Wednesday, September 12, 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS!



If you enjoy scrapbooking join us on Tuesday, September 18th at 6:00 p.m. We will be making a 2 page fall layout using the new moonlight paper 
packet. Contact me if you are interest in joing us for this event! All you need to bring is your fall photos, adhesive, paper cutter and scissors.Inline image 2


KIDS SCRAPBOOKING EVENT

October 13, 2012
10:30 a.m. - Noon
First Christen Church next to the post office on University in Peoria
Cost- $12.00 
RSVP: SEPTEMBER 27th-Please pay at the time of RSVP

Cost is less vs. previous classes because we will not be ordering the stickease this time. We will actually be having the children do some stamping on their pages instead. 

We will be using the Moonlight Paper Packet. Have your children bring Fall photos, adhesive, cutters, and scissors. 

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CHRISTMAS STAMP CAMP

October 27th, 2012
9 a.m. - 3 p.m
First Christen Church next to Peoria University post office
RSVP- OCTOBER 11TH - PAYMENT MUST BE PAID AT THIS TIME


If you enjoying making your christmas cards then this event is for you. You can make 25 cards for $20.00 or 50 cards for $35.00. 
Great way to get those christmas cards out of the way.


PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY QUESTIONS!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

CTMH and My Craft Channel


Close to my heart is now on My Craft Channel. They are having a giveaway!
Head on over to http://bit.ly/QFenaM for My Craft Channel's giveaway of the My Acrylix® Trinity Alphabet stamp set, as featured in the latest episode of our online series “Clearly the Best.”



Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Circus Party ~ Using the Cricut

My Grandson just turned 2 and we had a circus party. Of course my mind went crazy with ideas for this. Here are just a few of the items I made for his party using the cricut.





and of course here's the birthday boy himself with his sweet sister who's trying to show him how to do it.


Thanks for looking!

 
Brenda

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Cricut® Artiste Easy Instruction

Discover how to make accents, cards, and 3-D projects with the Close To My Heart Cricut® Artiste cartridge. It's easy to learn with the simple instructional booklet and assembly booklet!


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

3 Reasons to like CTMH in August



That's Right - 3 Great things Close to my Heart is offering in August!

Free Exclusive Tote Bag!
August 2012 Constant Campaign
When a new Consultant joins Close To My Heart in August they will receive an exclusive Damask Tote Bag for FREE (retail value $50)! This offer has limited availability.  This offer is good for both the $49 and $99 New Consultant Kits (while supplies last). Sign Up Here!
Dates: Offer valid August 1, 2012 (9:00 am MDT) – August 31, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)


Close to my Heart Fall / Winter Idea book is available.
Great New Products including a New Cricut Artise Cartridge.
Don't miss out on getting your copy today.
It's easy place a $25.00 order and you can have one for FREE.


National Stamping Month
September 2012 Constant Campaign
To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are bringing back our popular double stamp set promotion! You can get the exclusive, new My Acrylix® It’s Your Day double stamp set for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products from August 15 through September 30, 2012. You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have twice the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new, exclusive It’s Your Day double stamp set!
Dates: Offer valid August 15 (9:00 am MDT) – September 30, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)

Oh Yeah! Don't forget about the Stamp of the Month.....

Baroque Borders:
August 1 - 31, 2012
Get this stamp set for $5.00 with any order of $50.00 or more

Contact me for any of these 1, 2, 3 Reasons to Love Close to My Heart





Saturday, August 11, 2012

2nd Kids Scrapbooking Club!

We had our 2nd kids scrapbooking club. If you are interested or know someone who would like to joing contact me for more details. Check out there great creations!

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Look who won the CTMH shopping spree!

CTMH Shopping Spree with Noreen:

I thought this was so cute I had to post it on my blog. Check out Noreen's shopping spree with CTMH!

http://noreenschat.blogspot.com/2012/08/ctmh-shopping-spree-for-me.html


Have you ever watched Supermarket Sweep? Oh, I so loved that show and just knew I would rock and roll it if ever given the chance to run through a store grabbing anything I could!!

Can you believe that Close to My Heart gave me an opportunity to run through the CTMH Warehouse to do exactly that!! Those were 3 of the most chaotic minutes I've ever experienced and you truly don't even realize what you're doing...you're just trying to grab, and grab, and grab!!!

I worked closely with my "advisory team" (my daughter Mandy and wonderful friend Lorri) to design the best possible attire for my shopping spree!!!

We bought some clothesline hangar wire, but I was concerned it might be a little too flexible, so we added a little "braiding" to give it more stability!
We found the largest sweatpants Walmart had in stock and wove the wire through to provide me a "hula-hoop" type structure (but flexible so I could stuff it into a suitcase! (So surprised I wasn't given any issues getting through airport security!!)
We added suspenders so I could have plenty of "hands-free" shopping...can you envision the old-fashioned clown costumes...but of course mine is wayyyy cuter!
A little bling and CTMH lettering to add that special "uniform" feel to it!
And finally some bubble paint to spruce it up (thanks Mandy!!)

Check out the fabulous "video" Close to My Heart put together to commemorate my wonderful experience!! It was such a whirlwind, but the funnest experience EVER!!! I totally went in with a strategy to get embellishments, embellishments and embellishments...I could grab handfuls, and they'd be "light" despite hundreds of them!! But then they gave me a pretty cart, so I felt compelled to go for some paper and such...oh the joy and chaos! It was a BLAST!!!!


I'll admit, when you're running around like that...you have no clue what you're grabbing!!! Your hands are reaching into a box and about the time you register what it is you've grabbed, you've already grabbed it so might as well take it! (So I came home with 9 Snapease 12x12 Album Systems in my collection...so random!!) But you're not thinking, you're just grabbing!! I'm sure I ran past multiple Cricut Collections, but didn't see a thing...uggh!! But hmmmm, over $4,000 in embellishments, papers, Cricut mats, Desk Pads, and more...no complaints!!!

Afterwards, I was taken up to the Executive Conference Room (yes, inside the walls of Close to My Heart...so very exciting!! And created some layouts and cards designed for me by the Art Department...how lucky can a girl get?



Do you see all the beautiful Cricut shapes...cut and ready to go...so in love with our products!!!


I was even given a CD of all the pictures taken of my Day O' Fun!!! And would that finish it off, uh uh...I was able to leave with 2 completed layouts (with pictures), 6 beautiful cards, AND a send-off wouldn't be complete without a fabulous dinner at the Cheesecake Factory...YUMMMY!!!