December is HOT! (for deals anyway)

It's time for the..... DEAL OF THE DECADE!! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Close To My Heart's revolutionary My Acrylix® clear polymer stamps-and we can't wait for you to celebrate with us!  With a qualifying  purchase of JUST $50 during the month of December, you will be eligible to purchase ANY C- or  D-size stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 idea book for only $10. That's up to  $7.95 USD/$9.75 CAD of savings on a single stamp set! Plus, once you achieve the qualifying order total, there is  no limit  to the number of eligible stamp sets you can purchase at this  discounted price.  A purchase of $50 will also qualify you to receive the December Stamp  of the Month for only $5, so if you purchase both the discounted Stamp of the Month and  additional stamps at this special campaign pricing your savings will compound!  It is truly the deal of the decade. *Offer valid December 1, 2014 (9:00 am MST)-December 31, 2014 (11:59 pm MST). Shipping/handling is  calculated based on the full retail price of the discounted items (C-size stamp set: $13.95 USD/$15.25 CAD;  D-size stamp set: $17.95 USD/$19.75 CAD). ***WHEN ORDERING REMEMBER THAT THE DISCOUNTED STAMP SETS ARE ONLY THE ONES IN THE ANNUAL INSPIRATIONS CATALOG, NOT THE SEASONAL EXPRESSIONS.  HOWEVER, ANYTHING IN THE SEASONAL EXPRESSIONS CATALOG CAN BE PURCHASED TO GET YOUR SALES UP TO $50!*** ******************************************************************** But it gets even better because on December 1st, our new Seasonal Expressions catalog goeslive!  It contains ALL NEW PRODUCTS and you're going to love it!!! The other cool thing is that the cutest stamp of the month comes out in December too.  When you spend $50 you get it for just $5.00!!!  It's called Cutie Pie and it's so adorable!! AND HERE'S THE ONE DAY ONLY CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL! Wow!! CTMH is offering a Cyber Monday Sale!! 20% Off All Cricut® Collections on Monday! For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night. Make sure to share the news!! Here's the link to the 4 collections: MY WEBSITE!   So there you have it, FOUR great reasons to visit my website throughout the month of December!   Have fun and Merry Christmas!

Finally Available!

The highly anticipated NEW Cricut  'Artfully Sent' exclusive CTMH cartridge is now available! What I love most about the Close to My Heart Cricut collections are the "extras" that are included. The perfectly matched stamps, the awesome sentiments and high quality cardstock. Grab you're favorite stamp pad (or order some new colors) and you're all set to create right out of the box!

Many have been waiting since this cartridge was announced to get their hands on it, so now is the time to get yours before they sell out and you're waiting even longer to get yours!

Cardmaking has never been easier or more fun! With our newest Cricut® collection, you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different card themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is "just because"! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves, and pocket cards.

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets

1 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

September is Stamping Month!

All month long we are celebrating with cards and projects using stamps. Check back all month for stamping projects and ideas.  I'll be posting a video later this week on how to use your stamps in projects other than card making.

Close to my Heart is also ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE!

That's not all! You can get the CTMH stamp of the month set for only $5 with your qualifying order of $50 or just get the September stamp of the month set for $17.95.

Check out these beautiful projects made utilizing the September Family is Forever SOTM set!

Thanks for stopping by!

What's on my desk...

Good afternoon, another busy weekend here. Who am I kidding, everyday seems quite busy anymore. So much for "summer break". My kids still have plenty to do in place of going to school and that means my husband and I have plenty to do as well. But here on Sunday, we do have a lull in activity which means I've snuck off to my studio for a little bit of crafting (until someone decides it's time to eat again).

I'm sharing an unfinished project that is sitting on my workspace. I can't quite seem to make myself move forward on this project. I'm afraid to commit on embellishments to place on this 8"x10" canvas that I started.

I created the background with some fabulous Faber-Castell Gelatos in colors that should be described as delicious - Watermelon pink, Snow Cone teal, and Margarita Mix lime (all Gelato color names are food related, which is how I relate to colors too!)

The stars border is a paper punch and I sprayed over the entire canvas in Dark Denim mist  (which is basically black ;) )  that I was able to wipe off of my colored stars for a chalky look.
Speaking of chalky, I lettered the words "REACH FOR THE STARS" first with a pencil and then permanently with my Faber-Castell PITT artist pen in white 101. This in my opinion, is the BEST opaque white pen for dark surfaces.

So now I sit staring at this canvas wondering what I will do next. You'll know as soon as I know, and I guess you'll have to visit our Facebook Page for the end results, which is where I'll be posting the final pictures.

6 Months! Seriously?!

Wow! its been roughly 6 months since we last posted something on the blog! Yikes! Talk about neglect.
Well you may have noticed (if you are reading this on blogger) that we have a new look. We are implementing this change though out all of or media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and of course the Web Store :)
We've given everything a fresh look because we are ready for a fresh start. Things have been pretty stale for oh say the last 6 months ;) If it weren't for Nancy still posting projects to our Facebook page, we have virtually nothing going on!
I'm getting ready to do a major overhaul on products in the store. We all know what we love to use and of course I'll be keeping the necessities (like Prima flowers) But we will be sharing more projects and tutorials and focusing on what goes into making those.
I also hope to have some input from you all too - we want to see what you've been up to.

So, please go check out the new look, let us know what you think and what kinds of things you would like to see more of. This is after all YOUR Memories Here


Hugs,
Kristina

Prima Optimist - On Trend

Hi everyone, Nancy here and today I want to share with you a project I made using the Optimist Collection from Prima.  You know, chalkboard seems to be all the rage right now and so you know Prima was right on it with this collection.  Which, of course, Kristina at Your Memories Here had to have!  lol

I really love the chalkboard look with the bright colors.  Just so fun to play with.

Be sure to check out all the great goodies in the Your Memories Here store.

Hugs.

Nancy

Optimist Papers
Optimist Flowers
Optimist Embellishments
Optimist Paper Embellishment