Sneak Peek of a few new items

Don't forget to check out the RETIRING list from an Earlier post! These items will be GONE after Jan 31st!!!

 CLICK HERE to see these items!

(and check out the NEW items added to the “While Supplies Last” section of my website!  There are some GREAT deals!)

Hi to each of you!  I hope you are having an enjoyable day! 

I thought I’d share this card with you…I needed to create a BABY card for a couple in our church who had twins!  J  So exciting!!  Their story is quite a testimony…and their two children (a boy & a girl) are so adorable!

When a CTMH box with NEW spring Items showed up on my doorstep, I was determined to use the Jan Stamp of the Month stamp set along with some new Spring items to create this card! J

Here is what I came up with…

I was excited to be able to use the January Stamp of the Month again…I really have come to LOVE this set!! 

Here is a list of the products used…

• Elemental level 2 paper pack
• Footloose level 2 paper pack
• Just Blooms Paradise collection
• Play Day stamp set
• Little Reminder stamp set
• Cocoa ink
• Bitty Brads

Hmmm, so do you recognize the products used in this card? J 

If not, you’ll want to make sure you ATTEND my Spring Open House coming up on Feb 2nd and 3rd!  If you are not local, you can STILL join in the fun too!!!

Here are the details!!!!

Close To My Heart Spring/Summer Idea Book Open House

Thurs., Feb. 2^nd from 6-9pm OR Fri., Feb 3^rd from 12-5pm at my home in Elverson!!!

Join me in celebrating the arrival of the NEW 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book!

Come to my Open House & you will receive your very own 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book for FREE!!!!

When you place your order with me (that day or until Feb 6th) and your subtotal **reaches the $30, $50, & $80 mark –
you will RECEIVE a special, new item from the Spring/Summer Idea Book for FREE!!!

Purchase $30 and receive the NEW Bitty Opaque Pearls (100 cream colored self-adhesive pearls)
$50–your choice of a pack of Baker’s Twine OR the NEW 6x6 flip flaps
$80– NEW Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon

(**subtotal sale is total prior to shipping and tax.  This does NOT apply to website orders, unless approved by myself, Krista Hershberger.  This special only applies to me, Krista Hershberger - CTMH Independent Consultant, and will not be honored by other CTMH Consultants )

What is included at this Open House Event???

• NEW product for you to touch and see
• a BRAND NEW Idea Book for you to take home with you
• make n’ takes to create
• Door PRIZES to win(there will be lots of ways to win tickets!)
• yummy food for your taste buds to enjoy!

Come early so you have time to complete your make n takes AND spend lots of time browsing through the new 2011 Spring Idea Book!

If you can’t be present at my Open House that day, feel free to check out the Online Idea Book - starting on February 1st.

When you call and place your order you are able to earn these special gifts too!

You will also be entered in the door prize drawing for a pack of our NEW embellishments pack even if you RSVP and are not able to be present at my actual open house.

Please RSVP by Monday, January 30th to let me know you will be joining me in CELEBRATING this special Day!

Don’t forget about the TWO specials ONLY available until Jan 31st!!!

(in other words, you will NOT be able to purchase these at my Open House! J)

1. Rock the Block special!!!!
A E-size EXCLUSIVE stamp set (retail $29.95) AND the ADORABLE set of “My Creations Collage Cubes” (retail $14.95). This is an AMAZING deal and it’s so EASY to receive this special!!!

How can I get this GREAT promotional special??

Purchase $25 in Close To My Heart product and you will qualify to get these TWO items (shown above) for ONLY $15!!!!
Yes, this set has a retail value of $44.90…but when you order items from our current idea book – you only pay $15!!!!

CLICK HERE to place your order to receive your OWN “Rock the Block” special!!


If you’d like to see how I used this Rock the Block stamp set and blocks,
CLICK HERE to check out what I created using our Sonoma paper.

2.  January Stamp of the Month – “Little Reminder” special
Don’t FORGET this GREAT deal when your subtotal sales reach the $50 mark!!!
Check out this Cricut compatible stamp set…

This is a stamp set that is ONLY available during the month of January!!!

How can you purchase your own set???

You can purchase this set for the retail price of $17.95 OR save 77% when you purchase $50 of QUALITY, EXCLUSIVE products from Close To My Heart, you qualify to receive this stamp set for $5.00!!!!

CLICK HERE to see how I chose to use this stamp set…of course, there is soooo much you can do with this set!!!

