The New Art and Soul Episode is up!

Your photographs and memories are going to love the pretty spring colors and cheerful Caboodle paper packet featured in this episode. You'll learn how to make chalk pop from your artwork, create wonderful layouts and card using only cardstock, and discover Jeanette's take on classic and Studio J™ scrapbooking. Join us for an Art & Soul® Fling with Spring!

Click on the Art and Soul logo at right to view the video!

Another card - Matryoshka

Everything is Close To My Heart (except the stamp set and the border punch). When I saw this stamp set, I just had to have it. My mother-in-law's birthday was coming up and she's of Ukrainian descent so it just had to be bought! LOL

I stamped the image and colored it in with our markers (cranberry and garden green)and used our blending pen to blend the colors out a bit and soften them. Used the blending pen, too, to add the shading on the dolls and the shadows under the dolls. The ribbon is our grosgrain cranberry ribbon as well.

Can't remember which paper pack I used, though! LOL Gotta start writing this stuff down - my memory is fabulous but VERY short!

Lifted the card design from Andrea Walford. (That girl's got some talent!) Tweaked it to make it my own, though.

MIL loved the card, BTW. :-)

Artwork

Okay, these are NOT the artwork I promised but it's something until I finish installing all of the programs in my new computer that I had in my old computer. I have a couple of layouts that I had scanned but I have not stitched them together yet and have not installed the program I use to do that yet. Never seems to be enough hours in a day.

These are the cards I made for Xmas. I forgot to take pictures or scan the original cards so these are scans of three rejects but will give you an idea of what the 'good' ones look like.

In the first card, my stamp block left a line of chocolate ink on the left side of the card so didn't want to send it out. :-)

The second card, I grabbed the wrong color of ink to ink over the embossed reindeer so didn't want to send that one out either.

The last one, after embossing the swirling flakes, I blew on the embossing to cool it and it splattered. Again, no way was it getting sent out. LOL

All the cards were lifted from other talented people on the web - forgot to write down who they are but have them bookmarked somewhere so will update when I find them again. Bad Lisa!

Everything, except the lattice punch is from Close To My Heart!

Have a great night ... best get to bed as 6am comes early!

Art and Soul - New Episode with techniques PLUS cardstock promotion update!

The new Art and Soul Episode is up and ready for viewing. Some super cute projects and a tutorial for emboss resist. Check it out by clicking on the Art and Soul button to the right.

Also, the Winter Cozy textured cardstock pack is sold out now. All other textured cardstock combo packs are available still and as I mentioned before, the Basic Collection is down to around 50% now. The rest are still around 80% in stock but don't wait too long because you just never know.

BOGO Cardstock sale!

Okay guys and gals!

The cardstock sale is going well ... too well! LOL Don't forget that it is a "while supplies last". I did just a quick check and the Basic cardstock pack is 50% gone already and we're not even halfway through February yet. Do not delay if you want to get it on this super deal! Where else can you get cardstock for 30 cents a sheet?

I am putting in an order early next week so if you want in on this promotion, get your order to me ASAP! :-)

I am still around ....

I do have artwork to post but recently bought a new computer and all of my images are on my old computer harddrive and have not transferred them over yet. I don't have the proper cable so my mission tomorrow is to find and purchase the cable I need to do it and cross my fingers. Have never transferred data from one CPU to another before so should be interesting. LOL

Wish me luck!

New Art and Soul Episode!

The new Art and Soul Episode is up on CTMH TV. You gotta check this one out!

You’ll adore all the sweet ideas featured in this special Valentine’s Day episode! Whether you create hand-crafted lollipop covers or personalized Valentines, the important people in your life will love knowing how much you cherish them. Plus, learn a variety of ways to use Dimensional Elements! All this and more on this episode of Art & Soul®.

2010 Layout Challenge

I don't know what I've got myself into but a fellow CTMH Consultant has issued a challenge to the rest of us Consultants to do between 120-150 layouts in 2010! Why oh why do I do this to myself!!!! She recommended 120-150 but I opted in for 100 - about 2 a week - which to me is (maybe) do-able.

