Memories...... what treasures

I had the total and fabulous privilage last week of having my ENTIRE family together for the first time in YEARS......  What a treasured week that was.  (ok.... a little noisy, busy, lots of meals and dishes....) but priceless!!  We have 6 children and 14 grandchildren.  This was the first time that most had met everyone under the age of 4.  Cousins meeting for the very first time.   Aunts and Uncles meeting neices and nephews they had not met.....  Memories of that week are PRICELESS.  We had a fabulous time.  I cant wait to get these (over 1000 photos) scrapbooked.  I scrapbook my grandkids using Studio J (our fantastic online scrapbooking program. )  You just MUST try it out!!!  Watch for upcoming posts of layouts created using Studio J and these memory making family members of mine.  Arent they awesome.....

CRICUT FUN with DOTTY for YOU

Nothing more fun than playing with my cricut cartridge, the new DOTTY paper, and friends!!  This was our cricut project for the month of April.  Join us on May 17 for the next workshop.  Nothing more fun, than Close to my Heart Cricut fun!  You choose your time.... 10:00 am or 7:00 pm

An AMAZiNG set

If you have not purchased your stamp of the month for April.... you only have one more week to get it.  There are some 'amazing' things you can do with it and a package of our paper.  Hurry, the month is almost over

You are.......

Ben is featured in this block set created with the April stamp of the month.  In a patchwork fashion, words are added to spotlight this darling little boy.

It's not too late!!

It isnt too late to get your April stamp of the month.  Look at this adorable card made using our April Stamp of the Month!  something totally different, and so darling!  Thanks to all the fantastic consultants who share their ideas with us!  You Rock

End of School year.... thank you teacher

The end of the school year is coming quickly.  why not look ahead and get your teacher thank you cards made early!  Check out this darling idea! 

Who needs Milk when you can use your Dotty paper

Close to my heart offers these fun fun milk carton gift bags.  How fun to decorate one with our DOTTy FOR YOU paper.  Of course you can also cut out darling flowers using our cartridge and make a matching card too.  Oh the fun you will have with your Dotty

I am DOTTy in LOVE

Pamela O'Coner shared this fun card using .... yep you guessed it!!!  DoTty for YOU and our cricut cartridge.  Darling!!!

Dotty LAyOuT

How about using your DOTTy paper for a darling layout.  This idea was also shared with me on Pinterest.  Everyone is having so much DOTTY FuN

So many butterflies

This is another card created by a sister ctmh consultant!  it features butterflies cut from our Cricut cartridge, along with our DOTTY FOR you paper packet.  Schedule a workshop of your own and earn a paper packet FREE

Dotty and the April Stamp of the Month

This darling card was shared on Pinterest!  It is created with the new DOTTY FOR YOU paper packet and the April Stamp of the month.  How cool is this!!  You just MUST get some of this paper!!

DoTtY for You!!

Check out the fun!!  To celebrate National Scrapbooking Month (May) Close to my heart has designed an adorable pack of paper that you can purchaseat a fabulous reduced price!!  Starting tomorrow, you can purchase this ENTIRE packet of paper for only $5 with a qualifying purchase!  You will want to get multiple packs.  it is just adorable.  Watch the blog this week for some fun ideas using the paper pack in the special kit. 

all in the numbers

Our fantastic cricut cartridge will cut out these fun number shapes all in one cut.  isnt this a fun birthday bag.  It is all so easy using the cricut cartridge.  Thanks to the creative person who designed this fabulous gift bag.  Close to my Heart is filled with talented women!!

What do you do with Bakers Twine???

ANYTHING YOU wAnT to!!!  look what this consultant did using bakers twine.  using some stitching and a brad for the center.... darling flowers for a layout!  We carry lots of colors.  Check it out HERE

Chocolate Gift bags

Well ok.... you could put anything inside these, but wouldnt it be fun to get (or give one) filled with chocolate!!  Thanks for sharing this fun idea with us!!  these are made from our fabulous new FOOTLOOSE paper packet!!  Get yours today!!

