Help me earn my cruise and get some Freebies for yourself!!!

I've just realized I'm so close to reaching a really big goal. Since I signed up with Close To My Heart I've dreamed of one day being able to give my husband a vacation and I'm really close with my numbers to be able to do just that. This month every order really counts and will help me hit my goal and earn the cruise. That's all really well and good for me, but what about you, what do you get out of it. Well here are a bunch of options to help you rack up on FREEBIES and help me out also. If you place a $50 order with me during September, I'll send you a free mini stamp set. These four little stamps are the perfect size to make enclosure cards for the holidays or any cute gift. Want to earn more.... Pick out $60 or more in our stamps (excluding size K and the Stamp of the Month) and get our exclusive limited edition card kit for FREE also. This kit is so awesome. It includes the cards, envelopes, two distressing inks, embellishments, ribbon, workshop guide, even pop dots and don't forget the full D size stamp set...all for FREE. Well now your really close to getting it all, go a little more spend $100 and you can get the mini stamp set, card kit and the Stamp of the Month for FREE! This month's stamp is beyond beauiful. Go to my post below on the blog hop and you can view over 70 projects using this set. It really is a stamp set to usher in Fall. If you order goes over $100 just contact me via email lorileng@bellsouth.net and I tell you even more ways to earn Free products. There are so many oportunities for you this month to get lots of Free merchandise and with our wonderful new idea book just being released there are plenty of beautiful products to choose from. Thank you for helping me reach my goals and my success I've had with Close To My Heart...it's all because of my customers/friends. Just click here to go to my website and place an order or to view our new Idea Book online either click here or click the idea book on the top right side of the page.

September Stamp of The Month Blog Hop

Welcome to September's Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We are featuring Septembers Treasures a set of 13 stamps. If you have come here from Laura's Blog,you are on the right path!***This month we have almost 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

So here's my beautiful card.......I love, love, love this month's stamp. It's just so beautiful with the autumn wildflowers and lovely sentiments...I've created this stunning card using a pattern from the Wishes Book with a circle peek a boo window. How cute is that!! I used the Caprice paperpack on this 6x6 card and the ink colors are chocolate and crystal blue. Inking the edges really helps to add that final touch to your artwork, so don't forget the little details. The large seedling stamp was first stamped with the chocolate ink and then restamped with versa mark...this is just one of the great features of our MyAcrylix stamp sets...you can actually see through them to line up perfectly for a restamp. After I stamped with Versa Mark I sprinkled clear embossing powder over and set the powder for that finished sheen I just adore. Then I cut the flower out and gluded it in the interior of the card where it would peek through to the front. I then stamped the interior with the chocolate and crystal blue images, plus added a sweet sentiment. I painted liquid glass on the ribbon that runs along the front of the card to add an additional design element along with the crystal blue bitty brads. I really hope you love this card as much as I do, it really just seems to usher in the Autumn Season.

Now "Hop" on over to Jamia's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the September / Treasures SOTM is only available until September 30th. Feel free to contact me to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free! or click here***If you get lost on the hop or find links that aren't working, click HERE for a complete list of participating blogs. Thanks so much for stopping by and please be sure to leave a little blog love/comments.

I love Halloween....bring on the cards!

I have to say Close To My Heart has some really, really cute Halloween stamps. My favorite new Halloween stamp is Spellbound and it's so adorable with the tree, pumpkins, and even the spooky old fence, plus others. Everyone will want one of these when the new Idea Book premieres September 1st. My other Halloween card uses little spooks, an oldie but a goody. Aren't they just adorable. I hope these cards will inspire you to go create something boootiful!

Layout for the "Own It" Contest at Leadership

Close to My Heart Leadership Conference had several contests and one of them was a layout with a personal interpretation of what "OWN IT" meant. This was a layout I did of my son Will and was really pleased with the finished result. I was in the top five, but not the 1st place winner...that's OK, because there was some really beautiful artwork there to compete with. I used the back country paper pack for this layout, which is really funny because it was my least favorite when it premiered the beginning of summer, and yet...I've used it more than any other paper this past quarter...just goes to show, you sometimes have to rethink things. I just love the over all clean design on this layout and I feel it really shows how much I've learned and gained from Close To My Heart.

I was graced with a Blog award

Thank you dear Barbara for the gorgeous award! You are such a dear and a great new friend!! This is the beautiful blog award. This award is just a simple thank you for sharing your scrapping with people. You have amazing sites and do amazing work. Pass this on to some of the sites you love. Be sure to link my blog and link the blogs you forward this award on to! So here are some of my inspirational blog sites. My sister Gini is certainly an inspiration to me in so many aspects of my life and you really should check out her hidden little secret. Melissa is another great director with Close To My Heart that I met at leadership in CA and she is just a charm. She is so funny and has some beautiful art so be sure to check her out. I also love Terri's creations so does...they are just so well done and she also uses so much sewing on her cards..something I really want to do more of. There are so many that I love their creations, but the last one I'll list is Enfys awesome and creative site...it's awesome.

