Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

This fall the Corporate Staff has been traveling around the country visiting various cities holding Making Connections events.  These events give Close To My Heart Consultants a chance to meet other consultants, hear a motivational presentation and spend time creating projects that we can bring back and share as workshops with our customers.   We created 2 fun projects that I will be sharing in the next few days.   Brian Holman led the motivational portion of the event.  Brian is the COO of Close To My Heart.  He is the guy in the back with the pink shirt on - not the guy in the front in the gold suit!  It was Memphis!  Of course Elvis was there too! Today I wanted to share some very special layouts that I received as recognition for my accomplishments.  Since my main reason for going was meeting others and to create projects with our new products, I didn't even remember that there would be any type of recognition!  Was I ever surprise...

My 1st Annual StampinHeaven Fall retreat is in the books!  I had so much fun with all of the ladies that attended!  I hope they had a great time too and accomplished most if not all of what they came to do.  If you missed getting in on the retreat this year, or you are just curious about what all went on, I'll do a little recap! The retreat was held at Henry Horton State Park and lucky for us we had beautiful fall-like weather that weekend!  We've been suffering through heat and humidity all summer so the cooler temps was a very nice break!  Several ladies took a morning walk each morning to get them in shape for the long day and night ahead.   (photo credit - Henry Horton State Park) We had a large room to really spread out so we all 'moved' in for the weekend! Each retreat attendee received a Retreat Layout packet when they arrived.  Their packet included pre-cut pieces of the Paper Fundamentals Cardstock - Enchantment Collec...

September is National Stamping Month and Close To My Heart is celebrating with THREE exclusive stamps that are available ONLY during the month of September!  The SOTM Blog Hoppers have put together a special hop featuring these fabulous Hello Life stamps! Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. There are over 30 hoppers participating in this hop.  It is a big circle so when you get back to me you will know you have completed the hop.   If you came from Terrie Shortsleeve's blog you are on the right track!   When you get to the end of my post, just look for the next link to continue to next blog. Today I'm featuring the stamp that is geared towards scrapbooking!   While this layout features the Hello ...

Have you checked out the new Close To My Heart Blog ?   I love it!  They have been posting some really great things - Recipes, Artwork, Home Decor, Party Planning, Contests and more!  If you aren't following it yet, just select the link above and be sure to sign up to get emails when they have new posts!  You won't want to miss them! Today they posted a new contest/challenge - a Spooky Crafting Adventure .  They have a fun little story and as you select your answers it will eventually lead you to a crafty challenge.   My answers led me to Challenge #3. "CREATIVE CHALLENGE 3: In honor of your intuitive password  selection, create a card, layout, or other creation using each of the Close  To My Heart colors that would comprise candycorn: Honey, Goldrush,  and Colonial White." Wow.....I have to say I'm a Candy Corn addict.  No wonder my answer lead me to this challenge!  I can't eat just one hand full.  I can eat ha...

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! To celebrate, we have a fun Blog Hop to help give you some creative ideas for the many uses of this adorable set!  If you came from Nikka Geers' blog you are on the right track!  When you get to the bottom of my post, just click on the link to the next blog.   The hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you will know that you visited them all!   If you get lost alon...

A dear friend lost her pet the other day.   He had lived a long and happy life but no matter what the circumstances, it is still very hard when you loose a pet that has been a part of your family for years. Time will ease her pain but until then, she just needs a big hug.   I made this card for her using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and my new ShinHan Touch Twin markers that I received in my new product bundles from Close To My Heart. The base of the card is one of the pieces from the Fundamentals Basic Assortment pack (Z1939). This fun cardstock is an assortment of 20 double-sided 12” x 12” paper sheets (2 each of 10 designs) featuring the same design on both sides, with one side featuring a glossy-resist version of the design The other 2 pieces of cardstock are from the Free To Be Me paper pack that was the special back in May. (here's a little secret..... we'll be adding assortment packs in ALL of the colors beginning in August!) The flower and butt...

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month we are featuring  Wild About Love , a set of 9 stamps. If you have come here from  Katy Taylor's blog  you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultant's  HERE . We have over 40 consultants participating in the blog. Following the hop is easy- just click on the link at the bottom of each post and it will take you to the next blog! Everyone was talking about this stamp when they first saw it.  I'm a little behind the times I guess.... or maybe it is because I don't listen to pop radio so much - I had not hear of the "What does the fox say" song.   But it is all the rage right now with the kids because of it's catchy tune.  (another reason I wasn't aware - I no longer have little kids!)   No matter what - whether you've heard the song o...