Beckie's Birthday present!

I just wanted to share a gift I made last week for my BFF Beckie! She is redecorating her bathroom in a beach theme so I decided I was going to make her something for her bathroom to match her new decor!

It was super simple to make, I used my Cricut to cut the letters and floral pattern and cut out a paper palm tree and embossed it in black. I finished it with several coats of Mod-Podge and TADA all done!


I also made a super cute personalized gift bag for her gift! :o)

Love you, Becks! I hope you enjoyed yourself on your Birthday!

Acyrlic Magnetic Note Pad Holder!

I was thinking of things to make for Kyren's teacher for an "End of the Year" gift, and came across note pad holders similar to this one, so I decided to try it and put my own spin on it. I think it came out really cute, and would be perfect to stick on the refrigerator or on a desk. (The base that the notepad is sitting on is hard acrylic with a magnet attached to the back. It is hard to tell from the picture.)

I am thinking of making a lot of these to eventually sell in a craft fair once I have made enough inventory to actually fill a booth. lol.

What do you guys think? Do you like it? Would you buy it as a gift for a teacher/Coworker/etc...?

Leave me a comment!

*EDIT*  Here is a new one I just made today using mainly CTMH products.

Mom's Birthday Card

My mom finally got her birthday card in the mail so I can now post it without spoiling the surprise. :o) I love you mom and hope you liked your card. I hope you all like it as well!

Hope for Japan

Hope for Japan Charitable Fundraiser"The earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused untold devastation and heartache. Like so many of you, we’re eager to help. Help us raise money for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund by promoting the Hope for Japan stamp set. From now until April 30, you can purchase the exclusive, non-commissionable “Hope for Japan” A-size stamp set for the special price of only $5 US / CAN (retail value $7.95 US / $8.75 CAN), and Close To My Heart will donate 100% of the profits to the American Red Cross efforts in Japan. This beautifully designed stamp set reminds us of how our hearts are hopeful for those who are in need. To purchase this stamp set please click the "Shop with me" link on the left side of the page." -CTMH Corporate

***To see the stamp set go to my website by clicking on the "Shop with me" link on the left.***

I have been thinking of a way to contribute to the relief efforts in Japan and I am so glad that CTMH has put together this fundraiser. If you can, please help buy purchasing this beautiful stamp set. Not only will you receive a beautiful, high quality stamp set, you will also being helping the people in Japan that have had their lives turned upside down and are suffering daily. Your $5 will help provide food/water/clothing/shelter for families that are struggling to survive and have been left with nothing due to this horrible disaster.

I would really appreciate it if you would pass the link to my blog along to your friends and family so we can raise as much money as possible for this cause. I would like to think that by doing something good for others, good things will come back to us whenever the roles are reversed and we are the ones in need.  I hope you all have a great weekend, thank you so much for stopping by, it means a lot to me knowing you guys are reading what I post! :o)

Excited about new supplies!!

Just thought I would share my excitement because my husband is getting pretty tired of hearing about my crafting finds and creations! HAHA! This week I ordered A LOT of supplies, but one of the things I am most excited for is my Martha Stewart scoring board! I can't wait to get my hands on it! It is going to make card making and paper crafts soooo much easier! I ordered mine on Amazon and it was only like $17!  Below is the link!
http://www.amazon.com/Scoring-Envelope-Martha-Stewart-Crafts/dp/B0036FDKZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1301070245&sr=8-1

The other thing I am excited for is my HOT PINK heat tool that I bought from Joann's online! It was on sale for under $20 and I used the coupon code "teacher2011" upon checkout (don't type the quotations) and saved 15% on the sale price! I will post the link below.
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=zprd_10066181a

I also purchased a few CTMH items that I am very excited to try out, such as embossing powders, embellishments, and the liquid glass adhesive. I plan on posting a review blog on all of the products I have purchased so you guys will get an idea of how well they work, and such.

I hope you guys have a fabulous Friday and a very happy and productive weekend! As always, let me know if you have any questions! :o)

Cute Father's Day card!

Hi everyone! Just thought I would share this project I just finished. I made this cute Father's Day card for my mother because she wanted a super special card to send to my grandpa on Father's Day. I really love it and had a lot of fun designing it, I hope you like it Mom, and I hope Papa Bill loves it even more! :o)

This card was made using the CTMH Lucky paper packet, CTMH Lucky embellishment buttons, a CTMH Canvas Badge button, CTMH Color Ready Kraft-Borders, and My Acrylix stamp sets : Spring up, Lucky, and Hodgepodge Alphabet. Inks used: CTMH Ink pads in Denim Blue, Garden Green, and Chocolate.

Hostess Info!

I have been having some people from out of town contacting me and asking if there was any way for them to do an "Online Gathering/ Online Party" and still receive the hostess rewards?! YES! YES! YES! You can! If you are not in the Spokane area or you are in the area but really just would rather host an online event without an in house demostration, you CAN most certainly host an online gathering and invite your friends and family to shop online through your "Online Gathering"! If you are interested in hosting an online or in home gathering contact me today so we can get the ball rolling!

