The Album Retreat is one of my favorite events that Close to My Heart does. I’ve only done one because it’s been hard to justify the plane fare along with lodging/food plus the event costs. I’m absolutely thrilled that they are going to do it virtually. In addition the event cost has been reduced from $350 to $250. Woot Woot!!

What does this include? I don’t have the specific kit contents right now. What I know is that it’s a 20 page project. All the projects are cut for you and organized in bags so you do not have to cut or sort! This is HUGE and saves us so much time. They have shown us a video of the projects and these are screen shots that I have. I’m missing one layout.

These are not just basic projects. They are more elaborate layouts with the intent to teach consultants new methods, techniques, and elaborate cuts with the Cricut cartridges available to us. Here’s the rest of what I have. I’m missing one layout (2 page spread).

The Album Retreat will be done in a private group on Facebook on May 15 and 16 (Friday and Saturday). You must purchase the Bundle to be invited to the group. I’m going to run the Zoom Meeting on the side so we can crop together and chat when they are not teaching. =) You’ll receive the invite to register for this after your album purchase.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ll join me for the retreat! Watch out Zoom, here we come! Crafters are gonna take over!

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Wow – Crop season is starting and are you ready to crop??  I know I’ve been very busy working on getting product ordered in so you can have the best products to tell your stories and preserve your memories!  Here’s some fun as we get ready for the Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Department Crop with Jane on September 22 and the Harbor Scrapbooking weekend September 27-30, up in Camp Hill PA.  We have about 10 new cards on the Come and Play Card Buffet as well as Christmas Cards starting to work their way in!

I am looking forward to seeing everyone and catching up on your lives!

Sensational September Things To Remember!

• National Stamping Month – Memories in the Making Collection.  Create this wonderful calendar as a gift or for yourself.
• Bring Back My Pack – Magical!Check out the different workshop guides that I have for this pack here.
• You’ve Got Class – Get those class pictures scrapbooked!  Here’s the kit for you!
• Free Project Kit when you purchase the September  SOM S1809 Just Treats for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase.  I have an album of art up in the FB group. – Check it out. 
• Join My Team.  Join CTMH Community in September and receive the Memories in the Making stamps FREE!($47.00 value)   Check it out. 
• Featured Paper Pack (s):  Boutique.  Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.
• Holiday Expressions is live!!  
• Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Holiday Expressions to add to your order!  This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE.  =)  That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!! 

Thank you for visiting my corner of the internet.   I know that you have lots to do and appreciate your time.   I sure hope you are ready to crop because I’m almost ready to go.  I look forward to seeing everyone and catching up.  Don’t forget to join the Happy Mail gathering when you check out for more free fun!

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Wow…I’ve been on the road doing events for the past several weeks making blogging rather hard to do.   Car is packed, trailer loaded, product priced, and we are headed out to see everyone at the Harbor Scrapbooking Crop in PA.  Can’t wait to see many of you in a few hours for those joining us on Thursday for cropping.

I’m sharing this great video done by my friend, Mary from Cardz TV.  She did such a super cute job with Stargazer!

Cardz TV features Stargazer

 April things to keep in mind:

• Free Layout Kit when you purchase the April  SOM S1804 Color Your World for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase.  I have an album of art up in the FB group. – Check it out. 
• Fab Four.  Join CTMH in April Single items and bundles are available. There are a few dies not on sale.   Check it out. 
• Fab Fav Friday Sales.  Every Friday in April, there will be a 24 hour Flash Sale!  Yeah!  25% off select product and bundles.  Set an alarm for Friday at 2:00pm EDT (12pm MDT) or an apt on your calendar.  The past two sales have been great!!
• The Important Things.  This wonderful kit is to help you focus on your important things and document them.  Be sure to download the guide and create this lasting keepsake.
• Join My Team:  $75 = $354 in April!!  How?  The kit is worth $212.00 plus receive the upcoming 4 SOMs, value $71.00.  Joining my first downline?  There are a few other freebies, including a Free Layout Kit, Design Space files, and incentives offered to only my first downline.  Contact me to find out.  =) Check out this blog post.
• Featured Paper Pack (s):  Gimme Some Sugar.  Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.
• Seasonal Expressions 1 is coming to an end.  Jan-April 2018.  This is the last month of this catalog.  We are running low on Chelsea Gardens and Make Waves.  Some of the embellishments have run out and will be replaced with ones closest to matching.  If you have projects planned or love the particular items, now is the time get it before it runs out.  Once the supply is exhausted, the product will be retired.
• Happy Mail Club: With online orders over $25.00 of product, you will receive workshop guides (see the FB Group for the album) and more.  Check it out.
• Check out CLEARANCE!  It rocks right now!!

