It's time to make some cards!  This time of year is especially fun because who doesn't love to receive holiday cards! I started with Halloween!  I love Close To My Heart's Moonlight paper packet!  It has so many different ways to use it!  I love the colors!  I already need to order more because I've used it all up!  This is one paper packet that I didn't hesitate to hoard!  (All you scrapbookers know how that feels!)

This card size is 5 1/2 by 4 1/4.  The middle frame was cut by the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  The Stamp was from a previous Idea Book.  I love the witch in this stamp set!  I added some glitter gel to the orange frame for some shimmer! 

The Cards below are made using older Close To My Heart Halloween paper that I actually was hoarding and decided to give it a new home!  What do you Think?!!!  I love Halloween!!!

If you would like to host a workshop making some Holiday Cards, contact me soon!  I have one Christmas Card Workshop planned in October and would love to start one in November!  Call me today!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tina

I am so excited that Halloween is almost here!  I am however a little behind on the costumes for the kids.  But I'm sure I'll get them soon enough!  I love Halloween!  You get to see so many creative ideas and eat yummy recipes!  Halloween is a time for the kids to use their imaginations and become someone that they dream to be! 

I have started using my imagination in decorating!  I have made a banner for the occasion and some Halloween Cards too!  I think every wall in the house will have handmade decoration by the time I'm done!  I love my cricut and I love my Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cartridge!  It is a wonderful tool in decorating just about anything!

This banner was made from the Close To My Heart Moonlight Paper Packet.  I used a total of 4 black cardstock paper and each banner measure 6' on the cricut cartridge.  It is the right size for my mantel and just big enough to see each letter! 

I added the glitter gel to each letter to add some sparkle to them! I added black tulle and threaded it through each hole that is amazingly cut out for you on the cricut!  So handy to have when a hole punch isn't available!  Makes life so easy!  I hold onto almost everything because you never know when you may need to use it for something else.  When Kayla decided to sale her old Ballet Costume I had to keep it!  The tulle alone was worth hoarding!  I cut that sucker up and used the bottom portion of the tutu as the string to hold my banner!  It even had a plastic cord in it which made the banner stiff!  Love it! 

Such a beautiful Ballerina!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tina

I LOVE LEMONS!!!!

I always seem to have a craving for Lemons!  It started while pregnant with my third and FINAL child Ruby!  Ever since then I crave for it a bunch!  I found a recipe online at Cooks.com and had to share it with you!  It is so yummy and so simple to make you will be having cool whip as a staple from now on in your freezer! I tweaked it just a bit but I'm sure it's as good as the original!

Lemon Cookies
1 box Pillsbury Yellow Cake Mix
1 Pkg. Instant Lemon Jello Pudding
1 egg
2 cups Extra Creamy Cool Whip (Kroger brand)

(In my head I hear Stewie from Family Guy saying Chooo Whip! LOL.)

                                                     http://youtu.be/3mnAC5KWvJc?t=8s

Roll into 1 inch balls or bigger, than roll in sugar.  Press with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Yield: 30 cookies (Mine only took 10 minutes!)

The recipe didn't call for any icing but since I love baking I had to do an icing!  I had an extra tub of lemon supreme icing and piped it onto the top of cookie!  Wow, was it ever delightful!

My Ruby ate three cookies before I could even ice them! 

So simple and easy to make!  I will be making more of these in the future!

I may try another type of flavor in the instant jello pudding! 

Happy Eating!
Tina Suchy

I love my career with Close To My Heart!  I have achieved so much in such a short time.  If you're wondering what I've achieved I'll tell you!  I haven't made too much money yet but that's ok.  I didn't join for the money.  I have accomplished a goal that I have wanted to achieve forever!  My scrapbooking!  I have completed my 1 year old first year within 3 months!  This was a task that I never thought I could complete!  I am working on my 15 year old daughter's now!  That may take a while, but I'm up for the challenge!

