March Newsletter

March 2013A newsletter from Caron Little moments matter. Caron Barnard Close To My Heart Independent Consultant Supervisor 9549646067 Spring Forward! Happy March everyone! I am so ready to spring forward it's ridiculous! I am not a fan of coming home after work and it's already dusk. I need my sunlight! I'm also eager to begin a week's vacation at the end of this month. I wonder what mischief I can get into! Since the Studio J special is running through the 15th and I really believe everyone should give it a try, I'm going to offer my own little incentive to go with it.  Place any size order (minimum is 4 layouts) and receive your choice of 20% off an album or a free embellishment assortment (5.95 or less). I'm always available to help you discover your creativity so give me a call! Check my blog for this month's classes and I hope everyone has a wonderful March into Spring! Smiles, Caron Jump for Joy in March! Jump to the Next Level of Hostess Rewards During the month of March, hostesses “jump” to the next level of Hostess Rewards when a Gathering reaches $250 or more!* More discounts and free product for hostesses. Now that’s a reason to jump for joy! *Shipping/handling and tax applies. Only Gatherings with a total of $250 or more will qualify for the jump in Hostess Rewards or Hostess Rewards Plus! Qualifying hostesses will receive Hostess Rewards from one level only—the level that is one higher than their sales total. Offer valid March 1–31, 2013. Make your jump to the next level » Extra! Extra! Studio J® Savings Extended! All Layouts are $5 through March 15! In order to allow even more time for you to create and purchase Studio J® layouts at the wonderful $5 per layout price, this offer has been extended. Now through March 15, 2013, all Studio J layouts will be $5!* That’s $1.95 savings per each two-page layout! It’s the perfect time to get clicking with ready-made Express Collections or customize layouts with embellishments, My Stickease® accents, and unique papers and color combinations of your own. If you’ve never tried Studio J before, what are you waiting for? You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories! *Shipping/handling applies. Studio J credits must be redeemed before this promotion can be applied. Offer valid February 1–March 15, 2013. Get started with Studio J » Stamp of the Month: Floral Happiness Happiness Is . . . ...the My Acrylix® Floral Happiness stamp set! Whatever happiness is to you, you’ll be able to share it using this stamp set with many sentiments to express what makes you happy. This set of 16 stamps also contains base and shade floral images to guarantee that your projects will really blossom in two-tone trend. Let your art flourish with each layer of added color. This happy set is $5 with your qualifying $50 order this month only. See the March 2013 Stamp of the Month » The Perfect Fit More My Acrylix® Perfect Fit—Frames! If you loved the My Acrylix® Perfect Fit—Frames stamp set, you’ll flip for the Perfect Fit—Frames 2! Like its predecessor, this is a set of four stamps that coordinate with other Perfect Fit sets, such as the new My Acrylix® Perfect Fit—Birthday, My Acrylix® Perfect Fit—Mom, and My Acrylix® Perfect Fit—Dad stamp sets. Additionally, these stamps have a corresponding shape on the Cricut® Artiste cartridge so that you can stamp right on your Cricut®-cut pieces! Because it works well with so many other products, this set is a perfect choice at $17.95. See the new Perfect Fit—Frames stamp set » Where you can find me: cbdots@comcast.net http://caronbarnard.ctmh.com http://caronbarnard.ctmh.com/retail http://www.facebook.com/caronbarnard http://www.cbdots.blogspot.com http://www.pinterest.com/cbdots

Scrappin' away with Studio J!

I just have to say that the current special for Studio J has got me scrapping like a madwoman!  So far this month I've already created and ordered 21 layouts and I have more waiting in the wings.  How can you resist when a two page layout is only $5?!?  Obviously, I can't.  Here are just a few that I've done. If you'd like to give it a try, just go to www.studioj.com and give it a shot.  It's totally free to play.  And the special lasts through March 15th.  If you need some guidance, give me a call!

You can find a paper pack to match any photos!  This layout had extra embellishments that I didn't want so I just clicked a button and they disappeared.  Awesome!

This is one of the Express Collection layouts.  It was fully designed and all I had to do was drop in my photos and add some journaling.

I love being able to add embellishments the way I want - every Disney layout I do has a Mickey head somewhere on it.  This one's easy to find!

I never thought a layout with mostly black paper would pop as well as this one did.  Just a bit of experimenting and I had a winner!

Smiles, Caron

Paper Quilting

I saw this technique on Pinterest and had to give it a try.  Once I had all my quilt squares glued down to the base cardstock, I ran the entire piece through my Cuttlebug.  You can see the detail a bit better if you click on the picture.  This is the Christmas paper from the last idea book but you'd never know it the way it's used here!  A couple of Cricut hearts with matching stamps and a simple piece of ribbon and your card is done.  So simple and an excellent way of using up scraps.

Smiles, Caron

Lazy Days

It's been awhile since my last post and I have no excuse.  I've been lazy about keeping up.  But I'm here today to show you a couple of things I've been creating.

This is a slight variation of a card in the latest idea book.  I like to use that and things I find on Pinterest to give me a jumping off point whenever I'm feeling creatively challenged.  I don't always have the same stamps or papers but it's the general idea or color combo that sparks my interest and I take it from there.  This darling bird was done with colored pencils for a nice soft look.

And here's a color combo that I really like - chocolate and blue.  The random stamping was done with some extra accents that came with an alphabet stamp set.  You never know where you're going to find just the right image.  That wonderful scrolly frame tag is from the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  It was designed to be a card but changing the size made it perfect for this sentiment!  It just goes to show that you don't need to have tons of supplies to create a stunning card.

Smiles, Caron