Tea-rrific Stamp of the Month Cards!

Today I'm participating in the most recent and very last  

Heart 2 Heart Blog Challenge for the month of March! This week the challenge is titled, "Tea Time," and I've used the March Stamp of the Month (S1703) "Tea-rrific" to create this card (above). As you can see, the card design is inspired by one of the cards that is part of the Workshops Your Way Some Kinda Wonderful Scrapbooking Kit (G1120). I love the beautiful designs our CTMH art department comes up with for our workshop kits, and I find myself inspired by them quite often. A few little changes or tweaks of my own, and "bam!" I've now got another new card that I can use.

...and here's another card I made using this same stamp set (below) and have shared on my blog previously, using the Uptown Fundamentals papers (Z3263). Colored with Carmine, Warm Grey 4, Peacock Green, and Turquoise Blue markers.

This has probably been one of my most favorite 
friendship-themed Stamp of the Month sets that I can
remember in recent years! Today is the last day it's available
for purchase from CTMH and I'll be so sad to see it go! I do
still have a few more of these stamp sets on hand in my
inventory, so please feel free to contact me now if you 
still want/need a set of your own!

The Big March 18th Workshop - final details!!

The big day is finally almost here!!

"Triple Treat" Creative Day Retreat!

(a multi-consultant event we will host 3 times a year!)

Saturday, March 18th, 2017

(10:00 am – 4:00 pm)

at Rosita’s Restaurant (in Barstow, CA)

Each guest should plan to PLEASE BRING

your own basic tool kit that includes:

Tape-runner adhesive (and refills)

Mini glue dots and/or glue dots

3d foam tape

Liquid glass or a fine-tip glue pen

Micro-tipped scissors* 

(*very important!! Don't forget these

so you don't have to share/wait on others!)

We also recommend you bring a light sweater

(in case the room is cool) and your camera 

(of course!) to take lots of photos 

with your old and new creative friends!

(we're expecting approximately 25 guests!!)

We will have plenty of adhesives and other 

CTMH products available for purchase at the event,
so remember to bring your checkbook, cash, or your
debit/credit card if you plan to shop.

Rosita's will also have the bar and kitchen open to us, 

so you can purchase your own drinks if you want to 

(I've heard that they have amazing margarita's!) 

or even order a full meal if you're really hungry.

Buffet-style appetizers will be served 

and unlimited refills of ice water and ice tea

will also be available for all paid guests!

Photos of all the layouts and cards we're making are shown
below and I am also including a list of the suggested photo
sizes here in case you want to bring your photos to finish up
your pages completely on this day. You also have the option add
your photos at home later if you'd prefer...it's totally up to you.

Layout #1

1-5x7” tall photo

2-4x6” wide photos

Layout #2

4-4x6” tall photos

Layout #3

1-4x6” tall photo

1-4x6” wide photo

2-4x5” tall photos

1-3x4” tall photo

Layout #4

1-4x4” photo

4-4x6” wide photos

1-3x4” tall photo

I'm so looking forward to seeing all of our

guests on Saturday morning at 10am!! 

If you need to be late, that's okay too, as we'll have up to 

6 full hours to snack, socialize, and create the day away!!

...and don't forget about the random door prize

drawings we'll be doing throughout the day also!!

(one prize will be given away every hour!)

I can't wait to see all of you very soon!!

Jen Rubio

760-220-0683

www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com

 Lastly, if you're really disappointed that you had to miss this event and are interested in making these cards and 12x12 pages, please let me know!! I'm still able to order and prepare more of these kits for anyone who'd like to make everything seen here, either during any of my regularly scheduled CREATE DATES at my home during April, OR... for any of my online/non-local customers,

I'm happy to begin mailing "Kits-to-Go" starting April 1st!!
Please contact me now to ask about my special pricing.

Project 365 Scrapbooking Club (Join now)!

If you've attended any of my classes recently, you may have heard me expressing my excitement over a new scrapbooking class I've been participating in with one of my CTMH uplines, Cindy Baker.  Cindy began offering "Project 365" classes to her customers and consultant team members in January of this year and I've been participating with her long-distance (meaning I purchase a kit from her each month and she mails it to me to assemble and add my photos and journaling to).

When I began taking this class with her, I had hopes that I would find a way to offer a similar class to my own customers and team members soon also.  Well, I am very excited to announce that...

I am finally ready to begin offering a "Project 365" club kit

of my own to you starting in June!!

The idea is very simple, here's how it will work.

Your job is to complete two steps each day:

1).  Take at least one photo each day that documents your life.

2).  Write just a little bit about that photo and/or any other things

that you accomplished that day in your "Project 365" notebook.

