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

        

Love Card–Rock the Block

I had fun creating a CARD using the Rock the Block stamp set that I wanted to share with you!!! J

Here is the card…a 5x7 size and I used a pattern out of our ORIGINALS How-To-Book .  The pattern name is “Colors & Cubes and can be found on page 63. 

When I first saw the Rock the Block promotion – “CARDS” popped into my mind as I looked at the ADORABLE, Exclusive stamp set that comes with this promotion!!

I knew I wanted to stamp “love” in one line, rather than in the block square.  I just inked up the “LO” first…stamped.  Then inked up “VE” and stamped along side of the “LO”.  I LOVE our clear, see through, acrylic stamps!!! 

  I LOVE the background images in this stamp set too!!  I used the screen print on the cardstock squares at the bottom of the card.  Of course the flowers, leaves and the HUGE flourish are all VERY useful too! I stamped a bunch of the flowers, cut them out and then had a FUN time deciding what colors I liked best to create the completed flowers. 

The products I used in creating this card…
I used Kraft Cardstock (this is becoming a FAVORITE!) for my card base.  Then I used the colors, Crème Brulee, Sunset, Olive, Desert Sand & Lagoon. 



Yes, I did hand-cut the flourishes…I LOVE our cutting knife and Versa Mat to accomplish this task!!!  This is fun to do every once in a while.
 
For embellishments I used our Antique Copper Designer Brads and the metal assortment of brads.  I also used the Olive Mini-Medley ribbon.  I LOVE these Mini-Medleys!! They are only $4.95 AND they include such a nice variety of embellishments!!!  CLICK HERE to see the wonderful selection of Mini-Medleys that Close To My Heart carries!!!

Here is a close-up so you can see a bit more of the details on this card…

As you look at this stamp set…what does YOUR mind create? J

This Rock the Block promotion lasts until JANUARY 31st, so make sure that you get your qualifying order together and get one of these FABULOUS sets for your own!!!

The details…
Here is a picture of what you will receive when you get the “Rock the Block” promotion. 

WHEN YOU PLACE A MINIMUM ORDER OF $25 FROM THE Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you can get these two new products for just $15: the My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set. That’s a retail savings of almost $30!

You're going to love the Collage Cubes and the Rock the Block stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.  This stamp set is only available UNTIL January 31st…so get your set today!!!

 

To see a video demonstration using the Rock the Block set, please CLICK HERE…

If you do not have a Close To My Heart consultant and would like to order your set today – please feel free to click on the shopping cart below. J

Happy Crafting and have a Blessed New Year!!!
Krista

Rock the Block with Close to my Heart!

I hope you all had a enjoyable Christmas!!! We had some great family time together…hence no blog posts! J I’m so thankful for EACH one of you and want to say THANKS for checking in on my Blog!!  I enjoy creating and sharing with you!!!

Today, I wanted to share with you about TWO great specials Close To My Heart has that are taking place RIGHT NOW!!!  Check it OUT!!!

FIRST – the amazing “Rock the Block” special!!!
Check out this GREAT video by CTMH showing you the Rock the Block special and then read the details below! J


Here is a picture of WHAT you will receive with this wonderful deal!

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!!!

Details, details….J

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. 
SECOND– December Stamp of the Month – “Mad About You” !!!

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 December – ONLY 4 more days!!!

Details…DETAILS!!! J

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!!! I LOVE the flourishes…and the different size hearts…and the adorable bracket…and the….

Blessings to you for a wonderful day!  Stay tuned for my post about my “Scrap Basket”…until next time!!!

Happy Creating!
Krista

Rock the BLOCK Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Rock the Block Blog Hop!

We will be featuring December and January’s Constant Campaign!!!  This special starts TODAY – December 19th and it includes an E-size stamp set AND a PREVIEW of a new item in our Spring Idea Book – My Creations Collage Cubes!!!! The stamp set includes 22 ADORABLE stamps!! 

This EXCLUSIVE stamp set & collage cubes can be YOURS when you purchase $25 in product from the current Fall/Winter Idea Book. The RETAIL VALUE of these two items are $44.90 – but you will pay just $15.00!!!  Yes- you will be getting the E-size (retail value $29.95) for FREE!!!!



If you have come here from Gina’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.

Today we have over 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this Rock the Block special!! Yayy!!!  So sit back and enjoy each creation as you venture through this blog hop and get GREAT ideas to create on your own!!

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! Here we go!

I had a LOT of fun using these Collage blocks.  I wanted to create a set of travel games, but time got away from me, so I chose to create an picture album puzzle using our current Christmas pictures. 

There are SIX sides to these collage cubes PLUS it comes with a tray to store the cubes in too!!!  There were a LOT of items to decorate….and the ideas kept coming as I was creating! J I tried to do a different technique on each side of the cube so that you can see a VARIETY of ways to use your stamps and inks!

