Happy Fall Card

Are you feeling the chill in the air and getting a need to create seasonal things? I am! Here is a fall pumpkin card I created for a home gathering. I used laying and ink distressing with the sponge dobbers to give it dimension. The stamp set is October Word Puzzle (retiring soon) and Grace level 2 paper pack.

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Snowman Shaker Card

The idea for this card came from Splitcoaststampers. If you have not been to this site plan to be there a while. Their gallery has fabulous hand crafted items to browse through for inspiration. The cup I attached to the card is from Stampin Up. My Stampin Up consultant is Elisa Powell and you can order them off her website. All other products used were Close To My Heart. I used jingle level 2 paper pack, All Decked Out acrylic stamp set, prisma glitter (the perfect snow), and Cranberry ribbon rounds (the ribbon is velvet).

Studio Slurge!

Have you ever considered becoming an Independent Consultant like me? Interested in saving some time with Digital Scrapbooking? Well October is a perfect time to sign up and earn free digital layouts.

STUDIO J,™ OUR PREMIER ONLINE DESIGN SOFTWARE (coming soon...), uses Close To My Heart’s proprietary patterns, papers, and color palettes so you can easily create memorable layouts. I am offering a special treat to everyone who signs up as a new Consultant from October 1–31, 2009. When you successfully complete both levels in our exclusive program designed to kick-start your business, Straight To The Top (STTT), you’ll receive even more than the STTT reward of $150 in free select products. You’ll receive 10 FREE Studio J scrapbook layouts! When you add it all up, you can earn approximately $480 in free product! Now is a great time to become a Close To My Heart Consultant. Sign-up today at my website!

Want to know more about Studio J. Click here.

Retired List

There are some products that will be retiring at the end of December. Some have asked me what all is on it so I wanted to post the list here for you. There are some great products and many will sell out before December. Click here to see the list.

There items are already gone.

Item #	Description
1012	Eyelet organizer
1394	Vellum Paper 12 x 12
1505	Memorabilia Pockets
4206	My Legacy Writers
X7080B	Route 66 Level 2 Paper Packet
X7084B	Floral Tapestry Level 2 Paper Packet
X7099B	Whoops-A-Daisy Level 2 Paper Packet
Z1043	Dimensional Elements Bookplates
Z1084	Olive Waxy Flax
Z1109	Cranberry Brads
Z1144	Coluzzle Big Circle
Z1253	White Daisy 12" X 12" Work-in-Progress Album
Z1254	Black 12" X 12" Work-in-Progress Album
Z1255	Chocolate 12" X 12" Work-in-Progress Album
Z368	Coluzzle Cutting Mat
Z370	Coluzzle replacement blades
Z371	Coluzzle Circle
Z374	Coluzzle Oval
Z825	Clear Inspirations Friendship Dangles

You can order online at my website 24 hours a day, even in your pajamas. Have a wonderful Monday.

All Sorts Acrylic Album

This project was made by Jennifer McGuire over at Two Peas In a Pod website. She loves the quality of Close to my Heart products. She combined the Acrylic Album and the All Sorts Album to create a masterpiece for her mother. Click here to see more pages and more details on how to do it. I just love it!

Grace Kit of the Month Workshop

What: Grace Kit of the Month Workshop

When: Monday, October 19th @ 6:30pm

Where: My House

Sign up Deadline: Saturday, October 10th

If you haven't tried out the new Kit of the Month workshops your will love them. You are now getting 2 workshops (a scrapbooking and a cardmaking workshop) for the price of one and your getting an exclusive stamp set only available with the workshop. You will create one during our class time. You may choose to work on cards or scrapbook pages. Another great benifit of the redesigned workshops is you can complete them at home if you cannot attend the workshop because you will own the stamp set. All the Kit of the Month workshops are available for purchase anytime through the end of December. No need to worry if you missed one.

Check out the attached flyers of the gorgeous Grace Kit of the Month. (The photos use the best kit. You can complete the workshop with the basic kit but you will not get all the accessories show on the example.)

