Going, going, gone

It's with a heavy heart that I let you know that the following items will be retiring at the end of the Spring/Summer idea book. :)  They are now available on a "while supplies last" basis.

If these are on your wish list, don't wait!  Order them now!
Shop Now: How-to Books | Distressing | Markers | Card Stock Shade Packs | 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock

I can't wait though to see what Close To My Heart has in store for us to replace these items!

The Philosophy of Fun

Here's a great little video about the fabulous sign on special for March!  You can choose either the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge or $100 in FREE products when you join Close To My Heart in March.



Click here to learn more about the promotion.

The Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge contains:

• 700 Shapes!
• 46 sizes
• 32,200 possibilities!
• And, throughout the Close To My Heart Idea Book you will find stamps that coordinate with the cartridge

Just some of the cute items you can create using your Art Philosophy cartridge.

Would you prefer $100 in FREE Close To My Heart products?  Choose from:

• My Acrylix^® Stamp Sets including customized K-size and E-size stamps (Stamp of the Month stamps are not included)
• My Acrylix^® Blocks including the My Acrylix^® Block Starter Kit
• Exclusive Inks^® Stamp Pads
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks^® Stamp Pads
• Exclusive Inks^® Markers
• Exclusive Inks^® Re-inkers
• My Reflections^® Paper Packets
• My Stickease^® Assortments
• Complements Embellishments
• Workshops on the Go™ Kits
• Studio J^® Memberships
• Studio J^® 5-Packs
• All Cardstock Packs
• Select Supply Items

It's only $99 to join Close To My Heart!  Your consultant kit is worth over $300!

 New Consultant Kit contents:
 

• Read Me First Letter
• Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Books (qty. 10)
• Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Books (qty. 5, while supplies last)
• "You Are Welcome Here" Recruiting Brochures (W1151, qty. 25)
• "The Rewards Come Now" Hostess Brochures (W1150, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Brochures (W111, qty. 5)
• Hostess Order Forms (W122, qty. 25)
• Customer Order Forms (W101, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Customer Order Forms (W1102, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Membership Cards (W1103, qty. 5)
• Studio J® 5-Pack Cards (W1104, qty. 5)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W470)
• Spring/Summer 2012 B&T Duos® Sampler (W1113, 48 – 6" Square Samples)
• Cello Bags (W1152, qty. 25)
• My Acrylix® Sweet Thanks Petite Perks™ Stamp Set (W2022, qty. 5)
• My Acrylix® Wonderful You Incentive Stamp Set (W332)
• Double Scrubber (Z1163)
• My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• Bonding Memories® Glue (1512)
• Sponge (Z697)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• Micro-Tip Scissors (Z534)
• Outdoor Denim My Legacy® Faux Leather Album (Z1346)
• My Creations® Memory Game (Z1614)
• Workshops on the Go™ Stella Kit (G1032)
• Stella Complements Canvas Shapes (X7147C)
• Colonial White Die-Cut Cards (Z1738)
• Clear Sparkles (Z1104)
• Olive Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2137)
• Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2114)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2195)
• My Acrylix® Urban Alphabet Stamp Set (D1507)
• My Acrylix® Just for You Stamp Set (B1398)
• 1" x 3 1/2" My Acrylix® Block (Y1002)
• 3" x 3" My Acrylix® Block (Y1006)
• Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice

• Plus, you have the opportunity to add up to three (3) add-on kits for only $40 each. 

So, what do you think?  Would you like more information?  Email me for an information packet. 

Ready to sign up?  Click here to reach the application.

I'd love to have you join our Inky Fingers Gang!

10 Things about Me Mini Album Workshop

So, how many times do you actually scrapbook about yourself?  I know that I never take the time to focus solely on my life.  I've created this cute 10 Things about Me album.  It won't take long to create.  Some ideas for your pages are:

• What is something I loved to do as a child?
• What am I most afraid of?
• What am I most proud of?
• What is my biggest dream?

Included in your workshop kit:

• Z1224 My Creations All-Sorts Mini Album ($5.95)
• X7141B Elemental Paper Pack ($9.95)
• Z1461 Decor Journaling Spots ($5.95)
• Z1465 Make-it-Count Numbers ($4.95)

10 Things about Me
Kit $25.00 

Monday Sketch

Over the next twelve weeks I'll be posting a new sketch every Monday.  Some Mondays it will be a scrapbook sketch and other Mondays will be a card sketch.  These sketches will be from the Close To My Heart How-to books.  Don't forget, these books will be retiring at the end of the Spring/Summer idea book.  They are now "while supplies last", so, if you've been wanting to order one of the books, it's best not to wait.

