Creative Inspiration

Need some creative INSPIRATION to get the new year started?  Read on to see what Close to My Heart has to offer during the month of January.

Here are the details on how you can get some brand new products at a discount during the month of January:

When you purchase the new Wings Workshops on the Go™ kit (G1016) for only $29.95, it opens the door for you to participate in three exciting promotions. With the purchase of the Wings Workshops on the Go kit you can choose any or all of the following:

1.  Purchase the following new Spring/Summer Idea Book My Acrylix® stamp sets at a super discount:

My Acrylix® Stamp Set	Discount Price	Full Retail
A Game (A1113)	$5	$7.95
Rosy Regards (B1369)	$10	$13.95
Take a Picture (C1440)	$15	$18.95
Dreams Come True (D1470)	$18	$22.95
Bohemian Alphabet (E1019)	$25	$34.95

2.  Get the January Stamp of the Month set, Find Your Style, at a discount or free by purchasing new Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book products found in the Inspirations brochure as follows:

Purchase a Wings Workshops on the Go™ kit AND…Get Stamp of the Month
1 item from the Inspiration brochure	25% off
2 different items from the Inspiration brochure	50% off
3 different items from the Inspiration brochure	75% off
4+ different items from the Inspiration brochure	FREE!

You can also mix and match new products from the Inspirations brochure and products from the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book.

3.  Celebrate National Papercrafting Month in January with a My Creations® banner project. Simply purchase a My Creations® Banner (Z1378) and you will be able to make the project with the remaining supplies from the Wings Workshops on the Go™ kit and the E-size Bohemian Alphabet stamp set. The how-to instructions are included with the Wings Workshop kit exclusively through the month of January.

Here are samples of the layouts and cards you can make with the Wings Workshops on the Go™ kit:

When you are ready to take advantage of these huge deals, you can click here or on the shopping link on the right.

Candy Gifts

This week's challenge on the Heart2heart challenge blog is to make a gift item and it needs to be something other than a card.  This is the first time I have entered their challenge so am hoping that I post correctly to be entered!  :)

I made these candy gifts for a craft show I attended last weekend.  The pattern came from the talented Becky Roberts and was part of her 2010 12 days of Christmas tutorials which can be found here.

Supplies used are all CTMH unless otherwise noted:
Cardstock:  New England Ivy, Cranberry, Olive, Juniper, White Daisy, Blush, Hollyhock, Colonial White
B&T:  Mistletoe, Mistletoe Creative Basics, Jingle Creative Basics
Ink:  New England Ivy, Hollyhock, Cranberry
Stamps:  Just for the Holidays
Embellishments:  Red, pink and Purple sparkle assortment; bitty sparkles; olive organdy ribbon (retired); white daisy organdy ribbon; cranberry ribbon; misc ribbon from Michaels or JoAnn's
Tools:  1 1/2" scallop punch (Marvy); 1 1/4" circle punch

I made 3 of each design for the craft show.  I even have a few left that I can use for teacher gifts this week - one less thing to get done in the busy weeks before Christmas!  :)

More special deals!!

Just when you thought the specials couldn't get any better, they did!  Close To My Heart is offering some special discounted items for sale that you can only get through my website.  Some of the items are even 90% off!  These items are "while supplies last", and more items will be added throughout the month, so you'll have to check back often to see what has been added. 

These purchases even count toward the "Plenty for Twenty" special - where if you spend $20 (before tax and shipping) you will receive a D-size stamp set (chosen by CTMH) valued at $22.95 for free!  Oh, and don't forget, you may even receive Sticky Boy in your order! 

Click here or on the shopping link on the right to place your order.  Be sure to click on the "discounted products" link under the Shop Online tab to see all of the products that are currently available.

Plenty for Twenty!

Close To My Heart's December campaign is Plenty for Twenty! 

