We did arrive back from our Hawaiian Cruise with CTMH and it was WONDERFUL!!!
I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for this opportunity and reward that we were blessed with! We were so pampered, and I am STILL amazed that we were in Hawaii – a dream that I thought would never come true!!!
Here are a few of my favorite pictures…if you’d like to see more pictures, you can find me on Facebook. I’m not very techy J, but I believe if you type in Krista Derstine Hershberger in the search engine in FB…you should be able to view my Hawaiian photo album because I made it a public album!
Enjoy the pictures…and I will be posting again soon!!!
Hanauma Bay in Honolulu, HI
Black Sand beach on the Road to Hana in Maui
Our ship, Pride of America
The steam rising out the ground at Volcanoes National Park in Hilo, HI
Rainbow Falls
69 Close To My Heart Consultants earned this trip…67 were able to join us for the week
I wanted to share the news I received from corporate a couple days ago…our MAGNIFICENT How-To books are going fast!!!!
With a retail price of ONLY $21.95…they will be gone very soon!
Here is an excerpt from our consultant newsletter….
Despite being featured in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book, quantities for these titles are extremely limited and inventory will not be replenished once we run out. We anticipate running out of some of the How-To Book titles as early as this month, so if you or your customers have been waiting to order one or more of these books, now is the time to buy!
I use each of these books and love the variety that each one brings! For those that know me, or have been to one of my home gatherings, you know that I talk HIGHLY of these time-saving, creative books!
Have you ever noticed the small wording under each picture of artwork in our Idea Books?
Take a look at those words if you don’t remember…
-each piece of artwork in our Idea Books are created USING one of the SIX How-To books! Wouldn’t it be WONDERFUL to have your creating become so SIMPLE when you have the measurements for each piece are right in front of you?
It really DOES make your creating MUCH easier!!!
Take a look at these GREAT idea books and make sure you get a copy of yours today!!! I’m REALLY excited to see what Close To My Heart has planned to replace these wonderful books! J
Bring magic to your scrapbook layouts using clever interactive techniques. You'll add hands-on excitment and dramatically increase your photo and journaling space using pop-ups, pull-outs, slides, cascades, and more! Magic™ also includes 35 gorgeous 12" x 12" layout patterns that can be used on their own or with the interactive techniques. (DVD included.)
You'll love the newly updated Reflections™ program which features 100 12" × 12" scrapbook pages. Each layout pattern comes complete with a shaded blueprint, detailed assembly instructions, companion layout guides, photo options, and creative techniques sure to make your memories come to life.
Create your own 12" × 12" designer layouts with Jeanette Lynton’s second volume of incredible scrapbooking patterns. Packed with 50 all new, two-page patterns, complete cutting diagrams, and assembly instructions, plus inspiring techniques, Imagine™ is every scrapbooker’s best friend. Check out the first volume, Cherish™, the book that elevated passion for scrapbooking. Both gorgeous, hardback books feature full-color photos and are coffee-table worthy! (Cherish sold separately.)
This beautiful new hardbound book is similar to the Reflections programs with blueprints, step-by-step instructions, and photo suggestions, but it’s really in a league all of its own. It is a stand-alone publication that will look simply fabulous on a bookshelf or coffee table. It features 50 12" × 12" two-page scrapbook concepts as well as in-depth instructions for unique art techniques, accessory suggestions for every concept, detailed cutting diagrams, step-by-step assembly instructions, a thumbnail index, and all the artwork recipes.
Create beautiful handmade cards with confidence using the numerous patterns in our exquisite hardbound Originals™ program. With exact dimensions, fold placement guides, blueprints, and step-by-step instructions, every aspiring cardmaker or crafting pro will love Originals. Feast on the gorgeous, full-color artwork sprinkled throughout the pages and then make cards of your own, simply and easily, with Originals!
Bulk cardmaking, trendy circle cards, and all new patterns make Jeanette Lynton's latest hardbound, how-to cardmaking book a must-have for your creative library. The three bulk card "workshops" help you make 8, 12, or 16 cards in a jiffy while getting the most out of your papers and your time. The beautiful full-color artwork and creative tips and techniques offer hours of inspiration and fresh ideas.
If you’d like to get your OWN copy of these books, I suggest you order quickly!
****PLEASE Contact me for a link to order these books or items from my website*****
(Coming in APRIL…you will be able to go to my NEW website and CLICK on that month’s orders to place your order rather than contacting me for the code!!!)
ALSO- there are some NEW items that have been added to the “While Supplies Last” section of my website!!! They range from a 37% – 80% DISCOUNT!!! Check it OUT!
With a minimum shipping cost of ONLY $4.95J…this makes ordering online a BREEZE!!!
Blessings to you for a BEAUTIFUL day!!!
Krista
Get over $450 in products for only $99!!!
******From March 1st – March 31st, ANYONE who JOINS my Close To My Heart TEAM will automatically receive the Close To My Heart Cricut BUNDLE for FREE!! ********
AND…if you already own the Cricut Bundle – YOU will get to chose $100 in Select Product Credit in place of the Cricut Bundle for FREE!!!