Studio J is my savior when it comes to scrapbooking in a fast pace!  I am a mother of three and very busy!  Also with little or no money, Studio J is ideal for me!  I can work on saving the money and scrapbook throughout the month and have enough money saved up to complete 10 layouts!  Less than $70.00 a month for all 10!  I think that is pretty cool! 

Contact me today to learn how fun it is to use Studio J!  I love how easy it is to complete one layout and still have time to cook dinner!  I'm a busy person and Studio J just makes "cents" to me! 

www.tinasuchy.ctmh.com
Check out my Facebook site as well!  http://www.facebook.com/#!/TinasCrazy4CTMHIndependentConsultant?bookmark_t=page

I would also love to talk to you about joining my team!  CTMH are giving away this damask bag free for anyone that joins!  It is worth $49 and super cute!  The consultant kit is only $49 and with the bag retail value is $180!  Don't miss out on this because the bags are going fast and it's only a "while supplies last" event for the bag! 

Happy Scrappin!
Tina Suchy

  Just wanted to post this cake!  I love making cakes for people!  I think what I enjoy most is their excitement when they see their cake complete.  I occasionally do a cake out of my head but usually I'm searching the Internet for ideas!  I love looking at other people's cakes online!  Their are so many talented people in this world!  This world should be a better, happier place with all the cake bakers!

   I haven't been able to make cakes for a while because of my hands.  I'm sure tomorrow I will hurt but so far I haven't felt the pain.  I try hard to make people happy and it feels good to have a talent that gives someone happiness!  I have only had one cake that was very hard to complete because the customer was very picky!  But I pulled through and did my best! I try to tell people "if you send me a picture you like, it will look somewhat like it but not exact!"  

The bottom cake is white with my "wedding Icing" not sure what to call it because it's not technically butter cream because it doesn't have butter in it.  So I just call it my wedding icing!  I found a recipe for homemade fondant and it tasted much better than store brand.  But it was harder to handle.  This was my first try at it so hopefully it will get better when I try it again!  Here is the link to the recipe.  Allrecipes.com

  This cake was an inspiration from www.pinkcakebox.com.  Her name is Anne Heap and they are in New Jersey!  Sometime I wish I lived in New York because all my favorite cake artists live in the surrounding area!!!

                                       Zebra and Cheetah Sweet 16 cake by www.pinkcakebox.com

Check out her Site because her cakes are amazing!!!

For mother's Day I decided to use my Dotty For You paper and make a bouquet of flowers!  I love my Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge! The Cricut Art Philosophy Collection is just $99.00 which includes a cartridge with 700 images, 3 My Acrylix D size stamp sets, and 3 9" x 12" Dimensional Elements.  I am new at using the Cricut and only have two cartridges.  I have yet to buy any more because the Art Philosophy has it all! 
  I would love to show you how to make these flowers!  Contact me Today!!!!

Oh and my Mom and Mother In Law loved their flowers! 

Happy Scrappin!
Tina

   I've been having so much fun with the New Stella Collection that I haven't done anything with the other packets!  I know eventually I will have to because I'm slowly running out of Stella paper!
   Here is another layout that I just finished!  I can't believe how many different creations you can actually make with the Workshop on The Go!  I have only used two colonial white 12 x 12 sheets extra!  I love the colors!!!!  I've been googling the Stella Collection and have found some very cute ideas!  It is such a great motivation to see others creating beautiful artwork! 

I still need to find the right picture for this layout!  I always make the layouts first and then search for that perfect picture to display!  I love this one so much I didn't want to add anything to it!

I hope that one day I will have more people to follow my work!  I just love Close To My Heart and think everyone should at least experience it once in their lives!  If you don't scrapbook that's ok, I can teach you how to make a card to mail to a special person in your life!  They will cherish the card forever!!!  I still have cards that I don't want to give away because they are so Cute!

Happy Scrappin!
Tina Suchy
Close To My Heart, Independent Consultant
http://www.tinasuchy.ctmh.com/