Thursday, May 31, 2012

June SOTM Blog Hop!! :)

Welcome to our
Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

We will be featuring June's SOTM, which is called “Life is Tweet”, a set of 15 stamps.

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If you have come here from Nancy Brown’s Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE.

This month we 55 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM!!
This Blog Hop is simple to do…just CLICK on the link at the end of the post on each blog and move along to the next one!!! Have FUN and happy hopping!!!
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June SOTM Life is Tweet 2 cards
Here are the two cards I created with this month’s stamp set.  I thought the Lucy paper pack fit these cards well…and it was FUN to create them! 

Did you notice the size of these cards?  I was in the mood to be “different” and wanted to do odd sized cards – hence the 4 3/4” x 3” card sizes.  A perfect size to add to a gift, or mail off to a friend!!!

Supplies Used:

Ink colors: Crème Brulee, Grey Wool, Cotton Candy, Sweet Leaf

Feel free to “Hop” on over to Susan Brook’s BLOG to see what she has created with this EXCLUSIVE Stamp set!!



If you’d like to see some more details concerning my two cards and details on how they were created, keep scrolling down and I will share that with you.

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs…and we love reading your comments on what YOU liked about each piece of artwork!

This set “Life is Tweet” is ONLY available from June 1-30…so contact your CTMH Consultant (or feel free to shop with me at my website J) to see how YOU can get this stamp set for an AMAZING discount!!

My First Card…
June SOTM- Tweet Wonderful You card
I created the sentiment “tweet, wonderful you” by using the sponge daubers to blend the colors together!  This is a QUICK, EASY way to add a bit of texture & design to any created item.
I stamped the wording in Crème Brulee ink, and then took a sponge dauber inked in Cotton Candy ink and daubed the inside square with the pink color.  When stamped, the colors look blended together!


June SOTM- Tweet Wonderful You close up flower


Another way that I will often use SPONGE DAUBERS
I use them to color things that are white.  In this case, the smallest flower  was a white flower and I inked up my dauber in Sweet Leaf green and created a flower to coordinate with my card! J


June SOTM - tweet wonderful you close up popped border
If you look real close at this picture, you will notice that I “popped” the border, my bird and the sentiment.
  I encourage you to “pop” something on your next item you create.  It’s amazing how a little bit of “pop” will create a WOW factor out of a “normal” creation.


The Second Card…



June SOTM life is tweet cardAnother GREAT perk to this stamp set…it’s CRICUT Compatible to our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!!!  I cut out the flower image in Colonial White and then matted it in Grey Wool.

I added some pom-pom ribbon from our pink ribbon collection and popped (once again – LOL!) the bird and sentiment. 
I thought it needed “something else” on the card- so out came the Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel. J

****If you haven’t already,  feel free to “Hop” on over to Susan Brook’s BLOG and see her June SOTM artwork!! J


In case you haven’t heard…

June 1st an AMAZING special begins at
Close To My Heart...……
STAMPAGANZA!!! 

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If you are a “regular” CTMH friend, you know what this is all about and look forward to stocking up on your favorite stamps sets during this special!!  If you are NEW to CTMH, you will LOVE this special deal on our already AMAZINGLY priced stamp sets!! 

CLICK HERE to check out the online Idea Book and browse for the stamp sets that have been on your wish list, or maybe you have a gift list that needs to be completed too!

CLICK HERE to go to my website and be one of the FIRST to get the Stampaganza Special - Buy TWO get ONE FREE  stamp sets!!!


Blessings to you and may you have a wonderful week!!!
Krista  J

Last Day to get “Dotty for You” AND FABULOUS June Special!

Today is a day to say goodbye to some AMAZING deals…but tomorrow (June 1st) will be a time where we can WELCOME a new JUNE special!!!

First – our Goodbye’s of TODAYJ

*****This is your LAST CHANCE to get a
2012-4 Dotty for you papersDOTTY for YOU paper pack
(5% left – so order quickly!)




and


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*****MAY Stamp of the Month







CLICK HERE to order these EXCLUSIVE items
(but don’t forget about the Mystery Hostess contest!J)


This is also your LAST CHANCE to be a part of my
******MYSTERY HOSTESS CONTEST!!!*****

Enter for your CHANCE to win $40-$100 in CTMH Products!!!

