Join my CTMH team in April and save $$$

Would you like to get all your scrapping, stamping, card making and paper crafting products at cost price and be able to supply your friends and family too! Then if you join my CTMH team, you can do just that!

Join by the end of April and you will get a fabulous box of goodies at 75% off the retail price, along with a FREE Cricut cartridge with 3 coordinating stamp sets and 3 sheets of coordinating chipboard shapes. 

Included in your box of goodies is:

• Read Me First Letter
• February–July 2014 Idea Books (qty. 10)
• Hostess Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Customer Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W471)
• February–July 2014 B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1127)
• Petite Perks™ Delicate Wings Incentive Stamp Set (qty. 5) (W2028)
• Reflections™ Scrapbook Program (9037)
• Originals Card Confidence Program™ (9036)
• Workshops on the Go™ Skylark Scrapbooking Kit (G1072)
• Skylark Complements Dimensional Elements (X7177C)
• Skylark B&T Duos™ Bulk Paper (BULK322)
• Skylark Bulk Resin Flowers (BULK340)
• Durables Triangle Studs (Z1928)
• Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2195)
• Desert Sand Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2118)
• Slate Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2173)
• My Acrylix™ Hopscotch Alphabet Stamp Set (E1028)
• My Acrylix™ True to Life Stamp Set (C1575)
• My Acrylix™ Believe in Yourself Stamp Set (C1574)
• 3" × 3" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1006)
• 4" × 5" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1012)
• 2" × 6½" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1010)
• Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors (Z1836)
• My Acrylix™ Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
• My Acrylix™ Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
• Sponge (Z697)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• and Cello Bags (qty. 25) (W1152)

Here is the link for more information: Become a CTMH consultant & save $$$ or contact me! I would love to have you as a part of my growing team! Join during April  save over $400.00! And you will have a FREE account with Close To My Heart until at least 31st July where you can get a discount of 22% on all purchases. 
This offer is only available till 30th April 2014, so don't miss out!

I look forward to hearing from you...
                                                                                                               Doreen

Free To Be Me

I was very excited when my order arrived last week with my first pack of the exclusive "Free to be Me" paper pack! Needless to say, I have had it out already, and using the idea booklet available to those who purchase the kit, I have created 2 double page spreads using this beautiful paper.  The paper collection features exclusive printed cardstock, vellum, and B&T Duos™ and, with a retail value of $16, is a fantastic deal for products you can’t get anywhere else. So make sure to get your Free to Be Me paper collection in April and May for just $5 with any $75.00 purchase and let your creativity take flight!

The colours and texture are beautiful!

The colours of the cardstock and B&T Duos™ are much better than my photos show!

One sheet of the vellum is printed with feathers and the other sheet has gold dots on it!

These pages use the 'Free To Be Me' paper pack along with the Feathers stamp set

You can have this paper pack for just $5.00 during April and May with any purchase of just $75.00, so stock up on your paper crafting supplies and get your pack today! Don't miss out. 

 You can shop online at Shop with Doreen to have your order shipped directly to your door, or email me your order by 27th April or 4th May and I will send payment details to you. All orders incur a shipping and handling fee - currently $3.00.

 Products used to create these pages:

*Free To Be Me Paper pack (CC1027) (only available with a purchase of $75.00

*Feathers Stamp Set (C1584) 

*True to Life stamp set (C1575) 

*White Daisy Cardstock 

*Bamboo Exclusives Ink stamp pad 

*Cocoa Exclusive Inks stamp pad

*Bonding Memories Glue Pen

*Tombow Adhesive 

I have also spent another double page spread using the fabulous Flip Flaps™ - one of my new "favourite" CTMH products. Many of you who know me, know that I take LOTS of photos, then I have trouble culling them. The Flip Flaps™allow me to put a few more photos on a page and not feel guilty!

Flip Flaps™used on the right page

I have used just 3  Flip Flaps™ on this page, but it meant I was able to add another 6 photos and not crowd my page.

Products used to create these pages:

*Ivy Lane WoTG kit

*Make It From Your Heart Vol 1

*Champagne Cardstock

*Blush Cardstock

*Smokey Plum Exclusives Inks stamp pad

*Sparkles Clear Assortment

I am starting card classes! Attendees will make 3 different cards at each class. Fees start at $10.00! All you need to bring are your 12" paper trimmer, adhesive and foam tape. (I will have a limited supply of Bonding Memories Glue Pen,  Tombow Adhesive & 3D Foam Tape  available for purchase on the day.

