Happy New Year...

What a great start we had!  After Christmas, we went to Ohio to visit my family and after a few days, David and I left the kids with my parents and finally took a honeymoon!  15.5 years, 4 children, 5 deployments and 15 moves later!  We spent 4 blissful days in Oahu enjoying the absolutely BEAUTIFUL scenery, snorkeling, swimming, kayaking, hiking and just spending time together!  It was amazing! Something we will definitely have to do again...soon!  If you have never been, find a way to go!  So, this year I set off my resolutions until I got home and back into the swing of things...obviously, you know where I am going with this! 
Resolutions:
1. Post to my blog more often!
2. Scrapbook!
3. Paper craft more!
4. Use up my stash!
5. Make more gifts!

Ambitious?  Maybe.  But with all the wonderful supplies I have and all the new supplies CTMH is going to carry (you should see the new catalog!), I NEED to do this!  So... here are a few things I have already made this year.

Birthday gift for Holly's friend:  personalized trinket box and matching birthday card

Top View: CTMH paper retired, Olive, Sweet leaf, Cocoa, Sky and Cotton Candy cs, AP Cart-butterflies, swirls, crochet flowers, buttons; (Non-CTMH: Life's a beach Cart, Luau Cart, Storytime cart,  Basic Grey-Lemonade paper pack, pearls-Michaels, white wash paint, box- Michaels

Side view of box: CTMH paper-retired, Cotton Candy and Sky cs, AP cart-butterfly,  MS edger punch, white wash paint

Card using retired CTMH paper. Cocoa,  Cotton Candy, Sky cs,  AP Cartridge (Shapes and butterfly), D1482 Love Life, D1475 Card Chatter-Birthday, Inks: sweet leaf and cocoa, white Organdy ribbon; (Non-CTMH) Basic Grey-lemonade paper pad, cuttlebug EF, pearls- Michaels

Gift Bag for gifts from Hawaii: Basic Grey- Lemonade pp, Luau Cart, CTMH Cocoa CS, CTMH retired gems

Birthday card: CTMH: You & Me promotion (retired) pp/ stamp set, Colonial white & Chocolate cs, Olive, Sunflower, Chocolate inks, D1482 Love Life; PTI die-stamp shape

Inside: D1475 Card chatter-birthday (see above for paper/ink)

 Hope to chat soon!  Have a great day!

Lori