It's HERE!!!

Our newest IDEA BOOK is here! 

With 8 new My Reflections Scrapbooking Kits and many new accessories, you'll LOVE the beautiful new colors and papers inside!

 Just click on the link below to browse the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea book!

https://orders.closetomyheart.com/CTMHConsultants/Marketing/IdeaBooks/SS12.aspx

Stella

 Pemberly

Lucy

Victory

Footloose

 Superhero

 Florentine

 Cruisin'

Don't forget our AMAZING
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!

And our February Stamp of the Month!  Very versatile and SO cute!

Enjoy browsing the catalog and remember, with a $25 purchase you can get one free from me!  Email me or order from my website anytime! Just click below!

https://ldiamond.myctmh.com/Retail/RetailLanding.aspx?PageId=184

If you're thinking about becoming a consultant, this is the beautiful kit you will receive! Contact me for more details at Lbanh5@gmail.com!

Have a GREAT day!

 

Happy New Year...

What a great start we had!  After Christmas, we went to Ohio to visit my family and after a few days, David and I left the kids with my parents and finally took a honeymoon!  15.5 years, 4 children, 5 deployments and 15 moves later!  We spent 4 blissful days in Oahu enjoying the absolutely BEAUTIFUL scenery, snorkeling, swimming, kayaking, hiking and just spending time together!  It was amazing! Something we will definitely have to do again...soon!  If you have never been, find a way to go!  So, this year I set off my resolutions until I got home and back into the swing of things...obviously, you know where I am going with this! 
Resolutions:
1. Post to my blog more often!
2. Scrapbook!
3. Paper craft more!
4. Use up my stash!
5. Make more gifts!

Ambitious?  Maybe.  But with all the wonderful supplies I have and all the new supplies CTMH is going to carry (you should see the new catalog!), I NEED to do this!  So... here are a few things I have already made this year.

Birthday gift for Holly's friend:  personalized trinket box and matching birthday card

Top View: CTMH paper retired, Olive, Sweet leaf, Cocoa, Sky and Cotton Candy cs, AP Cart-butterflies, swirls, crochet flowers, buttons; (Non-CTMH: Life's a beach Cart, Luau Cart, Storytime cart,  Basic Grey-Lemonade paper pack, pearls-Michaels, white wash paint, box- Michaels

Side view of box: CTMH paper-retired, Cotton Candy and Sky cs, AP cart-butterfly,  MS edger punch, white wash paint

Card using retired CTMH paper. Cocoa,  Cotton Candy, Sky cs,  AP Cartridge (Shapes and butterfly), D1482 Love Life, D1475 Card Chatter-Birthday, Inks: sweet leaf and cocoa, white Organdy ribbon; (Non-CTMH) Basic Grey-lemonade paper pad, cuttlebug EF, pearls- Michaels

Gift Bag for gifts from Hawaii: Basic Grey- Lemonade pp, Luau Cart, CTMH Cocoa CS, CTMH retired gems

Birthday card: CTMH: You & Me promotion (retired) pp/ stamp set, Colonial white & Chocolate cs, Olive, Sunflower, Chocolate inks, D1482 Love Life; PTI die-stamp shape

Inside: D1475 Card chatter-birthday (see above for paper/ink)

 Hope to chat soon!  Have a great day!

Lori

Ashley's Birthday

I have been wanting to try one of these cards for a while and finally had a moment to do it.  The paper is older paper called Sweatheart (from the beginning of the year, but retired). The stamp sets are also from the beginning of the year; butterfly (JSOM) and Dreams come True (D1470).  The butterfly was stamped in amethyst ink then black, tulip and cotton candy were sponged onto it.  I then spread some irridescent stickles to make it sparkle! Of course I used our new cartridge behind to give it a flower to land on! Love that cartridge!  The card was easy to make and Ashley loved it! 

Whew, it's been a while!

So I actually had a card camp a couple weekends ago and these are the cards we made!  It was a success and I think everyone learned a thing or two which always makes me happy!  Enjoy!

Did you hear us Chirp?

What an amazing event convention was this year!  Held annually in July, convention is the most anticipated event of the year for consultants!  Whether you are able to attend or not, everyone is on pins and needles in anticipation of what is to come and boy did they bring out the big guns this year! 

Did you hear the CHIRP??? That's right!  CTMH has a brand new Cricut Cartridge, called Art Philosophy, that is the end-all, be-all of cartridges!  It has EVERYTHING!  From basic shapes and scallops, to borders, to doilies, to beautiful embellishments to bags and tags.  It even has a beautiful font!  Over 700 images on one cartridge!  The best part of our new Art Philosophy cartridge is that it coordinates with several of our stamps!  When you see the RED outline around a stamp image in the catalog there is a coordinating cut on the cartridge for it! It doesn't get much better than that!

A few other changes to note are the changes to our colors!  Nope, we don't have any new colors this time, but they have reorganized them into full groupings so it is easier than ever to order paper!  Also, our B/T paper is now cardstock weight!  So you can make your beautiful cards and projects with a heavier and sturdier paper!  But, the best change of all is...our stamps cost less!  Same great quality, new even lower prices!  Have you been eyeing those few stamps sets but just couldn't bring yourself to purchase them?  Well, they are now even more reasonable!  Go for it!

There are several other changes you will find in the catalog, so don't be shy, browse the catolog online or contact me to see how you can get one FREE!  lbanh5@gmail.com or visit my website at ctmh.com/ldiamond!  Have fun and stay tuned for some exciting new artwork!  

Check out our Stamp of the month for September!   Our stamp of the month program has changed to make it even easier for you to get it!  With only a $50 purchase, you can purchase the SOM for $5! 

 

AND, did you know that September is National Stamping Month?  Well, to celebrate, CTMH is offering the first ever double stamp set!  You can get the exclusive My Acrylix^® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 US / $82 CAN from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90/$39.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set!

Have fun shopping!  See you soon!

May is National Scrapbooking Month

National Scrapbooking Month Promotion

You’ll be exclaiming “Ooh!” and “Ahhh!” as you watch the National Scrapbooking Month video, which features the classy You & Me kit. See how the elements of the kit work together to create two beautiful layouts that will have your customers clamoring for several kits!
National Scrapbooking Month CTMH video

Our Constant Campaign for National Scrapbooking Month in May is getting even better. We’re sweetening the deal for new Consultants who join Close To My Heart in May. Now they’ll get 50% off the $129 US / $140 CAN price of their New Consultant kit in addition to one FREE You & Me scrapbooking kit (Close To My Heart’s exclusive National Scrapbooking Month kit)!


Here’s a reminder about the other elements of the National Scrapbooking Month promotion, valid only during May 2011:
Place a minimum order of $50/$55 for any Close To My Heart products*, get an exclusive You & Me scrapbooking kit for just $15/$16.50
Purchase the kit outright for $34.95/$38.95 (no minimum purchase required)
You & Me kit features two fully embellished layouts, each with their own unique personality; a D-size stamp set; and an instruction guide to step you through the creation process.

Video from CTMH

Check this great VIDEO from CTMH corporate office regarding a fun stamp set in our newest catalog! The stamp set, On this Day, is a fun and versatile stamp set great for cards and layouts.