Scrapbook Pages with Buzz & Bumble

These are my pages made from the Buzz & Bumble Workshop on the Go!  Prep was really easy and I loved the colors.  I especially love the little bee:

I used Cocoa ink on the Colonial White paper to stamp the flowers and the seed design; I couldn't believe how perfect the stamping came out!  The images were so fine that if I hadn't stamped them myself I would've thought they were put on there by an actual print shop. I colored these with my CTMH Exclusive Inks Markers.

I distressed the picture mats with Cocoa ink and then used 3-D foam mounting squares to make the pictures stand out a little from the layout page.  The little flower embellishment is just as cute as the bee!

 This is really a simple layout, terrific for beginners, and I think the results are phenomenal.  If you'd like to try your hand at this, contact me to attend a Buzz & Bumble Workshop!
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Valentine Update & What's Going on Now!

Several weeks ago I mentioned that my friends and I were getting together to make valentines for her 5 year old son to take into his Pre-K class.  We used the Whoo's Your Valentine? set and had so much fun!  The little guy's mom is very crafty, another is good, while the 3rd likes to say she's challenged.  With all of our efforts we made some wonderful candy-stuffed Treat Tubes and decorated them so no 2 were alike!  When my friend took them home and her son saw them he said, "Mommy, I'm going to be the 'it' guy!!"  He's been so excited that he has to look at them everyday.  With today being Valentine's Day I can't wait to hear what she has to report tomorrow!

In the meantime, I've been working on something of my own.  I ordered a few things from the new catalog, one of which is the Buzz & Bumble Workshop on The Go.  Let me tell you, I just love the colors and the bees, the honeycomb shapes, and the country look of it all!  The colors are Champagne, Creme Brulee, Cocoa, and Sunset - nice warm colors!

This is CTMH's picture of the scrapbook pages in the Workshop on the Go (WOTG).  I've cut the pieces and have distressed the edges (all things I can do while I watch tv!), picked out my pictures and am looking forward to putting my own touches into making these pages.  I'll definitely post the final product!

The WOTG also has a Bonus Project of making 3 Kraft Kontainers with the Buzz & Bumble theme.  I'll be working on those and can't wait to show you my versions!

Have a MARVelous time crafting, everyone!

CHECK OUT THE NEW CATALOG!!!

Today is the day!  Close To My Heart's Spring/Summer 2013 catalog is available today!!  Please check out all of the beautiful new paper packets, stamps, fabrics, embellishments, and kits at shirleyventresca.ctmh.com! 

I'm offering a special Starter Kit for $35 that consists of

• My Reflections Paper Pack of your choice
• 1 A-Sized Stamp Set
• Exclusive Inks Pad of your choice
• 3x3 Acrylic Block
• Tombow Adhesive

That's a $40 value for just $35, which gets you on your way to creating incredible papercrafts.

And when you spend $50 or more you can get the February Stamp of the Month, Home Sweet Home, for $5.00!!  (The Starter Kit can be part of the purchase totalling $50 or more.)