These are the first dates for my card making workshops:

Saturday 26th April 2014 from 1.30pm

Sunday 31st May 2014 at 1.30pm

Friday 20th June at 7.30pm 

If you would like to attend, please contact me for more details. (Please note: all dates and times are subject to change without notice. Classes will only be held if more than one person booked to attend.)

These are some of the cards I have made recently. If you would like to make cards like these, then book into my card making workshops.

"Sunburst" card

"Owl" card

Flower card

Easter cards

Products used to create these cards include:

White cards and envelopes value pack 

Lollydoodle B&T Duos 

Lagoon Cardstock 

Silver Shimmer Trim 

Cricut Artbooking Collection 

Sparkles Clear Assortment

Bonding Memories Glue Pen

Tombow Adhesive

3D Foam Tape

Embossing folders 

Various Exclusive Inks pads 

By attending my card making workshops, you could build your stash of cards for family and friends for lots of different occasions. Ask me for more details.

I look forward to catching up with you soon...                                     

                                                                                         Doreen

Celebration National Scrapbooking Month!

May is National Scrapbooking Month! And Close To My Heart is helping us celebrate with a fabulous paper pack available during April and May! You can order the "Free to Be Me" paper collection for just $5 with a qualifying purchase of $75.00. The paper collection features exclusive printed cardstocks, vellums, and B&T Duos™ and, with a retail value of $16, is a fantastic deal for products you can’t get anywhere else. So make sure to get your "Free to Be Me" paper collection in April or May for just $5 and let your creativity take flight!

Free to Be Me layout idea

If you place a qualifying order of $75.00 during April , I will also include the April Stamp of the Month (Balloon Talk - S1404 SoM) for FREE! To qualify for the FREE SoM, you need to contact me with your order and I will confirm payment options with you.

Balloon Talk (S1404) - April SoM ideas

 

This is my version of the featured page layout for the April SoM

Would you like it all? Then join my CTMH team during April for just $130.00 and you will receive one of the CTMH exclusive Cricut Collections for FREE (normal price is $130.00)! The consultant kit has over $300.00 worth of products, so you will save lots of $$$$ by joining this month!

And if you don't already have a Cricut Machine, as a consultant, you can purchase a brand new one at a special price available to all consultants! Contact me if you would like to know more!

Don't forget that my annual retreat is fast approaching! There are still some spaces available, so book yours today with payment of the $150.00 fee, by going to www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 18804823 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. Your place will be guaranteed by payment of the fee which includes all meals from supper on Friday, 16th May till lunch on Sunday 18th May, all the time you want to scrap, a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new friends, supplies for creating pages and other projects, and more. If you would like to know more, contact me. Registrations close on Friday 11th April!

I look forward to catching up with you soon.                                               Doreen 

Flip Flaps!

I had heard of the Close To My Heart Flip Flaps, had used one on a page I created last year, but after watching this video decided it was time create my first page using multiple Flip Flaps.

Please Note: Prices referred to in this video are in US$. You can see the AU$ on my website.

Last year, while flicking through the Magic Scrapbooking Program book, the "Abracadabra" layout on pages 98-103 caught my eye! So that is the layout idea I used to create this Easter 2013 page. 

The front of the page with Flip Flaps closed

Page with left and right Flip Flaps opened - showing the next two Flip Flaps closed

All four Flip Flaps opened so you can see the page and the under side of all four Flip Flaps

Products used to create this page:
Magic Idea Book  $20.00
Memory Protectors Side Load Value Pack - 25 $26.00
Memory Protectors™ Flip Flaps™ 12" Assortment $6.50
Cricut Artbooking Collection $130.00
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection $130.00
3D Foam Tape $8.00
Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon $6.50

Chantilly Paper pack (retired)
Chantilly Complements (retired)

Place your order on my website for these and all the other products you need for your current scrapbooking and stamping projects. I would love to show you how to create pages like these and much more!

If you like what you see, please leave a comment! I would love to hear from you.

 

                                                                                                 Doreen

Celebrate with Jubilee

This month, I have been working on some projects using the Jubilee WoTG & paper pack. Below are some of the pages I have created!

Jubilee WoTG double page spread - slightly modified

Products Used:
Jubilee WoTG Kit $42.00
Exclusive Inks Topiary Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Cranberry Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Honey Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Crystal Blue Stamp Pad $8.00
3-D Foam Tape $8.00 

Additional Layout from the Jubilee WoTG

Products Used:
Jubilee WoTG Kit $42.00
Exclusive Inks Topiary Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Cranberry Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Honey Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Crystal Blue Stamp Pad $8.00
Exclusive Inks Chocolate Stamp Set  $8.00
3-D Foam Tape $8.00 

I love the Workshop on the Go Kits (WoTG Kits)! They make creating pages so easy because everything you need is in them! All you need to add are the ink pads, adhesive and your photos. If you haven't already started using them, choose your favourite one and order it from me during March and I will add a pack of coordinating Compliments for FREE (valued at $6.50). 