MEET STELLA....

Ok I think this has become one of my favorite paper packs this idea book!!!  I love the colors and the fun prints.  Check out just a FEW of the fun things you and Stella could do together.....

Easter fun with Art Philosophy

Look what some fabulous consultants have come up with using our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  Just simple shapes..... turned into Easter friends.  Cut these out as shown and glue them to the frone of our little basket (from the cartridge) and you have a darling little easter decoration to fill with your favorite treat!!  Thanks Christine for such fun ideas....

You are TOTALLY AMAZING

Taralyn shared her talent with this fun AMAZING card.  Again, all shapes have been cut out with the cricut cartridge and the card has been stamped with this fun Stamp of the Month set.  she has embellished it with the fun bakers twine. 

Totally Amazing Card

Tina shared this fun  "Truly Amazing"  card.  She too has cut the shapes out with the cricut cartridge, and popped them off the card using foam tape.  HOW CUTE.  A couple of small brads embellish the bottom corner.  Thanks Tina for this AMAZING card...

A FUN card for any FUN occassion!

Camy made this fun card.  using shapes from the Art Philosophy Cartridge, a fun crem brulee paper flower, and the stamp of the month stamps..... you too can create this card for any occassion that is FUN

INCREDIBLY COOL

Louise created this fun INCREDIBLY COOL card.  Do you have someone you could send this too.  Who in YOUR life is INCREDIBLE COOL.    All shapes were cut out of the cricut cartridge.  It is INCREDIBLY COOL!!!

a COOL card....

Our team does a card swap each month.  I made this one to add to the swap.  I too used the same stamp set "You are....." and the crusin paper pack.  Using our FaNtAsTic Art Philosophy cartridge, I cut out the stars, and the circle.  Easy easy easy  Everyone can use a 'cool' card from time to time.....

AMAZING.....

Sarah made this cute card using the Crusin' paper pack and the April Stamp of the month!!  The shapes have been cut out using the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge  (if You dont have this yet, you really need to get it!! !!)  Order yours HERE

You are an Original

Wouldnt this make a fantastic card for all the Graduates in your life this year?  You are an Original!!  Wish them the best with this fun card using the Crusin' paper pack and the april stamp of the month.    This card was also made by one of my team members.

You are AMAZING.....

This card is created by one of my team members, Bridget.  She has used the Crusin' paper packet along with cranberry ink.  The little ribbon of the tag and the tag itself  is stamped with the background stamps in the set.  Of course, the shapes have ALL been cut out with the cricut using the Art philosophy cricut cartridge.  Three little self stick sparkles finished off the card giving it just enough bling.  Get your products to complete this card by SHOPPiNg here

FaBuLoUs Stamp of the Month ideas

Check out these FaBuLoUs cards made with this months Stamp of the Month "You Are...."  Watch the daily post this next week for an upclose look at each card.

Fun summer gift idea!!

Need a fun summer gift idea?  Maybe for a graduate? or a school teacher?  Here is a fun idea!  Pick up a drink carrier at your local gas station and doll it up.  Fill it with pop, lotion, sunscreen products or anything that suits your fancy!!

Reminder!!! NEWSLETTER coming

Just a reminder.... a NEW format NEWSLETTER will be coming out to all who would like to see what is coming up with CTMH.  Specials, workshops, new products, techniques..... lots of good info.  Email me today with your email address so I get you added on!!
scrapwithchrishill@gmail.com

Oh what do you do with your SCRAPS

Here is a fun SCRAPPY idea!!!  Make a card with strips of your scraps.  Could also work as a border or title block for a scrapbook page!!  oooooo the fun we can have!!

More fun with RIBBON

One of our new embellishments in the new Idea book is our new stampable, ready to color ribbon.  You can cusomize it ANY way you want!   

Get a Spool today!

It is a great embellishment for ANY project!!

Best wishes of any kind

This is a fun card shared by CTMH.  Using our Art philosophy cricut cartridge, the card AND all the shapes can be cut out in a snap.  This uses our Roxie paper packet!  How fun!!

