New Heights Abound

Great ideas using a combination of our CTMH Cricut® Collections!



Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',
Jenny-May

DIY: Easy 3-D Effects

Great ways to make flat shapes 3-D! Make wonderful ornaments or banners!



Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',
Jenny-May

Discover the Art of Business

Begin your business with fantastic savings!

Join Close To My Heart as an Independent Consultant April 1–30, 2014, and receive your favorite "art-full" Close To My Heart Cricut^® collection FREE! Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and comes packed with nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies to help you succeed. Plus, when you qualify for the Straight To The Top program, you will be refunded the price of your New Consultant Kit. Select your FREE Cricut^® collection—retail priced at $99—when you order your New Consultant Kit and watch your new business soar!

Dates: Offer valid April 1–30, 2014.

Let me know if you have any questions and I'd be happy to help! Check out my website for more details! http://abchearts.ctmh.com/ctmh/what-we-do/be-a-consultant.aspx

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May

Artbooking Made Easy: Cross-Cartridge Collaboration (S01E11)

Great ideas for using your Cricut Collections together! Check them out!



Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',
Jenny-May

Exciting news - Studio J savings...FREE Cricut Collection!!!

Just wanted to let you all know that there are only a couple of weeks left for the Studio J promotion and the exciting news that is coming for New Consultants in April. So sorry I haven't been in touch in a while. Hoping to be more consistent this year. Please let me know if any of you are getting my monthly CTMH newsletters and if not, if you'd like me to add you to the list.

Studio Savings

March 2014 Constant Campaign

During the month of March, order your Studio J™ layouts—including ones using our new Photo Express Collection—for only $5 each! Quickly create gorgeous, personalized studio layouts using our wide selection of papers, collections, patterns, and embellishments. And don’t forget to check out the templates in our new Photo Express Collection, which allow you to design layouts entirely comprised of photos in minutes. You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories™.

*Offer valid March 1–31, 2014. Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold from 4 to 50 two-page layouts. For additional information about shipping and handling, please visit StudioJ.com > Products and Pricing > Shipping Options.

Dates: Offer valid March 1–31, 2014.

Go to Studio J™ now!

Discover the Art of Business

Begin your business with fantastic savings!

Join Close To My Heart as an Independent Consultant April 1–30, 2014, and receive your favorite "art-full" Close To My Heart Cricut^® collection FREE! Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and comes packed with nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies to help you succeed. (Over a $400 value in April!) Plus, when you qualify for the Straight To The Top program, you will be refunded the price of your New Consultant Kit. Select your FREE Cricut^® collection—retail priced at $99—when you order your New Consultant Kit and watch your new business soar!

Dates: Offer valid April 1–30, 2014.

Good news for those of you who have been a consultant before!!!

Can former Consultants re-sign up and be eligible to receive the free collection? Yes. If a person is eligible to sign up as a Close To My Heart Consultant during the month of April, they are eligible to receive a free collection when they sign up.

Please let me know if you have any questions or I can assist you in any way with either of these. Remember, to get the FREE Cricut collection, you have to wait until 1 April!

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May

Create with Cricut® Collections

New Video from CTMH...

This video was posted by CTMH on 21 Feb as the newest Art Attack video with new tips and tricks for getting more out of your  Cricut^® Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges. Enjoy!

Cricut® Foldables

Learn how to create foldable Cricut^®-cut pieces that you can add to a scrapbook page, card, or home décor item for extra dimension!
From yo-yos to bows, embellishments cut with the Cricut^® Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges add something special to your artwork.

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',
Jenny-May

Become a Part of my ABCHearts Team...

What Would You Create With All of This?

As if that weren't enough...

until the end of this month, you get this, too!

When you join Close To My Heart this month for $99, you will also receive the Cricut Art Philosophy collection free!  I would love to have you join my ABCHearts team!  This special ends on Saturday, March 31st, so I wanted to be able to tell you about it one more time.  If you would like more information, please feel free to contact me at (210)705-2304 or ABCHearts@gmail.com.  You can also click on the link at the top right of my blog that says "Join My ABCHearts Team."  So instead of talking any more, I'm just going to show you a couple of things I've made with the Art Philosophy collection and some designed by our corporate staff from the consultant kit and with the Art Philosophy collection.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks to my friend, Brenda Rose (RoseBlossomLegacies) for the great idea!!!

