Cards cut from Level 1 paper... Thank you Brenda Rose for the idea!

Level 1 Paper Cards!!  Cut them so that you can make the entire card.  OR just make the fronts, adhere to blank cards, and Make a BUNCH! This is CTMH exlcusive paper kit Perfect Day.

See slideshow of individual cards at bottom of blog!

FALL CARDS- LOVE IT!

CTMH's exclusive Twitterpated Paper!

Chocolate & Sorbet

LIFE IS GOOD!

To get this look- stamp your image with the base color first.

With a sponge dauber add some color to your stamp & 're-stamp'  over original image! 

Easy Peasy!

Just posting some old artwork that I still love!

Brycey eatin some chocolate!

CTMH exclusive produst used:

Silhuoette & cranberry paper, cranberry &

twill ribbon, brads, & vellum.

Silhouette paper, photo hangers, twill ribbon, &

 "Come unto Me' Stamp.

I sponged sweet leaf ink over colonial white paper to get the textured look shown.

Silhouette paper, "Heartthrob Stamp"

Happy Birthday Mom! (aka Nana & Betty)

Will's card to Nana!  ...made himself.. :-)

Amie's card to mom...

Amie, why did you make her a black donut card?  or is that the solar system? a racetrack? ;-)

Help me out boys!

Funny Carter!!!

Hope you had a Happy Birthday mom!!  We had a blast watching you turn 21!

Wishes..................

Birthday cards!  Love these new circle cards in our Wishes 'how to' book!  Make your own envelopes too and stamp to coordinate!

Little Pumpkin Box

I bought a lil scrapbook kit back in the summer time.  It had a lil plastic box inside full of flowers.  I took it apart and made a pattern for these cute boxes!  I made this one b/c I was looking forward to Fall. (already)  So now I am off to make some Christmas ones for Christmas candy!!!  I love October - December!  YAY!

Labor Day Camping at Balsam Mountain North Carolina!

We love this place & have been coming here for years since we found it! It's always so hot at home on Labor Day so we go to the Mtns! It was in the 60's the entire time! (40's and 50's at night!) I love that weather! It did rain a little, but of all the years and MANY camping trips we taken - this may only be the 2nd or 3rd time to get rained on!  So I cant complain! This picture is of the first pot of Chili for the season.  We had lots of fun, but now I have a pile of laundry to get too!  Hope you all had a GREAT long weekend!

Our campsite!  We used to tent camp - then along came Will.  ;-)

Mom's Campsite!

Walking off backwards!  Little daredevil!

I think he's trying to bite his daddy!  "uh-oh"

I'm Twitterpated

And you can be too!  Twitterpated Level 1 is for everyone!  Beginner, intermediate, and Seasoned!  Join us and complete these four beautifully embellished pages for only $20.00.

Workshop is on Friday September 18th at the Cookville Housing Authority Building. Contact me to hold you spot and for details!   photography on this page is photographybyamie.typepad.com

Complete these FOUR pages

$20.00 includes the level 1 paper packet, coordinating stickers, and chip board embellishments!  It also includes instruction, lots of tips, & some ribbon for accenting!

Please RSVP by September 7th (or at least no later that noon on the 8th) Please feel free to drop me an email or give me a call (or text) if you have any questions. I will answer asap.  931.261.6033

Okay- so I guess I'm putting in a plug for this coffee shop but it deserves it! Yum-O!  Its over on the square by Maddux!  I enjoyed a much needed coffee the other night & here is a picture of my Caramel Latte!

LOVE coffee night!

Dolce.....

Oh- yeah- they have dessert too! The girls behind the counter said were made right there in the shop!

Tiramasu, strawberry cheesecake, rum balls, sugar cookies, & a dolce bliss bar!

Stamping Technique

Wrap rubber bands around any size block. Wrap in all different directions. Ink up the rubber bands and stamp directly onto the paper with the bands! It gives it a real 'tye dye' effect.
Variations:
Use different size width rubber bands.
Clean and reink with another color. Turn block a different angle and stamp over image.
Create a background paper using this technique. Use a light ink color(such as bamboo) and stamp all over paper.

New Twitterpated

With these new workshop kits you pay $29.99 and get:

Level 2 paper pack (22 pieces of paper)

B size Stamp Set

Coordinating Embellishments

Workshop Guide

New Sweet Home Layout

New Jingle Layout

September is HERE!

This month has ALOT to offer!! The new Fall Idea Book is now available to customers! You can view it virtually on my shopping site @ tonyamccrary.myctmh.com. Click on products.  It should be updated and posted this week.  Look for it soon!  Email me if you would like a hardcopy delivered or mailed to you.  Close To My Heart is celebrating National Stamping Month with an incredible Card kit. (see right side bar).  The September stamp of the month (see below) is incredibly dalring too! 
Hope everyone is having a great start to a new month!
If you would like to be added to my monthly newsletter that includes a tip/technique, sales, and all upcoming workshops email me at tonyamcc@twlakes.net

September Stamp of the Month

Art with September Stamp of the Month

Happy Monday!

