When it rains...it pours...

Hello !

I started this month out with grand plans...then as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours...

Unfortunately this month our family lost a beloved man, father and grandfather. My husband's father passed away on the 15th of June after a long battled with Cancer. I'm sure there are some of you out there that have been affected by the dreaded 'C' so you will know what our household has been like since my last post !

Like I said, I had great plans for the month, but real life has directed my attention elsewhere over the past several weeks :(

I am looking forward to a more relaxing July to say the least but I also wanted to share with you some exciting promotions that Close To My Heart have on currently and what is yet to come in the month of July!

Relief for Oklahoma Campaign

Close To My Heart is making a new Autumn/Winter 2013 stamp set, A True Thank You, available immediately and will donate 100% of the profits from sales of the set from May 23 through June 30 to the American Red Cross to aid the Oklahoma victims. Help us provide relief to those affected by the devastating Oklahoma tornado by purchasing A True Thank You stamp set for $2.95 (M1029) today!

*Offer valid May 23–June 30, 2013. No limit per order.

June 2013 Constant Campaign

Receive two free My Creations® milk cartons (Z1739) in June! Simply place a $25 order that includes a stamp set to receive two milk cartons. The milk cartons are 5½" x 3" × 3" and include closure clips. Perfect for gift giving this summer!

Dates: Offer valid June 1–30, 2013.












Let’s Get Patriotic!
June–July 2013 Constant Campaign

Celebrate military service and promote patriotism with our new patriotic stamp sets—available only from June 1 to July 31, 2013. Three dollars from each B-size My Acrylix®Courage stamp set and $5 from each D-size My Acrylix® Strong and Free stamp set will be donated to the Canadian Hero Fund to support spouses and children of fallen Canadian military troops by providing post-secondary education. Show your support with your own patriotic stamp set!




Dates: Offer valid June 1–July 31, 2013.













Work the Workshop

July 2013 Constant Campaign
Get the discounted Workshops on the Go® canvas art kit in July—no qualifying purchase required! From July 1 to July 31 you can get this trendy kit to create your own canvas art to hang in your home, regularly priced at $39.95, now discounted to $19.95—more than 50% off! Take papercrafting to the next level with this adorable home décor piece that you can display for all to see.

Dates: Offer valid July 1–July 31, 2013.











I think that I've got enough great campaigns here to get you excited! Let me know if I can answer any questions you may have about all or any of them ;)

Thanks so much for stoppin' by today!

 

June Stampaganza Special!

Hello Again!

I wanted to send out another reminder that this month is the time to take advantage of some FREE stamps...for June only, purchase two stamp sets and get the third one for FREE!!!

Contact me for more information or to take advantage of this month's special before it's too late!

Shop stamp sets HERE

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It’s Stampaganza Time!
June 2012 Constant Campaign

Purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, or E) at full retail price and receive a third stamp set of your choice FREE (of equal or lesser value)—a savings of up to $29.95!

Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A, B, C, D, and E sets only. Stamps that do not count toward a qualifying purchase include customizable (K), Workshops on the Go™, Cricut® collection, and Stamp of the Month (both discounted and full-priced) sets.

Dates: Offer valid June 1 (9:00 am MDT) – June 30 (11:59 pm MDT)

Contact me today to take advantage of this stampaganza special!!!

August's Stamp of the Month 'Wicked' and a bonus stamp!

I know you are just dusting the sand off your feet right now, but as always, CTMH is thinking ahead! This month's SOTM (Stamp of the Month) is called 'Wicked' and I have to say...I like it! These are the images included in this set and the Artwork below is from the creative team at CTMH...

Artwork by CTMH

CTMH has changed the way they offer their SOTM's in this new catalogue...I'm sure you'll love the changes as much as I do...with a $55.00 purchase, you can buy this stamp set for $5.50...or if you just want this stamp set this month you can purchase it for $19.95! Those of you that are familiar with CTMH and some of their prices, will notice that these stamps have been lowered by $5.55! One of many lower priced items throughout the new Autumn/Winter 2011 Catalogue!

Now just to wet your whistle, CTMH has decided to throw in another stamp set for FREE when you purchase the August SOTM!