Have a wonderful evening and I love to hear your comments and feedback!! 

Happy Creating!
Krista

Krista Hershberger

Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

610-587-9116

          fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com 

www.ctmh.com/kristah

        

Preserving Lasting Beach Memories with Studio J

I wanted to share a few more Studio J layouts with you!!!  I was soooo excited when this box arrived on my door step TODAY!  I couldn't WAIT to share these with you because the layouts turned out even BETTER in person!!! Yayy!!!  I love those kinds of surprises! 

With these Studio J layouts, I took extra time on these layouts because I wanted to experiment! J My experiment was to take 3 totally DIFFERENT paper packs and change the colors of the papers in these packs to coordinate with my 3 pages of themed pictures. J

These pictures are all about a BEACH trip we did this past summer.  When you look at these layouts, take notice of the picture of what the original paper pack looks like.  Then you will want to take notice of the pattern designs of that paper pack that are still a part of my layout.  Notice I changed those patterned designs into colors I was using in my beach theme in order to coordinate my 3 2 page layouts together!!!  How COOL is that?!?!

I LOVE that with Studio J you can use ANY COLOR (yes ANY) of our 60 exclusive colors on all of the layouts you create!!!!  So, the pattern of the paper is there, but I can turn that pattern into the colors I want to match my pictures! J

This is the first layout…

I used the Member’s Only paper pack called "Manmade"

and the 2 page layout design called “Dramatic Fashion”. 

Can you see how I rotated the right side of my layout and took away 3 squares on the left page to create my own twist to this design? J
Don’t forget – with Studio J, anytime there is a journaling box…you can change that box into a photo well!!! On the top right page of the sketch, the darker green square WAS a journaling box on my layout, but I made it into a photo well!!! Yayy!!! I LOVE options!  

SECOND Layout…

Does this paper pack and print design look familiar to anyone?  This is a past paper pack that is now only available in Studio J.  It is called “Moondoogie”. 
This is a wonderful beach paper pack – but I still did some color changing with this paper set.  I used the colors, desert sand, cranberry, crystal blue and sky in this 2 page layout.

For the layout design of this 2 page spread – I used a “Member’s Only” layout called “Bird’s Eye View”. 

I love that half circle on the page…it adds that little bit of extra! J

A new item I came up with on this layout was  stacking Stickease together! Notice the large hibiscus flower on the left page of my layout?   Did you notice that it looks like there are layers of stickers under it? 
Look at this picture to the right showing you all of the available Medium Stickease with the Moondoogie pack…(don't worry, you have LOADS more of Stickease to work with! This is just the medium section)

I used the greenery/flower sticker twice- just stacking them on top of each other.  Then I used the first purple/red hibiscus and placed that on top of the greens giving me hibiscus leaves coming out from under my Flower!!  Fun, FUN!!! 


The third layout…

Does this layout design look familiar? J 

Yes – you GOT IT!!– I used the SAME layout design (Bird’s Eye View) as I did in my layout up above... BUT I rotated both pages and by doing that it gives this 2 page spread a whole new look!!!

Can you see what paper pack I used?  It’s one of our new paper packs…Elemental!!!!  Here is what Elemental looks like in it’s true colors…

I changed the original colors on this layout to the garden green, cranberry, dessert sand, crystal blue and Lagoon.


The FUN surprise I had when creating this layout…the Stickease section of Elemental had soooo many images that are not available in our current Idea Book!!!  I LOVE the extras that Studio J gives us!!  More Stickease is just one of the FEW areas this happens!  
I LOVE the cranberry flowers as a stickease, and I made sure a few were added onto my layout.  Here is a picture of a few other medium stickease you will find as part of the Elemental Stickease Studio J collection.  See the adorable flower stem you can use...and a cupcake, and a butterfly...


If you are interested in learning more about Studio J, please CLICK HERE to go to a post earlier this week that will share details about how YOU can “Play for FREE” with Studio J . 

OR if you already know all the details and would like to CREATE with Sudio J -just head over to my website by clicking here!!!

Happy Crafting! J
Krista

Creations with Elemental

Welcome Back! J
I promised I’d share some more Elemental artwork…and here it is! J

I had a LOT of fun with this set and LOVE the versatility of this Paper Pack!! 
First, here is what the Elemental Paper pack looks like…

There are SOOO many ways to USE this paper pack!!! 

