November SOTM: Illuminate

Welcome to the November Stamp of the Month blog hop! If you have arrived here from Michelle's blog, you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, following along is simple. Just click the links at the bottom of each blog post and you'll be directed to the next blog in the hop. We have over 50 talented consultants participating each month, so you are sure to get some amazing inspiration!

The November Stamp of the Month, Illuminate (S1311) is a beautiful set of 15 stamps to light up your world! Fun lanterns and bright sentiments - a perfect set for cardmaking and scrapbooking alike!

This standard sized card features the Sarita papers. The flourishes on the corners of the sentiment are from the lamppost image - a little "outside the box"!

Time to hop along and see what Traci has created to share with us! 

Remember, Illuminate is only available through November. Order yours today for $17.95 or just $5 when you place a $50 order! Head to my website to place your order!

Holidays from the Heart

It's HERE, it's HERE! The BRAND NEW Holiday Gift Guide from Close to My Heart is HERE and filled with fun new products for the Holidays and beyond!

Be sure to check out this fun mini-catalog to see the latest and greatest...a gorgeous holiday paper packet, fun new accessories (yes, new BLING - my favorite), a great little mini-album and some of the cutest My Acrylix stamp sets!

Browse the online catalog filled with artwork and inspiration HERE.

Or simply browse products HERE.

To make the holidays even sweeter, earn a FREE "star" item from the Holiday Gift Guide when you place an order of $100 or more (of ANY current, regularly priced products from the Holiday Gift Guide, the Fall/Winter Idea Book or a combination of both). Details HERE.

To see even more amazing artwork featuring the Holidays from the Heart products, visit my Holidays from the Heart Pinterest board - new pins added daily!

Hurry and place your order today! While several of these products are sneak peeks to the Spring/Summer Idea Book offerings, many are available While Supplies last...don't miss out on your favorites!

Visit my Close to My Heart website to order today!

October SOTM: Scandinavian Wishes

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! If you've arrived here from Kathleen's blog, you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, following along is simple - just click on the links provided at the bottom of each blog post to be directed to the next blog in the loop. By the time you arrive back here, you are sure to be inspired!

This month we are featuring Scandinavian Wishes, a fun set of 12 stamps, including 6 sentiments, all with a Scandinavian flair! Those red lines around some of the images designate that Scandinavian Wishes coordinates with one of our amazing, exclusive Cricut cartridges, Art Philosophy.

This standard sized card features our new Frosted paper packet along with a splash of Ruby. The house was cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge and the stamping was done in Slate ink. The edges were inked with Slate and Champagne ink. Notice the touch of bling on the house and the sentiments - compliments of Silver Glitz Glitter Gel.

Time to hop along and see what Gina has to share with us - I'm sure it will be amazing!

Remember, Scandinavian Wishes is only available through October 31st. You can add it to your collection for just $5 when you place a $50 order ($17.95 retail price). Head on over to my website and order yours today!

September SOTM Blog Hop: Poster Tidings

Welcome to the September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you've arrived here from Susan Brooks' blog you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, following along is simple. Just click the link at the end of each post to be directed to the next blog in the loop. We have almost 60 consultants participating this month, so by the time you arrive back here (or to your original starting point) you will will filled with ideas and inspiration.

The September Stamp of the Month, Poster Tidings (S1309) is a set of 2 (large) stamps featuring the super trendy subway art typeset style. One stamp is perfect for Fall cards and scrapbook pages and the other highlights words and phrases with a Winter and Holiday theme. 

 While our temperatures are rising here, and we haven't even gotten into an autumn mood, I was ready to think about cooler days and the warmth of the holidays so I choose to create a card using the winter/holiday themed stamp. Of course it pair perfectly with the gorgeous Frosted paper packet. The soft muted colors of Frosted are beautiful on their own. but I added the Blush cardstock for the pop of color. There is also a little bit of our Huntington paper packet in there too - can you find it? It has taken me a while to step outside that box and mix different paper packets, but it is really easy to do and adds to much versatility to our amazing paper packets!

I love all the fun pennants and banners on artwork these days and this card just sort of came together when I sat down to create. Our 3-D Foam tape provides a little dimension to the card.

Time to hop along and see what Georgia has to share! Remember, the September SOTM is available through September only. Order yours today for $17.95 or just $5 with a $50 order. Head over to my website to order yours!

New Product BlogHop: The Party is On

Just as the blog post title suggests, the Party IS On...and even better than ever for our special Hostesses at Close to My Heart!

Welcome to the Autumn/Winter 2013 New Product Blog Hop! We have over 30 consultants ready to share some of their amazing creations featuring BRAND NEW products from Close to My Heart! If you've arrived here from Maureen's blog, you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, following along is simple. Just click on the link at the end of each blog post to be taken to the next blog.

