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About scrappychicks

Mum of 2 beautiful girls and 1 beautiful little man. Wife. Paper addict. Photographer. Teacher. Scrapbooker and Papercrafter of 24+ years.

April Specials and Catalogue Ending

Note: I’ve added an extra special to this post that has literally been release today 15th April. At Close To My Heart they often love to surprise us with new special limited edition product offerings mid month or even quick … Continue reading

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Pocket Scrapbooking Cards – extra versatile…

Lots of my Scrapbooking friends often turn their noses up at Pocket Scrapbooking Cards (in CTMH terms we call them Picture My Life Cards or PML Cards), as they think that they aren’t for them and their traditional 12×12″ pages. … Continue reading

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So Much Happy

I love love love this paper pack. It’s bright colours and ease of use with a variety of themed photographs is awesome. So I just have to share this with you. It’s the So Much Happy Workshop You Way Scrapbooking … Continue reading

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I Heart Us Workshop

I have another Workshop Your Way extension for you all to see. So I’ve taken the original “I Heart Us” WYW, slightly altered backing papers to save lots of the lovely pattern for extra layouts and then created extra layouts … Continue reading

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How to do it all….

I get asked a lot about how do I do it all? Be mum, work part time as a teacher and still run my Close To My Heart business. The honest answer is at times I don’t know. Take today … Continue reading

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Happy Times…

In the last week I’ve been blessed with some wonderful experiences. Firstly, our stand at the Paper Crafting Expo on the weekend went well. Adults and children alike loved out ‘make n take’ – so it was worth the effort … Continue reading

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Kids Party Activity… Paper Pals

So I’ve spent the last few days stamping and cutting out these really cute paper dolls with our CTMH Paper Pals sets, in preparation for a “make n take” that we are doing at the Bendigo From Picture to Page … Continue reading

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Workshop Your Way Love….

I don’t know about you all, but as a busy mum of young kids I’m always time poor and looking for ways to scrapbook our memories quickly. The CTMH Workshop Your Way Kits have been my life saver. These are … Continue reading

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Re-launch

I am very excited to be at my computer and blogging for you today…. since my earlier attempts life has got crazy. I’m now a mum of 3 beautiful children. Two are now at school and one in 3yr old … Continue reading

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