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Jubilation - Stamp of the Month Available June 1-30, 2011 only. With a minimum qualifying purchase, get your Stamp of the Month set at a great discount or FREE! Visit my website to find out how.

Together We Can Make a Difference SEVERE FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND STORMS HAVE AFFECTED the lives of thousands across the United States, but together we can make a difference. During the month of June, purchase the You & Me Scrapbooking Kit for only $15 (a retail value of $34.95), and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Spring 2011 Floods and Tornadoes relief operations. With the You & Me kit, you'll create two fully embellished two-page layouts using the included instructions, papers, D-size stamp set, and accessories. At only $15, this kit is more than 50% off the retail price.You'll win by getting the kit at a phenomenal price, and those in the weather-devastated regions will benefit from your charitable contribution. Together we can make a difference; together we are stronger!

DURING The STUDIO J® FREE-FOR-ALL IN JUNE, EVERYONE receives a FREE Studio J® JPG file-no purchase required! Log on to Studio J, and create a layout, then order one JPG file of your layout. It's so easy! Download then save your file so you can post your layout online, email it to family/friends, or print them. If you have a Studio J or a MyCTMH® account, just log in and start creating. If you don't have an account, creating one is easy. You can access Studio J through my MyCTMH website at nancyb.myctmh.com. Discover how quick and simple scrapbooking can be with Studio J-and get your FREE JPG layout in the Free-for-all in June! Connect with Close to My Heart on Facebook and enter their contest using your free Studio J JPG file. The grand prize winner receives: *Credit for 10 two-page, custom-printed scrapbook layouts. *10 Memory Protectors® to slip their layouts into. *Free shipping and handling, so their custom-designed layouts will come straight to their door, ready for...

We’d like to express our gratitude to all who supported the Hope for Japan fundraiser for earthquake/tsunami relief for those suffering in Japan. Thanks to your great efforts, Close To My Heart donated more than $80,000 to the Red Cross fund for this effort.

SATURDAY MAY 21ST 8AM TO 8PM $20.00 LUNCH & DINNER INCLUDED MAKE -N-TAKES DRAWINGS AND MORE ALL WHILE HELPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD'S LIFE RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY

Scrapbook Workshop Thursday May 12 6:30

Yesterday we had club at my house. This was the project we made. It is a precious little candy holder. Just in time for Easter. I got this idea from my second upline Debbie Fournier. Thanks Debbie this is precious!!! Handled Box with Candy - I used the Sophia Paper Pack Cutting instructions: Cardstock Base- White 4 1/2 x 10 1/2 Score at 1 1/4, 4 1/4, 5 15/16, and 8 15/16 Top Shelf - White 4 1/4x 5 3/4 Score at 3/4" on all sides Handle - White - finished size 1 x7 (I cut 2 x 7) Blush - 5/8 x 7 accent Drawer Boxes (2) - Blush 5 x 5 3/4 Score at 3/4" and 1 1/2" on all sides Drawer Wrappers (2) Blush 2 3/4 x 6 9/16 Score at 13/16, 2 7/8, 3 11/16, and 5 13/16 Blush accents: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 top of box 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 inside top of box - do not adhere until brads are inserted into handle 1 x 4 1/4 front of box 1 x 4 1/4 front of box 1 3/8 x 4 1/4 back of box 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 (2) sides of box Bulk B&T accents: 2 1/2 x 4 top of box 2 1/2 x 4 inside top of box - do not adhere until b...

Hello everyone! It's been quite a while since I have posted anything. My attention has been elsewhere. Hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring weather and if you are where it is not so beautiful, hang in there it's right around the corner. Wanted to start out telling you about a special Close to My Heart has to raise money for Japan. It is called "Hope for Japan" This is an A size stamp set and the price is $5.00. 100% of the profits from the My Acrylix® Hope for Japan stamp set will be donated to relief efforts. If you are interested in purchasing this stamp set go to my website at www.nancyb.myctmh.com Thank you for helping!

Isn't it great to have cooler weather. It puts me in the mindset of the holidays that are almost here. Wow it's already Thursday! I have been busy painting my mother in laws room this week. She is visiting with Robert's sister for a couple of months but will be back in December. I wanted to get the room painted and decorate some to surprise her when she returns. Tomorrow night I will be in my studio working on a few projects so be looking for posts this weekend. Thanks for stopping by. Thank you to all the Veteran's that sacrifice so much for us and for our country. May God bless each of you 10 fold. Happy Veteran's Day! Nancy B

For the remaining 2 sheetw of cardstock for mini album pages, cut 6-3.5x3.5 pieces to make the fronts for the cards. You can add coordinating cardstock to creat your own look if you like. Using you sheet of stamped die cuts and embellish away. For the holes along the spine use 3 small pieces of ribbon, threaded through and tied in square knots. This finishes of the project nicely and hides the holes. Don't forget to inking the edges of your cards. Add envelope flats to complete the kit-This is a way cute gift!