Here are the details:

Basic Kit is $35.00: Grace Level 2 paper packet; Beautiful Flourish Stamp Set; Rustic Edge Anchors; Workshop Guide (this is a discounted price)

Best Kit is $49.00: All items in the Basic kit plus Crystal Blue Waxy Flax and Basic Craft Buttons

Birthday Party Layouts

Jordan had a Mickey Mouse birthday/swimming party in July when he turned 2. I finally finished the layouts. I used the flip flaps to add extra photos. They are so handy when you have too many photos for one layout. It was so much fun to put together. Hope you like them.

Kit of the Month redesign

Close to my Heart has redesigned the Kit of the Month Workshops. I think you will love the changes. Your kit now comes with a level 2 paper pack, accessories, and an exclusive stamp set that is only available with the kit. The kit now comes with a guide for a one of a kind layout and 6 cards. It still gives you ideas for more layouts and cards to make after you complete the workshop just as it did before. The basic kit items have been discounted so that the price will be $35.00 (tax and shipping included) each month. The best kit will come with some extra accessories to embellish your works of art. You will want to consider getting these. They really add a finishing touch to your layouts and cards. The price of the accessories will vary. Another great thing about this kit is that if you have conflicts with the workshop time, you can purchase the kit and complete it on your own time.

September's kit of the month is Twitterpated. I absolutely love this paper and stamp set and you will too! You will get Twitterpated level 2 paper pack, Hello There Acrylic Stamp set, Chocolate Collection Ribbon Rounds, and a detailed workshop guide. The add ons for this workshop really make a huge difference so I recommend getting them. They are
Z1230 Dimensional Elements In Color—Organic $3.50, Z280 Natural Hemp $2.25, and Z1218 Brads Basic Assortment $4.95. The examples are shown with the add ons. The workshop will be on Monday, September 21st @ 6:30. Please let me know by September 11th if you would like to attend so I can get your materials ordered for you.

Fun with Cardstock and Chipboard

This is a layout I taught at my last club meeting. We embossed and sanded the white core cardstock. We also added a hidden journaling pocket. This layout will go in Jonah's school album. I use the true fit folios (12x12 file folder) for my layouts and all his school awards, report cards, and noteworthy papers fit inside.

Thanks-A-Bration

From August 3rd-17th you will be thanked graciously for your order. Place an order of $100 and receive the stamp of the month and a level 2 paper pack free. You won't even have to pay tax or shipping and handling on your free items. Contact me to take advantage of this offer. It won't last long.

4th of July Layouts

I created these kits for a class I taught at the Wayland Baptist Secretaries Convention. They were quick and easy. I think everyone was pleased with their work. I still have a couple of kits left over if anyone would like to purchase one. Just let me know. I am going to add a few more embellishments to mine. Found some cute ones on clearance for 4th of July. I used x7096b blue ribbon paper, E1004 Cobblestone Alphabet, Cranberry, Outdoor Denim & Indian Corn Blue Inks, z1103 Cranberry Grosgrain ribbon, z1109 and Cranberry brads.

Interactive Scrapbook Pages Tutorial

Here is a tutorial you will want to watch. It is very short but gives you some super fast and easy ways to add more pictures to your layouts using flip flaps and 9x9 page protectors. You are going to want to order some of these so email, call or order online.
CrystalPledger@myCTMH.com
www.crystalpledger.myctmh.com



Until next time,
Crystal

I scream, you scream....Ice Cream!

I finally had some time to sit out and figure this cricut. LOVE IT!! Here is a cute tag I made. I used Doodlecharms cartridge, daydream paper, and hollyhock cardstock, button and and ribbon. Now go eat some ice cream or scrap some to cool off in this 100 degree weather we are having.

Boom Di Ada Cards

I had some scraps and some MyStickease left over from my Boom Di Ada packets and decided to make some cards. Hope you like them. I also used Autumn Sassy Strands, Say It In Style stamp set, and some LSS 3-D flower stickers.

