TWO more days to get AMAZING savings!

September 30th is arriving fast and you will want to make SURE you don't miss out on Close To My Heart's FABULOUS deal!

During the month of September, in honor of National Stamping Month...
           when you purchase $75 in CTMH items - you will receive the

Pair-A-Phrase stamp set for FREE!!!!!

This set has a retail value of $35.90 and has a VARIETY of different images included! 

Take a look :) (click on any of the pictures to see a larger image of it!)

Here are some amazing works of art that the CTMH design team has created using this stamp set...



Use your "center point" button on the cricut to cut out a shape in the middle of your card!




LOVE those cricut cut flowers!!!




Did you notice the scalloped edge? 
This is one of our zip strips...the 1/2 inch piece at the top of all of our 12x12 patterned papers! :)




Scalloped borders are EASY to cut using CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge! :)




Simple, but beautiful!!!

 DOn't forget - there is ANOTHER special for the month of September!!!

When your sales reach the $50 mark -  you will have the option to purchase an EXCLUSIVE stamp set (that retails at $17.95) for just $5.00!!!

Limited Edition is this EXCLUSIVE stamp set...

So - let's put this together to see the

AMAZING DEAL

you can get for another 2 days...it ends on Sept 30th at midnight!!;) 

     You can purchase $70 in CTMH products...
                 and purchase the EXCLUSIVE Stamp of the Month set for $5.00 which makes your total $75.00!!!!

THEN, you will receive the Pair-A-Phrase stamp set (shown above) for FREE!!!

The Retail VALUE for the THREE stamp sets comes to $53.85....and you will be getting these 3 stamp sets for just $5.00!!!

YOu probably noticed that once again I talked and shared examples with you using the Cricut Art Philosophy set. :)  This is the PERFECT month to purchase that Cricut cartridge and get ALL of these EXTRA stamp sets for FREE!!! :) 
 
Stay tuned tomorrow as I share a Cricut Christmas Card that I have created!!!  I am AMAZED at how much I am using the Cricut cartridge and wondering HOW I didn't use this machine prior to CTMH's release! LOL!!!  With 700 different images (not SIZES) on the CTMH Cricut cartridge - the ideas are ENDLESS!!!

Blessings to each of you!!! :)
CHeck out my website here to see what is included in this amazing Cricut BUNDLE. 

Fall card using Cricut!

The Cricut AP cartridge has made things soooo much easier!  Beautiful cut images, and stamps that match them perfectly - a PERFECT combo!

We have been creating this card at my home gatherings during the month of September.  This is the card we create at the end of the evening after I've finished sharing the Idea Book tour.  I LOVE having this opportunity to let my guests work "hands-on" with our FABULOUS CTMH products - especially if this is something new to them! 

I used Close To My Heart's Cricut Cartridge - Art Philosophy - to cut out FIVE of the images on this card!! 

The paper pack that I chose to use is the Mischief paper, and I pulled in some of our Kraft Cardstock as my card base. 

On a side note, did you KNOW that you can receive 24 sheets of cardstock in our White Daisy, Colonial White or Kraft colored Cardstock for ONLY $9.50!!!  I LOVE this option, because I use these three colors the most for my base pages/cards!

The new stamp set "Harvest Happiness" is the PERFECT set for this card!  Add a bit of hemp, some 3D foam and Bronze Glitz Glitter gel - and this card is complete!

I also redesigned a layout that corporate had shown us while at Convention this past summer.

Here it is...

I used most of the same items on this layout as I did on my Fall card.  I LOVE the fact that you can take any card design and make it on a larger scale by turning it into a 2 page layout!!! 

Have you ever tried this?  If not - I challenge you to try it today! :)

Don't forget you have a week and a FEW DAYS to take advantage of the WONDERFUL special CTMH is holding during the month of September!

Purchase $75 in products and get the Pair-A-Phrase stamp set (retail value $35.90) for FREE!!! 

PLUS you want to make sure you get YOUR "Limited Edition stamp set - the September SOTM (ONLY available in Sept) for $5.00 when you place a $50 order!!!

Head on over to my website where you can get these FABULOUS items today! :)

Blessings to each of you!!!