Would you like $100 in free select product from Close To My Heart?

I'm really trying to reach my goal of earning the cruise this year and with your help I can really do it! But what about my great customers? What do they get for helping me?
Well I thought of a great idea to really make everybody a winner. I need 10 people to make this work and here the deal.

This will be available to the first 10 people. Email me (lorileng@bellsouth.net) your order of at least $100. Just for doing this you'll get to take advantage of the great special that is going on now...Free stamp of the month ($22.95 value) plus a CTMH hand selected paper pack (12.95 value) with no shipping or tax on the free items...this is close to a $40 value right there. Then whoever has the highest order total will win $100 in free select product of your choice, the second highest purchase will get $80 in product and then third, fourth, fifth and sixth place will get to choose a 50% off item or even one of the hostess reward specials. So your chances are really good for winning something...not to mention you already got a great deal and this would help me out so much on reaching my goals.

Please email me ASAP if you want to jump on this fun online gathering with prizes galore..I'll need to have everyones orders in by next Wednesday (Aug. 12) to make this work. If you don't have a current idea book...head on over to my website http://lorileng.myctmh.com and view products to see the lastest Idea Book.

Hugs to all and thank you for helping me reach my goal!!!

Honored with the Rising Star Award

I was so blessed to attend Leadership Conference in Long Beach California, this past weekend. It was a weekend filled with so much information, fun and bonding...I just learned so much. The weekend was wrapped up Saturday night with the awards banquet. I won 9th place for highest recruiter in the company and then....the most prestigious award that a new consultant can be awarded is the RISING STAR AWARD and I was named. I could have killed over right there when Jeanette Lynton awarded this herself and they started showing baby pictures of me on a big screen and talking about my business and me....Good Lands, how darn exciting. My family asked me what all they said and I'll be honest I was in such shock, I have no clue...Maybe I can get Close To My Heart to send me a copy to share with my family. I received a beautiful crystal heart award, certificate, beautiful flowers (that I carried on my lap across country to get home) and get this...a check for $1000...thank you Lord! It was a fairy tale weekend and I'm so happy to work for such an awesome company with other wonderful women. The picture below is of myself and my roommates (that were the BEST!) Tina, Denise, and Amy...you guys made my weekend so much fun...thank you!

Thanks A Bration Sale...ONLY FOR 15 DAYS!!

There is a special with CTMH that just started this morning and it's going to last only 15 days...so you'll need to hurry on this one. Here are the details.

I want to thank my customers by offering them fantastic FREE products! From August 3–17, all my customers who place a minimum order of $100 US / $124.95 CAN will be rewarded with a number of extra perks! They’ll receive the August Stamp of the Month for FREE as well as a current, hand-selected My Reflections® Level 2 paper packet (a total retail value of $39.90/$44.45)! Plus, Close To My Heart will cover tax and shipping/handling on BOTH of these free products, saving you even more! Spread the word quickly, because this Thanks-a-bration campaign only lasts for 15 days! I'm really hoping to earn a trip this year and have a lot of work to do for it, so I really need everyone to help in reaching it...every order helps. So please head on over to MY WEBSITE and check out this great deal...Oh and don't forget new goodies will premiere September first...contact me to get your idea book now. Hugs to all and go create and inspire.

August Stamp of The Month Blog Hop....

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring August's SOTM,which is IT"S YOUR DAY, a set of 26 stamps. If you have come here from Adeline's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to goback to Jena's Blog and start from the beginning!***This month we have 64 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!



I really wanted to try to think outside of the box a little...so I did two projects for you. My first is a birthday box card.


For this project I used a small found box and covered it with Bella B&T Duos Paper . I then inked the edges using one of our sponge daubers and the Olive Exlusive Ink Pad. Covered the top of the box with our Hollyhock Twill Ribbon and painted the surface of the ribbon with our Liquid Glass (which by the way is one of my favorite products of ours). The final touch at the top of the box is the felt flower from the heartfelt whimsy die cuts, pulled all together with an olive brad.

But you ask where did I use this months stamp....let's open it up

.....................SURPRISE ...................................

Up pops a cute little birthday cake that was stamped with It's Your Day and covered with the liquid glass. On the top inside of the box, I've also made an adorable card sending birthday wishes to the birthday girl/or boy. This would be really cute if filled with some candy or maybe even a bauble or two. The additional Exlusive Ink Pad Stamp Sets used to complete this card are hollyhock, Creme Brulee, and Pansy Purple.

I also did a card using the Top Band Design from the Wishes Card Confidence Card Book. This card used the Bella B&T Duos paper too and the colonial white cardstock. The edge of the card I used a section from the birthday cake of It's your day and created a patterned edge. I then used the liquid glass to dot all polka dots and really help them pop out. The accent flower on the front was cut from the Bella paper and the ribbon used to accent was the cocoa grosgrain . Finally the sentiment was used from the SOTM and pop dotted to give a nice raised effect. The various Exclusive Ink Pad colors I used for the card were : Olive and Hollyhock.

