'Rock the Block' Blog Hop!!!

The new Fall/Winter New Consultant Kit is now available!! Join my team today and you get all new goodies from the upcoming Fall/Winter Idea Book!   The kit is fabulous value at just $99Cdn for a retail value of $320 in products.  As a bonus, there are optional "Add-On" kits you can add for just $40 each to get EXACTLY what YOU want in your kit!

You can check out the new kit contents on my WEBSITE.


Want answers to some FAQ's about being a consultant?  Check that out HERE.


The paper on the cover of the new book is called 'Typeset' and it is fabulous and I can't wait for you to be able to play with them...can't wait for the catalogs to arrive...sitting in Seatac right now...

Close To My Heart booth#519

I thought I'd post some pictures of my CTMH booth at the Abbotsford Tradex this past weekend. The 19th Annual Arts & Crafts Show sponsored in part by the Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine was held on April 1st and 2nd and was fantastic! The Scrapbook Carnival end of the building was a buzzing with creativity, classes, makin' & takin' and fun. I hope that all attendees enjoyed the weekend as much as myself and my wonderful team of helpers.

playing around with my daisy pens...great way to keep all your pens at an event like this...not many people slipping a daisy in their purse :)

various small items for purchase...edge distressers, waxy flax and sanding kits were popular...thanks to my assistant Tania :)

Olivia and Tania, Assistants Extraordinaire! Couldn't have managed without you!

Marissa and Tania workin' the makin' & takin' table...the Enjoy Life stamp set was a hit with this great masculine card...many thanks from our customers on the creation of something masculine...my pleasure ladies!

Me and my girls...thanks again for all the help!

Great corner booth...we were rockin' our 10' x 10' space...thankful for the shag carpet...special thanks to Katherina Doyle, Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine for the digs :)


We sold a few of the Hope for Japan stamp sets this past weekend but they are still available for sale until the end of April, so if you are interested in purchasing one, drop me a line as I will be putting another order through by the end of next weeks Clubs...I should be getting my own set by next week, fingers crossed, can't wait to play with it!

Keep your eyes open for May's National Scrapbooking Day special...new paper collection kit...that's all I'm saying for today :) You are going to LOVE it...

Studio J®: Step-by-Step Basics

Wow! What an event...this past weekend at the Scrapbook Carnival in the Art & Crafts Expo at the Tradex was so much fun...special thanks to my BFF Tania for all her help as well as my fantastic daughters...it was so awesome to be able to connect with so many lovely women...and the odd husband here and there too :)

I was thrilled to be able to show everyone how great Close To My Heart products are and let them play with our Acrylic stamps, inks, papers, waxy flax and distressers. I hope to see some of those lovely ladies again in  the future :)

April is starting off with a bang! We have two specials for customers in the month of April, one for orders on myCTMH website and the other for Studio J members...

One of the things I love about Studio J custom prints is how easy it is to jazz them up by adding a few simple embellishments. See how a few Sparkles and Opaques gems were added to this Studio J layout? It only takes a few seconds because the gems are peel-and-stick. And don’t you think it gives nice dimension to the page? This month, Studio J members get a free package of each of these embellishments when they buy 10 layouts. Now’s a great time to get online and get caught up on all your scrapbooking, and when you receive your prints in the mail, you can glam them up with these adorable Opaques and Sparkles!

Close to my Heart has just uploaded a youTube video tutorial on our online Studio J Scrapbooking  program...click on the video link to see how they created a beautiful 2 page layout in under 8 minutes!

It is soooo easy to create some beautiful pages quickly and with a Studio J membership you will benefit from some fabulous savings to the layout costs and shipping that you will wonder why you haven't been creating with Studio J sooner than now! 

You will want to use Studio J online Scrapbooking in conjunction to your Classic scrapbooking so you can create some faster.simpler.easier layouts when you are short on time....and when you want to play with paper and scissors...all of your CTMH supplies are going to match with all the Studio J papers online!

