July 1, 2013

July Special-Canvas art kit WOTG

Close to my Heart has a fabulous constant campaign for the month of July:

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From July 1 to July 31 you can get this trendy kit to create your own canvas art to hang in your home, regularly priced at $39.95, now
discounted to $19.95—more than 50% off! Take papercrafting to the next level with this adorable home décor piece that you can display for all to see. No purchase necessary to get it at this price!

This has been a pretty popular item, and I bet it will go fast!

Get yours {HERE}

Happy Crafting Everyone!

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June 27, 2013

It's been awhile...

Hi friends,
  It has been a LONG time since I last posted.  It has been on of those years.  I had my third child in February, got sick in April, which led to me having a very complicated and invasive surgery in late May.  Now about a month post-op I'm starting to get back into a good working routine.
  I have some projects in the works, and lots of Close to my Heart Announcements coming up, so stay tuned!

  In the meantime, here is a little something I made right before my surgery, but didn't get around to posting:



You can do these simple 4x4 cards using any coordinating patterned cardstock, and your favorite stamp sentiment.  These products I used are no longer available for purchase, but if you are looking for some more inspiration check out my shopping website HERE.

Happy Crafting Everyone!
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January 19, 2013

Smitten

Today’s project is a card I am absolutely IN LOVE with! I have been wanting to try out what crafters are calling ‘triple time stamping’ and I can tell you…I will be doing it a lot more.
This card was made using January’s SOTM; Happy Valentine’s Day, and just solid cardstock.  I wanted only one pop of color to bring the attention to the center. I am entering this card into this week's Color Dare which is to use black and white, with one pop of color!  Hope you like it!
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Remember, there is just a few days left to enter this month’s Mystery Hostess Rewards party.  Head on over to my website, click to join, and get all the retiring product you need before it’s all gone!
Don’t forget to pick up the Stamp of the Month for just $5 with a $50 purchase! It is gorgeous!
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Happy Crafting Everyone!
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January 17, 2013

Color Dare & Seize the Birthday

Good morning all! Today I have another card for you! It is inspired by two challenge blogs again… Color my heart Dare, and Seize the Birthday!  Seize the Birthday is using the same sketch as last week, but making your card masculine.  Color Dare colors are Indian Corn Blue, and Ruby.  I don’t currently have anything in the Ruby color, so I used Cranberry which is very close.
Here’s my Superhero birthday card!
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and, a look at the inside…
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I hope that my nephew will enjoy this card on his 7th birthday this week!
January specials & promotions!:
Remember, every month I will have a Mystery Hostess Rewards party on my website! For every $25+ order that is placed you will be entered to win that month’s free and 1/2 price items! But, the party needs to reach $150 for there to be any rewards so spread the word! January’s party is scheduled to end on the 24th. Just click to join on the home page! As of today there is $25 worth of free product up for grabs!
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And, January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!
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This month’s Stamp of the Month is called ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ and is stunning!
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Happy Crafting Everyone!



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January 14, 2013

Dynamic Duos & Seize the Birthday!

Today I have a fun birthday card based on the challenges over at Dynamic Duos, and Seize the Birthday.

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The colors this week at Dynamic Duos are So Saffron, and Certainly Celery. But, since I don’t have either of those actual colors I used some similar CTMH colors: Sweet Leaf, and Crème Brulee.

I hope you enjoy!

Happy Crafting Everyone!

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January 11, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day

Good Morning! Today I have an beautiful Valentine’s card made using the retiring ‘La Belle Vie’ paper packet, and the January SOTM.  I can’t say that I have great coloring skills, but I am working on it. 

I used a card sketch from the CTMH ‘Make it from Your Heart vol. 1’ Instruction book.  It is  a great leaping-off point with lots of scrapbook and card layouts. It even has cutting guides.  Just add your imagination and own spin to make it yours!

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January specials & promotions!:

Remember, every month I will have a Mystery Hostess Rewards party on my website! For every $25+ order that is placed you will be entered to win that month’s free and 1/2 price items! But, the party needs to reach $150 for there to be any rewards so spread the word! January’s party is scheduled to end on the 24th. Just click to join on the home page!

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And, January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!

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This month’s Stamp of the Month is called ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ and is stunning!

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Happy Crafting Everyone!

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January 9, 2013

Easy Valentines

Some of you may have seen this picture already.  I was just too excited and posted on Facebook already. I just wanted to let you know that this easy Valentine project was a BIG HIT with my 5 yr old.  We used the treat tubes in the Whoo’s your Valentine kit to make these cute Hershey kissed valentines for her Kindergarten class.  (Yes, I’ll admit it, I bought more than one kit to have enough for her whole class.)  The tags were cut out using the Artiste cricut cartridge, and then I showed my little girl how to stamp it, and she went to town! I still need to wrap the tags, but I am so glad to have her Valentines ready to go since I will be about 38weeks pregnant by then.