Thanks for stopping by .  For those of you on the road this afternoon with me, I’ll see you soon.  Enjoy Mary’s great cards!   Have a creative day!

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You get:

• ~6 ft crop spots
• ~ 4 meals
• ~ goodie bag
• ~ ice cream social
• ~ vendors
• ~ classes
• ~ prizes
• ~ games
• ~ fun

We Give YOU the Time, Space, & Inspiration to CREATE and CROP!!

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You get:

• ~6 ft crop spots
• ~ 4 meals
• ~ goodie bag
• ~ ice cream social
• ~ vendors
• ~ classes
• ~ prizes
• ~ games
• ~ fun

We Give YOU the Time, Space, & Inspiration to CREATE and CROP!!

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You get:

• ~6 ft crop spots
• ~ 4 meals
• ~ goodie bag
• ~ ice cream social
• ~ vendors
• ~ classes
• ~ prizes
• ~ games
• ~ fun

We Give YOU the Time, Space, & Inspiration to CREATE and CROP!!

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You get:

• ~6 ft crop spots
• ~ 4 meals
• ~ goodie bag
• ~ ice cream social
• ~ vendors
• ~ classes
• ~ prizes
• ~ games
• ~ fun

We Give YOU the Time, Space, & Inspiration to CREATE and CROP!!

Save

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Come join us cropping in the beautiful West Virginia Mountains.  I’ve been cropping and vending with this awesome group of ladies since SG was 15 months old.  Christa Wildesen is the organizer and you’ll find her information below.  Don’t miss this wonderful getaway.  Bring the family along – there is a lot for them to do.

Please contact Christa Wildesen for your registration form!

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Host – Harbor Scrapbooking
Place: Annapolis Elks Club
2 Pythian Drive (off of Rt. 2)
Edgewater, MD 21054
Time: 10am – 8pm

Event Details:

Price: $55 per scrapbooker
Table size: 6ft or 8ft per scrapbooker

Provided: Goodie Bag for each attendee
Meals: Coffee/Donuts, dinner, snacks and drinks (Amazing Fried Chicken Dinner)
Vendors:
Lisa Hamrick – Scrap Edition – Traveling Super Store
Club Scrap – Dottie Ferguson
Creative Memories – Denise Mithell
Close to My Heart – Linda Caler
Harbor Scrapbooking – Monica Beall
Page Kits – Great Scraps Layouts (usually Feb) / Layouts by Barb (usually Oct)
Album Embosser – Kathleen Taylor
Massage Therapist- Chelle Paddy

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• Whenever possible, you’ll be able to take advantage of CTMH specials (SOM and Constant Campaigns).
• With a $50.00 purchase, you’ll be able to get a SOM for $5.00
• With everyone $100.00 purchase, you’ll receive an entry into my quarterly Win $100!
• 5 cropping spaces/work spaces for crafters to come and work on their projects – free – RSVP required
• Call first:  301.430.0606 – to ensure space and that nothing has come up.

So give me a call, come on by – the Store is Open!

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Crafters, if you want or need time to craft, this it!  Come and have some fun!

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Come and crop with us! From 12 – 9pm on Saturday you can work in my crop room. I give you the gift of time and space to give you permission to take time for yourself.  To create, to play, to bask in the company of other crafters!

The cost is FREE/person. This includes:
• 3 feet of table space
• a drink holder/trash can at each spot
• Use of the following: Gypsy, Cricut Expressions, Cricut Explorer, stamps, inks, scrapbox (when we have one), punches/other tools, idea books (multiple resources), Cuttlebug/Tim Holtz Embosser, computer for journaling,

and more.
• Cash and Carry will be available/Fieldtrips to ACMoore/Michael’s are 5-10 minutes away!
• Come and Play Card Buffet (make 5 cards for $10.00) will be available should you run out of projects
• Drinks (coffee, espresso,cappuccino, tea (iced and hot), and water. I have cups/lids for everyone and to-go cups.
Due to limited space, pack lightly and there is a set of stairs coming down to the basement.

Food: Everyone brings something to share or your own food. I’m within a few minutes of several eateries (Bowie Town Center).

Allergy alert: We have dogs/birds/guinea pigs/fish – this also means we have hay and nuts.

Slots are limited to the first 8 to RSVP: email me: info@lindacreates.com

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We start at 4:00 pm Friday and crop until 4:00 pm on Saturday.  It’s held at the church.

More information coming soon on this!

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Every scrapbooker gets her own 6 FOOT CROP SPOT & power cords are conveniently located near each table grouping!

