Greetings from Texas!!

Convention in Dallas was AMAZING!!! The new Idea Book & Catalog is incredible! The products are to die for. Let me give you a bit of a recap!

There is a NEW Cricut Cartridge called Artiste! It has 700 images (698 are exclusive), it comes in a bundle with 3 exclusive My Acrylix stamp sets and 3 sets of Dimensional Elements. It contains theme projects, interactive cards, boxes, cupcake wrappers and a step by step assebly book!! Take a peek!

Studio J memberships have been retired!! We have also lowered the price to just $6.95 per 2-page layout. And, we now offer Express Collections in addition to our regular design your own layout. There are 6 themed collections each including 10 unique 2-page layouts plus a front and back page. They are all embellished, just drop in your photos and add journaling! How easy is that? You can now create an entire album in just a few minutes!! Choose from:

• All About Me
• Little Man
• Little Miss
• School Days
• Travels
• Year in Review

There's just too much to list them all here! The catalog will be available to you on August 1st. Visit my website to browse and place your orders!

Take time to create,

Alex

M.I.A.

It's been a while since you last heard from me. I've been taking some time off to take care of my family and I'm happy to say that things are getting better. Life has been crazy busy the last few months with tons of weekly doctors appointments, Girl Scouts outings and now my latest adventure PTO treasurer!!!

I am leaving for the Close To My Heart National Convention in Texas today!!! I am so excited!!! I can't wait to share with you all the goodies and announcements for the new Autumn/Winter catalog!!!

In the meantime take advantage of our July promotion! Visit my website to place your order. Here are the details:

During July, get a free paper packet and coordinating accessory with a qualifying online purchase.

Place an online order of $75 or more in July and you will receive a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory—a Perfect Pair—for free! Different Perfect Pairs are available on different dates throughout the month so you’ll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs.

Order Dates	Perfect Pair	Retail Value
July 1–5	Mischief Paper Packet (X7144B) and Midnight Felt Shapes (Z1462)	$15.90
July 6–10	Dreamin’ Paper Packet (X7142B) and Harvest Charms (Z1633)	$14.90
July 11–15	Fanfare Paper Packet (X7138B) and Fanfare Level 2 Assortment (Z1400)	$17.90
July 16–20	Lucky Paper Packet (X7137B) and Lucky My Stickease® Assortment (X7137C)	$17.90
July 21–25	Mayberry Paper Packet (X7136B) and Mayberry My Stickease® Assortment (X7136C)	$17.90
July 26–29	Sophia Paper Packet (X7131B) and Sophia My Stickease® Assortment (X7131C)	$17.90
July 30–31	Believe Paper Packet (X7145B) and Holiday Pockets (Z1486) OR Wonderland Paper Packet (X7146B) and Wonderland My Stickease® Assortment (X7146C)	$14.90

BIG incentives for YOU!!!

I love being a CTMH consultant and sharing my passion for scrapbooking everywhere I go! It has been one of my goals to earn a company incentive trip, and this year's the trip is out of my home country of Puerto Rico! With your help I can definitely achieve it and I have a way of rewarding you for your help!

Help me achieve my goal this year of earning the incentive trip, a 7 day Southern Caribbean Cruise out of Puerto Rico, and get BIG incentives for your help!

There are 2 ways you can help:

1.     Host a Home Gathering* or Online Show* and receive an exclusive incentive stamp set not available in the catalog FREE! Plus, when your show total reaches $300 in sales, you will receive a $25 Shopping Spree Bonus Certificate to spend at your show! And, when your friends book a gathering at your show, you will receive:

a. 1^stbooking = $10 Gift Certificate

b. 2^ndbooking = $20 Gift Certificate

c. 3^rd booking = $40 Gift Certificate

2. Sign up as a New Consultant on my team (even if you’ve been a consultant before) and when you submit $300 in sales within the first 30 days after signing up, Close To My Heart will award you $25 in Select Product Credit (SPC) as part of our Straight To The Top (STTT) program. As a bonus from me you will receive a FREE A-D My Acrylix Stamp Set of your choice (when you stay an Active Consultant until September 30, 2012). There’s more, submit $900 more in sales for a total of $1,200 in your first 90 days and receive $75 SPC from Close To My Heart plus a bonus $50 Gift Certificate from me (when you stay an Active Consultant until September 30, 2012).

You've go nothing to lose and so much money to make! Let's do the math:

Kit value:                                 $295

Free stamp set from me:         $17.95

STTT 1:                                   $25 (SPC)

Gift Certificate from me:       $50

STTT 2:                                  $75

Commission:                             $264 (Cash)

Commission:                             $75 (SPC bonus)

You'll receive a total of:         $801.95

For only: $99 Kit cost (plus S&H and tax).

