Merry Christmas

I hope you and your families have a safe and happy holiday. Everyone travel safe, and stay warm and cozy.

Merry Christmas!!

December Stamp Of The Month Ideas

Well, I finally got some time to spend playing with the December Stamp of the Month. I really love it, and it is so cute.

I think the Mason Jar Stamp is my favorite.

Here are the ideas I came up with. I do think I will go back and color the flowers in to add some more pop.

You can get this adorable Stamp Set HERE , and it is available for only $5 USD, with any $50 USD purchase (or $17.95 USD).

This set is only available in December, so don't wait. What creative things can you use this set for?

White Pine Collection - Time is Running Out

I spent some time this weekend finishing up my Christmas Cards and making a few more gift tags. I am in LOVE with the My Reflections™ White Pine Collection. I have been able to complete several projects with it, and I really adore the patterns.

Here are a few of the last minute cards I whipped up over the weekend.

Don't miss out on this great collection. There is a paper packet, embellishments, and complements.

There are also two fun kits, one for cards and one for scrapbooking layouts. Both come with exclusive stamp sets you can only get with the kit.

Shop now..... These kits are only available until December 31st, and are while supplies last! Don't miss out.

The Everyday Life™ Line Has Arrived!

IT’S HERE!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for. You can now place your order for our planner system!

Isn’t it beautiful? We love the vibrant colors of this planner, and all that space to write down those oh-so-important lists and reminders. And because we just can’t help ourselves, we’re also going to give you a deal on an exclusive planner bundle! From now until December 31, you can order a special planner bundle that gives you everything you need to create a planner at a 15% discount! You’ll get the Everyday Life™ black album with trendy gold foil designs, the Everyday Life™ 2016 planner pages, including stickers for color coordinating your planner, and the Everyday Life™ Perfect Plan roller stamp, which works hand-in-hand with the stickers.

But that’s not all.

We have an extra surprise: There are more items in the Everyday Life™ line, and they’re ALL available as of today! Let us show you the whole system!

First up, we've created two new Memory Protectors™ that are sized especially for the Everyday Life™ album—one with four 4" x 3" side-loading pockets and one with two 4" x 6" side-loading pockets. You can create a mini Picture My Life™ album, like you see here, or you can add some photos and Picture My Life™ cards to your planner. What better way to add a smile to your day than to turn to your to-do list and see pictures of those you love?

Next, we've got something really exciting—our My Crush® Everyday Life pages. These loose, 3-ring hole punched pages come in a variety of playful patterns, and some have sayings that will lift your spirits and encourage you to seize the day! Did you notice the washi tape used to hold these precious photos and memorabilia in place? That's our Everyday Life™ washi tape, which coordinates with the colors of the planner pages and the My Crush pages. We're all about preserving the little moments in life, and these My Crush® pages and washi tape make memory keeping on-the-go easy, cute, and fun!

Here our artist combined the planner pages with the Memory Protectors, the My Crush® pages, and the washi tape. Now you can see just how many amazing possibilities there are with our Everyday Life products. You'll be able to preserve your favorite moments in the same place that you plan them! We're excited to help you enjoy your memories the same way you live your life: one day at a time.

Ready to place your order? To purchase the Everyday Life planner bundle*, which includes the album, planner pages, and roller stamp, head on over to my website and select "Special Promotions" on the left-hand side of the page.

*To receive the 15% discount, you must purchase the planner bundle found under "Special Promotions." Adding the items separately will not trigger the discount. You must use the campaign item number provided for the bundle.

Cyberweek Sale

You won't want to miss this.... For five days only, a selection of 39 items from Close To My Heart’s current product inventory can be yours for 25% off retail price!

Get supplies you’ll need to make handcrafted gifts and cards for the holidays, including our Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection, at an amazing discount! This offer is available for a limited time only, so starting Monday at 8:00 am (PST), head on over to my website to see all of the great deals, and make the most of your holiday preparations!

*Offer valid Monday, November 30, 2015 (8:00 am PST) through Friday, December 4, 2015 (3:00 pm PST) while supplies last. Shipping/handling is calculated based on the full retail price of any discounted items.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone has a Wonderful Thanksgiving.

Count your blessings, and enjoy the time spent with Family and Friends. I'm praying everyone traveling has safe and pleasant trips.

... and here is a little fun if your traveling and needing to pass the time!

It's time to think about Christmas Cards... and get a FREE Journaling Pen too!!

It's that time of year again.... time to think about Christmas. If your like me getting the cards made and in the mail can be a chore.

Let me help you by making it easier this year. Check out these cute cards all ready for you to create and mail.

Workshops on the Go® White Pines Cardmaking Kit Contains everything you need to make beautiful cards - quickly and easily. With the materials and instructions in this kit, you can create 15 beautiful cards (5 each of 3 designs).

The Kit includes:

1 – My Acrylix® White Pines Workshop Stamp Set (D-size)

2 – White Pines B&T Duos™ Papers

5 – Cardstock Sheets(2 Fern, 2 White Daisy, 1 Cranberry)

15 – White Daisy Cards & Envelopes

1 – Bitty Sparkles (Z1263)

1 – Fern Thick Twine (Z3093)

1 – Instructional Brochure

The Featured Colors are : Chocolate, Cranberry, Fern, Colonial White.

The only thing not included in the kit is the corresponding ink colors if you don't already have them, and you can get them HERE!!

As a special incentive to help you write all your special Christmas greetings, I will give you a FREE Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen, when you order this Card Kit. It is the perfect pen to add personal notes to your cards, and it works great for journaling in your albums.

