July Scrap Club Layouts

Layout #1 - Fanfare papers - Colors are Sky, Pacifica, Black, Sunny Yellow and Cranberry.  Stamp sets are My Game, Token Alphabet and Paper Lantern.  Accessories are white brads.  Stamping technique is masking

Layout #2 - Fanfare papers - Colors are Sky, Pacifica, Black and Cranberry.  Stamp sets are Paper Lantern and Fanfare.  Accessories are Black grosgrain ribbon and red sparkles.  Stamping technique is first/second generation stamping. 

May Scrapbooking Club Layouts

May 2011 scrapbook club layouts using Sophia papers. Colors are Pear, Hollyhock, Blush, Goldrush and White Daisy. Stamps are Sophia WOTG, Pennant E-sized Alphabet, Bohemian E-sized Alphabet and Aspire. White Waxy Flax, Green buttons and White Daisy brads along with Hollyhock stitched ribbon.

March Scrap Club Layouts - Lucky

Here are the layouts for my March Scrap Club.  I used the Lucky kit which features Outdoor Denim, Olive, Sunset, Desert Sand and Colonial White.  Both titles were cut using the Cricut machine.  I used the Lucky WOTG, Felicity, Simple Stitches and Card Chatter-Birthday stamp sets.  I used the brand new wooden buttons, Colonial White waxy flax and Antiqued Copper bigger brads for embellishments.

February 2011 Scrap Club Layouts

I've finished my layouts for February Scrap Club.  I loved working with this beautiful new kit.  Sweetheart features Tulip, Cotton Candy, Baby Pink, Black and White Daisy for it's colors.  Both layouts are from the new Magic layout book - I'm loving choosing new layouts from this gorgeous book.  On the first layout, I used the Sweetheart WOTG stamp set, along with Card Chatter - Love, one of my new favorites.  I stamped the title with the Felicity Alphabet.  I also used Pink Sparkles, the new Pink Buttons, Black ribbon, White Daisy Ric Rac, Watermelon Waxy Flax (retired), Dimensional Elements Hearts covered in Sweetheart papers and the corner rounder punch for the scalloped border.

For the second layout, I stamped using the Bohemian Alphabet stamp set - another of my new favorites.  For the flowers, I got this idea from a GORGEOUS card I received in a swap from the talented CTMH consultant Wendy Coffman.  Check out her blog here.  I used the brand new, super cool CTMH Scalloped Circle Punch to make the layers for the flowers, scrunched them up and pinned them together using a Black Bigger Brad in the center.  I love the texture and interest they add to the layout, especially with the tiny flower background & texture paper from this kit.

January Scrap Club Layouts - Wings

Here are my club layouts for January - I used the Wings paper packet (LOVE THIS) and the January SOTM (Find Your Style), Bohemian Alphabet and Dreams Come True stamp set.  I used the rock and roll stamping technique on the butterflies and heat embossing on the title on the second layout.  Embellishments include black button brads, juniper brads, colonial white grosgrain ribbon and black brads.  Click here to get more info on my scrap clubs - they are a great way to get your scrapbooking done, have fun with friends and get lots of free product!  Keizer clubs are on the third Tuesday and Thursday evening of the month and Rainier club is on the fourth Sunday of the month.  Call or e-mail me with questions!

Sneak Peek!

CTMH has some great deals, gorgeous new products and fabulous projects in store for January.  Here's a sneak peak at the new Wings kit of the month (KOTM) layout.  More photos and previews coming soon!

December Scrap Club Layouts

These are my scrap club layouts for December.  Using the festive Mistletoe kit was so much fun!  On the Merry and Bright layout, I was inspired by a tree layout in my Scrapbooks Etc. magazine for the right page, and finished it off with a Reflections layout for the left side.  The second layout is from the Magic book.  Both layouts use papers from the Mistletoe Level 2 paper and Creative Basics which features Garden Green, New England Ivy, Cranberry and Colonial White.  I used the Snow Days, Serendipity, A Timber and Card Chatter - Christmas stamp sets.  To add that finishing touch, I used Gold satin ribbon, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon, Green sparkles. Colonial White brads, Cranberry brads and Holiday buttons.  Click here to learn more about my scrapbooking clubs!

November Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my November Scrap Club layouts.  For these, I used the beautiful fall/botanical kit Olivia.  Colors are Sunset, Barn Red, Bamboo, Cocoa and Colonial White.  I used The Present and Serendipity stamp sets, along with Mocha opaques, Cocoa grosgrain ribbon, Bamboo brads and some natural hemp for accents.  These layouts come straight from the brand new how-to book, Magic - love it!!

