Celebrate Your Creativity! (December newsletter)

	DECEMBER 2013A NEWSLETTER FROM SHEILA Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant Supervisor (913) 485-4355        Album Retreat Visit Sheila's Stamping Stuff blog to see all my completed pages from theClose To My Heart Album Retreat.  It was a wonderful weekend spent with friends, creating fabulous scrapbook pages designed by the CTMH Art Department and featuring the Artbooking Cricut cartridge.   "Like" my Facebook page for creative ideas, CTMH specials, and other fun info.  Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide There’s still time to spread the joy of fabulous holiday projects! The Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide is sure to add some special sparkle to your artwork this season with its robust line of paper, embellishments, stamps, and more. The new products and project inspiration found within are sure to bring some merry and bright trimmings to your creations, and the unbelievable promise of limited-time FREE product is yours! Until December 31, every order you place totaling $100 in retail-priced products from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book qualifies you for one FREE “star” item of your choosing from the Gift Guide. Take advantage of a shining opportunity to have the best in holiday-themed crafting supplies. View the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide » Stamp of the Month: Special Care Home remedies that heal With the December Stamp of the Month, Special Care, it is easy to extend some homemade healing to those you love. Its gentle reminders and many sweet promises make this stamp set a great way to say “I care,” and you’ll want its warm sentiments for your wintertime greeting cards and layouts. Throughout the month of December, the Special Care stamp set is just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more. With a full retail value of $17.95, this $5 Stamp of the Month deal is a terrific treat, so take care to order yours today! See the December Stamp of the Month » Join Close To My Heart Now is the time to become a new Consultant! You have until December 15 to join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant and qualify for a FREE Picture My Life™ scrapbooking program of your choice*! This is your chance to own your own business doing something you love, as well as receive a stunning new product that allows you to beautifully scrapbook your memories in minutes! Capture this opportunity immediately and get started on a wonderful creative journey. *Consultants must join by December 15 and submit minimum qualifying personal sales of $300 by March 31, 2014 to be eligible. Close To My Heart reserves the right to substitute product options in the event of an inventory sellout or unavailability of one or more of the Picture My Life™ items during this offer. Find out more about joining Close To My Heart »

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

My Happy Place

Finally, the last set of pages for the Album Retreat which Close To My Heart held in October.  Hope you have enjoyed seeing all of my completed scrapbook layouts!  

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets.  Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them.  Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view. 

     

My Happy Place

For the 'My Happy Place' layout, I chose photos from many different places that I have visited as well as our home.  

My Happy Place (left page)

There are a lot of details on these two pages.  The polka-dot paper is from the Sparkle & Shine kit.  Circles behind both of the Outdoor Denim overlays include patterned paper from the Frosted and Sarita kits along with a variety of cardstock colors, some of which were stamped with images from the Geometric Backgrounds and Take Note stamp sets. Framework Alphabet was used to stamp the title, and sentiments from All the Details add a small touch to each page. 

My Happy Place (right page)

Embellishments include pieces from the My Crush Best Day Ever Assortment, Baker's Twine, Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape, Sparkles, Bronze Shimmer Trim, and some of the Base & Bling Word Accents.        

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November. 

• Capture the Details (cover page)
• Hello World
• The Sweet Life
• Real Life Story
• Just Chillin'
• Today is a Good Day
• Looking for Adventure
• Hello
• 10 Things I Love
• On This Day
• My Happy Place

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

On This Day

On This Day

'On This Day' scrapbook pages from the Close To My Heart Album Retreat showcase photos from a trip my husband and I took to San Francisco.   As with several of the other pages, a few spritzs from a Spray Pen mixed with Slate reinker and water add texture to the background.  

On This Day (left page)

To add texture to the heart banner and Pear banner on the right page, stamps from Geometric Backgrounds were used. The only other stamping is the word 'smile' from the Take Note stamp set, which is included with the Artbooking Bundle. 

On This Day (right page)

No patterned paper is used for this layout, just different colors of cardstock.  The 'word bubble' journaling piece is available in the My Crush Best Day Ever Assortment which has been used with several of the pages for this Album Retreat project.        

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets.  Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them.  Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view. 

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November. 

• Capture the Details (cover page)
• Hello World
• The Sweet Life
• Real Life Story
• Just Chillin'
• Today is a Good Day
• Looking for Adventure
• Hello
• 10 Things I Love
• On This Day
• My Happy Place

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

10 Things I Love

10 Things I Love

For the '10 Things I Love' layout at Album Retreat, the "homework" assignment was 10 small photos.  Naturally, I selected a variety of Avery photos.  

10 Things I Love (left page)

Very little stamping was needed to prepare for these pages, just the arrow from All the Details stamp set.  As with several of the pages, a patterned paper from the Sarita kit is used with some colored cardstock.  

10 Things I Love (right page)

For the background of both pages, an overlay from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge was used as a 'mask' while some Slate re-inker mixed with water was spritzed on the White Daisy cardstock using a Spray Pen.  A journaling pen was used to free-hand an outline around several of the cut pieces.  The "I Love" letters are from the My Crush Best Day Ever Assortment.        

All of the pages for the Album Retreat were designed by the CTMH Art Department and include multiple cuts from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge as well as papers from different CTMH kits with a mixture of embellishments and stamp sets.  Even though each page is very detailed, it was fun and challenging to create each of them.  Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view.

Be sure to follow my blog to see all of the completed pages which I will be sharing throughout the month of November. 

• Capture the Details (cover page)
• Hello World
• The Sweet Life
• Real Life Story
• Just Chillin'
• Today is a Good Day
• Looking for Adventure
• Hello
• 10 Things I Love
• On This Day
• My Happy Place

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355