CJMeyer Adventures

Collecting & Designing Beautiful Memories

Category: Holidays

  • Fall Bucket List Update

    Fall Bucket List Update

    I can’t believe it’s less than 10 days until Christmas!  Before sharing some Holiday projects we’ve been working on, I thought I would quickly revisit the Fall bucket list that I posted here.  I didn’t get everything checked off, but here are a few highlights: 1. Savor the changing leaves. I had an opportunity through…

  • Fall Front Porch

    Fall Front Porch

    Despite the chill in the air, the sun is shining this week!  In between getting ready for our annual Friendsgiving, my mom has been helping me put up our Christmas Tree and a few other decorations.  It seems crazy to be starting this early but it just made sense given our schedule over the next…

  • In the Workshop: Autumn Goodies

    In the Workshop: Autumn Goodies

    This Fall has been a whirlwind!  Here are card making ideas from my workshop: Autumn Birthday Card To give the card some extra dimension and texture, I cut out part of the leaves so they would pop-up and reveal a metallic backer lined with glitter. Leaf Thank You Card Harvest Accordion Book I designed this…

  • Baby Bump Update: Week 25

    Baby Bump Update: Week 25

    Time: October 30th- November 5th Developmental Milestones: Baby is continuing to grow this week, increasing her fat stores.  Her lungs are continuing to develop and starting to manufacture surfactant.  Several pregnancy week-by-week trackers suggest that you could tell the color of baby’s hair at this point! Highlights: The first day of November, I felt Baby…

  • In the Workshop: Halloween Fun

    A couple of recent Halloween goodies from the workshop: Isn’t it interesting how well placed gemstones can add to your design- this skull becomes a lot more interesting with the addition of orange glowing eyes! Don’t you just love how the memory box die swirls seem like magic effortlessly shooting out of her hand?… as…

  • October Happenings!

    October Happenings!

    I absolutely love Fall and especially the month of October. Despite the chill in the air, it is usually still warm enough to enjoy outdoor activities. Inspired by the to-do lists I’ve seen pop up on Pinterest, as well as this awesome post HERE, I’ve crafted my own bucket list for this “wonderFALL” season! 2012…

  • Guest Posting at Eighteen25!

    Guest Posting at Eighteen25!

    Have you heard of Eighteen 25’s Spooktacular September?  These lovely ladies are featuring fun Halloween craft ideas from other bloggers every day this month.  I am honored that they shared my idea for Halloween Treat Bags today!  Head over to Eighteen25 to see what I made with this fun spider embellishment and craft paper!

  • Halloween Cards at Checkered Cottage

    Halloween Cards at Checkered Cottage

    I am so excited to be joining the Checkered Cottage team of teachers.  This charming paper crafting store sells a variety of beautiful papers, embellishments, exclusive card design templates, and stencils.  They have a dynamite schedule of Fall classes right now.  Here is my take on Halloween… Introducing a Haunted Trio of Designs: Class participants…