Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop!

Welcome to our BLOG HOP!

Today, my creative Close to my

Heart consultant friends and I

are sharing what we've created

using NEW PRODUCTS

from our beautiful 100 page

annual CORE PRODUCTS catalog!

If you've just arrived here from

STEFANI's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

I hope you are inspired by the two standard-size cards

I created using the following NEW core products:

D1947 From the Funny Farm stamp set

Z3779 Wishing You Everything stamp set (+ thin cuts)

X8016B Party Time paper packet

X8016C Party Time coordinating cardstock

X8017 Wood Grain paper packet

Z3850 Pink Acrylic Hearts

Z3804 Yellow Acrylic Stars

The "Happy Birthday" sentiments are not

from a stamp set, they are cut from zips strips

included in the Party Time paper packet!

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using

new core catalog products by visiting 

BRANDI's BLOG next!

Thank you Creative Friends!

Sending a huge SHOUT OUT and THANK YOU to all of the creative friends who sent me such beautiful handmade birthday cards recently!! I really do know some of the most talented people. Cards shown here were made by Daisy Rivera (top Left), Linda Howe (top Right), Joanie Stanclift (bottom Left), Nicole Frazier (Center), Miyuki Noon-Farley (bottom Center), and Starr Nelson (bottom Right). Funny story about Starr’s card...My husband found it in my stash of swap cards I’ve been keeping. Starr made that card probably five or more years ago, lol, but Jose decided to use it! He wrote the sweetest message inside and then wrote, “P.S.-Thanks to Starr Nelson for making this card for me to use.” Resourcefulness is definitely one of his strengths! Thanks again everyone for thinking of me and making me feel special. You’ve motivated me even more to keep on paying it forward and mail out more cards more often.

5 Cards featuring the "Yesterday & Today" papers!

Today I’m sharing 5 of the 10 card-designs we were
supposed to be creating at our March 21st Triple Treat Workshop, 
BUT since it had to be canceled, many of my
 creative friends will be picking up their kits from
me and making these cards from home!

These cards feature the “Yesterday & Today”
paper collection. Card-makers who have 
purchased this kit from me will be making 20 cards
(2 each of 10 designs). I should still have a few of these 
kits left-over (20 cards for $40), so if you'd like to 
purchase a kit "to go" please feel welcome to contact me.

January Card-making featuring Spruced Up!

Save these Dates ... for my upcoming Classes & Workshops!

WEDNESDAY MORNING

CREATE DATES
(9am-1pm)

January 8, 15, 22, and 29

February 5, 12, 19, and 26

Join us for creative time in

my home MOST Wednesdays!

Most cards are $2 each.

*Optional featured monthly

scrapbooking kit pricing:

January SPRUCED UP ($41)

February CELEBRATE TODAY ($43)

CARD-MAKING CLASSES

Friday Nights

Jan. 17th (6pm-9pm)

Feb. 21st (6pm-9pm)

and/or

Saturday Potlucks

Jan. 18th (10am-4pm)

Feb. 22nd (10am-4pm)

SATURDAY SCRAPBOOKING

and POTLUCK/CROPS

(10am-4pm)

Please BRING a Potluck dish to share!

and CROP with us FREE of charge!

Card-makers can join us too!

Most cards are $2 each.

*Optional featured monthly

scrapbooking kit pricing:

January SPRUCED UP ($41)

February CELEBRATE TODAY ($43)

SAVE THE DATE for our next...

TRIPLE TREAT WORKSHOP!!!

A multi-consultant event held

THREE times a year

(this will be date #1 in 2020!)

Saturday, MARCH 21st (10am-4pm)

@ the Holiday Inn Express

(2700 Lenwood Rd. Barstow, CA 92311)

Your choice of the featured

monthly scrapbooking kit

OR a 20-card workshop, also

includes a catered buffet-style

lunch and beverages.

($60 per person)

**Space in my home is

limited to the first 12 guests,

so please RSVP ASAP to

guarantee your spot for each

date you plan to attend.

My Convention Swap Cards (featuring Share the Joy stamps and thin cuts)!

Last-minute production of cards to swap at the CTMH Convention is now in progress!! I’m making 30 of these birthday swing cards, so why didn’t I choose a much simpler and less time-consuming design?!! 😂 I’ll never learn, lol. It’s crunch time baby and I have lots of coloring to do! I still have laundry and packing to do also, and I’m bound and determined to be ready to leave early tomorrow morning. Let’s do this!! ❤️ #ctmh #ctmhconv2019 #celebrate #makeitfromyourheart #ctmhleader #ctmhthincuts #swingcard #ctmhsharethejoy #ctmhtruelove #utahprovobound #stampwithjencreativefriends

June 2019 Artwork (featuring True Love!)