I don't want you to obsess or be a perfectionist about this...this should not take very much of your time!  If you miss a day, jump back in quickly and take two photos the next day...or just move on and skip a day occasionally if you need to.  The point is that this should become a quick part of your daily routine that is easy enough to do in just 5-10 minutes OR LESS...no more than that!  Keep in mind that it is impossible to document every aspect of your life, we just want to end up with about 20-30 photos by the end of each month that give our readers a "GLIMPSE" into our daily life each month for the next year.  And in case you're wondering...Yes, the idea for this type of an album originated from Becky Higgins' "Project Life" scrapbooking kits that are so popular right now (you can learn more about this trend at BeckyHiggins.com).

In June, we will create the Cover Page for our album as well as the binder cover for our organizational notebook. June's "Kit #1" will also include the 3-ring binder and Black Glamour Glitter Alphabet stickers ($5.95 retail value). The binder will include calendar pages for you to use to write a few details about the photos you are taking daily as well as some photo-taking "prompts" (lists of ideas to help guide you towards what you can or should photograph each day).

Here is what my June "365" Kit contents will help you create:

 (Cover of the 3-ring binder we will use to organize all of our daily photo-taking notes!)

(Front Cover page we will create to begin our "Project 365" album)

Then in July, we will begin creating our album pages (Kit #2) using the photos we took in June...you will be slipping your photos and paper rectangles (with journaling on them) into pocket pages...which means no time spent cropping photos or using a lot of adhesive...the focus is on YOU telling your story!...and I promise the page designs will be oh-so-cute and creative...I will post photos of Kit #2 page designs soon so you can see what I mean! 
  
July's kit pages (that you add your June photos to) 
will be designed with the "Surf's Up" collection (shown below).

The price for my pre-cut kits will always be just $20 per month!
(or $25 per month for long-distance participants
due to the additional cost of mailing it to you).

Each monthly kit will include:
Pre-cut papers (the equivalent of approximately half a paper packet),
 the coordinating My Stickease or Complements Assortment,
plus a variety of additional embellishments (that may also include Flip Flaps),
 and 4-12x12 Memory Protector Photo Storage Pages 
(your choice of Horizontal 4113 or Vertical Z1324 pockets).
The retail value of combined kit contents will always be at least $20 or more!

To join my 365 club, all I need is for you to
get your payment to me by June 15th to reserve your first kit!
 I can accept cash, check, or Paypal payments online (below).
Contact me by phone, e-mail, or Facebook if you need my mailing address to send a check.

Local customers can plan to join me during my monthly crop playdates on
Friday, June 21st (7-10pm)
and/or Saturday, June 22nd (1pm-4pm)
to assemble our kits together.

Long-distance customers just need to purchase the kit from me by June 15th and then I will mail all kit contents out to you on
Monday, June 24th. 

ONLY 1 left-over kit AVAILABLE!!
Use the drop-down menu below to choose your kit option,
then click the "buy now" button to place your order via PayPal online!

Kit #1 (to be mailed when payment is received)

Long-distance ($5 covers postage) $25.00 USD Local (attend class or Jen will deliver) $20.00 USD

Then get started NOW by taking at least
ONE PHOTO EACH DAY during the month of June!! (and remember to use some notebook paper to take a few brief notes on those pics you take each day also!)

PLEASE check back soon for photos of the pages we'll be creating
in July using the "Surf's Up" kit...coming soon!

Heartfelt Wishes card for the H2H Bingo Challenge!

Good Morning! Today I'm sharing the "Heartfelt Wishes" card I created this week for the Heart to Heart Blog Bingo Challenge! This challenge was simple. Choose three items in a row (bingo or tic-tac-toe) from the bingo card (shown above) to use to inspire your creation! Can you guess which three I chose?! If you guessed doily, flowers, and lace (top row straight across), then you are correct! I'm also showing you the packaging for the 4" paper doilies I used in case you want to get some of your own to create with (I got mine from the cake decorating aisle at wal-mart, but you should be able find them at any store
with a cake-decorating section).

The standard size card I created is inspired by Wishes - Sentiment Secured (p. 78). I've used the Wings papers (X7135B) with two different stamp sets; Card Chatter - Sympathy D1476 and the b-size stamp set from the Sophia Workshop-on-the-Go kit G1019. Ink colors are Black, Olive, Vineyard Berry, and 2nd generation Vineyard Berry. I backed the paper doily with Colonial White cardstock and embellished with some lacy Colonial White ribbon and a paper button carnation. The interesting button carnation is a new thing I learned from consultant Connie Macfarlane and her FABULOUS blog "Paper Pleats and Ribbon Roses"!! Click here to visit Connie's blog for an AWESOME video tutorial that shows how to create these fun button carnations from scraps!! Connie, ALL of your paper and ribbon flowers are so beautiful and I am so inspired by you - THANK YOU for sharing your know-how and creativity with us!!