Independent consultant, Karen Bell, has completed all the training courses needed to earn the master’s level certification from Close To My Heart’s online Training Academy. Bell successfully completed 49 online courses on a variety of topics in business, creativity, personal development and leadership skills.

“I am pleased to have completed this certification and know that the skills I have learned will be helpful in my business,” Bell says. “Close To My Heart has allowed me to take something I am passionate about and turn it into a successful business. I’m pleased to represent Close To My Heart and to show others how they can celebrate relationships through the art of scrapbooking.”

Close To My Heart is an industry leader in scrapbooking and stamping products. Headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah, the company distributes its products at home gatherings through thousands of independent consultants across the U.S. and Canada.

The Training Academy educational program is unique to Close To My Heart and is intended to help the company’s consultants develop skills to help them build their businesses. It is not an accredited program, but is part of Close To My Heart’s consultant training. The training academy is not affiliated with any type of educational or training institution and the course materials are not part of a mainstream educational curriculum.

For more information about ordering exclusive Close To My Heart products, joining groups to learn new skills and techniques or becoming a consultant, go to www.closetomyheart.com or karenbells.ctmn.com or call Bell at 373-4587.