July 2014

Welcome to the Hearts of the West team blog hop! August Edition. If this is your first time joining us, you will love it. It features Close to My Hearts Consultants from all over Canada. It is founded by Nancy Klein.This months' challenge is a color challenge brought to you by Design seed and hand picked from Nancy Klein.A fun few facts about August: It is National Picnic Month, Also this month's birth flowers are the beautiful gladiolus and the poppy!If you came from Julie Kerr then you're in the right place, this is a go around blog so you can start anywhere! Just in case the full list will be at the bottom. SO

I'm excited to invite you to my next Scrap 'n Stamp Retreat - October 17 - 19, 2014 at the Best Western Pocaterra Inn - Canmore, Alberta.Triple Occupancy cost is $185 per person Double Occupancy cost is $220 per person Single Occupancy cost is $330 per person.These costs include your accommodations, breakfast and lunch for Saturday and Sunday, taxes, your own scrapbooking space, and materials for a special project!If you are interested please let me know as soon as possible to register. Space is limited so register soon! A deposit of 50% is due upon registration and the final 50% is due a minimum of one month before the retreat (September 17). Please note that it

I will be hosting my Scrap 'n Stamp Retreat at the Best Western Plus Pocaterra Inn in Canmore from October 17 - 19, 2014. This event is not to be missed! Please let me know if you'd like more details please contact me!.http://www.pocaterrainn.com/photo-galleryPhoto Gallery & Virtual Tour | BEST WESTERN PLUS Pocaterra InnInterior and exterior photos of the BEST WESTERN PLUS Pocaterra Inn,

Hi everyone!I'm back from Close to My Heart's annual Convention and my family vacation in Southern California! We had an amazing few weeks! Close to My Heart's Convention was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and it was an incredible time!I want to Thank Each of YOU for supporting my business and for sharing it with others! I am so grateful for each of you!Here are some pictures of the trip and of brand new artwork we made with some new products! I'll add more photos to upcoming posts this week so stay tuned!If you would like to see the new Idea Book, please visit my website on August 1st or contact me to have

Hi everyone and Happy Canada Day!I am so excited you are here! I hope each of you, along with your family and friends, is having a fantastic Canada Day long weekend!I made this Canada Day layout using Canada Day pictures from 2013 when my family and I were at Epcot at Walt Disney World. We made sure we visited the Canada exhibit and that we wished everyone there a Happy Canada Day!My layout uses all Close to My Heart products as well as Copic Markers and a stamp set from Taylored Expressions.Please leave a comment and your name will be entered to win an exclusive Close to My Heart stamp set!Also, I want to let

Hi all!Close to My Heart is retiring some products in order to make room for some fantastic new products that will be unveiled at our Convention in Disneyland in only 13 days! Yahoo! Please order these items while supplies last! Some of these items include our markers, Work-in-Progress album, and 12 x 12 post bound albums, ribbons, paper packets, the following colors: Blush, Buttercup, Twilight, Creme Brulee, and Sky, and much more!Click here to see all of our retiring products!

Our inspiring and beautiful Close to My Heart Founder and CEO, Jeanette Lynton, is celebrating 30 years in the stamping and scrapbooking industry and we all want to celebrate! When you place an order of $50 or more during the month of June, you can add your choice of one of six great gift collections to your order for just $30! Each collection has an original retail value of at least $50 - some even as high as $65. This is a great value! Plus, each collection is perfectly tailored to fit a variety of interests and styles.Choose your perfect collection from the following:Please place your order via my website at www.nancy.ctmh.com or contact me!Enjoy!Nancy

Welcome to The Hearts of the West Team blog hop. June Edition!This month's color challenge has been picked by Nancy Klein. It's soft color pallet perfect for this time of year. The project is open to our choice to keep it simple.You're in for a treat, so grab your coffee, sit down and hop with the Hearts of the West ladies!www.design-seeds.comI love this color combination and thought it was perfect for a Summer layout! I used Close to My Heart products to create this 2 page layout. Contact me for details if you'd like to recreate this layout! I used a pattern from the Make it From Your Heart Volume 1 book and used the

Happy Friday!I had a fabulous tea at Starbuck's yesterday - Oprah's Chai Tea - Yummy! I love the quote on the sleeve around my cup and I wanted to share it with you:"Know what sparks the light in you,Then use that light to illuminate the world."                                 - Oprah WinfreyHave a fabulous weekend and illuminate the world!Nancy K.

