Christmas Cards to Flip for!! :)

These are some of the Christmas

cards we made at our Triple Treat

Workshop on 11/10/18!

If you had to miss out on that event

(or maybe you were there, but were

scrapbooking instead of making cards),

I'm still offering 3 more chances

this month for you to come make

these beautiful cards with me!

* Friday 11/23 (6pm-10pm) *

* Saturday 11/24 (9am-3pm) *

11/24 is also a "potluck crop" day,

so scrapbookers will join us and

everyone should bring a potluck

"brunch" dish to share!

* Friday 11/30 (6pm-10pm) *

I plan to have some additional (new)

card designs to offer also, for those

who may have already created

these and want a variety of more!

Notice how (on the first three cards shown)

the layout of the cards are exactly the same,

the only difference is the patterned paper

that is featured. To achieve the "different looks,"

all I did was simply FLIP OVER the patterned paper!

Our papers are all two-sided, with a different pattern

featured on each side, so the choice is yours!

This is just one of the things I LOVE

about our oh-so-versatile patterned papers!

Please contact me now if you want to join us

for any of our next Christmas card-making dates!

(just $2.00 per card, payable at the class).

Reserve your spot for our November 10th Triple Treat Workshop now!

TRIPLE TREAT Creative Workshop!

(A Close to my Heart multi-consultant

scrapbooking and card-making event

held three times a year!!!)

...featuring CHRISTMAS projects!!

The event will include lunch (Italian buffet this time

including salads, pizza, and lasagne), snacks, bottled water,

iced tea, and/or coffee. Materials will be pre-cut and sorted

by your consultant so they will be ready to stamp, color, and

assemble. Plus, enjoy an ice-breaker game, photo ops, prize

giveaways, current and retired CTMH products for sale,

and plenty of table space to spread your supplies out on

while you create amongst friends!

Workshop fee is $55 per guest for card-makers

or those who want to create the

"Oh What Fun" scrapbooking pages

(featuring shades of pink & bold colors)

OR

Workshop fee is $60 per guest for those who want

to create the "Tis The Season" scrapbooking pages

(featuring shades of traditional red, green, and black).

Fees need to be PRE-PAID (to your consultant)

NO LATER THAN NOV. 2nd!

Payments can be sent online through PayPal.com

using the "friends and family" option to:

stampwithjen@ymail.com.

(or contact Jen Rubio to arrange your payment

by cash, check, or debit/credit card).

Scrapbooking kits will include the pre-cut papers,

stickers, die cuts, and embellishments needed to

make (4) 12x12 layouts...8 pages total.

Card-makers will be creating (20) hand-stamped

greeting cards (2 each of 10 designs), with the option

to make additional cards of their choice for $2 each

(additional cards can be paid for at the event).
Images of the card designs coming soon!

Upcoming Events! (for my local customers)

Please mark your calendars now,

and plan to join us if you can!

August 25th Triple Treat Workshop (Reserve Your Spot Now!)

TRIPLE TREAT Creative Workshop!

(A Close to my Heart multi-consultant scrapbooking

and card-making event held three times a year!!)

Saturday, August 25th, 2018

(10am to 4pm) @ the Holiday Inn Express

 (2700 Lenwood Road, Barstow, CA 92311)

...featuring the "DOCUMENTED" paper collection!

 (shown here)

Workshop fee is $50 per guest, PRE-PAID BY 8/5!

to make your choice of either: (4) 12x12 layouts…8 pages total

*OR* (20) hand-stamped greeting cards (2 each of 10 designs)

The event will include lunch (catered by Panda Express), 

snacks, bottled water, iced tea, and/or coffee.

Materials will be pre-cut and sorted by your consultant

 so they are ready for you to stamp, color, and assemble.

Plus, enjoy an ice-breaker game, photo ops, prize giveaways,

current and retired CTMH products for sale, and plenty of

table space to spread your supplies out on while you 

create amongst friends!

Scrapbooking with Central Park (in July and August)!

The month of July sure has flown by!

However, there's still time for local customers 

to come and create these scrapbook pages 

and/or cards with me in the next few weeks!

PLEASE RSVP at least one week in advance if

you plan to purchase a pre-cut scrapbooking kit

($32 for the 4 layouts shown) or last minute RSVP's

are welcome for card-making ($2 per card,

all card designs are first come, first serve,

while my supply lasts).

The upcoming CREATE DATES

you have to choose from are:

Friday 7/27 (6pm-10pm)

Saturday 7/28 (9am-1pm)

Monday 7/30 (9am-1pm)

Monday 8/6 (9am-1pm)

Monday 8/13 (9am-1pm)

Friday 8/17 (6pm-10pm)

Saturday 8/18 (9am-1pm)

Last of all, if you haven't done so already,

please SAVE THIS DATE and plan to

JOIN US for our next BIG EVENT...

