January's sketch challenge

For this months challenge use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. We are looking for a title, some journaling, and embellishments.

To submit your finished product you can either 

e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us. 

Winner receives a prize!

Deadline is January 21st

sketch from pagemaps.com

Layout by Stephanie

Supplies used: Crate paper random collection Denim and Vintage papers. Kraft cardstock from Close to my Heart. Words cut out with Heritage Cricut cartridge and Home Accents cartridge. Adhesive badge buttons from Close to my Heart. Offray ribbon.

Hoping you all had a wonderful 
Christmas and a Happy New Year.

October Challenge

 For this months challenge use the following 

sketch as inspiration for a layout. 

We are looking for a title, some journaling, and embellishments.

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a 

picture or hand deliver it to us. 

Winner receives a prize!

Deadline is October 28th

Sketch from: mylittleattic.com

Fall Project

I cannot wait for fall! 

I love it when the air gets cooler, 

the leaves start to change, 

and last but not least I love apple pie!

I created this project using a 8x8 shadowbox and painted it brown. The paper is from Country Drive by Echo Park Paper. The tree and leaves were cut out by the handy dandy Cricut machine, stretch your imagination cartridge.


-Stephanie

October Afternoon Modern Homemaker Project

I used the October Afternoon Modern Homemaker line to create this fun memo board. Under the cute lady is a chalkboard where I can write things and also I attached graph paper to the white cardstock the lady is on for lists and other things to remember.

Other Supplies used:

Vintage Cream Cardstock- Papertrey Ink

Ribbon-American Crafts

-Stephanie 

Challenge for September

For this months challenge we aren't looking for a card or a layout, 

but for a fun project.

Make something for yourself or for someone else. We will not be giving you a sketch to follow, we just want you to be creative and try something you haven't tried before. We cannot wait to see what you create!

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us. Winner receives a prize!

Deadline is September 23rd

Crop Night in Amador County

We are having a crop night in Ione on August 12th 6:00 to 10:30 P.M. 

Be one of the first three to RSVP and your crop fee will only be
$8.00!! To get this deal please e-mail us and let us know you will be attending. We will let you know if you are one of the first three and send you a
invoice to pay the crop fee.

The Regular price for the crop fee will be $10.00 and this must be paid
prior to August 11th.
 

**Also if you are a paid attendee of the crop any scrapbooking products you
purchase will be 25% off!

August Sketch Challenge

For this months challenge use the sketch as inspiration for a layout. We are looking for a title, some journaling, and embellishments. Banners are a big scrapbooking trend right now so we also want to see one on your page. To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us. 

Winner receives a prize!

Deadline is August 26th

Layout by Stephanie

Be creative with your layout! As you can see above with my banner I didn't want to use the traditional triangles. So using my Cricut I cut out three circles and folded them in half. I then adhered them with 3d foam squares and for even more dimension, added the beautiful flowers. Cant wait to see what you create!

 Supplies used: 12x12 Kraft paper from Close to my Heart, 12x12 garden paper fly a kit collection from October Afternoon, Brown ribbon, white flowers, kraft mini markets from October Afternoon.

July Sketch Challenge

For this months challenge use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. This sketch is perfect for when you just don't know how to fit a lot of pictures on one page. We love to see a title, some journaling, and embellishments! To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.  

Winner receives a prize!

Deadline is July 22nd

This sketch is from http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/

Scrapbooking Humor

Sketch Challenge for June

For this months challenge use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. Please use at least three different patterned papers in your layout. Tip-we love to see a title, some journaling, and embellishments!

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is June 23rd

May Challenge

 For this months challenge use the sketch as inspiration for a layout. Please use at least three different patterned papers in your layout. Tip-we love to see a title, some journaling, and embellishments!

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is May 27th

Crop Night Sale!

We have some exciting things in the mix for the crop night on April 22nd.

First off the new products from C.H.A. are starting to ship from distributors so we need to make some room! ALL PRODUCTS ARE 50% OFF!!!!

(excluding Tombow products)

Second if you bring a friend that has never attended one of our crops you and that friend will get $2.00 off your crop fees! Prepayment is still required for you and your friend please let us know if you plan on inviting someone so we can send you and invoice to pay.

