Become a Close To My Heart Consultant for 49 Bucks!

No, that $49 in the title is not a type-o! It's the real thing!  With a brand new Idea Book (which debuted on Feb. 1) comes an awesome New Consultant Kit, two to be exact.  We have a $49 option (the Essentials Kit) and a $99 kit (the Master Kit).

New Consultant Kits Available:


Essentials Kit ($49 + shipping and tax)

For a little as just $49 (over $155 value), you can get all of the goodies in the photo above and start a new business! 


Master Kit ($99 + shipping and tax)

For $99 (over $335 value), you get everything included in the Essentials Kit (see photo above) plus more supplies and 5 Studio J layouts. 

Click here for more information on joining my team and to see everything that is available in the new kit!

Super Bowl Specials

This was just the cutest little party decor, I had to share! Check out this site for some quick party ideas! Ok, now on to the deals!

Two choices, here, in no particular order:

Ruby 
Call/Text/Email me your order during the Super Bowl and receive 20% off your purchase!! This is only available through me. Payment can be later in person, Check by Mail or Pay Pal. You can peruse the online catalog page by page, or use the Shopping function to search and sort as quick as a Turn Over at http://trishamorton.ctmh.com

Gypsy
While you're online, head to the website at http;//trishamorton.ctmh.com and click the Super Bowl Mystery Hostess! link on the bottom right side, under Gatherings and shop till you drop during the Super Bowl. Every order will be entered in a random drawing to receive ALL of the Hostess Rewards for the day's orders! Nothing like zinging a Field Goal straight on over!

No matter which team you're for Ruby, Gypsy or Bamboo, everyone makes out like a million bucks during my Super Bowl specials!

Have a great weekend!

Happy February

Yay! The new Idea Book is here! This book is such a breath of fresh air, too. There are so many wonderful new surprises! Come check it out online at http://trishamorton.CTMH.com and if you want a paper copy in your hands, contact me today!

So. Lot going on this month. You can see what's kept me so busy (it's, a small portion of that) by going here, http://mamasalt.blogspot.com (not for the faint of heart, er.. stomach).

Studio J. Have you tried it? You should! During February (now, remember it's a short month) you can get beautiful full-color 12x12 double layouts for only $5 each. That's $1.95 off! And it's a great way to try it out. No downloading, no tech-know-how. Just upload your photos and drag and drop and they're in your hands in a week! Go to my website http://trishamorton.ctmh.com and click Products > Studio J. Simple!

You can also pick up a new Stamp of the Month, Home Sweet Home, and get some new artwork ideas on my site. And all of the next six SOTM's are listed with product lists detailed for the artwork created and fun tips to help you out every day! Give it a whirl. You'll never regret it.

Trish

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December Daily | Days Ten - Thirteen

Day Ten
Still loving the Glitz Glitter Gel! The Christmas light string stamp is from a retired SOTM, Sharing The Magic.

Day Eleven
A glimpse into the design process behind every class. Ribbon is some old Vineyard Berry from a bulk kit a few years ago.

Day Twelve
Building a snowman in the front yard. Stamps are in Cranberry and Sky inks and from a special double stamp set received in September from National Scrapbooking Day.
Day Thirteen
Colt and I watching Frosty come to life. (He was more interested in the camera clicking and beeping.)

Warm wishes,

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December Daily 2012 | Day One - Day Nine

One of the projects I worked on this past month (albeit, a bit silently) was a December Daily album, inspired by Ali Edwards. I became aware of this project a few years ago, when I started A Week In The Life, but figured I didn't have time to do such an in-depth project at the time. I was wrong. One of the things I've discovered, is these types of projects can be as involved and extravagant or as simple as you want. Love this! You've heard me say it a million times, as a mom of four I don't have much time. But the memories are so important. Documenting them doesn't have to take a lot of money or time. I challenged myself to use Close To My Heart products and to use up some of my stash. Without further ado, here is the album and the first nine days.

I used a 6x6" Quick Pic album in Olive as my base. I wanted to be able to slap the photos on and quickly journal. Not a lot of muss and fuss on the pages. I want this done. These albums come in two shades and have 8 memory protectors pre-mounted. That obviously wasn't enough to do 25 days plus an intro and/or end page, so I added some 6x6 Flip Flaps to expand the album. In the picture above (sorry, it's not great) at the center of the album, there is a half-inch space where the pages are mounted. I adhered 6 Flip Flaps in the center here, alternating pages spreading out three to the left and then three to the right, so I didn't end up with a "wedge" if they were all facing the same way. These pages are about an eighth of an inch larger than the pre-mounted memory protectors but they line up pretty well, even for an anal-retentive like me. 