It was VERY hard for me to not embellish these blocks J– as you notice, I did use 3D foam tape (which I would NOT recommend using J) and some of my blocks are a bit tight in the tray and do not flip very easily. 

 Products I used to create these collage cubes puzzle…

Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

X7143B Sonoma level 2 paper
Z1635 Heirloom Assortment

Ink colors I used…

Smokey Plum, Petal, Olive, Bamboo and Cocoa

Now "Hop" on over to Jen’s Blog to see her amazing artwork!
Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!

If you would like to see more details (and pictures) of the rest of my projects, please feel free to scroll down for the details! J

Remember, the Rock the Block special is only available until January 31st!!! Place your qualifying order of $25 in CTMH product and receive these TWO items (retailed at $44.90) for ONLY $15.00!!!! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at this amazing discount!
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Here are the rest of the details for the collage blocks I created...
I wanted to use some of the BEAUTIFUL Sonoma paper…and decided to use the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to create some letters…nothing fancy, but nice and simple.









We had gotten our pictures taken the other week and I thought this was the PERFECT opportunity to use them!

Take notice of how a 4x6 picture will fit on these cubes PERFECTLY!!!!  That is a 4x6 picture cut into 2” squares.

Do you see the frames stamped at the bottom?  If you look at the stamp set, you’ll see there is NOT just a frame shown as a stamp.  What I did was masking…I stamped the framed image “it’s hip to be square”  and cut out the middle of the frame.  When I wanted to stamp just the frame, I put the cut out words over my inked words on the stamp,  and by doing that, I only stamped the frame image that I wanted!   



This next side was a picture of just our three precious children. 

I took the stamp “FUN” and stamped it on bamboo cardstock, and then cut out the letters separately.  If you look closely, you will notice they are not cut perfect…that’s why I put a flower behind each letter so it would hide the imperfection. J It’s also fun to stamp flourishes on top of B&T paper.

This is one side of my cube where I used the 3D foam tape…I would suggest not doing that as it makes your blocks larger and therefore they do not fit back into the tray like they should. J





I chose to decorate the bottom tray that comes along with the Collage Cubes.  I did not have the pictures printed that I’d like to put on here, but thought you might like to see the stamped part of the project. J
I LOVE this HUGE flourish that comes in this Rock the Block stamp set!!!  So many things you can do with this stamp!!! 

Take notice that I used one of the background stamps in this set to add a bit of texture between the two stamped images.  I think I may use my cutting knife to cut away some of the flourish design, and then tuck my picture behind the flourishes…


Here is the outside of the tray…I used our Sonoma paper pack and THEN I used our handy-dandy “zip strips” as my border! (these quick "zip strips" come in EACH of our NEW paper packs as a little extra!)  The zip strips are 12” long…but this tray measured 6 1/2” x 6 1/2”.  Uh oh- what to do?!? The zip strip will not be long enought!!!!  Well…this is where I can use EMELLLISHMENTS!!! J I pulled out my coordinating Heirloom Assortment and used those ADORABLE flowers to cover up the ends of my zip strips!  So clever! J

Then I used the leaves stamp from the Rock the Block pack to make the flower look more real!!! J






I did not have pictures to finish my collage blocks BUT I did complete all 6 sides!!!




Check out how each one is created a bit differently! J

I used the circle border stamp to create a background!!!
Take a look at the “chip off the old block” image.  Can you see I stamped TWO different frames and then just layered them on top of each other? J  I wanted a different look and decided to try this!







This side of the blocks will be for a picture of our daughter.  I stamped the entire 6x6 cocoa cardstock with the one of the texture stamps.  Then I created some flowers by using the “Stamp kissing” method to create a design in my flower!!!  This gives my flowers texture and a different appearance from the original stamp! 

I also cut a shape on the Art Philosophy cartridge for the “It’s Hip to be Square” stamp.  It did not line up perfectly with the precut shape, so I colored the edges that it didn’t line up in smokey plum! 
Also, I used my CTMH markers on this side.  I colored in a few words  on this stamped image and I colored the dotted line around the inside of the bracket line with the olive colored marker too!







My final side of the collage blocks are a random stamped side.  I will be putting one of our sons pictures on this side…so I didn’t want too girly, but decided to pull out that paisley stamp and do some 2 color stamping.  I first inked my stamp in the lighter color – petal, then I rolled the outer edges of the stamp in a darker color – in this case smokey plum.  I then get a two toned stamped image!!!

Now "Hop" on over to Jen’s Blog to see her amazing artwork!

I hope you enjoyed these details! J  Feel free to leave a comment!  I enjoy reading each one of them! 

Have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Blessings!
 Krista