ARTISTE CARTRIDGE makes great boxes. With stamp sets to match your cut out tags.... Holiday gift boxes are a cinch!

My Gratitude....

On Thanksgiving we reflect what we are grateful for. I would like to share what I am thankful for.

First, this is a Holiday for the United States. I am grateful for all the military, past and present, and their families.  They provide us with the Freedom we have in this country.  I have met so many wonderful military women. You are on my team and also valued customers to me. I have learned so much from you throughout the years. Your strength is something I admire.  THANK YOU very much.

I am grateful to my family. 

I am grateful that I get to make money doing what I love. I get to meet wonderful women who have a passion for their families and preserving memories for their families. These Scrapbooks are a priceless treasure. 

I am so thankful for my faith and what it continues to teach me about life on a regular basis.

What do we do when our lives become troublesome? When relationships become strained? How do we enjoy this season? Please take time to make someone else’s life better. Do something for someone else. This strategy helps take me out of the center of my world. I get to help put a smile on someone’s face.  This action gives me a better perspective. Life is not all about me.  I am so grateful I have the ability to look at life differently when I am struggling. I can change my focus and I tend to see the little blessings in the struggles I am presented with.  

I was blessed to have wonderful people in my life who have passed.  I treasure those memories and am grateful they continue to put a smile on my face.

Happy Thanksgiving to you.

Watch this short video to see just a few reasons why CTMH is for you.

I know I have said this many times, but I am so fortunate to be part of CTMH.  I am confident in the management team of this company.  CTMH has always been dedicated to all consultants. They strive to support those who are hobbyists, business builders and all those in-between. This is not easy to do. This is why I am so grateful that I chose CTMH 20 years ago.  Join my team and community.
at www.kpekin.ctmh  I will contact you to give you all the support you need to achieve your goals.

3 Free My Reflectons Paper Packs with your kit when you join my team.

I would love to have you on my team. As a welcome gift, you will receive 3 current paper packs when you join my team in Nov.

Close to My Heart makes creating easy. With all are matching products your projects will look fantastic. Using our products and sharing with others is a joyful experience. If you love paper crafting. CTMH is the company for you.  You can join for as little as $49.95 plus tax and shipping.  To enhance your experience, I will be adding 3 paper packs of your choice. 

20 years ago I joined this company. I have made friends that will last a lifetime and have been able to create and use top of the line products all while "working".  Everyone should do what they love and make money at the same time. 

Contact me today at kpekin@usa.net

619-316-6831

or

Go to my website at www.kpekin.ctmh.com Click on Opportunities.

Artbooking Made Easy: Cross-Cartridge Collaboration (S01E11)

Picture Slides 40-50 years old, are a TREASURE for me!

After all these years, finding these pictures that were my Dads is an amazing gift for me. They came in the format of "Minox" slides...look below. I think I looked at over 1000 slides. Since I did not have a projector, I used the magnifying glass and a lamp to go through them.  I am sure there was a smarter way to do this..... but....being that I am not the most patient person, I wanted to see them all and not wait to find a projector.

Here are some thought I had as I was going through the slides. I hope these observations help you as you continue to preserve your memories and lives lessons for your family and friends.

• Who were the people in the slides and what kind of relationship did they have to Dad?
• The scenery and sailing pictures were nice, but there were so many and without knowing where and when they were taken, they were not important for me to keep.
• I was so thrilled to see never before pictures of my childhood with my family. Some represented memories I had that I wasn't sure we really did. Nice to know the events were captured. I now remember why camping is not my thing......enough said. :)
• I am sure Dad planned on sharing these pictures with others and narrating them with his stories and thoughts. He did not get the chance. Without that, the pictures missed so much of what they represented to a man I hoped to get more insight into. 

What I learned: 

• Journal more. Share my relationships and why they are important to me. 
• Make sure to share quotes, wisdoms, and insights into living that inspire me.  God willing, my family will be able to learn from my experiences,, both good and bad to enhance their lives.  
• How amazing would it be to know that  my father or siblings had some of the struggles and lives questions that I do? I would love to have known how they saw the world and what strategies they used themselves.  These are the things we want to capture in our legacy albums we create.  

Take a little more time when you create your layouts to make sure you say a bit about yourself and why you treasure what you do. Share your values and pass those on in your albums. 

Clearly the Best: Preserve with Pizazz (S02E02)

Fun Tutorial with Monica and Kristine @CTMH

Get your supplies today at www.kpekin.ctmh.com

Spend $40.00 and get this Exclusive Paper pack FREE on ME!

This is a great paper pack to make Halloween layouts or goodie boxes to give out to the trick or treaters. Use the ARTISTE Cricut cartridge to cut out cool boxes. You will love this paper pack.
Go to my website and place a $40.00 order (Subtotal) and I will promptly ship this paper pack to you.
OFFER EXPIRES 10/15.

