new CTMH Picture My Life Program

Calling all scrapbookers and memory keepers!

I'm excited to anticipate the new CTMH style scrapbook program called - PICTURE MY LIFE, for the 2014 Spring Summer Idea book Collection!

It will be featuring colors and theme of current and past but popular paper collections as you will see below.

All pieces beautifully designed and made to help you scrapbook FASTER & EASIER!

More details coming soon - when and how to order them. You don't want to miss them!

Now for our eyes only (note that the images are just part of the program materials)...

Just a kind remember that during the current promotional time, when you join me as CTMH consultant, during Nov 1st - Dec 15, you will receive it for free ($24.95 value) and be one of the first to HAVE this new product that will be released in 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book.

Want to know more - email me at mypaperidea@gmail.com!

How do you PICTURE YOUR LIFE?

A note before the end of July

There are some reminders here before the month ends...

CTMH custom stamps

You can personalize and order for your convenience with easy 3 steps: just choose a font, an icon(optional) and a layout(one, two, three or four lines).
Perfect for single name, date, address or anything you need to customize.

These custom stamps will be descontinued with the 2013 Autumn/Winter Idea Book, which is August 1st.

Be sure to check these out before they are gone! Click here to see more. 

Monograms

These monograms are elegant, classy and versatile!  You can purchase them with the alphabets of your choice or get them all to build your own collection.
They are not featured in the new upcoming idea book as well. So if you like them, you'll want to order before July 31.
Click here to see more.

Patriotic Stamp Sets

As you may already know, the patriotic stamp collection are featured since June and the promotion will end by July 31. 

They are special sets that have limited sale time and if you are planning to order you still have few days left. Again, portion of the sale goes to USO, how good is that!?

Click here to purchase.

And if you are not aware of it yet....there's another Pajama Party with CTMH as sponsor, at Big Picture Class website!

This means you can watch the video, while wearing your comfy PJ and getting some inspiration from the folks at BPC, for your next scrapbooking project!

NOTE: I'll have the layout kit for sale after August 1st. If you'd like to order it, please contact me at mypaperidea@gmail.com to reserve yours. For those of you that need it to be shipped, be sure to mention it in the email as well. The ARTBOOKING cartridge collection will also be available to order with the new Idea Book release (starting Aug. 1st). 

Click here to reserve yours through my website!

Click here to know more about the PJ party.

Thank you for being patient to read this long post. Just a kind reminder for all the goodness before they are gone.

Have a blessed week!

July SPECIAL reminder... Canvas Art Workshop SALE!

Just a reminder, there's still time for this great discount! July ONLY!

Click here to order yours today!

Fun Crafts,

Canvas Wokshop On the Go, 50% off in July

Good bye June, hello there...JULY!

Workshop on the go Canvas Art kit

Get the gorgeous Workshops on the Go^® canvas art kit for half price in July — no qualifying purchase required! From July 1 to July 31 you can get this trendy kit to create your own canvas art to hang in your home, regularly priced at $39.95, now discounted to $19.95 — more than 50% off! Take papercrafting to the next level with this adorable home décor piece that you can display for all to see.


Note: offer valid July 1–31, 2013 while supplies last.


Click here to order yours soon!

June and July specials "COURAGE" and "HOME OF THE BRAVE"

Hello!

Show your support of troops and country with new patriotic stamp sets — available only from June 1 to July 31, 2013! 

As a show of our support, Close To My Heart will donate $3 from each B-size My Acrylix^® Courage stamp set and $5 from each D-size My Acrylix^® Home of the Brave stamp set to the USO, the leading, most recognized military-support and services organization in the United States, or $3 from each B-size My Acrylix^® Courage stamp set and $5 from each D-size My Acrylix^® Strong and Free stamp set to the Canadian Hero Fund, which supports spouses and children of fallen Canadian military troops by providing post-secondary education in Canada. Show your support today—stamp style!

Click here to order yours today!

Fun Crafts,

Happy July

Dear readers:

July is all about Summer, Sun-Shine-Spark and Scrapbook(well...at least for me :D)!

The clock is ticking and I'm very excited about next week's CTMH annual convention!

Seems like it will be one of the best events - we got a lot of expectations!

So to celebrate all things July is coming up to(our anniversary, July 4th, CTMH convention, new opportunities and friendship -old and new ones!)... I'd like to start myself something special, FOR YOU, reader and customer, and here is how it works:

• from July 3rd to 18, for all purchases* made through lya.myctmh.com - you will receive a $10 gift card - from my blog CRAFTOLOGISTA...yes, this is my own way to say thank you.
• gift card redeemable in your next purchase. This means for your next purchase you'll have $10 off of total. Minimum of $50 to be redeemable.
• to qualify your purchase during these days(July 3 to 18) should be at least $50 and up. And from my ctmh website only.

If you are interested in the current Summer Idea Book, please contact me at mypaperidea@gmail - I'm giving away the Spring Idea Book, this means when you order the idea book, you'll receive from me 2 copies(2010 Spring and Summer ). While supplies last.