Supplies needed : your Triple Play kit plus 2 sheets of Colonial White cardstock. Cut 2 pieces of cardstock to measure 3X5.25 (this will make the pockets to hold cards) Cut 6 pieces 3.5 x 7 for the card bases. Stamp all the images per the kit instructions. For the 2 CW cardstock pieces (3x5.25), score on the 5.25" side at .5" and at .75" On the 3" side score at 2". Fold and cut out corners. Fold cardstock to make envelope pocket and adhere it to the mini-album cardstock base. Adhere the pieces to the base before you thread any ribbon through the holes. Use a strong adhesive to hold flaps folded.

Make this book you need 2 - 2 inch book rings, poster board, tabs, titles, inks, stamps, and ribbon. Cut front and back from poster board 6x6. Cover and decorate with your favorite papers. Cut out 10 Tabs of coordinating CTMH cardstock colors and lots of fun ribbon to dress up those rings. Let me hear from you if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by.

Here you can see that I did not have a picture of the stamp set so I stamped the set and labled it with name of set. The item number is a stamp in the set and stamps automatically when I inked the set. I also used the coordinating color to stamp the sets. The stamping is easy. Take stamps while still on the sheet and turn set face up and ink. Stamp entire sheet at one time. Then clean and put set back in it holder. It's so easy and you will enjoy this book over and over again.

Here you can see on the left that this is blush and the theme is sentiments. I took an old idea book and cut out not only the picture of the stamp set along with number and item number but I also cut out pictures of artwork that was shown with the stamp set.

This is a little book I made that shows my CTMH stamp inventory. I got the idea originally from Becky and then Beth made a similar one. Thanks for sharing ladies! Then at one of our crops we made them together and Beth lead us in the is project. I love it because when I want the perfect set for a project I don't have to sort through all the stamp containers. The Close to My Heart Idea Book has the stamps set up by theme/season and they are color coordinated. So we followed that same idea. The tabs are all color coordinated to match the idea book themes/seasons. So if you are looking for a floral set you know most likely it will be in spring/floral which is buttercup in color. So you flip to the buttercup spring/floral tab. Viola!

During the month of November, we’re expressing “A Little More Thanks” to you with a free My Acrylix® stamp set of your choosing! When you place a minimum order of $100 US / $117.50 CAN, you will not only receive the November Stamp of the Month set, A Little Thanks, for free, but you’ll also receive one free stamp set of your choice from the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book! (Free stamp sets include set sizes A through D. Stamps that are not available as the free set include Workshops on the Go™, Stamp of the Month retail, E-size, and customizable K-size. Tax and shipping/handling may apply.) The November Constant Campaign is simply our way of imparting A Little MORE Thanks to you!

Isn't this the coolest cross? Sheila has such a knack for creating and decorating. I love it! We all learned how to mosaic 6x6 wooden picture frames. Everyone did such a great job and each had it's own look. Very cool! We all enjoyed making them and want to do more. It actually took 2 days to make. 1st day we created by glueing different colors of glass to our frame either in a pattern or wreckless abandon. Day 2 we grouted our artwork....that was kind of fun too. Someone said "It's like making mud pies". The frames had to sit over night after each step. The day we were leaving our masterpieces were complete and each one was special. Once they were cleaned up and the grout dried and lightened up they beautiful!!!

The colors of fall were everywhere! It's as though we were transported into the next season. I had shorts on at home the night before. The all of a sudden we were in Autumn at it's finest. I love the seasons.

Judge Judy listened tentatively as to whether or not Mrs. Brown is found guilty of being a Christian or not. Mrs. Brown by all means looks and appears to be a Christian. She wears the attire, has the fish on her car, listens to Christian music, is at the church every time the doors are open......but is she really a Christian? The jury had to return a unanimous ruling. This did not happen. So Judge Judy reviewed all the testimony and came to her own conclusion that Mrs. Brown is in fact a Christian. (Mrs. Brown was also Judge Judy's roomie) What a great skit. It gets you thinking about whether we walk through our life playing church or do we really represent Christ with a loving, compassionate life of God's grace extended to all we meet. Would you be found guilty of being a Christian?

The air was cool and crisp. The mountains were breath taking and the leaves were colorful. It was so different then what we see here at the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches but yet beautiful just the same. We had a wonderful weekend! Learning, sharing and giving.......isn't that what it is all about.