Featured on the Close to My Heart Blog!

Oh my word!  I had no idea this was coming today!  I was contacted a few weeks ago about my submission to CTMH Corporate for their "My Favorite Stamp" series.  They wanted to use MY CARD on the blog!!!!  I can't quite put into words how it feels to get that email, but I am absolutely humbled to have my artwork featured alongside so many other talented consultants! 

My absolute favorite in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book just happens to be a Christmas themed My Acrylix set called Sing Glory, which appears in the new Annual Inspirations Idea Book as a Hostess Only Reward.  It can be earned for FREE by hosting a Gathering in your home or online, or by joining my Rewards Club.  You can even get it by placing a $150 order with me and choose it as part of your $25 in free CTMH goodies.  It is available to earn through July of 2015, and this is how it appears in the Idea Book...

Guess WHAT?!  You guys have actually seen the card they featured already--in fact, if you came to my Christmas Card workshop, you even made it!  ;)

SO, now you need to visit the Close to My Heart Blog, Make it From Your Heart, to see the other beautiful artwork created with this set!  :) 

Thanks so much for liking my card, Close to My Heart!  :)

Christmas Card Workshop Time!

I am so excited to host my annual Christmas Card Workshop!  I am even MORE excited to show you the first card we will be making!  It features my favorite new My Acrylix stamps set from Close to My Heart for Christmas...Sing Glory.  This is only offered as a Hostess Reward, so this is one of the few ways to be able to use it!

I combined two beautiful paper packets for this one:  Pear and Partridge (retired) and Yuletide Carol.  Does the card look familiar?  I used the example on page 7 of the Annual Inspirations Idea Book as my inspiration.  Close to My Heart Idea Books are intended to be just that--IDEA books!  Use the artwork inside for your own creations and take the agony out of designing.  :)

This angel stamp has so many details that I love!  Do you see the stars and snowflakes?

If it's a Christmas card, then it's gotta have some bling!  I chose the Sequins Gold Assortment to help us out with that...

A simple Merry Christmas sentiment can be stamped inside...

I am really happy with the way this one turned out.  We will be using the standard A2 side fold cards for these, not the top fold like in my pictures.  I designed it at an all day crop and cut my paper the wrong way for this one, lol!  ;)

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