New products in the new 2015 idea book

The new Idea Book and Holiday Expression is here! The Annual (white) book will be good through next August. The Holiday Expression will be good through this December. Here are some of the products you can find:

Tons new stamp sets - I did not list them here - I will let you explore ... :)

 

Also, the Stamp of the Month sets are all featured in the Holiday Expressions book

 

p. 5

• Picture My Life scrapbooking programs are now available with Hostess Rewards

p. 6-11

• New Hostess Rewards stamp sets are available. Additional sets included in the Holiday Expressions publication

p. 18-103

• Find all of the new paper packets within these pages
• Each paper packet is pictured with the coordinating Complements, Assortments, other complementary products, and a variety of stamp sets.
• The new Complements include 6x6 sticker sheets along with a variety of other textures.
• Textures may include Thin Plastic Sticker Sheets, Kraft Die-Cuts, Vellum Die-Cuts, Thick Plastic Die-Cuts, or Chipboard Die-Cuts

p. 21, 37, 62, 79, 91

• New Workshops on the Go are featured for each of the new paper packets
• Scrapbooking- Zoe, Sangria, La Vie En Rose, Georgie, Urban
• Cardmaking- Kaleidoscope

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• Note that there is a list of additional activity (sports) stamps that are featured online

p. 103

• New M-size stamps available for every state and each Canadian provinces and territories

p. 108-109

• New patterns in Paper Fundamentals along with, of course, all of the new colors

p. 110-111

• New Fundamental Sticker Packs and Fundamental Assortments. The Sticker Packs are available in each of the color families and the Assortments are available in a variety of colors which will give you embellishments for each of the Paper Fundamentals collections. Did I mention these stickers pack have stars, letters and all kinds of cool shapes - love those stickers!

p. 113-115

• New Picture My Life Scrapbooking Programs that feature both 4x6 and 3x4 cards. Each card has the same design on both sides with one side configured horizontally and the other, vertically. Also available are 2 new overlay card sets, one in gold & silver and the other in black.

p. 119-121

• The new Cricut Artistry Collection available both as a regular cartridge or in digital form.
• All of the original Cricut Collections now feature cardstock instead of Dimensional Elements

p. 122-123

• Two new confetti embossing folders and two new diffusers, one each in circle and square.

p. 126-127

• Brand new Instalife albums, Instalife card collections that include 2x2 and 4x4 sizes, and Mini Memory Protectors to fit the albums!
• New Roller Stamps (just like an old library stamp!) that include a variety of sentiments and images.

p. 129

• Two new card kits, along with 4 new sentiment M-sized stamps.

p. 134-137

• New Base & Bling elements that feature new shiny faux gold and faux silver finishes.
• New charms that are packaged with 3 each of a single design.
• Two new style sheets, Affirmations and Lovely Blooms.
• A brand new A-sized stamp that includes the full alphabet and is designed to fit into the wreaths on the new Lovely Blooms style sheet.

p. 140-143

• New embellishments to include Enamel & Glitter Duos and Enamel Gems
• New shimmer trim colors- Coral, Green, and Aqua
• New foil tape in both gold and silver
• New Thick Twine in Poppy, Fern and Whisper

p. 144

• An updated My Creations calendar
• New My Creations Pint-Sized Container

p. 145

• Two new Glitter Paper colors- Gold and Red
• New 12x12 Watercolor Paper

p. 146

• Brand new Watercolor Paints and a Paintbrush Set

p. 149

• New Thumb Notch Punch

p. 153

• Two new organizers
• Marker Roll-Up designed to hold 25 Shin Han Touch Twin markers
• Accessory Roll-Up with zippers and 16 clear pockets to hold embellishments, accessories, or Base & Bling products
• Both organizers include a hanging loop for easy vertical storage

p. 155

• New My Acrylix Mini Stamp Organizer box designed to hold up to 26 M-sized stamp sets - you can fit all kinds of other items in there. Our ribbons, washi tape, embellishements, re-inkers and so much more fit in that little thing as well. You can so many places with just one little organizer!

