Hope for Japan

We've all been reeling with the images of tragedy and devastation in Japan. If you're looking for an easy, real, practical way to help relief efforts, then I invite you to order this Hope for Japan stamp set.  I can order it for you. Just let me know.

Typically, our A-size sets retail for $7.95/$8.75 CAN, but the "Hope for Japan" set will be available through April 30 for just $5--and Close To My Heart will be donating 100% of the profits to the American Red Cross to benefit relief efforts in Japan.

If we all do a little, together we can do a lot. Let's show our support and together, provide real HOPE for Japan!

March SOTM

Get your Sensational Season stamp set today at a great discount or even FREE!  Ask me how...

New CTMH March promotion

During the month of March you can earn free blocks! When you purchase $25 in My Acrylix stamps {sizes A, B, C, D & E} you can choose from two of the most versatile My Acrylix blocks 3x3 or 2 x 6 1/2. The retail value of these blocks are 8.50 & 9.95, but with your stamp purchase you can choose one for FREE! What a fabulous promotion!

Embossing with a twist

We did this card at our unit meeting this past week. It uses embossing over a dark color with a light embossing powder. I didn't do the technique really well. I need some more practice.  It is supposed to look more distressed but I used too much embossing powder. The design on the left top came out best I think. It uses the Feb SOTM for the background design and we used paper from Olivia for the background.

Another Easter layout

This layout was also done at our consultant club. We used the bright colorful sides of the new CTMH Sophia papers, March SOTM Sensational, the Kraft color ready borders, and some hollyhock ribbon. They are a little too faded from the camera light. The Easter title border is made with the pennant alphabet set and is layered: stamped with hollyhock on white, then layered with pear and then hollyhock cardstock.

Easter layout

Here is a layout that we did at our consultant club this Friday. My upline, Sandy VanNostrand, hosts a consultant club for her 1st downline where we can go to duplicate her card and layout ideas for the month to help us get ready for our own clubs each month. I sometimes adapt them and sometimes use them as is :)  The colors are a bit washed out due to too much light when I took the picture. This uses CTMH Sophia papers- the alternate side of the papers using more of the goldrush color and pear.  We used the new pennant alphabet set, the SOTM-Sensational, and the most wonderful Kraft color ready self-adhesive borders.  These are great. I will definitely be using these a lot!! Check them out on my website to order some. You get 50 of them for $5.95.  So easy to use.

A cute Easter Card

                                                         upright

                                                        flat for mailing

                                                       more of a side view
     
This is a card we made this past weekend at our unit meeting. The original tutorial came from Splitcoast stampers but Janice Alvord, a team member showed us how to do these. So cute- they slide up and the bunny pops up. The pink dotted paper slides on the cream base. The paper is from Sophia and the stamp set is the March SOTM- all from CTMH.