butterfly card

For anyone who loves butterflies, this is the card to send.  This was made using the Cricut CTMH Artbooking pg 62 Icon 

We used the April Stamp of the month for the sentiment and the arrow was from the Operation smile set from Expressions 1.
Blossom paper from the new Expression 2 and clear sparkles were colored in with alcohol markers.  The sorbet paper was sanded on the edges and where we placed the sentiment.  

balloon card

Simple card using Paper Fundamentals. This is one of the cards we made at class on Tuesday,  This paper has a design on one side and a glossy print on the other side.  The balloon was popped up with 3-D tape and the string was held in place a drop of Liquid glass.  

Products used

B1419   Joyful birthday
Basic paper fundamentals pg 174
Chalk it up assortment  Z3009 pg 27
3-D foam tape  Z2060
Bakers twine  Z1921

April blog hop 2015

Welcome to Joyful stars monthly blog hop!  Enjoy the hop as you go from blog to blog, viewing the artwork of our very talented group of crafters.  Look for the name of the next person to hop to at the bottom of the post. 

Here is a chick I made using the Cricut and the cuddle bug machine.  This is a circle card with the hinge at the top.  We made this card at above and beyond club.  

New from Expressions 2 mini catalog!!!   I want to share with you our new Blossom paper and a new card that is called Easel Gate fold card.  This card will impress anyone who is lucky enough to receive it.  The card opens up with a center fold, then you see the inside with the Happy Birthday greetings and then you lift that piece up and place it against the flower and it stands up to say "have a lovely day"

Easel Gate Fold Card

I used the zip strip on the bottom and the narrow washi tape on the top.

Email me at StampN4Joy@aol.com for directions.  You may be making a card like this at our Special May 2 crop.  See events for the details.  Space is limited.  

Products used to make this card:
Lovely Birthday  stamp set  B1462

Blossum paper pack        X7196b

Lagoon ink                      Z2195

Pear ink                          Z2197

Sorbet ink                       Z2164

Honey ink                        Z2162

New washi tape               Z3066, Z3067

New sequins                    Z3042

New twine  Glacier           Z3039

Aqua dots                         Z1853


Please stop by again and see what else we created.  Now hop over to my friend Betty's blog to see what she has created.  




Joyce Houck                 Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com 

 Betty Locco                    scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

 Krista Hershberger         Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

 Marie Flayer                   njstampingqueen.blogspot.com

 Nancy Brown                 creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

 Crystal Davis                      craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

 Lori Meadows                    craftymeadows.blogspot.com

 Helen Gullet                      http://helengullett.com

  Nickie Hoffer                      nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

   back to Joyce      Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Great deals all month!

Love a great deal? How about 30 days of great deals? During the month of April, you have the opportunity to score a deal every day with Close To My Heart! What deals are we talking about? Each day during April, while supplies last, we’ll feature a random grab bag filled with current and retired Close To My Heart products available for purchase at a major discount. To grab your bag, simply place any current, full-priced item in your online shopping cart through your Consultant’s Online Business Address and you will then be eligible to purchase as many grab bags as you wish (while supplies last)! Grab bags will be featured at five different price points throughout the month, ranging from $35 USD / $55 CAD to $150 USD / $160 CAD. Some grab bags will contain product with more than DOUBLE the retail value of the price you pay! Grab bags will be available for 24 hours starting at 3:00 pm MDT each day and only while supplies last—so visit often and early! Remember that grab bag tiers will be featured on a random schedule throughout the month, so seize the opportunity to purchase from the grab bag tier you’re interested in when it becomes available because it might not come around again!

Contact me for more details.

*Offer valid April 1, 2015 (3:00 pm MDT)–May 1, 2015 (2:59 pm MDT). A given grab bag offer will only be available for 24 hours each day starting at 3:00 pm MDT through your Consultant’s Online Business Address. Tax and shipping/handling will be charged based on the amount actually paid for the grab bag(s). Amounts paid for grab bag(s) are not eligible for Hostess Rewards.

