Christmas present came!

SO exciting!!!!
The BRAND NEW Spring/Summer CTMH Idea Book just arrived today!! This is one of the best things about being a Consultant. I LOVE seeing all the new products before everyone else-heehee!
But sorry, you must wait~ New catalogs go live to customers February 1st.

You will FLIP over all the new stamps, papers & accessories. Contact me to book your personal craft class & get a FREE catalog!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! "For unto us a child is born, a saviour, Christ the King"!
May you be blessed with lots of love, peace & joy in 2013. Thank you so much for your patronage this past year. I treasure your friendships!

This is my Christmas card this year. I love my Cuttlebug! The flower is from the CTMH Artiste cartridge.

Here's to a fabulous & creative 2013!
Jes

Event Calendar Workshop-this week!

Friday, December 21st 7pm-9pm

OR

Saturday, December 22nd 10:30am-12:30pm

$13 or just create the "toppers" for only $5!

Check out the attached photos of this awesome GIFT workshop! An Event Calendar is a perfect gift for anyone. It's a perpetual calendar to remember special days like birthdays & anniversarys. You'll always know when you need to send a handmade card!

We'll be creating 12 panels to decorate an Event Calendar for the whole year using the December Stamp of the Month "Year-Round Cheer". 12 adorable stamps to use all year long!



**Make one to keep & one to give as a memorable Christmas gift**



Sign up today!



"Whooo's Your Valentine" Promotion!

"Whooo's Your Valentine" Promotion!
Spend $35 & get the "Whooo's Your Valentine" kit for just $10!

Celebrate National Papercrafting Month with an
incredible deal—our Whooo’s Your Valentine kit
for only $10! Combine your love of
papercrafting with the contents of this kit to create
personalized valentines—perfect for classrooms and
other group settings. This darling kit, which retails for
$40, can be yours for only $10 when you spend $35 or
more in Close To My Heart products.

This kit offers you a
sneak peek at two new Spring/Summer 2013 products:
the treat tubes and the silver glitter paper! Decorate
the die-cut boxes with the stamp images, cardstock,
and glitter paper. Then attach the clear tube and fill
with treats for valentines in a cinch!

Kit includes:

• 12 — Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)

• 3 — 12" x 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)

• 1 — Sheet Silver Glitter Paper—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!

• 12 — Treat Tubes with Lids—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!

• 1 —My Acrylix® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)

Shop online or schedule a personal crafting class in your home or mine!

December Stamp Club Gift Bag

What's the "Stamp Club"?
Come check it out!

We get together every month-the first Friday at 7pm & Saturday at 10:30am (you choose which is best) & make fun paper crafts. Project is typically free, just place a $15 order. Everyone takes turn at being the Host & earning all the FREE credits!

Learn something new each month, build your supplies slowly & have FUN with other people. Come & try it out anytime!

Join us Fri, Dec 7th at 7pm or Sat, Dec 8th at 10:30am. We're making this awesome Christmas gift bag with a pocket, card & tag!

HUGE Black Friday Weekend Sale!

HUGE Black Friday Weekend Sale!

Do you love a "free" deal with your Christmas shopping?

Would you like to support small business & American-made products?

(All Close To My Heart stamps are made in Utah!)

Shop with me this holiday weekend!

You will get the fun, "Black Friday" deals from NOW until Monday, November 26th at 10pm!

PLUS receive TURKEY BUCKS to redeem on a future December order!

Place an order of $25-$49

Receive a FREE ink pad of your choice! ($5.25 value)

Get $1 Turkey Buck to redeem in December!

Place an order of $50-$74

Receive a FREE "A" size stamp or marker set of your choice! ($6.95 value)

Get $2 Turkey Bucks to redeem in December!

*PLUS you qualify to get the Stamp of the Month for just $5 AND any stamp set 1/2 price! $1 will be donated to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Place an order of $75-$99

Receive a FREE "B" size stamp set or paper kit of your choice! ($9.95 value)

Get $3 Turkey Bucks to redeem in December!