Also Wendy will be joining us to share her knowledge on all things Cricut!

So join us on April 22nd at 6:00 to 10:30 P.M. As we say goodbye to our Ione Crop location and get ready to move to Jackson in May!

Dancing Orchids Scrapbooking
dosamador@gmail.com

April Challenge

For this months challenge use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. Please use at least two different patterned papers in your layout. Tip-we would like to see a title, some journaling, and embellishments.

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is April 22nd

Dancing Orchids Scrapbooking
dosamador@gmail.com

March Challenge Winner!

Wendy!

Sweet thoughts of Spring

I don't know about all of you, but I am definitely ready for Spring. I want to try and get you out of this rainy, dreary state; and help you start thinking of Spring! Easter is in late April this year so there's plenty of time for any projects you wish to tackle! The stamp set above is from Ippity. Isn't it so adorable?  I think there are so many ways to use this set to celebrate Spring!! Below is a fun project using the set.

Closeup of the topper

Reminders

*Don't forget to turn in your layout for the March challenge!

*Next Crop is on March 25th from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m.

 Crop Fee is $10.00

Your prepaid RSVP is due before March 24th

Cricut How To

At the crop on March 25th our friend Wendy will be taking 20 minutes to demonstrate how to use the Cricut Expression and show all the things it's capable of doing.  She will also talk about some of the inexpensive ways to acquire an Expression and cartridges if you are interested in purchasing them.

Crop Night

Bring any scrapbooking supplies you may have and join us this friday, the 4th, for a crop night. We will have many stamps, inks, tools, and Idea books for you to use. Crop fee is $10.00 per person.

Location: 1400 W.Marlette in Ione, CA 95640

Time: 6:00 to 10:30 P.M

Hope to see you there!

Best Stamps on the Block

Throughout March Close to my Heart is offering a free My Acrylix block if you purchase $25 in My Acrylix stamps. You can choose from two of the most versatile block sizes: 3" x 3" or 2" x 6 1/2"

Dates: Offer valid March 1–31, 2011.
Details: Limit one free My Acrylix block per order per customer. Qualifying stamp purchases include A-, B-, C-, D-, E-size stamp sets, and Stamp of the Month sets purchased at full retail or at a discount. K-size stamp sets, Stamp of the Months earned for free, and Workshops on the Go are excluded. Tax and shipping/handling may apply. Close To My Heart reserves the right to substitute a block of a similar size or price.

March Challenge

For this months challenge use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. Please use at least three different patterned papers in your layout. Tip-we would love to see lots of circles, a title, some journaling, and embellishments.

To submit your finished product you can either 

e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is March 25th

October Afternoon Report Card & Schoolhouse

First of all I'm sorry about the poor quailty of the pictures...the lighting in my house at night is not great and I was using my phone to take these pictures. I added information about the products that I used in each layout and almost everything we have at our crops.

Of course I took lots of pictures on Sarah's first day of pre-school and I was very excited to use these October afternoon collections. The plaid stamp at the bottom is a Unity Stamp Co, the Apple is a die cut using the Cricut "Give a Hoot" cartridge, and the Hello My Name Is stamp is a Close to my Heart Stamp from "Good Work" stamp set. Apple stem is Papertrey Ink paper as well as the green paper the picture is mounted on. Papertrey Ink "Simply Chartreuse" is a great matching green to use with a lot of the October Afternoon lines. The base paper is Colonial White from Close to my Heart. All other Paper and embellishments are October Afternoon Report Card, Schoolhouse, and Campfire.

My base page is the yellow w/polka dots by October Afternoon Farm Fresh Collection Farmhouse Paper. Next I layered with October Afternoon Report Card Bus Route paper. Striped Ribbon is Pumpkin from Stampin Up. All pictures are mounted on Papertrey Ink paper. The Little Things stamp is Ippity by Unity Stamp Co. The tree is a die cut using Cricut Give a Hoot cartridge. Tree trunk paper is Crunching Leaves by October Afternoon Weathervane Collection . Top of the tree is Simply Chartreuse by Papertrey Ink. The branch with leaves and birds in a nest is a stamp from Love you Forever Stamp set by Close to my Heart. I stamped it several times on different papers and cut out the individual pieces and put them all together to get the look. It wasn't difficult but a little time consuming, and might I add Worth it!