I hope you have enjoyed the projects I made using the August Stamp of the Month.

Now hop on over to Pam Klassen's Blog to see what she’s created. Be sure to visit all the blogs to get some great ideas using the It's your Day stamp set. Please leave comments as you go…it’s nice to know someone’s stopped by to visit. Remember, the August Stamp of the Month is only available until August 31st. Visit my website to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free and go inspire and create!

Just in case here is a list of all the CTMH participates for the blog hop.

Jena DeVries http://www.livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com/
Kristie Horness-Herdener http://www.goofyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Carla Ironside http://www.carlacreates.blogspot.com/
Deb Young http://www.scrapbookczar.blogspot.com/
Alanna Moses http://www.damoses.blogspot.com/
Paige Dolecki http://www.paigespaperparadise.blogspot.com/
Wendy Kessler http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/
Heather Painchaud http://www.twindragonflydesigns.blogspot.com/
Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com/
Barbra Otten http://barbraotten.blogspot.com/
Haley Dyer http://www.inkyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Nona Davenport http://www.nonapearl.blogspot.com/
Michelle Robinson http://www.amaizenbluelady.typepad.com/
Cindy Leek http://www.paperspadsandpictures.blogspot.com/
Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.blogspot.com/
Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/
Amy McVey http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com/
Tammy Lea Pinchard http://www.creativeimpressions-pinchme.blogspot.com/
Leslie Markland http://pandascrapper.blogspot.com/
Judy Burger http://makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com/
Laurie R Newton http://scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/
Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com/
Tracy Oleksak http://www.mamaolie.blogspot.com/
Karen Norman http://www.gettinscrappywithit.blogspot.com/
Chris Shouse http://www.houseostamps.wordpress.com/
Cibele Glazer http://www.flowerfoot.blogspot.com/
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com/
Terrie Dodd http://www.my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com/
Jamia Bankhead http://www.papermadnessinc.blogspot.com/
Anne Beck http://www.anniemuses.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Patrick http://www.roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Laurie Levnik http://www.creationsbylaurie.blogspot.com/
Lori Miller http://www.clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Brae Montgomeryhttp://thebrae-er.blogspot.com/
Dawn Ross http://www.iamahappystamper.blogspot.com/
Dawn Slipcevic http://dawnscrapsalot.blogspot.com/
Barbara Harris http://www.paper-creations117.blogspot.com/
Carol Taggio http://craftycarol55.blogspot.com/
Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com/
Chris Green http://www.createwithchris.blogspot.com/
Nancy Ball http://www.ballisticdesign.blogspot.com/
Dawn Heuft http://www.stamptildawn.blogspot.com/
Kelly Triggs http://www.stampinallday.blogspot.com/
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com/
Antoinette Herrin http://www.godblessyourart.blogspot.com/
Jessica Booth http://jessicabooth.blogspot.com/
Jen Rubio http://www.jenrubio.blogspot.com/
Misty Jackson http://www.misstscraps.blogspot.com/
Adeline E. Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com/
Lori Leng http://www.pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com/
Pam Klassen http://eimmap.blogspot.com/
Pamela OConnor http://www.cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Royal http://www.craftroyalty.blogspot.com/
Caren Goldsein http://www.scrappycaren.blogspot.com/
Shannon Pelletier http://www.shannonmvt.blogspot.com/
Sherry Thompson http://www.picturespatternsandpaper.blogspot.com/
Maricar Harris http://www.maricarharris.blogspot.com/
Traci Godbee http://createwithtraci.blogspot.com/
Laura Dame http://www.thecroppersconnection.blogspot.com/
Miranda Kurz http://www.scrampinwithmiranda.com/
Leisa Hubley http://www.bigredscraps.blogspot.com/
Julia Menssen http://www.ralphandjulia.blogspot.com/
Jan Moxey http://scrapandstamp4ever.blogspot.com/

Jody Gustafson http://www.cre8nmemories.blogspot.com/

Circle Of Friends Award

I have to send out a big thank you to my dear friend Brenda..over at Brenda Joy's for the circle of friend award she graced me with. It's really sweet and such a reminder of all my friends I have been blessed to find through the internet...It's wonderful. Thank you Brenda and everyone really needs to go check out her blog. She is so creative, sweet and just an awesome friend so go get inspired and create something.

Here are the rules for this award: To pick up the Circle of Friends Blog Award cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog. Nominate 5 other bloggers you feel have become part of your circle of friends. Link to your nominees within your blog post. Include these instructions on how to pick up the award in your blog post. Link back to the person who gave you the award in your blog post, to show your appreciation. Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award. So, while it may be hard for me to only pick five I will give this award to..

Gini http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Barbara http://snowmanlover.blogspot.com/
Teri http://teriberi2.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://lisasgreetingcards1.blogspot.com/
Teresa http://mypapermountain.blogspot.com/