Free Cricut Cartridge and $300 Worth of Brand New Products for just $99!!!

How great is this?  $300 worth of products (listed below) plus a $99 cricut cartridge of your choice.  sign up to be a consultant -- yes you can just buy for yourself only-- and all this is yours --- forever!  no take backs!  sign up at this link.    

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CONTENTS OF THE NEW CONSULTANT KIT INCLUDE:

• Read Me First Letter
• Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Books (qty. 10)
• Hostess Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Customer Order Forms (qty. 25)
• Close To My Heart Color Swatches (W471)
• Spring/Summer 2014 B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1127)
• Petite Perks™ Delicate Wings Incentive Stamp Set (qty. 5) (W2028)
• Reflections™ Scrapbook Program (9037)
• Originals Card Confidence Program™ (9036)
• Workshops on the Go™ Skylark Scrapbooking Kit (G1072)
• Skylark Complements Dimensional Elements (X7177C)
• Skylark B&T Duos™ Bulk Paper (BULK322)
• Skylark Bulk Resin Flowers (BULK340)
• Durables Triangle Studs (Z1928)
• Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918)
• Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2195)
• Desert Sand Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2118)
• Slate Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2173)
• My Acrylix™ Hopscotch Alphabet Stamp Set (E1028)
• My Acrylix™ True to Life Stamp Set (C1575)
• My Acrylix™ Believe in Yourself Stamp Set (C1574)
• 3" × 3" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1006)
• 4" × 5" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1012)
• 2" × 6½" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1010)
• Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors (Z1836)
• My Acrylix™ Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
• My Acrylix™ Spritz Cleaner (1778)
• Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
• Sponge (Z697)
• Liquid Glass (Z679)
• and Cello Bags (qty. 25) (W1152)

(Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice.)

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.

Girls Just Wanna Crop - Boyne Highlands

Hello Everyone!

I just returned from the Boyne Highlands 3-day Girls Just Wanna Crop. It was wonderful as usual and my third time to return as the Close to my Heart vendor. My co-consultant Valerie Black and I had a fabulous time meeting and getting to know the participants of the crop. Some were familiar faces and 50% of the people there this time were brand new to this great event. We had so much to share with them about our company and had four make and takes for them to choose from along with a slew of our products for sale. We also showed off the amazing new consultant kit and told them how they could get $300 worth of products for just $99 (plus shipping and tax) and start on a journey with Close to my Heart. I'm happy to say that we had many people interested and one signed up on the spot. I'd like to welcome Nicki Pillsbury to my team. She's going to be a wonderful addition!


At this crop all the vendors are in two huge rooms at one side of the cropping area which covered nearly the entire "convention" building of the big ski resort. Each cropper had a table to themselves, can you imagine!!!

Throughout the weekend there were door prizes, yummy snacks and buffet meals in an enormous dining room. The accomodations were stellar and fun was had by all.

I'd like to thank Tracie Odenbach for having us for yet another time and for being a great hostess. It's not easy to take care of 279 croppers and at least 10 different vendors. The crop happens twice a year and the next time will be in May. Keep your eye on http://boyne.com to see more info on it in the coming months. For now, thank you to all the 279 croppers and the fun times you brought with you this weekend!!!