p. 156-157

• New colors in the Enchantment color collection

• Eggplant
• Sapphire
• Peacock
• Fern
• Saffron
• Poppy
• Pomegranate

August 2015 card workshop

Here are the 3 cards we made for our August card workshop. It was a lot of fun, but I must admit - the first card was a lot of time to cut all the overlays out. But looking at the card - well worth it - don't you think :)

Tips:

Card #1:

• I used the Artbooking cartridge, overlay - punch out all the little cut outs from the overlay ... save the circles and stars!
•  Originally, the overlay was 12 x 12 and I sized it down to my card size
• For the color spots, I used various scraps of B & T papers - great way to use it up!
• Use either liquid glass or a glue pen to adhere the scraps on the back
• After cutting the overlay in half (you get enough for 2 cards out of each cut), adhere the color spots, then adhere 3-d spots. Make sure you have some in the middle as well
• Also put 3-d spots on your tag to make it even.

Hope these tips, helped - if you should have any questions, please contact me and I will be more than happy to answer them.

You can find any of these products on my website.

A real easy way to look for a product is to type either the product # or the name into the search box.

Card #2:

• After cutting my various strips I started by stamping my glacier strip in the middle using the "random" stamping method in the middle, going out to both sides.
• Stamp the sentiment
• Have two pieces of shimmer trim of equal length, dove tail them and adhere them to your sentiment piece
• Then adhere 3-d spots on the back
• Before you adhere any of the strips lay out your pieces the way you want them on your card, once you are happy the way it looks - go ahead and put it together. If you want to add more bling - go ahead! Make it your own!

Card #3:

• Stamp the sentiment
• Dovetail the sentiment piece
• Adhere shimmer trip to glacier cs
• Adhere sentiment piece, you may want to use 3-d dots for that
• Before you adhere this piece to the white cs, lay it down where you want it and stamp the three leaves, then adhere the sentiment piece, add bling
• Then layer your card and you are done!

Here are the products you will need:

Z1906 Artbooking Cartridge
11385 White CS
S1508 Framed (August SOM) - but we have other great frame sets
Z2060 Thin 3-d tape
Z553 Glue Pen, Mem Bond. Glue
Z2195 Lagoon Ink
Z3041 Oceanside Sequins
Z2140 Outdoor Denim Ink
C1619 So Many Smiles
X7197B Zoe Paper Pack
X5770 Glacier CS
Z2641 Glacier Ink
Z2173 Slate Ink
Z2164 Sorbet Ink
Z1918 Shimmer Trim
Y1000  1 x 1 Block
Y1003 2 x 2 Block
Y1006 3 x 3 Block
X254 White cards & Envelopes value Pack

Again, these were very fun! Until next time,

Happy stamping - Margit

The new 2015/2016 book is here!

11 Must-Have Crafting Supplies for your Wishlist

by Close To My Heart

It’s finally September 1, and you know what that means—our brand new Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations and Holiday Expressions idea books are now available to the public!

We’re elated to finally be able to brag about all the gems featured in these beauties! :) Even though it was VERY difficult for us to narrow this down, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create a list of 11 love-it, gotta-have-it crafting supplies from our new idea books. Here we go!

1. Instalife™

This brand new product line is perfect for preserving your favorite social media memories or really any miniature keepsakes. We find the petite size of this line adorable! Add Instalife cards to the Memory Protectors™ for an extra pop of color next to your photos, or stamp on cute dates and messages using our Instalife roller stamps. This line is extremely versatile, letting you create an album that’s just right for you!

2. Watercolor Paints

Add a splash of color to any project with our brand new watercolor paints! From creating showstopper backgrounds to embellishing with a little splatter of paint, these watercolor paints are one of our most multipurpose tools

3. Fundamental Stickers Packs and Assortments

Fundamental Stickers Adventure Pack

Fundamental Assortment Black

Every crafter knows how nice it is to have items that color coordinate. Our Paper Fundamentals match our exclusive colors perfectly to make paper pairing a cinch. Along with updated colors and patterns, this line now also includes Fundamental Stickers Packs and Assortments! You’ll find color-coordinated tags, icons, and titles, as well as letter stickers you can use for putting things into your own words! Embellishing and accessorizing has never been so easy!