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I LOVE being able to involve my daughter in paper crafting in fun ways!

Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!

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Kit includes:
• 12 — Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
• 3 — 12" x 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
• 1 — Sheet Silver Glitter Paper—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 12 — Treat Tubes with Lids—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 1 —My Acrylix® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)

 

Happy Crafting Everyone!

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January 6, 2013

I {heart} YOU

Good Morning! Welcome to a new week! Today I have a simple card for you using the Whoo’s your Valentine kit! I based this card off the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #67, and am entering it into that challenge going on right now.

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And, here’s the sketch:

Remember, January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!

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Happy Crafting Everyone!

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January 4, 2013

Project Life: Title Page

Well, I decided to jump on the Project Life bandwagon this year, but I have decided to only use the paper, stamps, and embellishments that I already have. That means I will be using a lot of CTMH products, as well as using up some of the other brands of stuff I have.

Be coming back every couple of weeks for my Project Life updates….and right now I have the title page I made for this project.

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For this page I used a page protector from WeR Memory Keepers that has 9 4”x4” openings.  I have some of the Becky Higgins page protectors as well as some CTMH ones that I will also be using throughout the year to mix up the look of my layouts. I also used up some scraps of my Stella paper pack, and a few stickers from the Stickease collection.  These are retiring at the end of the month, and are some of my favorite color combos!

 

Remember, every month I will have a Mystery Hostess Rewards party on my website! For every $25+ order that is placed you will be entered to win that month’s free and 1/2 price items! But, the party needs to reach $150 for there to be any rewards so spread the word! January’s party is scheduled to end on the 24th. Just click to join on the home page!

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And, January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!

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This month’s Stamp of the Month is called ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ and is stunning! Check it out…and, stay tuned as I have a few upcoming projects featuring this stamp set.

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January 2, 2013

You’re Sweet

This week I wanted to show you how cute the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit really is! I used it to make this sweet card following this week’s Mojo Monday sketch #274.
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Here’s the sketch:
January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!
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Kit includes:
• 12 — Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
• 3 — 12" x 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
• 1 — Sheet Silver Glitter Paper—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 12 — Treat Tubes with Lids—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 1 —My Acrylix® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)
Happy Crafting Everyone!
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January 1, 2013

Welcome 2013!

Happy New Year! I hope that 2013 is great for all of us!

First, I want to remind you all that January is the last month of the Current Idea Book. With that I have a list of items that a retiring as of January 31st. Here goes:

Item #

Item Description

Page # Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book

Z1349

Shimmer Designer Brads

127

Z1360

Rhinestone Designer Brads

127

Z1361

Brads Red Assortment

127

Z1362

Brads Pink Assortment

127

Z1363

Brads Blue Assortment

127

Z1364

Brads Green Assortment

127

Z1365

Brads Basic Assortment

127

Z1387

Wooden Designer Buttons

125

Z1391

Buttons Clear Assortment

125

Z1395

Irresistibles™ Eclectic Chipboard Die-Cuts (the alphabet)