Contact me for more information or if you'd like these stamps for your own!

National Stamping Month

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix^® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $82 CAN from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $39.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set!

• Dates: Offer valid August 15 (9:00 am MDT)–September 30, 2011 (11:59 pm MDT)

There's some good news and there's some bad news...

OK...so there are so many changes in this Idea Book and I touched on some of the major additions the other day...today I want to let you know what IS NOT in the newest Idea Book! 


Now I can't tell you 'Officially' which items will be on the 'Retirement List'...but I can tell you that embellishments and paper collections that are not in the current book are while supplies last and in the instance with most of these items listed below, they will not be orderable after August 1st. So with that being said, here's the list:


Level 1 Paper Packs: ALL (Sophia, Sweetheart, Miracle, Bliss,Wings, Fanfare, Lucky, Mayberry, Olivia, Hooligans, Magnifique,Mistletoe)
Level 2 Paper Packs and coordinating MyStickease: Sweetheart,Miracle, Bliss, Wings, Hooligans, Olivia, Magnifique, Mistletoe
Workshops-on-the-Go: All from the Spring/Summer Idea Book.
Envelope Flaps: ALL
Various Accessories: Sophia Level 2 Journaling Spots, Kraft Color-Ready Borders
Mini-Medley Accents: Pear, Lagoon
Dimensionals: Borders, Booksmart, Framed Fun, Monograms (will be available in a different style), Miracle, Villa
Rubons: Across the Board, Primavera
Ribbon: Cranberry Collection, Sweet Leaf Collection, Buttercup Collection
Top Coats: Framed-In
My Creations: 3x3 Mini Album (sold out), 3-Ring Binder
Supplies/Tools: Red Eye Pen, Block Buddy Set, Pivot Point Stapler,Fun Flock, Purple Paper Trimmer (will be available in different style)
Embossing Powder: Baby Pink, Clear (Clear Detail still available),Heavenly Blue, Pansy Purple, Silver Pearl
Organizers: My Accents Organizer (No longer available), My Acrylix Block Organizer
Blocks: 1 x 1 1/2, 1 x 6 1/2, 2 x 11, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, 4 x 4, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2
Cardstock: MOST 24 (single-color) Packs of coloured cardstock are not going to be available...they have  changed the Combo packs configurations  (2 of 12 colors, instead of the current 4 of 6 colors).
Inks: Marker Sets, Ink Pad Sets


Stamps: Slide show provided by CTMH Consultant Melinda Everitt. Thanks Melinda!

If you have your heart set on some of these items above...now's the time to grab them...now that I've gotten the farewells out of the way...let me tell you about all of the new stuff!  These items will not be available to customers until August 1st, so I can't link the items.  

So what's the new stuff?

Level 2 Paper Packs – Lower prices and new quantities make our paper packets easier to purchase and consume

• Paper packet prices have dropped!! They are now $10.95 and include 6 B&T patterned papers (2 each of 3 double-sided designs) and 6 cardstock sheets (2 each of 2 colors, 1 each of 2 neutrals). It’s now easier to consume all of your paper and not feel guilty about having leftovers.
• The B&T patterned papers are now cardstock weight. This new weight is great for accents, layering and base pages. There are full-colour designs on both sides with no show-through and no CTMH logo to cut around. Plus, there’s a half-inch “zip strip” with product info on one side and fun designs that you can use on your layouts or cards on the reverse.

Lower prices on My Acrylix stamp sets – Who does that?! CTMH does!

• A-size – $7.75 (was $8.75)
• B-size – $10.95 (was $15.50)
• C-size – $$15.50 (was $20.95)
• D-size – $19.95 ( was $25.50)
• E-size – $33.50 (was $38.95)
• More than 32 new individual stamp sets and all stamp images are shown at 100% in the idea book, so there's no guessing about the size.

