Free To Be Me Workshop

The special this month is spend $50 and get the Free To Be Me paper pack for $5!  I always LOVE the May specials!  You're not going to want to miss this one!

Buy your paper pack from me and you will get a workshop FREE using the paper pack.  We will make 3 complete 2-page layouts and 3 cards.  Here are the layouts:

If you have a paper pack you ordered from someone else you can still come- it will only cost $10!  This uses up the whole paper pack so keep that in mind.

Easter Fun!

Come celebrate Easter by making this adorable layout and treat basket with me!  This layout uses the Artbooking, Artiste, and Art Philosophy cartriges to help show off your Egg-tra special family!

When: Pick either Friday April 11th 6:30pm (RSVP by the 7th) or Thursday April 24th 6:30PM (RSVP by the 20th)

Cost: $8 for a 2-page layout and treat basket OR FREE when you order $25 in product

Don't miss out! 

Ariana Scrapbooking

I just love this gorgeous paper!  I am in a family with all boys and even though I might not be able to use it with most of my pictures of them digging in the dirt or wrestling on the floor, I do manage to get some floral action in there somewhere.  And I couldn't pass up the paper :)

For one of our March workshops we are going to use this paper, along with the pink glitter paper, to make a 2-page layout and card.  You'll love the look!  The cost is $8 or FREE if you order $25 in product.  It will be held Tuesday March 18th at either 10am or 6:30pm (you pick!).  Please RSVP by March 8th.

Family Joy Layout

Thanksgiving is coming upon us.  I don't know about you, but I spend so much time preparing food that I forget to take pictures!  But this year, oh yes this year, I will make sure and take some great pictures.  Why?  Because I already have my layout ready.  The hard part is done! 

You too can be prepared! This ain't your freezer crust- this is the real deal ;)

Come make this at my workshop, Friday November 8th 6:30 pm.  The cost is $8 for this bad boy.  Add-on: Huntington My-Stickase $5.50.

RSVP by November 4th!

Halloween Fun With Laughing Lola!

Are you a fan of the Laughing Lola paper pack?  I am a fan of anything paper- related, but this paper pack I wasn't sure what to do with being I have 3 boys and am the only female in the fam.  But I love a challenge and I love paper so I was all set when figuring out what to do with Laughing Lola.  Well, it turns out the girlish paper pack can be a bit goulish, hahaha.

Supplies Used:
Artbooking cartridge
Laughing Lola paper pack
Laughing Lola embellishments
black shimmer trim
Pear cardstock
Slate cardstock

This will be a workshop in October so sign up and start the Halloween season!

School Layout Workshop

School is here!  Did you get those first day of school pictures?  Don't leave them on your computer!  

This School Layout was made with the new Artbooking Cricut cartridge.  It is a phenomenal cartridge!  Come make this layout and check out just how easy it is to make scrapbook pages!  The workshop will be Friday September 13th 6:30pm.  The cost is $8 for a 2 page layout.  

Or combine this with the Pro-Player Cards workshop for a deal!  Do both workshops (same time and date) for only $15 total!  Both feature the Pro-Player paper.

RSVP by September 4th

 

 

Autumn Layout Workshop

Come to my house Saturday September 28th 10am to make this gorgeous layout! We'll learn a new technique to make these beautiful fall flowers that will make your artwork pop!  

Cost: $10 for a 2-page layout.  If you'd like to purchase the Huntington My-Stickease to use for the sayings and the Rosewood mini-medley for extra bling these will coordinate perfectly with the layout.  

If you would like you can combine this workshop with the Spin Cards workshop (5 cards for $15) for a discount!  $22 for both of these- offered the same day.

Please rsvp by Sept. 15th!

More Convention Fun!

Here are the other projects from the convention I went to that I finished later:

Open House!

 

The new catalogs are in!!  There are some great new items in the catalog!  We now have make your own jewlery, more glitter paper and trim, Crush books, frame decor, new paper packs, and a new Cricut cartridge perfect for scrapbooking, plus more! 

To celebrate all this new goodness I'll be having an open house Tuesday, July 30th at 6:30-9pm.  Come make a FREE project, scope the new catalog, see some of the new product first hand and see the fun projects I made at convention using the new product! 

 

FREE project!

Plus, I will have a special thank you gift for everyone who attends!  I'll have my clearance supplies you can buy (with added new items)- anyone who brings someone new will get 20% off their total clearance purchase (for both of you!). 

Every order of $40 will get you in a drawing to earn $25 in select product of your choosing PLUS every order will get you in a drawing to win FREE NEW PRODUCT!!!

 

The special for the month is spend $50 in new catalog product you get the D-sized stamp of month FREE!  That is a $17.95 value!  It is chocolate themed and an oh-so-sweet deal!

 

Even if you can't make it that night you can still participate in the drawings by contacting me for your order, or by ordering online (after Aug 1 online: melissamay.ctmh.com).  If you can't make it and want to browse my clearance items let me know and you can stop by another time. 

There are some great new hostess rewards items- and if you sign up to host a party I will give you 2 special gifts. Let me know if you are interested in taking advantage of this!

Don't miss out! 

All About Boys Workshop

Sometimes it seems papercrafts are pretty girly.  Flowers, sparkles, lace all scream girls.  I have a family of 3 boys so even though I love girly things they don't always work for my scrapbooking!  I love the new paper pack "Later Sk8ter" from Close to My Heart!  It screams "boyishness" and works perfectly for all those pictures I take of my men-in-training.

