Organize Your Craft Supplies

These intrigued me when I saw them in the Idea Book.  Definitely on my wish list.  :-)

Dauber Dynamite!

Base and Shade stamping ..... Love it!

Stamp Set Blowout!

With the new Idea Book starting August 1, I am doing something I've never done before ... purging my stamp sets to make room for the new ones!!! *gasp*

Click on the tab at the top of this page labelled "Stamp Set Blowout" for a list of what is available.I will be adding more as I go through my stash.  With 15 of the My Acrylix storage cases full, I don't have room for more!!!  (That's 225 stamp sets!!!)    Plus I have some stored outside of cases ... and that is not counting the duplicates and such that I've bought over the years that are stored in another room.  (I think I need a 12-step program!  LOL)

I can't possibly use them all so it's time to get strict with myself and only keep the ones I LOVE or they are super versatile (sentiments etc.)

Check them out and check back often ... I've only touched the tip of the iceberg!

A peek at a couple of our new Home Decor items

Get them while you can!

24 of our CTMH Exclusive Colors are retiring at the end of this month and I've included them below.  They are brining in 6 new colors so our color palettes will now have a total of 42 colors instead of 60.

If you've been building your collection and want to finish it off, now is the time!

Click on the name of each color located under each picture and it will take you to the page that includes the stamp pad, re-inker, cardstock, and marker. 

Hurry before they are gone!


Pansy Purple

Garnet

Petal

Spring Iris

Garden Green



Tulip



Vineyard Berry

Moonstruck

Dutch Blue

Sunny Yellow

Sunflower

Holiday Red

Amethyst



Lilac Mist



Heavenly Blue



Key Lime



Sunkiss Yellow

Taffy



Baby Pink



Vanilla Cream

Grey Flannel

Parchment

Brown Bag



Grey Wool



Idea Books are in the house! ... plus more news

The new idea books arrived at my door early this afternoon!  So excited.  Can't wait to sit down and devour each and every page.

Fall into one of the following categories?:

1. You’ve purchased from me in the last 12 months?

2. You belong to one of my clubs?

Then you get the new Idea Book for FREE!

Don’t fall into one of those categories?

1. You can view the Idea Book online AFTER August 1, 2012

OR

2. You can purchase one from me for $3.00 ($6.50 if it needs mailed) and you will receive a credit for your purchase price from your first order from the new Idea Book. 

I only bring in 25 so previous customers and club members get first dibs on my supply, then they are available on a first-come, first-serve basis after that.

One of my fave new items!

CTMH has ANOTHER Cricut cartridge, exclusive to CTMH!  So excited!

The  new collection is called Artiste

Again it has 700 exclusive images and features projects, interactive cards, awards, and so much more! I can't even begin to highlight all the features and images!  Check out the book for the cartridge HERE and see for yourself!

I got the following from the blog of another consultant who was at Convention and shared the following on her blog:  (Thanks Karen!)

Cutting and assembling the MANY 3-D items is a snap using the projects reference chart.

There is a separate step-by-step assembly book.

Each key has items that work together. For instance, if there are things that work together, they are on the same key. If they layer with each other: same key. Get the idea?

Many keys are themed for different things. For instance: wedding, birthday, space, etc. Cool beans!

If you have your 'Real Dial Size' off, all layering pieces will automatically cut to fit the bottom image, without having to resize. More cool beans!

Many of our new stamp sets coordinate with this cartridge. As you go through the new Idea Book, you will see many sets that have images that are outlined in red. Those items coordinate with Cricut images. It will specify which cartridge (Artiste {the brand new one} or Art Philosophy). When you receive your stamp set, you will see that it also tells you what size to cut the image as well as which page to find it on in the instruction book.