Here is a Christmas Card I created using this paper pack and the “Love Life” stamp set.  (remember....just click on the picture to see more detail!)

I LOVE the Rhinestone Designer brads, and it gave my ribbon that extra touch.  Of course adding some Stardust Glitz Glitter gel, sparkles AND I created some of my own glimmer mist…I have a totally “frosted” Christmas card!

Here is a 3x3 card that I created using the new stamp set called “Christmas Love” shown on page 101 in the Fall/Winter 2011 Idea Book. 

I wanted to try some hand stitching J (this is NOT a common practice of mine) so…I used our new clear 14” ruler! 

This ruler has become a personal friend…not only is it a ruler, but it has a grid printed on it and holes spaced evenly along the bottom so that I can evenly space my STITCHING and the placement of my Brads!  It also has a metal straight edge so I can use my craft knife with this and not worry about digging into the plastic.  Can you see the red lines at the bottom of the ruler? (remember you can click on ANY picture to see more detail) These lines help me to decide if I’d like a straight stitch pattern OR another style of stitching!!  This ruler is WONDERFUL!!!!

Ok J – back to creating…you can see the rest of the detail on this 3x3 card. 

YES- I DO enjoy using my craft knife and cutting around stamped items J – keep in mind…these cards were supposed to be the "BEST of the BEST "and I was supposed to go "ALL OUT"- these cards were for the class I taught at Convention this past summer.  So, NO I don’t ALWAYS put in so much detail into a card J – but I do enjoy doing this every once in a while!. 

Another Elemental creation is this Cherish card!  This is a card that just “happened” – and I did like the end result. 

MOST of these card designs DID come from one of Close To My Heart’s how-to books…either the Originals book or the Wishes book.  I HIGHLY recommend these books!  I LOVE the time these books save me!!  I don’t have to take the time to think of my own design but instead I look at a sketch from the book, chose a paper pack and WA- LA – a card is created! J 

This card was a lot of FUN and it makes me feel happy when I look at it! I used MANY new items on this card…Bling Assortment, Just Blooms Paper Shapes (butterfly), Red Collection Designer Ribbon, Silver Glitz Glitter Gel, Elemental Complements, Ruler….I think I listed them all. J

The last CARD I will share with you today is my clear snowflake card. 

This card may look familiar to some of you…I used this card design to create a clear card for my Wonderland Swap!  I loved the snowflake with the colors of sorbet, pacifica and lagoon.  Adding the Bling pearl pins and the sparkle buttons add to the winter feel.  I also used some of the NEW ribbon from the red collection designer ribbon- the color is sorbet.  

Ok – ONE last item – that is not a card, but something I created with this Elemental Paper and I really LOVE it!

Here is a Post it note holder using the Elemental Paper pack!
I had SOOO Much fun using the new Just Bloom Butterflies and then using a stamp set from the Spring book (it's still availalbe!!! C1440 Take a Picture)  By using some pearl paint and re-inker and shaking that inside our spray pen- I created a pearl like butterfly! 

If you’d like to create some of your OWN designs using this WONDERFUL Elemental paper pack (or any of our OTHER Gorgeous paper packs J), feel free to give me a call or head over to my WEBSITE to find these wonderful products!!!

 Click HERE to start your shopping today – and don’t forget about the AMAZING stamp set- Holiday Magic-  that you can get for ONLY $5.00 when you place a $50 order during the month of October!!!  Holiday Magic stamp set can be yours OR use this wonderfully priced stamp set as a gift for an upcoming birthday or Christmas present! J

Have a GREAT day!!!
Krista

Elemental Artwork

Once again I thought I’d share some of the talent of fellow consultants from the swap I participated in. 

Fellow Consultant, Pamela O’Connor, is a talented creator and I was privileged to have my items swapped with hers!J I LOVE the ideas she came up, using the new Elemental Paper pack!  You can check out her blog here to catch up on more of her amazing creations!

Elemental Paper Pack X7141B

To be honest, I wasn’t sure about this new paper pack, Elemental, when I first saw it…BUT NOW – I realize how versatile this paper pack really is!!!  There are sooo many things you can do using this paper pack!!!!  It’s absolutely AMAZING!!!!
Here are the pieces that Pamela created using this paper pack…
 

Created by Pamela O'Connor

GORGEOUS, huh? J

Let me show you some of these items in more detail…I believe my favorite piece that she created was this clever gift bag holder!  Do you know how she made it?  Out of our NEW die-cut 6x6 kraft cards!  How creative!!!  She also used the “center point” button on her Cricut Expression machine to create the oval. What a GREAT button to use for something like this!