The image you see above is a mini memory journal I made last year. It features the CTMH papers and stamps that are retired now, but still are my favorites. Just a project review - sorry if you already saw it in here.

:)

Again, Happy July!

Lya - craftologista

JUNE - goodie box #5

Today's goodie box is a $250 value, but you pay only $100, isn't this a good deal?

No need to guess to get the jackpot.

Have a great deal, I mean, a great day!

:)

Lya - Craftologista

JUNE - goodie box #3

One more day for the goodie box!

If you like a great deal for scrapbooking goodies...this is for you!

Get yours whenever you can!

Visit myctmh store:

https://lya.myctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=1601

Quick Note: I missed yesterday's posting as the day was crazy for me. Please know that you can always check the day's deal through my website (lya.myctmh.com) even though it is not posted in here! Just to know!

Good night!

Lya - craftologista

JACKPOT! ...JUNE SPECIAL

Good Day everyone!

Watch it out: CTMH June started with a big Bang...JACKPOT!

Everyday you'll find in myCTMH website(lya.myctmh.com) *something* you can win for FREE when you purchase the ONE of the discounted items from that same page.

A myCTMH website EXCLUSIVE/ONLY!

We never know which one is the JACKPOT - you can try your to hit it(are your finger crossed?) or order all promotional items to guarantee you'll receive the FREEBIES for sure!

Valid during the month of JUNE and only through myctmh online shop!

Visit myCTMH shop to see what's for today!

Have a GREAT JUNE!

Lya - craft+ologista

lya.myctmh.com

lya@myctmh.com

The most wonderful month of the year

DECEMBER-HOLIDAY.HEYDAY clearance!

The campaign details and F.Q.A.:

WHEN: Wednesday, December 2, at 9 a.m. and continues throughThursday, December 17 (11:59 p.m. MT) or while supplies last.

Sale has quantities restricted to FIVE per item and continues through Thursday, December 17, or until stock is depleted. Regular retail items and clearance items may not be mixed in the same shopping cart.

• What products are included in the clearance sale?

There are just too many items to list here! But watch for paper packets, My Acrylix® stamp sets, accessories, and more—something for everybody! You can view a complete list of the items and SHOP by visiting my Online Store at lya.myctmh.com clicking on Holiday Heyday.

• How will shipping/handling be charged on this promotion?

Continental US: orders of $100+ = flat rate shipping of just $5 ($99.99 and under have weight-based shipping)
Canadian and non-continental: orders of $150+ = flat rate shipping of $10 ($149.99 and below have weight-based shipping)

• How will tax be charged on this promotion?

US: tax is charged on discounted amount.
Canada: tax is charged on discounted amount.

• How does a customer order the items?

You simply add your desired clearance items to my MyCTMH (https://lya.myctmh.com/Retail/ClearanceLanding.aspx) , just as you would when purchasing any item through MyCTMH. However, that clearance items and regular items cannot be purchased on the same order. If you’d like to purchase both clearance items and regular-priced items, you need to place two separate orders. A special clearance sale link will be available on the MyCTMH shopping page during the campaign just for this purpose; only clearance items will appear in the clearance shopping area and only regular-priced items will appear in the usual MyCTMH shopping area.

• Who can participate in this campaign?

Anybody! Call all your friends, family, customers, and neighbors. Tell them December is the time to stock up on great products at unbelievable prices.

• Is there a requirement to qualify for this campaign?

No qualifications at all—shop on!

Wish you lots of fun shopping and creating!

Lya - craftologista

Some updates here and there

Good morning!

Hope you're all doing well in this chilly weather - getting ready for the Thanksgiving and making plans for Christmas!

Today just some updates:

1. Jennifer McGuire and her team are announcing the 91 prizes winners! So be sure to check her blog out to see the list of the lucky people who sent cards for Kate and Eric Drive!
2. I'm sharing soon the pictures of the recent swaps - CARD & SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT - starting this weekend with some really creative ones!
3. Showing another favorite stamp set - STAMPAGANZA is ending soon - so if you plan to "stock up" with these versatile and cool My Acrylix Stamps, grab your freebie* ASAP! :)....Just couple days left! The stamps image you see here is from the E-size set (the big one) called BAROQUE ALPHABETS - U$34.95 value - you can earn it for FREE by purchasing two E-size stamp sets of equal value! This set is wonderful as you can use it to anything personalized or for the special holiday projects!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

RANDOM GIVEAWAYS

Well, this is a new thing to do:

I'm so happy to see I've got many visitors to read this blog of mine.

Thanks you all for stopping by...

Like the talented Jennifer McGuire announced recently in her blog ( I'm copying her idea too...:), I'd like to "say a thank you" for people who come, read and leave a comment by starting today with RANDOM GIVEAWAYS.

It's simple: just leave a comment or answer the question from my post and I'll randomly pick a person and a prize* time by time.

*the name of the winner and the prize will be written in the text block I've created - located at sidebar's up right.

Now the image above you see is from a japanese gallery we visited weeks ago at San Francisco, they were displaying many of these artworks - simply beautiful. Just sharing!

