CTMH is a proud supporter of Operation Smile

While our annual Close To My Heart Convention includes lots of learning, reveal of new products to come and FUN J….this is also a MAJOR event where we raise money for the organization of Operation Smile.J

If you have attended any of my home gatherings (parties), you know that at the end of the evening….I always share about Operation Smile.  I ask you to consider “rounding-up” your order or donate any amount that you’d like to help this organization as they provide free, life changing surgery’s for these precious children!!!   It’s amazing that it only takes $240 to save the life of one child!!!
Close To My Heart is a HUGE supporter of Operation Smile (O.S.)!!!

A portion of every stamp set sold is donated to O.S., AND you may have noticed with our recent Idea Books – there is also a SPECIAL stamp set that you can purchase for a larger donation to go to these children’s surgery's. 
 

Right now you can purchase THIS “Happy Everything” stamp set for the retail price of $17.95…..and $3 of each stamp set sold will go directly to Operation Smile. 

This Exclusive stamp set is ONLY available until August 31, 2015!!  (CLICK HERE to see artwork using this stamp set)

  This is WONDERFUL news…however, we just learned that starting September 1st – Close To My Heart has increased the donation they will be giving to O.S. They will now be giving $7 when the NEW stamp set, “Animal Greetings” is purchased!! (picture of stamp set to come in near future!)

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So how much money was raised for Operation Smile at Convention in Disneyland, CA this year??? 

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I am EXCITED to share that we had raised over $33,000, enough to pay for OVER 135 Operation Smile surgeries!!!!  Wahoo!!!!J

How was all this money raised at Convention 2015??? 

-CTMH created exclusive base & bling necklaces for $30 each and all proceeds went directly to O.S.
-the 5K registration fee of $35, went directly to Operation Smile

-each Convention there is a Operation Smile auction.  All artwork is donated by consultants, and then bid on by CTMH consultants….we had AMAZING results!!!

Monica Wihongi, our Chief Communications Officer, recently went on an Operation Smile mission trip to Mexico.  When she arrived, Kate Walsh, (of Grey’s Anatamony) was also on this same mission trip.  Kate made this touching video about her time this week, allowing us to see a little bit into what their week was like in this Mexican village.   

Please take a moment to watch this video….and you may need to keep a tissue near by.  So often, we feel like we can’t do anything to help – this is NOT that time. J

This is a time where we KNOW that our money is going directly to the children (not for administration costs, etc – they have a group of people that sponsor this part of the organization) and helps these precious lives!!!  

After watching, if you’d like to help in donating help to these precious children, please CLICK HERE to purchase one or more of the “Happy Everything” stamp set (they make great gifts!)

AND stay tuned – because beginning July 23, CTMH will be offering grey& red O.S. shirts in both men’s and women’s designs for $25.  You will be able to purchase this shirt on my CTMH website – www.kristah.ctmh.com AND $10 of EVERY shirt purchase will be donated toward Operation Smile!!!

Thank YOU for helping us as we continue to raise funds for O.S. to continue to do this beautiful work, to save lives and create beautiful smiles. J

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J

National Scrapbooking Day – 2015 Spring Fundraiser

We had a wonderful day together on Saturday, May 2, 2015. 

Today was National Scrapbooking Day AND the entire month of May is National Scrapbooking Month!! 

 For those of us that enjoy papercrafting – we enjoy celebrating these special days!!  A great “excuse” for us to get together & get our creative juices flowing in the creative world!  

Join me now as I share the details of this creative day together!! 

We called this gathering our

and as you see – it took place in Morgantown PA!!!  

We made this a day for Cardmaker’s – Scrapbooker’s AND a Fundraiser to raise money for the children at Operation Smile!!  It turned out to be a GREAT day, and there was something for EVERYONE!!!

Our Scrapbooker’s arrived at 8am….and these fun goodies awaited them….

When our Cardmaker’s came at 9:30 – they registered, got a name tag & found one of these goodie bags at their spots. J

Throughout the day EVERYONE had door prize tickets as part of their day…and these are the goodies that were given away that day!  The CTMH Lagoon, chevron shoulder tote was our GRAND PRIZE of the day!! J

The scrapbooker’s were on their own for the most part.  They brought all sorts of goodies to work on, and enjoyed creating, sharing ideas & fellowshipping together! J

The cardmaker’s were ready to create…there were 5 ladies per group, and they stayed with that group the entire day.  They rotated around 4 tables in the morning, and 4 tables in the afternoon!!  

We had so much fun as we shared techniques, played with NEW product from Close To My Heart’s Seasonal Expression 2 mini-book and just enjoyed fellowshipping together. 

