Planner Monday: January 2018 Design Space, #Be Strong - #Be Sweet

 Planner Girls: Be Strong, Be Creative, Be Sweet and Be Organized!

CTMH is not offering a planner insert for 2018 much to my dismay.

So, I grabbed a strong cup o'java, pulled my big girl pants up, and started to get creative in business mode. I CREATED MY OWN!

I will offer a Monthly Cricut Design Space Kit File using CTMH Artbooking and CTMH Artistry cartridges exclusively. You must already own these cartridges to access these files.

If you don't own them but would like to click:  HERE

Each Monthly Kit will be offered 5 months in advance and will be packed with coordinating images and sentiments. Stay tuned for my full year of Months At A Glance too so that you have each 2018 Calendar Month Page ASAP to start writing down your dates. 

Each Monthly Themed Kit File will be packed with:

• File of all my planner pages with pictures and instructions
• Monthly Divider Page
• Monthly Divider Tabs
• Month at a View Calendar Page
• List/Journaling Cards
• Fun Sentiments
• Borders
• Icons
• Planner Bling Icons sized for cute Clips
• *I will also recommend a coordinating CTMH stamp set and paper kit.

Unveiling January's Design Space Planner Kit File

Be Strong, Be Sweet, Be Grateful

$15 Purchase Here with PayPal
Or FREE with a $25 purchase on my website: Shop My Site Now

The Design Space File link will be emailed to you shortly after your PayPal
is processed or I receive confirmation of your purchase on my website.

Materials used in January 2018 Planner Kit:

• Memo Paper Fundamentals (Basic Fundamentals would be a great substitute as well)
• September Stamp of the Month: Feel So Blessed (S1709)
• Pen Pal Alphabet Stamp (B1539)
• Adhesive: Liquid Glass, Dual Action Glue Pen, and Dot Runner Adhesive
• Memento Black Ink
• Bashful Mini Album
• Bashful Glitter Paper
• Bashful, Crystal Blue, Black, White Daisy, and Basics Assortment Cardstock

*Like the look of my planner? Here is what I used that is RETIRING 7/31 so get it now.

Plus, stamps are still buy 2 get 3rd free so it's a really good deal right now. Click here before you can't get them anymore:  Get This Product Now: RETIRING 7/31

If you don't already have a 2018 Planner Insert and would like a copy of mine,
I am happy to send it to you. You choose your papers! You choose your quality. You print from home. It fits the Mini CTMH Album 9 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2: 1" 3-ring.
You can see them: HERE

They are the same size as CTMH's  Planner Binders for 2016 and 2017.

 I cut my light weight cardstock to size 7" width x 8.50" length first then printed it.
*My cardstock is from Staples. I also used CTMH Fundamentals Papers to mix it up. 
Stamp your dates, decorate, and get to planning.

The insert is pretty much a blank canvas waiting for your creativity.


My Goal is to create a Monthly Planner Kit to serve as inspiration for you to take your creativity where you want it to go, and to give you the tools to get started easily.
 I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Hope you love it as much as I do.
#PlannerMonday

Cricut, You Are Here, Round 2 Artwork

Tempeted yet? CTMH's Cricut, You Are Here, collection is packed with 700 images, fonts and phrases. Amazingly versatile for mom's looking for boy themes, travel, girly, coffee! (you know I love that), hikers/campers, water parks, city dwellers...endless possibilities.

Grab yours during my exclusive August Promotion, Party For One. Remember to email or private message me your shopping list of $150+ for your credits. (details in previous post)

Or, add your order to the Chirp Chirp Cricut Gathering for orders below $150 Right Here to be entered for chance at Mystery Hostess. All Cricut Collections count, digital or cartridge.

You Are Here owners will have access to all of the Design Space Files for artwork shown complements of my creative and generous colleague, Jennifer Smith.

 

 

#LovingThisCartridge!

Raspberries In My Belly!

The little pesky seeds are worth the bright burst of sweet freshness from a beautiful raspberry!  These jewels grow in my garden as I am a true red and blue

berry picker from way back.  I used to steal them from a neighbor's bushes

when I was too young to know that someone actually owned them.