Make n Take projects from Open House

Thank you to each one of you that participating in Thursday & Friday’s Open House!  It is always so FUN to see each of you and share about Close To My Heart’s newest items!

                        

I want to share with you the two make n takes I had at my Open House. 

The first card was a card we created using the August Stamp of the Month! J  I was sooo excited when I came up with this design!!!  It is AMAZING how you can use CLEAR stamps in so MANY ways that would be very difficult or nearly impossible with wood stamps! J 

What stamp image (from the Wicked – August SOTM stamp set) was used in creating this card??? J  

Yup – you got it!!!  I used the witches broom to create the flower in this card! J  So FUN!!!!  I was SO EXCITED when I discovered this trick!!! 

I stamped the top of the witches broom 3-4 times in sunset ink until I made the flower look like I wanted it to look.  Then I used olive ink to stamp the “base & stem” of the flower.  The stamped leaves did come from another stamp set – our new set called Unscripted.  I can’t wait to create items with this stamp set.  Believe it or not, I’ve only used the little leaf so far from this set! J

Ok – back to the card.  You may realize I also (once again) used the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge on this card!!! J  I cut out <shape 2> on page 36 of the manual in 2 different colors.  The desert sand shape was cut at 1 ¼”.  I then used one of the three stamp sets that comes with the Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle and stamped the “wishing you a wonderful…” right on top!!!  Yay!!  Cricut, did the hard work of cutting out this shape for me J

Next I cut a sunset <shape 2> at 1 ½”.  I used our ORIGINALS how-to book (pg. 59) for the design of the card…and I used the New Mischief paper pack.  I added a few of our Mocha Opaque gems and to finish it off – I had to pull out some of our FABULOUS BRONZE glitz glitter gel! J  LOVE THIS STUFF!!! 

For the 2^nd make and take, I wanted to create an item using the Cricut Art Philosophy (AP) in every way possible J  So…I designed this pillow box!!!

We used the new Roxie paper pack. (I can’t get enough of this paper pack – especially the plaid! J)

The pillow box was cut at 5”(pg. 28 in manual).  The black scalloped edge border was cut at 1” to make this border 6 ½” in length (pg. 62) and the scalloped vanilla cream circle was cut at 2” (pg. 41).  I used the Art Philosophy Tag stamp set (that comes with the bundle) to stamp the “Thanks you’re…” image directly on top of that 2” scalloped circle! J  Love it, LOVE IT!!

I wanted to show my friends/customers J…how NEAT the 3D flowers are on the Cricut – so we added a 1 ½” rose (pg. 68) to this pillow box.  With this rose, we inked the edges with black ink prior to rolling it up.  Then I also used my paper piercer to “roll back” the petals of this rose to help it look more real.  THEN – we finally rolled up the flower to the middle.  We used Liquid glass to adhere it to the base, and touched up the petals by again using the paper piercer to roll back the petals. 

I did create this board below, so that you can see the 6 different kinds of flowers that you can create with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge! J 

Keep in mind – the flowers on this board were cut out with the Cricut, rolled up and held with a glue dot.  There was no inking, no shaping the petals; no anything….this is exactly how they would look when you use our white-cored, CTMH cardstock to create a flower using the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. 

click the picture to see it larger...J

1^st row –  Tulip Cardstock

                   3”               2”               1”

2^nd row – Vanilla Cream Cardstock

                   4 ½”                    3 ½”                    2 ½”

3^rd row – Petal cardstock

                   4”               3”               2”

4^th row – Goldrush cardstock

                   4 ¾”           3 ¾”           2 ¾”

5^th row – Sunset cardstock

                   3 ¾”                    2 ¾”           1 ¾”

6^th row – Crystal Blue Cardstock

                   4 ¼”           3 ¼”           2 ¼”

Here is one more pillow box – the same design, colors as the make n take – but I used the stamp set “Pair-A-Phrase”!!! 

Don’t miss your chance this MONTH to get this Pair-A-Phrase stamp set for FREE when you place a $75 order!!! J 

AND…don’t forget about the SPECIAL that runs until August 31^st…

If you purchase the August Stamp of the Month set for $5 (when you place a $50 min. order) you will receive the Wicked stamp set PLUS an A-size stamp set – Typeface- for FREE too!!! J 

How many stamp sets will you receive when you purchase $70 in products and add on the August SOTM for ONLY $5.00??

