Make sure to get those BELOVED Retiring Items…before they are GONE!!!

Of course with a NEW 2013 SPRING Idea Book on the way…

(coming to YOU – Feb 1st) , some of our wonderful “old” items need to go!  Make sure to check out the updated RETIRING LIST tab at the top of this page!  They will be gone January 31st!

One paper pack I will miss – is our La Belle Vie paper pack! 

This was the paper pack I was assigned to use for my classes I taught at Convention this past year…so it is a true friend! 

This is a PERFECT kit for weddings, heritage, family, romance, etc!  I believe the reason I LOVE this paper pack so much is the colors in this paper pack.  I am a neutral tone gal, and then add in the smokey plum color – ahh, pure delight! J

Here are a few items I created with this paper pack…

I will treasure this scrapbook layout, as it has 4 generations of wedding photos! 

Each photo is attached to a flap that lifts, where the story of my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents story is written!  PRESERVE those memories, and the lives of our family’s!! 

I LOVE the embellishments on this next layout…eclectic alphabet (retiring) black flourish sparkles, and black tulle!

I believe I shared this item before, but here is one picture of the 6x6 mini album I created with this paper pack…CLICK HERE to an earlier post, to see the entire album!





I also created many cards using the La Belle Vie paper pack…
Products Used: Jardin stamp set, Black Striped ribbon, Clear sparkles, Black embossing powder, Artiste Cricut Collection


Here’s ONE more card J 

Products Used: Jardin stamp set, Artiste stamp set, Artiste Cricut Collection, Bitty Opaque pearls

I hope you enjoyed this post – where you can see (and generate ideas J ) the MANY ways you can use the La Belle Vie paper!!! 

Head over to the Retired List and double check your wish list!!!  These items are ONLY AVAILABLE while supplies last OR until January 31st – which ever comes first!!

 

 Make sure to take advantage of our TWO

FABULOUS January specials!!!

Whoo’s Your Valentine KIT!!! 

while supplies last OR until Jan 31^st!

You are eligible to receive this kit for

 ONLY $10 (retail value of $40) when you  spend $35 in Close to My Heart product from the Fall/Winter Idea Book!!!

Celebrate National Papercrafting Month with this incredible deal!!! Combine your love of papercrafting with the contents of this kit to create personalized valentines—perfect for classrooms and other group settings.

You’ll receive 12 die-cut boxes, 3 cardstock sheets, 1 sheet of silver glitter paper, 12 treat tubes, and an exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit. This kit offers you a sneak peek at two new Spring/Summer 2013 products:  the treat tubes and the silver glitter paper!

I’ve been enjoying using this STAMP SET for so many OTHER things than Valentine’s Day!!! LOVE the owl, backgrounds and other images in this stamp set!!  The stamp set ALONE is worth $17.95!!  This is a DEAL you WON’T want to MISS!!!

January Stamp of the Month- Little Reminder

EACH MONTH, CTMH has an EXCLUSIVE stamp set

available at a DISCOUNTED price!

There are 2 ways to receive this Exclusive stamp set each month…1. Pay retail price of $17.95   

OR                      

2.Spend $50 in CTMH products & receive this stamp for just$5.00!!!

This stamp set is ONLY available in January and it can be purchased through a home gathering, my website (make sure to click on “January Sales w/Krista”) or just by giving me a call. J

Blessings to you,

 Krista J

Where have I been? :)

I was not able to post on this blog last week as I was away!  I was privileged to be asked to be a leader for 4 days to some college age young ladies from our church! 

We drove 13 hours to Atlanta, Georgia to the Georgia Dome and experienced "Passion 2013" with 60,000 college age students - ages 18-25! 

Wow, what a GREAT time of hearing the Word of God, learning new things and worshiping Jesus...an amazing experience!  

We had 4 days that were quite long in length...7am-2am each day :) ...so I am still catching up on sleep.  I guess it proves I'm not college age anymore. LOL! :) 

Passion was started in 1997 and is run by Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin.  

What a BLESSING these guys are!  They are on fire for Jesus and believe THIS GENERATION is the one to stand for Jesus and share his love to others!  

They encouraged each of us (young and old) to share with those around us that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life!!  He died and rose again so that ALL may have eternal life!  All we need to do is believe, confess and accept Jesus as Lord! :)  It's that easy, but Jesus still allows it to be our choice if we will let Him be Lord of our life. :) 

We were privileged and challenged by the many speakers we heard...Francis Chan, John Piper, Beth Moore to name a few. 

We also had exuberant times of worship...Kristian Stanfill was a WONDERFUL worship leader, full of excitement and energy...all for Jesus!!

We also were blessed to hear many Christian bands :)...Chris Tomlin, LaCrae, Kari Jobe, Matt Redman, David Crowder...I know I'm missing some...

What an exciting time of uniting 60,000 people together to worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus!  

We also were taught about the slavery still happening in this world today...27 MILLION people are still in slavery!  Did you know that???

 What are WE going to do to help slavery end in this world?  

We will fight for FREEDOM!! What a challenge, but as God's people...we want to make a difference and not just sit back and watch this happen.  The 60,000 students raised an AMAZING amount of money during these 4 days...these "poor college students" MADE a DIFFERENCE and these funds will continue to help set these people FREE!!!  

If you'd like to learn more about slavery in our world, please go to this WEBSITE (enditmovement.com)...you and I CAN make a difference in this world!!!  The website is new...so I encourage you to SPREAD the word to let OTHERS know of this awful fact of our world.  

TOGETHER we can END Slavery!!!  

Join the END IT MOVEMENT as we fight to free the slaves in our world!!! 

Come back in a day or so...when things are back to normal :)  I have so many things I'd like to share with you!!!

