New Shopping Options!

I love to save, who doesn't?

On my Close To My Heart website you can now shop a category called Product collections.  Seems to me, anytime Close To My Heart uses the word "collection" it means savings are in store for you!  Five collections are now available!  Each one designed as a starter kit to help get you going in the direction of your choice.  Already going in that direction?  Maybe it's just the additional things you've been missing, or longing for.  

Cardmaker's Quick Start (Save $5.00!)

Product Description

Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2193)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2195)
My Acrylix™ Belated Birthday (B1442)
My Acrylix™ Big Hug (D1584)
2" x 2" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1003)
2" x 3 1/2" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1009)
White Card and Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
Pink Glitter Paper (Z1922)
Baker’s Twine Paradise Assortment (Z1702)
Your Savings?  $5.00!

Essential Tool Kit (Save $5.00!)

 Product Description

Medium Organizer (Z4139)
Craft Boxes (Z4137)
Dot Embossing Folder (Z1924)
Chevron Embossing Folder (Z1925)
Stitch Guide (Z1852)
Piercing Tool Kit (Z1114)
Sanding Kit (Z1294)
Bone Folder (Z1204)
Spray Pens (Z1380)
Create-a-Shade™ Pearl Paint (Z1039)
Your Savings?  $5.00!

Memory Keeping Fundamentals (Save $10.00!)

 Product Description

Timberline Paper Packet (X7182B)
Timberline Complements (X7182C)
Timberline Assortment (Z3005)
Skylark Paper Packet (X7177B)
Skylark Complements (X7177C)
Skylark Assortment (Z3000)
Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
Memory Protectors™ Side Load Value Pack (Z1977)
Cherish™ Scrapbook Program (9038)
3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
Scallop Border Punch (Z1851)
Corner Rounder (Z1912)
Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen (Z1979)
Metallics Markers (Z1768)
Sparkles Flourishes (Z1708)
Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918) 

Chocolate Woodgrain Washi Tape (Z1930)
Keyboard Kraft Alphabet (Z1825)
Your Savings?  $10.00!

Stamping Basics Collection (Save $5.00)

 Product Description

Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2140)
New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2135)
Ruby Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2170)
Honey Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2162)
Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2147)
My Acrylix™ Quick Cards—Japanese Blossom (A1155)
My Acrylix™ Quick Cards—Island Greetings (A1157)
My Acrylix™ Spritz Cleaner (1778)
My Acrylix™ Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
My Acrylix™ Organizer (Z1038)
Your Savings?  $5.00!

Stamping Scrapbooker's Delight (Save $10.00)

Product Description

Slate Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2173)
Desert Sand Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2118)
My Acrylix™ Believe in Yourself (C1574)
My Acrylix™ Hopscotch Alphabet (E1028)
My Acrylix™ LOL (A1159)
3" x 3" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1006)
Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
Liquid Glass (Z679)
VersaMat™ (Z1279)
Memory Protectors™ Side Load Value Pack (Z1977)
Memory Protectors™ 4" x 6" Flip Flaps™ (Z4114)
Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment (Z1939)

Your Savings?  $10.00!

Project Inspiration: Tools for Tasteful Pages

A beautiful page using Close To My Heart products, showing a neat stitching technique. 



Items used in this video can be purchased on my website, just click the item number:
D1579 - Windy Day Stamp Set
Z1701 - Bakers Twine Neutral Assortment
Z1852 - Stitch Guide
Z1859 - Foam Mat
X7183B - Lollydoodle Paper Pack

You've Got a Friend (May Stamp of the Month)

Check out this fun stamp set and what you can do with it.  Remember, you do have a consultant, that'd be me....  links to items used in this video can be found below.  



S1405 - You've Got a Friend stamp set
Z1375 - Kraft Cardstock
Z2114 - Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
X7182B - Timberline Papers
Z1849 - Bronze Shimmer Trim

Timberline on the Paper Trail

Welcome to the Paper Trail blog hop!  If you came from Diane's blog, The Happy Scrapbooker, you are on the right path.  If you are just getting started, you'll find it's a circular hop and you'll end up right back here. 

This month we are featuring the Timberline papers from Close to my Heart.  Beautiful rich colors reminiscent of being in the deep woods, seeking adventure behind trees and in streams.  My layout this month is made to preserve just such memories. 

 

I've used several cuts from our Artbooking Cricut Collection on this layout.  The woodgrain overlay was cut at a 3.75x3.75." I layered it on a solid piece of cardstock and sanded, it creates a simulated embossed look.  The "Great Outdoors" is also on the Artbooking cartridge.

The Timberline Assortment is a collection of wood embellishments, the travel trailer shown here is just one of them.  The outdoor signs are part of the Timberline Complements.  I love these!

Moving along on the trail your next stop is Trisha Manhire's blog. She has something fabulous for you, I'm sure.

You can order items used in this layout from my website.  They are:
X7182B - Timberline Paper Pack
X7182C - Timberline Complements
Z3005 - Timberline Assortment
Z1906 - Artbooking Cricut Collection

Artbooking Made Easy: Fun In the Sun

Season Finale of Artbooking.  Hope you have enjoyed and learned lots from this series!



Products used in this video are available on my website.  Click the item number to shop!
Z1906 - Cricut Artbooking Collection
Z2274 - Champagne Exclusive Inks Re-inker
Z2295 - Lagoon Exclusive Inks Re-inker 
Z1886 - My Crush Besties Assortment

Follow Up Friday: Ariana Gets a Boost!

I posted photos of my Ariana layout for the Paper Trail blog hop on April first.  You can find that post here.  

Now there are two trains of thought for those of us who create layouts for classes.  One thought is that it should always include photos.  The other, of course is that it doesn't need to or actually should not.  I follow the second train of thought for two reasons.  First is that I don't want to put an idea in anyone's head as to what type of photos should go on any page.  Sometimes when I see something I tend to think that's the way it should be.  The second reason I don't put photos on my classroom pages is even more basic.  I really don't take that many photos.  

But today I thought I would revisit my Ariana pages with photos and include the second layout as well. 

Here is the original layout:

And here is my second layout using more of the same Ariana paper pack and complements:

 

 

  

I still don't take enough photos.  These are photos I "stole" off my daughters' Facebook pages.  I've come to find out that with the popularity of Instagram there are not as many photos accessible right from FB.  This caused me to download the Instagram app.  I immediately became frustrated and confused and feel like a sitcom Mom who has to ask her kids all about technology. 

And I used to feel so smart...

Artbooking Made Easy: Togetherness

Enjoy this new Artbooking video from Close To My Heart.  


Find the products used in this video on my website:
Z1906 - Artbooking Cricut Collection
Z1812 - Sparkles Clear Flourishes, Small
Z3002 - Ariana Assortment 
Z1934 - Flamingo Dots
Z1935 - Black & Gray Epoxy Bubbles
Z1795 - Quilling Tool