Close To My Heart Upcoming Events

Hello!  Come on in and grab a glass of tea!  Get your calendar out and let's schedule a few things together!!

I am going to be setting up this Saturday at the Knights of Columbus here in Galesburg, for the Spring Extravaganza!  There will be over 30 home based businesses set up from 9-3.  I hope you will stop out and say Hello!  Sign up for my door prize and have a look at CTMH's May special...the DREAM POP paper packet!! It will be available during the month of May for $10 with a $35 purchase on current product!  You will be able to order it online during May too, at www.scrappinwithj.ctmh.com

I am offering a FLOWER MAKING class where  I will show how to make 6 different flowers (3 paper and 3 fabric).  The cost is $5 and includes your supplies.  All you need to bring is a pair of scissors!  the class will be held at my house.  You can come either Saturday, April 20 at 9:30 am or Sunday, April 21 at 2 pm.  Class should last maybe 2 hours.  Please sign up by April 15.   Here is a picture of the flowers we will me making.  (fabric and papers subject to change!)

I am having an all day crop on Saturday, May 4 from 9am-8pm for NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!  The crop will be held at the Community Room of Sandburg Mall, here in Galesburg.  Cost is $25 and will include lunch and supper, iced tea, water and pop, use of 2 cricuts and lots of cartridges (bring your own mat) , use of CTMH stamps and inks, and door prizes.  There will also be tshirts avail for $10 each.    Bring your own supplies and a snack to share!  Please let me know if you plan to attend and have your fee paid to me by April 27 (and tshirt money if you plan to order one).  I hope you can join me for this fun day!

If anyone would like to book a Home or Online Gathering with CTMH, let me know!  It's an easy way to earn free product!  Also, you can place orders on my website 24/7  (www.scrappinwithj.ctmh.com)

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see or hear from you soon!
Janice

Grandma/CTMH Frame

Hello!  Welcome to my blog today!  Thanks for stopping in, I hope you take the time to browse around and please, feed my fish!
Today I am showing you a frame I did.   I used the Close To My Heart My Creations Bracket Frame (HERE).  I have had this for a while and just didn't know what I wanted to do with it, but a few days ago I decided it was the perfect place to put a picture of my Grandmother!  I wanted a vintage look with the picture, so  I chose the Scholastic Paper Packet (HERE).    I think it was a perfect choice!  The solid cardstock is COCOA.  I used modge podge to adhere the paper to the frame.  For everything else I used Liquid Glass and my Tombow runner.  I used CHOCOLATE ink for inking my edges on the mats and tag.

The frame is kind of like a shadow box.  Maybe you can get an idea of that from this picture:

 

The trim around the frame is our Colonial White Rosette Ribbon (HERE).  Another perfect thing for my vintage look!  I have layered it on top of the Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon (HERE) that I colored with my Chocolate ink pad (easy peasy!).  It made the Rosette Ribbon POP a little more doing it over the darker ribbon. 

I made the tag with more paper from the same Scholastic paper packet, inking around the edges and sanding them a little bit.  The smaller tag will pull out, revealing my grandmother's name!  I used the LOVE DOILY stamp (HERE) which I heat embossed with our embossing powder.  (Love doing that with this doily stamp!)  The flower I handmade using yet another paper from the Scholastic paper pack.  The SPARKLES FLOURISH (HERE) I colored with a brown copic marker.  Those can easily be colored any color with an alcohol marker!

That's it for today.  Thanks again for stopping in, and I hope you come back again soon!
If you see any products here you would like for yourself, they can be ordered on my website:
www.scrappinwithj.ctmh.com
Happy Craftin!
Janice

 

More cards

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by today!  Grab a glass of tea and check out a couple of cards I made recently!
This first one is a Thank-you card that I have done some paper quilting on.  (For those who don't know, I have made a few fabric quilts in the past)  I used paper from the Close To My Heart CHANTILLY paper packet which I think is very 'spring-y'!  I also used Cotton Candy cardstock and in.  Two stamp sets were used, GIRL'S ROCK for the little flower, and FOR A FRIEND for the sentiment.  Doing the little quilt block was lots of fun, and no sewing was required!!

My next card uses the BUZZ AND BUMBLE paper packet and Sunset, Cocoa, and Champaigne cardstocks.  Cocoa and Goldrush inks.  The flower is made with BURLAP RIBBON.  I rubbed COLOR READY SEAM BINDING RIBBON with my Sunset ink pad to color it the pretty orange and was real happy with how it turned out.  The sentiment is from the FLORAL HAPPINESS stamp set, which happens to be our March Stamp of the Month.  You can get this 16 piece stamp set for only $5 with a $50 order during the month of March!  Check it out!

