January Stamp of the Month

Welcome to the Close To My Heart 

Stamp of the Month 

Blog Hop

We are featuring the January Stamp of the Month, This Moment, 

a set of 12 stamps perfect for  creating Valentines, hello cards, and scrapbook pages.

If you have come from Alyson's blog, you are on the correct path.  The hop is a big circle, so you can start here and hop around the circle.  This is simple to do, just click the link at the end of each blog to move on to the next one.

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this stamp set and many other wonderful CTMH products. So grab your beverage of choice, and get your pinning finger ready to gather lots  of great ideas for using this stamp set.

Once again, I decided to use this stamp set to create some scrapbook layouts.

On the first layout, I used the bullseye stamp to create the overlapped pattern for the sides of the page

 Here are some closer views of each side of the layout.

Products used:
Papers:
Inks:
Markers:
Accessories:


You can find this stamp set as well as any of the other supplies listed on my website where you can shop 24/7.  Remember this set is only available until January 31rst for $17.95, however, you can purchase it for only $5 with a qualifying order of $50.


Be sure to visit all the consultant's blogs to see all the great idea's they have come up with.

Now hop on  over to Cat's blog to see what she has created with this stamp set.

Deal of the Decade Special

Wow -- this is the Deal of the Decade! This month only, take advantage of a great sale and get your favorite stamp sets for just $10 each.  That's a savings of $3.95 - $7.95 depending on the size!

All you have to do is make a qualifying purchase of $50 and you are eligible to buy as many C- or D- size stamp sets as you want from the Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 Idea Book for just $10 each

And don't forget! With a $50 purchase, you also qualify for the December stamp of the month set - Cutie Pie - for just $5. That's a savings of $12.95!

So go to my website to shop or contact me to place your order.  What a wonderful way to have someone shop for your gifts for Christmas  -- or for you to shop for your stamping and scrapbooking friends.

December -- 6 page Scrap Workshop

Yuletide Carol Christmas Page Workshop

Thursday, December 11

5:30 - 9:30pm

6 page workshop - featuring Yuletide Carol Paper packet 
and Yuletide Carol complements 

plus supplement pack with additional cardstock and supplies 

              Layout A  (designer paper base)                   Layout B  (champagne base)

The first page of this layout was from something I saw on Pinterest which was pinned and repinned, so I'm not sure who originally designed this.

Layout C (champagne base)                                         Layout D (champagne base) 

  Layout E and F  (white bases)          

A picture of layouts and layout cutting directions are supplied.

• If you're not in the area, but would like to do the workshop  Contact me to get the kit and cutting directions sent to you.  
• For an additional charge, I will precut the workshop supplies for you.
• Supplies need to be pre-ordered for the workshop.
• If you haven't ordered the paper packet yet, you can order from my website or contact me.

Christmas Card Workshop

Christmas Card Workshop

Tuesday, December 9

evening workshop - 6:30pm - 9:00pm

and

Wednesday, December 10 

morning workshop - 9:00am - 1:00pm



Here are a few designs I have so far.  I may have a few more to choose from by next week.
Several of these are quick cards that only take a few minutes to make.

• Pre-cut Christmas Cards for you to stamp and assemble
• Create as many cards as you would like from the 6 offered designs.
• Stamp inside sentiments to fit your needs 
• Choose the designs you like best. 
• Card prices vary from $1 - $1.50 - $2.00 per card depending on size and embellishments
• Envelopes included.
• Please register for this workshop by December 8

Calendar Update

Calendar Update

It is easiest to see my events by clicking on Agenda to see the complete name of the event
Click on name of event to see details about time, materials needed, what we'll be making

For Card workshops - Materials are precut, bring your own adhesive.
For Scrapbook workshops - Bring basic scrapbooking tool kit including paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive
Contact me if you have any questions.

December Stamp of the Month Bloghop

Welcome to  the 

Close To My Heart

December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop 

We are featuring December's SOTM, Cutie Pie, a set of 11 stamps, just perfect for creating cards or borders and accents on scrap pages.

If you have come here from  Lucy's blog, you are on the right path.  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and hop all the way around.  This is simple to do -- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move on to the next one.  

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and many other great CTMH products in their projects.  So grab your beverage of choice and get your pinning finger ready to save lots of great ideas for using this great stamp set. 

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This month I had fun creating a scrapbook layout with this stamp set.  The inspiration for the first page came from a scrapbook page Doreen Camilleri shared on the CTMH Artwork Facebook page.  Thanks for the inspiration, Doreen.

Here's a closer look at each page of the layout. 

