Whoo's Your Valentine?? Kit Special!

In celebration of National Papercrafting Month, Close to My Heart is offering a new product, available through January only — our Whooo’s Your Valentine kit!  

This darling kit, which retails for $40, can be yours for only $10 when you spend $35 or more in Close To My Heart product. 

The kit includes:

• 12 die-cut boxes
• 3 cardstock sheets 
• 1 sheet of silver glitter paper
• 12 treat tubes
• an exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit (see below)! 

Perfect for gifts and classroom projects, the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch!

And here is a close up of the stamp set:

These won't last long!  They are already more than 1/2 gone.  
If you are ready to get your kit,
visit my website here:  www.lindaw.ctmh.com and you will get a prompt to add it at the end of your order.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Have a crafty day!
~Linda 

Join CTMH for only $49....And get a FREE TOTE!!

Starting August 1st!
Have you ever thought of joining Close to My Heart?  Well, if so, NOW is the time!  Close To My Heart just launched a BRAND New Essentials Consultant Kit...for only$49! 

ONLY $49 for over $130 in Products!!

$49 Essentials Kit Contains:

• Read Me First Letter
• 3 Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Books
• 5 Hostess Order Forms
• 5 Customer Order Forms
• Close To My Heart Color Swatch
• Autumn/Winter B&T Duos Sampler
• Nature's Delight Petite Perks Stamp Set
• G1045 Avonlea WOTG Kit
• X7155C Avonlea Canvas Shapes
• Z1322 My Creations Recipe Box
• Z1777 Color Ready Canvas Alphabet
• Z2111 Chocolate Ink Pad
• Z2173 Slate Ink Pad
• D1522 Glamour Lowercase Stamp Set
• D1527 Perfect Fit Frames Stamp Set
• Y1006 3" x3" Acrylic Block
• Y1009 2" x 3 1/2" Acrylic Block

(Or choose the $99 Master kit and get $280 worth of new goodies!)

PLUS  you'll have access to online training, projects, artwork, ideas, and a whole community of other CTMH consultants full of ideas!  (and not to mention - mentoring from me!)  You will be joining an AMAZING company!


5 years ago I was JUST doing this for the discount and I' still here! It was a great decision!  Close  to My Heart has been so fabulous - and I have made so many great friends!


AND it gets even better!
HURRY!!! This is while supplies last! And my guess is it will sell out quickly!!!
Close To My Heart is giving you this amazing large tote for FREE when you sign up in August.  It's a backpack & a shoulder tote - and will hold your 12x12 album, and plenty of supplies.  (SOO CUTE!!!!)  (The bag itself is worth $50!!!)

Its a WIN, WIN, WIN! $49 + s/h and you get $130 in product PLUS the $50 tote! AND that doesn't even include the commission or bonuses you get from CTMH.

Whether you want enjoy Close to My Heart as a hobbyist - with a great discount, be a "part time" consultant and share our fabulous products with your friends, or be a super  star....it's all up to you!   NOW is the perfect time to try it out!

Contact me for more information, or sign up today on  my website:  www.lindaw.ctmh.com

I would love to have you on my team!
Happy Crafting.......
~Linda

*If you don't have a need for that cute bag, I'd like to offer to purchase it from you for $20. Myself and a couple of my unit mates couldn't make it to Convention this year and missed our opportunity to get one for ourselves, so let me know if I can take it off your hands. ;) That would also make your consultant kit $20 cheaper once I pay you for the bag. What a deal!

Got Stamps?? (If not - read this!)

It’s Stampaganza Time!

June 2012 Constant Campaign

Now is a great time to grab those stamps you have been eyeing!!

Purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, or E) at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)—a savings of up to $29.95!

Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A, B, C, D, and E sets only.

(Stamp sets start as low as $6.95 per set!)

You can visit my website here:  www.lindaw.ctmh.com

Happy Stamping!!

~Linda

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Well, it's been awhile!  Thought I'd pop in to say hello and wish you a Happy Scrapbooking Day!
Unfortunately I don't think I'll have the time today to do anything crafty, but I thought I'd share a few recent card I have made.  :)  (The top card is one I lifted from Vicki Wizniuk - love her design!)

I am finally getting my Close to My Heart mojo back!!   I am doing a monthly card workshop, which has been a lot of fun.  We make 5 assorted cards for $15, all supplies provided and cut for you!  These are a few of the recent cards we have made in the class.

Now if I could just get caught up on my scrapbooking!  Baby steps...right?

I have actually done a little digital scrapbooking (www.studioj.com) - which is great...here is one of my layouts

(from Alex's first tball practice last year):

Spring here in Oregon has been very wet and cool.  I think I've only been able to wear a short sleeve shirt once - without a coat.   Malia is playing Spring soccer - and I've decided I like Fall soccer much better!   Alex's t-ball should be starting soon - so please cross your fingers for some consistent sun!

Happy Sunday!!

Linda

www.lindaw.myctmh.com

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Card Swap! Featuring Ipodabella

 Happy Thursday Friends!

I thought I'd share a fun card I made awhile back for my CTMH (Close to My Heart) unit swap.  I used some patterned papers from CTMH (Plaid=Stylin paper pack, Stars= Game On paper pack).

 The image is called "Ipodabella" and can be found at Stamping Bella (http://www.stampingbella.com/).  Isn't she cute?  Stamping Bella has a girl for every occasion! 

The  cards were finished off with some rhinestones, pink organdy ribbon, flowers (that I stamped with polka dots), and metal tags.

 

 I'm off to make lunch for my daily lunch customers.  They can be a tough crowd. :)  Hopefully I can find some time to finish up some new paper treats for my ETSY shop today......wish me luck!

