A Productive Crop

This past weekend I cropped for 2 days and finished 15  2 page layouts, complete with photos, AND the new Scroll Album! I love those days when everything just clicks when I follow my How To Books recipes and slam it out! I wil post artwork this week so look for that. Much of it will be using the new fall/winter papers and products. It was so much fun to PLAY!  Have not posted for a few days due to router issues but looks like that is corrected now. I have to tell you, I LOVE our new How To Book (Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 1, Item 9035)!!! I was nervous when they discontinued the old ones and worried at what we would get.......it is fantastic! Cheaper at $7.95 but what I really like, in addition to the 16 different 2 page scrapbook layouts and 12 card patterns, is the fact  it is super light and travels to crops without weighing me down! It also lies flat when opened.  It is my favorite product of the week .......although I do really like the new slate satin polka dot ribbon too. It is just stunning and goes with so many colors.

Hope you are all having a great week!  Look for artwork in a couple days........  

Pin It!



Paper cake using CTMH AP Cricut



Design by themysticgypsy, inspired by Tracy Mason



Being a hopeless Pinterest junkie, I had to figure out a way how to add a Pin It button to my blog images. I may be a whiz at papercrafting but I am a moron in blog design and functionality so I searched the web for a tutorial that could walk me through the process.  Thank the lord I found the Code It Pretty blog and Marie. Marie laid it all out step by step and when I encountered problems (remember- I am a blog moron) she responded to me within 24 hours! Holy cow- you do not see much of that these days. I am so pleased with my lovely Pin It button that I wanted to take a minute and publicly thank my new techy friend Marie and her wonderful blog! If you blog and need a tutorial- she is your girl.  Now I need a little something to offer as a potential pin......  hope these photos work. 

This is a 2 foot tall paper cake I made out of paper mache hatboxes, CTMH colonial white card stock, CTMH bonding memories glue, CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge, CTMH liquid glass, pearl floral pins, CTMH pearl paint, Juniper and Crystal Blue card stock and ink, satin ribbon and pearl embellishments. A no calorie treat! It looks difficult but it was pretty easy thanks to the cricut cuts for the flowers.  I auctioned it off this spring at a fundraiser for Operation Smile......that made me smile because it went for around $100, about half of the cost to repair a cleft palate for a child in a third world country. 

I am cropping this weekend so hope to have some current projects to post next week. I am using all the goodies from the NEW FALL and WINTER Idea Book.........cannot wait to show you all. You can also view by clicking the shopping link and viewing the new book online.  Contact me if you want your own copy to fondle and drool over!    

National Stamping Month

September 2012 Constant Campaign

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are bringing back our popular double stamp set promotion! 

You can get the exclusive, new My Acrylix^® It’s Your Day double stamp set for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products from August 15 through September 30, 2012. You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have twice the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new, exclusive It’s Your Day double stamp set!  

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Dates: Offer valid August 15 (9:00 am MDT) – September 30, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)

CLEARANCE SALE: While Supplies Last

There is a big sale on my website going on NOW!  12 x 12 albums for only $2.00, Paper Packs, Accessories, Stamp Pads, Chipboard and TONS more all for CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP!  The sale is WHILE SUPPLIES LAST and must be ordered on my website.  I am unable to place the order for you.  Instructions on how to shop the sale:

• Click here or on the shopping cart in the left column 
• From that screen click SHOP. Then hit WHILE SUPPLIES LAST (near the bottom).  That will lead you to the sale items so you can view them.  Great deals!
• For best selection- SHOP EARLY!  Once they run out, the items will be gone forever.
• If it asks you if you want to join a gathering, please hit the link that says Deb Bahr.  
• You can order from the new catalog on that site too.  Combine your order if you like!

ENJOY! Here's a chance to get a little early holiday shopping done for the papercrafters in your life- they will love you for it! 

Creative Eating

Good morning sunshine! 

 In my journey to eat healthier and become more fit and less flabby, I have discovered that I CAN have my grains and eat them too! Quite a revelation for a carb junkie like myself who is trying to reduce/eliminate unrefined "white" starches from diet. Enjoy!  

Breakfast Quinoa 

•  2 cups whole or low-fat milk, plus more for serving (I used skim) 
•  1 cup quinoa, rinsed 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar, plus more for serving (Splenda brown sugar works well) 
•  1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for serving 
•  1 cup (1/2 pint) fresh blueberries, plus more for serving 

 Directions- Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan. Add quinoa, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, until three-quarters of the milk has been absorbed, about 15 minutes. Stir in sugar and cinnamon. Cook, covered, until almost all the milk has been absorbed, about 8 minutes. Stir in blueberries, and cook for 30 seconds. Serve with additional milk, sugar, cinnamon, and blueberries. Makes 2 cups of heaven. Recipe from Martha Stewart Living

Essentials Consultant Kit now only $49!

Look at what you get as a new member of the Mystic Gypsy team! (Plus the FREE Damask Tote!) 

Becoming a member of the CTMH family has never been easier. What do you get as a member of my team? Well all these cool products, a tote and a great discount on CTMH products, access to our online training, as well as one on one training with me, the opportunity to learn from other consultants from both a business or hobbyist perspective. Learn new creative techniques to share with others and so much more! 

August Special

Joining in August Is in the Bag!
Join Close To My Heart in August and get a darling 
Damask Tote Bag free!


When you become a new Consultant in August, you will 
receive a FREE Damask Tote Bag (retail value $50), while supplies last. This handy, attractive tote with the 
Close To My Heart logo lets everyone know you are a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant—with class and style! 
Choose the $49 New Consultant Essentials Kit or the 
$99 Master Kit which includes more supplies and tools, and we will send you a tote bag free—only in August and only while supplies last. Contact me for details.

Damask Tote Bag Features

• 17"x17"x 6"
  
• Large exterior pocket for 12"x 12" paper packets
  
• Huge interior can hol da12"x 12" album and more
  
• Small, zippered interior pocket
  
• Fabric is coated-canvas for durability and easy cleaning
  
• 2 water bottle side pockets
  
• Wear on the shoulder, across the chest, or as a backpack
  
• Large flap snaps closed 

Offer available August 1–31, 2012, while supplies last. No tax
or shipping/handling is charged on the Damask Tote Bag. Tax and shipping/handling is charged based on the price of the New Consultant Kit that is purchased ($49 or $99). 

I just got this bag and it is my favorite tote!!!  Perfect for scrapbook and crafting supplies but cute enough to take anywhere. Would be a fantastic carry-on for air travel!