Idea Book news!

Seasonal Expressions 2 is in the house!!! (Sneak peek at the cover!) It goes live on April 1st.

Those of you who have purchased product from me in the last 12 months will receive a copy for FREE.If you haven't purchased product from me in the last 12 months, the Idea Book will be $1.10 BUT if you place an order from it or the Annual Inspirations book, that $1.10 will be taken off your order total.

Just a reminder that Seasonal Expressions 1 is only good until the end of this month. Next order going in on the 15th so get your list in to me before then.

Also, I have only 3 copies of the Annual Inspiration Idea Book left. If you are wanting a copy, it will be $4.00 but that will also be taken off your total if you place an order.

Good news, though! CTMH is changing the release dates of future Idea Books so the current Idea Book will be good until the end of August instead of the end of July! An extra month to get the goodies on your wish list.

You'll also notice that the Seasonal Expressions 2 Idea Book is good from April 1 to August 31, instead of until the end of July as was previously planned.

Heartified: Hexagon Happy Birthday

The internet is where I get most of my inspiration from these days - gotta LOVE Pinterest.  It does have it's drawbacks, though.  If I papercrafted as much as I surfed and Pinned, I'd be all caught up on my scrapbooks!  LOL  I think I hear a New Years resolution coming on. 


Time to start setting my timer when I sit down at the computer.  Won't be so bad, though, once I get the desk and computer moved upstairs into one of the spare rooms that I have designated our new office.  The distraction sits in my craft room right now and it needs to be gone!  :-)


Anyway, I saw this card  on Pinterest and I am really into Hexagons right now so I knew I had to CASE it, using CTMH products of course!


Here is what I came up with:

Supplies (all CTMH unless specified):

Stamp Sets: C1537 - Honeycomb, D1560 - Holiday Tags

Cardstock: Juniper, Cotton Candy, Colonial White

Inks:  Juniper, Cotton Candy

Embellishments: Z1263 - Bitty Sparkles, Z1732 - Color Ready Seam Binding ribbon

Punches:  Flower

Other:  Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

Cyber Monday Deals!

ONE DAY ONLY!!!

I'm making shopping for stamping and paper crafts supplies super easy.

1.  Email me an order ($25 or more) ** See NOTE below***

2.  Get FREE stuff

Easy!

Order:

$25.00 - $39.99:  Choose ONE item from pages 170 or 171 FREE

$40.00 - $59.99:  Choose an A-size stamp set OR an ink pad OR any ONE item from page 172 or 173 FREE

$60.00 - $79.99:  Choose a B-size stamp set OR a paper pack OR an embossing folder FREE

$80.00 - $99.99:  Choose a C-size stamp set OR a card stock pack  FREE

$100 +:  Choose a D-size stamp set OR the Medium Organizer OR 2 embossing folders FREE

This offer is ONLY available for emailed orders.  It is NOT available through my shopping site.

EMAIL ME with your list of items to order and the FREE item you would like.  Include your mailing address.  I will contact you with your total owing and with instructions to pay by Credit Card, eTransfer, or PayPal.

This sale is ONE DAY ONLY.  It begins now and ends at midnight (PST) tonight.

NOTE:  Order requirements for FREE items are BEFORE shipping and taxes)

(Available to Canadian residents only.)

***NOTE***:  If you are taking advantage of CTMH's offer below DO NOT email me your order. DO place it on my business site!  I will contact you once I receive notification of your order on what FREE item(s)s you would like.  DO NOT add the FREE items to your online order or you will be charged for it.


WOW!!!!!!: 

For Cyber Monday ONLY, CTMH is selling their Cricut Collections for 20% OFF!!!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMES GIVEN BY CTMH ARE MOUNTAIN TIME, NOT PACIFIC.

Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night.

You can take advantage of this special deal on my Online Business Address - momentsmatter.myctmh.com. Orders placed on my business site must be submitted between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm (MST) on Monday, December 1 in order to get the discount on your selected Cricut® collections. Enjoy extra savings on Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® collections this Cyber Monday!

Cricut Collections are $109.00 before shipping and taxes. On Cyber Monday ONLY, they will be $21.80 off ($87.20 before shipping and taxes)! That is HUGE!!! savings.

Don't forget to click JOIN on the December Mystery Hostess button BEFORE completing your order and you'll be eligible for the random draw to be December's Hostess and receive the Hostess Rewards for December. Minimum $25 FREE stuff!

The Collections contain:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
3 – 9" × 12" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes) - except the Artfully Sent collection which has: 1 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

Check them out HERE

BLACK FRIDAY - All weekend long!