New Embellishments

• Holiday Pockets (felt)
• Top Coats Icing Overlays (clear acrylic pieces)
• Complements (alternative to MyStickease, for some paper packs)
• Cork Color-Ready Alphabets
• Foundry Pin Clips
• Designer Brads (Rhinestone, Copper)
• Mini-Medley Collections (Pewter, Honey, Olive)
• New Glitz Glitter Gel colors (bronze, red, silver)
• Midnight Felt Shapes
• Harvest Charms
• Milepost Shapes (corrugated shapes)
• Heirloom Assortment (Resin flowers & dangle jewels)
• Bling Assortment (Bling buttons & pins)
• Decor Journaling Spots
• Just Blooms Paper Shapes – Butterflies
• Designer Ribbon – Red Collection
• Designer Ribbon – Green Collection
• Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Ribbon slides
• Irresistables Make-It-Count Numbers
• Dimensioanl Monogram Alphabets (new fonts)
• 10 Things Pocket
• …and so much more!

Other New Items

• New cardstock shade packs (three harmonious colors in one convenient package; 12 sheets, 4 of each color)
• Kraft Die-Cut Cards and Envelopes
• White Daisy Die-Cut Cards and Envelopes
• Quick Pic Albums (6×6)
• My Creations Memory Game (chipboard squares and box)
• My Creations Card Box (store cards, photos, etc)
• New 4" x 5" My Acrylix Block

Workshops on the Go Kits

• Make two 2-page layouts and then use your remaining supplies, along with a few additional items to make the bonus projects (cards or 3D items)
• Kits contain a paper packet, embellishments, instructional brochure and now a C-sixed stamp set (was a B-size set)
• Instructions for bonus projects will be available online.

Stamp of the Month

• Spend $55 and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.50 You can also purchase it outright for the retail price of $19.95.
• In the Idea Book, you'll notice that each Stamp of the Month has corresponding projects and a supply list. Simply visit the URL listed in the book for complete project instructions.

Hostess Credits 

• You don’t need to host a gathering or participate in my clubs to take advantage of hostess credits. If you place an order for at least $165, you can receive $30 in Hostess credits. The rewards increase the more you spend.
• Hostess credits have been expanded to include Workshops on the Go kits, Studio J memberships and Studio J 5-packs. 

And the news I'm most excited about? Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection!  Perfect for those of you who hate to cut out your stamped images!

• Close To My Heart introduces the exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. It comes with 700 shapes that are designed to be used with specific My Acrylix stamps. 
• When you purchase the cartridge, you’ll also receive three D-sized stamp sets that coordinate with the images on the cart and three sets of 9×12 Dimensional Elements chipboard shapes. You can stamp on your Cricut shapes; cover your Dimensional Elements with a Cricut shape; or cut, stamp, and then cover.
• As you look through the new Idea Book, you’ll see a Cricut icon or a stamp image surrounded by a red outline. That lets you know there’s a matching shape on your Cricut cartridge. Simply cut out the coordinating shape with your Cricut machine using the setting indicated on the stamp’s carrier sheet, then stamp your image on the base shape. Quick and easy!
• Here’s the video where you can see how it works

All of these products will be available on my website beginning August 1st.  

You & Me Scrapbooking kit

This fabulous kit is only available for May...let me know if you'd like me to order one for you before they are all gone! This kit is available while supplies last...here's the current flyer showing exactly what is included in this gorgeous kit...cardstock weight patterned paper, a full package of Mocha Opaques, an exclusive D-size stamp set designed specifically for this kit, a sheet of Irresistibles die-cuts in chipboard, ribbon and a complete guide to show you how to create these two beautiful pages!

A 'You and Me' Scrapbook Class will be held on May 31st in the Workshop starting at 7:00PM for those of you that would like to do this kit in a classroom setting at no additional cost. 

It's National Scrapbooking Month!

It's National Scrapbooking Month...well for me every month is Scrapbooking month :)   Close To My heart has created another beautiful kit to celebrate this treasured month with our new You & Me scrapbooking kit.

During our May celebration, you can get the exclusive You & Me scrapbooking kit at a fabulous discount or even FREE*!