I swore this year I would not let any of my raspberries go to waste which meant that I needed to use them within a few days of picking. Not in the mood for making jam this year,

I opted for some baked goods that would freeze well.

Enter the Lemon Raspberry Muffin recipe into my life that I scored off of Pinterest.

It is a true 5 Star Recipe y'all and now has a place in my recipe archives.

They are light, fluffy, moist, tops just a bit crispy, perfect sweetness without being too sweet, and just the right punch from the raspberries.  One hour to make two batches which yielded a total of 24 regular size muffins and 6 extra large muffins.

Here you go. (You're welcome ;)

Lauren's Blog

Thank you so much, Lauren!

My Modifications:

*I didn't use the glaze as I tried them before and loved them just the way they were.

*Increase Raspberries to 2 cups
*I used Silk instead of Milk
*Reduced temp. to 380 and cooked 16 mins. (I have convection)
*Made 12 then added semi sweet choc chips to remainder of batter to make 3 extra large Lemon Rasp. choc. Chip Muffins. (cooked large 20 mins)

Lemon Raspberry Muffins

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 15

Calories: 235 cal

Author: Lauren Allen

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1/2 cup oil canola or vegetable
• 1 1/2 cups raspberries (fresh or frozen)

For the glaze:

• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 

   In a measuring cup mix together milk and lemon juice. In a separate large bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix eggs, oil, lemon zest, and the milk/lemon mixture. Stir the wet ingredients into the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Fold in the raspberries.
3. Line a muffin tin with liners, or grease it well with cooking spray. Fill 15-18 muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with few crumbs.

For the glaze:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. (if you want the glaze even thinner, add an extra tablespoon of lemon juice). Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before drizzling with glaze.

Chirp Chirp It's a NEW Cricut Cartridge: You Are Here

Do you spy a bunch of new product? My esteemed colleague, Jennifer Smith, presented the 

NEW CTMH Cricut Cartridge, You are Here, at Convention 2017. Not only did she wow us with her fabulous creations from the cartridge, but she also gifted to us her Design Space Files for free! For the Design Space Files to work, you must own You Are Here.

I'm going to run a Special for the Month of August called: Party For ONE.

Here is how it works: Starting August 1st, make your Shopping List of $150 retail or more, send it to me by Private Message or Email, FlourishingHearts@hotmail.com, and I will set your order up as your own personal party! You will then receive an additional $25 of Hostess Credits to use for even more new product including: Fundamental papers and Complements packets, Stamps, Inks, Cardstock, PML cards... Click HERE  to start your list.

Make sure you email or PM me your list as I will need to enter it for you.

Here is a Sample:

Sally Scrapbooker:

$99 Cricut You Are Here Bundle
           1-Cartridge (700 images: shapes, titles, phrases, and font)
           3-My Acrylix D-size coordinating stamps ($53.85 value)
           1-Enchantment Cardstock combination pack - 20 sheets ($14.50 value)
$19.95 Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Packet (24 patterned double-sided sheets)
$  6.95 Set of Complements (assorted accessories, glitter, chipboard, vellum, foil...)
$  6.95 Glitter Paper (red, white, gold, silver, black, or bashful)
$  6.95 Gold Foil Paper
$  6.95 Silver Foil Paper
$  5.00 Stamp of the Month
$151.75
$     0.00 Basics Fundamentals Paper Packet - 24 patterned double-sided sheets ($19.95 value)
$     0.00 Basics Cardstock combination pack - 20 sheets ($14.50 value)
$     0.00 Set of Complements - assorted accessories, glitter, chipboard, foil ($6.95 value)
$     0.00 Happy Heart Stamp Set ($6.95 value)
$151.75 Total plus shipping and tax

*Now THAT's how you shop for a HAUL! 

If you still want any of the CTMH Cricut Cartridges and don't have a $150 budget, don't fear. I have a special for you too. Join the Chirp Chirp Cricut Gathering HERE: Chirp Chirp, place

          your order, and you will be entered for my Mystery Hostess drawing on August 31st. 