Easter glass blocks

I made some glass blocks for the Easter Season using Close to My Heart Cricut and vinyl.

Don't for after March 31 you can't order some things from the Seasonal Expressions 1, so call me if you want anything. Or go to my website and place your order before it's to late.  

Spring

Cardmaking/Crop Fundraiser

May 2nd is officially National Scrapbooking Day!!!

Come JOIN us for a DAY of CREATIVE fun as we

raise $ for the CHILDREN of Operation Smile

Saturday, May 2, 2015

at Shoup’s Gym, Rt. 23—Morgantown

Located right along Rt. 23—East of Morgantown. 2593 Main St. Morgantown PA (Rt. 23 West)

Gym is on the RIGHT side, 1.2 miles AFTER you pass the Windmill Restaurant at Rt. 10 & 23. Carpool if possible

Scrapbooking Crop—8am-8pm COST: $35

The perfect day to create till your hearts content! Included in your day: 6 ft. cropping space, chair, goodiebag, chance to win door prizes, Wi-Fi, 12 hrs of cropping, lunch, dinner & drinks. Please BRING a snack to

share. If bringing your Cricut, please bring extension cord too. A 2- page class will be available for a small fee.

Cardmakers—9:30am-3:30pm COST: $30

We will be CREATING 8+ cards, using BRAND NEW products!! Are you ready to learn some

new ideas & techniques? ☺ Included in your day: creation of 8+ cards, door prizes, goodie bags, lunch, drinks.

Please bring your adhesive and other “reg” cardmaking tools. Please Bring a snack to share.

 There will be a table with HANDMADE cards.  100% of proceeds will go to the children.

CARDS- $1.50 ENVELOPES- $.25

Sign the waiver and include payment before

April 20th!          Seats ARE limited!!

Please mail form and your registration

fee by April 20th to...

Joyce Houck

513 Township Line Rd

Bechtelsville, Pa 19505

StampN4Joy@aol.com

Name & Address:

Phone #:

Email:

# of persons attending:

Circle ONE ~~~~ Scrapbooker OR Cardmaker

2 page layout class? YES OR NO

Total amt due:

Your Consultants’ Name:

Waiver: Michael and Cynthia Shoup will not be held responsible for any accidents, damages, or injury while on their property

and surrounding premises. This waiver extends to all claims of every kind or nature whatsoever, foreseen or unforeseen, known

or unknown.

I understand this waiver and agree to be personally responsible for any incident on my behalf.

Name: (print)_________________________________

Signature________________________________

If you would like to pay using Paypal go to the very bottom of the blog page

March Blog hop 2015

      



Welcome to our monthly Joyful Stars blog hop!  You can hop from one blog to the next and enjoy wonderful creations we have to share. So just look for the link or name  at the end of each blog and click on it and you will hop over to the next blog.  Enjoy!!!!






This month I have been working on some stamp of the month cards that I would like to share with you. When I saw this stamp set all I could think of was swing cards.  We have swing cards in Artiste and Artfully Sent.  I used Artiste to make these cards, cut at 5 1/2" 

Artiste
Pg 52 Accent 2 and Accent 2 shift..... cards

.Here is the link from Design Studio https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/25255071  Use this with your Explore machine to cut these cards.  

You can see by the picture above that this is a tiny  card.  The neat part about the Cricut is that you can  make your creations any size. I used the "hi" from this stamp set.  

I hope you enjoy my post and now hop over to my friend Marie's  blog.  


  Joyce  Houck           Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com   You are here!

   Marie Flayer                   njstampingqueen.blogspot.com

   Nancy Brown                 creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

 Lori Meadows                    craftymeadows.blogspot.com

 Andrea Sherman                  girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

 Helen Gullet                      http://helengullett.com

 Nickie Hoffer                      nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

  Stephanie Huber                  lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com                

      
    Jolene Barron                     jolenespapertrail.blogspot.com

   Betty Locco                    scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

   Krista Hershberger         Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com 

   



     

       

      

    

     

        

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March only special!