*A qualifying show is at least $150 in sales.

I would love to answer any questions or schedule your show! Visit my website here to learn more about our Hostess Rewards program, or click here to sign up as a new Close To My Heart Consultant!

Take time to create,

Alex

Mother's Day Gift Shop and You're Invited!

Please come join us for a 1 Stop Mother's and Teacher's Gift Shop this Saturday April 28th, from 1pm-4pm.

Mother's Day (May 13th) is around the corner as well as Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7th-11). Come shop for Mother's day, a teacher, a birthday, a friend or even for yourself!  There are many items to choose from to please every personality.

For your shopping experience 8 venders joining are:

• Close To My Heart
• Cookie Lee Jewelry 
• Dove Chocolate
• Kristen's Boutique
• Scentsy
• Tastefully Simple
• Thirty-One Gifts
• Tupperware

Special $10 and under shopping for children to get special gifts for their mom's or teachers as well as $1.50 card kit for them be able to create a special little note.

 

Make a purchase from any vendor and receive a ticket to be entered into a drawing for door prizes. Door Prizes drawn every half hour!

Fun, Gifts, Door Prizes!!!

Email me for the address. Hope to see you there!

Take time to create,

Alex

Dotty for You starts today!!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May with the oh-so-cute Dotty for You paper packet. The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.

There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95*:

• Place an order by phone, email or on my website of $35 or more in products from the Spring/ Summer 2012 Idea Book between today and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5.

• Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile^® donations) between now and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE!-Email me for available dates!

• Join Close To My Heart as a NEW Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet at an incredicle discount or FREE! Contact me by email or place your order on my website today!

Want to learn more about this awesome special? Watch this video for more information:

Take time to create,

Alex

How-to-books: Available while supplies last!

If you've ever felt intimidated by scrapbooking or card making or would like to get started the "easy" way, I highly suggest you get your copy of one of these wonderful Close To My Heart's How-to-books! They are packed with awesome templates, creative tips, patterns and some of them even include a CD or DVD.

It was announced that these wonderful books will be retiring this July along with our Spring/Summer Idea Book. Two of them are already sold out, and with the incredible price of only $21.95 they won't last long.

If you look closely at the idea book, you will find under each layout or card idea which book the pattern belongs to. I own them all, of course, and trust me when I say they are a great resource! If you do not own one, you are definitely missing out! Check them out!

Cherish is a beautiful hardbound book with blueprints, cutting diagrams, step-by-step instructions and photo suggestions. It features 50 double page 12x12 layouts and in-depth instructions for unique art techniques, accessory suggestions for every concept, detailed cutting diagrams, step-by-step assembly instructions, a thumbnail index, and all the artwork recipes.

Create your own 12 x 12 designer layouts with Imagine. Packed with 50 all new, two-page patterns, complete cutting diagrams and assembly instructions, plus inspiring techniques.

Bring magic to your scrapbook layouts using clever interactive techniques. You'll add hands-on excitement and dramatically increase your photo and journaling space using pop-ups, pull-outs, slides, cascades, and more! Magic also includes 35 gorgeous 12 x 12 layout patterns that can be used on their own or with the interactive techniques. (DVD included)

Bulk cardmaking, trendy circle cards, and all new pattern makes this book a must have for your creative library. The three bulk card "workshop" help you make 8, 12, or 16 cards in a jiffy while getting the most out of your papers and your time. The beautiful color artwork and creative tips an techniques offer hours of inspiration and fresh ideas. (CD included)

Be sure to order your copies of these valuable books before they are gone!!! To order yours email me or go to my website at www.alexg.ctmh.com

Take time to create,

Alex

FREE Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge or $100 in Products!

Now is a great time to join Close To My Heart because when you sign up as a new Consultant by March 31, you’ll receive a FREE Cricut^® Art Philosophy collection! The collection’s retail price of $99 (valued at over $124) adds incredible value to the New Consultant Kit and will give you hours of creative fun with the included exclusive Cricut^® cartridge, three coordinating My Acrylix^® D-size stamp sets, and three sheets of matching Dimensional Elements shapes.

Already own the collection? Choose to receive $100 in select product credit** instead. Now is the time to embrace the philosophy of fun—Consultant and Cricut^® fun!

**Additional requirements and limitations regarding the redemption and shipping of Select Product Credit apply. Select Product Credit is added to new Consultant account following approval of enrollment.

So come join my team today! Enroll here and get a free Art Philosophy cartridge and let the fun begin!

Not sure yet? Check out this video...

Take time to create,

Alex