When you place a minimum order of $55 CAN in Close To My Heart products* in May, you can get the exclusive You & Me scrapbooking kit for the discount price of just $16.50—that’s more than half off the retail value! You’ll create two fully embellished two-page layouts using the new cardstock-weight B&T Duos^® papers, D-size stamp set, accessories, and instructions. You can also purchase the kit at full retail for $38.95 with no minimum purchase required. Become a Close To My Heart Consultant during May and we’ll include a You & Me kit for free* as part of your New Consultant Kit. 

To sweeten the deal, if you join my team as an Independant Consultant this month, not only will they give you this kit for free (a $38.95 value) BUT they will also give you 50% OFF of your New Consultant Kit...for $70.00 you will receive the basic business essentials and 3 'choose me' kits to personalize to your own business building needs...a value of over $300.00!!! Amazing...wish I had those deals when I signed up :)

Besides being paid for doing what you love, Consultants are your own boss—setting your own hours, work around your priorities, and share revolutionary new products unparalleled in the industry. You’ll also receive discounts on the products you love and have the amazing opportunity to touch hearts and change lives through the joy of scrapbooking and stamping!


If you are looking to support your scrapbooking with discounts, specials and like our low quarterly sales...then you'll want to join my team...cause I haven't seen a better time yet than now :) Just sayin'

 this is April's stamp set of the month, Blessed...a great two-step set to customize the ink colour of your image...contact me for more information on how you can get this set for free or at a discount!

During the month of April, spend $100 on CTMH products on my website and get a Level 1 Kit FREE! 

Close To My Heart booth#519

I thought I'd post some pictures of my CTMH booth at the Abbotsford Tradex this past weekend. The 19th Annual Arts & Crafts Show sponsored in part by the Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine was held on April 1st and 2nd and was fantastic! The Scrapbook Carnival end of the building was a buzzing with creativity, classes, makin' & takin' and fun. I hope that all attendees enjoyed the weekend as much as myself and my wonderful team of helpers.

playing around with my daisy pens...great way to keep all your pens at an event like this...not many people slipping a daisy in their purse :)

various small items for purchase...edge distressers, waxy flax and sanding kits were popular...thanks to my assistant Tania :)

Olivia and Tania, Assistants Extraordinaire! Couldn't have managed without you!

Marissa and Tania workin' the makin' & takin' table...the Enjoy Life stamp set was a hit with this great masculine card...many thanks from our customers on the creation of something masculine...my pleasure ladies!

Me and my girls...thanks again for all the help!

Great corner booth...we were rockin' our 10' x 10' space...thankful for the shag carpet...special thanks to Katherina Doyle, Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine for the digs :)


We sold a few of the Hope for Japan stamp sets this past weekend but they are still available for sale until the end of April, so if you are interested in purchasing one, drop me a line as I will be putting another order through by the end of next weeks Clubs...I should be getting my own set by next week, fingers crossed, can't wait to play with it!

Keep your eyes open for May's National Scrapbooking Day special...new paper collection kit...that's all I'm saying for today :) You are going to LOVE it...

Studio J®: Step-by-Step Basics

Wow! What an event...this past weekend at the Scrapbook Carnival in the Art & Crafts Expo at the Tradex was so much fun...special thanks to my BFF Tania for all her help as well as my fantastic daughters...it was so awesome to be able to connect with so many lovely women...and the odd husband here and there too :)

I was thrilled to be able to show everyone how great Close To My Heart products are and let them play with our Acrylic stamps, inks, papers, waxy flax and distressers. I hope to see some of those lovely ladies again in  the future :)

April is starting off with a bang! We have two specials for customers in the month of April, one for orders on myCTMH website and the other for Studio J members...

One of the things I love about Studio J custom prints is how easy it is to jazz them up by adding a few simple embellishments. See how a few Sparkles and Opaques gems were added to this Studio J layout? It only takes a few seconds because the gems are peel-and-stick. And don’t you think it gives nice dimension to the page? This month, Studio J members get a free package of each of these embellishments when they buy 10 layouts. Now’s a great time to get online and get caught up on all your scrapbooking, and when you receive your prints in the mail, you can glam them up with these adorable Opaques and Sparkles!

Close to my Heart has just uploaded a youTube video tutorial on our online Studio J Scrapbooking  program...click on the video link to see how they created a beautiful 2 page layout in under 8 minutes!

