Card + Box = Supercard! FREE Make and Take for Saturday, July 25 Crop 'til You Drop

Thank you to Deneen over at

http://apathofpaper.blogspot.com/

for the inpiration for our make and take!

Instructions can be found on her blog at http://apathofpaper.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-card-its-box-its-supercard.html.

We will create this FREE project using the following CTMH products:

X7112B 12" x 12" Animal Cookies Level 2 Paper Packet
Z1282 Summer Craft Buttons
White Ricrac Ribbon
C1359 Sweet Baby Stamp Set
D1304 Life's Creation Stamp Set
Z697 Round Sponge
Colors: Sunflower, Tulip, Clover Meadow, Dutch Blue

Contact me if you would like to join us for 12 hours of cropping fun on Saturday, July 25!

Animal Cookies Meet The Wiggles

This is my take on the Animal Cookies Workshop on the Go. Last August we went to the "Pop Go The Wiggles" concert. Our little Lucy was totally in love with the Wiggles. She was excited beyond belief to see them live on stage!

If you would like to put together a layout just like this one, let me know! Animal Cookies is the featured paper pack for my workshop this month. We will get together on Saturday, July 25 from 10 am until 10 pm to crop 'til we drop. Send me an e-mail if you would like to join us! Or, if you can't make it to the crop, let me know, I can mail the workshop to you. Starting at under $25 you'll receive a workshop guide and products* to complete three 2-page layouts and at least 3 cards, with plenty of products left over to create more!

Products and Tools Used in this Workshop:
X7112B Animal Cookies Level 2 Paper Packet*
X7112C Animal Cookies Level 2 My Stickease® Assortment*
Z1162 Foam Die-Cuts Numbers*
White Daisy Ricrac Ribbon*
Animal Cookies Workshop Guide*
C1359 My Acrylix® Sweet Baby
Z1282 Summer Craft Buttons
Z1096 Embroidery Floss Neutral Assortment
9029 Cherish™
E1003 My Acrylix® Boutique Alphabet
Z2113 Clover Meadow Exclusive Inks™ Pad
Z2119 Dutch Blue Exclusive Inks™ Pad
Z2150 Sunflower Exclusive Inks™ Pad
Z2166 Tulip Exclusive Inks™ Pad
Z1114 Piercing Tool Kit

Art & Soul®: NEW! Sensational Simplicity

It’s been said there’s great beauty in simplicity, and it’s so true in artwork. In this episode of Art & Soul, you’ll learn how to create simple yet gorgeous layouts and cards using basic techniques and tools that everyone can enjoy! From designing handmade B&T papers, selecting the right adhesive, and choosing perfect color combinations to make your photos pop, your crafting hours will be simple and oh-so pleasurable! You’ll also discover what’s most important to Jeanette and drives her love of stamping and scrapbooking.

Check out the new Art & Soul episode:
https://jenlee.myctmh.com/MyCTMH/CTMHTV.aspx

Blue Ribbon Folded Focus Card

I made this thank you card for a new customer. It was inspired by Jeanette Lynton’s new Card Confidence Program Wishes: Folded Focus pattern. I LOVE this new how to book!

Close To My Heart Products Used:
X7096B 12" x 12" Blue Ribbon Level 2 Paper Packet
Z679 Liquid Glass
Z134 Prisma Glitter

My Acrylix® Stamp Sets:
B1307 Whimsical Wings
D1247 From Me To You (retired)

Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads
Z2162 Honey
Z2130 Indian Corn Blue
Z2140 Outdoor Denim

Tools:
9033 Wishes™ Card Confidence Program
Z338 Euro Personal Paper Trimmer
Z534 Micro-Tip Scissors
1772 Memory Book Glue Dots®
1514 Tombow® Adhesive

Happy Birthday Thomas!

