New Consultant Kit

I was asked to make up some artwork for a silent auction so this is what I came up with, a new consultant survival kit. I just love Sophia paper and it was so fun to alter all these items. If you'd like to try out this paper too, find it here.

This is an altered pocket calendar, just $1.00 at the dollar store. Take out the cover that comes with it, use it as a pattern, restaple and you have a beautiful replacement.

I found this notebook at Michael's for a buck. The colored background matched Sophia paper so all I had to do was add a new front.

Here's a nametag already for the person's stamped name. A simple nametag holder was all that was required. I measured it and made an insert.

This cute pen matched the colors perfectly. I actually took apart the box it was in, covered it with paper and then folded it back together again.

This was a little more expensive at Michael's maybe seven or eight dollars but worth it. It was actually better to glue the strips of paper right to the center insert instead of trying to do it all in one piece.

You've seen me decorate Hershey nuggets often in posts on my blog. They always turn out well, throw them in a plastic bag and add a topper and you're done!

Our recipe box is cute as anything, all white and ready for decoration. It even has a magnetic closure. I decorated the outside with paper, ribbons, buttons and chipboard.

This particular box is used not for recipes but for the new consultant's contacts.

Inside I added index cards and made dividers to keep them alphabetized.

A dollar store clipboard is easily decorated with a bit of paper, ribbons and buttons. Make sure it's glued down with a strong adhesive. I used liquid glass.

When someone books a party the new consultant can give them this, it contains invitations, booklets about what a great opportunity it is to sign up for Close to my Heart, some order forms and some treats. I also would give this with some brand new catalogs.

A hostess always gets a gift for doing a party. Here's one which contains a handwritten, handmade card, a mini stamp set and a treat.

Once done the whole kit looks like this!! Love that Sophia paper. By the way, this only took about eight hours to do. Now off it goes for charity.

Make an easy card!

This is a super easy card, a tiny bit of stamping but mostly just some cutting. The new Sophia paper has a cool pattern in it that already has some words that will work beautifully for your card. Cut your paper as follows:

White daisy cardstock - 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 for card base (fold in half)

Hollyhock cardstock - 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 for card front

White daisy cardstock - 4 by 5 1/4

Goldrush cardstock - 3 1/2 by 4 3/4

Pear cardstock - 3 1/4 by 4 1/2

Patterned paper - 3 by 3 3/4

Blush cardstock - 1/2 by 5 1/4

Distress everything with hollyhock ink

Cut the pattern paper apart but keep the words intact so that they still make sense on your card. Cut it in 1 1/4 inch strips. Glue all papers in order of size finishing up with the pattern paper spreading it a 1/4 inch apart from each other.

Glue blush cardstock strip 1 1/2 inches up from bottom of card.

Stamp any saying (I used Thinking of you from Say it in Style) on the right hand side of the blush cardstock strip in hollyhock ink. Add three brads to the left hand side of strip. Glue entire card front to card base and you're done in no time flat. This is one of the cards I'll be teaching at my class on Sunday, March 6th from 2-4:30 in Stevensville. You can make as many cards of your choice (I have a variety) as you can in 2 hours for just $10. Click on the paypal link below to sign up and I'll send you my address and more info on the class.

Sophia Paper!

Jeanette Lynton is the owner and founder of Close to my Heart. She is a really amazing lady who just glows when she is among the consultants she loves so much. She believes in family and recently welcomed a new grandchild to her family named Sophia. In honor of the little girl she names this paper set, Sophia. (Check out her granddaughter on the cover of the new catalog too)! This set just screams "Spring" everytime I pull out the paper and if you are living in one of the states with snow this winter, you know spring can't come soon enough. If you need your day brightened up, make sure you get this paper set HERE!