It is soooo easy to create some beautiful pages quickly and with a Studio J membership you will benefit from some fabulous savings to the layout costs and shipping that you will wonder why you haven't been creating with Studio J sooner than now! 

You will want to use Studio J online Scrapbooking in conjunction to your Classic scrapbooking so you can create some faster.simpler.easier layouts when you are short on time....and when you want to play with paper and scissors...all of your CTMH supplies are going to match with all the Studio J papers online!

If you've had a chance to play online with Studio J, you will notice that all the page kits consist of ALL of Close To My Hearts past and present paper collections so you can dig into that stash of papers in your rooms and get creating once you've been inspired with the patterns and layouts you see in Studio J...remember that when you play with the layouts online, you can simply turn to your own paper stash and create off the designs you've just created on Studio J!

In April you will receive a package of Opaques and Sparkles with each 

Happy creating ladies :)

Close To My Heart is offering FREE My Acrylix® blocks!!!

Close To My Heart is offering FREE My Acrylix® blocks!!!

Throughout March, when you buy $30 in My Acrylix® stamps from Close To My Heart, you will receive

a free My Acrylix® block. 

{Your choice of either 3" x 3" (Y1006)

or 2" x 6 1/2" (Y1010).}

Limit one free My Acrylix® block per order per customer. Qualifying stamp purchases include A-, B-, C-, D-, E-size stamp sets, and Stamp of the Month sets purchased at full retail or at a discount. K-size stamp sets, Stamp of the Months earned for free, and Workshops on the Go™ are excluded. Tax and shipping/handling may apply.

Only a few more days for the Free, Free, & Fabulous and Perfect 10 Promotions!

You only have a few more days to take advantage of the two great 

Close to my Heart February Promotions!

When you become a Close To My Heart Consultant during February and achieve Straight To The Top**, you will receive a rebate of $140 on your New Consultant Kit, plus $110 in select product credit rewards. That’s a total retail value of almost $544 in products and business supplies for FREE! Your kit's free, your select products are free—how fabulous! 

You’ll receive all of the business essentials you need plus your choice of three “choose me” collections! If you can’t decide which “choose me” collections you want, get them all! Each additional collection is only $40 more!

If you have ever thought about turning your hobby into a lucrative business, 

this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you have ever wondered how you could get all the CTMH products that you want for you

 and your friends at a great discount, this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you would like to have access to Studio J online scrapbooking, for you and your friends

 at a huge discount, this opportunity is perfect for you!

OR

If you just want to get almost $430 worth of fabulous product for only $140, 

this opportunity is perfect for you.

Whether you want to start a booming business, be a Hobbyist or Customer Consultant and get a great discount on all of your CTMH products, buy and/or sell online digital scrapbooking, or even just take advantage of purchasing the kit to get the goodies at a great price, this kit is a GREAT deal!

Do you have more questions? Feel free to contact me. I’d love to help answer your questions.

To check out what is in the new kit and/or to join my Team right now and earn the Free, Free, & Fabulous rewards, click here.

**“Straight To The Top” information 

Reach Straight To The Top by: 

• Submitting sales of $330 or more in your first month and 

• Submitting total sales of $1,330 or more during your first three months. 

Then redeem your $110 in select product credit for My Acrylix® stamps, blocks, Exclusive Inks,® cardstock, My Reflections® paper packets, and more! Plus, if you sign up in February, you will get reimbursed $140 for your kit fee. 

PLUS

Don't forget about the great “Perfect 10” Studio J Promotion! 

February is free layout month for Studio J® members! For every 9 custom-printed Studio J layouts you buy, you’ll receive the 10th layout free. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can totally take advantage of this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy 9, get 1 free. Buy 18, get 2 free. Buy 27, get 3 free. And so on!

If you’re not a member yet, now’s a great time to join! Click here to check out

 Studio J online scrapbooking now.

I’ll be back with some artwork soon...hopefully some pictures of completed Swap layouts and pictures of the classes I'll be offering at the Timberline 3-day Retreat March 11th-13th...

contact me if you want to join me there!