That means you pay ONLY $99 for over $450 worth of QUALITY, BEAUTIFUL Close To My Heart Products!!!
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My dear friend Mary has a blog called THROUGH MY LENS. She was so thoughtful to have "liebstered " my blog last week while I was away!!! Go check out the awesome work she creates…Mary AMAZES me with talent and the gift she has in all her creations!!!
If you don't know what the Liebster Award is...here's the scoop! This award is for bloggers with less than 200 followers, to bring attention to their blog, and increase their following! So, in the spirit of good fun I am passing this award on to five worthy bloggers. Please stop by to visit them, and become a Follower. Here are the Rules: 1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them. (Thank you, Mary!)
2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.
3. Post the award on your blog.
4. Bask in the love from the supportive people out there in Blog Land!
5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!
The five blogs I have chosen are listed below. Click on over to their beautiful sites, look around and don't forget to become a Follower!
It is SOOO fun to create your OWN unique gifts…and Close To My Heart has a PERFECT selection of pre-created, but non-designed gifts ready for you!!
If you have a current Idea Book, check out page 131…if you do not have an Idea Book CLICK HERE to go to the online Idea book! J
LOOK at the variety of gift ideas!!! This is our My Creations line of products and I will often venture this way when I need an idea for a handmade gift! J
Mini Banners, Collage Cubes, Display albums, card boxes, recipe boxes…just to name a few!
I wanted to share some Milk Carton ideas.
This is a NEW product that CTMH released in February! The milk cartons come in a pack of TWO. They have 2 closure clips and are PERFECT for filling with anything your heart desire’s!
I first saw a milk carton created by my upline, Joyce Houck.
I LOVED her creation and she inspired me to get started on my own! LOL!!! She used the Pemberley paper pack, the Feb SOTM and some of our NEW wooden garden shapes!
I LOVE the wooden shapes…they are lightweight, inkable, stampable…and just FUN to add to any of your creations!!! I had to take a picture of what an entire pack looks like – LOL!
Take a look…are you as AMAZED as I was… at the amount of variety of shapes that come in this pack?
As you can see, Joyce chose to use one of the flowers…and added a sparkle to the middle for the center.
To finish it off, Joyce covered the metal clip (that is included) with a piece of coordinating Pemberley paper.
So, after I saw Joyce’s – I WANTED to create one! J…so off to my creation table. J
I used the Pemberley pack as well and created one ( I’m in Hawaii as I post …and FORGOT to take a picture of this before leaving – LOL – silly me!) …
Then, I thought, hmmm…this would look lovely used in the Florentine paper pack and created this!!! J
I LOVE the versatility of CTMH’s products!!! The Florentine paper pack is among my favorite and I thought it gave this box a soft, inviting approach. Now, to fill that box with your friends favorite candy J… or give it to a teacher that you are so thankful for, or…you decide! Who would you give this artwork to?
I hope you were inspired and that you will now venture to your creating area to make something yourself!!
If you’d like to order some of CTMH’s beautiful products…CLICK HERE!!
OR…
if you’d like to receive $450 for only $99 (only during the month of March) ….
Read on for more details!!! J
Have an enjoyable day!!!
Get over $450 in products for only $99!!!
******From March 1st – March 31st, ANYONE who JOINS my Close To My Heart TEAM will automatically receive the Close To My HeartCricut BUNDLE for FREE!! ********
AND…if you already own the Cricut Bundle – YOU will get to chose $100 in Select Product Credit in place of the Cricut Bundle for FREE!!!
Way to go CTMH!!! They thought of EVERYTHING!!! J
That means you pay ONLY $99 for over $450 worth of QUALITY, BEAUTIFUL Close To My Heart Products!!!
If you’d like to learn more about what it means to join my team
I am in Palm Tree heaven J…for those that know me, know that my favorite tree is the Palm Tree…meaning I NEED to limit myself in taking pictures of JUST palm trees! LOL!!!
We have arrived in Hawaii and are EXCITED to meet some more of our fellow cruise members on board the boat later today!!!! I thought I’d share artwork of Cruisin’ this morning…it’s 9:30am back in the states, but only 4:30am here in Hawaii. Oh time change – LOL!!
This BEAUTIFUL artwork was created by my talented downline, Sheri Reiff! I think she did a BEAUTIFUL job and I was VERY impressed with her results using the Cruisin’ paper pack!!!
Take a closer look at the picture…isn’t the baby card (with the elephant) ADORABLE??? I believe that’s my favorite…if I had to chose!
We will be featuring March's SOTM, which is called Potential, a set of 8 stamps.
If you have come here from Wanda Riley’sBlog, you are on the right path! J
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 have approximately 54 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs.
So sit back and ENJOY your time of brainstorming how YOU can use this wonderful Stamp of the Month Stamp set!!!
This Blog Hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of each post to move along to the next one!!!
Have FUN! J
I chose to create TWO cards using this Stamp set. I used the NEW Lucy paper pack! The grey tones in this paper pack pull me towards this paper again and again.
