Bring on the Wander

 I am so excited to tell you that I will be offering TWO different workshop options with the Wander Paper during August. This paper is so fun and full of outdoorsy style but not just camping as you might think when you look at it first.  So join me and let's have some fun. Which workshop will you do or will you do both?

Workshop #1 - 

Let's Travel
August  26, 2021
6:30pm CST on 
Scrappin' with Heather Hicks Facebook page

Supply list:

* Wander Scrapbooking Workshop Kit G1234

• Wander Coordinating Cardstock X7271C

• Mix-In Paper Pack X9030

• Stencil Pack- 3 Z3884 (retiring so get it while you can)

• Sundance Stamp Pad Z6521

• Paprika Stamp Pad Z6515

• Black Stamp Pad Z2805

• Mini-Ink Blending Tool Z3886 or Sponge Daubers z726 (Will need 3 different pads for different colors)

• Additional Cardstock needed:

o 1 – Sapphire

o 1 – Glacier

o 1 – Linen

o 1 – Charcoal

o 2 – French Vanilla

• 9” Bowl or Circle Cutter

• Z3314 Black & White Dots (optional)

Cricut cuts - $12 sent to me via Venmo @Heather-Hicks-23 or contact me after purchase of supplies for your own Cricut cutting link.

www.HeatherHicksCTMH.com

Are you like me and take a plethora of photos of gorgeous sunsets.  This is the perfect layout to show those sunsets

We will also create the original layout shown in the workshop kit titled Let's Go with a large overlay.

Workshop #2

Let's Go Camping
August  31, 2021
6:30pm CST on 
Scrappin' with Heather Hicks Facebook page

Supply list:

- Wander Paper Packet & Sticker Sheet X7271S

- Wander Die Cuts X7271E

- Memory Protectors Combo Z4092 +1 additional 12x12 Memory Protector

- 5 sheets White Daisy Cardstock

- 3 Sheets Sapphire Cardstock

- Black & White Dots Z3314

- 3-D Foam Tape Z2060

- Journaling Pen

        (uses the Story by Stacy Extended Format story)

The Extended Story by Story by Stacey uses a combination of sizes of layouts to add dimension and to tell the story with your pictures.  This is just a sampling of the layouts but there are a few more pages as well.   This is a great design to tell the story of your time in the outdoors.

I hope you will plan to join me for one of these super cute workshops. I have no doubt you will love them.

Happy Scrappin'

Heather

Deep Roots Blog Hop

 

Welcome to this months Blog Hop featuring the Strong Roots Stamp set.  If you've been following the blog hop train, you are coming here from Krista's blog.  We are happy to have you join us on this journey to see some beautiful creations from several Close to My Heart Makers.

If you're not familiar with the Stamp of the Month, each month Close to My Heart releases a special stamp that when you spend $50 you can receive for ONLY $5!  BUT if you are a VIP customer, when you spend that $50 you receive 15% credit in your account for future purchases AND the stamp of the month for FREE. Our VIP's get the royal treatment at Close to My Heart. Click here to find out more about our VIP program. 

Now on to this months Stamp of the Month - Strong Roots. 

 

The watercolor bug has bitten and as soon as I saw this stamp set I knew I was going to get to play. I grabbed my basic supplies and then a few extras:

Of course: 

• White Cards & Envelope Value Pack X254
• Strong Roots Stamp Set S2107 
• Watercolor Paints Z3132 
• Small Round Waterbrush Z3224 

And then I saw some new items from our July-August Catalog that I knew would complement this stamp set so well:

• July-August Mix-In Paper Pack X9030
• Stitched Scallop Bracket Thin Cuts Z3688   
• Wander-Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts Z3959 for the pond with Glacier Cardstock
• New Isabella Cricut collection for the leaves 
• Espresso Ink and Cardstock and New England Ivy Cardstock

Here is my creation:

I feel like this would be a great Grandparents Day card which is coming up September 12th, Father's Day or birthday card. I tried to keep it fairly simple with not much embellishment so it wouldn't overwhelm the men in my life - you know how they are with glitter; it's like cooties to them - haha!

The watercolor made this stamp set feel so tranquil and soft.  Have you played with our watercolors yet?  The Close to My Heart home office did a whole series on YouTube showing different watercoloring techniques.  You can check them out here.

Now hop on over to Lauren's CTMH Craftings for more artwork using this rustic and heritage inspired stamp set. 

 Happy Scrappin'!

    ~Heather

 
 

Is that White Pines I see?

I don't know about you but for me Christmas always seems so far away until it isn't and then I am  scrambling to get it all done. I am excited to announce that CTMH had decided to give us a hand this year in getting ahead of the Christmas craziness by bringing back one of my favorite Christmas paper sets in July. White Pines papers are back and have been updated to coordinate perfectly with our currecnt CTMH colors and now includeds a fun and unique sticker sheet that coordinates with the Paper Pack too.

 To help us get prepared for the coming Christmas season, they are offering two different workshops - one scrapbooking 

 

and one card-making.

