Joyful Stars Blog Hop- Picture My Life mini-album #1

Welcome to our monthly  
 Joyful Stars Blog Hop!!!!

We're excited to share our creativity with you using PRODUCTS from Close To My Heart!!  

Come on in and see what BEAUTIFUL projects my fellow consultants have creating using the AMAZING products from Close To My Heart!!

 This blog hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of the post to go to the next creation!!  If you get lost along the way, CLICK HERE to see the list of this month’s hoppers! 

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If you have arrived from Lori Meadow’s blog you are right on track.   J

Today I wanted to share the 1st post of a mini album created with Picture My Life (PML) cards!  

This book was a gift that was created by the FABULOUS Close To My Heart art department!!  

These people AMAZE me with their talents and I was so EXCITED to receive a bunch of gifts to be handed out last fall at my team’s Thriving/Striving 30 contest that we WON as a team!!!

(CLICK HERE to read all about this MAJOR celebration!) J

This book is bound together by a piece of cardstock for the spine, and for attaching each individual PML card to the spine.

If you haven’t tried our PML line yet – here is just ANOTHER great way to use this BEAUTIFUL product!! J There are MANY different kits to choose from!!  The album today uses cards from the Wanderful & Seaside PML.

This is in an adorable mini-album, that includes 20 pages!!  I will be sharing them here today, but if in case you are short on time, feel free to move forward to JOYCE HOUCK’s Blog to see her fabulous creation!!

This album is a 4x6 album – the size of our largest PML card. 

Take a look at the 1^st & 2^nd page…

Do you see the spot labeled 2x3?  That is a page that SWINGS itself!!!  That is a 3x4 PML card, attached to the binding.  Love this added dimension throughout this book. 

Take a look….the fish card is the other side of the 2x3 photo area.  

Here is a close up view of the AMAZING detail in this album... 

Pages 3 & 4

The word “Adventure” is from the Wildwood Sticky Tabs.

The “You are my Happy” is one of our mini-stamp sets!!! J 

Pages 5 & 6

The Wildwood plastic clips, some Chalk-it-Up Assortment pieces, and a few stamps, make this a BEAUTIFUL set of pages!! 

Pages 7 & 8

Please come back and join me again NEXT WEEK, as I share the rest of the pages of this beautiful album in Post #2! J

Items used to create…

 Seaside PML cards

Wanderful PML cards

Paper Fundamentals

Artfully Sent Cricut collection (font for Soaring)

M1050        Mini Calendar

M1045        My Happy

S1505         Just Sayin’ (May SOTM)

                   Wanderful Workshop on the Go stamp set

D1600         Here we Go

C1592         World Traveler

C1534         Sightseer

C1595         Hello Summer

A1164         Beach Gear

Wanderful assortment

Chalk It Up Assortment

Z2041         Wildwood Sticky Tabs

Z2047         Wildwood Plastic Clips

Silver Sequins

Gold Sequins

1” Gold washi dotted tape

Mini Stapler

Z1928         Triangle Studs

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my friend & fellow consultant Joyce Houck’s blog to check out what beautiful, crafty item she has to share with us! J 

Happy Hopping and we’ll see you on the 9th next month, when the Joyful Stars team members will be sharing more artwork using Close To My Heart products!    

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J

Operation Smile Blog Hop- Happy Everything

Welcome to this Special Blog Hop!

We will be featuring our beautiful Operation Smile stamp set called Happy Everything. 

This stamp set is EXCLUSIVELY available from Close To My Heart AND the best part....$3 of the $17.95 purchase price will go DIRECTLY to the kids that are apart of Operation Smile!! 

If you have come here from Donna Digby'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 by clicking HERE…

  

This month we have over 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations this month.

 This hop is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Wahoo!! 

Here we go!

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So – let’s start off by taking a peek at this ADORABLE, very usable Happy Everything stamp set. 

There are so many BEAUTIFUL items have already been created with this stamp....love it!!!  Today, I chose to create some bright, happy cards with this exclusive stamp set. 

Here they are. 

Did you notice???  These cards are the EXACT same card design...just turned 1/4 turn!J

They card pattern I used comes from our FABULOUS How-To-Book, Make It From Your Heart, volume 2....and I used pattern #25. 

I LOVE how much different the 2nd card can look!!  Which one do you like better???

Let's take a closer look....

I added a background of Dry embossed on this card.  I used the Honeycomb embossing folder & was amazed at how much of a different look it created with that one piece of paper! 

You can also see I used the Lagoon Hearts washi tape (cut in half) on this card. 

I used this card for one of my home gatherings recently, and I needed a bit faster of a card - since there were a lot of people attending.  

That's why you see the Cricut cut flower. J Still beautiful (vs. stamping a flower) but a lot quicker to create!!

(I LOVE the chevron, sunset washi tape on this card!) 

****Just a note - the Blossom paper pack will soon be retiring as well (it's on backorder til July 10th at the time of this post)!  This is a FAVORITE paper pack of mine, and many of my customers! 

 This is a while supplies last item - so make sure to contact your own CTMH consultant today to get yours before they are gone!  

Have fun creating with this BEAUTIFUL Happy Everything stamp set!!   J 

Items used to create this card.... 