Place an order at the SPECIAL LINK on my website…and enter a qualifying order to ENTER my MYSTERY HOSTESS contest!!!!

What is a Qualifying Order?
For every Dotty for You paper pack, or May Stamp of the Month that you purchase on a special link on my home page…
you will be eligible to be a MYSTERY HOSTESS and earn $40-$100 in CTMH product!!!
OBA-circle-join-my-May-Dotty-for-you
Click on the “May Orders w/Krista…” link on my website and when you make a qualifying purchase….
…when you add the Dotty for You paper pack ($5 with a $35 purchase) OR the May Stamp of the Month ($5 with a $50 purchase) you will EARN tickets!

These tickets will be entered into the Mystery Hostess drawing and earning YOU a chance to WIN $40-$100 in Hostess items!!!

CLICK HERE to find MORE details regarding this special – it will end at MIDNIGHT tonight!!!



~~Now, for those who already took part of the May specials…are you curious about the AMAZING June special??  Maybe you have already heard??? J
June 1st an AMAZING special begins at
Close To My Heart...……
STAMPAGANZA!!!

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If you are a “regular” CTMH friend, you know what this is all about and look forward to stocking up on your favorite stamps sets during this special!!


If you are NEW to CTMH, you will LOVE this special deal on our already AMAZINGLY priced stamp sets!!

CLICK HERE to check out the online Idea Book and browse for the stamp sets that have been on your wish list, or maybe you have a gift list that needs to be completed!

CLICK HERE to go to my website and be one of the FIRST to get the Stampaganza Special (starting June 1st at 11am EST) - Buy TWO get ONE FREE stamp sets!!!


Enjoy this special day and come back  TOMORROW  for the monthly BLOG HOP using June’s Stamp of the Month!! J  
Krista J

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Countdown with Dotty for You–final Card #4

 
Only TWO more days until the AMAZING Dotty For You 
special is gone!!!

Here is our fourth and final Dotty for You Countdown card…this card was created by Sheri Reiff. Sheri Reiff is a good friend of mine and is on my team too! 

(To see the other three cards using Dotty for You paper pack, CLICK HERE, HERE and HERE)
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Dotty for You_Sheri Reiff_Hello card close up


Sheri’s card is ADORABLE!!!  The size is a 4 3/4 x 3…a perfect, petite card!  I love the grey dots she used from Dotty for You and the yellow & grey B&T she used to mat the silhouette of the girl jump roping!


I LOVE the fact that the BACK of the Dotty for You paper pack is just as pretty as the FRONT! J

Supplies Sheri used on her card…
Inks: Grey Flannel


Stay tuned to my BLOG for the JUNE Stamp of the Month Blog Hop on June 1st!!!
 I can’t WAIT to see what everyone has created using the Adorable June Stamp of the Month stamp set “Life is Tweet”

I will also announce my 
Mystery Hostess Winner on June 2nd!!!  
Make sure you check out my post to see if YOU are one of my TWO Mystery Hostess winners for the month of May! 


There are still 2 more days to ENTER my Mystery Hostess Contest
See below for all the details!! J


    Blessings to you for a BEAUTIFUL day!!!


    Krista J


TWO more days!!!!
Enter for your CHANCE to win $40-$100 in CTMH Products!!!

Place an order at the SPECIAL LINK on my website…and enter a qualifying order to ENTER my MYSTERY HOSTESS contest!!!!

What is a Qualifying Order?
For every Dotty for You paper pack, or May Stamp of the Month that you purchase on a special link on my home page…

you will be eligible to be a MYSTERY HOSTESS and earn $40-$100 in CTMH product!!!
OBA-circle-join-my-May-Dotty-for-you
Click on the “May Orders w/Krista…” link on my website and when you make a qualifying purchase….
…when you add the Dotty for You paper pack ($5 with a $35 purchase) OR the May Stamp of the Month ($5 with a $50 purchase) you will EARN tickets!

