October third Monday Class

Hi Hi... 

Just wanted to share about an upcoming class... Butterfly 3x3 Card Class.  Special Thanks to one of my favorite CTMH Artists... Lisa Stenz... for creating this lovely class!

This class features Six 3x3 cards and coordinating envelopes, a darling muslin bag and the delightful stamp set, D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful.  It's a great little gift set and perfect cards for any occasion.

This class features the new fun Z2033 paper fundementals, the whimsy assortment.  

This Amazing paper pack includes 20 sheets (two each of 10 different designs) one side is has a print on it and one side has a glossy pattern.  Love this paper!  And the best part is that a sheet is only $1.00.  It's a great price!

This workshop is scheduled for October 20th at 7:00 pm.  Please RSVP by Monday October 6th.  The class is $25.  Additional card refills maybe purchased for an additional $10 each (includes, muslin bag, six 3x3 cards and envelopes).   

The New and Improved Hostess Club

Hi Everyone!

I am just so excited to share with you about the New and Improved Hostess Club!  

First off, let me share what Hostess Club is... It's a monthly gathering at my house, where all guests will have the opportunity to make a two page layout and place an order. There will be an inspiration layout and guests can create a layout using papers of their choice.  

This is a sample of what a hostess club layout looks like

Hostess Club Tuesday is currently the SECOND TUESDAY each month.  The doors open at 6:30 pm and you are welcome to come anytime after that ... up till about 8:15 or so.

Each guest is encouraged to bring their basic kit, which includes (suggested) ....  tools (scissors, ruler, cutter, piercing tool etc), adhesives (tombow, glue dots, dimensional tape, liquid glass) and blocks if you have them.  

I am so excited about this new forum!! 

Each month, one person will be the hostess and will receive the hostess benefits for that month... And the hostess benefits will reflect their past purchases (pre tax) for the last six months.  (I will keep track of purchases and will check in with each customer before their month.)

For example, Holly Hostess has purchased $50 for the last six months ($300) and so her hostess rewards would reflect order totals of $300 and she would receive $40 in hostess rewards and one half price item.

This is one of the exclusive Hostess sets ($10.00)

Hostess rewards include: Special stamps at special prices (pp 5-10 in the current Annual Inpsirations), Stamps, Inks, Reinkers, Blocks, Complements, My Creations Paper packs, Cardstock, WOTG, Studio J layouts, Pingment Pads and Markers.

Guests are always welcome to visit Hostess Club!!  And Hostesses will always receive additional credit for any guests that also purchase during a club order.

Also, I am introducing CTMH cash as a new incentive for hostess club member.  When a hostess club member's order reaches $35, they will also receive CTMH Cash in which they use it to buy a variety of items that are on hand.  CTMH Cash maybe used  that night or can be saved and use at a later date.  Please know that each person is responsible for their own CTMH Cash and it is non-transferable.  

$35 order  =$5 CTMH cash
$50 order = $10 CTMH cash
$75 order = $15 CTMH cash
$100 order = $20 CTMH cash

Orders can be placed in person or online.  If you would like to place the order online, please make sure that the order is placed by the second Tuesday each month... as the link is only there till that Tuesday.  Why would you want to do that?  Simple, the order will come directly to you... and you can also purchase Studio J and have it count towards your order and also, you can purchase items from "While Supplies Last". Be sure to join the HOSTESS Club party when placing an order online.

Other things to consider:  Each month on the 4th Tuesday is WOTG.  It's a free workshop with the purchase of supplies or kit and I design 3-4 layouts (sometimes even more) using the featured kit that month.  

So... think about this... If you come to hostess club once a month, you will create one layout. That's 12 per year if you come to all of the classes.  That's pretty good! And consider that if you purchase the WOTG supplies, that we will then make 3-4 more layouts each month... so that's 4-5 layouts a month and 48-60 layouts per year.  That's pretty amazing!

Here are the upcoming Hostess Club Dates and Hostesses are:

Tues Sept 9th Lisa Murphy
Tues Oct 14th Jessy Bowman
Tues Nov 11th Krista Nai ??
Tues Dec 9th Pat Burrington
Tues Jan 13th  Kathy Swinton
Tues Feb 10th LaTisha Clemen
Tues Mar 10th Dulce McFadden
Tues Apr 14th Tami Strathdee

So let me know if there are any questions!!  

D~

Timberline WOTG

Hi everyone!!

