Busy Bee

I cannot believe it's been months since my last post... I have been quite busy with family-related events, so I am hoping to catch up a bit before Christmas comes.

I decided to make Jeff a decoration for his desk at work, because he had mentioned to me that he didnt have any recent pictures of our son. I made this for him a week before his birthday, and he loved it:

Thankful

I finally made time to use the "Triple Play" kit that I bought back in August. I bought two of them, but only had time to make 1. I decided to make some mini-albums for Jeff's parents and grandma, since we'll be seeing them on thanksgiving. I didnt have much time to make these as pretty as I would have liked, but I think they came out pretty good..

August/September Specials

The TRIPLE PLAY special is available until September 30th. Create 3 mini albums with our National Stamping Month Kit:

• 4 Exclusive Inks® Mini Stamp Pads (Desert Sand, Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, and Sunset)
• 1 My Acrylix® Love This Stamp Set
• 3 Mini Albums (9 – 4" x 12" Panels, 3 each of 3 color schemes)
• 72" Length White Grosgrain Ribbon
• 3 Hook and Loop Velcro Fasteners
• 1 Instructional Brochure

There are 3 ways to purchase the TRIPLE PLAY KIT:

1. Purchase the kit outright for $29.95 (CC1010).
2. Place a minimum order of $25 in My Acrylix stamps* and purchase the kit for only $15 (CC1010A).
3. Place a minimum order of $40 in My Acrylix stamps* and purchase the kit for only $5 (CC1010B).

* purchase total excludes Stamp of the Month sets, Workshops on the Go exclusive stamp sets, and K-size custom stamps
There are only 12 days left in August - Don't forget to place an order for the August Stamp of the Month:

June Specials

Hit the jackpot and win free products OR grab loaded goodie boxes at 50% off or more. Enjoy two types of deal days in June!

On goodie box days... Hit the jackpot and win free popular products at 50% or more off retail value! Each goodie box day will feature different surprise items, so you can score a wide variety of current and recently retired products.

On jackpot days... 5 products will be offered for sale at discounted prices. One of the 5 products is the mystery jackpot item for that day, but we’re not telling which—exciting, isn’t it! If you happen to order the mystery jackpot item, we’ll reward you with one or more FREE Close To My Heart products, with shipping included on the free items! If you purchase all 5 products, you’re guaranteed to hit the jackpot! There’s no purchase limit—if you order multiple secret jackpot items, we’ll send you the same number of free items.

* Offer valid June 1–July 1 at 8:00 am (MDT), on MyCTMH websites only. New deals are posted each day at 9:00 am (MDT). To be eligible for discounted prices, your order must contain only Jackpot June items. Visit www.facebook.com/closetomyheart or www.closetomyheart.com to see what the mystery Jackpot item was for the previous day. Offers are while supplies last.

This is the JUNE stamp of the month:

-When you spend $25, the stamp set only costs $17.21 (item D1422A)
-When you spend $50, the stamp set only costs $11.48 (item D1422B)
-When you spend $75, the stamp set only costs $5.74 (item D1422C)
-When you spend $100, the stamp set is FREE!!! (item D1422D)

May Specials

There's still time to take advantage of the May "Miracle" Constant Campaign!
-When you spend $40, you can purchase the Kit for only $10 (item CC1009A).
-When you spend $60, you can purchase the kit for only $5 (item CC1009B).

Don't forget about the May Stamp of the month!
-When you spend $25, the stamp set only costs $17.21 (item D1421A)
-When you spend $50, the stamp set only costs $11.48 (item D1421B)
-When you spend $75, the stamp set only costs $5.74 (item D1421C)
-When you spend $100, the stamp set is FREE!!! (item D1421D)

Due to copyright restrictions I cannot post the images online. If you email me, I can forward you the pdf so you can view the items! You can make purchases at any time through my CTMH website: http://abi.myctmh.com

June's Card Making Workshop

Our next Card-Making workshop is June 15th. 

Join me for a fun night! Contact me by June 3rd to order your supplies. 

I hope to see you there!

April Card-Making Workshop

The girls and I had so much fun tonight!!! It was fun teaching Karen and Renee different stamping techniques to help them customize thier cards. I think they turned out wonderfully!

Renee's Cards:	Karen's Cards:

Prepping for Vendor Fair

I have a lot of work to do... Next Saturday will be my very first Vendor Fair. I am hoping to meet some new friends that I can craft with. I have been decorating some notepads so that I can give them out as door prizes - let me know what you think!

"Wishes" Card Workshop

Wishes is one of the 5 "How-To" books from CTMH.  I recommend it to anyone who loves making cards!  I love it because it saves me a lot of time and gives me many ideas.  I've gotten together with friends in the past, and had a hard time figuring out what to do.  With Wishes, I dont have that problem anymore!

I made these cards using only 5 12x12 sheets (2 B&T sheets and 3 cardstocks) - I hope you enjoy the pictures:

April Card-Making Workshop (preview)

I'm hosting a Card-Making Workshop tomorrow night, featuring the Veranda paper collection from Close to my Heart. We'll be making several cards, using three different designs. I have a few ideas to make the cards better. I'll be sure to take pictures of the cards we make tomorrow so you can see the changes! These are the cards I made last week in preparation...

GPS Cover

My husband, son, and I went on our first family vacation earlier this month, and my husband forgot his GPS cover at my brother's house. I made it for him in January of 2009, since the GPS was a Christmas present. I decided to make him a new one since he liked his cover so much...

WELCOME

Welcome to my new blog! This is where I will be sharing pictures of my artwork, and passion for stamping and scrapbooking...

I started stamping in 2003. I was invited to attend a Stampin Up party by a church friend, and I was hooked!! I immediately joined as a consultant, and started a collection of supplies that have allowed me to make all sorts of projects. I didn't remain a consultant for more than a couple of years, but I have missed it a lot. That is why I decided to become a consultant again. Except I chose a different company this time, because I love their products a lot more... The company is called Close To My Heart (CTMH for short). Now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom, I have a little more time to spend on a hobby, and what better hobby than stamping?

To learn more, please visit my CTMH website: http://abi.ctmh.com - there you will be able to browse through the products, see my calendar (in case you want to join me for some crafty sessions!), and order products as well.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask... I'm only a phone call or email away!