Welcome to the CTMH Dotty for you Blog hop! Have you seen this fabulous paper? It is so fun and funky and fresh! And polka dots!! Who doesn’t love polka dots!?!

For today’s blog hop, you should be coming from Sheri’s blog. Didn’t she have some cute stuff?

I have 2 sets of cards for you today! The first is a fun little birthday card using one of the plaid/striped papers and some yellow polka dots.

Next I have some cards that you will see again shortly . . . I am going to add something to them still, but I thought they looked really cute as they are . . . kind of simple, perfect for notes of any kind!

Thanks for stopping by to see my cards! I hope you liked them, and that they gave you some creative ideas! Next you are off to Misty’s blog for some more wonderfully creative ideas!

I’ll be having more Dotty for you ideas the next few weeks, because this special runs from tomorrow through May 31st! This wonderful package comes with 24 sheets of cardstock, 2 of each pattern. It is yours for only $5 with any $35 order! Contact me to place your order!

There are a couple of birthdays happening this week! My nephew Aiden turned 2 on the 10th, and Twisted Sketches turns two today! What a great combo!

Twisted Sketches is a great challenge site that has both cards and scrapbook challenges each week. And, Anam puts a great twist on each week’s sketch! This week’s challenge was, of course “2”, to represent TS’s second birthday!

So, I thought I would make a card for them both!

I used Close to my Heart’s fabulous Footloose papers and some luscious bakers twine too! I used a number of techniques on this card, and had so much fun making it!

One of the great things about clear stamps, is that you can cut them apart to use them to create different images/sentiments!

Why not head over to the Twisted Sketches blog to see what all the other wonderful ladies made this week!

Happy Crafting!

The April Stamp of the Month is such a fun stamp! And when you hop to all the different blogs, you will see so many different options as to what you can do with it!!

Today, you should have come from Jean’s Blog.

Here is some artwork from CTMH’s corporate office, isn’t it beautiful?

I just got home from Naomi’s meeting, and can’t find my photos! So, bare with me for a few hours, and I will have up photos in the morning! (my apologies!!) I will have another card (or two) and a layout for you to enjoy, so please make sure to check back!

Your next stop in the hop would be at the beginning, with Kathleen’s blog!

Make sure you check out all of the blogs for some fabulous ideas on how to use this stamp set!

Have a crafty first day of April!

~Michelle

Have you seen the special that Close to my Heart has going on, only through the month of March? Well, here is one way to say it . . .

If you buy the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge pack (including the 3 stamp sets and 3 sets of dimensionals) for $99, you will also get more than $288 worth of product!

 

Let me list it out for you!

• Read Me First Letter
• Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Books
• Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Books
• “You Are Welcome Here” Recruiting Brochures
• “The Rewards Come Now” Hostess Brochures
• Studio J® Brochures
• Hostess Order Forms
• Customer Order Forms
• Studio J® Customer Order Forms
• Studio J® Membership Cards
• Studio J® 5-Pack Cards
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches
• Spring/Summer 2012 B&T Duos® Sampler
• Cello Bags
• My Acrylix® Sweet Thanks Petite Perks™ Stamp Set
• My Acrylix® Wonderful You Incentive Stamp Set
• Double Scrubber
• My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner
• Bonding Memories® Glue
• Sponge
• Liquid Glass
• Micro-Tip Scissors
• Outdoor Denim My Legacy® Faux Leather Album
• My Creations® Memory Game
• Workshops on the Go™ Stella Kit
• Stella Complements Canvas Shapes
• Colonial White Die-Cut Cards
• Clear Sparkles
• Olive Exclusive Inks® Pad
• Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad
• My Acrylix® Urban Alphabet Stamp Set
• My Acrylix® Just for You Stamp Set
• 1″ × 3 1/2″ My Acrylix® Block
• 3″ × 3″ My Acrylix® Block

 

That is a LOT of stuff!

Plus, if you wanted more crafty stuff, at a fabulous price, you can do the add ons that are only available to new consultants at this discounted price of just $40 each!

 

FLORENTINE ADD-ON COLLECTION INCLUDES:

Workshops on the Go™ Florentine Kit (G1038), Pewter Badge Buttons (Z1704), Timeless Charms (Z1689), My Acrylix® Family Love Stamp Set (D1506), My Acrylix® Enjoy! Stamp Set (C1496), Goldrush Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2123), Bamboo Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2103), 2″ × 2″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1003), and a 2″ × 6 1/2″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1010).

 

PEMBERLEY ADD-ON COLLECTION INCLUDES:

Workshops on the Go™ Pemberley Kit* (G1033), Color-Ready Garden Wooden Shapes (Z1718), Light Neutral Cardstock Shade Pack (X5913), Mini-Medley Accents Pacifica Collection (Z1698), My Acrylix® Love Clusters Stamp Set (C1484), My Acrylix® Card Word Puzzle Stamp Set (C1494), Indian Corn Blue Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2130), Desert Sand Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2118), and a 2″ × 3 1/2 My Acrylix® Block (Y1009).

 

STUDIO J® ADD-ON COLLECTION INCLUDES:

3-month Studio J® Membership and 5 Studio J® Layouts (must redeem within first 3 months).

 

So, you can have all of that, plus you get the cricut cartridge!!  Already have the Art Philosophy cartridge?  That’s ok, because you can opt to get $100 worth of other products instead!