Here's more info about my monthly scrapbooking club - I'd love to have you join us!

- Would you like to have a designated time, once a month for you to get caught up on your scrapbooking? - Have you ever wanted to start scrapbooking but feel a bit overwhelmed? - Do you feel like you are just too far behind to even get started? - Do you currently love to scrapbook and want to expand your knowledge in techniques & layout design? - Do you like to scrapbook but never seem to find the time and have pictures piling up? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then THIS is the class for you.  Come and learn how fun, creative and quick scrapbooking can be.  I will teach you several different techniques and tips and you will go home each month with 2-4 ready to go TWO-PAGE scrapbook layouts! When:  3rd Tuesday evening of the month at my house in Keizer  – 6:30-8:30pm -      OR- 4th Sunday afternoon of the month in Rainier – 2:00-5:00pm What:  Come and experience HANDS-ON how easy scrapbooking really is.  You’ll receive a packet of pre-cut paper and embellishments you need to complete your layouts, and have access to my stamps and ink pads.  All you have to do is bring your adhesive and your photos if you’d like. You will have your choice to do the featured layout that I’ve made, or your choice of themes and colors to be sure that you are making pages you can use with your pictures. I will have those choices available to you the month before the class. Cost:  The class is actually free! The commitment however is to a $25 purchase of Close To My Heart products each month (before S&H).  The fun part is that you are guaranteed to be the “hostess” one of the months that we meet.  On that month, you will receive $25 in FREE product of YOUR CHOICE.  If you’d like to complete an additional 2-page layout above the one included, you can add one additional 2-page layout for only $2.00.   Commitment:  The commitment is for a full 6-months.   You can join the class during any month!  If, for some reason, you are unable to attend one of the classes, all you need to do is give me a call with your class order. I will save your packet and you can do it the following month or attend one of my make up classes. Call me at (503) 312-5454 or e-mail me at allisong@myctmh.com to join! Allison Grice www.allisong.myctmh.com

Let Me Help You Scrapbook!

 Tier I Sample

Tier II Sample

Tier III Sample

I'm introducing a brand new aspect of my business - scrapbooking for you!

Click here to check out the flier with all of the details and pricing on the three tiers.

I am also offering a pre-made layout club - these are Tier III layouts - your choice of layouts from Scrap Club each month or other Tier III design, pre-made for you (2 sets of double-page layouts) with stamping, embellishments, titles and inked paper edges.  Cost is $20.00 each month for both sets of layouts completed and put together. Club members commit to six months and receive $25.00 in hostess rewards from the current CTMH Idea Book one time in that six months of membership.  Check out photos of my scrap club layout here on my blog on earlier posts.

Contact me to get your project started today!

August Scrap Club Layouts

 

 For my August Scrap Club layouts, I used the Passages kit.  I love the rich, timeless feel of these papers - they are just gorgeous!  Colors in this kit are Garden Green, Brown Bag, Cocoa, Barn Red and Colonial White.  I used the Happy Journey and State of Mind stamp sets.  Embellishments are from the Antiqued Copper Mini Medley collection and some Antiqued Copper brads. 

August KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our August Kit of the Month club using the Passages kit.  Passages features Barn Red, Brown Bag, Cocoa and Garden Green.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

July Scrap Club Layouts

Scrap Club layouts for July are ready to go!  These layouts feature the energetic and colorful papers from the Zippidee kit - perfect for summer photos!  Zippidee colors are Cranberry, Desert Sand, Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White and a touch of Honey.  I used the Thrill Ride stamp set with colored ink pads and clear embossing powder over the top of the images on the first layout to give it that pop and texture.  I also used Cherish The Moment and State Of Mind stamp sets.  For the finishing touches I used clear buttons, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon and waxy flax and some Colonial White bitty brads.  Hope you're having a fun and festive summer so far!

July KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our July Kit of the Month club using the Zippidee kit.  Zippidee features Cranberry, Desert Sand, Honey and Indian Corn Blue.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

June Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my layouts for Scrap Club for the month of June!   They are summery and full of color and energy.  I used the Splendor paper packet which features the following colors:  Topiary, Moonstruck, Heavenly Blue, Goldrush and Colonial White. 

