Friday, September 30, 2011

Liebster Blog Award!!!

Blog Award

I was so excited to receive this blog award from my friend, Krista over at Kristas Crafty Corner.  It is called the Leibster Award.  Liebster is German for "beloved" or "favorite."   Check out Krista's blog for some great crafting ideas and inspiration.  If you like what you see I hope you'll follow her blog. 

The rules of acceptance are as follows:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.
5. And most of all - have fun! 
 
Now it is my turn to pass this award on to five of my favorite blogs with less than 200 followers.  If you like their blogs, remember to "Follow" them.  The hope is to help out some of my fellow bloggers, and get a few more followers of my own.  If you see your name/blog listed here, please pass the award on to 5 more blogs that have less than 200 followers.  Here are 5 of my favorite blogs.

Life, Love and Cooking - A great place to find tasty recipes for your family and friends


Amy's Creative Corner - A fellow consultant and amazing resource for Studio J (CTMH digital scrapbooking) Tutorials

Stamp. Scrap. Create - A fellow CTMH consultant with great artwork to inspire you


Broken Treasures - My sweet friend's blog where you will find inspiration and creativity of all kinds

Krista's Crafty Corner - My dear friend who awarded this to me is also a great artist and leader whom I admire

Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Check out these simply elegant cards!

I was inspired to make these cards from Susann at www.1026designs.blogspot.com.  I didn't have the supplies to case them exactly, but I like what I came up with.  To recreate this card you will need the following:
October Stamp of the Month (S1110)
A Holiday Stamp set (A1115)
Clear Sparkles (Z1104)
Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Z1686)
 A closer look at the inside
The box to hold the set of 6 cards, I am giving as a hostess gift.
The card was made using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge and was cut at 4.25 so it will fit in a standard envelope.  I used the holly cutouts from the card to decorate the inside.  I stamped them with the A Holiday stamp set.  The leaves were smaller but that didn't matter. I stamped the Christmas tree directly on the card and then cut the tree on the cricut cartridge at 3 inches (a quarter of an inch smaller than the stamp to achieve a layered look.  The box was cut at 11 inches.  Hope you enjoy!
Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Wonderland Layout


Here is a layout I made for a CTMH gathering tonight.  I used the Wonderland Level 2 paper pack (X7146B), Snowflake stamp set (D1480), Top Coats Icing (Z1478), Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Z1686) and coordinating cardstock (Crystal Blue, Heavenly Blue, Grey Flannel, White Daisy). I also used the magic book page 28-29.  I just rotated the first page of the layout for a totally different look.  Above are pictures of the layout and the magic book layout so you can see how "scraplifting" still gives you a creation all your own. Here are the individual pages pictured for more detail.
Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Today's Mess


Today's post let's you into real life at the Hoffer house.  I was at the computer this morning researching fall decorations for a family party we are having when Cohen (age 4.5) runs in saying "You have got to see this Graycen (age 1) got white stuff all over the place."  I paused for a moment with worst case scenario running through my head.  I had just bought a 10 pound bag of flour earlier in the week and suspected that was the "white stuff" he had found.  Walking out to the kitchen with a sigh of relief it was baking soda.  Still a mess, but a much smaller one.  And here is the best news of all...I maintained my cool and didn't get angry.  After all boys will be boys.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Deeply Discounted CTMH Items...

More discounted (while supplies last) items were just added to my website. Check out just a few of the GREAT deals...
Mini ink cubes are only 25¢!
The Pivot Point Stapler is only $5!
The adorable sparkle brads are only $1!
The popular Kraft Color-Ready Borders are only $5.50!
Remember the Sofia Level 1 
Now you can get the beautiful Sofia Level 1 Kit for only $7!
And there are TONS more! Click here to start shopping for the discounted goodies now. Also contact me directly and we can combine our orders to save on shipping.
But hurry. Everything is only available while supplies last!
Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Glimpses of You Layout using Elemental Paper

Here's another layout using the Elemental Level 2 Paper Pack.  I distressed the cardstock with the ink pad to paper technique using white daily and cocoa inkpads.  I am not sure if the end result is what I had hoped.  What do you think?

Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Layout highlighting Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Here's a layout using up some retired CTMH paper pack.  Everything on the layout is CTMH except the little memorabilia envelope holding my son's hair.  There are 8 ways I used the new Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge on this layout.  See if you can spot them.  The answers are below:
1) the shaped background paper that the title is sitting on
2) the title itself (same font, two different sizes)
3-6) Cutouts for the stamped images using the stamp set Blue Ribbon
7) the 2 borders the ribbon is resting on
8) the pennants at the top corner cut then cut a 1/4 smaller to mount on the base piece.
The possibilities are endless.

Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
   
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Here is another layout using the Mischief Level 2 Paper pack from CTMH.  However, most of this layout is compiled of cardstock only.  I chose white daisy cardstock and distressed the edges using our Edge Distresser.  Then I misted the corners of the paper with water and crumpled them.  Using the foam texture tool, I inked black all around the paper.  The creases from crumbling took on extra ink and gave me my own unique background paper.  I also used sky cardstock to accentuate this layout.  I used the new Just Blooms Paper Shapes (butterflies) inked in sky.  These are very versatile embellishments.  The base is colonial white and then can be inked any color to coordinate with your layouts or cards.  Here are two more photos of the layout to see the detail. Thanks for looking!



Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
    
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Even yucky photos can be made beautiful!

Now this an example of when the coloring in the photos just didn't turn out.  We were in the doctors office with their yellow walls and lighting...Yuck!  But the woman in the photo is Dr. Livingston (my OBGYN).  I wanted a photo with her and my son Graycen because she was his guardian angel.  I had gotten pre-eclampsia with all of my prior pregnancies.  I was showing increased protein in my urine which is the best indicator for this disorder and all of the other physicians were very lax about the condition, saying I should just go on bedrest until 39 weeks with no other monitoring.  I called Dr. Livingston at home because she was just finishing up her own maternity leave.  She listened diligently to what had transpired and got me in that week for an induction which was the best scenario for mom and baby.  So because this memory is so important to me, I had to find a way to make this yellow photo more beautiful.  I used all CTMH products on this layout.  You may be surprised to know I used the Mischief Level 2 paper pack (thought to be our Halloween paper pack) on this layout.  All of the fancifully cut paper pieces were done using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I paired the Mischief Paper with Sky Blue and used buttons (blue assortment).  So if your photos didn't turn out as great as you had hoped, don't be afraid to dress them up a little to preserve your memories.

Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
        
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Dreamy Typeset Layout

Here's a layout using the Typeset Paper pack.  Who says you have to make school layouts with this paper pack.  The title "Dream" was made using the cricut art philosophy cartridge and then sanded for texture and dimension.  All products used are CTMH and are listed below:
Typeset Level 2 Paper Pack (X7139B)
Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Z1686)
Wings Level 2 Assortment (Z1398)
Retired fabric buttons
Retired You and me stamp
Thanks for looking!

Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
      
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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Friday, September 16, 2011

Beach layout using Elemental Paper pack

I finally got some time to work on personal scrapbooking with the new paper packs.  Here is a layout featuring the elemental paper pack.  I did use some non CTMH items I had laying around (the orange ocean background paper and the title tag.  I also tried mud puddles for the first time.  That is the substance that made the sandy border.  It was interesting to work with to say the least.  Thanks to my dear friend Tammy for sharing her goodies with me to try.  Thanks for looking!  Hope you enjoy!
Nickie Hoffer
Close To My Heart Independent Consultant
6325 Bayberry Ave., Manheim, PA 17545
717-665-0544
     
 
SEPTEMBER is  National Stamping Month!
PLACE an order of $75 or more ,and you’ll receive our first-ever DOUBLE Stamp set for FREE ~ a $35.90 value! Contact me for more details! J
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