How much do you spend on scrapping and stamping?

My mom and I were discussing this yesterday after attending a great card workshop by my friend and downline, Susan Colby. I was telling mom that many scrapbookers spend $100 and up a month on supplies.

It got me thinking. The minimum amount of sales that a Close to my Heart consultant needs to make is $100 a month ($300 a quarter). If a person joined Close to my Heart and just wanted to be a hobbyist, join for the discount and to sell to a few friends and family, it wouldn't even be a trial if she was already spending that kind of money a month. In fact, it would save her money because she'd get a discount on that $100. Not only a big discount but every month when she spent her $100 she'd get a stamp of the month for free and sometimes even more, like this month when she'd get a paper pack for free too. Hmmm...

Now what if that same person decided to get some orders from her friends one of those months and the orders total $150. Well then that person would get a free stamp of the month and $25 in free products on top of that AND her discount! If she did that every month she would have almost $150 in free products each quarter, keep her discount and stay a consultant in good standing.

Wow! If I weren't already a consultant I think I'd join today!

P.S. Did you know it's only $99 plus shipping and handling to join and you receive products and supplies totalling $300, just a little added bonus. Why aren't you a Close to my Heart consultant yet?

A Place to Belong

When I became a stay at home mom about 12 years ago I suddenly understood why there was a women's rights revolution in the 1960's. Something happened to me that I think might have happened to other women who made the choice to stay home. I felt like I was a wife and mother, period. My days consisted of the same duties over and over, the laundry, the dishes, the never ending cleaning. I wanted to be there with my children but it sure wasn't easy.

I really seemed to lose my identity. What happened to that girl who was so quick with a joke, the one who loved hanging out with her friends, who created beautiful cross stitch pieces and wasn't afraid to drive across the country alone? At some points I felt I'd never find her again.

After giving birth to my third child I discovered scrapbooking. I found that there was a whole community out there that revolved around creating memory books. It was the equivalent of the old quilting bees and when I was out with these scrapbooking women, I was myself again. I felt talented again, I was creating these pages that I was proud of, I was even being published in magazines. I discovered I was a person separate from the wife and mother roles I'd taken on.

Now I'm not saying I don't enjoy being a wife and mother, I do, but I like me too. I didn't want to lose myself in the process of having a family. Scrapbooking allowed me to find a place where I was again just me.

Last Saturday I won the Rising Star award from Close to my Heart. When my name was announced I could hear all my fellow consultants and friends scream for me. I cannot tell you what a wonderful thing that was to experience. They are so much a part of me winning that award, I learned from each one of them and only stood because they lifted me up. There is not a better bunch of women than the ones I've met since starting with Close to my Heart. They are supportive and fun and will pick you up when you are at your lowest or celebrate with you when you're on a high. They are a safe place to fall.

This company brings out the best in all of us and I know it could do the same for you. I want you to join this incredible group of crafters and become a part of our team. I want to give you a place to belong just like the one I've found, a place where you can be yourself and better yourself. This company can change your life. That's an amazing statement but I promise you I believe it with all my heart. Are you ready to find your place? Contact me and I'll show you how.

Barbra