My Favourite Things

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring creations using products that will we love.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at My Creations with Michelle. If you came from Krista's blog, Simply Creating then you are in the right place!

I'd like to share with you the NEW Picture My Life, Babycakes Scrapbooking Program.  There are 8 different themed kits available for just $24.95 CDN each.


Each kit include:

44 – 4" × 6" Cards (2 each of 22 designs)
78 – 3" × 4" Cards (3 each of 26 designs)
1 – 12" × 12" Designed Cover Sheet
10 – 12" × 12" Memory Protectors™ (various designs)

These products are acid-free, lignin-free, and buffered.

Pictured above is what I have left over from the kit after completing 26 layout pages and 6 cards!  You get so much bang for your buck with these kits!  At the end of this post, I'll also add close up pictures of each card. 

I don't want to leave anything out so that you get a true flavour for what you can do with the Picture My Life (PML) kits so be ready for lots of artwork :)

I was able to scrapbook 113 pictures in under 4 hours!!  Feels nice to be catching up a little.  In addition to the page protectors that came in the kit, I did add some of the Design 2 Memory Protectors, which have 6 horizontal 4" x 6" photo pockets.

Here are close ups of those cards I made using some left over pieces from this kit plus leftovers from the Babycakes Paper Pack.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Terry Ann Diack - It's My Garage- I Can Craft In It! . If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, My Creations with Michelle, as she has the complete blog list. 



Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Join us again in March when we will be featuring card boxes. We hope you will join us again on March 15th, 2014.

NEW Spring/Summer Consultant Kit

Here is the NEW consultant kit that you can get for just $99.  That's a retail value of over $300!

You can actually earn back the price for this kit, less shipping, when you reach Straight To The Top.  That's $1,200 in sales in 90 days.  Not only will you earn back the kit price but you'll also have earned 22% commission on all of your sales, but you can also year Select Product Credit (SPC) all dependent on your personal monthly sales totals.

I provide my team with excellent training, personalized for YOUR goals.

Want even more??  Here you go...

For New Consultants: New Consultants who enroll in January will receive a FREE Cloud Nine cardmaking kit when they have submitted total personal sales of $300. Qualifying minimum sales must be achieved by the end of a new Consultant’s first full quarter, as no inactive Consultant can qualify for this promotion.  

Contact me for more information or click here to JOIN.

YOU can get the NEW CTMH Spring/Summer products early!

Just 14 sleeps until Close To My Heart consultants can order products from the NEW Spring/Summer Idea Book!!

If you're in Canada and would like to join my team, for as little as $49, receive between $155 to $335 in products and have the opportunity to earn a generous discount on your scrapbooking supplies....then you should hop on over to my website & sign up now.

http://brandy.ctmh.com/ctmh/what-we-do/be-a-consultant.aspx

Contents of the New Consultant Essentials Kit include:  $49 plus shipping & tax.

Everything to meet your crafting and career needs. Approximately $155 in retail value!

• Read Me First Letter
• Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Books (qty. 3)
• Hostess Order Forms (qty. 5)
• Customer Order Forms (qty. 5)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W471)
• Autumn/Winter 2013 B&T Duos^® Sampler (W1125)
• Petite Perks™ A Touch of Fall Incentive Stamp Set (W2026)
• Laughing Lola Complements Dimensional Elements (X7170C)
• Workshops on the Go^® Laughing Lola Scrapbooking Kit (G1065)
• Reflections^® Scrapbook Program (9037)
• Originals Card Confidence Program^® (9036)
• Black Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2105)
• Gypsy Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2190)
• My Acrylix^® Paisley Perfect Stamp Set (C1556)
• My Acrylix^® Cityscape Stamp Set (C1563)
• My Acrylix^® Swirls Around Stamp Set (D1551)
• 3" × 3" My Acrylix^® Block (Y1006)

(Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice.)

New Consultant Master Kit:  $99 plus shipping & tax.

Includes everything in the Essentials Kit plus more supplies and 5 Studio J^® layouts. Approximately $335 in retail value!