 New Consultant  kit  $99

Join my team, do something you love and get paid.  Get a special gift from me as my way of saying thank you. Go to my website http://joyce.ctmh.com  It's as easy as that.  I will be happy to meet with you or chat with you on the phone and answer any questions.

Special for March 

with your amazing kit you will get the tote pictured at the bottom of this page........as an extra bonus when your sell $300 you will also get the rolling tote free, how cool  is that!  

Choose one of these           ........Cardmaking kit  or

Notice the New Expression Mini catalog!  Available April 1

scrapbooking kit

Recruiting on a Roll

March Constant Campaign

Thinking about joining Close To My Heart? March is the month to do it! During the month of March, new Consultants who enroll will receive a FREE shoulder tote (a retail value of over $26 in their New Consultant Kit. Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and includes nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies. Including your FREE shoulder tote, that is a savings of over $290! Additionally, new Consultants who remit $300 worth of commissionable sales in their first 40 days after their New Consultant Kit ships will receive the rolling tote (a retail value of $149.95  as a FREE bonus (not including shipping/handling)! These organization pieces are designed to help you get your business rolling, but they are only available while supplies last, so hurry on over and join today!

Dates: Offer valid March 1, 2015–March 31, 2015

11 card Birthday workshop

March 12 Come to this workshop and see how simple it is to put these cards together. Everything will be cut and ready to go, all you have to do is have fun.  One of the cards is a spin card and one is a swing card.  Cost of workshop is only $16   Reserve your seat!!!!  First come, first serve.  

Pay by Paypal  Scroll to the bottom of the blog.................................................................

Cricut® Artfully Sent: Sleeve Function

Feb blog hop

Welcome to our monthly blog hop.  Enjoy what your about to see.  We are all Close to My Heart consultants and we love what we do, whether it's creating or sharing. So hop from one blog to the next and see what our talented gals have been making.  

I decided to share a card that is so easy and can be easily turned into a birthday card, anniversary card or just because.

The hearts are 1" cut from cardstock  with lines and sparkles.

              One of the new stamp sets in our Seasonal Expressions is C1605 "Happy to be friends". Such an over-all stamp set.  

Happy Valentine's day.......tell someone you love them

Now hop over to Krista blog (she is in Hawaii enjoying a wonderful vacation from CTMH)

Stop by next month on the 10th

Here is a list of bloggers

        Joyce  Houck           Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com   You are here!

         Krista Hershberger         Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com  


         Betty Locco                    scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

        Stephanie Huber                  lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

         Marie Flayer                   njstampingqueen.blogspot.com


        Nancy Brown                 creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

        Nickie Hoffer                      nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

       Helen Gullet                      http://helengullett.com

        Crystal Davis                       www.craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

    

        Andrea Sherman                  girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

         Lori Meadows                    craftymeadows.blogspot.com

       Back to Joyce

                  Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

National Papercrafting Month - Year Noted Paper Kit

glass deer block

Here is the block that I made for my brother and his wife.  I put trees inside, pinecones and snow. The deer and believe were cut out of vinyl with my cricut and CTMH Cartridges.  

Class added to this month

Hi everyone,  because of bad weather we had to cancel a Tuesday class,  so therefore I am adding a class this Tuesday Jan 27. So if your available on Tuesday at 1pm or 7 pm .......you are welcome.

Cost of class is only $7.50 and you will make 4 cards and have lots of fun.   

Contact me at StampN4Joy@aol.com to save your seat.  

This card was made with our wonderful new Artfully Send Cricut cartridge.  Even the envelope!

Cricut class

 This month's Cricut class had them cut out 3 hearts, 3 bows and we made a quick card.

 This card was a 5x5 card with four layers, 5 if you count the "love you" cut out on the top.




 The happy was cut out with Art Philosophy cartridge.  We took nail polish with glitter and painted the letters. The background was made with our new alcohol markers.  Birthday was stamped in black.