~Linda

www.lindaw.myctmh.com

Cards & Crazy Hair

Happy Friday! Here are a few, okay more like 44 cards I made for the newest Close to My Heart catalog debut/swap. It's always fun to see what the 43 other ladies come up with - and even better that I get to keep one from everyone!

I used the new MAYBERRY Paper pack, Cocoa ribbon, stamps, our new pink buttons and added some stitching with my good old sewing machine!

This was my first time making the 4"x4" square cards. Here is a close up:

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On the home front, Malia had "crazy hair day" at school a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I'd share. We were running short on time that morning, so this was the best I could do:
Only 3 kids in her class participated, one of which was a boy with a wig. The other was Malia's "class twin". Funny thing was her crazy hair style was almost identical to Malia's! The teacher can't keep them straight on a regular day, I'm sure she was happy when the day was over. :)

Hope you have a fun weekend! Does anyone have any ideas for new & exciting things to do with kids? Spring Break is right around the corner, and we need something to do. :)

~Linda

http://www.lindaw.myctmh.com/

Gratitude Card and the NEW Spray Pen!

Hi There!
I thought I'd share another card I made for our Close to my Heart Unit Swap (a local group of gals that are all Close to my Heart consultants - funny thing is most of us went to grade school together!).

We all received a piece of paper from the Magnifique paper pack, and were to make 8 cards to swap at the next meeting.

These are the cards the fabulous ladies in my unit created:

It's always fun to see how different they are!

Here are the cards I made for the swap:

I used the January Stamp of the Month ("Find Your Style") for the butterfly. After I embossed it with clear embossing powser, I popped it up off the paper with foam tape. The splatter background was created using Close to my Heart's NEW "Spray Pen". It was the first time I had tried it - lots of fun!! What a quick and easy way to make a coordinating background for a project.

And.....Here's a little "how to" video on how to use the spray pen.

Have a great day!
~Linda

www.lindaw.myctmh.com

Look What Just Arrived!

It's February 1st today! What does that mean? It means that the new 2011 Spring/Summer Close To My Heart Idea Book is now available!
If you don't have your copy yet, please contact me, or you can view it online right now, HERE.
It's full of great new products & amazing artwork!
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Here's a peak at some of the new paper packs (stamp sets & artwork too):

WINGS:

MAYBERRY:

SWEETHEART:

LUCKY:

SOPHIA:

FANFARE:

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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!*

* earn it FREE when you spend $100 or more (before shipping and tax)

* earn it for 75% off ($5.74) when you spend $75 or more (before shipping and tax)

* earn it for 50% off ($11.74) when you spend $50 or more (before shipping and tax)

* earn it for 25% off ($17.21) when you spend $25 or more (before shipping and tax)

* purchase it for full retail price ($22.95)

February SOTM - D1453 Friendship

Here is a sample of the beautiful things you can create with this stamp set:

So...which new group is your favorite? I'm loving the "Sweetheart" paper pack right now! (You can't see the cutest of the papers in the photo above - but you would LOVE IT!)

Let me know if you have any questions, want to get started on scrapbooking, cardmaking, attend a workshop, or snag your own catalog!

Have a great day~

~Linda

http://www.lindaw.myctmh.com/

"Daydream" Dress Fold Cards

Hiya! It's been awhile. :) I thought I'd share the cards I made for a recent CTMH (Close to My Heart) unit swap. One of the gals provided 1 sheet of paper from the "Daydream" paper pack, and we each made 8 cards to bring back and trade.

I decided to try this dress fold card I had seen around. It was fun. The top of the dress is made from the backside of the patterned paper, with Prisma Glitter added.

I finished them off with white grosgrain ribbon, flowers, a pretty rhinestone and then stamped "for you" on the side!

Hope you enjoyed this crafty inspiration. :)

~Linda

http://www.lindaw.myctmh.com/

Share Your Shutterfly Creations - You can earn $25!

Check out my Christmas cards! Aren't they fabulous?

You can make your own too, at www.shutterfly.com. Tons of designs to choose from. :)

Bold Bright Wishes Christmas

Create modern Christmas photo cards at Shutterfly.

View the entire collection of cards.

Happy Halloween!

Wow!! It's Halloween already! Boy this month sure zoomed by. It's been a busy a month, lots of family birthdays, pumpkin patch trips, pumpkin carving, etc. Here are the pumpkins we finally carved last night: I'm always ready to carve pumpkins early in the month, but know they will be rotten by the time Halloween rolls around.

Here are a few pictures from the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago. The weather was perfect - and there were more people there than I have EVER seen before. I heard it was a record. The kids had lots of fun on the big slides, mazes, cow car barrel rides, and the little playground. I enjoyed the kettle korn. lol.

Ella in one of the hay mazes.The kids again....

And here is a picture from the trip we took with preschool. Weather wasn't quite as nice, but it was at least dry while we were there. :)And.....one last parting shot of all the pretty fall pumpkins, squash, vegetables and dried flowers.

While we're on the Halloween theme, I thought I'd share some little pencil & treat holders I made for our CTMH swap this month. Here is the finished product:

This stripe paper was the given to use in the swap - and we were to make something for Halloween other than a card. Here's another view: Hope you all have a safe and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! We are getting ready to head out....and yes, the weather is dry!!

~Linda

Look What I Won...

Yippee!! I know it's not a new flat screen tv, or a 7-day cruise, but I won this pretty card (above) from Deena over at BE CREATIVE. You should take a look at her blog. She lives in California and sells beautiful card kits. Hmmm. Maybe I should do that? (make card kits, not live in CA).
Anyway, here are a few samples of her kits:

August Kit:
September Kit:
I hope you are having a great Friday!! I can't wait to get my new card. :) I'm so easy to please.

Linda