A Birthday Funny

A simple card sketch on Freshly Made Sketches (FMS219) this week inspired me to create this card.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Funnies stamp set, and the papers are in the Penelope kit.  With the new paper packs that Close To My Heart introduced this year, each pack includes 2 each of 6 different double-sided designs.  One of the papers is designed to be cut into 4"x6" and 3"x4" cards, similar to the Picture My Life program.  One of these Penelope card designs was used as the foreground of the card, with the stamped sentiment.  A few embellishments, such as Glitter Tape and the Pear Fundamentals Assortment, complete the card.  

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).
#ctmh #cardmaking #ctmhPenelope #birthdaycard #FMS219 

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

Picture My Life ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

This month, some members of our Stampers With An Attitude team are creating artwork using Picture My Life cards from Close To My Heart.  The double-sided cardstock-weight cards feature journaling spaces, sentiments, and icons that are perfect for archiving photos and tidbits you want to remember.         

If you have come here from Melissa's My Heartfelt Sentiments blog, you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.    

This card took 20 minutes to create, no stamping or ink involved.  The longest time was just looking through the different cards available in the Chalk It Up Picture My Life (PML) Scrapbooking Program and trying to decide what to use.  The sentiment with the glasses really struck my fancy, along with the black with white dots PML card.  These are both included in the Chalk it Up Picture My Life Scrapbooking Program.  Each package of the program contains 44 4"x6" cards (2 each of 22 designs) and 78 3"x4" cards (3 each of 26 designs).  These PML cards are perfectly sized and styled for a quick and easy memory keeping project.  All of the PML cards have nice, rounded corners.  The CTMH Corner Rounder has the same arc as the PML cards, so it is easy to coordinate your cardstock with the same rounded corners. 

A bit of texture was added to the sentiment card by applying Liquid Glass over the eye glass lens, and placing some Sparkles at the temple of the eyeglasses.  In order to give the Lagoon cardstock behind the sentiment piece a bit of detail, it was embossed using the Dot embossing folder.  This details coordinates with the pattern on the black with white dots PML cards.  Using that black with white dots card as inspiration, black and white Shimmer Trim were used to continue the black & white theme, along with a white star and black crystal.  Since black & white are always considered opposites, this qualifies for the Opposites Attract challenge this month on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog.                     

Visit their blog to see more challenge entries. 

Now "Hop" on over to the My Creative Happy Place for more artwork featuring a few of the available Picture My Life collections.   

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants: 

• CatScrapbooking
• My Heartfelt Sentiments
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• My Creative Happy Place
• Roxybonds
• Creative ChristyG
• Inspired By D

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

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

Album Allure

FEBRUARY 2015 During the month of February, when you purchase one of Close To My Heart's alluring coated canvas albums, you will be eligible to receive a second album of your choice at half price.  That is a savings of over $17!  These albums are available in a gorgeous variety of colors and patterns in both post-bound and D-ring styles -- perfect to pair with traditional, Studio J, or pocket scrapbook layouts.

Your Most Floral February Ever February's floral stamp-of-the-month, A Happy Hello, can be yours for only $5 with an order of $50 or more.  Visit my SOTM Blog Hop post for my creation, and then follow along to see artwork from over 60 CTMH consultants using this stamp set.

Picture Perfect Pocket Pages Your pictures deserve a good home, so tuck them into one of our pocket-style Memory Protectors alongside a few cards from a Picture My Life scrapbooking program for memories that will stay fresh for years to come.  Visit the Make It From Your Heart blog to see these cards in action and get some great ideas for your own scrapbook.

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

Celebrate Your Creativity! (August newsletter)

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new Annual Inspirations idea book!

Enter a new world of crafting possibilities with the launch of our latest idea book.

After months of anticipation, Annual Inspirations has arrived at last. The art-filled pages are now available for your viewing pleasure! Peruse the gold mine of new products, ranging from the new Cut Above™ line to the ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Markers, and admire the gorgeous artwork that dances across the pages.  With additions such as 5 new colors and 9 new My Reflections™ paper packets, this idea book is overflowing with artistic inspiration and surging with products fit to make any crafter’s heart swoon.  So go ahead, fall in love with the new idea book.  We promise the plunge will be well worth your time.

Check out the idea book »

August Stamp of the Month: What a Hoot

Prepare for “owl” the fall festivities with this hoot of a stamp set.

Fall will be swooping in before we know it, and there is no better way to welcome in crispy breezes and falling leaves than with the August Stamp of the Month, What a Hoot!  When you place an order of $50 or more, these festive fowl can join your aviary for only $5!  The quirky owls in this adorable stamp set will add an endearing element to any craft.  You can even dress them up in costumes and wish your friends a “Happy ‘Owl’oween”!  Whatever the occasion, these feathered friends are sure to make a hoot in your neck of the woods.

See the stamp set »

August Constant Campaign: Picture Perfection!

Save big on Memory Protectors™ with Picture My Life™ scrapbooking programs!

We know that, as a crafter, your chief mission is to preserve and protect the images and memories from your life that you hold most dear.  To aid you in this quest, we’re providing you with a hot summer deal!  During the month of August, when you purchase any of the 13 available Picture My Life™ scrapbooking programs featured in the Annual Inspirations idea book at their full retail price of $24.95, you are eligible to add your choice of 1 of 8 qualifying Memory Protectors™ 10-packs for just $3!  Each Picture My Life scrapbooking program already includes a coordinating 10-pack of Memory Protectors, so when you add your additional 10-pack for only $3, you will be well on your way to your own picture-perfect pocket scrapbooking adventure. You’ll be able to preserve double the memories in half the time!  Check out our 5 new Picture My Life scrapbooking programs in the new idea book, or choose from the 8 existing programs.  There’s a theme for every season of life—find yours!

*Offer valid August 1–31, 2014, while supplies last.  No tax will be charged on the free item(s).  Shipping/handling is calculated based on the full retail price of the free item(s) ($9.95). 
Peruse the programs »

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