Tools of the Trade Love it!

I have Micheal's, JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby coupons to share. Good for this week only. Be sure to print them out and keep them handy in your purse of wallet.

Have a great day!

Artbooking Made Easy (S01E04): Spooky Halloween Layouts

Super Stamp of the Month Savings (05)

My new hair do!

Today I went to my hairstylist and got a shattered new do. If I can get my husband to take a photo I'll post it. I have posted a video on my blog for the fabric necklace. I have seen some gorgeous ones that have added many different bling and ribbon!

Base & Bling Fabric Necklace Kit

Dance as if...

I finished the birthday cards for a cousin and mother-in-law. The cousin has a boisterous personality. I think this card will define her humor! I think she'll dance as if no one watching... Who can have her committed!

The mother-in-law is sweet and kind. When I think of her I picture flowers, ribbons and bows.

I just need to add a Happy Birthday on the card and I think it's done!

Paper and ribbon is from Micheal's; the metal flowers and crystals are from Close To My Heart. So many way to use different products together~!

Newsletter

Soon my newsletter will be going out to a select few. You can view the new Close To My Heart catalog for Autumn and Winter. The new Holiday catalog will be available. Let me know or go shopping at:

Coupons are a girl's best friend. Please enjoy these Michael Coupons while they last!

National Stamping Month: September 2013

Shop with me

9/11 will always be a day of remembrance and mourning. I loved that 2 million bikers decended on D.C. I wish I could have been there to see it. So after the normal chores of tomorrow I will create a remembrance card for those  who need one. I know I need one to continue to remember in my heart that those heroic men and women will live on in our memories, our children's memories and our grandchildren memories and that they will pass on the memories forever.

Here's a look at the Holiday brochure cover.

Wonderful trees can be made using Cricut!

5 Reasons Why I am a CTMH Consultant

I have gotten some questions asking why I chose to join Close to My Heart and I thought I'd give you my top 5 reasons - it was hard to narrow it down to5!

1) New Consultant Kit contains over $155 worth of product and you get it for $49 (plus ship and tax).  That alone is reason to sign up - the kit value, over 60% off if you bought the items separately!  Here's what's inside:

               Workshop on the Go Laughing Lola Scrapbooking Kit (#G1065)
               Laughing Lola Complements Dimensional Elements (#X7170C)
               Paisley Perfect Stamp Set (#C1556)
               Cityscape Stamp Set (#D1563)
               Swirls Around Stamp Set (#D1551)
               3" x 3" Acrylic Block (#Y1006)
               Petite Perks A Touch of Fall Stamp Set (#W2026)
               Black Ink Pad (#Z2105)
               Gypsy Ink Pad (#Z2190)
               Spinner (#Z1832)
               Reflections Scrapbook Program How To Manual (#9037) - full of layout sketches!
               Originals Card Program How To Manual (#9036) - full of card sketches!
               Autumns/Winter 2013 Paper Samples (#W1125)
               Close to My Heart cardstock swatches (#W471)
               3 Autumn Winter 2013 Idea Books
               5 Customer Order Forms
               5 Hostess Forms
               Intro Letter

As you can see by the list above, you get a lot of product. This was the one I started with.

2) Superior Products - If you have used the paper, you know it cuts like butter in the Cricut.

Have you seen the Cricut Art Philosophy and Cricut Artiste cartridges? They are outstanding - two of the best that have ever been released.  Each cartridge comes with three matching stamp sets and a set of matching chipboard elements.

What about the fact that there are over 60 stamp sets that match the shapes on those two Cricut cartridges?  The albums and page protectors are very high quality also.  The entire product line is superior.

3) Close to My Heart values all levels of consultants!
       
         Want to join and build a business, getting a 22% commission when you place orders of $300+ within a quarter?  Perfect!

         What about if you just want to buy as a hobbyist?

                  They also have a category of Junior Consultant which happens when you don't sell over $300 in a quarter.  You then go to being a Junior Consultant and get a commission of 10%.  You can move back and forth between Junior and Full Consultant levels, depending on your sales in the quarter.
       
           And after you sell $150 or more, you start getting product credit - money to be used towards product purchases.
          There are tiered levels, so the more you sell, the more product credit and percent commission you can make.

4) New Consultant Support - Now you've joined and you don't know what to do.  Close to My Heart has solved that problem in many ways:
           When you first start, you will receive emails from the Corporate headquarters welcoming you and introducing you to a series of weekly emails called Start with Heart.  Start with Heart breaks down the entire consultant training into manageable bites that include a weekly checklist download, videos and training tips.  If you don't want to wait, you can view all the emails on the main website and get your business started even faster.
            As your upline, I will be available to help.  I've been blogging for 2 months and I receive all my answers from my upline and on the CTMH site. If I don't know the answer, I can ask my upline, who's been in Close To My Heart for a long time and has a fantastic up and down lines. We’re on Face Book and you can ask and have an answer very quickly. .  We're here to help!

5) Professional Training Videos and Tips/Online Seminars from Successful Consultants:
           Close to My Heart has an entire program dedicated to learning all about using and demoing Close To My Heart products.  Not only that, there is an entire series of videos about the nuts and bolts of the business - setting up your website, ordering, social media, recruiting, holding classes, etc.

2 Cards that make you smile!

I love plaid and what person doesn't. Either could be used for male or female. The plaid paper (also the turquoise and gold) are from the Laughing Lola card making kit. They can be purchased separately.

The top stamp is from the set called Love Life Everyday Life, D1482. Inside I stamped Life with purpose from In the Moment Flair, C1565. The butterfly is from a Marianne Design die. The purple gems come with the Laughing Lola cardmaking kit.

I really enjoyed making these 2 generic cards. I'll make a Friend card and Thank you card next. Can never have too many cards! I hope you enjoyed looking at the cards.

So what have I been up to? I bought the Laughing Lola 'Workshops on the Go Cardmaking'. G1064.
3 card styles and more than enough paper etc to make the cards. These are easy to make and if you are adventuresome, do something different! I love the paper; purples and greens. Turquoise thrown in! I've already given one to my sil after surgery!  To order go to http://jansteffen.ctmh.com.

Happy Anniversary card

It is my brother-in-law and his wife's anniversary today. I made this card with 2 owls sitting on a branch . 1 owl looks at the other with love (pearls) in it's eyes as the other one says hoot, hoot. Look whoo's having a (pearl dimensional heart). Open the card to a large Happy Anniversary.

The 2 owls are Art Impressions. I stamped and colored in with non alcohol ink pens. I used lose To My Heart Liquid Glass straight from the bottle, covering the 2 owls. The Liquid Glass dries clear and shiny. I put dimensional pop up dots on the back. The card is stamped with a floral motif by Fiskers and 2 sentiments from Art Impressions. For a border I used a floral to coordinate with the Purple card (card stock is from Stampin Up).

Hope you like it.