many</u> times!!</div>
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You can see the bottom drawer is not labeled. It currently holds some random product that I need to find better homes for!</div>
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I also used the adhesive chalkboard stickers on this plastic cart from Target.</div>
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It is home to my Cuttlebug and supplies needed for that.</div>
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Close-up of the labels:</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-21854390546850042922017-03-30T16:07:00.000-05:002017-03-30T16:07:07.459-05:00My Organization - Week 1<div style="text-align: center;">
If you know me, you know I love organizing things!</div>
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I love cute storage containers and furniture for organization. I have Pinterest Boards for Craft Rooms and Organizing all sorts of things.</div>
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I especially love organizing tips and ideas for my Creation Station, which is my special paper-crafting 'she-shed'!</div>
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I have had my Creation Station for about 10 years now and have re-organized it multiple times over the years! Over the last year, with the exterior makeover complete, I have also updated some things inside and thought I'd share it with you over the next few weeks.</div>
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These are some of the things that have worked consistently well over the years.</div>
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First off: my labeled drawers.</div>
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I have had Jetmax storage cubes for my stamping and scrapbooking storage even before I had my Creation Station. I do not work well when I have everything visible...it's just overwhelming for me! But I do need to remember everything I have! And yes, I have a LOT of supplies and product on hand! The fairly recent addition of my chalkboard labels helps me keep everything in it's place. I purchased adhesive chalkboard labels from Michaels and trimmed them down a bit to fit inside the bookplates that are part of the drawer handles. I use a fine-tip chalk marker to write on the label. This works great, looks neat, and I can easily change around my products and just erase and change the label. (*I use a baby wipe to get the chalk marker off when I want to re-label.)</div>
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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!</div>
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The Baby Girl Complements pack has gold glitter accents, but I used the same idea as the Baby Boy album to create the month accents.</div>
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Picture My Life cards were added for journaling boxes and the title box.</div>
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Hopefully someday I will get a little granddaughter whose photos will grace these pages!</div>
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If not, I have a gift, made with love, for a special baby girl:)</div>
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I am SO EXCITED to be a grandma!! Our first grandchild is due in May and it's a BOY!!!</div>
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So I created an album for his first year of life!</div>
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(This is what I hinted at in a recent post!)</div>
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Here is the title page:</div>
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For this album I used current papers from Whimsy Fundamentals & Hello Lovely and the cute page accents from the Baby Boy Complements. I also used a variety of papers from retired packs:</div>
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I love how papers from several packs can be combined to create beautiful layouts!</div>
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I love the little critter stickers from the Complements pack! The journal block with the elephant is a Picture My Life card cut down a bit and matted on cardstock.</div>
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Close To My Heart has fantastic How-To Patterns in several publications to guide me in creating beautiful lay-outs...work smarter, not harder!!</div>
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Once the basic lay-outs are complete I love to add fun accents to the pages to make them extra-special!</div>
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I attended a unit meeting with these lovelies:</div>
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I also had to travel a bit, to visit and help out my folks, and to celebrate our 'baby' turning 21! (sigh)</div>
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I hosted a card class, had a creative 'play day' with a fellow papercrafter and worked on layouts for 2 baby albums! (I'll post that cuteness soon!)</div>
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And so the result is that my workspace in my station looks like this:</div>
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There is absolutely no room to work on anything! Ugh! So today was spent tidying up and by day's end my workspace looks like this:</div>
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Whew!! Now I feel like I can breathe! I've already got my next invitation design in the works, so I will be able to get busy in a neat and tidy space:)</div>
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I love being a Close To My Heart consultant! </div>
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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'!</div>
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As part of a CTMH team, I attend regular meetings to share business and creative ideas.</div>
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I have a meeting this weekend and decided to make some fun treat covers for mini candy bars as a little Valentine gift for my friends!<br />
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Thursday evening's card class was a fun time of sharing and creating!</div>
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Here are some more of the cards which were made:</div>
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This card features CTMH's Hello Lovely papers along with the Hello Lovely Cardmaking Thin Cuts bundle.</div>
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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. </div>
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It was fun to use watercolor pencils and the waterbrush on the stamped heart.</div>
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If you’ve ever considered signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant, now
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Plus, if you sign up in February 2017, you will also receive the February, March,
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As a special offer this month, you can choose a no-kit sign-up option that will let you become a consultant again without paying for another New Consultant Kit! </div>
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Sign up for just $50 and you'll still receive the $50 in Select Product Credit PLUS the three Stamp Of The Month sets - it's an unbelievable opportunity to come back and get a fresh start with Close To My Heart!</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-4077002643668087872017-02-01T07:00:00.000-06:002017-02-01T07:00:03.970-06:00My start with Close To My Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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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 I am going to really do this new hobby I may as well become a consultant to get a discount on my supplies!" Well, I did a bit of research and that's when I first heard of Close To My Heart (CTMH). Not only were they a stamping company, but they also had a great line of scrapbooking papers and kits. I met a gal on the online consultant locator and immediately fell in love with the products and wanted to join! This was in early summer and the gal actually suggested I wait until after the annual CTMH convention, so that I could get the newest kit and products. It was very hard for me to be patient, but I'm so glad I was! That was the year they introduced the My Acrylix clear stamps and blocks and I was truly in love!! I thought that was genius, to have clear stamps you could see through and align perfectly!</div>
