Nativity Challenge

I've had this wonderful stamp set all season and just haven't had a chance to use it. It's from Close To My Heart and to me expresses the true meaning of Christmas. When All That Scraps had a challenge to do a Nativity scene, of course I knew exactly what I wanted to use. One of the things I really love about this card is, it's simple, just as the baby Christ's birth. A miracle of all times, but it was so humble and simple. I didn't add a bunch of embellishments or add ons, it's just the stamped images and they truly carry the card all by themselves.

Be sure to check out all the other entries that All That Scraps had for this challenge and as always thank you for stopping by.

Happy 2010 Card

Yeap, it's another great day of scrapping with my sister Gini. We are both off this whole week so there will be some major crafting going on in our households. I did this card for a bunch of different challenges and it's really so much cuter in person, as the sparkles just aren't given justice in the photo. I used an adorable Greeting Farms digi and then colored with my beloved Copics to give that shaded coloring. I used Stickles for the glitter accents and border and then just some plain cardstock colors mixed with one sheet of Glitter paper...a girl can never have to much sparkle. I hope everyone has a blessed 2010 and go enter a challenge or two to spur your creative juices. Here is a listing of all the challenges this card met.

Everybody Art Challenge : New Year
Cute Card Thursday : New Year
Crafty Calendar Challenge : Winter Sparkle
Simon Says: Party
Corrosive: News Years Resolution
Stampin Sisters In Christ: New Years
Lilli of the Valley: New Years
The Pink Elephant : Sketch
Truly Scrumptios: Sketch
Roses On Paper :Colouring with your favorite Medium

Cute and Quick ATC

Here is my ATC for the challenge this week at Flourishes. I used a new stamp that I had from Alota stamps - I love the bees!

Twelve Days of Tags : Tim Holtz

I created this tag using the Tim Holtz distressed inks, distressed stickles and the reinkers. I really have a long way to go with his amazing products, but he has wonderful tutorials you can watch and learn so much. Right now Simon Says Stamps and Tim Holtz are hosting a challenge using his techniques and products to create a distressed tag and this is my entry.

Stamptacular's Sunday Folded Card Challenge

My sweet sister gave me a whole baggie full of various stamps and

accessories for Christmas.. It was so much fun to open it all. This adorable ducky stamp is from Crafty Secrets and I thought it would be perfect for the folded card challenge with Stamptacular's Sunday Challenge. I used the Caprice Paper Pack from Close To My Heart. I hope everyone had as blessed a Christmas as I did and I hope you get to use the rest of your holiday vacation to create something that for yourself or a loved one.

Felicity Kit Now Available

Have you been buying for everyone else. Preparing for the holiday for your family and friends, well now
it's time for a Christmas gift for you from Close To My Heart. So get ready for the awesome Felicity Scrapbook Kit, that is offered for National Papercrafting Month......

This collection features beautiful decorative die-cut papers , patterned paper and cardstock and a D-size stamp set that includes a WHOLE alphabet, flowers, flourishes, bird and more! This is a must have for your stamp collection and one that will be used all the time! There are three ways to get the Felicity collection right now: Purchase it at full retail price for $34.95.• Place an order of $60 or more in full-retail priced stamp sets & receive 1collection FREE!• Place an order of $125 or more in full-retail priced CTMH products and receive one collection FREE!

As of January 1st the campaign expands to hostesses and new consultants. Hostesses get the collection FREE with Home Gathering sales total of $400 or more, or new Consultants who join Close To My Heart between January 1–31 will receive the collection FREE in their New Consultant Kit. You would receive over $300 in product, plus the Felicity kit and a bonus from me all for just $99. WOW! Felicity is pretty enough when you view it online, but I promise it delivers so much more in person, so let me help you have it arrive at your doorstep. You can place your order on my Shop Online page at lorileng.myctmh.com or if you would like to host a gathering local or long distance please contact me lorileng@bellsouth.net, or if you are interested in starting a wonderful journey of becoming a consultant and getting the kit FREE please contact me with questions...and don't forget I always give an extra bonus for new team members...so you could really rack up during the month of January.