Items used to create these cards…
X7149B Lucy Paper pack
1388 Colonial White Cardstock
Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
Z1326 Red, Pink, & Purple asst of sparkles
Z1335 Licorice Adhesive Gems
Z1704 Pewter Badge Buttons
Z1383 Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain ribbon
Z1701 Baker’s Twine – Neutral
Z1738 Colonial White Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes
Inks used…Cotton Candy, Grey Wool, and Crème Brulee
Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the March SOTM is only available until March 31st!!!
Contact your CTMH Consultant (or CLICK HERE ) to see how you can get this EXCLUSIVE stamp set at an AMAZING discount!
Here are some more details with the two cards shown above…
For the first card, I used the How-To Book “Wishes”. The pattern is called “On the Edge” and is shown on page 53.
For the card base, I used grey wool ink on my image, but used the 2nd generation ink to make it a subtle image.
Sponging all the edges in grey wool really give it a nice finishing touch.
For the 2nd card…I again used the 2nd generation stamping of the Grey Wool ink. It’s so FUN to create your own background designs with stamps!!
I love the card SHAPE…and you can get this shape too! We carry these card designs in a pack of 10…AND it included envelopes! You will receive these 3 1/2” x 8” cards in a pack of 10 with the die-cut edge for only $6.95!!!
I also used our NEW Pewter Badge Buttons to finish off the ribbon! These pewter badges are GREAT!!! They are self adhesive – with a VERY sticky adhesive! This badge will NOT be coming off of this bow! I really appreciate how CTMH has added adhesive backs to sooo many of your embellishments!!! Yayy! J
I hope you enjoyed the cards and I ENCOURAGE you to create some artwork of your own!!!
I was privileged to be a part of the Karen Morris swap! J I LOVE being a part of this amazing swap and receive so MANY beautiful pieces of artwork!!!
This time, I chose to use the NEW Footloose Paper pack. Summer is right around the corner (am I rushing things?) and this paper pack makes me so happy!
The colors in this kit are…Bamboo, Crème Brulee, Lagoon, New England Ivy, Pear, Smoothie, Sweet Leaf and White Daisy ~ PERFECT summer colors!!!
Here are my swaps – ready to be mailed… I created 8 sets of everything. I kept one set for myself, and mailed off the other 7 to Karen.
Here are the pieces I created. One of the requirements for this swap was to use as many BRAND NEW items that we could!!! I used new Stamp Sets, Embellishments, Card shapes, Workshop Kits and MORE!!
Today we will look at the details for the 12x12 page.
I was soooo EXCITED as I “found” these Hawaiian flowers!!! Ok, so they were on my Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge all along…but I personally hadn’t “found” them yet! LOL!!! (stay tuned to the end of this post for details on how to get this Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle for FREE!!!!!!)
To give these flowers some dimension and style, I stamped an image from our new Diverse Backgrounds stamp set in Smoothie ink on top of the Smoothie flower. I then sponged all the edges in Smoothie and used one of our NEW Paradise Paper Flowers for the 3rd flower. For the center of the flower I used the Round Durables! LOVE these new Embellishments!!!
To finish off this section, I used our NEW Seaside Wooden Shapes and cut part of the Zip Strip (the 1/2” extra strip at the top of our 12x12 designer papers) of “Tropical Get a Way”.
A tip for you…we have 3 new kinds of laser wooden shape designs! They are so lightweight and add an extra flair to any of your creations! They are stampable, and inkable…but in this case, I chose to leave the piece just as it was packaged. J Check out page 39 of the new Idea Book to see another way you can use these shapes.
Here is a complete list of items I used to create this page. “Beach Fun” 12x12 layout – Imagine ~ “Thumbnails” left side pg 100
E1015 Cocktail Alphabet
D1508 Diverse Backgrounds
D1511 Kick Back
X7151B Footloose Paper Pack
Z1686 Cricut AP Collection
Z2196 Smoothie Ink
Z2195 Lagoon Ink
Z2153 Sweet Leaf ink
Z2103 Bamboo ink
Z1706 Durable Round Studs
Z1696 Keepsake Felt Alphabet
Z1710 Paradise Paper Flowers
Z1693 Seaside Wooden Shapes
Z1090 Foam Tools
Z534 Micro-Tip Scissors
Z1151 3-D Foam Tape
Z341 Mini Glue dots
Cricut Flowers sizes - Large flower – 3” smoothie <flower 8>, 1 ¾” white <flower 8>
Small flower – 2” smoothie <flower 8>, 1 ¼” white <flower 8>
One more thing…are you curious about how YOU can get the AMAZING Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle for FREE??
Let me share with you about the FABULOUS deal that starts March 1st!
I am SOOOO EXCITED J for this WONDERFUL opportunity that Close To My Heart is giving to each and every one!!!
******From March 1st – March 31st,
ANYONE who JOINS my TEAM
will automatically receive the
Close To My Heart Cricut BUNDLE for FREE!! ********
The value of this package is $124.95 and it retails at $99!!!
Joining my team means…
you pay $99 for the original Kit (retails at $280)
which is THIS…
PLUS you receive THIS…
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For more details on joining my team, please give me a call, email or text! I’m here to help YOU as you bring CTMH into your life!
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