Get ready....STAMPAGANZA is coming!!!!

Grab your Idea Book and start your wish list, June is Stampaganza month!!!! You'll be able to save BIG on all of those adorable stamp sets you've had your eye on. During the month of June when you purchase 2 stamp sets, you'll receive a 3rd one absolutely FREE!!! This includes all full-priced A, B, C, D, and E-size stamp sets only. The lowest priced set(s) in the entire order will be the FREE set(s).

The following are NOT included; customizable K-size, Workshops on the Go, Cricut Collection, and Stamp of the Month sets.

Stampaganza is only valid June 1-30, 2012. Tax and shipping applies.

Dotty For You Frame

A couple weeks ago I attended the Close To My Heart Leadershare Event in New Jersey.  It was a wonderful weekend of fun, learning, creating and just hanging with friends, old & new.  Close To My Heart held a live auction to benefit Operation Smile-a charity that helps children with cleft palettes and other facial deformities receive the surgery needed to make their smile more beautiful.  It takes just $240 for one surgery to change a child's life forever.  I am happy to announce that our auction raised $1600-enough for 6 surgeries!  I am proud to work for such a wonderful company that cares so much about others and gives back to help those in need.

For my auction donation, I created this open frame using the Dotty For You Papers, Paradise Flowers & Baker's Twine, Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge Stella Workshop Stamp Set and the Bling Assortment.  Three of the tags have mats for photos, the others are just decorative, but I love how it turned out and plan to make another one to hang in my family room.  Hope you enjoy!

Footloose-May Kit of the Month

With Summer just around the corner, you'll need to get a jumpstart on scrapbooking your favorite beach photos and what better way than to attend my Kit of the Month Workshop!  For the month of May I will be featuring the Footloose Kit. 

This past weekend I attended the Close To My Heart Leadershare Event in New Jersey.  At the event, we had the opportunity to work with a very talented friend of mine, who is also my upline, Sr. Director Lynn Como.  She created these fabulous pages using the Footloose Kit and then taught us some of her tips & tricks of the trade.  I love her artwork and I know you will too.  Here's a look at the pages we will be making this month.  The first layout contains photos Lynn captured while on the CTMH cruise to Hawaii this past March.  Love the turtles!

Pages 1 & 2

Pages 3 & 4

Pages 5 & 6

Although this is my May Kit of the Month, the actual workshop will be held Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 6-9pm.  The date/time change is due to Memorial Day Weekend falling at the time we normally meet, and because baseball season has begun. (As a Mom, I don't want to miss seeing my boys in action on the field.)  I hope this schedule change works for everyone.  If you would like to participate in this workshop, I will need to have your order/payment by May 14, 2012.   You can call or email me, or click on the shopping cart on the left to go directly to my website to place your order.

Footloose Supply List
G1032-Footloose Workshop on the Go Kit $29.95 (includes stamp set, color brochure, Footloose papers, Wooden Badge Buttons and my cutting guide)

You will also need;
X5900-White Daisy CS 6pk $2.95
Z1294-Sanding Kit $3.50
Z1297-Edge Distressor $2.50
Z1151-3D Foam Tape $5.95

If you plan to make pages 5 & 6 you'll also need;
X7151C-Footloose Complements Dimensional Elements $4.95
Z1693-Seaside Wooden Shapes $4.95
Z1702-Paradise Bakers Twine 4.95

Other items used;
Z2167 Creme Brulee, Z2195 Lagoon, Z2135 New England Ivy & Z2164 Sorbet Inks $5.25 ea.
Blocks Y1000 1x1, Y1003 2x2, Y1006 3x3
Z726-Sponge Daubers 3pk $3.95
Z679-Liquid Glass $6.95
Z1335-Licorice Opaques $2.95 (used only a few gray gems-you may already own these)
E1002-Rustic Alphabet $29.95 (used for title, but other alpha sets will work, your choice)

***Don't forget about the great specials CTMH is offering for May.  The May Stamp of the Month-Friendship Bouquet is only $5 with a $50 purchase! 

And the Dotty for You paper pack is just $5 with any $35 purchase.  This is a great deal, it's a HUGE pack of coordinating papers-you get 24 sheets of cardstock weight papers and they are gorgeous!

I'll be posting more artwork using the Footloose Kit in the near future, so check back often.  But for now here's a peek at another workshop I will be holding.  Details coming soon!

Friendship Bouquet & May Specials

Friendship Bouquet-May Stamp of the Month
April showers bring May flowers and I just love these cute little sunflowers in this set!  Look how beautiful the flowers are....

This set is available only during the month of May.  You can purchase it for $17.95 or get it for only $5 with a $50 purchase from the 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book.  Here's a couple cards I created using S1205-Friendship Bouquet and the Pemberley Level 2 papers.  On each of these cards I embossed the sunflower with Cocoa Embossing Powder and then colored them in using the Watercolor Pencils and Blendy Pen. I love how they turned out.