 

All of these products and more are available in our Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book or online at my website HEREPlease share it with your friends too!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked my cards.  I have one more I made but can't post it yet because it is on it's way west and I don't want them to see it on here before they get it!!
Come back soon and HAPPY CRAFTING!
Janice

CTMH Projects

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by today!  I have to tell you, before I continue, if you plan to come to my CTMH Open House this Sunday (Feb. 24, 2-4 pm at my house) you may not want to look at the pics on this post! It is some of the things I have made to show at my open house!!  But, if you don't care if you see them ahead, then feel free to look at the pictures!!
OK, with that said....the first thing I want to show you is a card I made.  I will try to link the CTMH products in the post that I used.  My LOVE card is made using Black, White and Twilight cardstock.   The black and white print squares are our new For Always Textiles.  Two of our Spring/Summer collections have the textile packs available.  Each pack comes with 3 different prints.  The letters for the word LOVE are cut on the cricut using the Art Philosophy catridge.    Edges are inked with Twilight.  I used Sparkle Flourishes on the bottom.  The sentiment on the inside of the card is from one of the stamp sets that comes with the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 

The next project is the 5x7 Display Tray.  It is black and is a lot of fun to work with!!  These would make excellent gifts!   I used the Buzz and Bumble paper pack.  It is,  I think, my favorite of the current B&T paper packs!  Some of the things I used on this project are: Burlap Ribbon, cocoa stamp pad, Wooden Badge Buttons (which I inked with the cocoa stamp pad!), and the February Stamp of the Month Home Sweet Home.  I used the cricut Art philosophy cartridge for the flowers, and the Artiste cartridge for the zig zag and the leafy stem.

 

My last project is another card I made.  For this one I used the Claire Paper Packet, and some Champagne cardstock.  The inks I used are Black and Outdoor Denim.  The little girl I made using the Paper Doll stamp set.  I stamped her clothes on colored cardstock and cut them all out.  I added a little bit of Liquid Glass to the glass of lemonade! 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you saw something you liked while here!  Be sure to go to my CTMH website and check out all the neat things in our Idea Book!  www.scrappinwithj.ctmh.com

Come back real soon!  (and leave me some comments before you go and tell me what you think of my projects!)

Something new for me!

Hello everyone!  Thanks for stopping by!
 Today I have to show you something new I tried.  I am pretty excited because it is something I NEVER thought I would do, let alone enjoy!  Digital Scrapbooking!!  CTMH offers StudioJ, which you can link off my website HERE!  If you have never tried digital scrapping, this is a good time to give it a whirl, because for the month of February all 2 page layouts are only $5 each.  And it is sooooo easy!  You can do a lot of different things, even change the colors!  I have a lot to learn yet, but given time I think it could be just as fun as regular scrapbooking.   If you decide to give it a try, when you go to purchase your layouts, be sure to join one of the open gatherings on my site, as the purchase of layouts goes towards Hostess Rewards for a gathering hostess!  And...don't forget the layouts are on sale through the month of Febraury!!
Here is one I did.  Remember, I have only done 5 so this is a beginner attempt!

I also did one without embellishments, so I can embellish it when it arrives and will have the dimension of the embellishments!  I will post BEFORE and AFTER pictures of it when I get it done!  But in the mean while, here are my other 3 layouts.

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you get a chance, go check out Studio J and give it a try!  You can create a layout to play and see if you like it without having to purchase any, and be sure and SAVE them so when you go back they will still be there!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Janice

Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book

Hello everyone!  And HAPPY FEBRUARY!!  Today is the day the new Close To My Heart Idea Book goes into effect!!  It has several new paper collections that are perfect for all of your paper crafting needs!!  And the book is full of inspiration!  Ideas all over!!  You can view the new Idea Book on my site:  www.scrappinwithj.ctmh.com  You can even place an order on the site if there is anything you see you would like and it will ship directly to you.  And...I have started an Online Open House, so if you place an order online through my site, click to JOIN the Online Open House and you will be entered for a chance to win a prize!  I will choose an random winner from all orders placed through my Online Open House between today and Feb. 8th when the open house closes.  The prize is a CTMH current Paper Pack of your choice (value $9.95)!  So, what are you waiting for....go grab a cup of tea and check out our new Idea Book HERE!
Thanks for stoppin by!
Janice

New Adventure

Hello to all my crafting friends!!  Just thought I would let you know of a little adventure I have started on.  I am now officially a CLOSE TO MY HEART consultant!  If you aren't familiar with CTMH and their products, visit my site (link on the right --->)  They have great cardstock, DP, inks and stamps that are all co-ordinating, as well as many other products.  If you aer interested in any of the products, you can order online from my site and it will be shipped diretly to you!  Or, if you are interested in hosting an event and earning some free product, don't hesitate to contact me!  If you have any questions I will try to answer them for you, and if it is something I don't know yet, I will find the answer.
I am going to be using some of my CTMH product and posting pictures here on my blog soon, so be sure to check back and see what I do!!
Thanks for stopping by today, and be sure to grab some tea and browse my CTMH site soon!
Janice