*PLUS you qualify to get the Stamp of the Month for just $5 AND any stamp set 1/2 price! $1 will be donated to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Place an order of $100-$149

Receive a FREE "C" size stamp set or cardstock pack! ($14.50 value)

Get $4 Turkey Bucks to redeem in December!

*PLUS you qualify to get the Stamp of the Month for just $5 AND any stamp set 1/2 price! $1 will be donated to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Place an order of $150+

Receive $25 in FREE products of your choice PLUS a "B" size stamp set or paper pack!

Get $5 Turkey Bucks to redeem in December!

*PLUS you qualify to get the Stamp of the Month for just $5 AND any stamp set 1/2 price! $1 will be donated to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Shop online www.ctmh.com/gotink or call or email me with your order NOW through Monday:

Jes Ballas   610-760-1268   jballas@ptd.net

Order $50 minimum, get the stamp of the month for $5 & receive ANY stamp set for 50% off!

Earn TURKEY BUCKS to redeem in December!

Hedgehog Easel Card

Here is a sweet card I made for my Mom. I love this easel-card idea! Just make an extra score line across the card front center & bend. Just don't glue your focal point all the way-only adhere the bottom half.
It stays up because you pop up your message w/ 3D foam tape.
Special thanks to my friend, Diane, for gifting me the awesome hedgehog paper!

3D Flower Layout

Here is our November Stamp Club project. We made a layout creating cool 3D flowers from hearts cut from the Cricut! It's featured in our new catalog on page 48 & 49. Hearts are cut at 1", 3/4" & 1/2". Great to put in a shadow box frame!

Christmas Card Tote Workshop!

Don't miss this Workshop! Create a fabulous tote bag filled with 9 beautiful Christmas cards & envelopes, perfect for ideas or gift-giving. 3 designs, 3 of each~ Receive a pack of Red Sparkles & silver Shimmer Trim!
Friday, November 16th 7pm-9:30pm OR Saturday, November 17th 10:30am-1pm
$15
Mystery Hostess will win FREE Hostess credits!
Refreshments served
Limited seating-reserve your spot immediately!

Love it but can't make it? Get a class kit & assemble in your own time.
Sign up today!

Christmas Gift Bag

Here's a sweet idea for Christmas gift bags! I used the October Stamp of the Month "Very Merry Christmas" & Pear & Partridge paper.
Save your old handle shopping bags & simply cover up the store name or logo with cardstock!
Another clever idea is to create a POCKET on the bag to hold your card! I re-enforced my pocket with brads in the corners.
Cricut shapes are from the new ARTIST cartridge.
Shop online www.ctmh.com/gotink ~

Very Merry Christmas

Here is some fun artwork I made using the October Stamp of the Month "Very Merry Christmas". It has a bunch of cool CRICUT shapes! I used Pear & Partridge paper with Cranberry & New England Ivy inks with Bamboo cardstock. Are you ready for Christmas card-making?

Monogram Stationary Workshop

Friday, October 19th 7pm-9pm


OR

Saturday, October 20th 10:30am-12:30pm

$15

Order a Class Kit to create at home if you can't make it!



*Register ASAP & let me know which MONOGRAM STAMP letter you'd like so I can order it in time.*

Otherwise, create the box & cards at the Workshop, then add your Monogram Stamp letter at home.



Join us at this Workshop to make a mini magazine holder, using the Avonlea paper pack, with a set of 6 cards & envelopes, personalized with YOUR monogram!



Seating limited-1st come, 1st served

Mystery Host will win FREE credits!

Sign up today~



Jessica Ballas

Close To My Heart Consultant since 1998

Alaskan & Mediterranean Cruise Achiever

Super Seller Award Recipient

www.ctmh.com/gotink -same site, new name!