If you had the chance to play with these papers in the past, you know just how beautiful they are.  They also brought back the coordinating stamp sets so no need to buy those a 2nd time if you already have them. 

If you've never played with this paper before and you want all the things, CTMH has created a special bundle just for you:

Keep an eye out on my Facebook page - Scrappin with Heather Hicks over the month as I show you some things I created in the past with the White Pine's Papers and make sure to grab yours while you can. This special is only available from July 1 - August 31 OR until supplies last.  

Happy Scrappin'

What Is Your Why?

That is the question I get asked all the time.  Why do I own and run a scrapbooking retreat, homeschool my children, be active in the church and still feel the need to teach scrapbooking. It is one thing to just scrapbook for the fun of it, to preserve the memories (especially because my brain is forgetting details quickly these days), and to use it as another means to spend time with friends but why teach people and work Close to My Heart as a “business”.  Well, to be honest my time with Close to My Heart has never felt like a business.  Sure I have made money from it, enough to full my husbands dream of owning a boat,  but I LOVE to help other people experience the joy of getting “inky” and getting their photos off their phones and onto papers that more and more people can see, to help them tell their stories and share those stories with more people and to give them something that generations to come can look at and learn more about their family that was ever shared before.  

Recently my family had the opportunity to watch two young girls as their parents went out of town. While they were with us, I thought it would be fun for them both to create the Born to Shine mini album.

Close to My Heart taught several months ago. I had all the supplies and I thought it would fun for them to share some of who they were.  I looked up photos off their mom’s facebook account and photos I had taken previously of their family and they went to work. And they loved it!  They didn’t follow all the directions, they took liberties on how they wanted to do and they made it theirs!  They did what scrapbooking is all about.  Making it yours and and telling your story.  The youngest girl took her book with her every where she went and showed it to everyone she saw.  She was so proud of her creation.  The oldest was a little more private with hers but really poured her heart into and saved it in a special place.

Fast forward about a month later, That same girl (the 2nd one) was selling cookies to raise money for summer camp. I went to her stand and purchased enough cookies for the ladies at the retreat for them to enjoy. I love to pour into our children and help them when they are working for things they want.

This last Sunday I went into church, Father’s Day mind you, and there that same girl stood with a bouquet of fresh flowers and a gift bag.  I was excited to see what she was bringing to her dad but then she told me they were for me - FOR ME!  What?  I was beyond stunned, gave her a hug and went to find my seat, because if you know me, you know I am usually late (it’s not my fault, I run a  retreat, remember ;-)).  Anyway, once I got settled, I opened he card at the top of the bag and this is what it said...

This is what was in the bag...

Later I I found out from her mom that she bought these stamp sets and flowers with her own money, without any help or guidance from her parents. I guess this story is more about bragging on what a good heart she has but it reminded me that this is why I scrapbook and make cards.  Because doing so shows those I love, that I care about them and want to remember and share our stories. I teach young girls how to scrapbook because I want them to know how to do the same and have a fun and creative way of expressing themselves. Her heart and action was beautiful but it reminded me that this is why I scrapbook and teach people to scrapbook, because we have no idea how it will impact someone but it might help them say goodbye to someone they lost recently through pictures and telling their story, it might be to try to capture in pictures and journaling the feelings they had during a vacation or family get together and it may just draw a young child to see another part of herself that is amazing and she can use that to keep pouring into other people.  It is my desire to “pass it on”.  To pass on the stories, the love for creativity, the heart for others and the chocolate chip cookies. :)

What is your why for scrapbooking?

Happiest Place is Back and it is on SALE!!!

 Last year, Close to My Heart released a super cute paper suite called Happiest Place. The originally designed workshops by the Home Office created a 6x8 album and some super cute cards.  Now, however, they have brought the whole Happiest Place Suite back for a limited time and for 20% off  AND they are showing more ways to use those same pages to create a 12x12 workshop - very similar to the one I created last year and that you can still watch on my Facebook page.   You can see all the details for that workshop here. 

In addition to the new workshops they are showing, they are also using this same, super cute and fun paper with the playful Party Girl stamp set from last months National Scrapbooking Day to carry on the fun and create Slimline cards. 

Look at some of these cute cards!

If you don’t already have this Party Girl Stamp Set, you can order this whole kit here. 

If you remember, last year I also created a whole School album with these papers - Here is a little preview:

If you missed out on it last year, now you have a chance to purchase the papers at 20% off! All the assembly videos are still on my Scrappin’ With Heather HicksFacebook Group.  The supply list for this HUGE, All school years (K-12 and Graduation), Album Workshop is:

Cricut cuts are MASSIVE and I will cut those for you but it will take some time.

Supplies needed for the Happiest Place - School Days Workshop:

2 - H.P. Paper pack - cc7202

2 - 6x12 Flip Flaps - z3268

3 - Clear Sparkles z3274

3 - Bitty Sparkles Z1263

26 sheets white Cardstock

30 sheets Black Cardstock

14 sheets Lemonade Cardstock

6 sheets Glacier Cardstock

8 sheets Candy Apple Cardstock

2 sheets Toffee Cardstock

26 page protectors top loading or side loading

Cricut cuts - $80 Venmo @Heather-Hicks-23

I am so excited to see that Close to My Heart brought these papers back AND AT 20% OFF. But it is for a limited time and only while supplies last. Don’t delay, order your supplies today and hop on over to my Facebook page to start creating!

