A Special Birthday Card

This is the Napkin Fold card I made for my daughter.  I used purples, because she likes that colour and so do I.   Kathy Skipper made this card style for an Operation Smile auction and I thought it was so beautiful, I wanted to make one.

sorry they are so dark.

Thank You Card Workshop Fall 2011

Thank You cards using Close To My Heart products

Recent Cards for Special People

This Teapot card I made for my special English friend who was undergoing treatment for facial skin cancer.  I put a real tea bag inside and suggested she enjoy and take a break while she gets well.

This card I made for my daughter and son-in-law along with an accordion album of their pets, as they had to put down the three 18-year old cats in the past year.  They are actual photos of their cats, cut out. 

This card I made for my special grandson.

This is the card I made for my daughter and son-in-law for a baby shower for them.  I made the handle out of wire twisted and attached it with a glued on button.

This is the Father's Day card I made for my son-in-law who is the new daddy (above) for being such a great Dad to my wonderful granddaughter.

Valentine Card - CTMH

This is a Valentine card I whipped up to enter on the Close To My Heart Facebook Page.  Two consultants were randomly picked to win the Bohemian Alphabet Stamp Set.  It was fun to do and had we had to use something out of the Inspirations Brochure.  I used two stamp sets from the brochure, tulip and white daisy cardstock along with tulip and ponderosa pine ink pads. 
Thanks for stopping by to have a look and please feel free to leave a comment.

Fun Cards

Wedding card for neighbours                                                                Baby Congrats card using

                                                                                                           Pocket Mouse Digi that I

                                                                                                            won from Inky Doodles.

                                                                                                                                                                  

The school bus card is one I made for my daughter's life long friend who is off to Scotland to get another Master's degree!

Cards from Convention

 

 

 Cards from Convention...a couple of clear card examples...fun to make, not easy to hide the glue!  :)

Practical Scrappers Challenge - border punches and/or scissors

I couldn't decide which one to enter, I like them both...however, I used my fancy scissors to cut out the roses, leaves and to trim the two paper ribbons on the first card.  The second card is trimmed all round and the paper ribbons are edged with the scissors...They were both fun to make and I was just feeling creative, I guess.
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H2H challenge June 21, 2010

I made this card for the H2H challenge this week using tulip, buttercup and black and they are all Close To My Heart products.  This thank you will go to a very special lady that I just met.  Faithe spoke at our church on Friday night and her ministry is "Women Who Win".  She is from Arizona and the sister of a friend of mine from church.  Faithe  changes lives and is a kind, loving and giving lady.   

Baby Card

The free swinging sign on the card says, "Special delivery".  I popped up the little ducks for some dimension.  

Thanks for having a look.   I am entering this card in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge at:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2010/05/challenge-me-monday-12.html

May 2010 Workshop On The Go

These are the new Cherry O Workshop on the Go layouts and cards. Note that one set is basic, no frills or embellishments and the other with the suggested added embellishments. This is a fun kit and there is still oodles of paper left to make more layouts and cards.

Please contact me by email at jojay@shaw.ca or pone 250-763-6780 if you would like to participate in the May Workshop on the Go and I will order a kit for you, so you can get started right away. Let me show you how.

Jo's Scrapbooking

Felicity Collection Cards / Felicity Layout

National Papercrafting Month With Close To My Heart:
CELEBRATE PAPERCRAFTING WITH THE STUNNING FELICITY COLLECTION! The collection features decorative die-cut paper, three gorgeous color schemes, and a D-size stamp set that include flowers, flourishes, argyle patterns, birds, and an entire alphabet! Your papercrafting possibilities are endless! There are several ways to get the Felicity collection:
Purchase it at full retail price for $40.95.
Place an order of $70 or more in full-retail priced stamp sets (A,B, C, D, and E-size) and receive one collection FREE!
Place an order of $145 or more in full-retail priced Close To My Heart products and receive one collection FREE!
Hostesses get the collection FREE with a Home Gathering sales total of $470 or more,
New Consultants who join Close To My Heart between January 1–31st will receive the collection FREE in their New Consultant Kit. Available now until the end of January while supplies last! Phone Joanne @ 250-763-6780 or email me at jojay@shaw.ca to get yours today!

A New Year :

Now that the rush of the Christmas season is behind us for another year, it is time to take those precious photos of family and friends and create special layouts in our scrapbook album. In February come out to scrapbook your layouts with "Sweet Home" Paper Kit from Close To My Heart. Also, we will be making cards from this same "Sweet Home" paper, see the example pictures; double click to see larger image.










WORKSHOPS ON THE GO (Tuesday and Thursday)
The Close To My Heart "Sweet Home" Cards Workshop On The Go will be held on February 9 and 11, 2010 from 6 - 9 p.m. at my house.
The Close To My Heart "Sweet Home" Scrapbooking Workshop On The Go will be held on February 16 and 19, 2010 from 6 - 9 p.m. at my house.
Please phone 250-763-6780 or email jojay@shaw.ca if you would like to attend these workshops. The Sweet Home Kits must be ordered by January 31, 2010, so don't delay, contact me, as soon as possible.

About Me:
I have always had a passion for crafts and have been making cards for the past few years for my own personal use. In September 2009, I was introduced to Close To My Heart through my daughter in Alberta and viewed the CTMH products and consultant agreement online. The acrylix stamps, paper packages, embellishments, as well as the simple instructions that come with the kits impressed me so much that I signed up as a consultant (sight unseen). I am not sorry I did! In fact, I am so excited about the product and presentation that I just want to share the information with all my friends and family by teaching classes on "how to". Close To My Heart has changed my life and given me a new inspiration and desire to share and help others find their creative mind. Also, meeting new people, building relationships, developing lasting friendships and helping others to do the same are just a side effect of being a part of Close To My Heart. I share Close to My Heart's mission statement, "We show you how to celebrate relationships through the art of scrapbooking and stamping. Faster. Simpler. Easier." By the way, this is not about me, it is all about you!

The current promotion is: Felicity
The Stamp of the Month is: January - True Friends
January 16, 2010 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. is: Open Crop - Catch up on your project(s)
January 29, 2010 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. is: Open House - come Make & Take and receive your new Spring Idea Book
February Workshop On The Go is: "Sweet Home" paper package/kit - Orders must be in by January 31, 2010 for the Sweet Home Kits
(includes 12 - B & T Duos *2 each of 6 patterns*, 10 Cardstock Sheets *2 each Buttercup, Garnet, Indian Corn Blue and 4 White Daisy, Welcome Home Acrylix Stamp Set of 18.

You can also order the 'best' option embellishments, Buttercup Ribbon Rounds, Top Coats Framed-In Overlays, and White Daisy (crochet flowers, slides, brads and tags). See example pictures above.