Below explains the perks you will receive when you host your own Gathering /Online Gathering:

Party Sells          Amount of Free Product        # of 50% off products

$150-$249               $25 in Free Product                -------

$250-$349               $40 in Free Product                        1

$350-$449               $60 in Free Product                        1

$450-$549               $80 in Free Product                        2

$550-$649               $100 in Free Product                      2

$650-$749               $120 in Free Product                      3

$750-$849               $140 in Free Product                      3

$850-$949               $169 in Free Product                      4

$950-$1049             $180 in Free Product                      4

$1050 or more          $200 in Free Product                      4

**Be sure to look on page 126-127 in the Idea Book on my website and check out the "Hostess Rewards Plus" Collections that are available for you to purchase using your 50% off products earned! THEY ARE FAB!!!** (You can find my website on the top left hand side of this page.)

*Below is Hostess Collection two which includes: Creative Basics "Wings Collection", Wishes, card confidence program, Tweezers, Bitty Brads Metal Assortment, Buttons Green Assortment, 4 1/2 "Colonial White Cards, and My Acrylix* Dream Stamp Set.*

Retail Value $73.45

After Hostess 50% discount - $36.73

It is so easy to reach the first hostess reward level! Look at it like this: If you get 6 people to order $25 in CTMH product you will have already reached your first sales goal ($150-$249)! Or 10 people with orders of $25 and you reach the second reward level and earn not only $40 in Free product, but also 1 HALF OFF item or a Hostess reward plus collection!

If you have any questions please feel free to leave me a comment below or send me and email through my website. I love to hear from you guys! :o)

First CTMH Cardmaking Gathering!

This weekend was full of fun and excitement! Friday night marked my first ever CTMH card making gathering, hosted by the oh so fab Jessica Fountain! (Thanks again girl for being such a great hostess!)  It really was an awesome way to spend a girls night in. There is just something about having people sit together around a table that really brings forth a sense of closeness and companionship. We enjoyed many laughs and all the girls really enjoyed learning about all the different scrapping products, and most of all everyone enjoyed putting together their own special card to take home! I was very impressed with how well everyone caught on and really put their own spin on things, even though everyone was given the same materials and instruction every one's card had a different style and flare to it which was really neat! We will definitely have to do that again ladies, because I really enjoyed myself! :o)

Here is a photo of the card we made!! Everyone did such a a great job!

 If you and your friends are interested in having a great time scrapbooking/card making and learning about some really fun and neat products contact me and book your own CTMH gathering! Hostesses will be eligible for free product and 50% off items! Check out my website for more info on becoming a hostess! (Website link is at the top left corner of this page.)

Also if you are looking for a local photographer for family portraits, maternity photos, senior photos etc...Check out Jess Renee Photography (Jessica Fountain) at http://www.jessreneephotography.com/! She is amazing!

My First BLOG POST!

So I have obviously decided to start a blog. I really want to have a place to display my artwork and share special stuff with people that are interested in what I have to say. I have been using Facebook to advertise my Close to My Heart business but I hate feeling like a spammer and posting the same stuff every day to hundreds of people and half of them not even giving it a second glance. So this blog is going to be sort of a hodge podge of ideas, artwork, crafts, and day to day things that happen in my life. LOL. I have such a hard time committng to just one general topic so don't be surprised to see a bit of variety here.

Sooo, today I made my very first Studio J layouts! I have to say that I am very impressed with them. I have been so excited about my new adventure with Close to My Heart and have loved all the products, but the Studio J online scrapbooking is by far my favorite right now! There was such a variety of templates and papers and made scrapbooking fun, and the best part was IT WAS MESS FREE! lol. I also like the option to purchase a JPG file for online sharing! I will post pictures some where in this post if I can figure it out! lol. I highly suggest everyone go try Studio J! Even if you think you are the most UN-creative person alive, GO TRY IT! (Link is on the left side bar under "My Close to My Heart website") It is super easy! And it is free to try, so don't worry about having to buy something, you only pay if you want to buy. And if you like it and think you will use it more than once, make sure to read about becoming  Studio J member! You can sign up for as little as $30 for a three month membership and after your 3 months it is only $10 a month after that! And there are great perks to being a member, so make sure you check it out.

I also added a poll to the bottom of the page. If you are in the Fairchild/Spokane area would you please answer that for me! I really want to try and get a workshop of sorts together but want to know if  have anyone interested before I put a lot of effort into it. There would be a charge for the workshop probably around $30-$35 per person which would include materials, access to my equipment (stamps, and cricut machine, etc...), personal work area, and a snack/beverage. The workshop would last approx 3 hours and whatever you make would be yours to take home.  I really think it would be really fun. (PS. For some reason the "D" in the word "would" isn't showing up in the poll question! lol. Just pretend it is there! lol)

Well thanks for sitting through my first post! LOL Sorry if it was long! Be sure to check back soon for something new!! :o)