Michele's Ink Spot http://michelesinkspot.com/blog Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:55:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Krafty, Kool, and Kolorful!! http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=753 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=753#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:55:11 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=753 These Kool new Kraft borders look like a lot of fun!! They are a great deal too. $5.95 for 50 12 inch self adhesive borders!! The new Idea Book goes live tomorrow, so make sure you add these to your list. Watch this video for all the fun ways to use these.

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=753 0 New Kit http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=743 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=743#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:42:40 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=743 This is a cute little Valentine kit that I will have up in my ETSY shop!!  You can view my ETSY shop by clicking the link on the right hand side of my blog to get more details.  This kit contains everything you need to make your own cute Valentine album. If you have any questions, please let me know.  Thanks for stopping by.

Everything included in the kit

Sample pages

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=743 0 Spray Pen http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=729 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=729#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:21:32 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=729 Here is a video on how to use Close To My Hearts new spray pen. These are a lot of fun to use and add a lot to your art work. Right now you can get one in the Wings Workshop On The Go Kit (G1016), or they will be available starting Feb. 1st in the new Idea Book in a pack of 3 (Z1380). Also, don’t forget there are only 7 more days to get the January Stamp of the Month and all the deals out of the Inspirations Brochure. If you have any questions, please let me know.

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=729 1 Wings Banner http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=712 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=712#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:36:36 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=712 This was a two day project, but I love how it turned out.  The pictures don’t do it justice.  I wish I was a better photographer.  I wanted to photograph this on my hutch so it would have a nice backdrop, but that was a no go.  They all came out blurry or funny looking.  So this as good as it gets I guess, but hopefully you get the idea.  I used CTMH’s Wings paper (X7135C) and the new My Creations Banner (Z1378).  I LOVE this banner.  I am going to have to order more, I want to make a name banner for my son’s room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget about my Open House this Saturday, January 15th.  I extended the time, it is now from 11am-3pm.  We will be making a free project, viewing the new Idea Book, eating lots of goodies, and there will be some prizes.  If you are interested in coming please let me know and I will get you directions.  Thanks.

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=712 2 Find Your Style http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=690 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=690#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:38:03 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=690 That is the name of January’s Stamp of the Month.  I am loving this stamp set.  Here are some samples I made with the Find Your Style (D1452) stamp set and the new Wings (X7135C) paper pack.  Remember you can get the Stamp of the Month for FREE by ordering the Wings Workshop on the Go kit (G1016) plus four other items out of the January Inspirations book.  You can view the Inspirations book by clicking here, and you can place your order on my CTMH website found on the right hand side of my blog, or you can submit an order to me.

The middle card was inspired by the very talented Aaron Brown.  If you have any questions about how to get this stamp set or wanting to place an order please let me know.  Thanks for stopping by!!

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=690 0 Happy New Year http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=654 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=654#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:04:35 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=654 Yikes!!  Where did December go??  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!  I have a few things to post today.  To start, I will show you some art work:-)  These are my thank you cards for all the wonderful, fun gifts we got this year from family and friends.  Conner had a great Christmas with lots of fun stuff, so we definitely need to say thanks.  I used CTMH Magnifique paper pack.

So now onto some business.  For starters, Close To My Heart will now only be releasing a new Idea Book every 6 months.  The new Idea Book will be available starting February 1st.  So you may be asking, well what about January??  Good question.  For the month of January CTMH has released a preview brochure.  There is a beautiful paper pack in this brochure called Wings.  If you order the Wings Workshop on the Go kit in January, you will receive special pricing on the the stamp sets in the brochure as well as a great deal on the Stamp of the Month.  To get the Stamp of the Month Free this month all you have to do is order the Wings Workshop on the Go and four other items out of the brochure and you get the Stamp of the Month for FREE.  You will spend well under $100.00 which is what you usually have to spend to get the Stamp of the Month Free!!

Here is the Stamp of the Month and how to get it at a discount or for FREE!!

Isn’t this a cute stamp set??  I love it.  Here is how to get it at a discount or for FREE!!