Hope to hear from you!

Lya - learning everyday goodness through creativity.

NOVEMBER SWEET DEAL - STAMPAGANZA!

WHETHER YOU’RE A LONG-TIME FAN OF STAMPS OR ARE just venturing into this fun hobby, now is the perfect time to grab some My Acrylix® decorative stamp sets!

From November 3–30, 2009, when you purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, and/or E only) at full retail price you will receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)— a savings of up to $22.95!

Choose from any stamp set offered in any 2009 Idea Book or the current Product Review.

Add to your assortment of these innovative stamps sets!

*Shipping/handling apply. Offer valid November 3–30, 2009. Stamp sets available as the FREE set include A, B, C, and D-size sets only. E-size, customizable (K), Art & Soul® and Stamp of the Month are not available as the free set. Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A , B, C, D, and E-size sets only. Stamps that do not count toward a qualifying purchase include Stamp of the Month, Art & Soul, Workshops on the Go™, and customized (K) stamps.

Be sure to take advantage of this month's deal and stock up your favorite stamps for the Holidays and even everydays projects!!

Lya - craftologista

Sharing a story

Hello everyone!

As consultant I receive periodically, from our corporate office, emails with news, updates, and also stories from real people - either consultants or customers out there, mostly are remarkable as they share their experiences or ideas. And this one you'll see is just one of what I like to say...it's what SCRAPBOOKING is all about:

Memory Protectors® Helped Scrapbook Survive Fire

“I am a long time customer of Close To My Heart and had many scrapbooks done, including one for each of my daughters. We lost our home to a fire last year. Both of the girls' scrapbooks were on my kitchen table and we thought they were a total loss.

“Two days after the fire, we were rummaging through the ashes to look for some valuable jewelry and a friend came upon the scrapbooks. The table they were on was totally gone, as were most of the rest of our belongings, and both scrapbooks were badly burned but still fairly intact on the outside. We took them both out of the house and started looking at them and were super surprised to see that many of the photos were salvageable!

“However it happened, the Memory Protectors® sealed together and preserved most of the pages. We lost photos from the edges of some of the pages because of burning, and lost some to moisture from the water and chemicals used to try to put out the fire. But we were able to salvage an incredible amount out of those books. Both the albums and Memory Protectors were from Close To My Heart.”

“We just wanted to let you know how well your products did in such an extreme situation and that we have told all of our fellow scrapbookers about our ordeal.”
Kylie Mortensen, Customer, Trego, WI

Well, thank you Kylie for sharing your story and I do wish you can soon restore and create more amazing scrapbooks for all your family!

Have a great weekend!

Lya - craftologista

Some updates here...

Just to let you know (if you don't yet)because of the amazing quantity of cards that are being sent in to Cards For Kate, Jennifer McGuire (she is so creative...) decided to add another child - ERIC - to the card drive, which I found great...both children are such sweet kids!

To know more about this heartwarming card drive - visit: jennifermcguireink.com

And also I'm so happy to say I'll be going to the Close to My Heart Portland Regionals Celebration in November!!

I already got my to-do list for the 2 swaps groups I've joined - 2 pages layout and cards plus THE CARD and the scrapbook layout (two-pages spread) for the event contests.

As I received the featured colors and guidelines by Tuesday only, I've decided about my layouts and card sketches and the selected supplies last night...now JUST need to cut ALL the papers and "dive" into the creative process until the end of the month. I'm very excited about this event.

By the experience of some fellow consultants, sounds like will be lots of creative inputs and...so much fun!

I also just finished the Scripture Swaps I've joined with the BB ladies as well the cards for both Kate and Eric...( I had some delays in the last one to have all in one pack) and just waiting to be wrapped and shipped out...!

HOORAY! :)

As for the pictures (both SWAPs, cards and layouts, AND the card kits I mentioned in another post) - I'll keep my words in posting them here by this weekend or so. Just need to get all organized by then...!

For now, the image you see here is the card I made and posted here before, just in the top view and also, the stamp set ( C1301 - Thing of Beauty) I used to create it.

Happy creating(a card? a scrapbook page?....think about it!)

Lya - craftologista

fast, easy and simple

Recently got some people who asked if I'd be offering card kits that would have some "fast and easy" cards to make themselves.

Well, I have good news.

And I think we're just right on time with the approaching of the holidays!

It's the season that even the busiest person would stop for some minutes and send some warm words for a dear friend or a family member. And not just for the long distance ones. You can send cards even for the people that live in the same town. How nice that'd be?

Just imagine yourself finding a totally handmade card in your mailbox - I'm sure that would bring you a smile and make your day merrier!

Above I'm showing a card I made a time ago for a new customer that became a friend too. She got an accident - was in extreme pain and discomfort so I wanted to cheer her up. I'm glad she is now getting better and back to her routine.

The kits will be "released" at next post with some pictures and details.

Now how about writing down the names of people you'd like to send some warm words and get your list ready...I happened to do this every year since my college years...

:)

Have good day!

Lya, craftologista