(pre-paid reservations are due by 8/5

so more reminders are coming soon!)

Get your choice of either scrapbook pages OR cards!!

(photos of the 20 cards the card-makers 

will be creating at this event are coming soon!)

June Scrapbooking and Cardmaking...with Fresh Air!

June is here and these are the
the scrapbook pages and cards we're
making this month using the
"Fresh Air" paper collection!

First, let's talk about the "create dates"
I'm offering this month! As many of you
know, my oldest daughter is getting married
on June 15th. In addition to all the wedding
preparations and family we'll have staying with us,
I'm also busy preparing to be a creative presenter
at the Close to my Heart Convention (for consultants)
in Las Vegas from June 28-30. I'm so thrilled about
this opportunity and have A LOT of artwork to 
design/create using "top-secret" NEW
not-yet-released products that I need to keep
under wraps until the next catalogs are revealed
in August and September.

It's all a tad overwhelming, so I've decided
that I very much need to cut back on the
number of "create dates" I'm able to offer to my
customers in my home (this month only). If you
are also busy and/or vacationing this month and 
are unable to attend the following dates in June,
please know that you can still pre-order and
plan to make these projects with me during
July and/or August also!

The June "Create Dates" will be:
Friday, June 8th (6pm-10pm)
Saturday, June 9th (9am-1pm)
Monday, June 25th (9am-1pm)

Let's take a look at this month's pages!
If you compare my layouts to the originals designed by CTMH, you might notice some differences. This is because I frequently like to "change up" the pages to include more space for larger (mostly 4x6) photos, because that's usually my preference. Our workshop kits/pages are more versatile than you might think, and I can show you how to make them work for you, even if the photos you have to use on them are not the exact sizes and orientations shown. You are welcome to create your pages exactly like these ones below, or you can use your own creativity to change them up however you want!

These last two pages (above) are ones that I designed

using "Make It From Your Heart, Volume III"

as my inspiration (pattern #14 on page 32).
Layout #4 is a free BONUS layout, that I like to
design and add-on to your kit for you every month!

If you're considering joining my monthly scrapbooking

club, we'd love to have you join us now! Here's how...

It's really quite simple. Just plan to purchase and use

the featured scrapbooking kit I offer each month,

and by the end of the year, you can have as many as

96 pages done (that's enough to fill TWO full albums!)

Each monthly kit is $32 (when purchased in-person),

pre-cut for you (by me) and ready for you to use to 

assemble 4-12x12 layouts (that's 8 pages!) every month.

As an extra incentive from me, I also offer what

I call "DONE DOLLARS!" For every two-page layout you

complete (with photos and journaling!) by the end of the

following month, I will give you a credit of $1.00. If you

complete all 4 layouts from the monthly kit, then you will

have earned a $4 credit to spend with me however

you'd like. In addition to this extra motivation to 

complete your layouts, I also reward you for your

consistent participation! When you buy any 6 of our

scrapbooking workshop kits, your 7th kit is FREE!

*There are additional shipping costs for customers who wish

to order online, and non-local customers will need to cut

their own paper (all kits include a detailed cutting guide to

make it easy!), but I do like to reward my online 

customers also with these extra perks from me.

Now, let's talk about Card-making!!
All cards are $2 each (bring and use your own adhesives).
You get to choose how many of each you want to make
from my "card buffet," whether it be just a few or a lot.
Any customer who has purchased a scrapbooking
workshop kit or who makes a $30 or more purchase,
qualifies for the discounted "club member" price 
of just $1 per card!

The cards this month are quite simple,
but FUN none-the-less!!

The May Cards featuring Beautiful Friendship!

Join us in my home to create these hand-stamped greeting cards! Stamp and assemble as many as you want from my pre-cut "card buffet!"

All cards are just $2 each! (payable at the class).

First come, first serve, while my supply lasts!

This month's featured techniques include:

Watercoloring 

(on the teapot and teacup cards)

Coloring with markers 

(on the baby cards)

Stamping on vellum 

(mason jar card)

Bow and knot-tying 

(I can show/teach you how!)

Please remember to BRING YOUR OWN ADHESIVE

(or be prepared to purchase some from me...

Tombow tape refills are $2 each...or with the

dispenser included they are $4 each.

