Quote Book ~ Quotes To Add To Your Book

I thought I would do the quotes today to add to your quote book...

~"Smarter than the average bear." (Jungle Book)  

~"A dream is a wish your heart makes." (Cinderella) 

~"Friends can be new, friends can be old, all of them are as precious as gold." (Pooh)

~"Isn't Disneyland just a people trap operated by a mouse?"    **had to add...thought it was funny**  

~"All of our dreams can come true- if we have the courage to pursue them." (Walt Disney)

~"A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it's the only weapon we have!" (Roger Rabbit) 

I thought I would share some "Disney" type quotes today. I thought with the big Close To My Heart convention just at Disney these type of quotes kind-of fit the mood. Anyway, don't forget to stop back again for more quotes next week...and I wanted to add...no idea who or where I got these quotes...I've been saving them to use for my scrapbook pages / cards. So enjoy the quotes!

August Specials ~ Extra!Extra! & Pair-A-Phrase ~ You Are Going To LOVE August!

If you aren't excited enough about the new catalog going "live" in a few days (I know once you see it you're going to be super excited!) I thought I would share the two...yes, you read it right!...two new specials in August! The 1st one starts August 1st...it's called "Extra! Extra!". It is only available August 1-31st. Check out the flyer here for all the details and to get a peek at what you'll get! You can also get a peek at the August Stamp Of The Month too! It is adorable...I just love Halloween! The 2nd special is called "Pair-A Phrase". This one starts August 15th until Sept. 30th. It's for National Stamping Month. (CTMH is giving us a head start on that month's fun!) With this special you'll get 2 D size stamp sets. They are even more adorable than the other special. Here is the flyer for that special along with a peek of what you'll get! So, if you have any questions let me know. If not, you can get both specials on my website real soon!  

  

Tutorial ~ Scallop Borders With Mayberry WOTG Stamp Set ~ Cute!

I thought I would share the tutorial that Close To My Heart put on youtube to show how to use the "2" Scallop Circle Punch". (Z1392) and the Mayberry Workshop On The Go (WOTG). After you watch this video you are going to want to buy this punch and the WOTG. I do want to let you know that at the end of the month the "Mayberry" WOTG will no longer be available. The Level 2 paper will be but you won't be able to get the WOTG. So, check out the video and then go to my website and buy yourself this Workshop On The Go and the scallop punch too!

Sneak Peek ~~ NEW Catalog Coming Your Way ~~ Available Starting 8/1/11 ~~ Check Out My Website On August 1st!!

I went to a crop on Saturday with Dawn and some other friends. I was able to get 4 scrapbook pages done and will post them as soon as I have time. I also worked...for hours (this was the last day of doing that...took me 4 days total)...on Sunday to get my photos all organized in boxes. It doesn't include photos before the kids were born or all the photos I have on disks or in my computer. Those will have to be another time once I have more money to get them all printed. I figured I now have 3 photo boxes full...and organized. I am a happy girl! It will make scrapbooking them much easier and faster...which I am all about that! Next I need to get the rest of my stuff more organized...anyone have any good ideas they would like to share?

****I also thought I share another "Sneak Peek"...when the new catalog starts (goes "live" August 1st!) the Stamp Of The Month changes...Close To My Heart will still have them...and the specific stamp set for each month will still only be available during that month...but it will be priced different. I like it better this way too...no more having to figure out the amount due or making sure to have the right code...one code and only 2 ways to get it: (1) full price $17.95 or (2) you spend $50.00 and it's only $5.00! So much easier...and wait until you see the Stamp Of The Month sets coming up...you're going to LOVE them!             

Want To Know How To Get A Winter 2011 Idea Book?

I thought today I would share something fun with you guys. 1st, go look at the post on July 20th...if you haven't seen it yet...showing the special deals you can get until the end of July. Then, place an order on my website by July 31st and I will send you the Winter 2011 Idea Book for FREE! I will be giving away free Idea Books thru the end of July...or while supplies last (and only one book per person)...so don't wait! This book goes "LIVE" August 1st! Also, keep in mind, there are alot of items retiring at the end of July! Order today so you can get your Idea Book!

Quote Book ~ Quotes To Add To Your Book

I thought I would do the quotes today to add to your quote book...

~"So many pictures, so little time!"  

~"Memory is a way to hold onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose."

