Do You Believe in Magic?

I do... and so will you on September 1st! We have a brand new 'Scrapbook How-To Program' coming out and I'm so excited to share it with you! Close to My Heart Consultants have a one-month preview period before each new catalog to order and get familiar with the new products we have coming out. I used our new 'How-To Program' this week with my leftover paper from the Splendor Scrapbook Kit and created a layout to share with you! The pattern that I used is called 'Showtime'. I hope you like it!

If you would like to pre-order your new 'how-to' book, email me at cindy@myctmh.com and put 'Magic' in the subject line!

Look what I got this week! A wonderful email from Close to My Heart's Founder and CEO, Jeanette Lynton and a photo of us together after the Awards Gala at our Convention in Washington D.C.!  So fun! I love my job!

Dear Cindy,

Congratulations on your well-deserved award at Convention recognizing your incredible accomplishments of the past year. It was a pleasure to meet with you at the award recipients' reception and, as promised, I have attached the photo which was taken of us. It's a great reminder of the wonderful time we had and how hard work truly pays off in so many ways. May your achievements continue this next year as you help others preserve their memories and celebrate their relationships.

Make it from your heart,

Here is one more photo that was sent to me of myself and Jeanette with two of my team members who were also award recipients this year! Congratulations to Etta Langford and Stacy Park!!! Great job this year girls!

My Top 5 Favorite Memories of Convention!

I had such a wonderful time last week at the Close to My Heart Annual Convention in Washington D.C.! Looking at my photos I find it hard to believe how much we were able to fit into one week's time! I created so many memories and took so many photos, that I'm sure I'll have an entire scrapbook just for this one convention! It was A-MA-ZING! Close to My Heart really knows how to plan an event and every year it gets better and better!

I took over 350 photos, so I thought I'd narrow it down and share my Top 5 Favorite Memories from Convention, so you can see just a few of the fun things we get to do as Close to My Heart Consultants!

#5. The 4th of July Celebration! My friend and fellow Director Melissa Robinson and I got a spot on the grassy hillside in front of the Gaylord National Hotel at 4 pm when the gates opened and parked ourselves there to wait for the 4th of July Fireworks. It was 100+ degrees and so humid, but we are determined gals and we 'held down the fort' while we watched a Beach Boys Tribute Band and then an Eagles Tribute Band. We used sunscreen, but still managed to get a little sunburned. LOL!

Sheila Wilkerson and I trying to cool off with a cold drink. 

Melissa Robinson and I on the 4th of July.

Amazing fireworks display in the Nation's Capitol! 

#4. Getting to see so many of the monuments and historical sites for the first time! It was my first trip to Washington D.C. and I was able to see so many things that I've only read about! So much amazing history! I loved it! 

A photo in front of the White House after getting to take a tour inside! Incredible!

Standing outside the gates of the White House after our tour. 

The changing of the guards at 'The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier'. 

Arlington National Cemetery. 

#3. Connecting with the consultants on my team! I have such a great team and really enjoy getting to spend time with them! We may only see each other once or twice a year, but we LOVE being together!

My Leadership Dinner. Pictured from left to right: Teri Baxter, Melissa Robinson, 

Carol Harris, Carrie Burdette, me, Rita Mefford and Heather Snow. 

The Directors on my Team - Teri Baxter, Stacy Park, myself and Carol Harris. 

#2. Director's Dinner! Close to My Heart whisks all the Directors in the company off to dinner one night at Convention to an undisclosed location. It is always SO MUCH FUN and they treat us like royalty! This year they took us on a dinner cruise on the Odyssey. We had a wonderful dinner, beautiful view of the monuments lit up at night along the Potomac River and great fellowship! We had a wonderful evening! Thank you Close to My Heart! 

Me, Melissa Robinson and Teri Baxter before the Director's Dinner.

Team Directors - Me, Michelle Snyder (my 2nd upline), Teri Baxter, 

Stacy Park, Janene Wawro (my first upline) and Carol Harris. 

#1. Awards Gala! I have always love awards night, but this year it was even better! Several of my team members were recognized and received awards and it was AWESOME to be able to share that with them! I am so proud of their accomplishments! 

Etta Langford, Stacy Park and I on Awards Night. We had special 

seating in the front row for Award Recipients. 

Etta received THREE awards this year and it 

was her very first convention! WOW! She was the Top New 

Consultant in the company based on sales! She also got #9 in 

sales in the entire company for the year and was a Rising Star 

Award Recipient this year! Congratulations Etta! 

Stacy is a brand new Director on my team 

this year and received an award for being the #4 

Recruiter in the company for 2009-2010! 

Way to go Stacy! 

I was recognized for being #3 in sales in the U.S. this year and 

for earning the Centennial Club Award! This photo was taken 

at a special Awards Reception following the Awards Gala. We had 

professional photos taken with Jeanette Lynton, our founder and CEO. 

Pictured with me here are Lynn Como, #1 in Sales for 2009-2010 and Brian Holman, 

our V.P of I.T. Congratulations Lynn! 

I have SO many more fun memories of Convention 2010! I can't wait to get 

started on my scrapbook! I absolutely love that I get paid to scrapbook my memories! 

If Convention sounds like something you'd enjoy doing, contact me with any questions 

you might have! I'm always looking for fun, positive, hard-working new people to join my team! 

They announced at our final banquet that we will be traveling to Anaheim, California next summer for Convention and staying in the newly renovated Disneyland Hotel! I can't wait! 

Join me, won't you? 

Great Time - Great Food - Great Friends!

I had such a great time at my scrapbook retreat last weekend at The Covered Bridge Inn in Weatherford. I have hosted retreats there 3-4 times a year since 2006 and have dates booked through 2011! It's a great place for a retreat. The next retreat is October 7-10, 2010. A $50 deposit will secure your spot.  Contact me today to register! I'd love to have you join me.

I invited two of my best girlfriends to join me last weekend along with lots of my customers and a few team members. We got lots of scrappin' done, ate lots of delicious homemade food and I even managed to squeeze in an hour massage and an evening in the hot tub!

Here are a few photos from our weekend:

The Covered Bridge Inn

Me with Melissa Robinson 

 Me and Pamela O'Connor

Pamela, Melissa and I relaxing in the hot tub. 

Everyone busy scrappin' in the crop room. 

My Cruise Scrapbook is almost complete!

I've been diligently working on my cruise scrapbook from our recent Close to My Heart Cruise to the Western Caribbean. I just have a few more layouts to do and I think I will call it complete! SO excited!

I wanted to share a couple more layouts that I've completed with you. I hope you like them! (All layouts completed with Close to My Heart products, including the Caboodle My Reflections paper pack.)