It's Black Friday!!!

I've never done anything for Black Friday before so since November is my  Month Long Fun month, I thought I'd cap it off with something really special.

BUY TWO GET ONE FREE!!!!  Yep, you read that right. 

This offer applies to all stamp sets, ink pads, paper packs and cardstock packs.  Free item will be of equal or lesser value than the least expensive item.

You are welcome to mix and match as well. 

Choose 3 items from the above categories and the least expensive one will be FREE!
Choose 6 items from the above categories and TWO of the least expensive items will be FREE!
Choose 9 items from the above categories and THREE of the least expensive items will be FREE!
etc.

This offer is only available for orders that are emailed to me.  It is NOT available through my Close To My Heart shopping website.    EMAIL me with the list of items you want ordered.  Include your mailing address.  I will contact you with your order total and instructions on how to pay by credit card, eTransfer, or PayPal.

This sale begins Friday, November 28 and ends at midnight (Pacific Time) on November 30th.

REMEMBER - This offer is for emailed orders  only and is not available on my shopping site.  Clicking on the product links above will take you to my shopping website and is only for  your information.  DO NOT proceed to the checkout on the site.

*Offer available only to Canadian addresses.

Month Long Fun! (Leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday)

I decided to have a little fun leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and figured giving away FREE stuff all month long would be just the ticket.  

All during November YOU can get FREE stuff.  See? Fun!

 

Spend $50 or more from right now until November 27th and receive 2 FREE items from me (one you choose and one I choose). 

        November 8 – 11:  Receive a B-size stamp set of your choice -  ($10.95 value)

                         12 – 15:  Receive an Embossing Folder of your choice - ($9.75 value)

                        16 – 19:    Receive an Ink Pad of your choice – ($6.50 value)

                        20 – 23:  Receive one of our Glitter Paper packs of your choice - ($6.50 value)

                        24 – 27:  Receive one of our Shimmer Trims of your choice - ($5.50 value)

 

Yes, I know there are a few days missing at the end of that list that are on the calendar for November but I will tell you more about those later in the month.  Those days coincide exactly with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.  I have other plans for those days and you’re just going to have to wait and see what’s up.  Mwa ha ha ha!

 

In order to take advantage during the above days, email me your $50 (or more) order during the time frame of the free item you want, along with which set/color you would like free.  For example, if you are wanting a free embossing folder, email me your order between the 12th and 15th of the month.  Payment can be made by PayPal, eTransfer, Visa, Mastercard, or Amex.

 

Want more than one free item?  Order $100 or more ($50x2 equals two free items) during the above times and choose two of the free choices.  Example:  Want the glitter paper and an embossing folder?  Place your $100  or more order between November 20 and 23 and let me know what set/color you want for the two free items.

 

Planning on spending $150 or more?  You can also get $25 in Hostess Rewards (more free stuff!!!) plus the three free items of your choice from the list. (Orders over $150 must be placed through me to get the Hostess Rewards as my website will not automatically recognize the order as a Hostess Rewards order)

 

Don’t want to spend $50?  Any order you place during this promo that is over $25 will still receive the one free item from me. 

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to EMAIL me and I'll get back to you.  

 

If ordering on my website, DO NOT add the free items to your order or you will be charged for them as this is my own promotion and not through CTMH.  If you order through my website, email me with your choice of your free item or items and it/they will be sent separately.

(NOTE:  All order totals quoted are before shipping and taxes.)

PLUS!!!  Orders over $50 qualify for the Stamp of the Month for only $5 (before shipping and taxes).  Let me know if you want it added to your order when you email me.  

 

Have a wonderful day!

Lisa

****  This promotion is through Lisa Padley, Independant Close To My Heart Consultant and is separate from any Corporate CTMH or other consultant offers.****

First Birthday Card

I had given my grandson a store-bought card for the actual day of his First Birthday but when it came to party time, I just had to make it from scratch.  

Most of his room and many of his clothes are monkey themed so, of course, monkeys had to be a big part of the card.  

I cut the 1 and the # piece with our Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge using our Chocolate and Sky cardstock. The banners I just did by hand.  Those adorable little monkeys are from our (C1558) Wild Wonders stamp set, using Chocolate and Sky ink - an easy way to get just the right background for the card.  All edges have been inked with Chocolate ink, as well, just to give the card a little more dimension.

I also popped up the #1 with 3-D Foam Tape for a little more ooomph.  

Happy Birthday in Chocolate is from our (D1560) Holiday Tags stamp set.  