             *All Cricut purchasers will be entered for Mystery Hostess, digital or cartridge.

 All Cricut, You Are Here, owners will have access to all of the the awesome Jennifer Smith Design Space Files made available to me. What a gift. Thank you, Jennifer! 

Get those Cricuts warmed up folks! There's a lot more to come.

 

Sending Smiles - Operation Smile Free Design Space File

Some of you already know that my card was chosen by my peers in Rising Hearts as the winning card to benefit an Operation Smile fundraiser that our team held at Convention 2017 in Utah. I also posted a picture of my card on CTMH International Consultants on FB and was asked a few times for the Design Space File.  I am honored and and as promised here you go

 Sending Smiles Operation Smile Design Space File

The stamp set that I used is called Emojis and can be found here Emojis Stamp Set.  I simply cut the white circle overlay once each on White Daisy, Blossom, Canary, and Lagoon and used the negatives to stamp my selected emojis. They don't line up perfect but I like that it gives the impression of motion.

For the inside of the card, I cut a patterned layer of 4 x 5.25. The paper I used is Little Dreamer which will be retired soon, but this card can easily be adapted to any paper kit of your choice or simply cardstock. Cardstock to accent the sentiment cutout inside the card was placed beneath before adhering down. I threw in a little Click It shape in case you don't use Little Dreamer. I think it looks cute on the inside of the card above the camera.

Supplies used: Bonding Memories Glue Pen, 3D Foam Tape, Little Dreamer Paper Packet, White Daisy Cardstock (CS), Blossom CS, Lagoon CS, Canary CS and Black CS. Emoji Stamp Set and Black Ink.  All supplies can be found  HERE

*You must own the following CTMH CRICUT Cartridges: Artbooking, Artistry, Artiste, Artbooking and Artfully Sent to fully access this file. Don't own them but want them? Click here: CTMH's AWESOME CRICUT Bundles!

I hope this FREE Design Space File brings a SMILE to your face. All I ask in return is that you consider Rounding UP your Order when you make a purchase when asked to benefit Operation Smile. Your loose change can change the life of a child with a facial deformity often in a third world country where he or she would otherwise grow up ostracized and impoverished. Send a Smile.

Stampaganza! "Draw" with Stamps.

I can't draw well, and that always bothered me because I wanted to so badly.

Imagine my pure excitement when I discovered that STAMPS could do that for me?!

I don't have to worry about proportion, facial features, shadowing...

A few of my favorites

July is Stampaganza at Close To My Heart which means FRUGAL crafters Unite!

 Buy 2 Stamp Sets and get the 3rd Free.  This promotion only happens once 

in a great while so I am promoting it on all my sites.

Cardmakers, DayPlanner Girls, Scrapbookers, Mixed Media Artists... 

There is something for everyone.  And, CTMH has taken some sets out of Retirement and put them back to work. The Monthly Word Puzzles and 15 more sets to boot.

Check out all the Stamp Sets Here: My Shopping Site

Cardmaker (I use all inks depending on technique)

All stamp sets on  My Shopping Site are included. Some are as low as $2.95!

The lowest price stamps will be Free so be sure to Strategize.

Mixed Media (I use our Pigment, StazOn or Archival Inks)

Possibilities with Stamps: Color with Markers, Watercolor Images with Paints or Inks, Emboss them, Paper Piece them, Layer and Pop, Stamp on Pictures, 

Glass and Coasters with StazOn...

Scrapbooker (I use Archival or our Dye Based Inks)

DayPlanners (I use Archival or Memento Ink)

#MakersGonnaMake #PlannersGonnaPlan #WhoTellsYourStory #SnailMail #MessyHands

Art Technique in first picture is: Acrylic Paint Wash on matte, Stamp Images in Color with CTMH Pigment Inks, Stamp Black Image with Memento Ink. Heat set all ink in between each step. Wrap black thread around matte and secure with scotch tape. Adhere matte to card base and add a few gems. Snail mail is loved by all!