Here's the Timberline WOTG... Thanks to some great inspirations these layouts were amazing to put together... The first two were inspired by Susan Williams.. (Love her style!!) and the third one was inspired by Heather Jane!

The fourth Tuesday each month is always WOTG and it's always free with the purchase of the kit.  Come and create 3-4 layouts each month with your friends!  It's fun and easy!  And the layouts are always great! 

Next month is Chalk it up... Sept 23rd!!  Please have this kit ordered by Sept 12th. More details to follow about the Chalk it up kit!!

Do you think I can eek out one more layout? Check back later to see if I did!!

D~

Laughing Lola Mini Album...

Hi Ladies... 

From time to time, there will be posts featuring items that need new homes... 

This week it's this darling Mini album... I have two full kits that available.. everything is pre stamped and ready for you to assemble.  Kit includes, Laughing Lola chipboard complements and all of the cricut images to recreate this fun little book... 

$12 for the kit... Only two of these kits are left. Shipping is not included... 

for picture directions click here. 

LMK if you are interested in this kit!!

Thanks,

D~

Base and Bling Buffet Monday September 15th

Hi Ladies!!

The Next Monday Night Class (September 15th) is going to be all about our Base and Bling!  

What fun it is to make your own jewelry!  And it's quick and easy! So join us for the a night of fun and make some jewelry without having to buy everything!!

Lots of options for you... Here's how it works... you will receive a check list so that as you pick up items to use, you can keep track of things.

Base and Bling Buffet

Pendants 

(Includes glass cover, style sheet choice, and pendant)

Square or Circle $3.50 (Faux silver or gold)

Rectangle or Oval $4.50 (Faux silver or gold)

Other items

Necklace $7.00 (Faux silver or gold)

Key Chain $2.50 (Faux silver)

Rhinestones $1.50 (Faux silver or gold)

Charms $1.00 (Faux silver or gold)

*Bracelet $7.50 (Faux silver or gold)
*bracelet includes style sheet and glass cover

Bundles
Circle/Square Necklace $12 (includes pendant, charm and rhinestone)
Oval/Rect Necklace $13 (includes pendant, charm and rhinestone)
Circle/Square Key Chain $7 (includes pendant, charm and rhinestone)
Oval/Rect Key Chain $7.50 (includes pendant, charm and rhinestone)

If you plan to attend, please rsvp by Friday Sept 5th... and it would be helpful to know your preferences so that enough supplies will be on hand.  Walk ins are welcome, but those who RSVP's will be given first choice.

jewelry holder

Key chain with charm, rhinestone and circle pendant

October (Mon Oct 20) class will be six 3x3 cards with a darling muslin bag... Includes six 3x3 cards and envelopes, a drawstring bag, and the stampset D1627 your own kind of wonderful. Class will be $25 Please RSVP by Monday Oct 6th. More details to come:)

When you need a sympathy card

Sometimes you need a sympathy card... 

Today was one of those days... 

So I wanted to share this card again.... I did it for Shoebox cards back in February... and it's just a nice card... so here it is... 

Here's the recipe for the card

1.5x4.25 whisper cardstock with D1544 Distressed Backgrounds burlap stamped in slate ink over it.

.25x4.25 twilight cardstock...  lots of colors would work as well for this card.... since the other colors are very neutral... 

.75x4.25 slate cardstock

Then add about 3.25 inch of half inch washi tape... I liked a bit of space in between the cardstock and the washi tape. 

Cut ovals using Art Philosophy (oval 3) the white one is 2 and the twilight one is 2.25. Stamp the tree from stamp set C1559 Always Grateful in the oval.  Also, sponging the edge of both ovals in slate ink adds a softness to the image. This image was also popped up using 3D tape.

Stamp sentiment in the bottom right hand corner in slate.  

Sometimes it's hard to know what to write... so I checked out this site and it was a big help!!



D~

More Open House Info Part 2

Well I was just so excited about those PML kits that I just wanted to share as much information as I could!  Woot Woot!!

And while the PML kits were the big focus on the open, there are a few more details I would love to share with you all...  

My Open House also brought in a new incentive this year... CTMH Cash!!  

And my customers loved CTMH Cash!!  What's that you ask?  It's how my customers were rewarded for different things... 