~"Mess with my scrapbook stuff...I'll punch your eyelets out!"

~"May all your dreams be filled with bling!"   

~"Just as pieces stitched together in a quilt warm our bodies, scrapbooks bind together memories to warm our hearts." 

I thought I would share some more "scrapbooking" type quotes today. The new catalog is coming out August 1st for our clients. But since I'm a consultant I've been able to get to see all the amazing new paper packs and stamps that coming out (along with a bunch of other fun products!) already...so I can't wait to get an order in! I am so excited to be able to share these products with you guys! Anyway, don't forget to stop back again for more quotes next week...and I wanted to add...no idea who or where I got these quotes...I've been saving them to use for my scrapbook pages / cards. So enjoy the quotes!

Reminder: July Is Already Past The Halfway Point! Lots Of The Paper Will Be Retired At The End Of The Month!

I just wanted to remind everyone that we are almost at the end of the month...incase you want to buy the Stamp Of The Month (American Celebration ~ D1458). Also, "Bang For Your Buck" is only until the end of the month too...so when July goes so does these deals! You don't want to forget!

**Another important FYI...when July is over lots of products will be retiring or no longer sold in packs...so if there is a product you are really interested in don't wait...buy it now! When August 1st comes we have lots of new and fun products but you may not be able to get some of the fabulous products from our Spring/Summer 2011 catalog! I can tell you that only 4 of the paper packs will be available after the end of July...Lucky, Sophia, Mayberry, and Fanfare...all the others will be retired! If you have any questions email me...otherwise, go to my website and make yourself happy...buy lots of fun stuff now!   

Sharing A "Sneak Peek" ~~ From The New Catalog ~~Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge!

Today I am sharing a "Sneak Peek" with you! The NEW catalog comes out on August 1st! If you have a Cricut machine you are going to LOVE this! I figured it would be easier if I shared this video that Close To My Heart put on youtube called "Art Philosophy Cricut Collection". You can order it from my website on August 1st! All you have to do is plug the cartridge into your Cricut machine and you are ready to cut 700 shapes (you read that right! it says 700) with the touch of a button ~ you can't get it any easier than that! It also comes with 3 fun stamp sets and 3 (9x12) sheets of dimensional elements that all work together! Also, in the new catalog~ you will see stamp sets with a red line around them~it means they are Cricut compatible! So much fun...you won't want to leave your machine! So, go check out the video and let me know what you think!

You Know You're A Scrapbooker When...

I thought I would share this today...figured it's Monday and you might need a good laugh!

You Know You're A Scrapbooker When...

~the only scraps falling off your dinner table are paper!

~you go through a glue stick faster than a lipstick!

~you buy more paper than shoes!

~you drool over paper, have ink-stained fingertips, and are fascinated with chipboard!

~you dream about projects instead of Mr. Right!

 I thought they were cute...anyone have any they want to add to the list? I know there's got to be more of them!

Chicks & Chocolate Day ~~ Fun Times ~~ Stamping, Scrapping, and Crafting!!

If you live in my area I thought I would share this....I am planning a "Chicks & Chocolate" Day!! With a "Sneak Peek" on all the new changes to Close To My Heart (starting August 1st for our clients). The fun crop will be Sat., July 30th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm at my house. I'll bring the chocolate...you just bring your projects!! Join me for a fun time of Stamping, Scrapping, and Crafting!! Let's spend some time together to preserve our memories. If your interested let me know so I can make sure to have enough space...and, of course, chocolate!
**If your not in my area...sorry, bummer, it would be fun to get together...but I will be posting soon all about the GREAT changes coming to Close To My Heart!! I do have to say...I think your REALLY going to LOVE them!!

Quote Book ~ Quotes To Add To Your Book

I thought I would do the quotes today to add to your quote book...

~"Born to crop! Not to mop!"  

~"Birth certificates show when you were born, death certificates show when you died, scrapbooks show that you lived."

~"Housework only comes before scrapbooking in the dictionary."

~"Blessed are the children of scrapbookers, for they shall inherit the scrapbooks."   

~"Life is just a scrapbook waiting for us to put it on acid free paper." 