These pages were created using Close To My Heart's Wings paper and accessories.  I do have one extra of the kit if you'd like to order it.  It's only $20, which includes the postage.  Email me if you'd like the kit.

Click here to find the sketch.

Stamp a Stack Club - Sweet Moments

For our January Stamp a Stack Club, we used the stamp set C1467 Sweet Moments.  These were created using papers from X7143B Sonoma and the retired My Reflections kit called Magnifique.

If you'd like to know more about the Stamp a Stack Club, please email me.

FREE Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge or $100 in FREE CTMH Products!

How would you like to get the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for free?  Already have the Art Philosophy cartridge?  How does $100 in FREE Close To My Heart products sound?  Sounds good, huh? :)

Are you wondering how you get this?  Simple....just join my Close To My Heart Inky Fingers Gang team!  We are a part of one of the premier teams with Close To My Heart.  You will have access to a wealth of training, a bulletin board full of creative works, and the opportunity to earn money doing something you love!

Click here to learn more about the promotion.

The Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge contains:

• 700 Shapes!
• 46 sizes
• 32,200 possibilities!
• And, throughout the Close To My Heart Idea Book you will find stamps that coordinate with the cartridge

Just some of the cute items you can create using your Art Philosophy cartridge.

Would you prefer $100 in FREE Close To My Heart products?  Choose from:

• My Acrylix^® Stamp Sets including customized K-size and E-size stamps (Stamp of the Month stamps are not included)
• My Acrylix^® Blocks including the My Acrylix^® Block Starter Kit
• Exclusive Inks^® Stamp Pads
• Archival Black Exclusive Inks^® Stamp Pads
• Exclusive Inks^® Markers
• Exclusive Inks^® Re-inkers
• My Reflections^® Paper Packets
• My Stickease^® Assortments
• Complements Embellishments
• Workshops on the Go™ Kits
• Studio J^® Memberships
• Studio J^® 5-Packs
• All Cardstock Packs
• Select Supply Items

It's only $99 to join Close To My Heart!  Your consultant kit is worth over $300!

 New Consultant Kit contents:
 

• Read Me First Letter
• Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Books (qty. 10)
• Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Books (qty. 5, while supplies last)
• "You Are Welcome Here" Recruiting Brochures (W1151, qty. 25)
• "The Rewards Come Now" Hostess Brochures (W1150, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Brochures (W111, qty. 5)
• Hostess Order Forms (W122, qty. 25)
• Customer Order Forms (W101, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Customer Order Forms (W1102, qty. 25)
• Studio J® Membership Cards (W1103, qty. 5)
• Studio J® 5-Pack Cards (W1104, qty. 5)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W470)
• Spring/Summer 2012 B&T Duos® Sampler (W1113, 48 – 6" Square Samples)
• Cello Bags (W1152, qty. 25)
• My Acrylix® Sweet Thanks Petite Perks™ Stamp Set (W2022, qty. 5)
• My Acrylix® Wonderful You Incentive Stamp Set (W332)
• Double Scrubber (Z1163)
• My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• Bonding Memories® Glue (1512)
• Sponge (Z697)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• Micro-Tip Scissors (Z534)
• Outdoor Denim My Legacy® Faux Leather Album (Z1346)
• My Creations® Memory Game (Z1614)
• Workshops on the Go™ Stella Kit (G1032)
• Stella Complements Canvas Shapes (X7147C)
• Colonial White Die-Cut Cards (Z1738)
• Clear Sparkles (Z1104)
• Olive Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2137)
• Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2114)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2195)
• My Acrylix® Urban Alphabet Stamp Set (D1507)
• My Acrylix® Just for You Stamp Set (B1398)
• 1" x 3 1/2" My Acrylix® Block (Y1002)
• 3" x 3" My Acrylix® Block (Y1006)
• Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice

• Plus, you have the opportunity to add up to three (3) add-on kits for only $40 each. 

So, what do you think?  Would you like more information?  Email me for an information packet. 

Ready to sign up?  Click here to reach the application.

I'd love to have you join our Inky Fingers Gang!

This layout has special meaning to me.  My Dad was on the USS Coolidge when it hit the mines and capsized. 

This layout was created with the new CTMH Victory My Reflections Kit.

There's still a few more hours to take advantage of the Five for FREE offer.

For the month of February, purchase a 5-pack of Studio J layouts and get a 5 pack FREE!  No limit and no deadline to use your 5 packs.  What's a 5 pack?