We will all be posting the layouts on our blogs with the label of "2010 Layout Challenge" so we can keep track of one another.

Stay tuned - it should be fun!

If you want to play along, let me know ... I'll try and think up something fun to do while we are in the process and maybe a little something-something for someone at the end of it all! Comment if you're interested or have any questions.

To see all the CTMH Consultants playing along see the right side panel for links.

(ETA: I think I will cave to peer pressure. The lowest anyone else is committing to is 120 so will change my amount to that .... keep your fingers crossed!)

Meet Felicity ...

I have been so crazy busy with work and TRYING to get all of my Xmas cards made and mailed out (plus all the other fun stuff that goes with the holiday season - like shopping ...lol) that I haven't had time to play with this yet but I have FOUR glorious days off next week to play to my heart's content and that's exactly what I am planning on doing. I love the die cut papers and the colors are really growing on me .... they got me thinking outside my comfort zone of colors and I am just loving the combinations Close To My Heart have come up with on this one.

I can't believe I am going to say this but, yes, I am liking the orange in combination with the other colors! Gasp! (Orange and yellow are my least fave colors to use when scrapping - I usually find them so hard to use) I am actually looking forward to working with this kit now! Yep, I am going to live on the edge! :-)

Starting tomorrow (15 December 2009) and until 31 January 2010 you can get this beautiful kit in your home in several ways ... and I do mean beautiful. The more I look at it, the more I love it and am contemplating getting a second kit! :-)

The kit features decorative die cut papers, three stunning color schemes and a D size stamp set that includes flowers, flourishes, argyle patterns, birds and an entire alphabet!

To get your hands on Felicity:

1. Purchase a minimum of $70 or more in full retail priced stamp sets (A, B, C, D, or E sized only) and you can get the Felicity kit for FREE

2. Place an order of $145 or more in full retail priced Close To My Heart products and get the Felicity kit for FREE.

3. Be the Hostess of a Home Gathering and get the package FREE with a Gathering sales total of $470 or more.

4. Join the Close To My Heart family as a new Consultant in January 2010 and you get the Felicity kit for FREE with your New Consultant Kit!

You can also purchase the kit without doing any of the above at the full retail price of $40.95

If you'd like to see more of this kit, check out the flyer for it HERE.

Holiday Heyday!

Close To My Heart is having a Christmas sale on their Clearance Items! Everything is 50% - 80% off on the clearance items. See the flyer for this promotion here.

Who: Just for you!

What: There is everything from paper packs, to accessories, to stamp sets and more. Something for everyone. There is even a Mystery Box for $37.50 CAN that contains over $125 in products for you if you like surprises!

Where: On my website! (Click on 'Shop Online' then on the Holiday Heyday link on the left hand side) Not sure if pictures will be included or not, so if they're not, click here to see what everything looks like. The prices listed are in US dollars at this site so the Canadian prices will be slightly higher)

When: Starting December 2nd, 2009 at 9am to December 17th, 2009 at 11:59pm

Why: Because CTMH and it's clients are the best! PLUS, it's a remarkable opportunity to stock up on some great products at fabulous prices. It's also a great way to get all the scrapbookers and cardmakers on your holiday gift list wonderful presents they'll love at super prices.

Other stuff you need to know:

- Sale has quantities restrictions to FIVE per item.
- Items are available while supplies last so shop early!
- Sorry, regular items and clearance items may not be mixed in the shopping cart. If you want to order regular items as well as clearance items, you will need to make two seperate orders.
- Orders over $150 will receive a flat rate shipping of $10. Orders $149.99 and less will be charged shipping based on the actual weight.
- Taxes are charged on the actual amount you pay, not on the original retail value. Another bonus!
- All products are sold "As is". A few of the products for sale may not include all of the items sold with the product originally and the item has been discounted accordingly.

Don't forget! Shop early and have fun!