Visit my blog www.gotinkteam.blogspot.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/JBallas.ctmh

610-760-1268

October Stamp of the Month "Very Merry Christmas"

Check out the October SOTM! "Very Merry Christmas", set of 11- get yours for just $17.95 or with a $50 purchase, it's only $5! Shop online at www.ctmh.com/gotink .

Avonlea Cardmaking Kit

Here is the beautiful Avonlea card making Workshop On The Go kit! Get everything you need to create 15 handmade, stamped cards for just $29.95. Kit includes papers, 15 cards & envelopes, stamp set, ribbon, instructions & stick-on bubbles. You'll have leftover ribbon & bubbles to play with plus the stamp set to use forever!

Clementine art

Here are some cute examples of artwork using the new Clementine paper. I love how "fabric-y" it looks! The purse is a Cricut shape from the new Artiste cartridge. Hand-stitching on the card with embroidery floss!

September Stamp of the Month "Fall Favorites"

Get this set of 11 stamps in September for just $17.95, or order $50 & receive it for only $5!
Here's a treat holder I made using this set & our incredible NEW alcohol ink markers!!
Start inking your stamp with Archival Black ink, then color in with our fluid, no streaking, seamless alcohol markers!

My Craft Channel

Close To My Heart is introducing a new video series on My Craft Channel!
Check it out: http://www.mycraftchannel.com/shows/Clearly-the-Best-Stamping-with-Close-To-My-Heart/Clearly-the-Best-Stamping-with-Close-To-My-Heart-Promo/

Close To My Heart is excited to be working with My Craft Channel , an online craft TV network, to create a new video series called Clearly the Best. If seeing is believing, then viewers will quickly see that when it comes to stamping, Close To My Heart’s My Acrylix® stamps and blocks are truly the best. Each video will show stamping techniques demonstrating the creative flexibility and perfect placement possible with our clear stamps. Contact me to find out more about techniques and stamp sets featured in the videos! When you sign up for free at http://www.mycraftchannel.com, you’ll receive email notifications every time a new video in the Clearly the Best video series is released. That way, you'll be sure to catch every episode! Sign up today.

Starts September 4th~

Double Pocket Treat Holder

Here is my Double Pocket Treat Holder that I made as a FREE GIFT with a $40 purchase for my Open House. I used Clementine paper & Buttons, Bits & Bobs stamp set. Instructions I found here. I altered mine though to a 6x6 size. They are so super fast & easy to make!
I will extend this special FREE GIFT to anyone who places an order of $40 or more in September!
www.ctmh.com/gotink

New Home Decor SCROLL Album Kit

Here is our new Home Decor kit! It's a cool scroll album with kraft paper attached to it, chocolate grosgrain ribbon, buttons, canvas stickers, stamp set & instructions. All you need are photos! Check it out here~

New Catalog OPEN HOUSE party!

YOU’RE INVITED!


* 12th Annual Open House *

Jes's house - 876 Williams Ave, Walnutport, PA www.ctmh.com/gotink

Friday, August 24th 6pm-9pm AND Saturday, August 25th 10am-1pm

Showcasing the NEW Close To My Heart 2012-2013 Fall/Winter catalog & Idea Book! Come join me to see what’s new with scrapbooking & stamping supplies!

* Tons of NEW products!
Exclusive CRICUT CTMH Cartridge "Artiste"!!
Home Decor
Card Kits
Advent Calendar kit
Painter's Tray
6 new colors!
pigment inks
alcohol markers
13 Workshop On The Go Kits
New accesories

* Learn how to use brand new tools & products
* Door prizes each hour
* Hands-on projects featuring our newest items
* Refreshments provided, Bingo & games
* See fabulous displays of new product
* Free gift with a $40 order!
* Mystery Hostess gifts will be drawn from orders placed!
* Enter to win a raffle basket! Ticket donations go to Operation Smile Charity.
* Retired Items for sale-cash & carry!

