Showing posts with label Cricut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cricut. Show all posts

Friday, August 4, 2017

Brand New Two Toned Papers, New Neutrals, Amazing New Cricut Collection, and a Die Cut Alphabet But That Isn't All...

Close To My Heart 2017-18 

Annual Inspirations Idea Book Is Now Live!



As you may or may not know, we have a brand new Annual Inspirations Catalog that debuted on August 1. It is fabulous!  There are so many fun, new and creative products I can't list them all here so you will need to take a peek on my website. 

 All of our cardstock are now two-toned. There is a darker shade on one side and a lighter shade of the same color on the back. This makes your cardstock twice as nice and twice as easy to use.  There are 40 colors to choose from or you can purchase them in 10 different color combo packs.

 Our brand new Color of the Year is called Bashful!  It's a gorgeous soft pink, perfect for any season or occasion, and is a must have.  It comes in cardstock (two-toned of course), as a stamp pad and as pigment pad  We also have some fun matching embellishments too.  This color will only be available until the last day of the Annual Idea Book.

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 This is the EXCLUSIVE You Are Here Cricut collection.  This amazing new set focuses on travel.  It comes with a 700 image cartridge (or digital download), 3 stamp sets that coordinate with the cuts on this cartridge (valued at $53.85) and a package of Enchantment Combo Pack of two-toned  cardstock (24 sheets).  What an amazing set!

This is the link that will take you to the PDF listing all the shapes available in the YOU ARE HERE cartridge.

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The New Die Cut Alphabet Item #Z33386 


I love this new set.  Use these thin metal dies to quickly and easily cut paper letters and symbols.  Use withthe My Acrylix® In The Background stamp set (D1750) to create pattern letters. Thin Cuts are package on their own magnetic carrier sheet and work well with most die-cutting machines on the market.  I use my fabulous Cuddlebug to cut out mine. The letters dies are approximately 1 1/2" high, and the font is so versatile it can go with any style.  
Get yours here.

Four August Specials with Close To My Heart



1. Weekly Online Warehouse Sale
2. August Stamp of the Month 

3. Rewards Your Way Sign Up Special

4. Jump for Joy Hostess Special



Every Tuesday during the month of August we will unveil a fresh set of retired Close To My Heart products and product bundles at a 50% discount! For this sale only, we’ll also only charge shipping and handling on the price paid instead of on the retail value of the items, the way we normally do. These items will only be available during the week they are launched while supplies last, so you’ll need to act fast! To shop this week's deals, click here.






It's a set every mom, dad and grandma of kids needs for scrapbooking the start and end (and even the middle) of every school year!  This is a set you'll use year after year, so snap it up while you can.
This set is yours for only $5 ($12.95 savings) in August with every $50 you order (before shipping and tax). Order $100, get 2...and so on. When ordering on my website, you'll be prompted to add your set(s) before checking out.




New Consultants who join my Team during August and submit qualifying sales of $300 by September 30 can earn their choice of a FREE Cricut® collection, a Block Alphabet Thin Cuts bundle, or an additional $99 in Select Product Credit!

Let's do the math on this incredible special, because there is so much more savings than just this awesome deal... 
  • To become a New Consultant, the kit costs $75. That kit is valued at over $210. That is already a savings of $135!
  • When you reach your first $250 in sales in the first 30 days, with the Straight to the Top Program, you get 3 beautiful stamp sets for FREE (valued at a total of $53.85). So there's another $53.85 in value.
  • If you sign up in August and reach $300 in sales by September 30, you get another $99 in free product with the August Rewards Your Way Special.
  • Here it is for you, if you sign up in August, sell $250 in your first 30 days AND make sure to have $300 in sales by September 30 (just $50 more than your $250 Straight to the Top total), you will have gotten $362.85 in products and supplies for only a $75 investment. Heck yeah this is an amazing deal!  That's almost 5 times the $75 investment.  Who wouldn't want to sign up?
 To join my team, click here.


4.  Jump For Joy:



When you host a party (in home or catalog {catalog party is where I just send you a catalog and order forms and you collect orders from your friends without hosting an in person gathering}) and the order total reaches $350 (that's an average party), your Hostess Rewards will jump up to the next level of rewards! This means an instant reward boost of $20 and possibly an additional item at 50% off! 