The crop room is large. Stay up until 3 a.m., wear your PJ’s, leave your scrapbooking out overnight, share ideas with your friends, take scrapbooking technique classes, and GET a massage. We have added a 3rd weekend event so that more scrapbookers have the opportunity to enjoy one of our events.

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Come and crop with us! From 12 – 9pm on Saturday you can work in my crop room.

The cost is FREE/person. This includes:
• 3 feet of table space
• a drink holder/trash can at each spot
• Use of the following: Gypsy, Cricut Expressions, Cricut Explorer, stamps, inks, scrapbox (when we have one), punches/other tools, idea books (multiple resources), Cuttlebug/Tim Holtz Embosser, computer for journaling,

and more.
• Cash and Carry will be available/Fieldtrips to ACMoore/Michael’s are 5-10 minutes away!
• Come and Play Card Buffet (make 5 cards for $10.00) will be available should you run out of projects
• Drinks (coffee, espresso,cappuccino, tea (iced and hot), and water. I have cups/lids for everyone and to-go cups.
Due to limited space, pack lightly and there is a set of stairs coming down to the basement.

Food: Everyone brings something to share or your own food. I’m within a few minutes of several eateries (Bowie Town Center).

Allergy alert: We have dogs/birds/guinea pigs/fish – this also means we have hay and nuts.

Slots are limited to the first 8 to RSVP: email me: info@lindacreates.com

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Come and crop with us! From 12 – 9pm on Saturday you can work in my crop room.

The cost is FREE/person. This includes:
• 3 feet of table space
• a drink holder/trash can at each spot
• Use of the following: Gypsy, Cricut Expressions, Cricut Explorer, stamps, inks, scrapbox (when we have one), punches/other tools, idea books (multiple resources), Cuttlebug/Tim Holtz Embosser, computer for journaling,

and more.
• Cash and Carry will be available/Fieldtrips to ACMoore/Michael’s are 5-10 minutes away!
• Come and Play Card Buffet (make 5 cards for $10.00) will be available should you run out of projects
• Drinks (coffee, espresso,cappuccino, tea (iced and hot), and water. I have cups/lids for everyone and to-go cups.
Due to limited space, pack lightly and there is a set of stairs coming down to the basement.

Food: Everyone brings something to share or your own food. I’m within a few minutes of several eateries (Bowie Town Center).

Allergy alert: We have dogs/birds/guinea pigs/fish – this also means we have hay and nuts.

Slots are limited to the first 8 to RSVP: email me: info@lindacreates.com

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Come and crop with us! From 12 – 9pm on Saturday you can work in my crop room.

The cost is FREE/person. This includes:
• 3 feet of table space
• a drink holder/trash can at each spot
• Use of the following: Gypsy, Cricut Expressions, Cricut Explorer, stamps, inks, scrapbox (when we have one), punches/other tools, idea books (multiple resources), Cuttlebug/Tim Holtz Embosser, computer for journaling,

and more.
• Cash and Carry will be available/Fieldtrips to ACMoore/Michael’s are 5-10 minutes away!
• Come and Play Card Buffet (make 6 cards for $10.00) will be available should you run out of projects
• Drinks (coffee, espresso,cappuccino, tea (iced and hot), and water. I have cups/lids for everyone and to-go cups.
Due to limited space, pack lightly and there is a set of stairs coming down to the basement.

Food: Everyone brings something to share or your own food. I’m within a few minutes of several eateries (Bowie Town Center).

Allergy alert: We have dogs/birds/guinea pigs/fish – this also means we have hay and nuts.

Slots are limited to the first 8 to RSVP: email me: info@lindacreates.com

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Come and crop with us! From 12 – 9pm on Saturday you can work in my crop room.

The cost is $10.00/person. This includes:
• 3 feet of table space
• a drink holder/trash can at each spot
• a goodie bag valued at $10.00
• Free make and take
• Use of the following: Gypsy, Cricut Expressions, Cricut Explorer, stamps, inks, scrapbox (when we have one), punches/other tools, idea books (multiple resources), Cuttlebug/Tim Holtz Embosser, computer for journaling,

and more.
• Cash and Carry will be available/Fieldtrips to ACMoore/Michael’s are 5-10 minutes away!
• Come and Play Card Buffet (make 6 cards for $10.00) will be available should you run out of projects
• Drinks (coffee, espresso,cappuccino, tea (iced and hot), and water. I have cups/lids for everyone and to-go cups.
Due to limited space, pack lightly and there is a set of stairs coming down to the basement.

Food: Everyone brings something to share or your own food. I’m also within a few minutes of several eateries.

Allergy alert: We have dogs/birds/guinea pigs/fish – this also means we have hay and nuts.

Slots are limited to the first 8 to pay:

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