It's Your Day Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to our National Stamping Month Blog Hop!  

Here at Close to My Heart, we want to celebrate the everyday moments in our lives.  Close to My Heart is doing that by offering an amazing exclusive double-stamp set called “It’s Your Day”.  This is two D-size stamp sets in one!! 

This amazing set has nearly 50 images designed to inspire you to capture your life one day at a time.   There are trendy chevron backgrounds, classic images as well as versatile phrases.  You can get your own stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying order of $35.  This stamp set has a value of $35.90!

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies. There will be lots of fun projects.

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog - http://www.love2createitall.com.

 My project is ...

This double page layout using the "It's Your Day" Stamp set and the "Dottie for You" paper pack. I also used the butterfly cutout from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (Z1686), pg. 41 in different sizes. The layout came right out of our new How To Book: Make It From Your Heart- Volume 1 (9035) pg. 4.

The next stop on your blog hop fun is ~ http://www.nuts4scrappin.blogspot.com .

 Here's the entire blog hop lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~ http://www.love2createitall.com 

Darla ~ http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com/ 

Lori B ~ http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Amie Kiger~http://www.mimimyselfandibykigz.blogspot.com/

Pris G.~http://www.priscillaspaperie.blogspot.com

Deanne J - http://deannestamps.blogspot.com

Jennifer Kramer- http://4heartsscrapbooking.blogspot.com/ 

Carolyn ~ http://www.nuts4scrappin.blogspot.com 

Bethany - http://stampingathome.blogspot.com

Lisa W. ~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com

Eva Friesen ~ http://loveofcreating.blogspot.com

Maria Woodworth ~ http://mariawoodworth.blogspot.com

Julia Hammond ~  http://youcancreatectmh.blogspot.com 

Be Your Own Hostess Club...

Sign up for this club any time! 

Once you sign up all you have to do is go to my website or contact me and place an order of any size. I will keep track of your order totals, and once you reach $150 in orders you will have made a party. Which earns you the hostess rewards of $25 in FREE CTMH select products. 

Join today and tell your friends! If you have a friend sign up, they have to say they heard about it from you, once they place their first order you will get a gift from me!

It's that easy!

Don't Miss Your Chance!

Aug. 31st is the last day to take advantage of this great special! 

Join the Close to my Heart team and for just $49, you will get everything in this pic. and the exclusive bag too!!

Want to do more and make a part time or full time business out of this?? Then add these items below with the Master kit for just $99. 

The choice is yours.... either way, joining the CTMH team is a good one!

Holidays made easier!!

I Love the Holidays!! 

And Close to my Heart has just come out with these 3 wonderful workshop kits to help me with my holiday parties/crafts/projects!

Spellbound Favors Workshop

Pear & Partridge Cards Workshop

Advent Calendar Workshop

ARTISTE Cricut- Mailbox page. 51

Welcome to our August ARTISTE Blog Hop! 

 Each month we will  showcase a feature of the amazing ARTISTE Cricut cartridge which  can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent  Consultant.

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup  with some very talented ladies. There will be lots of fun projects!!!

This month we will be showcasing a different page from the Artiste cartridge!  Did you know there were 700 images on this cartridge??  That's right -- 700!!!

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog - http://www.love2createitall.com.

My project is ... the mail box on page 51 (Cut at 3")

I used: My Reflections Pear & Partridge paper pack (X7162B) and Pear & Partridge Complements rub-ons (X7162C) on both mailboxes. Also used were Sparkles Assortment Brown and Tan (Z1753) and Glitz Glitter Gel - Pink (Z1770)

The next stop on your blog hop fun is Eva Friesen~ http://loveofcreating.blogspot.com.

Here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this months blog hop:

Lucy ~ http://www.love2createitall.com
Darla ~ http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com
Julia http://youcancreatectmh.blogspot.com/
Theo www.celebratecrafts.com
Tina Gale http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com
Stephanie http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
Mandy http://www.mandydesigns.blogspot.com
Joanne http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com
Laura W http://scrappinsweetiesescape.blogspot.com/
Rebecca ~ http://blog.scrapprincess.com/
Maria Woodworth - http://mariawoodworth.blogspot.com
Judith Ashmore- www.grammiejudys.blogspot.com
Lisa Woodward~http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com
Laura Charko - http://koladesigns.wordpress.com/
Jennifer Kramer- http://4heartsscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Eva Friesen~ http://loveofcreating.blogspot.com


Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us - we hope you LOVE all the projects we created!

Free Exclusive Tote Bag!

Free Exclusive Tote Bag!

August 2012 Constant Campaign

When a new Consultant joins Close To My Heart in August they will receive an exclusive Damask Tote Bag for FREE (retail value $50)! This offer has limited availability, so snatch this darling tote bag.

This offer is good for both the $49 and $99 New Consultant Kits (while supplies last). Yes, this is the same cute bag we gave to Consultants who attended Convention 2012 in Dallas. Join my Team now and get this awesome, coated-canvas tote that can be slung over the shoulder, across the chest, or worn as a backpack.

Dates: Offer valid August 1, 2012 (9:00 am MDT) – August 31, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)

New and Exciting!!

Have you looked through the new Autumn/ Winter Idea Book yet??

There are some really awesome new products, tools and projects!!

Our new How to Book!! Make it from your Heart. Now less than $8.

New ink colors and New markers!!

New... never before... Home Decor workshop and Card workshop Kits.

Just click on Shop With Me to see all the new wonderful things Close to my Heart has put in this new Idea Book!

National Stamping Month

National Stamping Month

September 2012 Constant Campaign

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are bringing back our popular double stamp set promotion! You can get the exclusive, new My Acrylix® It’s Your Day double stamp set for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products from August 15 through September 30, 2012. You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have twice the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new, exclusive It’s Your Day double stamp set!

Dates: Offer valid August 15 (9:00 am MDT) – September 30, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)

Extravaganza... 2012

Teaching at Extravaganza in Dallas, Tx 

Close to my Heart Convention 2012

My booth

Display boards... I did the 4 on the right.

My 3D items

Me teaching... it was so fun!

come back later this week for more information about my spinning Ferris Wheel.

Love CTMH!!

Close to my Heart is always doing fun contests!! Just another reason to join my team and this great company!!

Don't miss out on your chance to join for only $49 AND... get this great bag for FREE 

**But just in Aug. while supplies last**

While I wait...

While I wait for my camera charger to get here from Dallas (where I left it in my room :p) I will continue to post other things and when it does get here.... look out! Art work pictures are coming!!

Today's the day!!

I'm so excited!! Today the new Idea Book comes out! 

To look through it online just click on shop with me to see it.

This book is full of wonderful papers, stamps and now home projects, holiday projects and so much more!

And we have another fantastic Cricut collection for you!