Radiate Beauty - with July Stamp of the Month

I thought I had posted this earlier this month...whoops!



Let your crafts echo the fanfare of a big top show with Close To My Heart's Circus Alphabet stamp set. These funky letters are perfect for creating titles and sentiments, or for adding some bold, beautiful backgrounds to your projects. Find out how to qualify to purchase this stupendous stamp set for only $5 during the month of July!

Carefree Crafting Contest

With just about everything you need to make two complete 2-page layouts or 15 cards, Close To My Heart's Workshop on the Go™ kits take the stress out of crafting and make it easy to create beautiful projects you'll love to show off! Leave a comment before June 30, 2014 here, on Facebook or Jeanette Lynton's blog and tell us which Workshop on the Go™ kit is your favorite for your chance to win your choice of a Workshop on the Go™ kit!

Quick Crafting with Class

Quick Crafting with Class

Don’t just let the stamps fall where they may in the month of May—get some tips and tricks on popular, timesaving stamping and general papercrafting techniques. Also learn more about how you can receive the fabulous friend–themed May Stamp of the Month set for only $5!



You've Got A Friend, May Stamp of the Month

BEAUTIFUL STAMPS, AMAZING DISCOUNTS

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

INCREDIBLY COOL CRAFTS

In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

S1405 My Acrylix™ You’ve Got a Friend

X7179B Ariana Paper Packet

Z1935 Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles

Z1929 Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon

Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape

Z1924 Dot Embossing Folder

Z1925 Chevron Embossing Folder

Z1866 White Daisy Circle Spin Cards & Envelopes

Required Tools

1292 Crystal Blue Cardstock

X5754 Crème Brulee Cardstock

X5927 Ruby Cardstock

1275 Outdoor Denim Cardstock

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

Z2170 Ruby Exclusive Inks™ Pad

Z2105 Black Exclusive Inks™ Pad

Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks™ Pad

Z1863 Color-Ready Midtown Cork Shapes

Z1825 Keyboard Kraft Alphabet

Z1979 EK Tools™ Journaling Pen

Z1912 Corner Rounder

Z1790 Cricut® Artiste Collection

Thread

Toothpicks

Click here for detailed directions to create these cards and here to order yours today.

Artbooking Made Easy: Fun in the Sun

What does summertime mean for you and your family? Is it camping in the woods or swimming in the ocean? No matter your destination, the summertime-themed keys on the Artbooking cartridge will have the perfect cutouts to use in recording all those unforgettable memories.

Artbooking Made Easy: Togetherness

Whether you’re celebrating romance, family, or friends in your papercrafting project, you’ll be head over heels for the together-themed cutouts on the Artbooking cartridge! With fancy frames, ornate edges, and faux flowers, you and your customers will be smitten with your finished products!

Artbooking Made Easy: Capturing Snapshots

Snapshots, circles, and fun inking techniques, oh my! Wondering what to do with all those snapshots you have lying around? The Artbooking cartridge’s snapshots keys are the perfect way to assemble those photos into one oh-so-memorable mini album, but with cutouts of cameras, dovetail pennants, and photo-strip frames, these keys are perfect to accent any project.

Floating Your Fancy

Get the most out of your Cricut® Artbooking cartridge with these fun home décor ideas. You will love these unique ideas to use Artbooking cutouts to create decorative floating frames and functional message boards for your home. These quick and easy projects are pretty and practical—the best kind of craft!

Artbooking Made Easy: Artbooking My Life

Take your no-hassle, ready-to-use Picture My Life™ scrapbooking to the next level by incorporating various cutouts from the Artbooking cartridge! You will be thrilled with the infinite possibilities available when pairing Artbooking shapes with the easy, ready-to-use cards from the Picture My Life scrapbooking programs. Check it out here, along with charming Mother’s Day gift ideas.

Project Inspiration: Hip Pics Album

Create a heartfelt gift for your mother using the My Creations™ Hip Pics album and the My Acrylix™ Mother’s Day stamp set. Decorate the pocket photo pages with sentimental photos, stylish embellishments, and memorable words of gratitude to show her how much she means to you.