To save yourself a little time waiting to share tools,

please BRING the following items (only IF you have them):

Micro-tip Scissors (Z534)

3D Foam tape

Glue Dots

Waterbrush-Small Round (Z3224)

Watercolor Paints (Z3132)

Black Journaling Pen (Z1979)

or a fine-tip sharpie

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers:

Warm Grey 4

Warm Grey 7

Tender Pink

Marine Blue

Leaf Green

Ink Pads:

Archival Black (Z3271) 

Canary, Sapphire, Smoothie

Customers who have purchased the monthly scrapbooking workshop kit

or anyone making a $30 or more purchase will qualify for the discounted 

club member price of just $1 per card during the month

the purchase is made.

*Space in my home is always

limited to the first TEN guests,

so PLEASE RSVP ASAP to

guarantee your spot for each

date you plan to attend!

 

Card-making with Gimme Some Sugar!

This month's card-making "Create Dates"
being held in my home will be:

Friday 4/13 (6pm-9pm)

Saturday 4/14 (Noon-4pm)

Monday 4/16 (9am-1pm)

Monday 4/23 (9am-1pm)

Monday 4/30 (9am-1pm)

All cards are $2 each (bring and use your own adhesives).
You get to choose how many of each card you want to make
from my "card buffet," whether it be just a few or a lot.
The cards are all "first come, first serve" and I may sell out 
of some designs sooner than others, so I do suggest you 
join us as soon as you can for the best selection!

I will also have these and a much larger selection
of pre-cut, pre-stamped, and ready to color and 
assemble cards available to make at THIS BIG EVENT:

We hope you can attend with us!
(There's still time to RSVP now!)

March projects featuring Stargazer!

It's a new month and I can't wait to show you
the scrapbooking pages and cards we're making
during March using the
"Stargazer" paper collection!

If you're considering joining my monthly scrapbooking

club, we'd love to have you join us now! Here's how...

It's really quite simple. Just plan to purchase and use

the featured scrapbooking kit I offer each month,

and by the end of the year, you can have as many as

96 pages done (that's enough to fill TWO full albums!)

Each monthly kit is $32 (when purchased in-person),
pre-cut for you (by me) and ready for you to use to 
assemble 4-12x12 layouts (that's 8 pages!) every month.
As an extra incentive from me, I also offer what
I call "DONE DOLLARS!" For every two-page layout you
complete (with photos and journaling!) by the end of the
following month, I will give you a credit of $1.00. If you
complete all 4 layouts from the monthly kit, then you will
have earned a $4 credit to spend with me however
you'd like. In addition to this extra motivation to 
complete your layouts, I also reward you for your
consistent participation! When you buy any 6 of our
scrapbooking workshop kits, your 7th kit is FREE!
*There are additional shipping costs for customers who wish
to order online, and non-local customers will need to cut
their own paper (all kits include a detailed cutting guide to
make it easy!), but I do like to reward my online 
customers also with these extra perks from me.

Let's take a look at this month's pages!
If you compare my layouts to the originals designed by CTMH, you might notice some differences. This is because I frequently like to "change up" the pages to include more space for larger (mostly 4x6) photos, because that's usually my preference. Our workshop kits/pages are more versatile than you might think, and I can show you how to make them work for you, even if the photos you have to use on them are not the exact sizes and orientations shown. You are welcome to create your pages exactly like these ones below, or you can use your own creativity to change them up however you want!

Layout #1

Layout #2

Layout #3

Layout #4

These last two pages (above) are ones that I designed

using "Make It From Your Heart, Volume III"

as my inspiration (pattern #28 on page 60).
Layout #4 is a free BONUS layout, that I like to
design and add-on to your kit for you every month!

Each scrapbooking kit does need to be pre-ordered at least
one week in advance, so please RSVP no later than 3/10
if you plan to join us for this month's 
workshop and potluck "CREATE DATE" on
Saturday 3/17 (10am-4pm).
If that date doesn't work for you, I am also hosting
"create dates" in my home on Friday 3/16 (6-9pm) and
every Monday morning (9am-1pm). You also have the
option to order and pick up your kit to use at home
whenever it's most convenient for you.

Now, let's talk about Card-making!!
This month's card-making "create date" will be
Friday 3/16 (6pm-9pm)
and/or you can also plan to join us for the
Saturday workshop and potluck "create date,"
on Saturday 3/17 (10am-4pm) and/or any 
Monday morning (9am-1pm), also or instead.

All cards are $2 each (bring and use your own adhesives).
You get to choose how many of each you want to make
from my "card buffet," whether it be just a few or a lot.
Any customer who has purchased a scrapbooking
workshop kit or who makes a $30 or more purchase,
qualifies for the discounted "club member" price 
of any 4 cards for $5!

The cards this month are so bright and bold and fun!!
(and I've really been needing more cards to give/use
for kids birthdays, especially cards for little boys,
so the timing is just right!)