4. Picture My Life™ Overlays

Our Picture My Life™ pocket scrapbooking line makes catching up on scrapbooking quick and easy. In our new Annual Inspirations book, we now have beautiful overlays to add a touch of foil or else an eye-catching pattern to your photos without having to stamp directly onto the photos.

5. My Legacy™ Albums…and new posts!

Creating beautiful layouts for your favorite memories is important, but so is choosing a beautiful album to store those layouts! We love our high quality My Legacy™ albums because they protect our memories in style! Since each album tells a different story, we provide both 1 ½" D-ring albums and 1 ½" post-bound albums in a variety of patterns. For slightly shorter stories, use our brand new My Legacy™ 1" Album Posts to keep your layouts perfectly nestled between the protective album covers.

6. My Acrylix® Etched Alphabet Stamp SetYou can never go wrong with a monogram, which is why we’ve created the My Acrylix® Etched Alphabet stamp set. It’s the perfect size for adding a monogram to our Base & Bling pendants. Create several monogrammed pendants for an easy go-to gift— because honestly, who wouldn’t want to wear an adorable monogramed bit of bling?

7. Cricut® Artistry Collection

This fella is the newest addition to our set of exclusive Close To My Heart Cricut® collections. Featuring over 700 images ranging from banners and borders to shapes and layers, it’s sure to make your crafting even more awe-worthy. Oh, and did we mention that now ALL of our Cricut® collections include THREE My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets AND a cardstock combo pack? Let the cheers commence! ;)

8. Cut Above™

Don’t you hate it when you remember an occasion last-second and you desperately need a card? Our new Cut Above™ card kits are perfect for these exact situations. Taking only moments to put together, these card kits are absolute lifesavers, as well as easy on your wallet!

9. Marker and Accessory Roll-Ups

We know that crafters tend to collect quite a few items (it’s okay, we do, too :) ). Keep the clutter at bay with our brand new marker and accessory roll-ups! The marker roll-up is designed to hold our ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ markers to make transportation and horizontal storage easy, and our accessory roll-up can organize anything from Base & Bling items to embellishments and accessories.

10. My Reflection™ Paper Packets & Hashtags

#ctmhzoe

#ctmhnevermore

As always, new idea books mean new paper packets! And we’ve got 8! This year, we will also be spotlighting one or two paper packets each month on social media. Zoe and Nevermore have already claimed the month of September. :) Use our featured paper packet hashtags to share your artwork during the featured month, and look at other crafters’ artwork by entering these hashtags in the search bar of any social media website or app—especially Facebook and Instagram. All of our featured paper packet hashtags are #ctmh followed by the name of the paper packet: #ctmhzoe #ctmhnevermore.

11. New Consultant Kit*

When someone decides to join our family by becoming a Close To My Heart Consultant, they receive a New Consultant Kit full of goodies to start off their business. Well, this is the NEW New Consultant Kit, and isn’t she a beauty? We want you to inspire you from day one, so we’ve revamped this kit to make it as handsome as it is helpful.

And there you have it, folks! That’s the list! Now come’s the tricky part—figuring out which one of these 11 products you’ll purchase FIRST! Good luck!

To begin shopping, go to  my website and click on "shop" , if you are interested in the opportunity , click on the "What We Do" tab at the top of the page.

*contents may vary

Today is the Last Day!

Today is the last day to this super versatile stamp set. With three frames and nine different sayings in one set its a must-have for any stamper! This is the set we used for my last card work shop. I will post pictures soon. Do you want to get "Framed"? Don't delay!

What's a STAMP OF THE MONTH?
 
Each month Close to My Heart has one stamp set that is only available for that month. You can purchase it for full price at $17.95, or save over 70% and get it for just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more on my shopping website. Stamp of the Months are only available during their assigned month, once they're gone, they're gone! To find the current Stamp of the Month on my shopping website, go to the "promotions" tab in the top bar and pull down to Stamp of the Month.

Only a few more days left....