If you've had a chance to play online with Studio J, you will notice that all the page kits consist of ALL of Close To My Hearts past and present paper collections so you can dig into that stash of papers in your rooms and get creating once you've been inspired with the patterns and layouts you see in Studio J...remember that when you play with the layouts online, you can simply turn to your own paper stash and create off the designs you've just created on Studio J!

In April you will receive a package of Opaques and Sparkles with each 

Happy creating ladies :)

Phew...what a month!

Well March is almost behind us and I've been super busy :) Spring break ends today, sorry kids...but I'm OK with returning to some routine...all three are safely on their way this morning as no one missed their bus today!

I had a fantastic time at the Timberline Retreat and connected with some great ladies! We enjoyed many classes, one of which was the Lucky two page layout and we also played with the 3x3 kraft mini album using the Mayberry paper collection.

The countdown has begun for the 19th Annual Sewing and Crafts Expo at the Abbotsford Tradex this Friday and Saturday (Apr. 1-2) I was fortunate enough to be invited to represent Close To My Heart and will have a booth there to feature all things CTMH...come by and see me at Booth #519.

If you are interested in participating in some Make & Takes or classes sponsored by Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine...then follow this link to register for the classes...or stop by the Make & Take Loonie Bar tables during the event for some great projects.

HOT NEWS:

Close To My Heart has created a exclusive stamp set called 'Hope For Japan'...I know that you are probably thinking of all those people that have been terribly affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit the shores of Japan and wondering what you can do to help.

The Hope For Japan A-size stamp set is available for a special price of $5.00 with 100% of the profits of the sale of this stamp set going to the American Red Cross efforts in Japan.

This set is available now until the 30th of April...please consider supporting this worthy cause.

February's Friendship Stamp of the Month

I've been playing with loads of new stamp sets, paper packs and embellishments in preparation  for Saturday...Ranch Park Elementary Craft Day & Vendor Fair...I will be attending and I'm trying to get as much created before then...burning the midnight oil so to speak...nothing like some last minute challenges to keep the blood a'pumping...

This months SOTM is called Friendship (D1453)...I couldn't wait to play with this one since seeing the preview. If you like the backdrop...I stamped it in Black ink onto White Daisy CS...the new stamp set Universal Backgrounds (D1477) is going to be one of my newest favorites :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Sweetheart B&Ts; Hollyhock, White Daisy, Black CS
Inks:  Black, Hollyhock, 
Stamps:  Friendship (FEB. SOTM)
Embellishments:  Bitty Sparkles, Sparkles
Other:  Spellbinders (Label One), 3D foam tape

February 1st marks the start of our Spring/Summer 2011 catalog! 

Click on over to myCTMH site to flip through the online catalog for more detailed artwork and some of our newest product additions...all the artwork below has been created by some very talented Close To My Heart Consultants...I have listed the paper collection names...enjoy..

Sweetheart

Bliss

Mayberry

Fanfare

Sophia

Lucky

Miracle

Wings

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And with this being a new month, there is a new Stamp of the Month that you can get at a discount or even FREE!

February SOTM - D1453 Friendship

$2, $4, $6, for 8...It's YOU we appreciate!

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They've done it again with another awesome sale to show our appreciation to you, our customers! See the list below for the incredible deals and specific products that are going on sale for 8DAYS ONLY!!! On August 4th, click on over to myCTMH website and start shopping! Make your list of your must haves now as all the items listed below are only available while supplies last!  

simply visit MyCTMH® site and click on the $2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate campaign 
section to participate in the amazing deals in August.

and remember that any purchases you make for the campaign count toward the Stamp of the Month incentive to earn you this months SOTM at a discount or even for FREE!

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National Scrapbooking Month

Here's a look at CTMH's Miracle kit which is available for purchase from April 15-May 31st. I will post my interpretation of these two layouts soon.

• Purchase the kit outright for $23.50 (CC1009).
• Place a minimum order of $47 (excluding Studio J™ orders) and purchase the kit for only $10 (CC1009A).
• Place a minimum order of $70 (excluding Studio J orders) and purchase the kit for only $5 (CC1009B).
• Host a Home Gathering with minimum sales of $350 and receive a kit FREE! (CC1009C)