Comming Soon

Hi everyone,

I swanee this month has been so crazy, busy, fun and fast.  I do have some new scrapbook pages to share. I am hoping that sometime in the next few days I will be able to get some pictures posted.  Until then, I hope you guys are getting your scrap on!

T.

Hi everyone.  Just wanted to let you know that there is a new episode of

To watch this months episode you can go to my website, www.tambur.myctmh.com and click on the CTMH TV tab.

Enjoy!

T.

Hi All

I hope all of you are enjoying the start of 2010.

We at the McDonald household are super busy and crazy with birthday celebration - galore!  My hubby had a birthday last week.  My oldest son is celebrating his birthday today. Wednesday is my second son's birthday.  Also this week we will celebrate three more birthdays; my niece, my nephew and my sister.
Crazy, busy, fun.  That is my life!


T.

Virtual Swap

I participated in my very first Virtual Swap, well my first swap of any type, actually.  Are you familiar with swaps?  A swap is when you agree to create some item of what ever specifications that are set by the moderator.  Usually you create a specific number of the same item, then you mail it to the moderator.  The moderator then distributes your item to each of the other contributors.  At the end of the swap you get back a copy of your item and then a copy from each of the other participants artwork.

I have never done a swap.  It sounded overwhelming to me.

Now a virtual swap is a little different.  Instead of making multiple copies of your one piece of artwork, you make just one item.  You  then  scan or photograph your artwork and e-mail your submission to your moderator by a specified deadline.  Our moderator collects all of the participants artwork and then puts all of those files into a slide show.

The purpose of the virtual swap is to be able to share our artwork with each other and with you!  The art work in this virtual swap is featuring items from our new Spring 2010 Idea Book.  So very cool!  Love that we can share ideas and art and fun and excitement all over the web.  What an amazing world we live in.

To view the Virtual Swap just scroll down to the bottom of this page and there will be a slide show.  Listed to the right are the names of all the wonderful ladies that contributed to this swap.

This is the layout I contributed to the swap.  I used the new One of a Kind (D1410) stamp set and the Veranda Level 2 Paper Packet (X7119B).  I love this 2 page spread. I used some photos that I love from about 2 years ago.

Spring Idea Book

The New Idea Book is available now.   If you would like a hard copy please contact me via my website.  If you just can't wait that long then you can check it out on-line via my website.  I will tell you it is so wonderfully beautiful!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Snowed In

I am not sure if you are aware that the East coast was hit with a whomping big snow storm.  We got about 20" of snow when all was said and done.  This picture is my youngest son going out to check out how deep the snow was.  This was on Saturday morning.  It had started snowing on Friday night around 8pm.  It did not stop snowing until 10pm on Saturday night.

The snow shovel.  I sure wish we had one of those gas powered snow blower things.  But no.  It was me and the shovel.  Of course my husband was on a business trip and not due home until Sunday night. Grrrr! Typical!!, but not his fault.  So Sunday morning I worked off my breakfast by shoveling a path to the car.

This was the path to the front door.  Major snow!  The kids loved it.  I was busy all day drying snow clothes, making hot chocolate and then redressing my munchkins into warmed and dried snow gear and sending them back outside to play. It was so much fun.

So, I will admit that after 3 days of being snowed in...they did not plow our street until Monday night around 8:30pm....I had had it.  Today I was out with all the other stir-crazy snow bound people doing the last minute shopping and grocery shopping.  I am pretty sure I forgot about 10 things off my list.  Dang it!

The up side...looks like we get a white Christmas this year.  That is not a common event in Virginia.

From my family to yours - 
Merry Christmas!!!!

Remember Kindergarten when you worn Dad's old shirt as a smock and you painted with bold color and broad strokes. How about 4th grade when you learned to fold a slightly smooshed paper crane. This was art. If you think about it we have been crafting since pre-school. For those of us who love paper, playing with scissors and glue and getting our fingers all inky, you will be thrilled to know that the month of January is dedicated to papercrafting. If you are a stamper, card-maker or scrapbooker - this month is for YOU!

To celebrate National Papercrafting Month Close To My Heart has designed a special kit just for you - Felicity.  The Felicity Collection features decorative die-cut paper, three gorgeous color schemes, and a D-size stamp set that include flowers, flourishes, argyle, birds, and an entire alphabet!

This collection has a retail value of $34.95 US/ $40.95 CAN. You can buy it outright, or get it free!

There are two ways to qualify for a FREE Felicity Collection:
Purchase a minimum of $60 US / $70 CAN in full-retail priced stamp sets (A, B, C, D, and E-size). (Excludes Stamp of the Month, Art & Soul®, Workshops on the Go™, and customizable (K) stamp sets.)

Place an order of $125/$145 CAN or more in full-retail priced Close To My Heart products.

Limit of one FREE kit per order.

Host a Home Gathering and get the Felicity Kit for FREE with a Home Gathering sales total of $400 US/ $470 CAN or more, and New Consultants who join Close To My Heart between January 1–31 will receive the package FREE in their New Consultant Kit. Shipping/handling and tax may apply.