Floating Your Fancy

Artbooking Made Easy: Trailblazing Travel Albums

Mini Books Cricut Cartridge - 1st Mini Album

Generally I have been a Scrapbooker and occasionally had a play with Cards, Stamping and other Paper crafts. Now that I own the Cricut Cartridges from Close to my Heart.....the possibilities!!!

Mini Album Chantilly using CTMH Artiste

I just love the Chantilly papers and will miss them when they go. I loved this Mini Album idea and wanted to share.

Cheers Liz

Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Card - Make Multi-colored Background...

CTMH Artbooking Cricut Faux Gate Fold Card

CTMH Artbooking Tutorial #1: 8x8 Travel Mini Album!

Cricut® Foldables

This link is for a youtube video on the "Close to my Heart", Cricut Cartridge and shows some wonderful 3D items. You can purchase this cartridge from my website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjif5uXx1NY

Close to My Heart CTMH Double Gate Fold Christmas Card Art Philosophy Cr...

I just love these cards and they are so easy to make! Follow the instructions on this video and share your ideas....

November Stamp of the Month - Illuminate

The November Stamp of the Month, Illuminate (S1311) is a beautiful set of 15 stamps to light up your world! Fun lanterns and bright sentiments - a perfect set for card making and scrapbooking alike! All you have to do is purchase $75.00 of product and then add this stamp set for an extra $5! Head to my website www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au

Artbooking Made Easy: Festive Mini Albums (S01E09)

"Close to my Heart" Christmas Catalogue

CTMH Christmas Products

www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au

Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Fast Mini Album

I have never thought about getting a Cricut Machine, but I must admit that after seeing what you can make with the CTMH Cartridges, the machine is now on my Wishlist!!

Artbooking Made Easy (S01E05): Halloween Mini Albums

CTMH October Stamp of the Month

It is the beginning of a new month, which means a NEW Stamp of the Month. Available only until 31st October...perfect for Christmas layouts and cards. Yours for just $5 when you place an order of $75.

Available at www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au

Project Inspirations: Cricut® Tags

Look at all the fun things we can make with the Cricut Cartridges from CTMH (Close to my Heart).  If you would love to make all the gorgeous tags, boxes and cards, head to my website www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au

Create with Cricut® Collections

Stamp of the Month

These Stamp sets can only be purchased during the Month they are Highlighted, so don't miss out.  To get them for only $5 with any $75 order,  please contact me or order from my website.

Artbooking Made Easy (S01E03): Summer Mini-Albums

I just love these cute mini albums which can be made using the Close to my Heart Artbooking Cricut Cartridge.  To purchase just visit my website, www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au.

I will be Demonstrating these at my November Workshops.

 

Happy July! Welcome to my new Close To My Heart Business!

I just signed-up to be a Close To My Heart Consultant on the 1st of July!

My New Consultant Kit has just arrived and I cannot wait to share our new product range with you! You can check-out the online catalogue at my website and you are welcome to place orders now!

http://www.lizlatham.ctmh.com.au/

I will be offering Gatherings, (like a Party), where the Host receives benefits and discounts. Let me know if you would like to be one of the first to Host a Gathering for me with my new business. I know you are going to love the new products! In addition to Scrapbooking our range has been extended by three times as many products to include a wide range of papercraft and stamping supplies!

My next Workshop event is Saturday the 10^th August at Cowes, Phillip Island and I will be holding an Open House/Gathering at Mt Eliza soon.  Let me know if you would like to book in for these events!

I am so excited about sharing with you the samples I made at the official Launch event that we had in Melbourne and if you can’t wait to see the products or to talk about the business, please feel free to call and make a booking for a one on one discussion.

And of course you are welcome to join my team! This is a ground floor opportunity with an amazing company! I am so happy to share more information if you are interested. And if you have a friend that you think might be perfect as a CTMH Consultant I hope you'll consider bringing them along to my next Workshop/Gathering  in August.  Close To My Heart is the 'show me how' company and we are so excited to be bringing this brand new business opportunity to Australia and New Zealand!

I look forward to seeing you soon! I will have great project ideas for you in August using new products!

Digital Pages from my USA 2011 Album

Just love my Storybook Creator Plus program, it makes my Digital Scrapbooking so easy.  These are three pages from the latest Album I have had printed and I'm so glad that now "Mystory" will now be printing these Albums with the same high quality that I love.

 

Digital Scrapbook page of Paris sights

I have now sorted all my photo's from my trip into Sort boxes and folders with my Creative Memories Program "Memory Manager" . I scanned tickets, brochures etc and have followed up with journalling. It took ages to get it all the way I wanted and now I have moved it all into Creative Memories Storybook Creator, which is a Digital Scrapbooking program. It has been a while since I have done anything Digitally and so I have my book of Techniques out and trying a few different ideas. This is a possible heading page for Paris!

photo's in Europe

Just some quick Mugshots of me on Vacation! Hot Air Ballooning over the Loire Valley, on the Funiculaire going to Crans-Montana, Switzerland for the Reunion and outside Petit Paradis one of our hangouts 20 odd years ago!

Reunion Photo's

I have been so slack at keeping my blog up to date! With the Reunion in Switzerland and my extended holiday around the world, I have been busy working to pay for it. Top photo is at the Gala Night and the other is of a group of us at the Monk'is Bar, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. I am now at home and back to making a Digital Album of my travels and making my Christmas Cards.

Reunion in Switzerland....

For those of you who don't know, I studied Hotel Management at "Les Roches" Hotel Management School, Crans Montana, Switzerland years ago and we have finally been able to organise a Reunion for August 2011. I am getting really excited and have booked the accomodation in the same Hotel that I lived in over 20 years ago! NOW FOR THE DIET AND EXERCISE.

Christmas Cards from S_U_I_O Group

I was spoilt with lots of Christmas cards from the Stampin Up In Oz Group. These are from Fiona Platzer and Diane Hobden.

Where have I been????

My husband was out of work for over 4 months so I had to become the bread winner and try to keep my sanity. Did a little cardmaking and Scrapbooking but just didn't get back to the Blog to post. Sooooo... I plan to add to the blog at least twice a month and may even surprise us all!!

Digital Classes

Now that I have the Storybook Creator Plus 3.0 program I have been trying out new Techniques and finding my way around both the Computer and the program. I can't believe how many fantastic things I can do with the program especially as it only costs $79.00 Australian. I have just finished doing a Surprise Album for my brother for his 40th, 62 pages long! The above photo is one of my beginner pages which uses a photo in the title, changed the hue of the background paper and lined up a border of individual chairs and made them all the same size and distance. Look out for more pages this month.

HAPPY MAIL!!!

From Jenny Hubbard

From Kerri Donsky Look at the beautiful cards I received in the mail last week, both from my "Stampin Up In Oz" friends. I haven't made cards for a while now as I have been busy with my Scrapbooking, but they have inspired me to pull out the stamps again.

Secret Sister Swap #2

This gift I sent to Sandra was a Box of Notelets, a writting pad for her handbag and a Card using the Blooming Beautiful stamp set.

Secret Sister Gifts I sent

We have had another round of "Secret Sister Swaps" from the Yahoo Group "Stampin Up In Oz". I sent a matching card, bag with cards inside and a box full of chocolates for one of the 3 months. Now that it has finished I can reveal that I was sending surprises to Sandra A who is a Stampin Up Demo, which made me a little nervous but she sent a lovely card to thank me for all the gifts.