Behind in your Scrapping? Not a problem!

So many times I hear, "I am so behind, I will never catch up with my Scrapping." To that I say, SO WHAT?  Really. I too am soooo behind!  I have more time now to enjoy remembering how amazing it was to have a young family. The pictures make me laugh everyday.  I treasure going back and capturing the girls childhood years.
                             
So, it is ok.  Enjoy the memories when you do have time.  I bring the layouts to Dennis to enjoy. We treasure the past and look forward to the future with the girls.

                     

 
To all Paper Players - A Special Offer                                
Come to the San Diego Scrap Inn, llc Dec 2nd - 8th 
Just $50.00 a night! Choose your dates.                
This is a great opportunity to:   

• Finish Holiday Cards
• Make Holiday Gifts
• Pick a time that works for you, and join other paper-crafters and scrappers.
• Treat yourself to a get away before the holidays.
• Bring a friend or a group.  

Each night is just $50.00 and Day Cropper spots are $35.00.                                                                   

A Non-refundable deposit will be required to reserve your spot, if you can not     

attend, you can find someone to take your spot and get the deposit back.            

Contact me to let me know the dates you want to attend.                                     

Kay Pekin     - kpekin@usa.net    -  619-316-6831                                                  

Create with Cricut® Collections

8x8 Kraft Album - Using ARTBOOKING cartridge and HERRINGTON paper pack

New Pocket Folder Album - See what you can do.

New Products, New Samples!

I just returned from a Team retreat in Colorado. I had such a great time with the ladies. I am so fortunate to have such an amazing team.  The retreat was in the mountains and we had all sorts of weather.  Goodness.... did the thunder startle me.  I woke up the late sleepers one morning with a scream!  We do have some thunder here in Calif. but..... Colorado....that was LOUD!!!

Ok... Back to creations I want to share.  
 

Using LOLA paper pack. Shapes Cut out my CTMH Cricut Cartridges
The black overlay was cut with the NEW ARTBOOKING Cartridge.

I covered our 6x6 Canvas wall hangings with our Textiles and then made this with
the new BABYCAKES paper packet and embellishments.

The Orange solid is an OVERLAY cut with the new ARTBOOKING Cartridge.
What an amazing tool  that cartridge is. If you haven't ordered one. Do so today at:
www.kpekin.ctmh.com

The new FROSTED paper. A Beautiful combination of Blues and Browns.

These are pages easily designed for our Kraft album. Just $5.95!

Cut pages and Images at 8 inches on the ARTBOOKING Cartridge!

Add more pictures to a page with our Small Assortment FLIP FLAPS $3.95

Papers are the new HUNTINGTON papers

Do not forget to Journal

Still the HUNTINGTON paper.... Combine patterns in different
ways to get a completely different look.

New Catalog preview and Open House information

A layout with photos printed in Studio J.

This layout was done with the Dream pop paper pack. I used some old discontinued stamp sets.

If you go to my post on May 10th, you will see the sheets of pictures I printed out and the images I added to the pictures to help me complete this layout.

The "ZOO" wording was stamped using our COLONIAL WHITE pigment pad. Z2168 for $6.95. I love this ink pad.

Now that my husband and I are empty nesters, I am having such a good time getting the girls younger years scrapped. I find myself laughing out loud so much remembering the years when the girls were little. Those years went by so fast. Thank goodness I love scrapping. Taking time to remember..... All I can say is..... I am so blessed.

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Memorial Boards...... Gift to the survivors.

One of the blessings of being a Scrapbooker, is that I have been able to put together Memorial Books and Boards for the families of those who have passed.  I have learned a few things from doing these and would like to share some tips with you.   Depending on the time, you can choose the format.  Families like to display boards at services and life celebrations.  Time permitting, I like to make 12x12 layouts to put on the boards in protective sleeves. You can order these at CLEAR BAGS (LINK).  When the service is over, you can transfer the layouts to a 12 x 12 album and present it to the family for them to keep.  Here are some examples:

Many times you will have a few pages that you can be super creative. The goal for me is to get the pictures displayed. you might get a up to 150 pictures to sort through.  This is not about you being creative, it is about getting the pictures that means the most to the family displayed.  This was for my dear friend Melinda who passed last year. I think I did a total of about 14 (2 page layouts). I had a week to get it done. 

Almost 2 weeks ago,  I lost another dear friend and I had a little more than a day to complete her Memory boards..  I did not have time to do the page concept, so I did the boards.  As you can see one of the boards I glued the pictures a bit crooked.  It was the last board I did and I thought they were straight at the time..... oops.  The family will not care. The memories are there for them. That is all that matters.  

