Joyful Stars Blog Hop- Hawaiian Hibiscus

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 Betty's blog you are right on track.

 

I’m trying to use as many stamp as I can lately…reason – because, it’s coming to the end of the season when so many stamp sets are retiring!  While this can be sad…it makes me happy too – because that means NEW goodies are coming our way!! Yay!!

So…let’s take a peek at today’s card.

I ADORE the Hawiian Hibiscus card, and actually had a lot of fun coloring the flowers too!!

But first – I used our FABULOUS Make It From Your Heart, vol 2 how-to-book for this card design.  These sketches are a PERFECT starting point!!  For this card, I turned pattern #23 a quarter turn.

The stamp set I used is called “Hawaiian Hibiscus ”, and will be one that retires on August 31, 2016. I also used the M-size stamp – “Bitty Birthdays” and this one retires at the same time too!

Let’s take a closer look…

Do you see the beautiful black, glossy, designed paper?   This square of paper is from our Fundamentals collection. (retiring July 31, 2016) and the green designer paper comes from the Calypso paper (retiring August 31, 2016 or while supplies last).

I used our FABULOUS alcohol markers – created by ShinHan – and LOVE the blending these markers produce!    

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you were inspired to check out this beautiful stamp set! J

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my fellow consultant and check out Helen’s  blog and see 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

July 2016 Specials at CTMH & Krista’s Crafty :)

What AMAZING July Specials…and it only happens at CTMH!!!

I’m REALLY EXCITED about the “Early Bird Special” campaign – squeallll!!!!!  EVERYONE gets a sneak peek at the beautiful new products that are coming our way August 1st!   Wahoo!!

Come on in & check out what’s happening this month – and as always – I’m here to answer any questions you may have! 

***EARLY Bird Special***

only in July 2016!

 

Get new, NOT yet AVAILABLE, CTMH, quality, papercrafting products

for FREE by signing up as a Consultant in July 2016! Wahoo!!!

Join my FABULOUS “Create 4 Him” team this month as a Consultant and get your choice of a FREE Fundamentals paper packet* and its coordinating Complements.

These brand new products won’t be released to the public until August, so joining today is your chance to get them first!  When you join my family, you’ll also get $50 in Select Product Credit to spend on more new products, including the newest stamps, paper packets, and cardstock colors!!  Wahoo!!!!  

What???  How can that be??? J
The start-up team kit cost is ONLY $75 with a VALUE of $205!! (total cost in PA, with shipping & tax = $95.40) 

PLUS....you get $50 in SPC to purchase stamps, papers, cardstock, etc.
PLUS....in July you get NEW pre-released product - value of $31.90

*******The extra goodies in the kit = $81.90***** …and you are only paying $75 for the kit?   Yup – it’s true!! 

You do the math!! It's an AMAZING deal! Wahoo! JJ

It’s the PERFECT time to GIVE it a TRY – no obligation, you get to keep all the goodies.  It really is that EASY – and I hope that you will be as BLESSED as I am, and the 10 years (craziness!) that I have now been at CTMH.

Would you like to learn MORE about the CTMH Opportunity?? J

Set your timer, and JOIN US at one of the following times to learn MORE about the CTMH Opportunity!!!! J

The dates to call in are listed below…of course, you can always contact me J (PHONE/TEXT: 610-587-9116) & I’ll do my best to answer your questions too.  I’d love to talk to you! J

The information that you need to call is in the photo above. 

Here are the dates & times of the conference call:

Monday, July 11, 2016 at 9:00 pm (EST),

Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 9:00 pm (EST)

Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 12 noon (EST). 

These webinars are designed to inform potential Consultants about....

1. The ***NEW****Consultant Kit contents, (wahoo!!! AND...you also get $50 credit to spend on what papers, stamps, etc YOU like...all included in the $75 start up cost! J) 

2. The details of the Early Bird Special campaign (NEW PAPERS!!!!- when you join in July, you get these NEW papers before the August 1^st release date!)

3. You'll receive a quick overview of our Straight To The Top Program (a FABULOUS program to earn MORE free products during your 1st 90 days on my team!) 

4. And answer the most frequently asked questions about being a Close To My Heart Consultant. (commission, quarterly sales, etc)

Look at the BEAUTIFUL new sign up kit!!! There are over $200 in goodies and all for ONLY $75!! J

PLUS - you get the included $50 Select Product Credit to choose new goodies (that takes kit price down to $25)

PLUS- in July 2016 ...you get the NEW FREE paper pack & complements (retail value $31.90)!! What an AMAZING deal!! J 

Click HERE to join my “Create 4 Him” team today!!!

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 JULY Stamp of the Month- From the Notebook

Take a peek at this month’s SOTM!!

This stamp set is ONLY available during July 2016 – When you place a $50+ CTMH order and you can get this stamp set for ONLY $5!! 

 Here is the card I created using this month's stamp set.  I also pulled in the soon-to-be retired “Hawaii Hibiscus” stamp set.  By using my ShinHan alcohol markers, I was able to get the perfect blend of colors!! 

I used the Georgie & Kaleidoscope paper packs…yes these papers are retiring this month too!!...but, that means NEW GOODIES are headed our way!!J

CLICK HERE to learn more about this beautiful card!