Studio J® 5-packs offer you affordable gifting and savings off retail. Each pack includes:

• 5 two-page scrapbook layouts created online
• Custom printing
• 5 Memory Protectors®
• Free shipping and handling

Buy two—one for yourself and one to give away!  So, that's 10 double page layouts for only $55!  That's $2.75 a page!

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 28

What a lot of fun it was to walk down Las Ramblas in Barcelona.  The Street People were so amazing!  It was in the mid to upper 70's and they were wearing all of these outfits and paint.  They stood stone still until you dropped a coin into the bucket at their feet.  Once you did that, they'd start to move.

This layout was created using Studio J and the X7140B Roxie My Reflections Kit.

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 27

Today's layout gives a small overview of Pompeii.  It was one of the most amazing places I visited while on our European vacation.  It just boggles the mind to know that all of these ruins were buried under the molten ash for centuries, yet the paintings are still on the walls.  If you notice on the center bottom picture of the right page, you'll see an etched drawing into the stone.  This is actual graffiti from then!

 This page was created using the CTMH retired My Reflections kit called Vintage Travel.  We've been using this paper for our whole albums.

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 26

This layout is created with the new CTMH Lucy My Reflections Kit.  It's been a long time since we visited Pinehurst. My brother lives just outside of Pinehurst and my Dad lived there the last few years of his life.  Such a pretty area!

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 25

There's a lot of love that went into this layout.  When this guy was born, his mom did not want him and tried to step on him within minutes of him being born.  Thankfully, we were with them when he came into this world.  His mom had put very little into him while she was carrying him, so, he was extremely skinny and small.  But, through hours and hours and days and days of feedings and love, he lived!  Many times they do not, so, this was a definite labor of love.  Within a week, he was running around his stall (as you can see in the layout). As soon as I came out with the camera, he would run toward me, so, it was hard to get any good pictures of him.  By the time I had him focused, he was on top of me.  LOL!!

We call him the beast as he doesn't know he's a horse.  He wants to play and  thinks he's a human like us.  LOL!  He's been at the track and broken to race. He's smaller than most horses, but, he can trot.  So, we'll be bringing him home soon to grow and mature.  No matter what, he'll always have a home with us.  Since horses are a business for us, as much as we'd like to keep them all, it's just not possible. LOL!  My husband's favorite saying is "If you want a pet, get a parakeet"...obviously, they don't eat as much.  LOL!  Anyway, this guy will be our parakeet.  His name is Dhu Diligence.  His dad's name had Dhu in it, thus the reason for the spelling.  It was definitely due diligence that kept him alive for the first few weeks.

This layout was created using Studio J and the "members only" Class Act My Reflections Kit. One may become a Studio J member for only $30 for 3 months or $100 for a year.  There are a number of advantages to becoming a Studio J member.  You'll have exclusive papers and designs that are "members only".  Plus, you're layouts will only be $6.50 per two page layout, and you'll receive free page protectors and free shipping!  You also receive free JPG files when you purchase your layouts, or, you may purchase just the JPGS for only $3.00.  Click here if you'd like to see all the advantages of Studio J.

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 24

I caught up!  LOL!

This layout was created using the retired CTMH My Reflections Kit called Aspen.  It's such a pretty kit!

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 23

This was the most wonderful, absolutely amazing vacation!  I don't have enough adjectives to describe it!  In 2008, I earned the Mediterranean cruise from Close To My Heart.  I took an old high school friend with me.  My husband is not the vacationing type, so, I could see us needing to throw him out of the plane or off the ship before we ever got started.  LOL!!  My cruisin' buddy and I had so much fun.  We hope to have the opportunity to do the trip again someday.

This layout was created with the new Close To My Heart My Reflections kit called Florentine. If you click the link to see the papers, the one with the large print reminds me so much of the cisterns on the floors of buildings in the ruins of Pompeii.  

29 Layouts in 29 Days - Day 22

Today's layout is created with the Close To My Heart Independence Day paper.  This paper is exclusive to the Studio J program.  It is not available in actual paper form.  I love this paper!!  I can't take credit for the gorgeous pictures.  They were taken by somebody else.  Aren't they beautiful?!

There's just a few short days left to buy 5 Studio J layouts and get 5 free. Don't miss out!

For the month of February, purchase a 5-pack of Studio J layouts and get a 5 pack FREE!  No limit and no deadline to use your 5 packs.  What's a 5 pack?

Studio J® 5-packs offer you affordable gifting and savings off retail. Each pack includes:

• 5 two-page scrapbook layouts created online
• Custom printing
• 5 Memory Protectors®
• Free shipping and handling

Buy two—one for yourself and one to give away!  So, that's 10 double page layouts for only $55!  That's $2.75 a page!