Thursday, April 19, 2012

Upcoming FOOTLOOSE 12-page workshop in May

Do you have lots of photos you need to put on scrapbook pages...who doesn't, right? I have just the workshop for you! Whether you have vacation beach pictures, summertime pool pictures, or just everyday pictures...you need to attend this workshop! At this workshop, you'll create 12 pages (6 two-page layouts) using the Footloose papers. The opportunity to embellish your pages will come later...and the possibilities are endless! See just a few samples below.

This workshop was designed by my good friend, Shari Froemming (sharifroemming.blogspot.com) and she recently taught them at the CTMH LeaderShare event in Omaha. Check out her Footloose blog post showing her embellished pages. If you have beach or vacation pictures, you may want to choose Option #1 to purchase supplies (see below), so you have the Footloose stamp set to embellish your pages.

Here's a sneak peek at 3 of the 6 layouts you'll be creating when you attend this workshop (of course you'll use your pictures! LOL):
The layout above uses pictures I had from a trip to Arizona with some of my team for a CTMH event. These papers work great for cactus pictures too! I embellished these with the Garden Wooden Shapes, and Square Durable Studs along with some buttons.

The layout above uses pictures I had from my nephews 4th birthday party (he's turning 18 this year!)...swinging away at the perfectly coordinated dinosaur pinata. I used the Roar! stamp set to embellish this page.

And finally, the pages above uses pictures of my pups enjoying the backyard. Again, I used images from the Roar! stamp set (bones...dog bones or dinosaur bones...no difference! LOL) and the Paradise Paper Flowers to embellish my pages.

So...you can see, the possibilities are endless when it comes to embellishing your pages, therefore I didn't build any embellishments into the workshop. You choose what you want to do!

Wondering what the cost is for the workshop? You have 2 options - Option #1: you may purchase the Footloose WOTG kit (includes the Footloose paper packet, Footloose stamp set, Wooden Badge buttons, and workshop brochure) along with a second Footloose paper packet, and additional 12x12 cardstock (Cocoa-6 sheets, Creme Brulee-4 sheets, Desert Sand-5 sheets). OR Option #2: you may purchase 2 Footloose paper packets (and additional cardstock). Contact me for specifics on cost, you may use cardstock in your stash or purchase from me.

Space is limited...watch my calendar in May for dates. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Dotty For You...begins TODAY!

TODAY, begins our celebration for National Scrapbooking Month!



When you place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, you may add the Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95, for just $5. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.



I'm making it easy for you to get your very own Dotty For You paper packet...simply:

  1. place your order directly from my Online Business Address - add your order to the Dotty party, or shop on your own.
  2. contact me via phone or email to place your order
  3. join my team and get a FREE Dotty For You paper packet included in your starter kit


Hurry...this is a limited time offer!

Monday, April 16, 2012

April = Lucy WOTG

Happy Monday! After the April snow we received this weekend...I'm SO ready for Spring!

Today, I'm sharing the Lucy Workshop on the Go pages and cards that my workshop attendees have been creating this month. These pages are all ready for you to add your Easter photos. The Lucy WOTG kit comes with a spring flower stamp set, and the best part...the flowers coordinate with the shapes on the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! That's right...no hand cutting, and that's a good thing...because these layouts and cards use lots of flowers! I also included a fun little stamp set, My Peeps, as an optional purchase to customize these pages for Easter. I love the peeps bunny and the sentiment "happy easter to my peeps" running along the bottom border of the first layout.

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Included in the Lucy kit are Glittery Rub-ons too! They are so easy to work with, I thought I would design a few cards as our Bonus Project using more of the rub-ons left over after completing the pages. Just by adding standard card bases, we made a total of 6 cards (2 each of these 3 desgins).

If you're unable to join us in April, but want to create these pages and cards...contact me, I'm happy to assist you!

Monday, April 2, 2012

Operation Smile LIVE Auction

During any corporate event, it has become tradition to host either a silent auction, or a live auction for Operation Smile. Who is Operation Smile? Their cause is to provide free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe. Close To My Heart has partnered with Operation Smile for years now, and each time you purchase a My Acrylix Stamp Set you are helping to raise money for these children, because CTMH donates a portion of every sale of My Acrylix Stamp sets to Operation Smile.

During LeaderShare, we held a LIVE auction for Operation Smile, items consultants made to donate. The artwork was amazing...I wish I had taken more photos! I barely remembered to take a photo of my Medallion Wreath I donated.



I used Stella Papers for this project, and I love the way it turned out. I've made three of these medallion wreaths now, and I still don't have one for myself! The time and effort it took to make paid off in the end...it brought in $95 during the auction!

Every dollar counts, and every gift helps change a hurting child's life. For as little as $240, they can provide a cleft lip or cleft palate surgery. This surgery can change a child's life forever and can take as few as 45 minutes.

I'm thrilled to announce that we raised over $1100 in our LIVE auction for Operation Smile...that's 4 more children's lives changed for the better!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

April Stamp of the Month Artwork

It's April Fool's Day...hope no one plays a trick on you!

In April, with a $50 order, you can purchase the Stamp of the Month set, "You Are...", for only $5. Here's some artwork our group designed using this set. We've chosen to use a variety of paper packs to show you the versatility of this stamp set:



Check out the tab in the menu bar above to see all the images contained in the set...the possibilities are endless! Contact me to place your order, and remember to include the Stamp of the Month...you'll be glad you did.