Thursday, June 27, 2013

Hi, everyone, I'm in sunny Florida at our annual convention. Tomorrow we get the new fall catalog.
This is the best day of convention. I'm sure the excitement will be high.  Watch for more news. Oh btw
I saw the August Stamp of the month, all about Chocolate!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Card class

Here
 are the cards we made at card class.  These cards were inspired from the CTMH blog spot. The neat part about the card above is we used both sides of the stamp, that way you didn't need to  color the flowers in.

June Joyful Stars blog hop winner is Elizabeth, you will receive the Thank you stamp pictured above. Congratulations.  Comment on our next blog hop, July 10th and you could be a winner too.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Joyful stars June blog hop

Welcome to our first Joyful Stars blog hop. I hope you enjoy hopping every month on the 10th to see the talent on my team and with other consultants.  
This hop is a continuous hop and if you start here you will go all the way around and get back to here. ENJOY!

My card is a graduation card, folding the cap using a square of paper. 

I used Dakota paper which will be retiring soon, buttercup and outdoor denim cardstock and ink. The shape was cut from the Art of Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  Stamp sets were "4 My Friend and Love Life (stars)  The tassel was bought at Walmart but you can make it from embroidery floss.




Here is a closeup of the cap, the directions are below. Add a comment and have your name entered into a contest.
Now hop on over to the very talented   Krista'sblog

If you want to see how to make the cap.......watch the video below!   





Here is a list of all our bloggers for this month:

Joyce Houck             Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer            nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Stephanie Brown       stephanielovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Crystal Davis             craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Mindemann   ejoym.blogspot.com

Betty Locco                scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Jean Murphy               stampandscrapjeanie.blogspot.com

Meredith Hainsworth    craftyschemings.blogspot.com..

Hellen Gullett               byheleng.wordpress.com

.................................back to Joyce

Graduation Cap video:

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Make It a Banner Day!






It’s going to be a “banner” day! When you place a $25 order that includes a qualifying stamp set, you’ll receive a My Creations® mini banner for FREE!!!! (a $5.95 value)!

The mini banner includes 10 chipboard pennants in 4 different shapes with 9 jump rings for

hanging. Use the mini banner as a decoration for your parties and get-togethers this

summer. Make it a “banner” day in June!
Watch the video for more ideas

Check out the NEW Blog Hop starting on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






Friday, June 7, 2013

June/July Military special

Exclusive stamp setsONLY available until July 31st!!! Part of purchase price goes toward helping the military. CLICK HERE for details on these exclusive patriotic stamp sets!!


Thursday, June 6, 2013

Relief for Oklahoma


Relief for Oklahoma




Close To My Heart is making an upcoming Autumn/Winter 2013 stamp set, A True Thank You, available immediately and will donate 100% of the profits from sales of the set from May 23 through June 30 to the American Red Cross to aid victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Help us provide relief to those affected by the devastating Oklahoma tornado by purchasing A True Thank You stamp set for $2.95 (M1029) today

Recommended My Acrylix® Blocks:

2" × 2" (Y1003)



Click here to purchase the A True Thank You stamp set.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

June Stamp of the month

June Stamp of the Month


With a minimum qualifying purchase, get your D-size Stamp of the Month set for just $5.00  Add the stamp set to your cart on this page at full retail price or, with your qualifying order, add it at checkout for the promotional price.

Spend: $50.00 You pay only: $5.00 or
$17.95 (full retail) No purchase required

Set of 10

Recommended My Acrylix® Blocks:

1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" × 6½" (Y1010)
Go to my website and order today! 



Friday, May 31, 2013

Cricut club

Here are the projects we made in our last Cricut class.  The Hello card was cut from the Artiste cartridge.  This key has 2 parts, the inside hello and the outside cover that cuts a scallop border.

This is a bag cut from the Artiste Cricut cartridge. It opens in the back, all the shapes were cut from the Artiste except the oval arms.  

This is another example of any easy card to make using the Cricut.
Join this club and learn how to use your Cricut to save you time and make great projects.   

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Stamp Scrubber

Blog hop coming

Starting in June we will have a blog hop to showcase the talent on my team and  close friends. Current products from  Close to My Heart will be featured.  Every month on the 10th you can hop from blog to blog and see some great artwork.  So mark your calendars and get ready for a treat. 