This is a limited time offer and is available while supplies last , so don't delay...let's talk and be sure to get yours today.

One Year With Close To My Heart

Jan 1st of 2009, I got on my computer and filled out the application to become a consultant with Close To My Heart. I really thought I would do it as a hobbyist, get a great discount on my products and maybe take an order or two from my family. Well as soon as I got my confirmation that I had been approved in less than an hour, I was on the website soaking up everything they had to teach me. Now I'm coming up on one year later and look at everything I've been able to accomplish with this awesome company: Straight To the Top Level One, Straight To The Top Level Two, CTMH Bachelors Degree ,CTMH Masters Degree, CTMH PhD ,Annual Rising Star Award ,Top Nineth Recruiter, Director, Carribean Cruise Earner, Top Internet Sales (Regionals MN) ,Top Recruiter (Regionals MN) ,Top Three Team Sales ( Regionals MN) . All of these accomplishments are great but more important than any of them are the wonderful friendships I've formed with my customers and my Close To My Consultant friends. I also have truly been able to contribute extra money to my household in an economy that is really hard right now. How amazing to work for a company that really does take care of their consultants, to earn money for something I love doing, to meet wonderful people that have the same interest and to have a creative outlet, which is something I really need for my sanity. LOL If you are looking for something to help add to your life friends income great products discounted learning tools creative inspiration think about joining my team Pinkcloudscrappers and just see where you might be in a year. The skies the limit. Click here if you would like to review the consultants contract. The new consultants kit is from the unreleased 2010 spring idea book so you'll have the newest products available and it's over a $300 value for just $99...(email me for pictures lorileng@bellsouth.net) with the option of add ons for even more savings. I would love to answer any of your questions you might have, share more information about our stable family oriented business, and I'd love to welcome you to my team (PINKCLOUDSCRAPPERS) where I always give an extra signing prize... Merry Christmas to all and I hope you are all blessed in this coming year as much as I have been.

Merry Mice Christmas

I generally don't like most of my artwork when I first finish it. It takes a couple days to grow on me. But I have to say, I love the final results of this cutie. The sketch that I did was from Friday Sketchers..have to say fun layout. I also used blue, green and brown colors plus the cute Greeting Farms image for their Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. Lastly the little flower charm I colored with copics ( yes you can color on metal with them) looks like a little dangle of candy waiting to be eaten by little mice. This was for the Simon Say Challenge, use a charm. The paper that I used is one of Close To My Heart's all time top sellers "Emporium". It's such a beautiful line. The Emporium is still available so be sure to contact me to stock up on some.

Angels We Have Heard On High

This is another one of Michelle Perkett's beautiful digi images that I colored with copics. I love the angel looking up into the heavens, raising a prayer and if singing to our Lord, how beautiful. The layout is from a sketch challenge fro Michelle Perkett Studios. I also used my cuddlebug folder to emboss the frame and cut it out after I embossed. The bling was added by coloring with my Gelly Roll/Sakura glitter pen (which I love) and also used my Clear Sparkles from Close To My Heart. So with all the bling and the embossing, I qualified to put this in the Cuddlebug Challenge. Here is a listing of all the other challenges that this card meets.

Cupcake Crafts : Sing a Christmas Carol

Michelle Perkett Studios : Sketch

CuddleBug Challenge : Sparkle

Digital Tuesday : Christmas Sparkle

Whimsy Challenge : Use a Die Cut ( used my nesties on the image)

A Cup of Blessings

I did this card/ cocoa holder this afternoon on what is becoming my weekly scrap with my sister, Gini. I used a flourishes stamp set that I just adore with a beautiful poinsettia on the cups. The challenge for Flourishes is your favorite flower and granted I think they were wanting more of a spring garden look...this is truly one of my favorites. Who wouldn't adore red.. The cocoa holder is for the Double Dutch Challenge. I also did the color selection on this card to meet the cupcakecraft challenge. and also Corrosive Challenge. Lastly the poinsettia's are for the Saturday Spotlight Challenge using holiday flowers. This is a fairly simple card, but I was pleased with the outcome. I hope you enjoy.