Earn CTMH Cash:

**10% of your sales

**Bring a friend $5 CTMH cash

**Order online $5 CTMH cash

**Sign up for Hostess club $20 CTMH Cash

**Donate $5 to Operation Smile $5 CTMH cash

**Book a party $20 CTMH cash.

How can the cash be redeemed?  $10 could be redeemed as hostess rewards, and the rest of it could be used to purchase from my sales tables (both cash and CTMH cash is acceptable)

Here's some of the items that were available... 

These are all new items

These are used items and bargain box items

and these are older display items.

CTMH Cash is available for 

any orders in August!!!

Here's the display table with new products on it... so much to see!!

new kits, new washi tape, new glitter paper, new crush books, new markers,
new sotm, new stamps, new tools, new projects, and so much more!!

I love this new crush book and the new accessories!!
I also love that it fits so well in the small storage box!

These are the new Shinhan markers... they blend really
well and I love the ombre look!!

And of course there is a fabulous SOTM in August... it's called "What a Hoot!!" 

It includes 17 stamps and is an incredibly fun stamp to paper piece and embellish!!  This is one of the best stamps of the month in a long time!  And I love that he's so versatile!  Perfect for Halloween, but also great for lots of other occasions.  

Hootie can be yours for just $5 with a $50 purchase!!  Click here for more information and artwork.

**Here's the information on upcoming Classes:

10 Card Workshop:

This card workshop is Monday August 18th... at 7:00 pm.  Just $7 for 10 cards (2 sets of 5)

still time to sign up...

A) I want it ALL (stamps, bling and cards) $25

B) Bling and cards please $12

C) Just the Cards please $7

And bring a friend and she can make the cards for free!!

Jewelry Workshop:

Have you seen CTMH Base and Bling?  Here's your chance!  There will be a class Monday September 15th!  Come and check it out!  Also find the Base and Bling on pages 164-167 in the new Annual Inspirations.

This is an exciting class in September!  It's all about making these great Jewelry items. And they make great gifts too!!!  There will be a little class sharing ideas for the jewelry items that night and then guests are welcome to create their project.

First choose a color: faux antiqued silver or faux antiqued gold

Then choose a shape: Circle or Square ($12)/ Oval or Rectangle(13) This includes the necklace, the pendant, the glass cover, the style sheet, a charm and a rhinestone.

Additional pendants may be purchased for $4 and add a charm and a rhinestone for just $6.

Bracelets are $7.50 each.  

Please RSVP by September 1st with your choices to ensure your choice is available.  

Hostess Club:

We are starting a new round of Hostess Club in September with a new and exciting plan!  Hostess Club will still meet on The second Tuesday of each month and each month will have a hostess much like before.  But here's the deal... when it's your turn to be the hostess, you will receive hostess rewards according to your purchases as well as any guests orders that attend on your club night.  So let's say that your orders average $50 for the last six months, then when it's your time to be hostess, the rewards would be based on $300. I am very excited about this program and hope you are too!  please feel free to ask any questions!

The first Club meeting is September 9th and Lisa Murphy will be the hostess

WOTG Class:

And of course there will be WOTG classes again this year as well... All WOTG classes are FREE with the purchase of a kit.  (additional papers may be needed to complete all projects. There will be a blog post with a shopping list for each kit that is featured for that month. It's a great resource!

Here's the schedule of WOTG so far... 

Tuesday August 26th is Timberline

**Bonus Crop Saturday September 20th Seaside

Tuesday September 23rd is Chalk it up

Tuesday October 28th is Scaredy Cat (not a WOTG kit but will still do at least three layouts)

**Bonus Crop Saturday November 22nd Pathfinding

Tuesday November 25th is Yuletide Carol

**Tuesday December 30th is Confetti Wishes (alternate date)

Tuesday January 27th (something from Seasonal Expressions)

Here's some final thoughts... 

I am so excited to have the Annual Expressions (the new catalog) come out once a year!  Look for the next one in August 2015!  Also, in December and in April, there will be a new mini catalog called Seasonal Expressions!  So get excited for that!!  

There's a great Constant Campaign in September... When your purchase reaches $30, you qualify to receive the free "C sized stamp set" #30yearsof happy in honor of Jeanette's (CTMH Founder) 30 years of creativity!!  It has 30 images and more to follow on that!

And one last thing... do you have a QR reader on your smart phone?  CTMH has codes in the AI and it's fun to check those out!!

Have a great weekend!!

D~

Open House Information

Thanks to everyone who attended My Open House on Tuesday!  

Here's how things went... 