Do you remember this workshop I posted last year? Did you not love those stamp sets? If you do - you may want to hurry and get those sets now - in a few days they will be gone! My favorite here is "O Holy Night". It is one stamp, but you can use it in so many different ways - even on your scrapbook layouts!

I used "Love Ya Silly" another one of my favorites :)

Love Ya Silly

Item Number: B1470

 

Right now we still have lots of great items available on our Retirement List - remember - when they are gone - they are gone! There are a number of items, that have gone "unavailable" already.

Take care and have fun!

Margit

August 2015 workshop - you are invited!

August 27 @ 10 AM and 7 PM, Thursday

We will make some fun summer cards. Its still summer, and I love these colors! This is a sample of the new Zoe paper pack and the August Stamp of the Month set. You may want to make multiples of these two cards or another style - come and see what you would like to do! We normally make at least 3 project. We will see how many projects we can fit into our time!

Check my blog if you would like to see details about the previous workshops and how we put the cards together!

The fee will be $10, that will cover the supplies for the cards and the fee for the meetup group and me pre-cutting the projects. So, please if you RSVP, let me know if you cannot make at least a day in advance, thank you.

Please RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot, I always have several people attend who are not part of the meetup group, thanks. Space is limited - I already have several people who said, they want to come! Please let me know if you prefer a morning or evening class - I may add a morning class if I have enough interest for it.

Please let me know if you would like me to add a scrapbooking class as well. Several people have expressed an interest in that. I will also need to know if you will be available in the morning or evening.

If you do not have any of the items below, please contact me and I can help you get them either ordered or let you know which of the items we will use that evening. Check my website for the items you may want to stock your toolbox with :).

Your basic tool kit for scrapbook or card classes should be:

• Scissors

• favorite adhesive: tombow style adhesive, glue dots, glue pen

• foam mounting tape

• bone folder

You may also want to bring:

• 12" trimmer

• ruler

• pencil

• cutting mat

• exacto knife

• tweezers

• piercing tool

• sponging and sanding tool

• corner rounder

We may not always use all of these items, but its a good thing to have these items in your "tool box". You can always order additional items at my website before you come to class :) and I always have extra supplies on hand, but things will go smoother if you have your own items with you. I will have all the other supplies for you like paper, embellishments, etc.

Thanks, hope to hear from you soon!

If you would like order any of the supplies needed - please go to my website, thanks or contact me for any questions. Thanks :)