• Read Me First Letter
• Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Books (qty. 10)
• 5 Studio J^® Layouts (redeem within 3 months)
• Hostess Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Customer Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Autumn/Winter 2013 Gathering Postcard (W1124)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W471)
• Autumn/Winter 2013 B&T Duos^® Sampler (W1125)
• Petite Perks™ A Touch of Fall Incentive Stamp Set (qty. 5) (W2026)
• Laughing Lola Complements Dimensional Elements (X7170C)
• Workshops on the Go^® Laughing Lola Scrapbooking Kit (G1065)
• My Crush™ Modville Book (Z1855)
• My Crush™ Besties Assortment (Z1886)
• My Crush™ Best Day Ever Assortment (Z1887)
• Memory Protectors^® Flip Flaps™ Small Assortment (Z1747)
• Reflections^® Scrapbook Program (9037)
• Originals Card Confidence Program^® (9036)
• Cello Bags (qty. 25) (W1152)
• My Acrylix^® Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
• My Acrylix^® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• Bonding Memories^® Glue (1512)
• Sponge (Z697)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors (Z1836)
• Black Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2105)
• Gypsy Exclusive Inks^® Pad (Z2190)
• My Acrylix^® Paisley Perfect Stamp Set (C1556)
• My Acrylix^® Cityscape Stamp Set (C1563)
• My Acrylix^® Swirls Around Stamp Set (D1551)
• My Acrylix^® Reel Life Stamp Set (B1431)
• 2" × 6 1⁄2" My Acrylix^® Block (Y1010)
• 3" × 3" My Acrylix^® Block (Y1006)

(Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice.)

I offer excellent training all based on your personal goals as well as a personal rewards program.

Contact me to hear all about the perks of being part of the Close To My Heart family.

Gift Giving for the Holidays

Welcome to our December Blog Hop featuring creations  that we plan to give as gifts this Christmas.   To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at My Creations with Michelle. If you came from Cheryl's Blog then you're in the right place. 


Here is the Hip Pic Album Kit
This kit is available While Supplies Last ONLY in our Holiday Gift Guide, until December 31st, 2013.

Kit includes:
1 – My Acrylix® Hip Pics Album Stamp Set (B-size)
1 – 6½" × 5½" Hip Pics Album (with 16 white pocket photo pages for 16 – 4" × 6" photos, 3¾" square window)
5 – 6" × 6" Colored Sheets of Die-Cut Shapes (1 Creme Brulee, 1 Lagoon, 1 Outdoor Denim, 1 Smoothie, 1 kraft)

All for just $12.95 plus shipping & tax.

My 11 year old daughter, Dallas made this album as a gift for our family.  She used the photos we took this fall and created a beautiful album. 

It was easy to create this adorable with the kit.  Dallas simply placed sixteen 6 x 4 pictures in the pre-cut pages and then added die cut chipboard pieces that she stamped.

In addition to the Kit contents, Dallas used a 2x2 & 1 x 3 1/2 acrylic blocks.  The inks she used were Creme Brulee, Lagoon, Outdoor Denim & Smoothie. 

One of the great things about this kit is that you can buy the My Creations Hip Pic Album for just $8.95 as a stand alone product.  A great way to make many gifts for your friends & family!

If you would like to order some for yourself or as a gift for someone else, make sure to hop on over to my website to shop at http://brandy.ctmh.com/.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Jan's Work Of Heart.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to My Creations with Michelle.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Join us again in the New Year when we will be featuring some of the products that will be retiring, so if you see anything you would like to create, this could be your last opportunity to purchase them.  We hope you will join us again on January 15th, 2014.

Holidays From The Heart

Welcome to our November Blog Hop featuring creations made with products from the Mini- Holidays From The Heart Gift Guide.   To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at My Creations With Michelle. If you came from Cheryl's Blog of Scrapbooking With Cheryl then you are in the right place!

Here are the supplies I began with to create the Season's Tweetings Gift Bag Kit.

The kit comes with 3 Topiary chevron bags & 3 Ruby polka-dot bags, 9 die cut tags & a C Size stamp set.

I made 5 of the tags using the blending pen & ink pads for colouring but then I wanted to add a bit from the Sparkle & Shine Compliments Dimensional Elements so I used one of the chipboard tags from that set.  I inked the black using Archival Black so the colours wouldn't run together when I added them with the blending pen.  Any time I use dye, solvent inks, I always use Staz-On Cleaner so my stamps don't stain. To create the Season's Tweetings sentiment on the one tag, I used some tape to mask off from the stamp set the areas the I didn't want to get inky.  Then I took of the tape & stamped what I wanted to show.

The size of the items that fit comfortably in the bags is 2 3/4" in diameter & up to 4 1/2" tall.

I can't wait to give these pretty gift bags away for Christmas!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Terry Ann Diack's of It's My Garage-- I Can Craft In It!
 
If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, My Creations With Michelle, as she has the complete blog list.  

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Join us again in December when we will be featuring projects that would make great gifts.  We hope you will join us again on December 15th.