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K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple Scrapbooking

This year, with the new Annual Inspirations, I was inspired to reflect on my own Who Tells Your Story theme that was presented at this years convention.  I realized that I find myself trying to make things way to complicated and needed to simplify my way in which I tell my own story.  This is what got me to want to keep it simple.  KISS.  We have all heard about it, either at work, in class or just with our families.  When you keep things simple, it gets done.  So this is how I want to tell my story.

  This month I am working on a very simple yet lovely  way to preserve memories using our brand new outstanding cardstocks, neutral colors, and taking advantage of this neat company
 Persnickety Prints .
Persnickety Prints gives you high quality prints of your photos at an affordable cost.  They are running a special FREE U.S. shipping on orders $39+ using the code: deliver.

I will post my creations on my blog and set up a link for you to order your own scrapbooking sets to do at home.

For now, think about WHO TELLS YOUR STORY?




Wednesday, August 26, 2015

End of August! Big things coming for September

I've been out of the blogging office for the summer due to my son breaking his leg.  I have worked on some cards and decorative items when I had some free time.

August with Close To My Heart has been fun!  There is new paper, embellishments, stamps and the big lead up to the new catalog/idea book next month :-)


The stamp of the month for August is Framed S1508.  

Recommended Blocks:
1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002)
2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009)

For the card below, I used the Framed stamp set plus Picture My Life cards, color ready ribbon and green enamel & glitter duos.


For this card I used the new CTMH Artistry Cricut cartridge, the Framed stamp set, glitter paper and our NEW Zoe paper pack along with more green glitter triangles.



August Promotion:
During the month of August, get your hands on the latest and greatest in organization products from Close To My Heart—with a few perks thrown in! Simply place an order for the new marker roll-up at full retail price and receive the new D-size stamp set My Acrylix® Balloon Wishes FREE! Or place an order for the new accessory roll-up at full retail price and receive two new Base & Bling style sheets, Affirmations and Lovely Blooms, FREE! All of the items offered as part of this campaign are featured in the Annual Inspirations 2015–2016 idea book, but are available for early purchase during August only as part of this campaign. The marker roll-up will be your new best friend, providing storage space for up to 25 ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ markers. The My Acrylix® Balloon Wishes stamp set is perfect for coloring, making them a practical pairing. The accessory roll-up is ideal for sorting and storing accessories, Base & Bling items, and embellishments, while the new Base & Bling style sheets are full of gorgeous floral designs and hip icons and sentiments perfectly suited for creating stunning jewelry pieces. Place your order for one—or both—deals and get an exciting sneak peek at just a few of the many new products found within Annual Inspirations’ pages!



This month CTMH released the much anticipated ARTISTRY cartridge from Cricut.
You can choose to order the physical cartridge set that comes with the three stamp sets, paper and cartridge OR the digital download of the cartridge.  You get OVER 700 images with the cartridge, WOW!!

Below is a card I created with the Artistry cartridge and a Picture My Life card.  It was quick, cute and easy!



Here are the NEW Zoe products available to order NOW no waiting until September.



Here is the cover of the NEW Annual Inspirations Idea Book!!  To be released September 1!





Monday, December 29, 2014

The end of 2014 means a beginning is right around the corner!

Holy scraps, the end of 2014 is here!

Yes, 2014 has flown by and here comes 2015.  A new year for the start of many amazing new things!  I have some new clubs and activities planned.  Here is a list of what January has in store for all of you.  All dates and prices will be posted by January 1st.  After that, I will post the dates and costs the second week of the month for the following month's get together.  

Creative Colorado Card Club

Jump right in with getting 10 cards done a month, 2 cards of 5 different designs and one central theme, for example Valentines Day.   Each month I will feature one theme and then post the cards to show off what you will be making.  You will not have to live in my town to participate.  I can mail out your card club package to your home.  There will be options to purchase additional items to create a 2 page scrapbook layout.  The directions for the cards will be provided.