I thought I would share some "scrapbooking" type quotes today. CTMH is having a big convention...right now...as I type this! I couldn't go (bummer!) but it is on my mind...and so is scrapbooking...so, I thought these quotes are in order! Anyway, don't forget to stop back again for more quotes next week...and I wanted to add...no idea who or where I got these quotes...I've been saving them to use for my scrapbook pages / cards. So enjoy the quotes!

Tutorial ~ Learn New Skills As You Walk Down Memory Lane ~ Tips & Ideas To Use Ribbon & Embellishments!

I thought I would share the tutorial that Close To My Heart put on youtube called "Learn New Skills As You Walk Down Memory Lane". They show you different ideas / tips on how to use your extra embellishments and ribbon. We all could use some fun ideas...so, check out the video and then go to my website's "While Supplies Last" tab to check out some great deals...incase you don't have any extra items and need more embellishments or ribbons!   

Organizing ~ Any Ideas You Would Like To Share?

I've been trying to get all my photos in better order...more organized...so when I scrapbook, I don't have to spend a lot of my time looking for photos that go with the paper I want to work with. I am almost at the half way point...kind-of scary, since I've worked for maybe 6 hours already! I also should add I am not including all my photos that I have before the kids came along! I will deal with those photos after I get caught up with my kids photos first. Anyway, I have been looking at all the photos I haven't looked at in a long time. That in itself is fun...I have so many pictures of my daughter when she was just a little bean. (I haven't gotten to my son's photos yet!) So, while I am working on this project it had me thinking about other organizing...does anyone have some good ideas they want to share?

Fanfare Paper Pack ~ More Ideas To Check Out!

I thought I would share a photo to give you some more ideas on what you can make with the "Fanfare" paper pack. This paper is really nice (along with the "Lucky" paper pack) if you have boys...works for girls too...but it's not all pink and girly. I thought this paper pack works for all our fun summer time photos!

Quote Book ~ Quotes To Add To Your Book

I thought I would do the quotes today to add to your quote book...

~"A garden of love grows in a grandmother's heart."  

~"Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation."

~"Great fathers get promoted to grandfathers."

~"Grandchildren are a grandparent's link to the future, and grandparents are the child's link to the past."   

~"When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window." 

I thought I would share some "grandparent/grandchild" type quotes today. I received a call yesterday that my dad and step-mom bought tickets to fly out to see us in October...when my children have a 2 week break from school. We are all very excited at my house! Anyway, don't forget to stop back again for more quotes next week...and I wanted to add...no idea who or where I got these quotes...I've been saving them to use for my scrapbook pages / cards. So enjoy the quotes!

Fanfare ~ Workshop On The Go Kit ~ Paper Packs ~ Stickers ~ How To Books!

Today I thought I would share the paper pack "Fanfare" with you. You can buy the Workshop On The Go (G1021). It comes with: Level 2 paper pack, a special stamp set (can only get this set if you buy the wotg kit), a pack of Blue Assortment of Buttons, a pack of Embroidy Floss & a workshop guide (directions to make some cards & 2 page scrapbook layout). If your not really into stamping you can buy the paper packs (X7138A & X7138B), sticker pack (X7138C) and Fanfare Level 2 Assortment (Z1400) and make your own designs up (or you can use one of our great "How To" books). Either way, you'll have some amazing scrapbook pages and/or cards. And, if you are into stamping...we have 2 sets that go great with this paper..."Paper Lantern" (C1458) and "Pennant Alphabet" (E1018). This paper pack is really great paper to use for 4th of July photos, the beach, swimming, or just some fun, fabulous summertime play pictures! I already posted a card I made using the paper and I just started some cute playground scrapbook pages (which I'll share once they are finished). So, go check out this fun paper...you're going to LOVE it! 

Studio J ~ "Personalize Your Layouts" Video! Some More Great Tips!

I thought I would share another video that Close To My Heart put on youtube about Studio J. This one is called "Personalize Your Layouts". In this video they show you a few tips on using the system so you can change papers or colors. They show a few really helpful tips. So, check out the video and then go to my website and check Studio J out!

Stamp of The Month ~~ July 2011 ~ American Celebration D1458 ~ Just In Time For Your 4th Of July Photos!

Check out the Stamp of the Month for July! The set is called "American Celebration" (D1458). This set is great if you are planning to make some scrapbook pages of your 4th of July photos. I also saw a few cards made with this set and they came out cute! Now it's your turn to get it at a discount or FREE...just ask me how!