Happy Everything stamp set

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

X7196B Blossom Paper pack

Pear cardstock

Sunset cardstock

 Embossing Folder (your choice)

1" Washi Tape--Chevron or Hearts

Gold Sequins

Brown & Tan Sparkles

Liquid Glass

Inks used: Pear, Glacier

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Now "Hop" on over to Michele Rowley's Blogto see her amazing work!

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!   We LOVE to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to take a moment & leave a comment. J

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant J) 

to see how you can receive your own "Happy Everything" stamp set.  They are only available until August 31, 2015!!

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

July Specials at Close To My Heart! :)

ÞPurchase $25 in Stamp sets - and get YOUR choice....

1. A FREE July Stamp of the Month stamp set 

OR

2. Your choice of 1 of 13 EXCLUSIVE Hostess stamp sets

 for ONLY $5!!!!

Have you been "eyeing up" those EXCLUSIVE Hostess Only stamp sets at the front of our Idea books???  

Well - this IS your month!!!  Now, YOU (even if you aren't a CTMH Hostess) can purchase these BEAUTIFUL stamp sets!!! 

For the month of JULY 2015 - with every $25 in stamp sets that you purchase, you are elgible for 1 of these Hostess stamp sets for ONLY $5!!!  Wahoo CTMH!!!

Place your order at my website (www.kristah.ctmh.com) & when $25 of stamp sets are in your cart - you'll be promoted to choose your $5 stamp set OR your FREE July stamp of the month set.  

Oh the decisions you need to make! LOL!! 

Here is a picture of all the stamp sets you get to choose from....

...and you'll get a CLOSE UP view of these stamp sets once your cart is filled with the $25 stamp sets.  

And guess what???

The stamp sets that are on the RETIRING LIST - ARE current sets & count towards July's special!!  Wahoo!!!

Have fun and ENJOY this AMAZING deal, only available at CTMH during July 2015!!!   J

HERE is a list of all of the Hostes Stamp sets...these are shown in the FRONT of our TWO current Idea books! 

C1614 My Acrylix® Tagged with Love  

C1613 My Acrylix® Paper Bird

B1477 My Acrylix® Exotic Flower

D1615 My Acrylix® Sweet As Sugar

B1454 My Acrylix® Thanksgiving Wreath

C1596 My Acrylix® Happy Hexagons

C1587 My Acrylix® Sing Glory

 B1455 My Acrylix® Be Jolly

C1593 My Acrylix® Hats Off

A1169 My Acrylix® Well Wishes

D1608 My Acrylix® Better with a Friend

B1458 My Acrylix® Cuddly Salutations

A1163 My Acrylix® Practical Planning

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Þ**July Stamp of the Month (SOTM) – Life is Wonderful

 ONLY $5 (with $50 CTMH purchase) 

OR for FREE

 (when you place a $25 order of our FABULOUS stamp sets!)  J

Each month you can purchase a new, EXCLUSIVE D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail!

When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products (excluding purchases made in Studio J^®), you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Would you like to see some ARTWORK using this stamp set? 

CLICK HERE to see multiple creations of consultants that were in a Blog Hop on the 1st of this past month!

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Would you like to take advantage of all these goodies right now? J

Click on the cart below and head on over to my website to check out these JUNE goodies!! Wahoo!

Blessings to you!!!

Krista Hershberger J

July SOTM Blog Hop- Life is Wonderful

Welcome to our MONTHLY

Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!

If you have come here from

 Donna Digby's Blog 

you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE July SOTM stamp set called “Life Is Wonderful”.  

This blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here & work your way around to the many consultants on this "hop"!  

If you get lost along the way, you’ll find a complete list of PARTICIPATING CONSULTANTS by clicking HERE…

This month we have over 45 Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items they have created using this month’s stamp set! So, sit back & enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of the post to see what EACH consultant has created!!

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Take a peek at this FUN, exclusive Stamp set! J How will YOU use this stamp set?
  

Today, I chose to use this stamp set on a card I created...  

I used CTMH's How-To Book, Originals, to choose a card design I liked.  This pattern is called "Sweet & Simple".  


I then decided to pull out my soon-to-be-retired Jackson paper pack, to give theme & color to this card. J 

I love the subtle hint of hearts that our 5x7 dry embossing folder created on the cocoa colored banner...it just gives it that extra touch. J 

By adding the stamped arrow & a heart from the Chalk It Up assortment pack, and adding some of our neutral, metallic baker's twine I was able to give the card a final touch. J

Here is the list of products I used on this card in case you'd like to create one of your own!  Happy Crafting! J 

July 2015 SOTM card

S1507                Life is Wonderful (only available in July 2015!)

X7195B              Jackson paper pack
                     Sorbet Cardstock

Z3018                Heart Embossing Folder
Z3009               Chalk it up Assortment
Z1921                Metallic Baker's Twine
      

Inks used:  Cocoa 

Now head on over to Lori Brown's Blog to see  what she has created using this stamp set!  J

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  We always love to hear any feedback you’d like to share as well, so feel free to leave a comment. J

 

****Remember, the July SOTM

~ Life Is Wonderful~

is only available until July 31st! J

It can be yours at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH items

 

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant J) to see how you can receive these EXCLUSIVE items for ONLY $5 each!!!  

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J