Here are some closer shots of the stamping and coloring using our new ShinHan TouchTwin markers.  The little hearts were stamped on the cardstock first.  Then I stamped another heart on the glitter paper and cut it out and popped it just a little off center of the heart with 3-D foam tape.  I used a retired CTMH texture tool to create the light sponged effect.

                          

                        

Products used:

Specialty Papers - Confetti Wishes (x7189b), Glitter Paper - Purple(z1992), Paper Fundamentals - Enchantment Assortment - Pacifica(z2031)
CTMH Cardstock - White Daisy, Pacifica, Canary
Inks - Pacifica
Markers - ShinHan Touch Twin Markers- Tender Pink, Barely Beige, Cerulean Blue, Marine Blue, Peony Purple, Golden Yellow

Accessories - Flamingo Dots (z1934)

You can find this stamp of the month as well as any of the other supplies listed above on my website and shop 24/7.  Remember this adorable set it only available until December 31rst, so get yours now.

Please leave a comment below to let me know you were here. I love visitors!

Now "hop" on over to Kelly's blog to see her wonderful work! 

Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  If you get lost along the way, here is the master list so you can "hop" back in.

Happy Thanksgiving!

    Gobble, gobble, gobble, it’s time to do a trot and to say a big thanks for all the great friends and customers I've got!    

 

Here's a SPECIAL I'd like to offer you as a thank you for supporting my Close To My Heart business.

Offer good throughout this weekend for

Shop 'Til You DropBlack Friday 

Celebrate Small Business Saturday

Cyber Monday

Place an order on my website between Friday, November 28 and Monday, December 1 and receive FREE thank you gifts from me!

Not comfortable ordering online,  just contact me and I'll place your order.

Once you have submitted your order, I will email you to find out your choice(s) of free gifts and will have them shipped to you.

Order $25 or more (before shipping and tax) on my website on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (November 28 - Dec 1) and I will send you your choice of stamp pad for FREE!  
Order $50 or more (before shipping and tax) on my website on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (November 28 - Dec 1) and I will send you a ShinHan Touch Twin Marker of your choice AND the stamp pad for FREE!  

Order $75 or more (before shipping and tax) on my website on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (November 28 - Dec 1) and I will send you your choice of a $9.95 paper pack AND the acrylic block AND the stamp pad for FREE! 

 Order $100 or more (before shipping and tax) on my website on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (November 28 - Dec 1) and I will send you your choice of stamp set AND the paper pack AND the acrylic block AND the stamp pad for FREE!  

What a great way to do your Christmas shopping and get some FREE stuff  too!

November 6 page Scrapbook Workshop

November Scrapbooking Workshop

Thursday, November 20th

5:30 - My workshop

6 page workshop - featuring Scaredy Cat Paper packet 

plus supplement pack with additional cardstock and supplies including
die-cuts from the new CTMH Cricut Cartridge Artfully Sent

*please bring a corner rounder in addition to your basic tool kit for this workshop

Layout cutting directions are supplied.

Not in the area, but would like to do the workshop?

Contact me to get the kit and cutting directions sent to you.  
For an additional charge, I will precut the workshop for you.

Supplies need to be pre-ordered for the workshop.

If you haven't ordered the paper packet yet,

you can order from my website or contact me.

     Layout A                                                                  Layout B

     Bases - black card stock

     Embellishments are from the Scaredy Cat Complements

   

 


    Layout C                                                                Layout D
    Base Sheets - Slate Cardstock
    Background shapes cut using the Art Philosophy Cartridge
    Die-cuts from the Artfully Sent Cartridge, Bats are from the Scaredy Cat Complements

    Layout E                                                                  Layout F
    Bases are white cardstock.
    Die-cut picture frames and spiders are from the Artfully Sent Cartridge
    Stars are from the Scaredy Cat Assortment which would be an optional addition.

Please reserve your spot for this workshop no later than November 17th.

Remember to pre-order your kit for this workshop.

Artfully Sent Blog Hop

Close To My Heart

Artfully Sent Blog Hop

For this hop we have over 40 Close To My Heart consultants sharing their creations using the recently released CTMH Cricut Cartridge Artfully Sent and many other great CTMH products in their projects.  

If you have come here from  Catherine Nowak's blog, you are on the right path.  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and hop all the way around.  This is simple to do -- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move on to the next one.  If you get lost along the way, just check the blog hop list here and hop back in.

So grab your beverage of choice and get your pinning finger ready to save lots of great ideas for using this wonderfully versatile cartridge.  It is full of fantastic cards that can be made so easily, but it's great for scrapbooking too!