There is a January Stamp of the Month card - the roses are so FUN to color!!!  I also have a "pop-up" card that is FUN to create and I'll give instructions on how you can create one of your own!! 

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Krista :) 

December MYSTERY Hostess Winners!!

 to these THREE ladies...

my December Mystery Hostess'!!!

LouElla Yavorka

Joanne Martin

Ethel Esworthy

They have EACH won $20 in Close To My Heart Product!!!

By placing an order through my website in December, you could earn tickets for every $20 in sales that you spent!  I pulled a winner for EACH $100 in sales that was placed online!!  $300 = 3 winners…and these were that ladies that WON – this time!  

What a GREAT way to win FREE CTMH products!!! Plus, there were so many EXTRA deals when placing an ONLINE order during the month of December!!! Stay tuned for a similar online contest coming in a month or so! 

Blessings to you!

Krista J

Jan 2013 Stamp of the Month BLOG Hop!

Welcome to our

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

This month we will be featuring Close To My Heart January 2013 SOTM, which is called “Happy Valentine’s Day” a set of 7 BEAUTIFUL stamps, that will be wonderful to use for ANY floral creations you’d like to create! J

Take a look at this stamp set!!

If you have come here from Jen Patrick’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.

This month we have 49 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM!!

This Blog Hop is simple to do…just CLICK on the link at the end of the post on each blog and move along to the next one!!! 

Have FUN and happy hopping!!!

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Here are a two cards that I created.  I was going for simple, but elegant…and I hoped I achieved that!

The first card…

I used a 5x7 Black cardstock base and used our FABULOUS white-pigment ink to stamp the flower shape designs for the background of this card!!

I used the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection to cut my ovals, and stamped the sentiment with the white daisy pigment ink too!  By using my corner rounder on the silver shimmer trim…I created my own glitter, scalloped border!!!  I added 2 dots of silver glitz glitter gel for the finishing touch on the sides of the ovals. 

The second card…

Again, I wanted to go simple…so I used white daisy & black cardstock. 

I stamped the rose images using our archival black ink – a WONDERFUL ink to use when shading in with color!!!  I highlighted the flowers with 2 of our alcohol markers…light cotton candy and light olive. It was fun to think about the many DIFFERENT colored markers you could use to create this card! 

Finish off the card with black tulle, and ta-da…the card is complete.  Take away the Valentine's sentiment, and I believe I will be using this for some upcoming weddings we will be attending. :) 

Next stop is to my dear friend Gina Brandstetter’s BLOG!!! Make sure to check out what BEAUTIFUL items she has made with this stamp set!! J

Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs…and feel free to leave comments as you go through the Hop! We all enjoy reading your comments about each piece of artwork!

This stamp set “Happy Valentine’s Day”

is ONLY available from

January 1-31st

…so contact your CTMH Consultant (or feel free to shop with me at my website J) to see how YOU can get this EXCLUSIVE stamp set for an AMAZING discount!!

Happy Creating,

Krista J

Time is RUNNING out…3 more days!

…to take advantage of this month’s AMAZING specials!!!!

SPECIAL #1

December Stamp of the Month!

This versatile Stamp of the Month stamp set, can be yours for $17.95 OR for EVERY $50 in product you order, you will be eligible to receive this stamp set for ONLY $5.00!!  YES...if you purchase $100, you will be eligible for TWO of the Dec SOTM sets for $5.00 EACH!!!

Check out the NEW card above that I created with this stamp set!!!  I used ALL the stamps at one time to create a background!! J

 

SPECIAL #2

My December Mystery Hostess Party is still going on!

You have until December 30th to join my party and be included in a drawing to win $20 in FREE Close To My Heart Products!

For every $100 in online subtotal sales purchased(prior to shipping & tax), we will have another $20 winner!! 

Just go to my website and select "JOIN" beside “DECEMBER SALES” and start Shopping to have YOUR chance to WIN Close To My Heart product!

 

SPECIAL #3

Whooo’s Your Valentine kit!

Place a $35 order and receive this KIT for only $10!!!!  Retail value of this kit…$40!!!

CLICK HERE to see MANY items you can create with this adorable set…this stamp set is PERFECT for NON-Valentine items too!

Here’s a NEW card I haven’t shared on my Blog yet this month…

Make the HEART stamps into Butterflies! J

SPECIAL #4

FREE GLUE pen!!!

Place a $50 online order and receive FREE Bonding Memories GLUE PEN just for placing your order ONLINE!!!

No need to add it to your order, it will AUTOMATICALLY show up on your receipt after you have paid for your order! J  

 

MORE specials…

***Don’t forget to check out the “While Supplies Last” section as you place your ONLINE order! J  There are SOME great deals listed there!!!

 

****Check out the 2012 RETIRING LIST HERE…and make sure to order these “While Supplies Last” items on your wish list! 

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WOW J - I believe I remembered to tell you everything that’s on SALE this month!  

There are SOOO many AMAZING deals taking place…and only THREE more days that they are available!!! 

 

I can't WAIT to share who my DECEMBER winners are!!!  I will be ANNOUNCING the $20 Mystery Hostess Winner(s) the week of Jan 1st. 

Please feel free to CONTACT ME if you have any questions regarding ANY of these specials!! J

Blessings to you, 

 Krista J

Merry Christmas!!!

Blessings to EACH of you as we celebrate Christmas Day!! 

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas time together with family and friends! 

I did want to take a moment and say a Huge Thank You to each of you!!  I feel so Blessed to know each one of you and so thankful to call you my friend!  Being a consultant is great J, however, what I treasure the most is the friendships that formed with my team and customers…just by being a consultant!! Thank you for your continued support of my Close To My Heart business!

  I look forward to serving you in this coming year of 2013!!

Blessings to you, Krista J