Happily Stamping, 

Margit

August 2015 Newsletter

QUICK LINKS   Upcoming Events  These are the cards I made this month for the card workshop. I used the Blossom WOTG kit. I love this paper - there are so many possibilities with this. If you like this kit - you want to hurry, it will go away by the end of August! Our last class featured the Taste of Summer papers. The next class will be held on Aug. 27 at 10 am and 7 pm. Please, let me know right away if you would like to participate. You can find all the details on my blog. Other dates: Ideabook Premier - Sept 12, 10 am - 12 pm Card workshop - Sept. 17, 10 am and 7 pm I am planning a Christmas Card Buffet in October - any interest? I would like to offer card kits - any interest in that? Please let me know, thank you  JOIN OUR LIST July Stamp of the Month Stamp of the Month August 2015: Framed S1508 Framed, set of 12 Recommended Blocks: 1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002) 2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009) 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 (excluding purchases made in Studio J®), you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5. Like this Stamp of the Month? Check out others in these Idea Books. Hostess Challenge At convention we were challenged to find at least 1 hostess in August for a party - are you it? I would love to work with anyone who love to have some fun with their friends. I only have a few more dates open. You will be the first to see the new products!  Would you say "no" at the possibility of receiving free product? Let me show you how! Welcome to Close to my Heart -July 2015 Dear Margit, Convention was a blast! My studio is packed with boxes and I am still receiving more. You will be amazed by the wonderful new products we have in store for you. In the meanwhile - make sure, you do not miss the cool products that are going away, that may be your favorites - when they are gone, they are gone ... Get Organized in August! Get Organized Snap up these deals before they roll on by! During the month of August, get your hands on the latest and greatest in organization products from Close To My Heart-with a few perks thrown in! Simply place an order for the new marker roll-up at full retail price and receive the new D-size stamp set My Acrylix® Balloon Wishes FREE! Or place an order for the new accessory roll-up at full retail price and receive two new Base & Bling style sheets, Affirmations and Lovely Blooms, FREE! All of the items offered as part of this campaign are featured in the Annual Inspirations 2015-2016 idea book, but are available for early purchase during August only as part of this campaign. The marker roll-up will be your new best friend, providing storage space for up to 25 ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ markers. The My Acrylix® Balloon Wishes stamp set is perfect for coloring, making them a practical pairing. The accessory roll-up is ideal for sorting and storing accessories, Base & Bling items, and embellishments, while the new Base & Bling style sheets are full of gorgeous floral designs and hip icons and sentiments perfectly suited for creating stunning jewelry pieces. Place your order for one-or both-deals and get an exciting sneak peek at just a few of the many new products found within Annual Inspirations' pages! Contact me for more details. Choose a combo below!   Marker Roll-Up Combo During August, when you place an order for the new Marker Roll-Up at full retail price, you qualify to receive the new D-size stamp set My Acrylix® Balloon Wishes FREE!   Accessory Roll-Up Combo During August, when you place an order for the new Accessory Roll-Up at full retail price, you qualify to receive 2 new Base & Bling style sheets, Affirmations and Lovely Blooms, FREE! *Offer valid August 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)-August 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT). No tax will be charged on the free items. Shipping/handling is calculated based on the full retail price of any free items. Retiring Items and While Supplies Last As we all wait for the new book in September to come live, we have lots of items to choose from at great prices! You don't want to miss any of your favorite items in the "Retiring Items" list or the "While Supplies" last list. Here is the difference between the two, the latter has items, that have been retired and will not be replenished. Most of the items have been reduced in price, some of them quite deeply. When the items are gone - they are gone! It also pays to keep checking this list, since the company keeps adding on a regular basis to this list. The Retiring List has items that can be there until August 30, however - it is also while supplies last on some items. We can get more supplies on some items. As we just reprinted some of our papers, but we cannot guarantee that all the items will be there through the end of the book. As you can see some of the supplies have already sold out. So, if you have some favorites - get them now! Since we are talking retiring - here are the colors that will be retiring: This is it for this month - please make sure you keep checking my blog and my facebook for updates! If you are not on facebook, let me know I would love to stay in touch with you with other means. We are about to launch the new idea book and we have always newsflashes I would love to bring your way - I would hate for you to miss something. I would like to serve you - please let me know how I can do that the best way. Oh - one more thing! At convention, we were informed how much we have supported Operation Smile in the passed 10 years! Can believe, it has been that long? We now have upped how much of the Operation Smile stamp set will go to that charity and we offer a T-Shirt with the proceeds going to that charity. If you would like to help share a smile - you may want to purchase a T-shirt! Thank you! Have a great day and I will talk to you soon. Happily stamping,   Margit McCabe Close to my Heart We show you how to celebrate relationships through discovering your creativity, to preserve and share the moments that matter most.

Attention Studio J users!

This is just a sample of what you can do with Studio J - if you like this layout and paper - you may want to hurry! This is one of the paper packs that will go away by September 1!

Here is the list of items that will be going away to make room for more exciting paper kits for Studio J. Every other month we will get more updated kits, but they will only be available for a short time, so it will be worth your time to check out Studio J.

Blue Ribbon
Boom-Di-Ada
Caboodle
Cherry-O
Daydream
Elegant Bouquet
Emporium
Everlasting
Floral Tapestry
Grace
Hooligans
Ivy Lane
Life Delights
Mischief
Moonlight
More To Adore
Notebook
Paper Garden
Scholastic
Sweet Home
Sweet Pea
That's Amore
Topstitch
Typeset
Unforgettable
Veranda
Wishes and Fishes Girl

 Also, because we will be introducing new, limited edition Express Collections each month, we have determined that the following Express Collections will also be retired September 1:

Getaway
Little Man
Little Miss
School Days
Sports
Travels
Year in Review

Do you want to start your own Studio J journey - just start here. Have fun!