Welcome to our May Blog Hop featuring home decor creations.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers

Welcome to the 1st Hearts of the West Blog Hop!Our fearless leader Nancy Klein choose our first color challenge, Buttercup, Sorbet, New England Ivy, Gypsy and lagoon as well as the basic color pallet.This is a circular blog hop, so matter where you start..If you keep going to will end back where you started and you can find a full list at the end of this post, just in case If you came from Donna Digby's bloghttp://www.facebook.com/l/kAQG2zRgK/datsmystyledj.blogspot.ca/2014/05/ctmh-hearts-of-west-blog-hop.html, then you're in the right order.Spring Artbooking Double Page LayoutColors used include Buttercup, Gypsy, Lilac Mist (a now retired color), Lagoon, Taffy (another retired color), Lagoon, and New England Ivy. This layout was inspired by a palette on the

I wanted to share a wonderful quote:"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."   - Winston Churchhill

Blessing to everyone on this Good FridayWe are saved not by what we doBut by what Christhas done.It is finished.I let my dog Mac out this morning and noticed that the robins have returned! It was such a wonderful sight!Enjoy your Good Friday.

Welcome to our April Blog Hop featuring creations made with our latest Cricut Cartridge, Artbooking.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers

Hi everyone!It's an AMAZING month to join Close to My Heart and my fabulous Hearts of the West Team! I've never seen such a great time to join! When you join before the end of April, you will receive your choice of one of Close to My Heart's Cricut Cartridge Collections - this is worth $99 and the kit is only $99 so your Cricut Cartridge Collection is FREE! Yahoo! If you have ever thought about owning your own business doing something you love, NOW is the time! You will LOVE being a part of our team - we share ideas, artwork, we get together at team meetings, stamp & scrap camps and corporate events,

Hi all!It's been a while since I posted but I'm back! My family and I took a well needed vacation to Oahu in February. We had a fabulous time! I will be posting some photos in upcoming posts so stay tuned!In the meantime, I have been playing with brand new Close to My Heart products and created this gorgeous Ariana card. I hope you love it!I used the following products:Ariana Paper Packet - X7179B - $9.95Colonial White Cardstock - 1388 - $14.50Pearl Flourishes (sorry, they are no longer available but you could easily use Sparkles Flourishes - Z1708 - $4.95)Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (to make the flowers and lace piece) - Z1686 - $99To order

Welcome to our January Blog Hop featuring creations that using products that will be retiring at the end of the month.   To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers

Good morning! Happy Thursday!Close to My Heart's organizers are fantastic for so many versatile reasons, including: holding your photos, stamp sets, Picture My Life TM scrapbooking program or Project Life, storing your mementos or memorabilia and so much more! I use them to store my Picture My Life TM scrapbooking program cards. I use the small organizer to store projects I am working on (for example, a family vacation - in that box I have the photos and memorabilia I will be using in our vacation album - it's a great way to keep it all organized). I also give each of my daughter's a small organizer so they can keep their swimming competition ribbons,

Happy New Year everyone! It's hard to believe that 2013 is already over (now to get used to writing 2014 on cheques!)! I want to wish each of you a happy, healthy, joyous 2014! Please keep visiting my blog - I appreciate your visits!I am excited to tell you that my Spring/Summer 2014 Close to My Heart Idea Books have arrived and I ordered new products today! I LOVE this Idea Book and I think you will too! To get a copy of the Idea Book when it becomes available, please send me an email to: nancy.klein@shaw.ca  Or book a party and see the new products in person and play with them - so much