Our son Sam was invited to his friend's 6th birthday party. This is the birthday card we made for him. The inspiration came from the Tinkerin' workshop guide card from the Originals: A Heartfeld Classic pattern. We used second generation and random stamping techniques.
Close To My Heart Products Used:
1385 12" x 12" White Daisy Cardstock
X7113B 12" x 12" Tinkerin' Level 2 Paper Packet
X7113C Tinkerin' Level 2 My Stickease® Assortment
Z1282 Summer Craft Buttons
Z281 White Hemp
My Acrylix® Stamp Sets:
C1353 Gear Up
C1354 Robot Power
D1303 Classmate Alphabet

Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads:
Z2113 Clover Meadow
Z2127 Holiday Red
Z2152 Sunny Yellow
Z2160 Twilight
Tools:
9032 Originals Card Confidence Program™
Z338 Euro Personal Paper Trimmer
Z534 Micro-Tip Scissors
1772 Memory Book Glue Dots®
1514 Tombow® Adhesive

Choose your "Favorite Five" in July

Add five favorite products to your New Consultant Kit for FREE!
Become a Close To My Heart Consultant between July 1-31 and we’ll send you your choice of five additional select products* for FREE, with no additional shipping/handling or tax! It’s a limited opportunity you’ll want to jump on right away!

If you've ever thought about owning your own business by becoming a Close To My Heart Consultant, now is the time! You can get product worth up to nearly $100 for no charge, just for signing up in July! So, for your sign-up fee of just $99 you'll receive about $400 total retail in product! It is an incredible deal sure to jumpstart your business and your artwork!"

I love being a Close To My Heart consultant. The best part is the relationships with my club members and fellow consultants. In addition, I don’t have to pay for scrapbooking supplies anymore, my commissions cover them! I get to set my own work hours around my family and other activities, bring in additional income, get paid for doing what I love, build great relationships with others, meet new people, and more. For more information about becoming a Close To My Heart Consultant, click here or contact me!

Stamp of the Month

July: You’ve Got Flair

Lacy Victorian swirls and flourishes highlight these graceful images, each one sending a message of fl air and whimsy. Available July 1–31, 2009 only.

With a minimum qualifying purchase, get your Stamp of the Month set at a great discount or FREE!

OH NO My Baby Love!!!

Lucy gave herself a haircut today!

The little stinker!!!

... and she thinks its FUNNY!!!

I guess I had it coming. The inside scoop is that when I was 5 and my sister, Kelly, who was 3, around the week that she FINALLY had enough hair to put into pigtails (my Mom was so happy; everyone thought Kelly was a boy until Mom could girl her up!) Well, the wonderful big sister that I was, at 5, gave her a haircut, UNDER the binder of one of those OH SO LONG AWAITED pigtails! To this day, 30+ years later, they have STILL not let me live that down - hey I was ONLY 5 AND I AM OH SO SORRY!!!

Anyway, my darling little Lucy (who is also 3) was left in my crafting studio for under 2 minutes, while Sam signed a card for his friends birthday party, that I had just made. Well, she decided to give herself a haircut and cut off all of the curls from the front of her hair that she could see!!! At least she didn't cut them off at the scalp (like I had with Kelly), so I could repair the damage pretty easily. She now has a layered bob, it turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself. And, THANK YOU GOD, her curls are not completely GONE!

Sam Lost His First Tooth!!!

Oh the sadness, oh the joy! My son Sam (5) is growing up way too fast! Today he lost his first tooth! He showed it to me, it was "super wiggly". I said maybe tomorrow. He left the room for about 90 seconds and came back in with it in his hand! He said "I just wrestled with it and it came out!"

We made this little pocket with my Cricut and his Lego paper and stickers for the Tooth Fairy! Seriously, how much is a tooth worth these days? I have NO idea???

A gift for my niece

It's her "Golden" birthday, she will be 7! I can hardly believe it. It seems just yesterday I was holding this beautiful little infant in my arms. Now she is turning into a littly lady. She loves everything "bling", so I made her this purse to celebrate her golden birthday.