I had so much fun using the images on pages 43 and 44 of the Artfully Sent manual to create one of the Halloween layouts using the Scaredy Cat paper pack for my November Scrapbook Club.

Products used:
Paper - Scaredy Cat paper pack # X7185B and some Canary card stock behind the windows and in the face of the tree 
Accessories - bats are from the Scaredy Cat Complements # X7185C
Cricut Cartridge - Cricut Artfully Sent Collection  # Z3017
click on the red underlined link to go to my website to see this awesome collection for $99.  Wait a minute!  Did you know that you can get this awesome cartridge as a 1/2 price item if you host a $250 gathering (your home or mine, or even a book gathering)?  Contact me here if you'd like to find out more.

Please leave a comment below to let me know you were here!  I love visitors!

Now "hop" on over to Adeline Brill's blog to see her wonderful work! 

Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! 

November Calendar

November Calendar Update

As you are on my website it is easiest to see my events by clicking on Agenda to see the complete name of the event
Click on name of event to see details about time, materials needed, what we'll be making

For Card workshops - Materials are precut, bring your own adhesive.
For Scrapbook workshops - Bring basic scrapbooking tool kit including paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive
Contact me if you have any questions.

Studio J®: Step-by-Step Basics

Learn How to Use Studio J 

• On-line scrapbooking program
• Great way to catch up on your scrapbooking 
• Take advantage of the November Special from Close To My Heart  - click here to see this post
• Watch this YouTube tutorial to find out the fun you can have with Studio J

Specials

While Supplies Last!

DOZENS of new items have been added 

to the "While Supplies Last" section of my website. 

Check it out, but hurry, when they're gone, they're gone! 

Lots of your favorites are there for reduced prices. 

Get 'em while you can by clicking my website.

November Stamp of the Month

Welcome to  the 

Close To My Heart

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop 

We are featuring November's SOTM, which is It's the Little Things, a set of 15 stamps, just perfect for creating cards or borders or accents on scrap pages.

If you have come here from  Jean McNulty's blog, you are on the right path.  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and hop all the way around.  This is simple to do -- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move on to the next one.  If you get lost along the way, you can check the master list on Melinda's blog to hop back in.

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and many other great CTMH products in their projects.  So grab your beverage of choice and get your pinning finger ready to save lots of great ideas for using this great stamp set. 

This month I had fun creating some cards with this stamp set.

Here's a close up view of each card.  
I used paper from the Pathfinding Paper kit.

On this card I used a pocket card cut out from the new Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, p 14.

It was cut it at 5 inches.

Products used:

Paper - Pathfinding paper pack X7186b 

Inks - Chocolate, Autumn Terracotta, Cashmere, Champagne

Accessories - Bronze Shimmer Trim - Z1849, Brown and Tan Sparkles Z1753
Cricut Cartridge - 

Z3017 Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection

Please leave a comment to let me know you were here!

Now "hop" on over to Carol Taggio's blog to see her work! 

Be sure to visit all the consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! 

Remember, the November SOTM is only available until November 30th!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or contact me here) to see how you can get this stamp set for only $5!

November Special

Never tried Studio J?  

Well, here's a great chance to start and see what you've been missing!

November marks the five-year anniversary of Studio J®, and that means it’s your lucky month, with five amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!

What's Studio J, you ask?  It's CTMH's on-line scrapbooking program.  Now you can try it out on my website FREE!   You will need to set up a customer account, but don't worry, that doesn't obligate you to anything!  Just click here to see.
  
So here's the deal!

1.  First, throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J are only $5! That is a savings of over 25% off of retail!

2.  Your second chance to win big must come by sheer luck: every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more. 

3. If luck doesn’t smile on you in that way, you might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders. This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory ProtectorsTM.

 

4.  For a fourth way to win, simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5.  After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

5.  And there is one last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5.  Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

To make things even more exciting, starting November 1, five brand new kits from the Annual Inspirations idea book will be made available in Studio J, so you can create new artwork using the latest papers and embellishments from Close To My Heart. With so many ways to win,
five may be new your new lucky number! Log in to Studio J and start creating today. 

*Offer valid November 1–30, 2014. Pattern and color of new D-ring album to be given
to winners will be at Close To My Heart’s discretion based upon availability. New kits available in Studio J® on November 1 include Confetti Wishes, Snowhaven, Seaside, Pathfinding, and Scaredy Cat. No tax or shipping will be charged on the free item(s). Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold from 4 to 50 two-page layouts.