The B sized stamp sets are slightly bigger in stamping space than the A sized sets. Each B set costs $9.95, and has so many possibilities for cards and pages too!

B1309 Fun Times

B1322 Believe in Your Dreams

B1323 Just the Ticket
{This stamp set matches perfectly with the ticket shape on the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!}

B1324 Bunny Love

B1343 Beloved

B1350 Family Ties – Pets

B1351 You’re Sweet

B1352 Ms. Scrapbook

B1353 A Little Buzz
These guys are just adorable!

B1354 Boom!

B1364 Take Luck

B1368 Baby Love

B1372 Circle Together

B1373 Beautiful Butterflies

B1375 Summer Days

These B sets would also make some good presents for a little one that loves to be crafty, as well as for yourself! Like with the embellishments, if you would like to place one large order, let me know, and I will give you a total at the end!

~Michelle

Welcome to the next installment of retiring items from the current Idea Book! These things are all fantastic things to add to your pages! The floss is perfect for sewing and adding tiny bows to your projects. The waxy Flax is perfect for staying in the shape you want them to! (I use them for curly q’s on cards and such!)

These are all in the current Idea Book, on page 125, and will be no longer available after January 31st! So make sure you get them now!

Embroidery Floss – Red/Pink – Z1092 – $3.25

Embroidery Floss – Green – Z1094 – $3.25

Embroidery Floss – Blue/Purple – Z1093 – $3.25

Waxy Flax – Cranberry – Z1086 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Sorbet – Z1249 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Juniper – Z1248 – $3.95

Waxy Flax – Crystal Blue – Z1247 – $3.95

Have a fun and crafty day!

~Michelle

You have heard of Studio J, right? It’s a great program to use if you want to scrapbook, but feel you don’t have the time to be able to do it! Studio J is a free program available on my site, no downloads necessary! Use your digital photos, and pick any paper! If you purchase a membership, you save 50% off each 2 page layout, and you get more papers, and more patterns to choose from!

This cute little layout was done in just 30 minutes! From start to finish! Amazing, right? I didn’t have to clear a spot to be able to cut the papers, didn’t have to worry about running out of glue, or any of that jazz!

Close to my Heart is a fabulous company, and in January, they are having a great promotion! When you buy 9 layouts (2 pages each), you will get the 10th one free! When you have a membership, that means that you will get free shipping and page protectors too!

Why not go ahead and try out Studio J today! I know you will like it!

~Michelle

{The Studio J logo is not on the layouts when printed, only when they are waiting for approval to be printed}

Hey everyone! Along with the papers and the embellishments, there are stamps that will be retiring at the end of January, and I don’t want you to miss out on them! First up will be the A sized stamp sets. These sets are $7.95 each.

A1098 Adoption

A1101 Always in My Heart

A1102 A Posy

A1105 A Paisley

A1112 A Hop

These are simple stamp sets, and are perfect for little cards, or gifts for young ones!

Have a Crafty Day!

~Michelle

P.S. Don’t forget about the Rock the Block promotion! A full E sized stamp set and the collage cubes for $15 with a $25 order! That’s buying the blocks and getting the stamp for free!

Are you one that needs to make birthday cards? Or have kids that are always invited to birthday parties? This is a stamp set you need! It is perfect!!

With large bold numbers, and some cute sentiments, it will work for birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations, birth announcements, and so many more things!

I haven’t made any artwork to share with it yet (the one thing I did make, I gave to my mom!), but wanted to share with you some of the fabulous things that some other, wonderful consultants have made so far!

A beautiful rattle by Tamytha Jenkins

An awesome mini card set by Krista Hershberger

A fun Menu Board by Wendy Coffman

A fun birthday card by Katy Lin

A FABULOUS card by Ms. Annette Green

A fun card by Michelle Loncar

A SUPER fun layout page by Paige Dolecki

A fun desktop calendar by Judy Faye Garner

You can get this stamp set for $17.95 with no other purchases, or for $5 with a $50 order. Like the Rock the Block promotion, you can only get this stamp set until January 31st, so make sure to add it to your shopping list!

~Michelle

So, the new book will be live to all of my customers on February 1st! I can’t wait to show you! (which I will be doing soon!)

One of my fellow consultants went through and noted all of the items in the current book, that will not be in the new book, and so won’t be available to purchase as of February 1st! So, if you are wanting these, make sure to grab them by the 31st!

I will list the items per page, so watch the next few days to see all of them!

From page 124 in the current Idea Book:

Colonial White Ribbon collection – Z1126 – $7.95

Cranberry grosgrain ribbon – Z1103 – $6.95

Cocoa grosgrain ribbon – Z1100 – $6.95


Colonial White grosgrain ribbon – Z1102 – $6.95

White Daisy grosgrain ribbon – Z270 – $6.95

Wings Level 2 Assortment – Z1398 – $4.95

I know you will enjoy any and all of the products that you will purchase this month, and any month, from me! If you would like to put in one big order, with lots of different things, feel free to just email me, and I will get a final total for you.

