Anything Goes with the Artiste Blog Hop

Welcome to our "Anything Goes with the Artiste" Blog Hop 

where we are  showcasing  the exclusive Artiste Cricut cartridge which can be  purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant.  This will be our last Artiste blog hop for 2012.

Our "theme" for this hop was to create anything we wanted with the Artiste Cricut cartridge.  And honestly, you can pretty much create anything and everything with the Artiste so this was not a difficult thing to do.

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the  beginning at Lucy's blog - Love 2 Create .   If you came here from Diana ~ Diana's Free Moments, then you're in the right place!

 My project is ...

I just love all these little boxes that can be made with this cart.!! 

This box is made from pg. 37. I also like the way the booklet tells you what size to cut.... makes it so easy!

For this project I also used: Pear & Partridge paper (X7162B), Burlap Ribbon (Z1760), Round Durables Studs (Z1706) and Just Blooms Floret paper shapes (Z1764).

 The next stop on your blog hop fun is Laura ~ Scrappinsweetie's Escape.

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

Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution:  Crafting is Contagious
Diana ~ Diana's Free Moments
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapboooking
Laura ~ Scrappinsweetie's Escape
Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts

Thanks for joining us - have a wonderful and safe holiday with your friends and family.

Whooo’s Your Valentine

Spend $35 and get the exclusive treat tube kit for only $10!

In celebration of National Papercrafting Month, we’re offering a new product, available through January — our Whooo’s Your Valentine kit! This darling kit, which retails for $40, can be yours for only $10 when you spend $35 or more in Close To My Heart product. The kit includes 12 die-cut boxes, 3 cardstock sheets, 1 sheet of silver glitter paper, 12 treat tubes, and an exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit! Perfect for gifts and classroom projects, the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch!

Qualify and buy the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit today for only $10!

*Shipping and handling may apply. Offer valid November 15, 2012 – January 31, 2013. Maximum of one $10 Whooo’s Your Valentine kit per customer.

Family and Friends Blog Hop

Welcome to our "Family and Friends" Blog Hop 

where we are showcasing the exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge which can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant.  This will be our last Art Philosophy blog hop for 2012.

(Z1686)

We will be showing you creations made using the Art Philosophy cartridge for our family and friends.

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog - Love 2 Create. If you came here from Diana ~ Dian's Free Moments, then you're in the right place!

 My project is ... This fun gift for my Mother-in-Law.

Coffee is something we both enjoy... and enjoy sharing together!

So I took this coffee mix and wrapped it in La Belle Vie paper (X7158B) and used the very fun and fitting Cup of Cheer stamp set (B1404)... I just love the saying! And for a MIL that is like a best friend, I just had to use it!!

Because of the red color of the container... I used Red Collection Designer Ribbon (Z1615)

Mini-Medley Accents~ Antiqued Gold (Z1786 and Durables Studs Round (Z1706) were also added to give this gift the finishing touches.

The shape of the stamp made it so easy to figure out what to do! I love that the stamp sets give you the size and now page of what Cricut cut out to cut. 

 The next stop on your blog hop fun is Laura ~ Scrappinsweetie's Escape.

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

Lucy ~ Love 2 Create

Darla ~ Caution: Stamping is Contagious

Diana ~ Dian's Free Moments

Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking

Laura ~ Scrappinsweetie's Escape

Priscilla ~ Priscilla's Paperie

Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper

Kindred Hearts ~ It Makes Total Cents

Thanks for joining us - have a wonderful and safe holiday with your friends and family.

A personal touch for a low price!!

I just love these stamps!! They really do add that personal touch for not too much money! At just $2.95 each.... they are perfect to make a special homemade gift for someone or just give them the stamp as the gift so they can make something special!

What a great way to tag a gift for that special person... just add the stamp to the gift and let them know its for them!!

Year-Round Cheer SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  

This is our last Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for the year.  Can you believe it's December already?

This month Close to My Heart is offering a stamp set called "Year-Round Cheer" throughout the month of December. This versatile set can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50. (That’s a $17.95 value!)

This is truly a versatile set that you will be using all year round for many different projects and holidays.

In this hop, you will see projects featuring this fun stamp set from many talented crafty ladies!  

Enjoy our blog hop.  

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create.  If you came from Lucy's then you are in the right place!

Your next stop on our Year-Round Cheer blog hop is Priscilla of priscillas paperie .

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~ love 2 create it all
Jennifer~ 4 hearts scrapbooking
Theodora Stacey ~ celebrate crafts
Marcia  ~ marcia kosanke
Stephanie ~ quilted scrapper

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

Cricut Artiste Blog Hop

Capture The Date SOTM blog hop

11/10/12 @ 6:00 a.m.

Welcome to our November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 

 This month Close  to My Heart is offering a stamp set called "Capture the Date" throughout the month of November. This versatile set can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart  Independent Consultant for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50. (That’s a $17.95 value!)

We are also proud to announce that Close to My Heart wants to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. To  show our support of Red Cross relief efforts for those areas of the US  severely affected by Hurricane Sandy, Close To My Heart will donate $1 for every Stamp of the Month set sold as a part of this promotion during  November.

In this hop, you will see projects featuring this fun stamp set from many talented crafty ladies!  

Enjoy our blog hop.  

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create. If you came from Darla of Staming Under Doctors Orders then you are in the right place!

My project for this hop is a fun birthday card I made for my Father-in-law. I set stamps from the Capture the Date set randomly on a block then removed the Oct. and 26 from the block. After stamping the remainder in black I went back and stamped the Oct. and 26 in blue.

The paper I used was Dakota (X7157B) with the Noted Canvas Shapes (Z1773) stamped Happy Birthday on a Adhesive Spring (Z1725), and Papa spelled out with Canvas Alphabet (Z1777)

Your next stop on our Capture the Date blog hop is Theodora of celebrate crafts.

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~love 2 create

Darla ~ stamping under doctors orders

Jennifer ~ 4 hearts scrapbooking 

Theodora ~ celebrate crafts

Stephanie ~ quilted scrapper

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.