A little hawaiian RIBBON FUN

I came across this photo today and just had to post it!!  While on the cruise, they held a class each day on different ways to make Hawaiian Lai's.  Today was ribbon Lai's  Using two pieces of ribbon, both 4 feet long, we wove this into a fun Hawaiian lai.  The next day they taught a class using 4 ribbons.  How fun.  You can imagine how many CTMH consultants sat in on this class.  It involved ribbon..... we were there!!!  Even some husbands joined in the fun!!

Notice the stitching lines....

Ok, I couldnt resist posting another layout today!  This fun layout has some unique techniques.  Notice the bottom two photo squares on righ page both righ and left side.... it is the same photo.  I just dropped the SAME photo into all 4 photo wells.  Enlarged them to 300% and then put them together like a puzzle.  The original photo is the bottom center.  Notice the stitching lines around all 4 of the photos!  this is a new embellishment option that is easily just dropped in and adjusted to size. 

It is just so much fun.....

Here is another fun layout.  These kids also live out of state.  They send me photos from time to time digitally and it takes just minutes to put them onto lovely layouts using Studio J.  I still love traditional scrapbooking, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE studio J

Another fun Layout

Did you know with Studio J you can CHANGE THE PAPER and change the color even though it is all done digital?  Yep, this layout was made using our Crusin' pack of paper.  I switched the roadmap paper to cranberry cardstock and it changed the whole look and feel.  I was able to put our grandaughters Show choir photos on and change it up how I wanted to.  I would love to help you with your layouts.  contact me if you have any questions.  scrapwithchrishill@gmail.com

Faster, Simpler, Easier, DARLING!!!

I LOVE scrapbooking my grandkids with our Studio J online scrapbooking!  It is so fast and easy.  My daughter sent me these photos the other night (we dont live in the same state) and within minutes I created this layout with Studio J.  It is ordered and on its way to me!  Such a fun addition to our Grandkids album!!  Isnt she a doll!!!

What to do with all this.......

Have you ever finished a scrapbook and still have lots of odds and ends that you really want to save, but they just dont work on a layout?  Why not try making a pocket page for your last page of any album.  Put all the fun cards, tags, tickets, etc in that pocket.  Easy to look and and reminise time and time again, all in one tidy place. 

Make your own Pattern!!

Have you ever tried making a new and different pattern from a piece of patterned paper!  Try this technique that Close to My Heart shared.  Stamp with one of our see through My Acrylix stamps onto your favorite patterned paper (this paper is from our Elemental paper pack) Get it here
The possibilities are ENDLESS of course

Vacation in PaRaDiSe!!!

Our FABuLOUS 10 day vacation aboard the cruise ship Pride of America included MANY other consultants.!   There were 5 gals from my team on the trip.  (above) Amy, Tina, Me and louise.  (margi pictured below)  We earned the trip with Close to my Heart, doing what we love!!!!  Scrapbooking and sharing that passion with all of you! 

 At our Close to my Heart Opening reception on the ship, they welcomed us with another lei.  This one was fresh orchids.  I think I could learn to LOVE wearing these everyday.  They recognized those who were there on their first cruise, and those who had cruised the most with Close to my Heart.  My downline Margi and I shared that honor having earned 12 trips with Close to my Heart.  So many fun memories on those 12 fabulous trips. This was our 2nd trip to Hawaii.  We have been on several to the different parts of the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Europe, New Zealand, Alaska and more.....  It is so awesome that EVERY consultant has the opportunity to earn these trips. 
Below is a picture of all the consultants who were on this cruise from Close to my Heart.  Add family to this picture and you have a good portion of the ship being Close to my Heart friends.

There are SOOOO many perks to being a consultant with Close to my Heart!  The cruise is just one of them.  They pampered us each night with a gift, which was left on our beds.  So much fun. 

March is a fantastic month to join my team! and join Close to my Heart.  You can get the consultant kit AND an extra $100 in product for only $99

I would love to talk to you about it!!

scrapwithchrishill@gmail.com

NEWSLETTER COMING.....