Buy the Wings Workshop on the Go kit for $29.95, plus

buy 1 item from the brochure get the SOTM 25%off: $17.21

buy 2 items from the brochure get the SOTM 50% off: $11.48

buy 3 items from the brochure get the SOTM 75% off: $5.74

buy 4 items from the brochure get the SOTM FREE!!!

Here is the Wings Workshop on the Go!!  I love this paper and everything that is in the brochure.  You will not be disappointed with anything. 

 

As a bonus to celebrate National Papercrafting Month, CTMH is offering instructions in the Workshop on the Go kit to make this cute banner.  The banner is sold separate, but would count as one of your items toward getting your SOTM for free.  These banners are so cute, and there are so many things you can do with them. 

And to celebrate it all I will be having an open house on Saturday, January 15th from 1pm-3pm.  If you are interested in coming, please let me know so I can get you directions.  I will have the brochure plus the new Idea Book for you to view, along with new products and information on my new club that I will post about later. You will also get to make a free project with the new products!! It will be a lot of fun so you don’t want to miss it.  If you have any questions please let me know.  View the new January brochure here.

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=654 1 Scrapbooking class and lots of news!! http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=646 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=646#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:57:52 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=646 Hello everyone.  This is going to be a long post so bare with me.  First I want to show you the pages we will be doing for Scrapbook class.  Class will be held on Thursday, December 2nd at 6:30 pm.  The cost is $10.00.  We will be using Close To My Heart’s Mistletoe paper pack.  Please RSVP if you are planning on coming.  Here is a picture of what we will be making.

I also wanted to remind y’all of the special this month.  Close To My Heart is extending a big thank you to all our customers.  When you place an order of $100.00 or more, you not only get this months Stamp Of The Month set for free, but you also get to pick any stamp set (up to a D size) in the Idea Book for free.  You can view the post below for a picture of the STOM, and more details.

Now on to my exciting news!!  I just opened an Etsy shop!!  If you are not familiar with Etsy, it is a virtual shopping site for all things handmade.  You can get to my site by going to http://www.etsy.com/shop/rezewski05, or you can scroll down on the right hand side of my blog and see what is in my shop and click on it to enter.  Right now I have a cute holiday planner in my shop.  Stay tuned because I will soon have more in there, including cards, kits, more planners, and much more.  Here is one of the pictures of the Holiday Planner.  You can view my Etsy shop to see more pictures.

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=646 1 A Little More Thanks http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=639 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=639#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:35:07 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=639  During the month of November, Close To My Heart is expressing their gratitude by helping you earn two stamp sets for FREE!  When you place a minimum order of $100.00, you will not only receive the November Stamp Of The Month set, A Little Thanks, for FREE, you will also receive one stamp set of your choice from the Autumn/Winter Idea Book for FREE! (Free stamp sets include A-D size)  That’s a total of up to $45.90 in FREE stamps! If you are interested in placing an order you can order off my website, michelelynn.myctmh.com, or you can contact me.  The picture below is the November Stamp Of The Month.  It is really cute.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get a hold of me.  I hope you enjoy this special thank you from Close To My Heart!

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=639 0 Fall Gifts http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=633 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=633#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:31:48 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=633 This is just a quick, fun gift I made for some special friends.  I found the bread pans at Michaels for $1.00. I baked some pumpkin bread and then just whipped up a quick tag and got some cute ribbon and viola!!  A fun little fall gift to give to someone special!! 

Here is a close up of the tag.  I used the satmp set that comes in the CTMH Olivia kit.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you are all enjoying your week!!

]]> http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=633 1 Halloween Pages http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=623 http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=623#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:51:13 +0000 admin http://michelesinkspot.com/blog/?p=623 This is the 2 page layout we will be doing at class this month using Close To My Heart’s Hooligan paper pack.  Class will be held on October 21st at 6:30 pm.  The cost to make these cute Halloween pages is $10.00.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP.  If you are out of town and would like to order a kit to make these pages, please let me know as well. 

If you have any questions please let me know.  I look forward to seeing everyone on the 21st. 

Also, I just have to share this picture of my son.  We went to the Pumpkin Patch last weekend and as we were leaving he was holding his pumpkin up with this serious look on his face.  He actually raised it above his head, but my camera was too slow to get that picture.  It was pretty cute!!

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