I am so, so excited about the Hostess Rewards stamp sets from CTMH. That's right, being a CTMH hostess is now more rewarding than ever with SEVEN exclusive stamp sets available ONLY to hostesses through January. And as if exclusive sets wasn't cool enough, they are each offered a a discounted price, so you are getting more bang for your buck when spending your Hostess Rewards!!!

Quite possibly my favorite set in the new Idea Book is a Hostess Reward set...The Party Is On (C1568). I LOVE the large graphic sentiments!! We created this card at my recent Idea Book Kick-Off Celebration. In addition to the The Party Is On stamp set, it features an overlay cut with the amazing new Cricut Artbooking cartridge and the Sarita papers.

I also love the chalkboard look that is so trendy right now and thought this stamp set was a perfect set to play with this technique! This card features the new Laughing Lola papers, Silver Shimmer Trim and a little Baker's Twine. The banner pieces were cut from the Cricut Artiste cartridge.

Of course, I love adding a little dimension to everything these days, so the both of the banner pieces are popped up using 3-D Foam Tape.

Are you in love with this set too?!?! Remember, the only way to get it is to host a home gathering, catalog party, or online gathering. Contact me (or your own CTMH consultant) today to become a Hostess and earn your own exclusive stamp sets!

Time to hop along and see what the super talented, Gina Brandstetter has to share with us!

August SOTM BlogHop: A Chocolate Affair

Here's something that will make your summer just a little sweeter! The brand new Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book from Close to My Heart and a Stamp of the Month set filled with scrumptious chocolate treats...that won't go straight to your hips!

Welcome to the August Stamp of the Month BlogHop! This month we have close to 60 consultants ready to share their creativity with YOU! If you've arrived here from Allisa Chilton's blog, you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, following along is simple. Just click the link to the next blog at the bottom of each post. By the time you arrive back here you are sure to be inspired (and quite possibly craving a little chocolate fix)!

A Chocolate Affair (S1308) is a delightfully delicious set of 16 stamps...8 delectable chocolate treats and 8 fun sentiments!

A Chocolate Affair pairs perfectly with the BRAND NEW Babycakes My Reflections Paper Packet. Don't let the name fool you...Babycakes is so much more than babies. The subdued color pallette of Slate, Buttercup, Chocolate and Sunset can easily coordinate with additional colors...I chose to add a pop of Cotton Candy.

The card pattern is from our new how-to book, Make It From Your Heart, Volume 2. It features 16 two-page layout patterns, 2 single-page patterns and 12 different card patterns. At just $7.95, this idea book is a great value!

The August Stamp of the Month is only available through August...and this month the deal is sweeter than ever! You can order A Chocolate Affair for $17.95, or get it absolutely FREE when you place a $50 order before August 30th! Head on over to my website to order yours today!

It's time to hop along and see what Judy Burger has created to share with all of us! Enjoy!

Cricut Artbooking: Pre-Order Special - Revised and Improved!!

Earlier this month, I shared an exciting special for anyone who simply couldn't wait to get their hands on the Cricut Artbooking Collection! My pre-order special included the adorable August Stamp of the Month set as a FREE gift for your order. Well, turns out the August special from CTMH is a FREE Stamp of the Month set, so I am revising my own pre-order special...

Pre-order your Cricut Artbooking Collection before July 31st and you will not only receive the August SOTM set FREE (a $17.95 value), but I will also include not one, but TWO adorable "M" sized stamps for FREE. 

I am absolutely in love with these fun little "M" sized stamps and know you'll adore them too! There are currently 8 stamps to choose from...

The Artbooking Collection is available for just $99 (retail value of $125) beginning August 1st, but I am taking pre-orders beginning TODAY - and offering a great special to boot!

Click HERE to see more of the Artbooking Collection and the images found on the cartridge!

**Artbooking Pre-Order Special**

Pre-order (and pre-pay for) your Artbooking bundle prior between now and July 31st and you will receive...

 * FREE August Stamp of the Month (a $17.95 value) - an adorable chocolate themed stamp set

* FREE Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book

* TWO free M sized stamps (you're choice from the 8 stamps shown above)

That's almost $150 in product for just $99 

(plus tax and shipping)!

Also, if you add just $46 product onto your Artbooking order, you will qualify for $25 in FREE product (above and beyond the FREE Stamp of the Month). 

Your Artbooking order will be submitted August 1st and will ship quickly directly from CTMH, but your FREE Idea Book will ship out right away!

Here's a peak at the August Stamp of the Month set...A Chocolate Affair...such a YUMMY set!!!

Call or email me TODAY to pre-order your Artbooking Collection!