2nd Goodie Box

Here is what I recieved in my 2nd Goodie Box:

Salutations Booking Stamp Set and 1x1 block

z1306 Heartfelt Collection Ribbon Rounds

Chocolate collection brads

z1014 Clear Thank You Ribbon Slides

z1013 Clear Precious Ribbon Slides

z1199 Life Delights Memory Showcase (8-9x9 preprinted layouts, 3-9x9 pattern papers; 3-9x9 cardstock sheets, accessories, my stickease, 9x9 memory showcase album

D1153 Because of You Acrylic stamp set

Z1115 Numbers Dimensional Elements

X7073b Abundance Level 2 paper pack

X7073c Abundance My Stickease

There are 4 more Goodie Boxes this month and a deal a day on my website. Don't miss out on these incredible deals.

Crystal

1st Goodie Box

I received my Goodie Box today. Here is what came inside of it.

D1196 Floral Elements Stamp Set

C1224 Fluttering Frames Stamp Set

B1208 Birthday Script Stamp Set

Magic Moments Kit (24 level 1 pages, 8 pages of stickease, 2 sheets cardstock, 13 memory protectors sheets, 50 cocoa brads, 24' of cocoa ribbon)

X7076B Level 2 Sonata Paper Packet

Z1044 Dimensional Elements Basic Shapes

X143 Door hanger pouches

Clear shapes embelishments

12 yards Twilight Designer ribbon

The Goodie Box that is on sale today will be different than this one but I wanted you to get an idea of what they were putting in them. After today there will be 3 more goodie boxes left. Don't miss out!

crystalpledger@myctmh.com

Born to shop....not mop!

I have been working on some cards for a swap using the "Ms. On The Go" stamp set from Close to my Heart. I also used the new Bella paper pack, hollyhock ribbon, mini brads, watercolor pencils, blending pen, and the pattern for the card came from Originals card making book. It was a fun one to do.

Check my website every day from June 1–30 for that day's deal and add to your scrapbooking and cardmaking supplies while saving a bundle. Remember, each special is good only for that day, only while supplies last, and only on MyCTMH websites.

Twinchies and inchies

I joined a couple of swaps making inchies (1 inch decorated squares) and twinchies (2 inch decorated squares) a while back and they came back adorable. However I stuck them in my stash and didn't do anything with them. Fast forward to today and I finally got an inkling to use them. I make 3x3 cards with them. They were so quick and easy. You will have to excuse the snowman one being slanted...it moved on the scanner.

Super Simple Circle Cards

Here are the cards we will be making in my next card workshop. I like the new circle card patterns from the new Wishes card making book from Close To My Heart. This book has new patterns in all sizes. If you want more info on the workshop or the book check it out on my website at http://www.crystalpledger.myctmh.com/.

Help someone and get some blog candy

I have a swap friend who is trying really hard to win a scrapbox table. It you would be willing to help out click here to read what you can do to win. To vote for her go here. She has some cute stuff on her blog too!
Thanks,
Crystal

Happy Birthday Card

Here is a Birthday Card I did for a swap. I used liquid applique for the frosting and beads for the sprinkles.

Other materials used: Daydream paper, Blush ribbon rounds, Cupcake Sprinkles and Annotations stamp sets, a little bling for the cherry, and some blue staples for the ribbon.

Thinking of You

It's been a nice day. Got some chores done, a few cards done, did a little Wii Fit and played outside with the boys. What to share?....Here is a card I made a while back for a "Thinking of You swap." I love this stamp set. I used Daydream Paper, Family Ties-Adults stamp set, watercolor pencils, blending pen, and markers. Now I am off to Church small groups to fellowship with my pals and study Love Languages. Have a great evening.

Flowerpot Card

I just had to share this cute, cute card I copied from another blog. It is a pull out card made to look like a flower pot. Wouldn't this be a fantastic Mother's Day card? I used CTMH's Key To My Heart paper, fancy cuts botanicals die cut flowers, and creme brulee ribbon.

Let Me Introduce Myself

I am Crystal Pledger and I have created this blog as a creative outlet and a way to stay in touch with friends and customers. I am married to a wonderful, supportive man and a mother to 2 boys. My passion is paper crafting of all kinds, such as cards, scrapbooking, mini albums, altered items and just about anything you can cover with paper and embellish. I am a consultant for Close to my Heart and LOVE my job. I get to play and make money at the same time. I hope you will stop by often to see the new creations.
God Bless!