These tickets will be entered into the Mystery Hostess drawing and earning YOU a chance to WIN $40-$100 in Hostess items!!!

CLICK HERE for all the details and find out who was my April Mystery hostess!!!
Krista J
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
610-587-9116
Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Countdown with Dotty for You- Card #3

LAST DAY
**CLICK HERE to vote for my Dotty for You Layout on CTMH facebook page! ** Thank You!!!  J

Dotty for You card #3 was created by myself. J 
(To see the first TWO Dotty for You cards, CLICK HERE and HERE)
Dotty for You card_Krista Hershberger_baby
Have you noticed how much I LOVE this combination of colors?  Sweet Leaf green is my favorite color, and lagoon and grey flannel complement it nicely!

I used the papers from the Dotty for You paper pack, and decided to cut off the bottom of my card for a different approach.  If you look closely, the green scallop is the bottom front of my card.


Dotty for You card_Krista Hershberger_baby Close upI used a Dimensional Element to raise up my sentiment…and I completely covered it with the blue Dotty paper.  I then stamped the “BABY”’ stamp on a Cricut cut square, and popped it on top of the D.E. with 3D foam!






seam binding ribbonI LOVE how the color of the seam binding ribbon turned out on this card!  It is so vibrant and matches the colors of the card PERFECTLY!

  This Ribbon is SOOO amazing!!!  It comes white(as you can see in the picture), BUT with a sponge dauber and an ink to coordinate with your creation – you can create this ribbon to ANY COLOR that you need!! It is so quick and easy to add ink to this ribbon!!

Supplies I used…


Krista J
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
610-587-9116
Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com
2012-4 Dotty for you papers

There are 3 DAYS LEFT to get your OWN Dotty for You paper pack!!!



The actual paper pack is almost sold out (I’m waiting for the update this morning)
BUT there are still two ways to earn this paper pack!
1- Have a book party or home gathering BEFORE June 2nd AND have your party subtotal sales reach $400 and you will get a paper pack for FREE!!!

2-Join my TEAM…and this month, a Dotty for You paper pack will be an EXTRA item in your basic start up kit (ONLY $99!!!) as a THANK YOU for joining the CTMH family!



My MYSTERY HOSTESS Contest will end at midnight on May 31st!
Place an order at the SPECIAL LINK on my website…and earn YOUR chance to WIN $40-$100 in CTMH PRODUCT!!!

What is a Qualifying Order?
For every Dotty for You paper pack, or May Stamp of the Month that you purchase on a special link on my home page…
you will be eligible to be a MYSTERY HOSTESS and earn $40-$100 in CTMH product!!!
OBA-circle-join-my-May-Dotty-for-you
Click on the “May Orders w/Krista…” link on my website and when you make a qualifying purchase….
…when you add the Dotty for You paper pack ($5 with a $35 purchase) OR the May Stamp of the Month ($5 with a $50 purchase) you will EARN tickets!

These tickets will be entered into the Mystery Hostess drawing and earning YOU a chance to WIN $40-$100 in Hostess items!!!

CLICK HERE for all the details and find out who was my April Mystery hostess!!!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Countdown with Dotty for You–Card #2

**CLICK HERE to vote for my Dotty for You Layout on CTMH facebook page! ** Thank You!!!  J


My next Dotty for You card (CLICK HERE to see the 1st Dotty for You card) was created by Stephanie HuberStephanie has a Blog as well that you will want to check out…just click on her highlighted name! J

Dotty for You_Stephanie Huber 3x3

Stephanie created a fun 3x3 card and used the Dotty For You paper pack as well as a Dimensional Element (D.E.) banner shape that coordinates with our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. 





Stephanie topped off her card with some cute images…the flower stamped on her D.E. banner AND the butterfly stamped in the top right corner, both come from the NEW ARRIVAL stamp set.  A WONDERFUL stamp set to welcome any child!!!