Do you need a little more FREE stuff? How about the November Stamp of the Month - Cheers, 2016!

Place a $50 (USD) order with me by November 30th (that includes this fantastic card kit), and get BOTH the Pen and the Stamp Set FREE!!

The Workshops on the Go® White Pines Cardmaking Kit is only available through December 31st, or while supplies last. So don't wait, or it might be too late.

Planners Gonna Plan: The Everyday Life™ Planner System from Close To My ...

Plan Ahead - New CTMH Planner is coming...

Do you still use your paper planner? I am so excited about the new Close to my Heart Planners that are coming out soon! I just couldn’t wait to share it with you! The information below is from today’s CTMH’s blog post...

If your like me, I have used planners for years and cannot imagine life without them. I love my phone for the calendar, but planners are SO much more. If your a visual learner and love to see your days laid out in front of you, you might be a planner person too. CTMH announced at the Brisbane Convention, that we have created a planner that we’ll be making available for order later this month! Take a look!

Start with our adorable three-ringed Everyday Life™ album. It's black cover with a gold foil floral design is sure to be the envy of all your friends. Then grab the Everyday Life™ 2016 planner pages, which include weekly and monthly spreads to help you focus in on the daily details but also remember your plans for the entire month. The planner pages also include four sheets of colorful label stickers, 12 trendy monthly dividers with tabs, and a bookmark-style page finder to help you turn quickly to the current day. To help you store receipts, fliers, and more, there’s also a pocket folder page. Is that organized or what?

Personalize your pages even more with the Everyday Life™ Perfect Plan roller stamp, which has phrases like “shopping list,” “no school,” and “don’t forget.” We’ve designed this roller stamp to coordinate with the label stickers; simply place the label sticker in your planner, and then stamp the phrase of your choice onto it. With several colors to choose from, you can color coordinate your reminders for organization perfection!

So pull out your current planner, family calendar, or even a Post-It note, and write this down: order the Close To My Heart planner as soon as it is available, later in November. We know this is a reminder you’ll appreciate all year long!

Stay tuned. I will post as soon as they become available...

Stamp Of The Month - Cheers, 2016

It's November, and you can get this great stamp set for just $5 USD!

With a minimum qualifying purchase, you can get this D-sized Stamp of the Month set for just $5 USD! You can add this stamp to your order at full retail price ($17.95 USD) or, with your qualifying order of $50 USD get it for just $5 USD! Shop Now

It’s such a cute stamp set too! Here are just a couple of ideas of what you can do with it.

Tomorrow I will be sharing a Sneak Peak of the new Everyday Life Planner System that Close To My Heart has just announced. If your a paper planner person, or not, you won't want to miss this.

October Stamp of the Month

It's hard to believe it is mid-October. Here, our weather is still very warm and sunny. It was 80 degrees yesterday while we wandered through the pumpkin patch picking out pumpkins.

It makes it hard to get in the mood to create holiday items, but the October Stamp of the Month can help. It is called Twinkle, and it's a very fun and festive set. Perfect for getting started on the Christmas projects. Plus, the images below that are outlined in red, correspond to a cut on the new Cricut Artistry Cartridge. The set has the page in the booklet and the dial size to cut the image, so that it fits the stamped image. What could be easier?

I just started playing with this set and created this using some leftover pieces from the discontinued Yuletide Collection. I loved the textured look it gave in the background.

I used the Artistry Cricut Cartridge to cut the Red Shimmer Paper and White Daisy Cardstock into the shape to fit the stamped border. So Simple!

The stamp set is so fun to use and when used with the Artistry Cricut Cartidge, it is a snap to cut coordinating shapes out. This set is only $5 USD with any $50 USD purchase, or $17.95 USD on it's own. You can get this set HERE, and shop for all your Christmas Card making supplies at the same time.

I can't wait to spend some more time with this stamp set and try it with the new White Pines Collection. I would love to see what you create with the fun stamp set.

Halloween Goodies

I love this time of year, and I always enjoy playing with Halloween themes. This year, Close To My Heart went above and beyond my expectations with the Nevermore Paper Collection and Embellishments. I know I have showed these to you before but I really love them.

Here is a quick card I made using this Collection. You can see the directions and products used here.

I can hardly wait to play with this collection and use the new Steampunk Scoundrels Stamp Set. I think this is my favorite new stamp set.

Check back next week, I will be posting some projects for Halloween using the new Artistry Cricut Collection.

It's In The Bag Promotion

Happy October! I am excited to share this Great promotion going on in October with you!

If you have ever thought about turning your hobby into a business, now is the time! Join my Team during October, and receive the super cute 2015 Close To My Heart Convention bag FREE in your New Consultant Kit!* Represent your business in style with this trendy and eye-catching messenger style bag. It is perfectly sized for carrying 12x12 layouts, paper packets or any of your works-in-progress. Along with all of the fantastic items found in the revised New Consultant Kit, this bag will help you start your business with style and confidence.

PLUS, with our new Straight To The Top Program, you can earn everything below for FREE!

And if that weren't enough, if you meet all three Straight To The Top levels, I will personally give you a Workshop On the Go Kit of your choice FREE!

There are so many reasons to join the CTMH family! If you have any questions about becoming a CTMH Consultant, feel free to contact me. I would love to chat with you about it.

*Offer valid while supplies last October 1-31, 2015. No tax will be charged on the free item. The Convention bag will ship with the New Consultant Kit. For more information on shipping/handling options for the New Consultant Kit, please contact me.