Day 1 Introducing...Sarita

This week I'll be introducing you to our 5 other new paper packs (in addition to Laughing Lola - which I previewed previously - click here if you missed it). All the artwork featured this week is from fellow CTMH consultants. I really enjoyed participating in this swap & I hope you enjoy seeing their fabulous creations. Today, I'd like you to meet Sarita.

Sarita Cards by Stina Swansen

Sarita Layout by Stina Swansen

You can order this paper directly from my website. Leave a comment & let me know which is your favorite!

Sarita Paper Packet

Challenge: Color Dare #55

Happy Sunday! I found a new challenge site called Color My Heart this morning while searching for inspiration on Pinterest. And since I recently completed a swap using this week's colors, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to submit my first entry to this group. I used Lagoon card stock to finish off this card since I didn't have the Laughing Lola blue yet - hope that meets the criteria for the challenge?!

Card made with Laughing Lola

If you're getting tired of Laughing Lola, stay tuned! Each day this week (Mon - Fri) I'll be posting the swap items I received using the other five papers featured in the new Idea Book.

My Eye Candy

I belong to a facebook group called Eye Candy. It's a group of incredibly talented consultants all over the country, who I regularly get my inspiration from. During the CTMH convention last month, I got a little caught up in the excitement (even though I couldn't be there) & signed up for my first swap with this group. We had ONE month to create seven sets of 2-pg layouts plus 2 different cards & an altered item. I picked the Laughing Lola papers, since I can't resist the purple tones & paisley designs. I nervously packed up my creations last Wed & mailed them to Texas where the organizer will swap my artwork with 6 others & send me back a package of goodies. I can't wait to see what everyone else created! In the meantime, here's what I made. What do you think of this new paper packet? It's featured in the new Idea Book - and available for purchase TODAY on my website!

Contact me if you'd like your very own copy of the fall/winter Idea Book.

Laughing Lola Layout

Tags for Eye Candy Swap

Laughing Lola Hello card,
Miss You/Cityscape card & tag 

Laughing Lola - Sneak peek

Just a few days to go & my customers (that's YOU) will get to see the new Autumn/Winter catalog! Here's a little peek at one of my favorite new paper packets, called Laughing Lola. More artwork to be shared later in the week, so please come back on Thursday.

Laughing Lola

Christmas in July

This time of year is full of excitement for Close To My Heart consultants...it's almost better than Christmas! Hundreds of consultants spent last week in Orlando at our annual convention (sadly, I wasn't one of them) & got to preview tons of new product & artwork. The new Fall/Winter catalog was also released last week & even those of us who didn't attend already have them in our hot little hands. Thanks to my generous upline, Michele Rowley, I'm going to preview of some of the great new products tomorrow night - woot!!

Autumn/Winter Catalog - available August 1.

My wish list is already l - o - n - g... and I can't wait to share some new products with you next month. But until then, here's a sneak peek of the cover! And I'll be "teasing" you throughout the month of July as I get new product to play with - so stay tuned ;)

Your chance to help the Oklahoma tornado victims

Close To My Heart is an awesome company to be affiliated with. Whenever there's a tragedy, they are quick to respond & lend a hand. If you're a stamper & want to help, order this stamp for $2.95 before the end of June. One hundred percent of profits from sales of this stamp set from May 23 to June 30 will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid tornado victims in Oklahoma. You can place your order on my website by clicking on the "Join" button. 

Item #M1029

The scrapbook & crafting community has always been very generous. Thank you for your support!

Dream Pop Hop

Welcome, to those coming from Crafty Lalia! My team decided we couldn't get enough of this paper packet, so we did a team swap using Dream Pop & we're sharing our creations with you. Enjoy this sweet treat! And then hop over to my friend Cindy's website.

I got my inspiration for this card swap from Gina Brandstetter.

This month's special is making my mouth water! These juicy, vibrant colors (outside our normal color palette) are super fun to create with. I can't tell you how much I {heart} the textured card stock; one side is matte finish & the other has glossy, embossed designs. You get 2 of each patterned & plain (although there's nothing "plain" about this) paper.

Get the exclusive paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35!

Here are the details - you can order on my website starting today:

In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May (valued at $19.95 retail)! This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets as well as 12 B&T Duos® papers that were specifically designed for this promotion only—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else! Start National Scrapbooking Month off right with a unique paper packet at a bargain price and get your creative juices flowing! Also, consider hosting this month: Hostesses receive one paper packet free with qualifying May Gathering sales totals of $400 or more.

*Shipping/handling and tax apply. Not available for purchase at full retail. Offer valid May 1–31, 2013, while supplies last. Qualifying purchases must be current, retail-priced product.

And, I made an extra card, so if you leave me a comment here - I'll pick a random winner
next Sunday to send a card to :)