If the ladies did finish their cards early, they were welcome to go to the “extra” table to create this card using the MAY special – Taste of Summer  paper pack

OR they could head over to our Display area, and gather MORE ideas that they could use on future creative projects!!

Here are the cards that we created this day (minus the “extra card” pictured above)

Joyce Houck – my amazingly, creative, upline – taught us how to create some fabulously, folded cards today! 

Everyone seemed to REALLY enjoy the food today!  Yum!!! 

We had a couple breakfast cakes, juice, fruit for the morning snack AND a FABULOUS lunch of taco salad with a variety of side dishes including chicken salad, egg salad, broccoli/cauliflower salad – and the list goes on. 

(this only shows the one of two tables of food we had for lunch! LOL!!)

For supper that evening – a slimmer crowd, since it was the cropper’s & us consultants– we had Pizza, jello, and all the fun snacks that everyone brought along to share!!

After supper in the evening, and after the cardmaker’s left for home, I taught a 2 page layout class to those that wanted to learn something new.  We showcased our “My Creations Designer Bags” and turned the bag into a fun pocket page in our album!!! 

For details on what the pocket & 2 page layout look like, CLICK HERE to go to that blog post. 

AND – the BEST part about this day….we raised money for kids!! 

A HUGE thank you to EACH of you that purchased these handmade cards! 

A 100% of the purchase of these cards went directly to Operation Smile!!  On Saturday, we raised $80.50 – just by selling these handmade cards!!  Thank you, thank you for helping us to continue to help these children to smile & lead a normal life!! 

Monica Wihongi, our CCO at CTMH, just returned from a recent trip to help Operation Smile!! 

CLICK HERE to read all about her journey & see HOW MUCH your support of this organization really DOES change lives!!

 

So – would you like to see CLOSE UP’s of the cards we made on National Scrapbooking Day?  J   

Since this post is already long enough – make sure to come back to my blog & I will be sharing these cards over the next 2 weeks – here on my blog!!! J  See you soon!!

Blessings to you!

Krista Hershberger J

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ÞCelebrate National Scrapbooking Month!! J

With Taste of Summer paper pack & stamp set!  

CLICK HERE to learn ALL the details!!

Þ**May Stamp of the Month (SOTM) – Just Sayin'

 ONLY $5! (with $50 CTMH purchase)

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Last Day to enter my Mystery Hostess drawing!!!

I thought I'd try a "copy & paste" option from a Mailchimp update I just created! FUN!!!  

Enjoy reading this UP to DATE news from myself and Close To My Heart! :)

1. LAST DAY to JOIN ME for MYSTERY HOSTESS Contest!!! 2. AMAZING CTMH Products - at a Discount!!! 3. FUNDRAISER - June 4th...COME join me for GREAT specials!!!

