October News

It's Fall, my absolute favorite season of the all!!

Fall is a season of Photo Opportunities.  The air is crisper, corn-mazes and pumpkin patches are ready for a fun family day.  And who could forget the Pumpkin Spice Latte's or Apple Cider?

Close to My Heart has everything we need to get our fall photos into albums, or even make those Halloween cards to send to our friends.  We also have several great specials this month, so keep reading to get all the info.

You can find everything on My Site!!  

October is National Breast Cancer

Awareness Month. 

In honor of Breast Cancer

Awareness month, we’ve brought back the

 

My Acrylix® Ribbon Warrior stamp set and the coordinating

 Thin Cuts bundle at a 20% discount!

Show your support for loved ones and friends with

meaningful, heartfelt artwork made using these exclusive

items.

My Acrylix® Ribbon Warrior Stamp Set

My Acrylix® Ribbon Warrior Stamp Set

and Thin Cuts Bundle

Quick and Easy Shaker Cards to Liven Up the Holiday!

Shake things up this holiday season with the

Holiday Sparkle Cut Above^® card kit!

This kit contains materials for creating 12 festive shaker cards, including printed card bases, die-cut pieces, stickers, sparkly sequins, and simple assembly instructions.

Get a 20% discount when you get the

Holiday Sparkle Bundle, which pairs

the card kit with the My Acrylix^® 

Love with All the Trimmings stamp set, specially

designed to further customize the insides of your cards.

You can also receive this delightful card kit FREE when you Host a qualifying party or sign up as a Consultant.

ADVENT CALENDAR

Make this holiday season extra joyful with this enchanting advent calendar from the brand new Cricut^® Season of Joy collection. You can now purchase a custom bundle of papers chosen especially for creating this project; pair this bundle with your Cricut^® collection, a few accessories, and a My Acrylix^® stamp set and you’ll have everything you need to create this festive papercrafting project!

The base kit below provides the basic materials you’ll need, but you’ll need a few additional items to complete the project. If you don’t have these items already, make sure to also add them to your order:

Cricut^® Season of Joy Digital Collection (Z3296)

My Acrylix^® Snug Background Stamp Set (B1634)

Clear Sparkles (Z3274)

New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon (Z4170)

Advent Calendar Workshop Instructions

IMPORTANT THINGS

Highlight the unique things that are important to you with The Important Things Everyday Life™ workshop. This workshop shows you how to create eight 6″ × 8″ layouts plus a title page and a closing page for an Everyday Life™ album.

The base kit below provides the basic materials you’ll need, but you’ll need a few additional items to complete the project. If you don’t have these items already, make sure to also add them to your order:

Everyday Life™ Album — Black (Z4219)

Picture My Life™ Cards — Perfectly Imperfect (X7236E)

Hello Pumpkin Washi Tape (Z4214)

Silver Glitter Gems (Z4191)

Marvy^® Uchida^® LePen™ Journaling Pen (Z1979)

Important Things Workshop Instructions

STAMP OF THE MONTH

October Stamp of the Month: Thanks & Giving

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5. When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Grateful Heart is our Paper pack of the month.  Below you will find several ideas made with this pack.  I can't wait to get our Pumpkin Patch photos done to use this paper!
Grateful Heart - Cardmaking Stamp set $14.95
Grateful Heart - Scrapbooking Stamp set $18.95
Workshop Your Way - You Got This Cardmaking Kit $21.95
Grateful Heart Coordinating Cardstock $9.95
Workshop Your Way - Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit $33.95
Grateful Heart Paper Pack $10.95
Grateful Heart Compliments $8.95

September News Letter - New Holiday Expressions

It's September, and that means a lot of things.  For many it is back to school time.  It also means the New Close To My Heart Holiday Expression Catalog is here!!  You will want to get a cup of coffee, or your favorite beverage, and settle into a cozy chair to spend some time looking through this exciting catalog. 

One of my personal favorites is The Color Of The Year - Sugarplum!!  It comes in cardstock, ink, dots, shimmer pen and glitter paper.  It's beautiful

If you haven't received the catalog yet, please let me know and I will be sure you get one.  Or, you can see the Online Catalog now and start preparing your wish list today. 

National Stamping Month — Memories in the Making

September 2018 Monthly Special

 

This year’s National Stamping Month special features the Memories in the Making Cut Above^® layout kit. With this kit, you can create 13 single pages, or add a few additional products to turn this layout kit into a calendar!

This special includes two exclusive stamp sets: Memories in the Making — Days, and Memories in the Making — Months. Use these stamp sets to add months, date numbers, and other details to your calendar.

There are different sets available in this collection.  This is perfect for those who want to make several calendars for family, but only need one set of stamps, or for those who only want the layout and no calendar.