New Heights Abound

Sometimes it’s the details of a page that makes it really shine. But adding some glitter paper, Shimmer Trim, and glitter gems doesn’t hurt, either! Learn how to make a sparkly bouquet of balloons by combining embellishments, Cricut® cutouts, and specialty paper. You and your customers will get carried away by these glitzy decorations.

Artbooking Made Easy: All-Star Scrapbooking

Put your team spirit on paper with the sports-themed keys on the Artbooking cartridge. With footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, and teamwork sentiments, these cutouts are the perfect accent to any team photos, whether it be sports, dance, or other activities. Yet the pennant banner, chevron overlays, and star border are just the thing for any theme! The sports-themed keys will leave you and your customers wanting to do a victory dance.

Artbooking Made Easy: Trailblazing Travel Albums

Need a fun way to document that unforgettable vacation, getaway, or outing? The travel keys on the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge are ideal for decorating albums, pages, or 3–D artwork with your most memorable moments. From artsy airplanes to ticket-like tabs, there are cutouts to accompany any of your or your customers’ travel-themed crafts.

Pure Joy of Washi Tape

You already know that we are silly for stamps, passionate for papercrafting, and mad for memory keeping, but do you know that we are wild for washi tape? With eight different colors and fun patterns like stripes, polka dots, chevron, and houndstooth, how could we resist? You and your customers won’t be able to resist this latest craze, either! Watch the video to discover tips, tricks, and the pure joy of washi tape.

The Whole Kit and Caboodle

Whether your style is outdoorsy, sweet, bold, or shabby chic, there’s something in our new lines of paper for you and each of your customers! Watch the video to get an eyeful of these fun and colorful packets, and see examples of some of the awesome artwork you can create with them!

Artbooking Made Easy: Fab Frames

Decorate your walls, tables, mantles, and more with these picture-perfect pennant frames, adorned with shapes and cutouts from the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge. From flowers to snowflakes to titles, you and your customers will love the versatility, ease, and look of these artistic embellishments.

Mix & Match Contest

This is from Jeanette Lynton's website:


Mix & Match Contest!
Hello friends! I know that many of you are just as excited as I am about some of our new product lines, including the incredible new Picture My Life™ scrapbooking programs. These programs are such a wonderful option for quick, easy, and beautifully unique scrapbooking! What I love about these programs is that it’s YOUR photos that make it unique. I know that you’ll just love mixing and matching your favorite photos with these vibrant, versatile, and all-around lovely cards.


If you haven't seen all of the amazing Picture My Life scrapbooking programs, watch this video to get a peek or contact your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant for more details. Then leave a comment here, on our Facebook page, or on YouTube telling me what you picture when you think of your favorite Picture My Life scrapbooking program for a chance to win your choice! Leave your comment anytime before March 31, 2014, and you might be our lucky winner!

Project Inspiration: Transform Your Stamps

Think outside the stamp set theme! We’ll show you how to transform your icon stamps into borders, embellishments, and backgrounds that create subtle patterned paper. Watch the video for revamped ideas using the My Acrylix™ Do Your Best stamp set.

Artbooking Made Easy: Happy Springtime

Springtime is always blossoming, and with the springtime keys on the Artbooking cartridge, you can bring new life to all your layouts, cards, and crafts! The shapes, titles, and layouts are perfect for spring-themed projects, but they’re versatile enough to accent almost anything. You and your customers will be buzzing to make your projects bloom using these keys!

Studio Savings

Find out how you can purchase your Studio J layouts for only $5.00 --- over $2 off the regular price!--- only during the month of March.



During the month of March, order your Studio J™ layouts—including ones using our new Photo Express Collection—for only $5 each! Quickly create gorgeous, personalized studio layouts using our wide selection of papers, collections, patterns, and embellishments. And don’t forget to check out the templates in our new Photo Express Collection, which allow you to design layouts entirely comprised of photos in minutes. You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories™.

Artbooking Made Easy: Top Secret

The secret is out! We love the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge from Close To My Heart. The shapes on the top-secret--themed mini album keys are perfect for scrapbooking your big ideas and big adventures!