Pages 6&7 Daughter's wedding album

Challenge #3
Product used
Paper:
  Bella level 2 paper pack
  Chocolate textured cardstock
  Hollyhock cardstock
Inks:
 Hollyhock and Chocolate
Accessories:
 White Daisy sassy strands(retired)
  White Daisy Brads and Bigger Brads
   Discovery "My Stickease" (retired)
   Clear Inspirations tags(previous special)
   Cricut Expression, cartridge Plantin Schoolbook

Pages 4&5 Daughter's wedding album

Here is pages 4&5.  #2 on the Challenge;
Items used:
How to Book:  Imagine;  Memoirs Complete is the pattern.
Paper: Discovery Level 2 paper pack(retired)
           Buttercup, Hollyhock, Topiary and White Daisy cardstock
Inks:  Hollyhock And Topiary
Stamp set:  Delightful Things  D1369
Accessories:  Deminsional Element (heart) from the Dazzling Die Cuts, a previous special
                      Pop Dots

Pages 2&3 of Daughter's wedding Album

Products Used:
Bella paper pack #X7114B
Chocolate cardstock for base pages
Textured Black Cardstock
White Daisy Cardstock
Chocolate Ink
Tulip Ink
Sand paper

This layout is from "Cherish" a How to book from Close to My Heart item #9029.  The name is Abstract on pgs 66-67

More CTMH TV options

Close To My Heart's TV options don't stop with Art & Soul!  We also feature many PBS episodes where techniques are taught through detailed demonstration.  These episodes are a great resource to get the most out of your CTMH products.  Just think of it, any time you want, night or day, you can tune in to a CTMH TV episode that will inspire, teach, motivate and entertain you all at once!  If you love to learn new techniques and maximize your new product, you'll LOVE CTMH PBS Webisodes!  From distressing cardstock to using ribbon to stamping on flowers to rock & roll stamping, it's all there! Check them out today!  These video segments were produced by the PBS shows Scrapbook Memories and Paint, Paper, and Crafts and are used by permission.

http://leahenthorne.myctmh.com

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Art & Soul; CTMH TV

CTMH is on TV!  Every month, we put together a fantastic video that features not only our latest products, but a special price on a selected item!  Art & Soul features our Founder and CEO, Jeanette Lynton, as she introduces us to the latest items.  They not only have detailed tutorials, but quick-moving fun segments that capture the magic of CTMH while having fun!  Art & Soul shows you how to use your new products to maximize their benefits, but also branches out into many paper-crafting ideas.  You'll want to watch each episode again and again!

And, you know what else?  There's a link "Learn how to make the project in this show" that gives you a detailed recipe for making the featured project!  FREE!!!

 These Art & Soul episodes are completely commercial free, informative and entertaining!  Tune in today!

www.leahenthorne.myctmh.com > CTMH TV

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Happy Watching!

Workshops on The Go (WOTG)

WORKSHOPS ON THE GO.........

Have you seen this?  Do you have any idea how special this is?  This is the COOLEST!!  Workshops on the Go are THE thing to help get you in the creative mode AND stay there!  Don't just collect great CTMH products, use them!  Not only do you get great, full-color pictures of 2-page 12 x 12 layouts using all our current papers, you also get ideas for at least 3 cards using those same papers!  The pictures are FREE on my website!

www.leahenthorne.myctmh.com > Workshops on the Go

Workshops on the Go™ stamp sets is limited-time offerings, workshop Basic kits are available only during the current Idea Book cycle.

Contact me today to schedule a workshop near you!

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Online Shopping

Online shopping is one of the greatest things ever!  I love to shop online!  Close To My Heart makes it easy to shop online. 

1. Once you reach my website (www.leahenthorne.myctmh.com) , click "shop online" and then register as a new customer, or sign in if you are already registered.
2. Pick a category from the list on the left and start shopping!  These categories are great because they not only include current Idea Book products, they also include retired stamp sets  and Art & Soul collections!
3. You can also shop by item number just by typing it in!
4. If you get interrupted and have to finish later, CTMH will save your shopping cart until you return and you can pick up where you left off!

That's it! It's that easy to shop online with CTMH!

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Happy Shopping!

Find your way with this great Idea

Hmmm…..spending time once again browsing through the CTMH Online Idea Book and I've gone through several pages, then remembered a product I wanted to take a closer look at, but I forgot to put a sticky note on it!  No worries! CTMH gives me a great index of the full Idea Book that is right at my fingertips!  No need to even get up from my chair….it's right on my website!  YaY!  Simply go to http://www.closetomyheart.com/Products/Online_Idea_Book.aspx?i=4444 then scroll down and click on "Product Index" to get a full index at your fingertips!  This is a full product index, too, not just partial!  Download and print!

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Product index of the Idea Book, Where is it???

Hmmm…..spending time once again browsing through the CTMH Online Idea Book and I've gone through several pages, then remembered a product I wanted to take a closer look at, but I forgot to put a sticky note on it!  No worries! CTMH gives me a great index of the full Idea Book that is right at my fingertips!  No need to even get up from my chair….it's right on my website!  YaY!  Simply go to http://www.closetomyheart.com/Products/Online_Idea_Book.aspx?i=4444 then scroll down and click on "Product Index" to get a full index at your fingertips!  This is a full product index, too, not just partial!  Download and print!

And don't forget to leave your daily comment at  http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/ for your chance to WIN a Felicity Collection absolutely free!

Happy New Year!! `

I am going to try to post updates concerning CTMH, website and products.  I am letting you know that I "lifted" this info from a fellow CTMH sister, Tricia J.
I will be posting most days some sort of information that highlights my website for Close to My Heart or products that they carry.


Today's Info:
A Recipe for a great Idea!!

This is the coolest thing ever!  Ok, picture yourself browsing through the CTMH Online Idea Book and you see an idea that you want to try.  Now, picture a booklet that contains ALL the recipes for ALL the cards, paper crafts and scrapbook pages in the Idea Book.  Well,  you don't have to imagine it, because Close To My Heart gives it to you! This booklet is ABSOLUTELY FREE, too!!!  Yep, you read it right!  CTMH gives you a free downloadable booklet full of our recipes!  Check it out at:

http://www.closetomyheart.com/Products/Online_Idea_Book.aspx?i=4444 and scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on "recipes" and your booklet is ready for printing! (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.) Think about it:  How many companies give you free recipe booklets?  Not too many!  CTMH has even more freebies to offer, so stay tuned

And - don't forget to go to the National Papercrafting Month Blog and comment on today's artwork!  Just by commenting, you can WIN a Felicity Collection kit!

http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/

National Papercrafting Month: Felicity

This special has it's own blog: http://nationalpapercraftingmonth.blogspot.com/  Check it out.  Daily posts and drawing.  Enjoy the art and tips.

Have a Happy New Year!!!!!

My goal is:
To post at least once a week.
Have less stress.
Enjoy the little things in life.
Exercise at least 2 times a week, at the gym.
Get back into quilting. (have a basement full of fabric, need to use it).
Now lets see how I do with these goals.

Picture my daughter took on her honeymoon at the oregon coast.  What a sunset.