When you purchase the CTMY/Cricut Artiste Collection, you’ll get:
1 - Cartridge (with 700 exclusive images including themed projects, cards, font, shapes, cupcake liners, accordion and rolled flowers, and TONS of 3-D boxes, purses, and other items)
3 - new D-Sized coordinating stamp sets
3 - sheets of coordinating chipboard shapes (with speech bubbles, a mini album, and lots of banner shapes)
1 - project reference guide
1 - step-by-step assemble book

Other new items of interest:

- over 60 new stamp sets
- 8 new paper kits (and I LOVE them all!)
- 13 new Workshop on the Go kits
- over 50 new accents, accessories and tools (from new stamp scrubbers, to organizational items, to bling and new chipboard home-decor items)
- a new publication with card and layout patterns
- much MORE!!!

New Consultant Kit

You can now become a Close To My Heart consultant for as little as $49!

"Essentials" New Consultant Kit: only $49!

Isn't that amazing!?  $49!!!!  It's a great time to join my team and get $130 worth of product for only $49.  This is the Essentials kit.  For $99 you get the Masters Kit, which is everything you see above PLUS more supplies, more Idea Books, and all the forms you need to become a CTMH success story!

Join my team HERE!

VERY bad blogger!

I can't believe I haven't posted since mid-March!  Wow!  I was doing pretty good up until then, I think.  :-)

I've not done a lot of creative paper crafting in the last couple months.  I did start a monthly club and our first get-together was in April, though.  Will have to get the photos for those uploaded soon.  It's more work than I thought but I am loving it and I hope the girls are, too.  I just  need to learn to budget my time better! LOL

We get together in my home the first Tuesday of each month for 2-3 hours, depending on what we are working on. 

If you are interested in joining us (I can fit 2 more girls around my table), or want to play along long-distance, drop me a line and I will be more than happy to send you the particulars! 

Well, need to start prepping for my June club night so had best get going .... will post pictures of what we've done so far in the next couple of weeks.  Two different sets of company coming between today and the beginning of June, so not sure on how much free time I will have since I also have a job I gotta go to. Dang! 

Exciting News!

Every Close To My Heart Consultant now  has their own website you can order from! (I've always had one ... )

Close To My Heart has just opened up their new Online Business Address for all Consultants FREE of charge.  (Are they the best company or what?) There are so many great features that this provides us Consultants over the old websites.

My favorite one, so far, is the ability to have my Clubs and Workshops located on the main page of MY WEBSITE.  Anyone wanting to boost their sales when they are a hostess can send my web link to their friends/family and that person can just order off the website.  The hostess gets credit for the sale, upping their sales total for the night, even if their friend/family lives out of town.  That person gets their order shipped directly to them, too, so they don't have to wait for the night of the event if they don't want to.

Even if you are just a random person wanting to place an order on my site, you can help out someone you don't even know just by adding your own order to one of the events posted.  How is that for "Paying It Forward"???  :-)

My mind is spinning with the possibilities!!!  Stay tuned for more to come!

March Newsletter!

Just a quick, short newsletter this month.  

The New Club!

The new club starting in April if filling up fast! I only have room for one or two more people so if you’ve been procrastinating in getting back to me, time is running out. (Out of town spots are unlimited so if you’re from out of town and want to join, there is always a spot for you!

 

I’ve already put feelers out using online ads and such to see if I can fill the remaining chair/chairs at my table.

 

Don’t wait too long!

The Philosophy of Fun
March 2012 Constant Campaign

March is a great time to share Close To My Heart’s philosophy of fun! Become a Close To My Heart Consultant this month and receive a fabulous Cricut® Art Philosophy collection FREE!

If you already have the collection, you can choose to receive $100 in select product credit* instead. The collection, which retails for $99, is actually valued at over $124, adding incredible value to the New Consultant Kit. It’s time for everyone to embrace the philosophy of fun—Consultant and Cricut® fun!

Dates: Offer valid valid March 1 at 9:00 am (MST) – March 31 at 11:59 pm (MDT).

March Stamp of the Month

Purchase $50 or more and get the following stamp set for only $5.00 (plus taxes and shipping).

Buy the set without minimum purchase for only $17.95

Sample creations using the March Stamp of the Month:

Lisa