For the first layout, I stamped a title using both the large and small Friendship Alphabets, and used the new Pizazz Irresistibles chipboard for some of my accents.  I love these!  I've raved about them in past posts on here - they come totally white, and when you add your favorite ink color with a sponge dauber, they have a white pattern unique to each piece that resists the ink and shows up as a cute white design in the middle of your inked color!  I used a bracket and three little flowers on this layout.   I also used some Colonial White brads to finish it off.

For the second layout, I used the A sized stamp set A Flitter.  These newly price-adjusted A sized stamp sets are such an amazing value.  Only $7.95 for a cute little stamp set, and I didn't even use every single image on this layout!  I just loved the butterfly and dragonfly images and thought they would go well with these papers. 

To get more info on my Scrap Club, click here to find out all the details.  Happy Summer!

June KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our June Kit of the Month club using the Splendor kit.  Splendor features Goldrush, Moonstruck, Topiary and Heavenly Blue.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

May Scrap Club Layouts

These are the layouts for my May Scrapbooking Club - they were SO fun to make!  I used the papers from the new My Reflections kit Cherry-O.  This kit features Tulip, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, Colonial White and Chocolate.  I stamped titles, images and trim detail using the following stamp sets:  You're Sweet, Field Trip Alphabet, Headline Alphabet, Boutique Borders and Simple Stitches.  I also used some Colonial White Bigger Brads for a finishing touch. 


My scrapbooking club members get to make gorgeous layouts each month with the latest new products from the CTMH idea book.  Here are details on this fabulous club.  I started my business with this club five years ago and it's still going strong!  I'd love to have you join us....

CTMH Scrapbooking Club
- Would you like to have a designated time, once a month for you to get caught up on your scrapbooking?
- Have you ever wanted to start scrapbooking but feel a bit overwhelmed?
- Do you feel like you are just too far behind to even get started?
- Do you currently love to scrapbook and want to expand your knowledge in techniques & layout design?
- Do you like to scrapbook but never seem to find the time and have pictures piling up?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then THIS is the class for you. Come and learn how fun, creative and quick scrapbooking can be. I will teach you several different page concepts and you will go home each month with 2-4 ready to go TWO-PAGE scrapbook layouts!
What: Come and experience HANDS-ON how easy scrapbooking really is. Each month you will learn new concepts for your pages and go home with a finished 2-page layout. You’ll receive a packet of pre-cut paper and embellishments you need to complete your layouts, and have access to my stamps and ink pads. All you have to do is bring your adhesive and your photos if you’d like. You will have your choice of themes and colors to be sure that you are making pages you can use with your pictures. I will have those choices available to you the month before the class.
***If you need to miss a class, you can make it up!***
Cost: The class is actually free! The commitment however is to a $25 purchase of Close To My Heart products each month (before S&H). The fun part is that you are guaranteed to be the “hostess” one of the months that we meet. On that month, you will receive $25 in FREE product of YOUR CHOICE. If you’d like to complete additional layouts above the one included, you can add on each additional 2-page layout for only $2.00.
Commitment: The commitment is for a full 6-months. You can join the class during any month! If, for some reason, you are unable to attend one of the classes, all you need to do is give me a call with your class order. I will save your packet and you can do it the following month or attend one of my make up classes.
Call me at (503) 393-9146 or e-mail me at allisong@myctmh.com to join!
Allison Grice
www.allisong.myctmh.com

May KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our May Kit of the Month club using the Cherry-O kit.  Cherry-O features Tulip, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue and Chocolate.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

Tomorrow is the Big Day!!

I am excited to announce the customer release date of Close To My Heart's AMAZING new digital scrapbooking program, Studio J.  The layout you see above (click on it see it larger) was one that I made in just minutes, literally!  Trust me, you're going to LOVE this! 

Studio J is: Real life. Real scrapbooks. Real time.

To answer a few commonly asked questions:


Q:  What is the release date?
A:  TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 at 9:00am pacific time.  Just go to my website (http://allisong.myctmh.com) and there will be a tab added that day for Studio J.  Click there and you can begin playing...for FREE!  You pay NOTHING unless you order some layouts.   Putting them together is TOTALLY FREE!   I love free!  In the meantime, if you haven't watched the Studio J introductory video yet, click here to do it!

 

Q:  I LOVE traditional scrapbooking. Will Studio J take away from that?
A:  Absolutely NOT!  There is room for both in your life. I am totally proof of that.  I love them both for totally different reasons.   I love the artistic feel of hands on paper and embellishments.  I love the speed, ease and professional look of Studio J.  Plus, you can always order Studio layouts and then add a few real embellishments of your own once they come if you have a serious need to do the tactile thing.