So, to celebrate all that testosterone that influences your life here is a workshop:

"Trucks" Layout

"Dad" Layout

For this workshop you have your options: there are 2 different 2-page layouts to pick from and a set of 4 cards.  Or do it all!  Your choice.  Each is $8 and if you do all 3 together you get a discount- $22.

So mark your calendar for Saturday, May 18th 9am-2pm and send me an RSVP by May 10th and we will get working on some masculine projects :)

And as always, if you'd rather come and bring your own project to work on you can!

My Favorite Things

I really, really enjoy papercrafting.  Like, maybe a little too much (can that even be possible?).  I love looking at photographs which is probably one of the main reasons I love to scrapbook so much.  To help celebrate my favorite things I am doing a workshop: "A Few Of My Favorite Things" Layout.

Here it is:

This layout is perfect for instagram pictures if you're into that.  But if not I'll teach you the tricks to multi-sized photos for cheap!  Trust me, you'll thank me!

We'll learn some new techniques for diy scrapbooking and you will have a great 2-page layout to showcase YOUR favorite things!!

So get those cameras out and start shooting some pictures to get ready for this workshop!  It will cost $8 for 2 pages and all you will need to bring is adhesive and glue dots.

The date for this workshop is Tuesday, January 15th @ 6pm.

Contact me if you are interested!!

Whooo Loves Workshops? Info

So I gave a teaser earlier to this workshop... here's more detailed info about the workshop:

Cards-

 3 Fun cards using the stamp from the Whooo's Your Valentine kit.  The cards are anything but  Valentines!

There's Birthday-

 Everyday/ Friend/ Thankyou-

And Friend with a cute bookmark!!-

 All 3 of these cards are $6 or if you do them with the scrapbooking it is $12.

Scrapbooking-

This 2 page layout shows you this stamp set can be used for different things- not just girly Valentines!

It costs $8 for the 2 pages or if you do it with the cards $12.

The date for this workshop will be January 12th 9am- 12pm.

Contact me if you are interested!!!

Whooo Loves Workshops?

The deal right now is the Whoos' Your Valentine kit which is very nice, but...
I have 3 boys.. and I personally don't give out Valentines... so it's not for me right?


Wrong!!!

So first off I have to say I LOVE owls.  And thus I LOVE this stamp set!

And to show you you don't have to be a 10 year old girl to enjoy this kit I'm doing a Whooo Loves Cards and Whooo Loves Scrapbooking workshop in January!  Here's what we'll be making:

Stay tuned for more information about this workshop- there is more than meets the eye!
Also in January we'll have another scrapbooking workshop and an open house to celebrate the new catalog!

Idea Books

 

Remember these?  Well, unfortunately these have been discontinued.  But I stumbled upon a little secret:  you can still get them!  Where?  At Hobby Lobby!  And if you use your 40% off coupon the price is just nice.  So if you're an avid scrapbooker or card maker you might want to check them out!

No Hobby Lobby?  You're in luck!  Close To My Heart now has a NEW idea book!  And it's MUCH cheaper!!  Yea!

  

Contact me if you are in the need of a little inspiration!

Scrapbook Pages

I absolutely LOVE the special for this month...

 

And so I decided to see what I could come up with using it.  Here is something I made using the stamps just as background stamps:

Supplies used:
La Bella Vie Paper Pack
It's Your Day stamp set
Love Blooms stamp set
Keepsake Alphabet stamp set
Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Black Pearl Gems
Bling Buttons and pins
Black stamp pad
Cotton Candy stamp pad

The pictures are from my brother's wedding- they even had a little photo booth there you could get your picture taken in!  And "Mon Petit Cheri" means "My Little Darling".  I love how with the alphabet stamp set you can make it look like cursive writing!  I don't know if you can see the background where I used the "It's Your Day" stamps.  I think I'll just have to keep seeing what I can come up with!

What are you going to create?

Every Girl Loves Cute Bags!

Do you like this bag?  Way cute right?  You can wear this scrapbooking bag on your shoulder, across your chest, or as a backpack!  This was given to consultants who went to convention in July- and now YOU can get it too!

When you join Close To My Heart in August you will receive an exclusive Damask Tote Bag for FREE (retail value $50)! This offer has limited availability, so act quickly to ensure you snatch this darling tote bag. This offer is good for both the $49 and $99 New Consultant Kits (while supplies last).

If you want to join as a hobbyist (you LOVE to scrapbook and stamp- no sales pitching required) so you can get a discount on all CTMH products- just sign up for the NEW "Essentials" consultant kit for just $49.  So not only will you be getting $130 worth of NEW product for $49, you will also be getting the tote bag ($50) for FREE!  That's $180 worth of product for only $49!!! (And if you don't want the bag just hand it over to me because I SOOOO wish I could get one!)

Here is what you get with the "Essential" kit for $49

And if you do want to sell product the "Master" kit ($99) contains everything in the "Essential" kit plus this and 5 Studio J layouts:

When you sell product not only do you get paid, but you earn FREE product!! 

Part of my first quarter's earning I was able to get these Workshops On The Go plus even more for FREE! ($150 worth of product)

 

This was about half of what I earned in FREE product for the first 3 months of being a consultant!!

It really is easy!  Contact me if you are interested... or just go HERE to sign up!