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I continue to love the stamps and gorgeous papers that CTMH offers.</div>
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If you'd like to get your hands on these beautiful double-sided papers, or any of the fantastic products CTMH has to offer, you can check them out on my website anytime and have them shipped right to you. Close To My Heart's theme is Faster, Simpler, Easier ... and they truly make memory-keeping and card-making just that!</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-80582726397722280732017-01-31T07:00:00.000-06:002017-01-31T07:00:35.959-06:00Last call for Card Class!<div style="text-align: center;">
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:</div>
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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 <u>thunder</u> and RAIN on Christmas Day! And now we seem to be having a January thaw with melting snow and foggy mornings. </div>
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I guess this strange weather report is to explain why I am so happy we did some updates on my 'Creation Station' this past summer. I really needed a new door, as wind, rain and snow could get under the gap at the bottom! Well a new door escalated to new windows and siding, too! </div>
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I LOVE the new look, which is fresh but also a bit more retro like the original station!</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-78914187441211306522015-08-03T16:53:00.000-05:002015-08-03T16:53:15.357-05:00Happy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am especially happy because it's my birthday!! I get a little sad sometimes when I think about getting older, but that feeling really only lasts a short time when I consider how blessed I am!</div>
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I was able to see (thanks Facetime!) and talk to all my kids today! I also had a nice chat with my parents! Two of the kids made me a fantastic birthday dinner! My father-in-law was also able to join us and he gave me a nice bottle of wine! How sweet is that?!</div>
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The photo above shows my handmade pillow in the chair in my Creation Station. I really do get happy just walking in the door! And when I get time to create in there it's my favorite time of all! But today I am packing up to create at another favorite place...the North Shore of Lake Superior! This will be my 11th year of attending a wonderful scrapbooking get-away with several other women and fellow paper-crafters, who I am happy to call friends!</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-231592500066811152015-03-03T15:10:00.000-06:002015-03-03T15:10:51.337-06:00Spring Fling Workshop!<div style="text-align: center;">
Friday, March 20th is the date of my next workshop!</div>
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This cute cupcake box was a project I shared at a recent team meeting. I also baked cupcakes to put inside!</div>
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The entire box was cut from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. It even cuts the insert you see under the clear lid, which holds the cupcake in place! Another tip I shared (which may be hard to see in the photo) is that I ran the clear acetate sheet through my Cuttlebug with the heart embossing folder. I think it adds a fun unexpected detail!</div>
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DAWNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929603361601592102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029257311753936972.post-44583668808933674472015-02-10T13:25:00.000-06:002015-02-20T18:58:27.199-06:00Wedding card <div style="text-align: center;">
Wedding season is on it's way! I have been working with the CTMH Artfully Sent cartridge to create some cards.</div>
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This is a card that uses one of the designs in the Workshops on the Go Heartstrings Cardmaking Kit that I adapted for a 5x7 card.</div>
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It uses cardstock and just one of the patterned papers from the Yuletide Carol Paper Packet.</div>
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Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and I spent time over the last couple days creating some special cards for my family. Both of the designs here feature the Close To My Heart exclusive Cricut cartridge -Artfully Sent.</div>
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Since the holidays ended I have been re-working and re-organizing my 'Creation Station' AGAIN!!</div>
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I love fun furniture finds, but I came to realize that I had too many pieces that just weren't working quite right. So I brought back 2 tall white bookcases (that hold a ton of supplies) and eliminated a tall narrow cabinet and a metal cart, that was home to my Cricut.</div>
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So this is my view now when I enter:</div>
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<b><span style="color: #ff0066;">* 1 feminine
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<i><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva";">Dawn
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<i><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva";">1858
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Recently I held a workshop using the CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge to create a layout for each of the 4 seasons.</div>
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The first layout is Spring Bloom, using Sophia papers.</div>
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The second layout is Endless Summer, with Footloose papers.</div>
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The next layout is Autumn Harvest, using Olivia papers.</div>
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I love to create cards and gifts for all the special people in my life. I love the whole process of designing something with the recipient in mind! So I wanted to share my latest layout which I made with a very special baby girl in mind. Our nephew/godson and his wife just had their first child and I plan to put this layout in a white frame and send to them. </div>
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My first projects with product from the new Annual Inspirations use the Snowhaven paper packet.</div>
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This first card is a very non-traditional use of the papers! It was also fun using the Dots embossing folder for the background! It features the scooter from the Make It Merry stamp set.</div>
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This next design is a gift card holder cut from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge. The second photo shows the inside and I placed my business card where the gift card would go:)</div>
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The final card uses the Best Christmas stamp set. It's a more traditional card. I added our new silver sequins for a little fun accent.</div>
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