Papercrafting for 2018

Good afternoon my lovelies! For those of you in SEQld that love your off the page papercrafting, I have a few exciting workshops coming up!

December's featured project is our stunning 2018 Through The Year Calendar. This projects combines a bit of stamping with 2 different stampsets that can be used on any project, especially useful for my pocket scrappers. It also uses our beautiful fundamentals range of double sided patterned paper, plus gold glitter die cut accents for added sparkle. (More sparkle never hurts, right?) Highlight each month with your choice of photos and when the month is over, use it for a stunning title page in your scrapbook album or frame it as home decor.

This workshop is run twice, once on December 9 and again on December 29. If you'd like to make an extra calendar or two, let me know at time of booking. They make great gifts!

January's featured project is elegant rose gold monogram home decor. It's similar in feel to our Welcome Home Wreath kit from earlier this year. Your choice of letter (A-Z plus &) includes a sturdy chipboard letter base, die cut overlay and flower pieces, sticker sheet, and full color instructions. For added dimension, you can accent your piece with ink daubing, shimmer brushes, or other embellishments you may have in your stash. Have an important function, anniversary, engagement, baby or bridal shower, or reunion coming up? Why not surprise the person of honor with their very own monogram?

This workshop is also run twice, once on January 20 and again on January 21. If you'd like to make letters, let me know at time of booking. They also make great gifts!

For those unable to attend my workshops in person, the Through The Year calendar kit will be available for purchase from December 1 and Love Letters from January 1. Watch my upcoming monthly newsletters for more details and necessary tools required for easy assembly of these projects.

To ensure all workshop kits arrive in time, it is crucial that kit payments be received before the deadlines listed above. I don't want anyone missing out!

As you can imagine, the end of the year will be here in the blink of an eye, including the inevitable delays to the postal system. Carve out time in your diary or planner today, pick which workshop date best suits you, the kit/s you want, and contact me to book your spots. Need more information about my workshops or my payment details? Ask away! While direct deposit is preferred, I also accept credit cards (with an additional processing fee).

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Baby I'm Worth It

Hello! I'm currently on my way overseas for a quick visit. Please do not ring me until I'm back in my studio on the 17th. If it's urgent, email or facebook message me!

April is here and baby, you're worth it!

Joining my team as a new Consultant with Close To My Heart during April is more rewarding than ever.

Not only do you get a beautiful New Consultant Kit at a new, lower price, but when you submit $450 in personal sales within your first 30 days*, you get your choice of either a FREE Cricut^® collection OR $145 in Select Product Credit—and that’s in addition to the Straight To The Top start-up bonus that you’ll earn along the way! *The 30-day period begins fourteen days after the New Consultant Kit has been shipped.

If you've ever thought "I could do that", now is the perfect time to join my team. The new consultant kit features heaps of basics. With your Select Product Credit, you can customize your kit with the goodies you like best! Contact me or click here to see all the details.

Life in Pictures is the new stamp of the month.

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $7.50. When you place an order of $75 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Keep an eye out for the Life in Pictures and Regatta blog hops this month!

April is a busy month in my studio. We'll be catching up on Workshops Your Way and creating some beautiful projects. All workshops are at the end of the month and bookings are essential NOW.

All workshop spaces are limited. First in best dressed. Workshop fees are prepay via direct deposit only and MUST be received in advance. Email me for payment details. Please note: Be sure to book your workshop spots early. Your spot is not guaranteed until payment is received. Contact me asap to book your spot!

I love to party and spoil my hostesses. Start making your wish list now, then contact me today to set up your very own party and reap the rewards. I'll help you get everything on your wishlist for free or half-price. I'm available to party all month long! Parties do not need to be very long, they can be as simple (show and tell style), or as elaborate (with make and take projects) as you like. They can even be in your pajamas or online!

My calendar is booking up very fast, and all party dates are first in best dressed.

Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking with new companions, crafty shenanigans, chocolate, coffee, tea, yummy baked goods, plenty of laughter and sisterhood, or just getting your crafting supplies at a discounted rate... my team Heartwork Sisters is for you!

For $129 you get not only a kit jam packed with the basics worth $300+, you also get to customize it with your Select Product Credit PLUS you get heaps of training and assistance and new friends who share your crafting obsession! For more details, contact me. To become a Heartwork Sister, simply visit my website!

It's easy to shop with me, simply follow the arrows! Be sure to click JOIN when you shop.

To stock up on your favorite and new items, shop with me today!

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Pocket Scrapbooking

Pocket scrapbooking is all the rage these days. You'll see it in stores, on blogs, instagram, pinterest, and in my own albums.

You may be wondering "what is it?" Put simply, pocket scrapbooking is a simple style/method of scrapbooking. You have an album, a couple sets of pocket pages, a kit of pocket cards, and photos. You put the pages in the album, then your photos in the pages, and finish off with some pocket cards and journaling.

This is the 12x12 Lagoon Chevron D-Ring Album, Memory Protector Pages, and the Love Your Selfie Card Kit.