This page is based on the layout on page 48 in the Feb-Jul Idea Book & Catalogue

Products Used:

Jubilee Paper Pack $14.00

Cricut Artbooking Collection $130.00 - for overlay and journalling card

Cricut Artiste Collection $130.00 for stamped shapes

Colonial White Cardstock $22.00/pack 24 sheets

Pear Cardstock  $22.00/pack 24 sheets

Indian Corn Blue Cardstock $22.00/pack 24 sheets

Indian Corn Blue Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad  $8.00

A1160 This is Good Stamp Set - available as a Hostess Gift only - book your event today with me so you can get yours!

I haven't only been using the Jubilee range this month! Today I completed this gorgeous Wallet Style Brag Book (or Mini Album) and am very pleased with the finished product! I need to thank a fellow consultant - Lynette Stow - for sharing the idea!

The front of the mini album

Inside - top opened

 Products used:
Kraft Cardstock $15.00/pack 24 sheets
Lagoon Cardstock  $22/pack 24 sheets
Colonial White Cardstock  $22.00/pack 24 sheets
Skylark Paper Pack $14.00
Liquid Glass adhesive $9.50
Corner Rounder  $10.50
Scallop Border Punch $24.00

Inside opened right out

Inside with extra flap closed

Inside with "wings" half opened

Inside with "wings" opened right out

Back of wallet

Book into one of my regular workshops or book your own event to learn how to make these pages and more. I would love to show you how!

 You can see the complete range of products available from Close To My Heart (CTMH) by clicking the link: Idea Book & Catalogue or if you would like a paper copy of your own, contact me! They are just $5.00 - pick up OR $7.50 posted. I still have a few copies in stock, so contact me if you would like one. 

                                                                                                Doreen

Some of my favourite projects from February

I apologise that I have not blogged for so long!

Today I am going to show you some projects using some of the NEW products from the February - July catalogue released last month. 

First I will highlight the March Stamp of the Month - "Happy Place". You can get this stamp set for just $5.00 with any purchase of $75.00 or more during the month of March. 

This page is based on the idea on page 12 in the NEW catalogue.

Products used: 
Black Cardstock 1386
Cranberry Cardstock 1272
Crystal Blue Cardstock 1292
Happy Place Stamp Set 1403

Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad Z2105

Exclusive Inks Markers Various Markers

Sparkles Flourishes Z1708 

Cricut Artbooking Collection Z1906

3D Foam Tape Z1151  

Happy Place Stamp Set

Products Used: 

5.5"x4.25" White Cards & Envelopes X254

Happy Place Stamp Set 1403
Crystal Blue Cardstock 1292
Blush Cardstock X5640 

Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad Z2105

Exclusive Inks Markers™ Various Markers

Cricut Artbooking Collection Z1906

3D Foam Tape Z1151

I love all the NEW paper packs in this catalogue. During February I used the Skylark Paper Pack and embellishments to create some pages. Below is one of the layouts completed.

Skylark page layout

 Products used: 
Skylark Paper Pack X7177B
Colonial White Cardstock 1388
True To Life Stamp Set C1575
Desert Sand Exclusive Inks™ Pad Z2118

Skylark Artbooking page layout based on layout on page 122

Products used:
White Daisy Cardstock 1385
Slate Cardstock X5930
Whisper Cardstock X5929  
Lagoon Cardstock X5762
Sweet Leaf Cardstock X5639
Skylark Paper Pack X7177B
Teal Shimmer Tape Z1918
Silver Shimmer Tape Z1799 
Baker's Twine Z1921 

Close To My Heart has so many fabulous projects to help you complete your paper crafting projects. You can see the complete range in the current Catalogue or contact me for more information.

During March there is a special offer on Studio J pages! For more information, click here: Studio J savings    During the month of March, order your Studio J™ layouts—including ones using our new Photo Express Collection—for only $8 each! Quickly create gorgeous, personalized studio layouts using our wide selection of papers, collections, patterns, and embellishments. And don’t forget to check out the templates in our new Photo Express Collection, which allow you to design layouts entirely comprised of photos in minutes. 

You can contact me if you would like to know more or would like to book into any of my upcoming events.

                                                                                                                  Doreen