*It's Your Day to Sparkle* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

June Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:

It's Your Day to Sparkle S1906

If you've just arrived here from

HEATHER's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing a simple standard-size card I created
featuring the SOTM, plus SAPPHIRE patterned paper from the TRUE LOVE paper packet (x7244B), silver glitter gems (z4191), and silver embellishing thread (z4213). The images are all stamped with an Intense Black ink pad (z4189) and colored with our ShinHan Touch Twin Markers (Carmine, Marine Blue, Leaf Green, and Sap Green). The 1" strip of APPLE (red) patterned paper I used is a scrap I had left-over from the So Much Happy paper packet (recently retired).

I'm the "Caboose" or tail end of this blog hop,
so if you'd like to start from the very beginning and
be inspired by more creativity using the JUNE SOTM,
you can go to MICHELLE's BLOG next!

Artwork from Jen's January 2019 Classes and Workshops!

First, FIVE new standard-size cards featuring the

limited edition HEART HAPPY paper collection!

Next, the FOUR 12x12 scrapbooking layouts

featuring the SOMETHING FIERCE paper collection!

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!)

Birthday Time Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our
March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
featuring this month's SOTM:

Birthday Time S1803

You may have just arrived here from

DARLYS's BLOG.

Today I'm sharing a standard-size card I created
using the Stargazer paper packet (#X7229B)
with the Super Girl stamp set and thin cuts (#Z4163).
If you look closely though, you'll see that I also used
the March SOTM to stamp the sentiments,
"Hooray for you!" and "It's your birthday!"
I just LOVE how easily this Stamp of the Month
partners up so perfectly with so many 
of our other fun stamps sets!

The ink pads I used include:
Black Archival, Pewter, and Sapphire.
The Shin Han markers I used are: Carmine (red),
Clay (hair), Golden Yellow, Pastel Peach (skin),
and Warm Grey 4.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my card!
Now you can continue on with the blog hop
and be inspired by more creativity using
this stamp set by visiting KATY's BLOG next!

June Card-making and Scrapbooking (with Jack)!

The variety of cards we're making this
month are perfect for Dad's and Grads!! 
(or IF you don't have the need to make
Father's Day and/or Graduation cards,
you can make the more versatile version
of the same card design, as shown above!) 

Cards are just $1.50 each.

You get to choose exactly how many

of each design you want to make.

(make a little or make a lot!)

Plan to JOIN US for the creative fun on any or all of 
the following "create dates" that work best for you:

Friday, June 9th (6pm-9pm)

Saturday, June 10th (1pm-5pm)

Sunday, June 11th (1pm-5pm)
Monday, June 12th (9am-Noon)

Scrapbookers who pre-ordered this month's
"Jack" scrapbooking workshop kit are also
welcome to join us on these dates to work on their
layouts as well. I always try to have an extra pre-cut kit 
(or two!) on hand and available for any last-minute 
guests, so contact me now to reserve any kits I might 
have left-over (first come, first serve, & while supplies last!)

Remember to bring your adhesive!

and any other favorite basic tools, like micro-tip scissors.

(or plan to purchase some from me at the class).

Please call or message me now to RSVP!

Facebook messaging and text messages 

are always welcome, 760-220-0683.

New Card designs for the April Card Class(es)!

I'm offering such a fun variety of new card designs

for you to make with me this month!!

(including two cards that you can make two ways!!)

The remaining CREATE DATES we have left in 

April for you to plan to join me include:

Friday 4/21 (6pm-9pm)

Sunday 4/23 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 4/24 (9am-Noon)

Saturday 4/29 (1pm-5pm)

Please RSVP for the date (or dates) that

work best for you and JOIN US at my home

to stamp and assemble as many as you want

from my pre-cut "card buffet"

for just $1.50 each!

(remember to bring your own adhesive or 

plan to purchase some from me if you need).

January Events (featuring Sugar Rush)!

JOIN US for any of my upcoming events in January!!

These are the newest card designs I'm offering

this month ($1.50 each) as part of my "card buffet."

Create them at any of these upcoming CREATE DATES:

Saturday 1/21 (1pm-5pm)

Sunday 1/22 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 1/30 (9am-Noon)

To see more artwork and ideas using the January SOTM - Adore You (S1701), 
you can begin the monthly Blog Hop HERE!

Create these fun layouts (below) with this month's 

SUGAR RUSH Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

($30 for 3-12x12 layouts) on any of these dates:

(RSVP required by 1/15 to guarantee

your kit will arrive in time for 1/21)

Saturday 1/21 (1pm-5pm)

Sunday 1/22 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 1/30 (9am-Noon)