~Michelle

So, Close to my Heart puts out some fabulous videos on products, and they put together this great little video about the Rock the Block promotion that is going on. Take a look!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcmF3kaR0VE&feature=player_embedded

As Kristine says in the video, the blocks will sell for $14.95 by themselves in the new book. And you can get the E sized stamp set and the blocks for just $15 when you place an order of $25 or more. Make sure to place your order by January 31st to be able to take advantage of this!

The stamp set is so fun, even without the blocks! However, that is the ONLY way to get it! So take advantage of this fantastic deal!

Have a crafty day!
~Michelle

a happy and prosperous new year!

This year, I will have multiple class and workshop dates per month, for cards, scrapbooks, kids clubs, and more! There will be a retreat at the beach this summer, so keep your eyes open for that one! (there will be LOTS of good stuff with that one!)

My current schedule is:

January 14: Mighty Minions Class
January 16: Gaggle Girls (Scrapbooking)
January 20th: UFO Night (Un-Finished Objects)
January 21st: Teen Club
January 27th: Flight Club (Cards)

February 4th: Kids’ Class Valentines

These are currently all West Side dates, but will be adding East Side dates soon!

I wanted to share a couple of cards with you that I made with the December Stamp of the Month, and the Rock the Block stamp set.

First, I made a card that is great for Valentines day, using the Mojo Monday sketch.

I used the fun Roxie kit, the kraft 6×6 die cut cards, with the striped chocolate ribbon.

You have to do the inside of the card, to make them look finished! So, I enlisted the help of my expression machine and the Art Philosophy Cartridge! Both of the images on the inside are from the December SOTM, and both are on the AP cartridge too!

Then, I decided that I needed something that wasn’t so pink and girlie, to be able to give to the guys. (not that *I* have multiple guys, but to show YOU something different!)

So, I started with the 6×6 Kraft card base again, and cut it down some. I am LOVING the corner stamp that is in the rock the block stamp set! I stamped it and the circles and the canvas badge in Desert Sand ink.

I made some photo corners, so that a 3×5 photo can be put inside, if you wanted!

I used one of our canvas badges to keep it closed, and stamped it with some cocoa ink. The great thing about this, is the stamp is actually a bunch of hearts in a circle, but with the size of the badge, it came out looking like a fun starburst!

On the front flap, and the inside of the card, I stamped the diamond mesh stamp in bamboo ink. I didn’t want it to stand out too much, just to give it that extra little oomph! (I think it worked pretty good!)

Remember, the last day to get the December SOTM is Saturday, December 31st! Let me know if you would like to order it, or go ahead and shop in my online store!

The Rock the Block stamp set is available until January 31st. It’s a MUST HAVE! The stamp set is a full E sized set, that normally retails for $29.95, and the blocks are a preview of what will be in the new idea books. (they are going to cost $14.99 by themselves) The stamp set is NOT available in the IB, so you will want to make sure to get that before the end of January!

Thanks for visiting!
~Michelle

Hi ladies and gents! It’s been a busy few weeks! I decided to head to some Bazaars in the area, at the last moment, and have been SUPER busy! But it’s been a good busy!

If you came to visit me at one of the bazaars, hopefully you put your name into the “Win this box” drawing! Because I had so many people enter, I decided to add a few 2nd and 3rd prizes too! I’ll be sending out emails as well (or calls, if an email wasn’t given), but wanted to share the winners here on the blog!

What was in the box, you ask? Well, we have a wonderful Wonderland covered box, with a popcorn snowman, a lifesaver snowman, a cocoa packet card, a set of 12 tags, and the November Stamp of the Month, Cherish! This is a total value of $28.95!

So, without further ado . . . the Grand Prize Winner is . . . . .

Congrats Jessica!!

The 2nd place winners will receive a free set of 4 hand made cards with their order of $10 or more. We have 3 2nd place winners!

Rene Elliott
Christi Sell
Raelynn Sutcliffe

Congrats ladies!

Now, our 3rd place winners will receive a free set of gift tags with their order of $25 or more, and we will have 3 winners for this level as well!

Susan Rosengren
Ginny Lux
Julia Hosack

Congrats ladies!

I will contact you all to let you know you have won, and get your prizes to you!

Now, I have a few workshops and such that will be happening between now and Christmas! I do hope that you will come and enjoy some time with me!

{photo is of Tag Workshop in Wonderland papers}

Last Chance Christmas Card workshop: 12/12 make 16 cards (with envelopes) for $25 Register by 12/7
Tags workshop: 12/15 ~12 tags for $10 Register by 12/13
Open Crop Night: 12/16 @ 7pm ~ at Round Table Pizza, Salmon Creek. Bring your project(s), (buy dinner or a snack) and have use of my books and stamps! Free! (they ask for food purchases to use the room)
Mighty Minions (kids under 12): 12/17 ~ Make a Christmas project/gift $20 (this is a Mom & me class) Register by 12/15
Scrapbook Club West Side: 12/19 ~ Your order holds your spot, must register by 12/9 (good/better/best options) {Watch for an East Side Club starting in Jan!)

Spaces are limited, so register today!

And, in case you don’t know/remember, at all of my workshops, you come with your adhesive and the projects are all pre-cut for you! Don’t have glue? Don’t want to brave the store to choose from the many many options? Just let me know, and we can add the adhesive to your project kit!

I can’t wait to see you at these workshops and such! And congrats again to the ladies!