Friday, August 24th 6pm-9pm AND Saturday, August 25th 10am-1pm


* FREE GIFT if you bring a new friend!
* FREE GIFT for the first 8 people to RSVP!
* Be 1 of the first lucky customers to host a gathering featuring our brand new catalog! FREE BONUS to all who schedule a show in Sept/Oct/Nov!

Contact me for directions~
Over 140 pages of BRAND NEW products!
**Special offer at Open House only-each guest gets a NEW Idea Book FREE!!
Please add $2 if you'd like your Idea Book mailed to you.

Unbelievable new accessories, scrapbook kits & stamps! You won't want to miss this issue! Close To My Heart has outdone themselves once again.

Contact me today to let me know you're coming-

~Shop online 24/7~ NEW Cricut cartridge "Artisite" plus many more NEW products!

National Stamping Month Promo!

National Stamping Month begins NOW!

August 15th-September 30th

Purchase $35 & receive a *DOUBLE* stamp set filled with nearly 50 images for ONLY $5!!

Check out the images-it's a perfect stamp set for all your scrapbooking accents & card ideas for everyday occasions. Shop online www.ctmh.com/gotink or come to my Open House Aug 24th & 25th!

August Stamp of the Month "Baroque Borders"

Get your August SOTM "Baroque Borders" for just $5 with a $50 purchase or straight up for only $17.95. It's a beautiful set for home decor as well! Shop online www.ctmh.com/gotink .

The NEW Fall/Winter catalog is here!

The BRAND NEW Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Idea Book & Catalog is here! Our 6 month issue is available until January 31st. View everything online www.ctmh.com/gotink or get your copy FREE!
Idea Books are FREE to Hostesses, Stamp Club members or attend my Open House on Aug 24th or 25th & get one free!
You can also order your copy for just $4, add $2 if you need it mailed. Contact me today to get your new catalog!

Convention-Day 4

Q&A with our President & Founder, Jeanette Lynton

Our last day, already?! How does a week go by so fast?

Mustache on the new Cricut "Artiste" cartridge!!


We began our last day with Extravaganza. That is a 9-1pm event where we go from booth to booth, learning all about new products from fellow Consultants. It's the best part of Convention! 1,200 cameras flashing on the beautiful display boards & pens jotting creative notes. So many ideas!!

Missy, Dee & I took a walk around the hotel grounds to check out the koi pond, landscaping & statues.

Hamming it up with the props!

We got these awesome totes & matching cosmetic bags! New Consultants who sign up in August will the tote bag FREE!

Me with Kristine, our VP of Sales & Marketing
Our last day was so much fun! At our final crop night, we played games, had the Q&A with Jeanette, they announced the winners of the Silent Art Auction & also held a love auction for Operation Smile. When all was said & done, we raised thousands of dollars!!

The most exciting announcement was WHERE Convention will be next year- DISNEYWORLD!! We will be at the Coronado Resort in Disney-yahooooo!!! SO pumped that it'll be on the East Coast again. Can't wait!

Convention-Day 3



My album went for $130!!! We had a Silent Art Auction to benefit Operation Smile. This was the 4th year that I was asked to make artwork to donate for it! I made a cool "Dallas" pop-out, flip-out,pocket mini album, which was introduced to me by my Downline, Susan.



Our founder & President, Jeanette Lynton, husband David, Monica, Kristine & Brian

Day 3 of Convention was a real treat! We had Stacy Julian as our keynote speaker. She used to be a Consultant! She was the founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine (which was my favorite!)  & now she has Big Picture Scrapbooking. She gave a wonderful presentation on WHY we scrapbook- to preserve our cherished family memories. She challenged us not to scrapbook the same events year after year but rather scrapbook the moments of life, what makes a person special, what makes us happy,etc.

http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/

At night, we had our Awards Banquet. We were lucky enough to snag a seat with my upline, Naomi, at her table-front & center!! Our VP's all looked so schnazzy! We had phenominal entertainment by the Texas Tenors!! They were so outstanding, it brought tears to our eyes!



Yellow roses of Texas!



Me & my upline, Naomi