We had a lovely Make and Take... inspired by a card made at convention using Scaredy cat.

This lovely cards is sporting the Confetti wishes paper pack!  I really love this paper pack!  It's so fun and bright and just happy!  The greeting is from the stamp set Casual Expressions that has lots of fun messages and it's perfect a quick card.  The greetings shape was cut using the Artiste cricut cartridge (page 63 two inches).  Pacifica is the ink used to stamp the sentiment.

Be sure to only put adhesive on half of the greeting.  Also note the cute little white enamel star in the corner of the greeting!  What a fun little additional!  This card is a 4x4 and has been scored at two and four.  Have you tried the new score board? It certainly makes the life a card maker a lot easier!!

And of course, what's a party without chocolate??

So first, I want to give Kudos to Jennifer Sluder Rubio for the great idea that inspired my open house theme and Leanne Butler for amazing confetti wishes artwork!  

Let's talk about PML... Picture My Life!  For the past couple of days I have been checking out lots of great you tube videos and gathering lots of good information to share with you all ... about why PML is such a great program!!

What's in the kit?  It includes a title page as well as 44 (two sets of 22) 4x6 cards and 78 (three sets of 26) 3x4 cards.  There are also ten memory protectors... one 12x12 side load and three each of design 3, 4, and 5. 

Here's the Laughing Lola cover page and cards are in the magazine holder (cut using the Artiste Cricut cartridge). The cover page is double sided... it has a 12x12 design on the front and the back is designed to look like PML cards for easy transition into the pocket page section.  

Not sure PML is for you?  Maybe you would like to try the PML buffet! I sell the cards and memory protectors separately! It's a great way to try it without investing a lot of money into it. 

Storage is always a concern.. but we have several options that would work well... You have already seen the magazine holders that coordinate with the color of each kit.  Also, consider the My creations Journaling Box.  It's easy to decorate using coordinating colors and papers.  It holds the cards and it also fits right in side the medium organizer. 

And the Medium organizer holds both sets are cards for easy organization.  The dividers are removable.  My daughter loves her box!!

Jessy's box (thanks for sharing it)

One of the things that she loves most about PML and the medium organizer is that it's so portable... someone wants to get together for crafting... all she has to do is grab her box and go:)  All of her supplies are handy and contained:)

What other supplies might you need to go with PML? A couple of things come to mind... a corner rounder and a journaling pen.  And Washi tape.. Washi tape is a great addition to any project!  And of course I love CTMH Washi tape as it's designed to coordinate with our colors and projects!  

Did you know that we have flip flaps that work well with PML?  Yep, we sell 4x6 flip flaps and the small assortment has 3x4 flip flaps!  Oh oh oh!! I just discovered that we now have 3x4 flip flaps by themselves... Woot Woot!!!  These flip flaps are a great way to add an additional photo, have hidden journaling and be a memorabilia saver! They attach the directly to the memory protector!  Who would have thought... right??!?!?

So what can you do with PML cards besides sticking them in a pocket page protector?

Here they are used on a 12x12 layout!! Love this look!!

This is a VERY simple card... the ends were cut off so that it measured 4x5.25 and simply glued to a card base. 

Here PML cards have been added as a cute and quick display!  photos could also be added.  Love this Chicken wire frame and the cute little clothes pins!!

This is a mini book made of 4x6 pml cards and adding cardstock and a bit of stamping and some bling... so so cute!  (using the chalk it up pml cards). This one uses string to hold it together after holes are punched... Another option is to use Washi Tape to bind it together.

Tips and Tricks: Aaron Brown shared a great tip... use square photos so you don't have to worry about the orientation.  (Then we got to chatting and photos used to be printed in square... (both black and white and color... like back in the 60's and 70's) Funny how things come back a round right... 

Thought this was a good one too... don't let the size of the pocket limit you... for instance.. cut a 4x6 photo in half and slip it into two 3x4 pockets!!

Consider using only part of the cards... cut them up... pop a design element... be creative!  Add some bling... use left over stickers and gems to add a one of kind look to your PML cards!!

PML cards are so versatile!  and it's fun and easy to use!  Even kids could use them!  

And they are such a great value.  CTMH suggests to use an even ratio of card to photo... so with that being said... 5-6 pages and cards would be about $10-$12.  Certainly a reasonable cost and it's quick too!

Oh and did you notice, No adhesive necessary!  Love it!  (course that's until you decide to make your own PML cards!!!) 