Check out the Memories In The Making Cut Above Layout Kit Here

   

National Stamping Day: National Stamping Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in September. This year it falls on September 15, 2018 .

Bring Back My Pack - More Magical

We’ve brought back the popular Magical paper packet with updated colors and some coordinating products! You can also get a workshop kit that includes the updated paper packet together with materials to create 4 two-page layouts and 8 cards!

See Bring Back My Pack - More Magical Here

You've Got Class

Preserve your child’s K–12 school progress with this unique project, which includes instructions and materials for 14 single-page scrapbook layouts. This album also includes special folders made for preserving standout schoolwork and other memorabilia, making it the perfect way to preserve your memories of these formative years.

See the entire collection for You've Got Class Here

Boutique - Paper Collection of the Month

Each month, Close To My Heart will be promoting a different collection from the new Holiday Expression Catalog.  September is the beautiful new Boutique collection.  And.... Boutique coordinates beautifully with the Color of The Year - Sugarplum

Be sure and check this collection out Here

September Stamp Of The Month

And who could forget there is always a great Stamp of The Month available for only $5 USD with any $50 USD purchase.   September's Stamp is the great Just Treats set.  It is just in time for all the holidays that will be upon us soon.

That are a lot of great deals in September, so be sure and check them all out.  These great products will only be available through September and while supplies last.

What's Going On In June?

What’s going on in June? Looking for Great Scrapbook Albums? We’ve Got You Covered!

Close To My Heart is serious about helping you preserve your memories with style. That’s why, throughout the month of June, you can buy one My Legacy™ album and get a second one at 50% off! For those of you who are new to Close To My Heart or who would just like to learn a little bit more about our unique scrapbook albums, this is the post for you! We’re going to cover all our bases today and tell you everything about the albums—and some of the awesome products we have to go with them!

We have two different styles of My Legacy™ albums. The photos above show our post-bound style. This style minimizes the gap in between your pages, so your scrapbook album looks professionally bound. The ends of the posts are hidden by the binding, and they feature easy-to-use handles for twisting open the posts and adding pages.

Here’s our other style: D-ring! These albums are a great fit for those who want to be able to add pages quickly and easily. Some people like to use D-ring albums for storing their pages until they finish an album’s worth, and then they move all the pages into a post-bound album for permanent storage—and with our buy-one-get-one-half-off sale, it’s a great time to try this approach!

Above are all the colors that are currently available in the post-bound style.

And here are all the colors that are currently available in the D-ring style.

Now the best part of any scrapbook album is what you keep inside, of course. And since we know the memories you want to preserve are precious, we offer high-quality top-load and side-load Memory Protectors™ to keep them safe. We also have some specialty Memory Protectors that can add a lot of variety to your layouts.

Up first are our divided Memory Protectors for pocket scrapbooking. We have five different styles to choose from—you can check them all out here. These make great additions to your layouts, like you can see above, or you can create an entire pocket scrapbooking album. We recommend using our D-ring album style with these Memory Protectors.

While we’re on the topic of divided Memory Protectors, we have to mention our Pocket Plus™ Memory Protectors. These only cover part of a page, so they are great for adding a few additional photos to your layouts. You can see how they really enhance a traditional layout in the before and after pictures above.

We also have Flip Flaps™, which are little individual pockets that come with an adhesive strip. You can attach them to both your pocket or traditional scrapbooking layouts. These come in a variety of sizes and create fun, interactive elements on your pages.

A few other noteworthy accessories….These are our spine expanders. When you have layouts with lots of dimension in a post-bound album, you can get an album that looks like this: <. That’s because the part of your protector that holds your page onto the post is thinner than your dimensional page. Placing spine expanders between the pages of your album helps to even out the space so that your album will look more like this: =. It’s a quick fix that makes a world of a difference!

For post-bound albums with fewer pages, we recommend these 1″ posts. These posts will slim down the spine and allow your pages to be held more snugly between the covers of your album.

Finally, add an identifier to the spine of your album with one of our label holders. These fit both album styles and are a great way to distinguish your albums from one another—especially if you have a lot together on a shelf!

Do you see what we mean about taking memory keeping seriously? We want to give you lots of options for preserving your memories! If you have any more questions about our albums, please leave a comment below. We’re happy to answer any questions you may have! That is all the important information to know about the CTMH albums.

And don't forget we have the Stamp Of The Month for June Also. This adorable Stamp D-size stamp set is available for one month only, for just $5, when you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products!

June is looking like a great month to stock-up on albums, and get the Stamp of the Month too. If you have any questions as you are preparing to stock up on albums, please leave a comment below and I will be happy to answer them for you.