 

Dotty For You-May Constant Campaign

Did you know that May is National Scrapbook Month?  Close To My Heart has a fantastic paper pack called Dotty For You-just for Nat'l Scrapbook Month.  It contains 24 double-sided B&T cardstock weight papers in bright Spring colors.

There are a couple ways to take advantage of this great special.  You can get this paper pack for only $5 with a $35 purchase from the 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book, but only through the end of May.  Hostesses with at least $400 in sales will earn the Dotty For You paper pack for FREE during May!  New Consultants who join Close To My Heart in May will receive a FREE Dotty For You paper pack in their New Consultant Kit.

Click on the shopping cart on the left to go directly to my website to place your order & get your Dotty For You paper pack today!

More Dotty For You Cards

As promised, I am posting a couple more cards I created using the Dotty For You paper pack.  I LOVE this paper, the colors are so amazing together leaving you with so many different options when creating with it.  I decided on these two cards since they both feature butterflies.  I used the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut out the butterflies you see here on this card and the one on the flower below. 

Don't forget the Dotty For You Campaign is going on NOW!  You can get this extra large paper pack for only $5 with any $35 purchase from the 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book. 

Also, if you host your own Gathering and have sales of at least $400 (which is so easy to do) you will receive the Dotty For You paper pack for FREE!

And New Consultants who join Close To My Heart between now and May 31st will receive a Dotty For You paper pack FREE with their New Cosultant Kit.

Stay tuned for more artwork featuring this gorgeous paper pack...You'll be addicted to Dotty very soon!

Celebrate National Srapbook Month with "Dotty For You"

May is National Scrapbook Month and Close To My Heart has a great promotion for you begining April 17, 2012 and running through May 31, 2012.  With just a $35 purchase from the 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book, you can get your hands on this "Dotty For You" paper pack for only $5!  Yep, that's right, it's just $5 for a HUGE pack of paper.  You get 24 sheets (2 ea. of 12 designs) in one package.  Here's a look at the papers....

Aren't they just gorgeous?  I love all of the bright colors and patterns.  The back side of each paper is a cute polka dot pattern in various coordinating colors, so they all mix & match together.  You even get a project idea insert with several didn't card & layout designs to get your creative juices flowing.

So, I know you want this paper pack and must be wondering how You can get your hands on one or two.  Just make a $35 purchase (from the Spring/Summer Idea Book) and it's yours for only $5.  You could also hold your own Home or Online Gathering (w/ sales of $400 or more) and get this paper pack for FREE as a Hostess.  Or better yet, you could join Close To My Heart as a new consultant between now and May 31st and receive this paper pack FREE in your New Consultant Kit!

I am totally "Addicted to Dotty" and have been creating away with it.  I'll be posting several cards and layouts in the next couple weeks.  But for now, here are the first two cards I created using these papers.  Enjoy!

   

April Stamp of the Month-"YOU ARE" Card Workshop

As promised, I am posting some artwork which I created using the April Stamp of the Month, "YOU ARE".  I sat down to create a couple cards and in no time at all, I had whipped up these four awesome masculine cards.  For some reason I never seem to create many "manly" looking cards, but I find myself needing one more than I realize, so these will really come in handy.  In fact, I loved using this stamp set so much that I decided to offer these cards as a workshop, so that you too can create some "manly" cards to have on hand.  Here's a look at the cards I created.....

The papers I used are from the NEW Victory paper pack-love this paper and can see myself using it for many other projects as well.  If you have boys, this paper pack is a must have!   I also used the NEW Square Durables Studs-these are great and are adhesive backed, so just peel & stick.   Gotta love it!

This card workshop will be held on Friday, May 4, 2012 from 6-8PM at my home in Choconut, PA.  The cost for the kit which makes 8 cards & includes the stamp set, is just $20!!  Here's what is included:

• 8 Colonial White Card Bases & Envelopes
• 18 Milepost Shapes-Stars
• 18 Gold Square Durables
• "YOU ARE" Stamp Set (retail value $17.95)
• Pre-Cut Victory Papers and Cardstock

If you do not want the stamp set, deduct $5 (but who wouldn't want the stamp set, especially at a reduced price???)  The ink pads I used are Desert Sand, Olive, Outdoor Denim and Barn Red-if you have any of these, you may want to bring them along.  Or you can add any of the colors to your order for just $5.25 ea.   The Blocks that work well with this set are the 1x1, 1x3 1/2 and the 4x5.

If you would like to participate in this workshop, I need your RSVP/payment by April 21, 2012.  Here's another look at the stamp set and a one page layout I created with it.  As you can see, this is a set you will use again and again.