Q:  Do I need to download any software to my computer to use Studio J?
A:  Not at all! You only need an Internet connection, and then you simply log in to my website to get started.  Feel free to design to your heart’s content—you are not required to buy anything or provide any personal information to get started!

Q:  I am not a traditional kind of scrapbooker but I have been scrapbooking digitally for years.  Is Studio J something that I will like?
A:  No doubt about it!   I have looked at and tried several different digital offerings out there, and in my opinion, NOTHING can compete with Studio J in quality, concept, cost or beauty!

Q:  Do I need a printer that can print 12" × 12" pages to use Studio J?
A:  No.  Your Studio J layouts are not available for you to print from a home computer.  In fact, we take care of the printing for you.  When you purchase your designed layouts, we print and ship them quickly and directly to you using only top quality printing technology and archival-quality papers.

Q:  So seriously, how much does it cost?
A:  There is NO COST to use the program.  You have no software or hardware to purchase or download.  Unless you make a layout (defined as a two page 12 x 12 layout) and decide to purchase it, there is absolutely no cost.  Once you decide to purchase, each 2 page layout is introductory priced at $12.95.  That is WAY below the industry average!  And, if you purchase 5-9 two-page layouts at a time, CTMH will throw in 5 free page protectors.  10 or more and you get FREE SHIPPING, as well as a package of 5 page protectors for every 5 layouts in the order.  Fabulous!  Once ordered, Close To My Heart prints your layouts on high quality photo paper (I wish you could see the quality of my photographed layouts above in person) and sends them to you.  Mine arrived within days of when I ordered them.

Q:  Can I save what I am working on and come back to it later?
A:  You bet! You can create a customer profile that allows you to save and return to a project in progress at a later time.  Your active projects will be saved for up to 90 days, giving you plenty of time to work on them.  You extend that timeline for your active projects by 90 days each time you make a purchase, and your purchased projects will remain archived for one full year after purchase. 

Q:  In a nutshell, how does this "Studio J" thing work?
A:   In a nutshell, these are the steps to creating an amazing 2 page layout:

• upload some of your favorite photos
• choose from one of the 54 awesome My Reflections Kits (including most of your faves from our Idea Books, some that are exclusive to Studio J and some that are retired).
• choose a layout pattern.  There are MANY to choose from.  They are like the patterns you'll find in our wonderful "how to" books like Cherish, Imagine, Reflections.  The possibilities are endless because all the patterns you can choose from can be rotated 3 ways and flip flopped.
• now personalize!  You get to drop your photos in, change the photo size, add text, choose cardstock and background and texture papers from the kit, add accessories (just about every accessory item you can imagine!), distressing, titling, My Stickease, and so much more.
• save and/or buy your layout(s).

Q:  If I'm not the techiest of techies, or even techie at all, will I be able to do this?
A:  YES! This program is great for techies and non-techies alike.  The program is VERY intuitive. 
 

Studio scrapbooking is for EVERYONE: those who already love to scrap with papers and embellishments will love adding this to their repertoire, those who already enjoy scrapping digitally will be blown away by this new program, and those who have never scrapbooked now have a great reason to try! See what I mean...EVERYONE!
 

When the clock strikes 9 am (Pacific Time) tomorrow morning, you can try out this new program by heading to my website by clicking here and then clicking on the new "Studio J" tab that you'll see on my home page.  Feel free to email me with ANY questions (allisong@myctmh.com).  I am here to help!  Also, if you think this is something several of your friends will like, I am more than happy to come and do a demonstration at your home for your group.  Just email me for that as well (allisong@myctmh.com).

I am so very excited about this program!  I know you are going to love it.  You won't want to miss it!

Have fun playing with Studio J!!

April Scrap Club Layouts

 

These layouts are for my April Scrap Club.  They are using the new Caboodle kit, featuring Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup and Vanilla Cream.  I used the new stamp set Springtime and some extra patterned paper from the kit to make the little boots and umbrellas!  I also used some Winter buttons, the new Tiny Tabs and, Pewter brads and Sweet Leaf ribbon.

March Scrap Club Layouts

 

These layouts are for my March Scrap Club.  They are using the new You Rock paper kit which features Outdoor Denim, Goldrush, Olive and Indian Corn Blue.  I used the Star Power stamp set, along with Autumn Buttons.