A NEW format Customer newsletter will be coming on April 1st!!  Email me with your email address so I will be sure to have you on the list!!  It will be something you wont want to miss!!

Email me today..... scrapwithchrishill@gmail.com

Thanks CTMH

Thank you Close to my heart for a Fabulous Hawaiian vacation with my sweatheart!  Each year all consultants are given the opportunity to earn an all expense paid trip to an exotic destination.  This year it was a Hawaiian cruse!  We flew to Honolulu and stayed a night in a fabulous hotel right off Wikiki beach.  The following day, we set sail on the cruise liner PRIDE OF AMERICA   This is a veiw from our balcony suite as we are pulling out of Honolulu!  Although it rained EVERYDAY we were on the cruise, it was still fabulous

 

We attended an authentic Luau complete with the roasted pig in the pit (I will spare you the photos taken of that..... interesting but not real appealing)  The food was fabulous, the company was excellent, the entertainment was fantastic.  There were about 50 consultants and their guests and families at the luau with us!   It was an all you could eat buffet but believe me, one time through was more than all you could eat!  We were greated at the gate with these fun lai's and treated like royalty.   

Hawaii is known for their SHAVE ICE!  We had NO idea they came so large.  This was a medium size.  They form it into a hard packed ball.  Ice cream goes into the middle if you choose!  LOTS of shave ice!  It goes into this cute little cup then you choose your flavors.  They top it with a sweet and condensed milk mixture.  Who knew ice could tast so good!

Stay tuned for MORE of our fun trip.  Watch for another post tomorrow. 

Whats in it ????

I have had many contact me and ask me..... what is in it?  I wanted to share the fantastic products you get when you become a consultant for only $99.  Above you will see all the fun things you receive when you sign up to be a consultant..... AND remember this month (march) you also get the Art Philosophy Cricut bundle FREE just for signing up to be part of our team.  Dont wait another minute.  Click here www.closetomyheart.com/chris and click Your Opportunity.  Sign up in just seconds and have the most fantastic kit of products on its way to you.  It is the start of a fabulous journey.  I am in my 21st year of being a consultant for Close to my Heart.  SO many opportunities.....and rewards.  Join today!!  Tell your friends.  It is so much fun to start this adventure together with a friend.

my team in hawaii

Three of my team members of my team joined me last week for 10 fabulous days in paradise.  We all earned the Hawaiian cruise, all expense paid, trip from Close to my Heart.  This is more than just a 'job' this is a new adventure everyday.  Join my team this month and earn your FIRST BIG PERK.... a FREE cricut cartridge, just for signing up!  Read  below to find out more about the $400 in product you receive for only $99.  Dont wait.... start your adventure TODAY!!! 
www.closetomyheart.com/chris  click on Your opportunity!!!

$400 in product for only $99

When was the last time you were offered $400 in product for only $99 AND a chance to start your own busness and make even more money for even MORE FREE PRODUCT!!   Well.... NOW is your chance!  During the month of March you can sign up to be a consultant for Close to my Heart and receive the Consultant Kit (approx $300 in retail product)  for only $99  AND as a FaBuLoUs bonus..... during march when you sign up you receive our Art Philosophy Cricut bundle FREE as well.  That is over $400 in product for only $99

Dont wait.  Email me TODAY!!!!   scrapwithchrishill@gmail.com

The Philosophy of FUN

I have been telling you how much FUN the new Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge is!  It is beyond any other cartridge out there..... AND I keep telling you how much I LOVE my job!!! (whats not to love..... I have a Hawaiian cruise coming up, compliments of Close to my Heart!!!)

Well, the two things I love just combined for a fabulous offer for YOU!!

You can join me, and Close to my Heart, during the month of March...... receive approx $300 in product in your new kit for only $99 AND get the Art Philosophy Cricut bundle FREEEEEEE

That is over $400 in product for only $99

Email me for all the fun details.  Join my team today!!!  We have some fun things coming up that you just wont want to miss!!!  Email me today!!