Happy Scrappin’

You ARE Enough!

 

I am so excited out the special that Close to My Heart unveiled for National Scrapbooking Month - You are Enough!  In a year that has been so overwhelmingly difficult for so many, it is good to remind ourselves and others that We are Enough. You are Loved! God made you and you are enough for anything that he allows you to go through. That doesn't mean it will be easy but it means that YOU CAN DO IT!!!  With this special bundle I hope to help you celebrate and remind those are you that they are enough.  

Join me:

 on the Happy Scrappin' with Heather Hicks Facebook Group

On June 24th at 6:30pm 

 Supply List:

•     CC 5218 You are Enough Bundle
  
•     Z3367- Vellum
•     Z3793 - Rose Gold Liquid Pearls
•     Z3674  Twinkle Toes Holographic Paper
•     A small paint brush
•     Z3678 Stitched Hexagon Thin Cuts (optional but helpful)
•    Z2827 Almond Ink Pad
•    Z2848 Sapphire Ink Pad 
•    Z2841 Glacier Ink Pad
•    Z6501 Ballerina Ink Pad
•    Z6504 Sage Ink Pad
•    Z6519 Blue-Belle Ink Pad
  
•    Custom24 Additional Cardstock: 
•  (14) White Daisy cardstock  
•  (2) Sage cardstock 
• (2) Mint Cardstock
  
•  (1) Glacier cardstock
  

$15 Cricut Cut Fee of if needing me to make the Cricut cuts for you  which can be sent via Venmo at @Heather-Hicks-23

*To cut your own Cricut pieces you will need these CTMH Cricut Collections: Flower Market, Stitched Together, Serenity and You are Here. You will also need the following additional cardstock: Blue Belle, Ballerina, Sangria, Peach, Glacier, Sage, Sapphire (2), and Espresso

*** There are many cuts that will need to be made with the Butterfly Die Cuts, Vellum and the You Are Enough Coordinating Cardstock. If you are unable to cut these yourself, I am happy to cut them for you but there will be an an additional $7.50 charge, plus the Cricut cut charge if you need me to cut those for you also.****

Here are a closer look at the layouts we will be creating:

The lighting for the above layout makes it look orange but the Holographic paper is absolutely gorgeous here.  It is a fun touch to a more masculine layout.

 

This layout uses the stamp set that comes in the Bundle.  There is opportunity to use it in the other layouts as well but primarily it is used here 

 

 

I still have some paper left after all these layouts and am having so much fun creating.  I hope you will join me on June 24th at 6:30pm CST to create these fun layouts together. 

 

Daisy Meadows Workshop

 I'm back!!! It seems like it has been forever since I have updated you all on what is going on.  Don't worry, I haven't stopped scrapbooking or event stopped teaching. In fact, I have been having fun teaching lots of classes over on my Scrappin' with Heather Hicks Facebook page. There is so much going on that I wanted to make sure I kept you in the loop so you didn't miss out on anything.  

I am so excited to tell you about my Daisy Meadows Workshop coming up on April 22.

I'm loving the white flower overlays from the Daisy Meadows Workshop Your Way (WYW) Kit.

The WYW kit lends itself so many fun and unique pieces.  Here I mixed the kit with the exclusive Cricut cuts created for the Spring Meadows paper. 

Last but certainly not leased is the beautiful layout that allows us to celebrate new beginnings, whether that is a new baby, new marriage, new home or just the fresh beauty that spring brings, this layout is super universal and will work for any of those pictures.

Supplies needed for the Daisy Meadows Workshop on April 22nd can be purchased on HeatherHicks.ctmh.com and are:

Daisy Meadow Scrapbook Workshop Kit G1225 or G1225NP

• Daisy Meadows – Scrapbooking stamps & thin cuts Z3932 (on special during Stampaganza)

• Peacock Ink Z2849

• Fern Ink Z2850

• Glacier Ink Z2841

• Intense Black Ink Z4189

• Additional Cardstock needed - (Custom12):

- White Daisy (3)

- Peacock (1)

- Smoothie (1)

- Glacier (2)

- Sundance (1)

- Fern (1)

• Watercolor Paints (optional but also used in the Album retreat) Z3132

• Medium Round Waterbrush Z3225 (needed if you get the Watercolor paints).

• Cricut Cuts $12 – Venmo to @Heather-Hicks-23 or purchase additional sheet of each piece of paper listed above, as well as, Cinnamon and Mink ,the Daisy Meadows Cricut Collection through Cricut and an 30" of Burlap Ribbon from scraps. If you need me to add some to your cricut cuts, please add a $1 and put it in the memo.

 

 I hope you will join us and have some fun Scrappin' too!