Picture My Life Scrapbooking Meet Up

Once a month we will meet, either at my house or a different location, depending on how many folks want to participate.  Picture My Life scrapbooking is scrapbooking in a snap!  It is a quick and easy program where you can choose from 15 amazing double-sided cards in 3" x 4" and 4" x 6" horizontal and vertical designs.  The cardstock-weight cards feature journaling spaces, sentiments, or a variety of icons.  I will have all of the sets available for you to purchase by the card.  You can buy as many as you would like!  I will also have 12" x 12" albums (both post and 3 ring) available to pre-purchase and I will have the My Creations Mini Book, both in kraft and black colors, available to purchase to the meet up.  This scrapbooking program is FUN and designed to help quickly organize your precious photos.

















Creative Corner Classes

Meetings will be one evening a month.  Get together to create a craft that isn't anything like what you may be used to!  We will be cutting out vinyl with my Cricut to create one of a kind crafts.  You will create birthday boxes, treat bags, wall art and many other neat designs.






I can't wait to get the new year started!

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Halloween is tomorrow?!?

Wow, I just can't believe that Halloween is already here.  That means Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas are just around the corner.  I need to get into high gear with my crafting or else LOL!

Yesterday I worked on a few projects.  I have one to show for now.  It is a cute 4.25 x 5.5 card created on orange cardstock.  I used my Cricut CTMH Artbooking cartridge to cut out the owl, the frame and the spider out of black cardstock.  I positioned the frame on my card base and stamped the cut little witch with black exclusive inks stamp pad.

The spider was fun to do.  I stuck on 5 square sparkles then covered the whole front of the body with liquid glass and let it dry.  It makes the spider look shiny and allowed me to move the legs to different positions up and down to look creepier.   When it was dry I used adheisive to stick to the upper corner of the frame.

The owl was the first thing I have wet embossed in quite awhile.  It had been so long in fact I couldn't remember where I put my embossing gun!  After 30 minutes of searching I finally found one (I have two, both misplaced).  I took my VersaMark watermark stamp pad and stamped the owl.  Next came the embossing powder.  After I shook it off, on went the heat gun.  I put a small piece of yellow cardstock behind the owl's eyes then stuck the bitty sparkles in each eye.  I stamped out the broom underneath the frame and stuck the owl to the broom with a piece of 3-D foam tape.

Last but not least I punched holes along each side of the card and sewed sparkly gold thread through giving the card a little pop.  Inside the card I stamped "if the broom fits ride it."  It didn't take too long to actually make the card but it sure took me forever to find my supplies.  Getting organized is one of my big goals.  My scrapbooking pages I'm working on today will come together faster because I already have all my stuff out and ready to go!

Here are the supplies you would need to make the card:

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad Item #Z891
Exclusive Inks Black Stamp Pad Item #Z2105
Liquid Glass Item #Z679
3-D Foam Tape Item #Z1151
Halloween Greetings Holiday Stamp Set Item #D1605
Craft Heater Item #Z555
Ranger Silver Super Fine Embossing Powders Item #Z2067
3L E-Z Dots Adhesive Item #Z3022
Bitty Sparkles Item #Z1263
Goldrush Cardstock Item #1243
Black Cardstock Item #1386
Cricut Artbooking Cartridge Item #Z1906







Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Win A New Cricut Explore!

Hello!!  I'm back from my amazing vacation to Florida.  My husband and I had a much needed trip to the land of sun, sand and water.  I'm still getting back on my feet so for now I am going to post a great giveaway being done by theidearoom.net


She is giving away a brand new Cricut Explore along with a mystery box of goodies!  How about that for an awesome contest?!?!



The Cricut Explore has so many great new features and here are just a few
  


  • Cuts the widest variety of materials (50+)
  • Upload and cut your own designs FREE - including SVG files
  • No cartridges required (but cartridge compatible)
  • Free and easy software - no paid upgrades required
  • $100 Value of Images and Projects included
  • Brand new Cut and Print feature!
  • Easy to use
  • Cut and write at the same time


  • Go on over people and get entered to win :-)

    I'll be posting artwork later this week to showcase the Explore and all the neat things you can do with the super sweet CTMH Cricut cartridges.

    Have a super day and remember, keep on crafting!

    Happy birthday to me and happy papercrafting to YOU!

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