I appreciate so much that Close To My Heart’s Cricut Collection is a BUNDLE of items!  (bundle being the key word! J)

Our Cricut Collection is MUCH MORE than the “regular” Cricut cartridge! J
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As you can see, when you purchase this AMAZING package – you will be receiving the cartridge, 3 exclusive Art Philosophy stamp sets AND 3 sheets of Dimensional Elements!!! 

How is CTMH’s Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle different than others?

1. It cuts over 700 images! Not shapes…700 images!!!

Here is a picture of the 6 different 3D flowers you can create with this cartridge…love it!
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But this cartridge, doesn’t just cut flowers…it cuts
  • borders
  • alphabets
  • tags
  • card bases
  • 3D boxes(chinese take out box, pillow box, purse, etc)
and SOOO much more!!!


2. It coordinates with many of our STAMP sets!!!

How does this work?
You will notice in our current IDEA BOOK, there are some stamp images outlined in red.  These outlined images coordinate with our Cricut Cartridge!!!

When you purchase that stamp set, you will see a measurement on the stamp carrier sheet. Find the image shape on your Cricut machine, and then set your size dial to the size listed on your carrier sheet.

Cut out your Cricut image…and TA-DA…you have a perfectly cut image that you can stamp your image on!!!


Here are the EXCLUSIVE stamp sets that will come IN your Cricut Collection.

Notice the measurements on the carrier sheet – this tells you the size image you will need to cut!  How EASY is that?!?!

 Art Philosophy Seasons stamp carrier sheet

These stamp sets ONLY are available when you purchase the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection…



Art Philosophy Seasons stamp set

Art Philosophy Celebration stamp carrier sheet







Art Philosophy Celebrations Stamp set





Art Philosophy Tags stamp carrier sheet










Art Philosophy Tags Stamp Set












CLICK HERE to get your OWN Cricut Art Philosophy Collection EXCLUSIVE available through Close To My Heart!!!!

So often I hear...is there any way I can get this AMAZING bundle for less than $99...because I'd REALLY like to own one of these! J

There is ONE other way to get this Cricut Collection at 1/2 price... 

when you host a Gathering (book party, online gathering or in-home gathering) and your sales reach the $250 mark...

you can chose to get an item for 1/2 price!!! Meaning you would pay $49.50 for this AMAZING Cricut BUNDLE PLUS you will also receive $40 FREE in CTMH Products too!!!!

Contact me today if you would like to earn your Cartridge for this WONDERFUL, DISCOUNTED price! J



Would you like to get one of these AMAZING Dotty for You paper packs???
2012-4 Dotty for you papers





The actual paper pack is almost sold out BUT there are still two ways to earn a paper pack!




1- Have a book party or home gathering BEFORE June 2nd AND have your party subtotal sales reach $400 and you will get a paper pack for FREE!!!  Contact me for more details!

2-Join my TEAM…and this month, a Dotty for You paper pack will be an EXTRA item in your basic start up kit (ONLY $99!!!) as a THANK YOU for joining the CTMH family!  CLICK HERE to sign up now



Would you like to earn $40-$100 in CTMH products???

Become one of TWO Mystery Hostesses when you place a qualifying order BEFORE May 31st at 11pm!

What is a Qualifying Order?

For every Dotty for You paper pack, or May Stamp of the Month that you purchase on a special link on my home page…
you will be eligible to be a MYSTERY HOSTESS and earn $40-$100 in CTMH product!!!
OBA-circle-join-my-May-Dotty-for-you

If you'd like YOUR CHANCE to WIN some WONDERFUL, QUALITY Close To My Heart Product....

Click on the “May Orders w/Krista…” link on my website and when you make a qualifying purchase….
…when you add the Dotty for You paper pack ($5 with a $35 purchase) OR the May Stamp of the Month ($5 with a $50 purchase) you will EARN tickets!

These tickets will be entered into the Mystery Hostess drawing and earning YOU a chance to WIN $40-$100 in Hostess items!!!

CLICK HERE for all the details and find out who was my April Mystery hostess!!!



Have a wonderful day!!!J
Krista J
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
610-587-9116
Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com