I have heard several peeps say that they wished that they could buy the cards separately.  Well, let me just tell you this... you will run out of memory protectors well before you run out of cards... LOL!  but that being said, I would be happy to purchase the page protectors back from you!!  

One other wonderful thing!!  It's super easy to work with cardstock in creating your own PML cards.... you can get six 4x6 cards from one 12x12 sheet. And 3x4 is half of 4x6!  I love how that works!  

Speaking of making your PML cards, the lovely Leanne Butler shared her design for confetti wishes and also created a bunch of PML cards and it was so amazing that I stamplifted!  

This uses confetti wishes paper pack, stickease and assortment

 The layout below leaves room for seven horizontal photos:)

And here is the PML cards using leftovers bits and stickease.
Simply amazing!

And here's the Crazy Great Special that CTMH is running during August!  When you purchase any of the 13 (Yes we have 13 amazing PML kits) you can then purchase your choice of a set of ten additional memory protectors for just $3!  Wowsers!  that's like a $7 savings!  I told you.. it's crazy great!!!

And there's still plenty of time to take advantage of this special!  You can order online or contact me for my personal order specials for August!

Well, that's all for tonight... more Open House thoughts tomorrow!!  Thanks for checkin out this post!!

D~

August Shoebox Card Night

What a lovely evening... great cards, great chatter and great snacks... Lori baked the most delicious buttermilk brownies!  Thanks Lori... and the frosting was yummy too!!

The first Tuesday each month is Shoebox card night... We each design a card and bring the supplies to make the card ... in a "shoebox"  It's a fun way to swap ideas and have a girls night!

Here's my card featuring lots of new product... I love this crazy owl set... click here to see more ideas... 

This card is totally stamplifted from Pam Elison!  What a lovely card!!

And here are the amazing creations of my friends... 

 Anita's man card... This was just a great card!  Love the touch of silver on the stars... and the pop of red!!

 This is Dulce's lovely card... such a sweet card that's perfect for any occasion!

 Lori designed this little beauty.  It's elegance is perfect for a wedding, sympathy or any occasion.  

What fun with Melani... this card is a slider card! and it works!  Love the words... Your friendship makes my heart happy and best friends listen to what you don't say. We also get to pick our colors... of course I picked blue:) 

And we all picked different colors... Lori picked dark blue, Anita picked yellowc Dulce picked purple and Melani's card was red!

It was a good night!  Creativity, chatter and chomps! Next class will be Tuesday September 2nd!  Hope to see you ... 

Open House August 12th 7:00 pm

Hi Hi!  

It's that time of year again... it's something I look forward to each year!  And this year, I am even more excited!  So much to show and tell!  

And we will be playing too!  Please bring 3-4 4x6 photos to create a PML page.  Each person will receive a 12x12 page protector and their choice of PML cards to create a page.  

Also I will share lots of information on Picture My Life...  different ways to use PML cards and have a few sample pages to share.  You are going to love it!!

It's also very exciting that the Constant Campaign this month is PML related!  It's such a great special that I know everyone is going to want to take advantage of it!!  Woot Woot!  

There are now 13 fabulous PML kits to choose from!!  And with the purchase of any of those kits, receive a 10 pack of page protectors for just $3! It's a great special... because everyone can use extra page protectors.  

There will also be a card make and take and of course new products and samples and get your new Annual Inspirations book!

Bonuses... Everyone who attends will receive their choice of an M stamp that will come with their order.  

Also, Each customer will receive CTMH cash for the following things and can spend their cash for rewards.

*10% of personal order will be CTMH cash
*bring a friend receive $5 CTMH cash 
*order online receive $5 CTMH cash
*Sign up for hostess club receive $20 CTMH cash
*Donate $5 to Operation Smile receive $5 CTMH Cash
*Book a party receive $20 CTMH Cash

What are the rewards?  There will be tables of products that CTMH cash can buy.  (lots of retired products and used stamps at very reasonable prices) and older samples.  First come first serve.  Also $10 can be use for new items of the the following... Stamps, stickers, paper packets, markers and cardstock.

There will be prizes too!  So much fun.

Be sure to check out upcoming classes!

Can't make it that night?  That's ok... online orders and phone orders work well too!  (rewards may arrive separately).  

Please share with anyone you think might be interested!  

Make to plans to attend now.  RSVPs are helpful but not required!  

D~