Created by Pamela O'Connor


Next, her BEAUTIFUL layout…so simple, but classy!  LOVE this design!


Created by Pamela O'Connor
Designs by CTMH



Here is a tag/pocket created with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge!!!  GUESS WHAT 3D item she used to make this tag?????   Can you see it? ….Pamela used the PILLOW Box key to make this adorable tag set!!!!  I LOVE it- thinking OUTSIDE the box! J

Created by Pamela O'Connor

Next we have an ADORABLE card using the ever popular “Love Life” stamp set as well as our NEW Pewter Mini-Medley accents.  I LOVE this pewter frame, and how it framed the word love so nicely….just beautiful! 

Created by Pamela O'Connor

I love the difference a CIRCLE card can make!  What FUN!!!  This card is so cute and I plan on remembering how Pamela used the ribbon slide…but then stuck a brad in the middle of it to give it a totally new look! J

Created by Pamela O'Connor

Thanks so much for stopping by!  It's so fun and encouraging to read the comments you leave for me! 

Come back soon as I will be sharing MY Elemental artwork that I created earlier this year as well as an October SOTM card that I've created!!! 

Enjoy your evening!!!
 Krista

New Product Blog Hop!

TODAY is the day!!! The release of the BRAND NEW 2011 Fall/Winter Idea Book! 

I am participating in a blog hop for the first time and have joined the Fabulously Artsy blog hop sponsored by Tresa Black. Tresa is another Close to my Heart Consultant that is an AMAZING artist!  You will want to check out her blog to view her STUNNING creative pieces of artwork!  Make sure you take time to view her videos as well :)...she has an amazing gift for creating AND entertaining!  Her blog address is www.fabulouslyartsy.com.

Today I am going to share with you a scrapbook page that I created for one of my teaching display boards I had made for Convention this year.  I was privileged to be chosen as one of 28 teachers at CTMH's Convention that was held in California 3 weeks ago.  What an AMAZING experience!! CTMH sent me a BOXFUL of new products to create 3 display boards prior to Convention.  What FUN! 

On this scrapbook page, I used MANY of the NEW items you will find in this 2011 Fall/Winter Idea Book.  This paper pack is called "Elemental" and is an all around versatile paper pack shown on page 28 of the New Idea Book. (you can click on ANY photo image to see more detail) 

I LOVE the new Color-Ready Cork Alphabet, (pg. 129) ready for you to stamp an image on, color with ink (marker or ink pad) or even emboss!  I chose to use these self adhesive letters exactly as they arrived in their package since this matched my beach theme quite well. :)

I also used the BRAND NEW Elemental Complements shown on page 28 of our newest Idea book.  These coordinating, printed dimensional elements chipboard pieces made putting together this layout QUICK and EASY! :)   You may chose to ink the edges of these chipboard pieces, or just leave them as they are.  There are endless possibilities when you start stacking this D.E. items or using more than one on a page!  Add a few sparkles to give it some "BLING" and you have a masterpiece created! :)

The next new item I used is the NEW Dimensional Elements NUMBERS shown on page 130 of the New Idea Book.  I chose to keep these numbers uncolored, but did decide to sponge the edges of them in Desert Sand ink.  Adding a few of our bitty sparkles gave some shine. 

The stamp set used for these images is D1297 Daydream.  Did you hear???  STAMP SETS in our new Idea Book have DROPPED IN PRICE!!! Yay!!! So instead of the old price of $22.95 US, this D-size stamp set is now only $17.95!!!  Way to go CTMH! :)

I had FUN as I created the umbrella by paper piecing sorbet cardstock and then adding our stardust glitter gel to the edge.  I also paper pieced to create the sand bucket and shovel and then used my blending pen to color in the sand.

Other new items I used on this layout...
    *Antiqued Copper Designer Brads (pg. 126)
    *Decor Journaling Spots tags (pg. 128)
    *Bronze Glitz Glitter Gel (pg. 132 - now in 3 NEW colors!)

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse of Elemental and some fabulous NEW embellishments. Click on the Idea Book cover at the top of my blog to view ALL of the other NEW items we have at Close To MY Heart!  Happy browsing and please let me know if you have any questions! 

Blessings to you :) 
Krista :)