Just LOVE how the whole card came out .... and I didn't even use any bling!  Totally out of character for me.  Bling usually finds it's way onto my cards.  :-)

Thanks for looking!!!!

Happy Anniversary to Me!!! (and a winner!!!!)

Congratulations to Lisa I. who won September Mystery Hostess!!!!  Will send you an email and you can let me know how you want to spend your $25 in FREE products.

The October Mystery Hostess is set up on my business site if you want to get in on the October one.  $25 (or more) in FREE product could be yours!!!  Either order from MY SITE or send me an EMAIL with your order for your chance to enter the random drawing.

Speaking of October ..... The end of this month marks my 6th year as a Close To My Heart Consultant.  Happy Anniversary to me!!!!!  :-)

It's my anniversary, but YOU are going to receive the gifts. Send me your order for $55 or more and not only will you receive this month's promotion from CTMH for FREE but I will also send you October's Stamp of the Month for FREE (normally would cost you $7.80 (with shipping and taxes included). 

This month's campaign from Close To My Heart is a FREE roll of one of our Chevron Ribbons.  You will receive either a roll of Ruby or Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon with a retail value of  $7.75.  The fun part is - you won't know which you are getting.

Regardless of which color you receive, it's beautiful stuff!

I LOVE the October Stamp of the Month. It is super cute and just in time to make some lovely Christmas cards and/or gift tags.  That's my plan, at least.  :-)

My offer is only good until the end of this month so don't wait too long!  The ribbon promotion is only while supplies last.

Happy Fall!!!!

First Birthday Party Favor

Our grandson turned one in the middle of August and I wanted to add a little something to his party on top of everything his parents already had planned. 


The party theme was Monkey as it is their pet name for him so I went with the theme and did this ......

They turned out better than I anticipated.  

The 250ml chocolate milk is from our local dairy, Blackwell Dairy, and were  the perfect size for what I wanted to do.  

I removed the label and wrapped the container with our Babycakes patterned paper and then on regular Colonial White cardstock, I stamped the monkeys using C1558 - Wild Wonders stamp set, and the sentiment using D1407 - Piece of Cake stamp set (retired).  I used Chocolate Ink since it was the perfect Monkey color and went with the chocolate milk, too!

For the lid I just punched some circles into the Babycakes paper and then overlapped that with a monkey stamped circle. Fit perfectly.

Thanks for looking!

Make and Take card directions from Open House

For all you lovely ladies who were not able to make it to my Open House, here are the directions to put your card together.

1.  Make sure you have all the pieces. (Somehow I forgot to put some pieces in some of the envelopes so hopefully you got a complete one LOL)  The card base is cut from Champagne cardstock, the reds are Ruby cardstock and the patterned papers are from the NEW Yuletide Carol paper pack which I am finding VERY versatile and not just for Christmas papercrafts.

2.  Attach the sentiment to its base so that it is centered.  The sentiment is D1542 - For a Friend.  This stamp set coordinates with the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I stamped the sentiment in Ruby Ink.

3.  Attach large banner to it's corresponding base so that the top of the two pieces line up - as shown in picture.  

4.  Do the same with the small banners.  The small banners you will need to start at the pointy ends to have a little space showing - as in picture - as there may be some trimming needed  at the top in some of the kits.

5.  Emboss your rectangle of Colonial White cardstock with your favorite embossing folder.  I used the CTMH Floral one.  I am LOVING our embossing folders.  They get a really deep impression and the folders are larger than what I've found with other manufacturers.  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

6.  Attached embossed piece to the Ruby cardstock rectangle.  

7.  Attach that piece to the card base.  

8,  Attach large banner to the card.  The top of the banner should line up with the TOP of the embossed piece and be centered between the two sides.

9.  Attach the two small banners.  Attach them so they are about 1 inch from the bottom of the big banner, lining up the patterned papers of the small banners with the patterned paper of the large banner as shown in picture.  

10.  Attach sentiment over the two smaller banners so that the top of the sentiment is approx 3/4 of an inch from the top of the card.  

11.  Add one gem ( Z1752 - Sparkles Clear Assortment ) to each of the four "corners" of the sentiment - on the Ruby one - and you are DONE!

I have an extra seven card kits left if anyone wants to put one of their own together. The price includes the card kit - pre-cut and pre-stamped - plus an envelope for mailing out to whomever you want.  :-)

There are two options available - one if you want to pick the kit up, the other if you are from out of town and want it mailed to you.

Card Kit

Pickup $2.00 CAD Mailed please $2.75 CAD

New Cricut Cartridge - Coming in September "Artfully Sent".