FOUR stamp sets for $5.00!! J

You will receive the…

***August SOTM for $5.00 with a qualifying order (retail value: $17.95)

***A-size Alphabet – Typeface for FREE (retail value: $6.95)

***Pair-A-Phrase Stamp set for FREE (retail value $35.90…and just a side note - there is no limit to the number of free sets you can receive per order!!!  If you place a qualifying order of $150, you will receive 2 My Acrylix^® Pair-a-Phrases stamp sets for free. J)

These FOUR stamp sets are a RETAIL value of $60.80!!! J 

CLICK HERE to get these AMAZING specials today! J

RECEIVE 4 stamp sets for $5.00 with Qualifying purchase!!!

TODAY - August 15th, is the DAY that this AMAZING special begins!!!! :) 

When you place a $75 order, and purchase the August SOTM for $5.00 - you will RECEIVE THREE MORE STAMP SETS for FREE!!!! :) 

That means you will receive $60.80 in retail of stamp sets for ONLY $5.00!!!

Let me show you WHAT you will be receiving when you place this qualifying order :) 

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First, when you place your $75 order - you will need to purchase the August Stamp of the Month, Wicked, for $5.00 to get the other 3 stamp sets for FREE! :)

The August SOTM is a stamp I wasn't sure I'd use very often...BUT when I started looking at the stamp set in a different way - it was AMAZING how this stamp set can be used!!! :)

Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to view a few of the items I've created with this stamp set!!!

August SOTM set - Wicked
Retails at $17.95

What stamp sets will you get for FREE when you place your $75 order and purchase the $5.00 SOTM stamp set?? :)

A Typeface - this is an EXCLUSIVE A-size alphabet stamp set retailed at $6.95!!!  I can't WAIT to receive my set to start using this ADORABLE letters!

A Typeface Alphabet Stamp set
Retail ~ $6.95

NEXT, you will receive the Pair-A-Phrase stamp sets...yes SETS!!! You will receive this stamp package with TWO D-size sets!!!  As you can see by the images, this set will be used in a VARIETY of ways!!!  So many options!  The retail value for this set of stamps is $35.90

IF you have a problem deciding "WHAT should I get for my $75 ??" (LOL!) I have an EASY solution to that question :). 

Did you know that CTMH has paired up with Provo Craft and CTMH now has their OWN Cricut Cartridge!!!!  This Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge is an amazing cartridge and has over 700 designs PLUS you can create those 700 designs into multiple sizes!!! 

I am creating, and creating and CREATING ....with this AMAZING cartridge!!!  This Cricut cartridge coordinates with a variety of our stamp sets - so no more cutting out all of my images to make them "pop" on the page! :) I just pop the paper in the Cricut machine, pick my design, cut it out and then use my coordinating stamp set to stamp on top of the pre-cut piece!!

 Check out this FABULOUS bundle below and click HERE for more details!

Now for some artwork :)

The August Stamp of the Month has some BEAUTIFUL scroll stamps that add so much to any creation!  This layout is one that I recreated after seeing this at Convention in Kristine Widtfelt's business class. Isn't this an AMAZING 2 page layout? 

Here is ONE more card that I have created using the August SOTM.  The sentiment is from a NEW stamp set called Harvest Happiness, but everything else is from the SOTM stamp set.  This card design came from our Wishes How-to-book!  This is a book I would not want to be without - it helps me to come up with a card design so QUICKLY and saves me so much time! :)

STAY TUNED for another Stamp of the Month Card I will be posting in the next day or so. 

This is my FAVORITE card that I have created with the August Stamp of the Month card (hint...a flower). 

YOU will be creating this card when you JOIN me at my OPEN HOUSE this week!!! :)  Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 18th from 4-9pm OR Friday, August 19th from 12-6pm.  You will be able to get your OWN NEW Fall/Winter Idea Book, create a make n take, get to see FABULOUS new items, EARN TICKETS for door prizes, get some EXTRA NEW items for FREE with a qualifying order, eat some yummy food and MORE!!! 

Have a Magnificent Monday! :)