Finished mounting.

Stamp the inside of the cover in Slate and Cranberry using Season of Change (retired). Even though this is old (it's still one of my favorites) I thought this scene embodied all of December from the tree, the winter snow and Santa's reindeer.

Another shot of my opening spread. I've always loved vellum so I wanted to do a see-through page, but didn't want to spend oodles of time. This was pretty simple! Cut the vellum to 6x6" and then I stamped in Slate across the middle using my date stamp I got at Walmart. The ornament is from this cute packet of  Dimensional Elements In Color-Holiday. 

I placed a matching ornament on the back. I created my Foundation Pages in Word using a table and just printed them on plain white 20 lb. paper. If you're interested, email me and I'll send it to you. The pages repeat the days up to 25. I originally made 31, but then decided I would just scrapbook those New Year events separately as they seemed to be a separate thing. each page has room for about 3 lines of journalling. Just enough. Yeah, I'm all about faster, simpler, easier the Close To My Heart way! Here are the rest of my pages. Enjoy!

Days Two and Three. Cranberry stitched ribbon is from the Ribbon Round and retired. The banner is hand-cut and hand lettered in red marker.

"Seven-11" (Garrett can't wait to go with Dad each day) is stamped using the Glamour Lowercase Alphabet in Slate and red glitter accents added using Glitz Glitter Gel.

Again, the Glamour Lowercase Alphabet in Cranberry. Love this.

The ribbon is really old (non-ctmh).

I'll have a few more pages up later this week. My schedule at work changed, so I'm all skee-wampus and I'll be offline for a few days. Check back soon!

Warm wishes,

Christmas Firsts | Overstamping Technique

Phew! I am grateful to be back in the blogosphere after a wonderful Christmas holiday with my family. It's been a crazy whirlwind and as usual I overbooked myself on too many projects and didn't get half of them finished...and enjoyed every minute with my family doing what we loved. I can live with that.

Here's a look at one project I was able to finish this week. It took me all week, because despite the Cricut being super fast and easy, it is kind of loud next to the sleeping baby's room... I get my crafting done after the kids are down for the count at night, so I have to pre-plan my Cricut cutting times so I can do those on the weekend during the day. When I just sit down to mess around and inspiration strikes...well, it sometimes takes a while to try it all out!

Title using the Overstamping technique in Champagne and Cranberry inks. Love this.

Overstamping

All of the ornaments were cut with the Cricut Artiste cartridge. For the large Cranberry ornament, I cut the base in Champagne cardstock at 8" and then the overlay in cranberry, also at 8", matching the layout instructions in Jeanette Lynton's Magic for the Makin' It Happen layout. The ornament for my journalling was cut from Colonial White cardstock, then I embellished with Almond Glitz Gel, letting it dry a few minutes, then added journalling and some old Cranberry grosgrain for trim. I love how the Almond and Bronze glitter appears to change colors based on what is around it. The glitter on the large Cranberry ornament and the Colonial White journal spot are the same, but they appear different on the two colors of cardstock.

Journalling Spot Detail

Green, Red and Almond decorative Glitz Glitter Gel detail.

Just loving this Glitz Glitter Gel! I added dots of Green all over the swirls on the Pear and Partridge B&T. It's Christmas!

The blur of white behind the shoe in the first picture on the Cranberry ornament is a bit unusual, I realize. It was long before I worried much about taking pictures with scrapbook layouts in mind. Meet Raynie. This is the first layout I have done of her since she passed, my sweet baby girl and first "child". I got Raynie, a samoyed, just a week before I got married (Brandon got two in one!) and she was our constant companion for over ten years before she passed.  It's a little sad remembering, but so joyful. I am ready to finally delve into that stack of photos and tell her story. I hope you love her as much as we do. Have a very Happy New Year!

Warm wishes,

Whooo's Your Valentine ¦ National Papercrafting Month

I know it's a litter early to be thinking about Sweeties, but Close To My Heart has just unveiled the National Papercrafting Month bonus kit! This is a available for only $10 with a $35 purchase today through January 31st. Retailing at $40, this darling kit combines your love of papercrafting into beautiful gifts, perfect for teachers or the whole class! Get yours today at http://trishamorton.ctmh.com and shop 24/7 in the comfort of your pajamas! Happy Valentine's Day!