After a fun weekend Mondays can be quite a challenge!  I've had a jam packed weekend full of Sugarland/Keith Urban concert, shopping in Mt. Juliet with my mom, dinner with my sister's family , and fantasy football drafts!  Time to get this Monday rolling and get back into ROUTINE!!

Today's Monday is going to be exciting! I am looking forward to a big shipment of orders and some cool new paper to play around with.  Can't wait to start creating with them.  Stayed tuned for some new ideas, layouts, & cards this week! 

Also on the horizon is a Christmas Card workshop.  I plan on having it early for people like my sister who send them out the first day of December!  ;-)   Have a great MONDAY!

Another great layout using Grace paper!

This paper is so awesome and versatile, and I still have plenty left!

These are Will's 3 month photos!  Whew- I'm about 15 months late huh?!  :-)

photography on this page: photographybyamie.typepad.com

Christmas in August!

Okay - so Im not usually thinking about Christmas this early, but I wanted to create this cute little book.  I used Christmas paper because I thought I might want to give it as a gift, but I think I'll keep this one!  :-)Holiday Coaster Book using Close To My Hearts's "Evensong" Paper w/ Cranberry Ribbon.  This book is inspired by my another CTMH consultant Tina Sutton.  You can give these little books for stocking stuffers or gifts for grandparents.  Use some fun paper and insert pictures of students or players for teachers & coaches.  I'm going to use 3x3 photos of my son's first Christmas, and put it out with the decorations during the holidays every year!  If you would like these EASY instructions emailed to you let me know!

"Holiday Warmth" October 2009 Stamp of the Month

Sparkle Accent

Opens up for you to put in all your cute 3x3 photos!

"Holiday Warmth" October 2009 Stamp of the Month Used on this Coaster Book

To attend or purchase a workshop kit - drop me an email!

This past weekend I had another great Workshop with Club

LIFE PRESERVERS!

What a great group of girls to spend the day with.  We have lots of fun every time.  This is a display of next month's 'Grace' workshop.  I think we are going  to 'tweak' it a bit to make it more appealing for children's photos!  I'm thinking more 'honey' and 'barn red' colors for fall too!  See you girls soon!

Grace Workshop for September

Okay, I've been super busy with the new Grace paper by Close to My Heart. Check it out below for the workshop pages and the cards I created! Contact me if you would like to attend a workshop. If you cannot attend, but would like the workshop with all the trimmings and instruction mailed or delivered to you just drop me an email! tonyamccrary@ctmh.com Keep creating!

by GRACE.......

GRACE 1. Seemingly effortless beauty, ease, and charm of movement, form, or proportion. 2. Divine love and protection given to mankind by God. These are my favorite two definitions out of the 8 descriptions Webster gives us. Grace is also the name of one of the NEWEST paper packs Close to My Heart offers to us for this Fall. I think you will all agree with me that it is an example of definition #1= beauty and charm. I was amazed at how versatile this paper was. The exclusive stamp set that comes with the workshop kit is absolutely GORGEOUS.

My nephew is doing great at school! I just had to make these pages for my sister! They are so proud of him! His Aunt Tonnie is too! Here's a layout I done of his first week at New Hope! Way To Go CARTER!

WOW- are we really turning 30 this year?! Guess so! I want to just skip 30 and go straight to 31. 30 is just too much presuure. :-) This is a group photo from our '30th' bday party this past Saturday night. Thanks friends! It was good to catch up!

First Annual Zooderfest

Friday night was a kickoff to our youth activities! Appropriately knicknamed "Zooder Fest." Everyone had a great time including Will! What a HAM!

Baby Boy? Here's a cute card to make! Click on the image to view it larger to see the details. Paper is a mixture of heavenly blue & crystal blue. White organdy ribbon with emebellishments! Technique: dry embossing stylus on background paper and sanded to make white lines appear. I used Liquid glass and glitter on stamped 'boy.'

Close To My Heart has been an awesome experience thus far, and it only keeps getting better. Not only do I get to work in scrapbooking, but I have made some great friends along the way. Thank you Tina for this thoughtful gift! I am honored that you have so much faith in me! See you in D.C.!

The NEW Autumn/Winter Idea Book is HERE!

To get your FREE copy email me at:

tonyamcc@twlakes.net OR tonyamccrary@myctmh.com

Just leave me your name and mailing address!

I used the distressing kit for this layout! This is my beautiful Granny! I used the sanding kit and sponges, and distressing ink.

Make all things new ~ old! I used our distressing kit to make this page also. Pictured is my beautiful Ninnie. Lots of 3D embellishments on this page.

Here I BLOG!

HERE I BLOG! I MEAN GO!

I want to thank you for visiting my little corner of the 'web world!' I hope to post my artwork here as I complete projects! I am excited to have a blog, and I hope you all check back often. I started this web log back in July I think, but didnt have much time chasing a 4 month old! So you will see a few updates of Will in the archives- becasue it was suppose to be a blog for him- turns out most of my family sees him regularly & there isnt a need for a Will blog- just yet! :-)

I will be posting soon- as soon as I get a handle on how to run this thing!

Thanks!

~Tonya