Check out the calendar tab and the special events tab.  Lots of special goodies to take advantage of. 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's day


Mother's day, how blessed I am to have a great mother! I hope everyone had a nice relaxing day.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Online project

Go here to register and check it out  Big Picture classes/pajama party  May 30... We can have a pajama party.  Gather up the supplies you will need and get ready to have some fun.  Go to my website to order your supplies.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Fabulous You






Fabulous You C1533
Thanks for all the cards ideas from the CTMH BB that inspired these cards.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Mom's Day Out May 11

 Chantilly Workshop........make cards and a card holder and give this as a gift or keep it to use for yourself.   These cards are made with Chantilly paper and accessories.




June 24 6:30-9

Learn new stamping and paper crafting techniques and enjoy a delicious lunch.
Bring your Mom, Grandmom, sister, friends – you don’t even have to
be a Mom! You will use Close To My Heart papers and accessories to
make 4 cards with envelopes, a tag and a beautiful card holder. Then
wrap it in cellophane, add your tag and tie it with a bow. It makes the
perfect gift! End the day with lunch and dessert and door prizes.

Bethel Hill United Methodist Church Hall
2000 Bethel Rd., Lansdale, PA, 19446
Space is limited. Contact us by June 20 to reserve your place.
Cost is only 15.00
Sponsored by Close To My Heart Consultants:
Betty Locco
215-675-4910
scrapbookgirl2@gmail.com
scrapbookgirl2.ctmh.com
scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com
Joyce Houck
610-367-0188
stampn4joy@aol.com
joyce.ctmh.com
joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Cricut club for April

 Cards from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge look hard to make, but they are really fast and easy.
 We made bird houses this month for Cricut club, everything was cut from the Artiste cricut cartridge

Above and below are cards made with slip off sleeves. These are all cut the same  size because they are linked and there is no guess work , if you want to recipe for these, just email me at Stampn4joy@aol.com


Sunday, April 21, 2013

Spring Card Making day

If you were lucky enough to attend yesterday's Spring Fling you have these cards to be proud of.
We had 10  CTMH consultants to help prepare for this day. I praise them for all the hard work they did to make a fun day for all.  The food was great and the cards were showcasing all of new spring papers and accessories.

For Always
Crystal made this card which showed using white daisy ink,   June Stamp of the month, markers or colored pencils, black shimmer trim and a special black glitter button.
Chantilly
Liz brought this card for everyone to make using 12 squares and some other shapes using the Cricut. Stamp set is "Happy Thoughts C1536

Claire
Micki designed this card, using Cricut flower shapes from "Girl's Rock" C1538, and the new Happy Birthday set ''Joyful Birthday B1419

Tommy
Betty designed this card using White daisy pigment ink, "Joyful Birthday" B1419 and the chalk marker.  Pinwheels  are popular and easy to make using a square or cutting them out with the Cricut, see the May Stamp of the month.

Later Sk8R
Lori made this card using" A Journey" A1127 , this set also has some really neat pine tree, that would good on a Christmas card. Check this out on page 74 in the spring catalog.  

Buzz and Bumble
Nancy Brown brought this card to make "Country Born  D1443"  stamp set, the flower was from the Workshop on the go stamp set.
The workshop on the go have some great stamp sets, check them out.   



Tommy
Regina made this Tommy card giving everyone a choice, with different  elements and papers. The stamp set was from the Workshop on the go Tommy.
Stacy was not able to attend, but her creative artwork was there.   We got to see alot of her  artwork on the raffle table, she made this hot air balloon,  3-D lamps, picnic baskets and a turtle all with our new paper.  

DREAM POP
This is the card that I brought to make, I wanted to feature  the May Dream Pop  paper  special.  This paper pack comes with  bright colors and resist.  If you look at the flower, you will see shiny lines that can be sponged in all different colors to match any look that you want.  The paper on the left is another paper from Dream Pop and we highlighted it with black shimmer trim.  "Frame it Up"  D1524, was framed with my favorite Joyful Birthday B1419.  I love the new screen stamp D1544 with the black tulle.  



Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Class cards

Today we made cards that were clean and simple.
This is a sample of the stamp of the month, we loved that fact that the bird and the wing was cut with the Artiste Cricut cartridge, which make this card so easy.  Wait until you see the hot air balloon!


The gears card is a great masculine card and easy to make.  Using the Aritiste Cricut cartridge, the gears are plentiful and there are tons to pick from.


Contact me for details and how to get the stamp of the month for just $5.  

Monday, April 1, 2013

Happy Easter, I hope you had a blessed Easter.  Here is one of the things that we made at Cricut club.

Check out the new April classes under the calendar of events tab.  See ya soon.