Base paper is Chalkboard from Schoolhouse Collection by October Afternoon. Tags are die cuts using Cricut Plantin Schoolbooks Cartridge. The paper used for the tags: Workbook from Schoolhouse Collection by October Afternoon. Flower at bottom right are die cuts using Cricut Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge cut on Chalkboard and Workbook paper. Red scalloped edge is a Shape Sticker from Schoolhouse by October Afternoon. Remember Date is shape sticker Schoolhouse collection. Solid colored paper is Papertrey Ink. Punch was by EK Success. Flower stamp is from October Afternoon. Red brad is American Crafts, blue brads are Basic Grey. I don't know if you can see on the stamped flower but I created dew drops on the big flower using Liquid Glass by Close to my Heart.

My base paper is Colonial White from Close to my Heart, layered on that is Flash Card from Schoolhouse by October Afternoon. AEIOU stars are Shape Stickers from Report Card. Going to school blue paper with boy and girl is cut out from Workbook paper from Schoolhouse. Plaid photo cormers are stamped using Ippity by Unity Stamp Co.

Farm Fresh Wall Art

I wanted to show off some wall art that I made using

  My Minds Eye canvases and the Farm Fresh 

Collection from October Afternoon

I cant wait to hang these up in my dining room!

March Newsletter

I just sent out the March Newsletter so check your e-mail! If you would like to receive our monthly newsletters shoot us an email.

Remember we will not be having a crop tonight..

Stay warm!

Steph

Crop Night Canceled for Feb 25th

Unfortunately we don't have enough ladies to have the crop on Friday. Plus with the weather they are predicting its probably best we don't have it. For those of you who have paid we can keep your payment and apply to next Friday or I can refund you. Let me know...

Hope you all stay safe and warm this weekend!

Scrappers Block

I know that once in awhile we all get scrappers block. When this happens I grab my computer and look through all the beautiful layouts people have kindly shared online. I wanted to share a blog with you called Pencil Lines. Each week they put up a new sketch and they have many different examples of what you can do with that one sketch..

Hope this helps you get out of your scrappers block!

http://www.pencillines.com/

Crop Night

Remember to RSVP for the crop on 

the 25 if you plan on attending.

New Close to my Heart Idea Book

To view the online idea book click here

We also have the new book available at our crops for you to look through. Remember if you place an order at the crop on February 4th you receive 20% off your entire order.

February Challenge

For this months challenge please use the following sketch as inspiration for a layout. Use at least three different patterned papers in your layout. Tip-we would love to see a title, some journaling, and embellishments. 

To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

 Deadline is February 25th 

SALE ON FEBRUARY 4TH

This Sale be happening at the crop on February 4th; after that we cannot guarantee that these items will be available any longer.

• All existing ribbon will be $0.25 a yard (originally .25 a foot)
• All paper in the huge .25 paper bin is now going to be $0.10 a piece
• Sassy Strands $3 for the whole package (originally $6)
• Everything in the big binder will be $0.05 a piece

ALSO!

• Close to My Heart came out with a new catalogue that we will have at the crop, place an order at the crop and receive 20% of your entire order
• Unity Stamps(we have on hand) will be 20% off

Winner of the January Challenge

Congrats Heather!

All Day Crop

Kandice and I had so much fun this last Saturday scrapbooking with the ladies that attended the all day crop. It was 9 hours full hours of scrapping! I think everyone who attended had a blast and got a lot accomplished. We also cleared up the confusion of what DOS means lol. For those of you who were not there DOS: Dancing Orchids Scrapbooking. Oh and congrats to Rozann, our grand prize winner. She went home with a prize basket filled with papers, ribbons, and a stamp set.


This May will be Dancing Orchids two year anniversary! So to celebrate we are hoping to have another all day crop sometime during May...We will keep you posted


Have a wonderful Tuesday!

January Challenge

For this layout challenge you must follow this sketch. Your layout must have journaling, a title, and embellishments. To submit your finished product you can either e-mail us a picture or hand deliver it to us.

Deadline is January 28th

The winner will receive the Petite Perks stamp set.

(You will get your layout back after judging is finished)