Warm wishes,
Trisha

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A Christmas Card and Retiring Items

Before I get to the list, I just want to share one of the cards we are making this Saturday, December 15th in class. If you would like to order $1 card kits to assemble on your own, you still can. See all of the options here.

Wow! There's a whole lot of change coming up soon at Close To My Heart as the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book draws to a close on January 31, 2013. This time of year is always bittersweet. I CAN'T WAIT for the Spring/Summer Idea Book to come out with all of the wonderful new papers, stamps and products, but I'm so sad to see the close of my favorite Autumn/Winter Book and some of my best-loved treasures being retired. To get new, we must clean out the old, so now's the chance to get those last must-haves before they are gone forever. So without further adieu, here's the list!

I made this card using C1458 Paper Lanterns, which is about to retire for good
(card originally inspired by Vicki Wizniuk).

2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book Retiring List 

Item#   Description                     Idea Book Page No.

Z1349 Shimmer Designer Brads 127

Z1360 Rhinestone Designer Brads 127

Z1361 Brads Red Assortment  127

Z1362 Brads Pink Assortment 127

Z1363 Brads Blue Assortment 127

Z1364 Brads Green Assortment 127

Z1365 Brads Basic Assortment 127

Z1387 Wooden Designer Buttons 125

Z1391 Buttons Clear Assortment 125

Z1395 Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet) 130

Z1465 Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers 130

Z1681 Dimensional Elements  Numbers  131

Z1761 Dimensional Elements Ornaments 131

Z1762 Dimensional Elements Snowflakes 131

Z1765 Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes 130

X7147C Stella Complements Canvas Shapes 68

X7148C My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment 68

X7150C My Stickease® Victory Assortment 69

X7153C My Stickease® Florentine Assortment 69

X7158C La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment 38

X7160C Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements 50

X7161C Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements 56

X7162C Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons 62

Z1464 Milepost Shapes 128

Z1466 Bling Assortment 128

Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet  130

Z1696 Keepsake Felt Alphabet  130

Z1709 Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers 129

Z1460 Foundry® Ribbon Slides 126

Z1711 Foundry® Binder Clips 126

Z1712 Foundry® Number Plates  126

Z1461 Décor Journaling Spots 129

Z1687 Bohemian Assortment  128

Z1689 Timeless Charms 128

Z1692 Tough Tags 128

Z1694 Bouquet Assortment 128

Z1741 Haunted Assortment 128

Z1749 Autumn Lane Assortment  128

Z1763 Boutique Assortment 128

2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book Retiring List

Z1772 Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday 128

Z1393 Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection  126

Z1316 Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection 124

Z1385 Designer Ribbon Blue Collection 124

Z1615 Designer Ribbon Red Collection 124

Z1616 Designer Ribbon Green Collection 124

Z1388 Newsprint Rub-Ons  130

Z1700 Dark Chocolate Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1733 Black Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1743 Festive Velvet Rub-Ons  126

Z1742 Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons 126

Z1407 6" x 6" Olive Quick Pic™ Album 122

Z1408 6" x 6" Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album 122

Z1054 My Creations® Display Album 132

Z1378 My Creations® Banner 132

Z1614 My Creations® Memory Game 132

Z188 Craft Jars 120

Z1352 4 1/2" Colonial White Circle Cards 123

Z1353 4 1/2" White Daisy Circle Cards 123

Z1731 My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit 123

X7147B My Reflections® Stella Paper Packet 68

X7148B My Reflections® Pemberley Paper Packet 68

X7150B My Reflections® Victory Paper Packet 69

X7153B My Reflections® Florentine Paper Packet 69

X7158B La Belle Vie Paper Packet  38

X7160B Flirty Paper Packet 50

X7161B Moonlight Paper Packet 56

X7162B Pear & Partridge Paper Packet 62Z1252 Cutting Knife 135

G1041 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Cardmaking Kit 22

G1043 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit 66

G1040 Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit 14

G1042 Workshops on the Go® Scroll Album Kit 23

G1044 Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit 67

G1045 Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit 21

G1046 Workshops on the Go® Clementine Scrapbooking Kit 29

G1047 Workshops on the Go® Dakota Scrapbooking Kit 35

G1048 Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie Scrapbooking Kit  41