130

Z1465

Irresistibles™ Make-It-Count Numbers

130

Z1681

Dimensional Elements Numbers

131

Z1761

Dimensional Elements Ornaments

131

Z1762

Dimensional Elements Snowflakes

131

Z1765

Color-Ready Arbor Wooden Shapes

130

X7147C

Stella Complements Canvas Shapes

68

X7148C

My Stickease® Pemberley Assortment

68

X7150C

My Stickease® Victory Assortment

69

X7153C

My Stickease® Florentine Assortment

69

X7158C

La Belle Vie My Stickease® Assortment

38

X7160C

Flirty Complements Dimensional Elements

50

X7161C

Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements

56

X7162C

Pear & Partridge Complements Glittery Rub-Ons

62

Z1464

Milepost Shapes

128

Z1466

Bling Assortment

128

Z1695

Urban Felt Alphabet

130

Z1696

Keepsake Felt Alphabet

130

Z1709

Just Blooms® Petals Paper Flowers

129

Z1460

Foundry® Ribbon Slides

126

Z1711

Foundry® Binder Clips

126

Z1712

Foundry® Number Plates

126

Z1461

Décor Journaling Spots

129

Z1687

Bohemian Assortment

128

Z1689

Timeless Charms

128

Z1692

Tough Tags

128

Z1694

Bouquet Assortment

128

Z1741

Haunted Assortment

128

Z1749

Autumn Lane Assortment

128

Z1763

Boutique Assortment

128

Z1772

Dimensional Elements In Color—Holiday

128

Z1393

Mini-Medley Accents Black Collection

126

Z1316

Designer Ribbon Cocoa Collection

124

Z1385

Designer Ribbon Blue Collection

124

Z1615

Designer Ribbon Red Collection

124

Z1616

Designer Ribbon Green Collection

124

Z1388

Newsprint Rub-Ons

130

Z1700

Dark Chocolate Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons

126

Z1733

Black Tapestry Velvet Rub-Ons

126

Z1743

Festive Velvet Rub-Ons

126

Z1742

Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons

126

Z1407

6" x 6" Olive Quick Pic™ Album

122

Z1408

6" x 6" Pansy Purple Quick Pic™ Album

122

Z1054

My Creations® Display Album

132

Z1378

My Creations® Banner

132

Z1614

My Creations® Memory Game

132

Z188

Craft Jars

120

Z1352

4 1/2" Colonial White Circle Cards

123

Z1353

4 1/2" White Daisy Circle Cards

123

Z1731

My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit

123

X7147B

My Reflections® Stella Paper Packet

68

X7148B

My Reflections® Pemberley Paper Packet

68

X7150B

My Reflections® Victory Paper Packet

69

X7153B

My Reflections® Florentine Paper Packet

69

X7158B

La Belle Vie Paper Packet

38

X7160B

Flirty Paper Packet

50

X7161B

Moonlight Paper Packet

56

X7162B

Pear & Partridge Paper Packet

62

Z1252

Cutting Knife

135

G1041

Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Cardmaking Kit

22

G1043

Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit

66

G1040

Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit

14

G1042

Workshops on the Go® Scroll Album Kit

23

G1044

Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit

67

G1045

Workshops on the Go® Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit

21

G1046

Workshops on the Go® Clementine Scrapbooking Kit

29

G1047

Workshops on the Go® Dakota Scrapbooking Kit

35

G1048

Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie Scrapbooking Kit

41

G1049

Workshops on the Go® Scholastic Scrapbooking Kit

47

G1050

Workshops on the Go® Flirty Scrapbooking Kit

53

G1051

Workshops on the Go® Moonlight Scrapbooking Kit

59

G1052

Workshops on the Go® Pear & Partridge Scrapbooking Kit

65

Item #

Item Description

Page # Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book

A1104

A Tweet

90

A1111

A Tulip

68

A1116

A Melody

94

A1122

Bravo

92

A1128

Quick Cards—Shell

80

A1129

A Rainbow

85

B1365

Spring Up

71

B1369

Rosy Regards

67

B1374

Bee Happy

83

B1397

He Is Risen

74

B1402

My Peeps

72

C1439

Enjoy Life

95

C1440

Take a Picture

93

C1442

Tailor-Made

94

C1450

Eclectic Edges

99

C1452

Delight

71

C1455

Aspire

96

C1456

Heartfelt Treasures

68

C1457

Happy Camper

84

C1458

Paper Lantern

90

C1473

Remarkable Wreath

70

C1474

10 Things

105

C1485

Super Powers

47

C1498

Country Life

82

C1499

Perfect Day

80

D1195

The Works Alphabet

117

D1222

Tiny Typewriter Alphabet

117

D1296

Chocolate Alphabet Small

114

D1301

Hodge Podge Alphabet

114

D1303

Classmate Alphabet

114

D1462

Splendid Day

77

D1464

Card Chatter—Love

106

D1467

Trees & Things

76

D1472

Simple Memories

66

D1478

Bingo Alphabet

113

D1505

Roar!

89

D1508

Diverse Backgrounds

102

D1509

Magic Adventures

78

D1511

Kick Back

81

E1013

Field Trip Alphabet

114

So, if there is anything on this list you can’t live without, hurry on over to my website and pick it up before it’s gone!

This year I am starting something new! Every month I will have a Mystery Hostess Rewards party on my website! For every $25+ order that is placed you will be entered to win that month’s free and 1/2 price items! But, the party needs to reach $150 for there to be any rewards so spread the word! January’s party is scheduled to end on the 24th. Just click to join on the home page!

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Last, but certainly not least, January is National Papercrafting Month and with that CTMH has a fabulous promotion. Get the Whoo’s Your Valentine kit($40 value) for just $10 with a $35 purchase. Plus, when you spend $50 you qualify for the Stamp of the Month($17.95 value) for just $5. You could get $97.95 worth of product for just $55! Don’t delay, the kit is only available till it runs out!

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Kit includes:
• 12 — Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
• 3 — 12" x 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
• 1 — Sheet Silver Glitter Paper—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 12 — Treat Tubes with Lids—new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
• 1 —My Acrylix® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)

 

Happy Crafting Everyone!

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