***These stamp sets are ONLY available during their month and it can be purchased through a home gathering, my website or just by giving me a call.

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J

Call/Text: 610-587-9116                              

Email: fun2stampnscrap@dejazzd.com                      Website: www.kristah.ctmh.com

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July CTMH Stamp of the Month–“From the Notebook”

Welcome to our monthly Stamp of the Month (SOTM) Blog Hop!!!

If you have come here from Jean’s Blog, you are on the right track!!

This month, we will be featuring the EXCLUSIVE July SOTM stamp set called “From the Notebook”.

This blog hop is a great big circle, so you can START HERE & work your way around to the many consultants on this “hop”! J

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

This month we have 17 Close To My Heart Consultants that will be sharing items using this month’s stamp set.  So, sit back & enjoy your tour as you click on the link at the end of each post to see what EVERY consultant has created. J

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So, would you like to see the stamp set? 

Take a look!

Oh my! Is your mind RACING with all of the possibilities of this stamp set??  I know mine is! LOL!!

I know this set is PERFECT for your day planner, or even a scrapbook layout - but today I chose to use this on a card....take a look.  

I chose to create a card with no embellishments except one piece of pixie twine. (yikes!)  Just paper, cardstock, inks and stamps ....a little bit of a challenge to myself, because I ADORE the embellishment part! 

Here is a close up...

I got out my Memento ink pad, and stamped this beautiful Hawaiian Hibiscus stamp set.  Then I pulled out my ShinHan alcohol markers to give some color to these images.  

What paper did I use, you might wonder? 
I used 2 different paper packs - Georgie (chevron) and Kaleidoscope paper pack for behind the flowers! 

I hope you are enjoying this blog hop & are getting LOTS of ideas for when you get your own set of this months’ SOTM stamp set.  Happy Crafting to each of you! J

Now – it’s time to head over to Melissa’s blog to see what FABULOUS items she has created using this stamp set! J

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

****Remember*****

The July SOTM – ”From the Notebook” – is ONLY available until July 31, 2016. J

It can be yours at the retail price of $17.95 OR pay ONLY $5 when you purchase $50 in CTMH products this month!!!

Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here if you need a consultant J) to answer any questions you many have. 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J

Convention gifts for our Disney 2016 Convention

One of the FUN things we do when we go to a Close To My Heart event, is create small gifts for our friends!

This year – I had four of my “Create 4 Him” team attending Convention with me….so I wanted to create a few special items for them.  I chose to make this journal, along with some other goodies too (which I will share later)

Here is the FUN journal I made….

The journal was on the CLEARANCE rack at Wal-mart….Taylor Swift was decorating the front & back cover.  Oh fun…a 50 cent notebook turned into a FABULOUS, useful journal!!!  

I had purchased a Disney Cricut cartridge 4 years ago, when CTMH first announced that we will be going to Disney for our Convention!!  I was glad I did –because we have now been attending a Disney location for the past 3 years, and I knew next year we wouldn’t be here again. 

While I used the Mickey ears for the front of this cover, that rest of the items are ALL from Close To My Heart!!   

The gray flower shape was on our Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (retiring July 31, 2016 or while supplies last)  & was cut from our Paper Fundamentals paper.  This paper is so PRETTY with it’s glossyness (is that a word? LOL!)  on one side, and solid color on the other.  AND….we just found out that this product WILL BE RETIRING on July 31, 2016 OR while supplies last!! 

For the camera cut, I used the ARTBOOKING Cricut cartridge (will continue to be available)…the film border is from Close To My Heart’s ARTISTE Cricut – also due to retire July 31, 2016. I created 4 of these journals for my team members and 2 of them for my WONDERFUL team leaders (upline’s) Kathy & Joyce.

I also used CTMH’s Shimmer Trim, Enamel Hearts, and our MAGICAL paper collection!!

Next, I wanted to create a few goodies for some friends too….so I thought it would be “quick & easy” to cut & laminate some Mickey tags.  

Well, when you create 20 of them – it doesn’t fall into the “quick” section anymore – LOL….but they were quite easy & adored by those I gave them too.

For my Spa Girls – I added their names to these tags.  The other tags, were just a “plain” tag.  I also created some Mickey & Minnie tags…just for fun!  You can see Minnie Mouse tag above…I forgot to get a picture of the plain Mickey ones.  While I used the dotted side of this Magical paper for Minnie, I used the striped paper, for Mickey's tag.

I created some LARGE paper clips too – perfect to “hold the page” in their journals as we planned to take notes all during Covnention.  I also used these "mini mickey's"  as decorations on the front of their bags. 

AFTER I finished cutting out all the little Mickey ears…I realized I couldn’t throw away the leftover scraps!  So…why not create a bookmark too?!?!

As you can see – cutting apart of the black cardstock that had the Mickey ears cut out on, and spacing them on a Cranberry Cardstock….created quick & easy boomarks!! Wahoo!!!

So – are you headed to Disney, or maybe you just like Mickey Mouse.  Hopefully this has inspired YOU to create!!  Check out those bargains everywhere you go – papercrafting can turn them into something BEAUTIFUL!!!

Blessings to you for a beautiful day!! 

Krista Hershberger J

Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

Celebrating 9 1/2 years with Close To My Heart!

The perfect place for ALL of your Scrapbooking, Stamping, & Papercrafting Needs!

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