Saturday, June 6, 2015

My Crush Blog Hop

Welcome to our My Crush Blog Hop!  During the month of June, Close to My Heart is offering a fantastic deal on their My Crush line.  When you purchase a My Crush book and it's coordinating assortment (these are the journal spots and stickers), you will get the coordinating stamp set for free!!! These books are great for on the go scrapbooking or themed scrapbooking, and are the perfect introduction to scrapbooking for kids and teenagers!

If you have come here from Lela's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.
 

This month we have over 35 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the My Crush product line. The hop is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I decided to completely step out of my comfort zone for this hop!  My scrapbooks typically focus on a trip we took or my children, but I have never focused on ME.  Since I am usually the one behind the camera, there aren't even a lot of pictures of me in my albums.  I am using a My Crush album to create a glimpse of Lisa Plummer in 2015 - a time capsule of sorts.  This album will be a representation of my life at age 35.  In 10, 25 or even 50 years, I imagine it will be a book treasured by myself, my kids, and maybe even my grandchildren!

The Bluebird My Crush Album is perfect for this type of book.  Not only is the cover a gorgeous Glacier blue damask pattern, but many of the pages have sentiments or titles perfect for a "selfie" album.  However, any of the albums can be used for any purpose - just mask any pre-printed sections that don't fit your theme by covering them with other titles, pictures or embellishments!

This first picture shows page one of my book before I put anything on it.  Those images are all pre-printed on the pages.
Using the coordinating Love This stamp set and Memories Assortment, as well as a few extra embellishments and scrap paper, I created this title page to my book. 
Over the next few months, I hope to complete this album by creating pages focusing on:
My typical day
What I love about my kids
Favorite things in my house
About my town
Favorite meals
Favorite activities
What makes me smile
Favorite flowers
What I like to wear
What I like to listen to
Places I've been
Things I don't like!
My friends
Bucket list for the future 
.....and many more!  Look for these pages to be posted in the near future!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed my "My Crush" creation.  Here is a list of Close To My Heart Products used to create these page:

Z1856 - My Crush Bluebird Book
Z1888 - My Crush Memories Assortment
B1432 - Love This stamp set
Z1990 - Thistle Diagonal Striped Ribbon
Z2032 - Paper Fundamentals, Adventure Assortment
Z1752 - Clear Sparkles
Z2060 - Thin 3-D Foam Tape
CTMH Exclusive Inks stamp pads in Black
CTMH Cardstock in Glacier and Kraft

Now "Hop" on over to Angela's Blog to see her creation! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, only during the month of June can you take advantage of this great special! You can order your My Crush products here!
 

20 comments:

  1. Love the picture and the list you shared for your album.

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    1. Thank you, Kathy! I hope to expand on that list even more!

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  2. I love this idea, I foresee a possible class in my future.

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    1. Thanks, Michelle. I hope the class works out for you.

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  3. Super cute, great pict of you. Fun idea to do a Book of Me

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    1. Thank you, Lela! The picture was actually taken to get the tripod set up for our family picture. :-)

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  4. Fabulous start. I love your ideas for future pages.

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    1. Thank you, Brenda! I can't wait to get some of those pages completed. It's a bit scary to document things about ME, but I know I will be glad I did it.

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  5. Great photo and I love the way you started the album

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    1. Thank you, Angela! I hope the rest of the album comes together as smoothly as this page!

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  6. LOVE this idea!! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you, Terrie! I hope you are inspired to do one for yourself :-)

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  7. This is such a beautiful title page- I look forward to seeing more!

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    1. Thanks, Lauren! It is tricky deciding what to include, but I hope to have more pages shortly!

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  8. Love it Lisa! Can't wait to see more!

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    1. Thanks, Michelle! This is something I've been wanting to do for a while, but just needed a little nudge to get started on!

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  9. Your cover page is absolutely beautiful! I love it!

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    1. Thank you, Melissa. It really came together so easily with the assortment handy!!!

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