G1049 Workshops on the Go® Scholastic Scrapbooking Kit 47

G1050 Workshops on the Go® Flirty Scrapbooking Kit 53

G1051 Workshops on the Go® Moonlight Scrapbooking Kit 59

G1052 Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit 65

Retiring Stamps in the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book

Item#    Stamp name     Page #

A1104 A Tweet 90

A1111 A Tulip 68

A1116 A Melody 94

A1122 Bravo 92

A1128 Quick Cards—Shell 80

A1129 A Rainbow 85

B1365 Spring Up 71

B1369 Rosy Regards 67

B1374 Bee Happy 83

B1397 He Is Risen 74

B1402 My Peeps 72

C1439 Enjoy Life 95

C1440 Take a Picture 93

C1442 Tailor-Made 94

C1450 Eclectic Edges 99

C1452 Delight 71

C1455 Aspire 96

C1456 Heartfelt Treasures 68

C1457 Happy Camper 84

C1458 Paper Lantern 90

C1473 Remarkable Wreath 70

C1474 10 Things 105

C1485 Super Powers 47

C1498 Country Life 82

C1499 Perfect Day 80

D1195 The Works Alphabet 117

D1222 Tiny Typewriter Alphabet 117

D1296 Chocolate Alphabet Small 114

D1301 Hodge Podge Alphabet 114

D1303 Classmate Alphabet 114

D1462 Splendid Day 77

D1464 Card Chatter—Love 106

D1467 Trees & Things 76

D1472 Simple Memories 66

D1478 Bingo Alphabet 113

D1505 Roar! 89

D1508 Diverse Backgrounds 102

D1509 Magic Adventures 78

D1511 Kick Back 81

E1013 Field Trip Alphabet 114

Warm wishes,

Family Game Night | Studio J

Winter sets in, the nights get colder. The kids get bolder... unless you break out some board games! The wind is whistlin' and the snow, it is a flyin'. It's time to start one of our winter traditions again! This super easy scrapbook layout from Studio J can be assembled in 15-30 minutes online in our studio scrappin' suite from Close To My Heart. Kits are predesigned and come as simple or as intermediate as you want, but with drag and drop ease. Give the gift of your family through the year in photos and words as you easily duplicate your pages or albums to share with ALL your loved ones! Schedule some "studio" time with me online via chat to walk you through a layout of your choice. It's free! And most of all, enjoy the season and Merry Christmas!

Warm wishes,

Anticipation | December Specials and Classes

Thanks to Karen Pedersen for sharing her beautiful card
featuring the Stamp of the Month.

Delightful December. It brings to mind magic, wonder and excitement when you hear it. My mom always used to sing a song this time of year, called Anticipation. Just humming the tune could put you in the spirit of giving. I can no longer carry much of a tune, but I'll be glad to share a sliver of mine with you and help make your month Merry & Bright.


In this post...

1. Sale
2. Christmas Card Class
3. Free Holiday Gift
4. December Stamp of the Month

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1. HUGE Sale: You’ll be tickled with the FABULOUS new sale items on my website that went up at midnight this morning (December 1). Just head to my website and click on "While Supplies Last." 

Among the new additions you will find a wide variety of paper and coordinating accessories, all with a substantial markdown. You will also find that most of the items that are currently available will also see a further markdown at that time.

2. $1 Christmas Card Class
I am privileged to be co-hosting a Christmas Card Class with my pal, Yvonne Wickham. We have designed 4 fabulous cards, which are fun, festive, and FAST! We know you don't have much time to spare during the holidays, so we've put together a quick class to get your cards done in a blink. With the touch of your nose, these will assemble quick as a wink, and are priced for minimum impact on your holiday budget, so you can send some beautiful handmade greetings this year to your loved ones, and they'll think you toiled for hours! Class will be held in Taylorsville at Yvonne's Craft Room. $1 per card. RSVP (email) with the number of each card you would like by Friday December 7th so we can cut them in time for class to help speed you along. Can't make it? We'll be glad to send you as many kits to assemble by your own holiday hearth as you like. Additional coordinated stamped envelopes are available! Contact me today to get directions and reserve your place! *Postage not included.*

3. Free Holiday Gift:  To sweeten the deal even more, from December 1–31, all orders placed on my website that reach or exceed $50 will also include a free Bonding Memories® glue pen (Z553)—a $4.50 value! Shop early, because these deals are only available while supplies last.

4. December Stamp of the Month:  With every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax) during the month of December, one of these awesome month-to-month stamp set,Year Round Cheer, can be yours for only $5.  That means if you spend $100, you can purchase 2, and so on. Nice!  This stamp set is a perfect holiday gift, and for only $5...why not?

Warm wishes,