Last Day to JOIN ME for the Mystery Hostess party! :)  We ALREADY HAVE enough ONLINE ORDERS for 4 people to WIN $20 in FREE CTMH Product!!! ~~~~WAHOO!!! ...and we are REALLY close to seeing the 5th person jump on board for ANOTHER $20 of Hostess credit!!! ****Don't MISS OUT....TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to JOIN my personal MYSTERY Hostess Contest!! :)  ******Head to my website... CLICK on the Mystery Hostess Party... and START earning tickets! :)    How do you earn tickets for the Mystery Hostess Drawing?             1 ticket for EACH Dream Pop pack purchased by placing order 2 tickets for EACH May Stamp of the Month purchased           1 ticket for every $35 in subtotal sales purchased CLICK HERE to see how easy it is to JOIN the MYSTERY HOSTESS party and get YOUR  chance to win too!! There is  ONLY 4% of the EXCLUSIVE Dream Pop paper pack still available!!! This AMAZING paper pack,DREAM POP,  is just about gone!!!    What does the Dream Pop paper pack include?  This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets as well as 12 B&T Duos® papers that were specifically designed for this promotion only—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else! Look at these BEAUTIFUL papers!!! Are there any workshop guides included with this promo?   YES - THERE ARE!!! - When you purchase the “Dream Pop” paper from me, you are eligible to receive a FREE copy of directions for a Workshop!!!    Please email me for these FREE instructions after you have purchased your own Dream Pop paper so you can create these items too! J CLICK HERE....and HERE  to see examples using this "Happy" Dream Pop paper pack. :)  Would you like some CTMH products...at an AMAZING discounted price? :)  I have set a goal for myself...a type of goal I don't often set :)...but I thought I'd try and "STEP OUT OF MY BOX" as they say, and see what happens!! My deadline date for this goal is QUICKLY approaching!!!  Let me SHARE WITH YOU - what my goal is all about!!!   I set a GOAL to have TWO more people join my Creative family by June 15th!!! :)  Being a consultant is SO MUCH more than "selling products"!!!  We have so much FUN and EXCITEMENT together as a "FAMILY" when you become a part of my CTMH team!!!   It's also GREAT to get so many PERKS as a Consultant - the % discount is one of the MANY perks!!! :)   Here is a picture of the $49 Consultant kit... (yes it comes to a final cost of ONLY $62.54 with tax & shipping!!) For $62.54 (PA tax of 6%) you will RECEIVE...  Approximately $155 in retail value! Read Me First Letter Current Idea Books (qty. 3) Hostess Order Forms (qty. 5) Customer Order Forms (qty. 5) Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W471) Spring/ Summer 2013 B&T Duos® Sampler (W1123) Petite Perks™ Critter Expressions Incentive Stamp Set (W2025) Chantilly Complements Dimensional Elements (X7163C) Workshops on the Go® Chantilly Scrapbooking Kit (G1053) Reflections® Scrapbook Program (9037) Originals Card Confidence Program® (9036) Buttercup Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2110) Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2193) Spinner (Z1832) My Acrylix® Wheel of Life Stamp Set (D1545) My Acrylix® For a Friend Stamp Set (D1542) 4" × 5" My Acrylix® Block (Y1012) PLUS...as my OWN personal perks when you join my team in May or June :)... I will ALSO INCLUDE... ***DREAM POP paper pack (retail $19.95) ***2 D-size stamp sets (or other sizes)of YOUR choice (retail of up to $35.90)   (2 options you could chose from) That's a retail value of up to $210.85 for ONLY $62.54!!!! WAHOO!!!!! :) I have TWO Consultant kits in my hands at this exact moment...and when you join my CREATIVE Family, I will get the consultant kit directly to you so that you can start CREATING right away...and of course, you will get the Dream Pop paper pack too & I will get the 2 stamp sets sent out to you!!   Why not give it a try? :)  There are MANY great ways to be a consultant - but if you would like to be a "kit-napper" and take advantage of this great deal, you can do that too!  Of course, it would be great to "keep" you...but you will never be required to make a sale or anything - but you can still keep this amazing kit!! I'd LOVE to have you join my CTMH family! Here are some MORE great benefits when you join my team... get an amazing discount have a never ending resource of creativity to build a home business:) (if you choose) earn some extra money blessings of friendships that will last forever and the list goes on! :)  However YOU choose to have CTMH be in  your life, is the right way for YOU & your family! :)  Please contact me to learn more.  I'd love to answer any questions you may have!!! OR Click HERE to learn more  details about JOINING my Close To My Heart  today! :)   Come join us on Tuesday, JUNE 4 from 8:30-4pm!!! We will be located at 60 Westview Drive, Gordonville, PA 17529 - right off or Rt. 340, just east of Intercourse.   The fundraiser is for a local family, Jesse & Lydiann Fisher family, and the medical bills that they have pressed upon them. PLEASE JOIN US to help support this family during this difficult time!!!   There will be 10+ home business' in attendance who will be donating a portion of their proceeds that day. (Close To My Heart :), 31 Gifts, Tupperware, Princess House, Pampered Chef, UsBorne, Signature Homestyles, Norwex, Melaluca & more) There will also be plenty of baked goods, coffee, donuts, whoopie pies, sandwiches, etc -lots of YUMMY food and the proceeds will go to the Fisher family!!! Please contact me if you have any other questions!! I look forward to seeing you there! :)   Come check out my personal SPECIALStaking place ONLY on June 4th!! :)  Keep in MIND - all prices listed below are FINAL COST...no more charges will be added! :) **Used Stamp sets - 50-70% off!! D-size $8.00 C-size $6.00 B-size $4.00 A size $2.00 **Cleaning Spritz & Scrubber Combo... PURCHASE the cleaning/conditioner spritz & scrubber together for ONLY $18 and get a SPRAY pen for FREE!!! **PURCHASE $40 and YOU will be eligible to get a Dream Pop for $12 (while supplies last...final pricing!)  **JOIN my CREATIVE family...and receive The consultant kit - right there in person! :) A DREAM POP paper pack for FREE... 2 stamp sets of your choice for FREE!!! (There are MANY great ways to be a consultant - but if you would like to just be a "kit napper" and take advantage of this great deal, you can do that too! ) **10% of ALL of my sales will go to this FUNDRAISER that day!!!  LOOKING Forward to seeing you there!!!! May you have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!  Blessings to you for  a BEAUTIFUL day!!!! Krista Hershberger  Close To My Heart Independent Consultant   Call/Text: 610-587-9116 Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com   Website: www.kristah.ctmh.com Blog:kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

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