That's it! Scrapbooking. Simple. Quick. Streamlined. Easy. You can do it! Of course, if you want to embellish your cards, you can. Stickers, shimmer trim, twine, sequins, you name it.

There's multiple sizes of pocket pages and albums with Close to my Heart. The main size is 12x12 pages with a handful of page designs (featuring 3x4 and 4x6 pockets). This size is best for doing full albums for any theme, or mixing with traditional pages within an album (which is what I do).

These pages come from the Memory Protector Variety Pack.

There's also 4x4, 4x6 and 6x8 designs! These are better for smaller projects or gifts. Think birthday parties, thank you gifts for bridal party members or parents, brag books, making into recipe books, etc. They're also good for business people looking to store their samples of fabric, nail wraps (like Jamberry), or other goods. The list is endless!

One of my sister consultants out in WA uses the 4x4 Instalife album and pages to store alongside her essential oils. What a clever use for a small album, right?

I'm using the #instalife album for Close to my Heart to store my oily blends. The little album is a perfect companion and super cute! Do you live your Essential Oils? Why not create your own unique blend guide ☺ #CTMH #foressentialoils #ctmhnewyear #handmade #oilblends #closetomyheart #handwritten #perthmum #grateful

A photo posted by Creative with Heart (@laurascreativepages) on Jan 26, 2016 at 5:03pm PST

This 4x6 My Creations™ Mini Book was turned into a Christmas gift for my husband featuring pictures of a Lego exhibition he was presenting at. (You can see the entire project here.) I tucked a Lego gift card in the back before wrapping it up.

My Creations™ Black Mini Book

These little wirebound hardcover books are not expandable in the traditional sense (you can't add pages). What you CAN do is add a variety of Flip Flaps to expand the capacity!

The newest size is 6x8. The Everyday Life album cover and pocket pages feature everything you love about pocket scrapping in a nice portable size. I've added a few pocket pages to my planner to hold treasured photos. You can also turn it into a photo album on its own! Simply purchase an album cover, 4x6 and/or 3x4 pocket pages, a Picture My Life card kit and you're ready to go to town!

4x6 pocket pages

4x6 and 3x4 pocket pages. I store some planner stickers in my 4x6 pocket.

3x4 pocket pages.

Love the idea of pocket scrapbooking? Never tried it and want to see it in person? Want to meet new friends? Come along and enjoy a fun morning in my studio! I'll be showing all the different Picture My Life options and you get to take some home!

Bookings are essential, and close 7pm March 5th.

Contact me today to secure your place for this exclusive workshop!

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My Crush™ Madness

It's autumn now here in Queensland, and that means some holidays are coming up. School holidays, ANZAC Day, the ANZAC Centenary, and Mother's Day are all approaching. Do you have someone special in your life that could use a lil dose of happiness? Something unexpected in the mail? Something unique and longer lasting than just a run of the mill card?

Have you seen the two new My Crush™ books?

There's one For Her.

And one For Him.

Each book features a mix of various pages, page protectors, vellum, writing prompts, and artwork. All you do is print your photos, stick em down, and write. These are sweet little gift ideas that will be treasured for a long time to come.


How would you use For Her?
How about for mother's day, grandmas, aunties, nieces, daughters, sisters, girlfriend... Really, these are ideal for any woman in your life! They also make really cute gifts for mothers of the bride or groom after your wedding.

Guys, how about a sweet unique anniversary gift for your wife? Fill it with pictures from throughout your relationship, and funny or romantic memories, hopes and dreams and memories. I guarantee she'll treasure it. Plus, you can say with pride "I made this for you"!

They also make for a sweet memento for a bride from her bridesmaids, or as a thank you gift for your wedding party. Get your wedding photos printed and make up a darling little book for each of your 'maids? How thoughtful! I bet even your flower girl would love getting a personal little book from the bride.

Mother's Day is nearly here. How adorable would this be filled with pictures and notes from your kids to your wife or your mother? Monica Wihongi, one of our corporate head office ladies in Utah, did just that for her mom. Pop over here to see her results.

How could you use For Him? Easy, a unique funky lil piece of happy mail for any guy in your life! For father's day, grandpas, uncles, nephews, sons, husband, brothers, boyfriend, father of the bride or groom, for groomsmen, for the groom.... Any guy in your life that needs a lil bit of encouragement would probably love this. Imagine being away from home for a work trip or for uni and receiving this in the mail. Wouldn't your heart swell to see pictures and notes from loved ones back home? Wouldn't it brighten your day?

Now you don't have to keep these as just books, you can rip them apart! Use the pieces for cards, or even pages too! If you had a coil binding machine, you could even make and *add* your own custom pages to further personalize these.

At just $15.50 these little 30 page books are a super easy and quick gift just waiting to happen. Mother's Day is just around the corner on May 10. Why not pick up one or two of these for special women in your life and honor them this Mother's Day? While you're at it, pick up one for Dad and have it ready and waiting for later this year.

Get your For Her and For Him My Crush™ books (see the full My Crush range here) and wow your loved ones this year.

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