Are you ready to get 22% off your orders and become a consultant?  Just click here to get started!

 

Thanks for visiting, and have a crafty day!

 

CTMH corporate office has made a super fun 80’s style tv spoof little video, that is super cute! Bren Yule, a consultant, is the voice singing in the video, with VP’s and Jeannette as the main characters in the little video!

Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SwafG0RdRk0

I hope you are planning on being a bit crafty this weekend!

Remember, you can get the Art Philosophy cartridge for FREE when you sign up to be a consultant in March!

And you can get the March Stamp of the Month for $17.95, or for only $5 with a $50 order!

Have a happy St. Paddy’s day!

Hey everyone! My lil’ ol’ blog is the last stop in the blog hop train . . . that is, unless you didn’t start at the beginning! So, make sure you get to all of the blogs, there are some fabulous pieces of artwork out there!

So, you should have come from Tamara’s blog.

For my card, I wanted to do something different. I had made a super cute card at my team meeting a couple of months ago, and wanted to make something new!

So, I used the new Florentine papers with the largest circle in the new SOTM stamp set. I embossed it, so that it would cover the blue Background & Texture paper.

And, I even did the inside! The quote comes with the stamp set too!

Here are a few detail shots for you. I used wooden buttons and copper brads. The brad fit in there just perfectly!

Some Mocha Pearls worked wonderfully to balance out the other side!

Now, if you didn’t start at Helen’s blog from the get go, go ahead and head back to her blog and go until you complete your circle! She has a full list on her blog too, in case you happen to get lost along the way!

Have you heard about March’s special? It’s all about the new consultants that decide to join! Get a free Art Philosophy bundle when you sign up!! If you already have it, you get to choose $100 of free merchandise instead! So, if you are even a little bit interested, let me know, we can chat and see what we can do for you!

Have a fabulous March!

I am having an open house at my new (shared) Studio! I would love to have you come and see what is new with Close to my Heart, make a free card, and have some fabulous yummy sweets from a new local bakery, Deda’s Bakery! I will have prizes for you to win, too!

Earn tickets to put towards the prize you would like to win! Tickets will be given for the following:

5 ticket for RSVPing
1 ticket for coming
5 tickets for bringing a friend
10 tickets for scheduling your party when you are there
5 tickets for every $25 in orders that you place that night
5 tickets for completing the scavenger hunt

You will be able to see some beautiful artwork, see the upcoming workshops, and have some fun!

Anyone that has a party by March 17th will receive this fun card set!

I do hope to see you there!

Date: 3/2/12
Time: 7 – 10 pm
Place: 7624 NE Hazel Dell Avenue

To RSVP, comment here or email me at michelle@myflightsoffancy.com

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring February’s SOTM, which is Thoughtful Tidings, a set of 11 stamps. If you have come here from Judy Faye Garner’s Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month’s SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs! This is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

This cute little card was made with the Stella papers and the Stamp of the Month set! Isn’t it just adorable?? It was super easy to make, too!! Inside there is enough room to write a little note and even attach a gift card, if you wanted!

Now “Hop” on over to Carol’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the February SOTM is only available until the 29th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!

Have fun visiting all the other fabulous blogs!

~Michelle

So, it’s time for the Twisted Sketches to start up again! Woot woot! Anam is great with the sketches, and I LOVE the twists! (although, this time I almost forgot!) You can find today’s sketch here!

So, the ‘twist’ today is “New”, any way, any how! So, my new is the New Stella paper pack that will be available February 1st! Isn’t it gorgeous?? You can see 2 of the different papers on this card, and one of the fab zip strips! You will also see CTMH’s new baker’s twine! Isn’t that a fab color? It matches perfectly with this paper!

As you can see, I also used CTMH’s fabulous Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! These flowers are SO fun to make! And they each have a bitty pearl inside of them, for just that touch of sparkle!

Audrey’s teacher had her birthday this last week, and I didn’t find out until Friday (and she took the day off), so Audrey and I thought that this would be a fun card to make for her! I know she will love it!

I hope you like it! Come and join in on the fun over at Twisted Sketches!

Happy Crafting!
~Michelle

Not many more items on the retiring items list! That means soon you will be seeing the new items! What are you hoping to see?

The items below are on pages 130 – 133

Dimensional Elements – On Target – Z1226 – $5.95

Dimensional Elements – Flurry – Z1225 – $4.95

My Creations – Board Book – Z1310 – $6.95

My Creations – Journal – Z1268 – $7.95

My Creations – Memory Showcase 9×9 – Z1198 – $5.95

Rubber Brayer – Z616 – $12.95

Soft Set Eyelet Tool – Z1208 – $14.95

Eyelet Tool Replacement Punches – Z1245 – $2.95

The journals above are fantastic! There is a sleeve on the front, just like a page protector, so you can make your own layout for the front! The inside pages are plain white thick paper, and are fabulous to write or draw on!

The Rubber Brayer is a fantastic tool to have in your tool kit! Perfect for flattening papers, and getting all sorts of fun inky results!

The eyelet tool is a MUST have! This is the PERFECT tool to put the slots in your page protectors so that your interactive scrapbooks don’t have to be taken out of the protectors to be used! So make sure to grab it before it’s gone!!

So, now that you have seen everything that is retiring, make sure to send me your final list items, and I will get a total to you, and let you know if you qualify for any freebies!

May your day be wonderful and crafty!!
~Michelle