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May

Open House Project

Here is a photo of the cute little project from the Open House this morning! It was made with the Cricut Art Philosopy Cartridge - everything was cut that way - and the February Stamp of the Month, Thoughtful Tidings. Hope you enjoyed it! I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May

Typeset Workshop... 6PM Wed 16 Nov

Good evening, everyone! I wanted to let you know about my next workshop that I'll be doing on the 16th at 6PM here at the house. It is the Typeset Workshop on the Go on Pg. 19 in the Fall/Winter 2011 Idea Book.

 

We will be using the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection with this workshop, so if you have been wanting to see it, but haven't yet, this is the PERFECT time for you to join us! I need to know by Tues, 8 Nov if you are interested in attending so I can be sure to have enough workshop kits on hand and will also need to receive payment with your RSVP. You can call me at (210)705-2304 or email me at ABCHearts@gmail.com to RSVP.

There will be several great techniques that we will use with this workshop, as well, so I hope you can come out and play with us on the 16th! We're sure to have lots of fun!

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May

Hi there, everyone!

So, I had lunch today with a dear friend who made me do some thinking! (Thanks so much for the inspiration I needed Isabel!!!) It has caused me to re-think how I'm interacting with all of you on my blog. So, I'm really going to make a better effort to start doing daily posts, or at least every other day with small tid-bits and start sharing more artwork. I've been sitting at the table creating all afternoon since I left her and am going to jump right in! Some of the artwork I'll be sharing this month is also from the Close To My Heart Regional Celebration that I just attended at the end of Oct. and I just needed to do some finishing touches on it. So, this first card that I'm going to post is one of those...I hope you like it! (Note - the colors aren't exact in the first pic, I guess due to lighting...not sure what was wrong. The second photo is fine. Sorry! You can see the papers in the links with the list of supplies!)

Items Used to Create this  5 1/4" x 4 1/4" Card:

Wishes Card Confidence Program - Item # 9033 (Gallery, Pg 119 - rotated 90 deg.)

Love Life My Acrylix Stamp Set - Item # D1482

Joyful Jar My Acrylix Stamp Set - Item # B1393

Dreamin' Level 2 Paper Packet - Item # X7142B

Glitz Glitter Gel - Bronze - Item # Z1483

Mini-Medley - Pewter - Item # Z1487

Milepost Shapes - Item # Z1464

3-D Foam Tape - Item # Z1151

Cricut Art Philosophy (AP) Collection - Item # Z1686

Preparation:

1. Cut leaf, tag, and frames from AP cartridge.

2. Cut 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card,  3 1/2" x 4" piece B&T and 2" x 4" Chocolate CS.

3. Apply Glitz Glitter to leaf and Milepost Circle and set aside to dry.

4. Fold orange B&T in half to form 5 1/2" x 4 1/4 " card base with fold on left edge.

5. Attach two Bigger Brads to top right corner of brown B&T paper and attach brown B&T to card front 3/8" from top and left edges.

6. Attach Chocolate CS to card front 5/8" from left edge and flush with top.

7. Stamp the following with Chocolate ink:

~ "Sending you" sentiment on card front immediately below brown B&T

~"happiness" sentiment on large ticket shape, using masking technique

8. Attach brad and small ribbon slide to Milepost circle.

9. Using 3-D foam tape between layers, attach Bamboo and Goldrush frames.

10. Attach Milepost circle to bottom left corner of frames.

Putting the card together:

1. Using 3-D foam tape, attach layered frame to card front 1" from top and left edges.

2. Attach "happiness" ticket centered on inside of card base.

3. Attach glitter leaf to center of frame with 3-D foam tape.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to order any of these items to make your own cards! The great thing is that all of these items can then be used for LOTS of other projects, especially the AWESOME AP cartridge!!!

Happy Scrappin' and Stampin',

Jenny-May