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Hi all!! Today I am once again turning my site over to my good friend and CTMH Consultant, Lena, to talk to all of you a bit more about the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle.  She has some photos from samples she's been making and she even made her very first video so she could share even more with all of you about this fabulous cartridge.  So here's Lena: Hi, this is Lena again!   Today I’d like to share a couple of pictures of an altered box I made using the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and a stamp set that contains some images that also coordinate with some of the die cuts on the Cricut cartridge. The tickets, the star, and the No.1 pieces were all stamped on a coordinating die cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.    Below, h ere are two more close-ups of the altered box.   I’ve (Lena) also made a video (my first one!!) showing how the 3D flowers are made, as well as how the stamps coordinat...

Today I am turning my blog over to my good friend, fabulous customer and CTMH (Close To My Heart) consultant, Lena Bradshaw.  I wanted to give her a chance to explain all the very detailed information about the new CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge bundle, along with all the other available special offers that can be included with the purchase of this bundle, in the same way she had explained it all to me after she returned from her CTMH Convention where this new CTMH Cricut product was introduced.  I had already read a few things about it here and there on some of the message boards, but I hadn’t seen anywhere near all the details that Lena had provided me with, not only about the CTMH Cricut bundle itself, but also about all the OTHER extra freebies and special offers that could be had with the purchase of the bundle!!  As soon as I understood how, as a buyer of the bundle, I could get all the extras and freebies as well, I wanted all my Subscribers and customers t...

Please allow me to begin by saying a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has contacted me in any way since I posted about the loss of my darling little dog, Gucci.  I've had comments from you on the blog, countless emails (almost 4,000 emails!!), Facebook posts, Cricut Message Board messages, many telephone calls (from all over the world!!) and some of you even sent gorgeous Sympathy cards to me.  Please just know that in whatever manner all of you chose to reach out to me, every single one of your very kind words have touched my heart and have offered me a great deal of comfort.  Thank you so much for your amazing thoughtfulness.  I have not been able to respond to all of you directly because in the past week and a half since Gucci's death, I have received almost 4,000 new emails, which you might imagine has literally overwhelmed me.  Please allow this post to serve as my heart-felt thank you to each and every one of you. The next order of bus...

Late last night I stumbled back home after one of the most awful and grueling days and nights of my life. The absolute love of my life, my little Brussels Griffon doggie, Gucci, got sick and was throwing up all night July 5th and throughout the morning of July 6th. I stayed up with her all night, on the kitchen floor (because it stays nice and cool and that’s where she was comfortable).. Then yesterday morning I called the vet and they told me to come there in the mid-afternoon. In the meantime, she had completely stopped eating and then stopped even drinking water, I guess because she would throw up every time she even took a sip. She wasn't looking good, but frankly, since she developed Cushing's Disease about a year and a half ago, she's never been quite the same dog as far as energy levels, etc. Also, because of the Cushings, she has spent a LOT of time at the vet over the past year and a half, having to frequently do these very expensive tests to check her cortisol ...

I just came home from grueling day & night.  The absolute love of my life, my little Brussels Griffon doggie, Gu cci got sick & was throwing up last night, I was up all night with her, took her to vet today, where she was put on IV fluids, then at closing time at the regular vet, they had me take Gucci to an all night ER Animal Hospital where all hell broke loose & she went into cardiac arrest. They valiantly tried & tried to bring her back for several hours, but they couldn't. I just held the love of my life for the last time & I literally felt my heart break in a million pieces, or so it feels. I will be taking a couple days off while I try to anesthetize myself with large doses of Ambien . Maybe I'll wake up & this will have all been a nightmare. I am broken & devastated beyond words. Please understand that I will be AWOL for a few days, probably until the beginning of next week..  I know the timing is bad with the brand new...

Well, I'm FINALLY back & recovered from that horrific bought of pneumonia & its complications!! I've missed all of you & am ramping up to have a really great social networking summer via this blog/website & my business Facebook page. BTW— please, please   "LIKE" my business Facebook page because I am reeeeaaallllly trying to migrate my entire Crafting Group that was originally set up on my personal Facebook page on over to where it really should be, which is on the business side!! I set it up incorrectly at the beginning—my bad! Oh well, live & learn, LOL!!! And of course, I would also LOVE lots of new crafty members as well! So be sure to SUBSCRIBE to this blog using the email subscription (found down a ways on the right sidebar) and then please LIKE me here: http://www.facebook.com/glendascreativeplace   !!!  THANKS!! There's going to be lots of fabulous things happening at Glenda's Creative Place this summer, from Featured Custome...

I wanted to do a quick post to update my status. Many of you already know that I left CHA early because I had gotten sick while there and was continuing to get sicker. Since then, I've been literally knocked completely off my feet and just haven't been able to get well, despite following doctor's orders and resting for over 23 hours a day!  I finally got confirmation today that I do have walking pneumonia (and I pretty much already knew that's what it was before seeing the doctor today, since I've had it a few times in the past, so I know the symptoms!).  But it does explain a lot, including the utter exhaustion.  Those of you who know me know I typically run at Mach 1,000 most the time, so this has been quite tough to handle, since I have zero energy (not to mention I feel as if I've been run over by a very large truck!).  The doctor says that this started out as the flu (and yes, I have had my flu shot and I get one every year!) a...

Well, here we go again-it's already time for CHA! Hardly seems possible, since it feels as if we barely just finished up with everything from the last CHA last summer! I absolutely LOVE the thrill when we first see the hottest new products unveiled (the ones that have been kept "under wraps" until they debut at CHA!!). I especially look forward to everything involved with the Provo Craft events, from their fabulous set-ups within their exhibit space on the Convention floor, to the always fabulous party they have for us Retailers. Now, it's no secret that I am a huge Cricut fan, but even though I do favor and sell their products, I don't think anyone does CHA BETTER than Provo Craft!! I can't wait to see what they're going to show us this time!! What do you all of you think think they're going to WOW us with this time??!! Anything you see that you want me to order for you, please be sure to send me your list of items via email to glendascreativepla...

As always, all Provo Craft products are available to be ordered from me. This includes all Cricut, Imagine, Cuttlebug, Yudu (and of course, the newest products!!). Please email me at  glendascreativeplace@yahoo.com for prices!!

SPELLBINDER's Blog Hop!!!  Get ready for all the new CHA releases!!  FYI, I'm typing this on my phone so it will be very brief (since it takes me forever to post anything from this very "smart" phone, LOL!!).  BUT--I wanted to make sure everyone knows that I am going to be taking pre-orders for all the new Spellbinders CHA releases.  So be sure to keep your eyes peeled over the next week and a half (or so) on the Spellbinder's blog at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/  .  Each day during the Blog Hop, be sure to click on the featured designer's names to be linked to their blogs (there are usually 2 featured designers with the new Releases/Reveals).  In fact today they have a new designer who is one of my personal favorites , and that is DONNA SALAZAR!!    WooHoo!!! I LOVE her!!! Many of my regular customers know that for a while now, I have been quietly providing them with the first line of Spellbinder's Compatible stamp...