When you shop my website and spend $20 or more (before shipping and tax) on wonderful Close To My Heart products, you'll receive a free D-size stamp set valued at $22.95 for free—that more than doubles your value!  And on top of that, Close To My Heart will select random orders to have an additional little travel buddy with them…STICKY BOY! If you haven't heard about the legendary Sticky Boy yet, watch this short video to get yourself acquainted.

This special runs from December 1 - December 31, and there is no shipping/handling or tax assessed on the free stamp set.  The free stamp set will be selected by Close To My Heart, so you won't know what set you are getting until you receive your order. 

So click here or on the shopping link on the right and get your free stamp set today!

More Swap Layouts

I thought I would share a couple more layouts that I completed recently for a swap that I participated in with other CTMH consultants.  We were required to use retired paperpacks and any embellishments that we wanted.

The first layout was for the boy round that I signed up for.  I used the Tinkerin' paperpack and chose the "Title Topper - Photos" and "Bottom Border - Footnotes" layouts from the Reflections book.

Left side page

Right side page

Products Used:  (all CTMH unless otherwise noted)
Paper:  Tinkerin' B&T; White Daisy, Twilight and Sunflower CS
Stamps:  Boys at Play; Playin' Hard; Field Trip Alphabet
Ink:  Holiday Red; Sunflower; Clover Meadow; Twilight
Embellishments:  Holiday Red craft buttons; white photo clips; white eyelets; twilight spiral clip; white grosgrain ribbon

The second layout I have to share was for the holiday round and it is from the Imagine book, entitled "Grand Finale".  I used the Jingle paperpack for this one.  Images were colored with a waterbrush.

Left side page

Right side page

Products Used:  (all CTMH unless otherwise noted)
Paper:  Jingle B&T; White Daisy, Tulip, Juniper CS
Stamps:  Friendship Alphabet; Somethin' Special; A Timber; Share the Magic; St. Nick
Ink:  Juniper; Hollyhock; Tulip; Creme Brulee
Embellishments:  Jingle brads; sparkles; glitz glitter glue; curling ribbon (Wal-Mart)

Thanks for looking.  Oh, and if you are in the swap, I apologize for the spoiler!  :)

Favorite Close To My Heart Product

Close To My Heart is having a contest on their Facebook page where we are to post about our favorite CTMH product for a chance to win $50 in CTMH product.  How to choose, how to choose!

I would have to say that right now, Studio J has to be my favorite.  Although I still love using traditional paper, embellishments, stamps, etc. to create beautiful pages, Studio J is helping me get caught up on scrapbooking all of those photos that are stored in shoe boxes, waiting to be added to an album.  (Come on, you know you are just like me!)

Here is a layout I did recently (you can click on the picture to make it bigger) using the retired paper pack "Game On".  (Ok, so these pictures are from this summer, but this is probably the quickest I've completed a layout using current pictures!)  Riley is 5 years old, so I have plenty of other events to scrapbook!

Another thing I like about Studio J is that if you didn't get a chance to order paper before it was retired, you can find your favorite retired paperpack in Studio J!  How cool is that?? 

To find out more about Studio J, check out my previous post here or click on the Studio J link on the right and check it out for yourself.  I'm sure it will become one of your favorite products too!

A Little More Thanks

Close to My Heart's "Little MORE Thanks" campaign in November says "thank you" twice to you, our great customers. When you place a minimum order of $100, you'll receive the November Stamp of the Month set for free, PLUS you can choose one more stamp set from our Autumn/Winter Idea Book for free!



November Stamp of the Month

 This campaign gives you the versatile Stamp of the Month set, A Little Thanks, that you'll use year-round for thank-you cards and notes, PLUS your choice of another stamp set, size A through D*. Select a birthday set, a Christmas set, a friendship set, a baby set—whatever your heart desires! We've really tailored the campaign to suit your own style and needs, whether you're a scrapbooker, cardmaker, or papercrafter. It's our way of imparting A Little MORE Thanks to you this giving season!"  
(*Excludes Workshops on the Go™, Stamp of the Month retail, E-size, and K-size custom stamps.)

To take advantage of this great special, click here, or the shopping link on the right.

Happy crafting!