I have to say, when I am working on the boards, it is nice to see their lives in pictures. It is a time for me to remember my friends. I do admit, that usually when the boards are completed and my job is done, I  find that is the hardest time for me. God willing you will be able to help your friends memorialize their loved ones in display boards or books and you will not personally be so effected.  If this is a personal loss for you as well, remember, you are doing something for the family that they will cherish. 

As a papercrafter/scrapbooker, you have many supplies on hand and will not need to purchase more paper etc. Use what you have.  

FREE Offer Just from ME in ADDITION to the June CTMH Give Away!

Close to My Heart Campaign is to get a FREE banner ($5.95) value with a $25.00 order that INCLUDES a Stamp set. 

I am adding another BONUS OFFER.

Order online and when you order $60.00 in products you will get a FREE A-C size Stamp set from me! That is another $13.95 value FREE on me!  

TO get you into the creative mode, here are some samples of the June Stamp of the month set. 

Stamped Ruby ink on Hollyhock paper and Hollyhock ink on Blush paper

I colored the little wood embellishments using the CTMH pigment Sunset ink.

To get your FREE stamp set, after you place your order, email me at kpekin@usa.net and let me know what current stamp set you would like. I will promptly order it and send it right to your door. The FREE stamp will come separate from your order on my website.

Go shop now at:  www.kpekin.ctmh.com

Nice Tutorial on how to use our Stamp scrubber. It is short. But you will see how easy it is.

Later Sk8r paper pack samples

This paper pack is a Stunning combination of blues/greens and Grey.  I really enjoy creating with this packet. Of course you can use it for Boy themed pages but look, at the cards and treats you can make.  I can not get enough of the plaid paper in this pack.

                                  Pictures are similar with one card difference.
                                 I wanted to play with "Staging" the cards on the piano.
                                                 

Print your Pictures and the Stickease images you want to use in Studio J. 2 page layouts are just $6.95!

Print your pictures in Studio J. Any Size As long as they fit in the 12 x 12 format. You can also zoom your pictures and orient them anyway you choose.  The program will tell you if you are zooming in too much that the clarity will be compromised.

Click on Studio J on my website at www.kpekin.ctmh.com.  Go to or create your own FREE ACCOUNT.  Follow the Prompts to download your pictures.  Pick a Kit that fits your theme. As for the Pattern you pick.... Use the BLANK Pattern. You will see it when you scroll down the patterns. This  means you can do whatever you want. Here are some JPG images of the layouts I made. I Journaled with background I wanted. I also titled pictures on the pictures. AND I picked the Stickease images I wanted to use. You can print multiples of images too. No extra images after you do your layout. 

Go to www.kpekin.ctmh.com
If you have questions or want to set up an appointment for me to help you, let me know. I can Skype with you if you are not local and have you watch my screen as I teach you how to get the most value incorporating Studio J with your Classic Scrapbooking.

 I am so excited about the printing of my pictures this way. The quality of the printing is excellent.

Studio J (CTMH Digital Scrapbooking) Goes Beyond Amazing.

Access or Create your Studio J FREE account on my website at www.kpekin.ctmh.com


You only pay for the layouts you purchase. For those of you that want to preserve your memories for yourself and your family and have limited time, Studio J is Perfect for you! Now.... Go Play!

Dream Pop..... Did you get yours?

                               Click here to Shop!

Dream pop paper pack. Paper and projects on this slide show.

Surfs Up Paper Pack

This layout is from the.Surfs Up Workshop on the go kit (click to see)

Look at the cool embellishments below

                          Below is a card I made Bright Sunshiny Day Stamp set...(Click here to see)

                           below I decorated our My Creations Kraft Containers (click to see)

Birthday Card using the April Stamp of the month. Get yours now for $5.00 with a $50.00 order.

I used the Honey Pigment ink in the Adventure Set (z2505 - 10 colors $19.95)

I used the bird in Cotton Candy ink (z2193 $5.25)

The Happy Birthday is from JOYFUL BIRTHDAY Stamp set (B1419 - $9.95)

The Stamp of the month set below has 6 matching cuts on 

the Cricut ARTISTE Cartridge 

(Artiste COLLECTION has 700 images and is sold with 3 D-size stamp sets: 3 12x9 dimensional Elements in coordinating shapes for $99.00)  z1686

Get this Stamp set before the end of the month at

MY WEBSITE

Workshop fun and Life altering skill of learning to tie a bow! :)

Cami and Chrissy and I had a great time at my mini-album workshop.  Here are a few pictures sharing the fun. Look.....
                                      

          My Creations Memory Showcase  Z1195 ($3.95)
          For Always Paper pack Z7165B ($9.95)