The Magical Paper Pack is Back

For a limited time … Close to My Heart brought back the "Magical Paper Pack".
If you were looking for these papers in the past or missed out on the set the last time, now is your chance.

Click Here … to see which combinations are available!

Remember this offer is only available for a short period of time and while supplies last.

Sneak Peek 1 - CTMH Holiday Expressions Book

I know, everyone is so excited to finally get the brand new Close to My Heart "Holiday Expressions Book" in their hands. Oh I can tell you... it is packed with brand new stamp sets, paper packs, thin dies and so much more.

What? Why? Wait a second? Why do I know all this already, right? Well, one of the many perks of being an independent consultant is that we get to see new products a head of you ;-) 
Yup, I already have seen the new book and if you ever thought about joining my team, well now is the perfect time to do so. Give me a call or email me and we can talk about all there is to it. 

But for now, let's go back to the new book shall we? I will post a little sneak peek every Friday until September 1st when the new Holiday Book will go life for everyone. Make sure to check back often.

Cardstock

Our new book will contain 10 new colors. Yes, gorgeous new colors but this also means 10 colors will leave the family. Here are the colors that will retire after August 30th:

- Crystal Blue
- Juniper
- Flaxen
- Sorbet
- Pacifica
- Tangerine
- Blossom
- Cranberry
- Poppy
- Nutmeg

We will also have to say "Good Bye" to all cardstock combo packs, which means if you like these combo packs, make sure to order them while supplies last. Need to stock up on one of the retiring colors, well now is the time before they are gone for good.

Stamps

Oh my, there are so many cute sets retiring, but I have to many to list them here. If you have a question regarding a special one, let me know and I will check for you otherwise time to buy before they are gone.

We already run out of our super organizers in large, medium and small. Sorry if you were a fan of these, they are gone. I do have one or two remaining in my stock if you are interested, but otherwise they are gone. There will be new organizers coming but they are different from the ones we love.

Well, that's it for today. Make sure to check back next week to see new special in August and more sneak peeks...

Happy Birhtday Tuscany Style

Do you ever had a stamp set that is so pretty because it has so much detail? I love these sets, but often they are even more impressive when you color them in. Well, not always do I have the time to color every detail, but this is a solution that will work for me too.

First of, we used a regular card base and added a piece of cardstock embossed with some beautiful vines to it. (Oh, before you adhere it to the base, make sure to add the ribbon to the bottom of the embossed piece so the ends can go on the back of it). Now to the stamping part: We stamped the Tuscany scene in a grey ink to a piece of white cardstock. We also had a little bistro scene that was stamped on a round piece. Don't worry if either stamp doesn't fit completely on the white card stock, just let the stamp hang over the edges.
The Tuscany scene was added with foam dots on top of the embossed cardstock while the round piece was adhered to a round scalloped cardstock piece. We used just three colored pencils to give the round stamped image a little dimension. A few embellishments and this card was done. Oh and don't forget the inside :-)

New Idea Book and Stamp of the Month

Stamp of the Month

During the month of August, Close to My Heart is offering this cute stamp set. If you place an order of $50 or more from the current Annual Inspiration Book or the Seasonal Expressions 2 book, you can add this cute set from only $5 more or you can order it with out qualifying purchases for $17.95...plus shipping and tax.

Have a look HERE to see all monthly offers for August. 

Annual Idea Book

Close to My Heart will reveal the next Idea Book on September 1st which means the current Idea Book will be extended until August 31st. Yes, you have one extra month to order papers, embellishments, stamps etc from this book until they are gone....

What?....Wait?....Gone?

Well some items will retire while others will be replaced and or will be back in different packages. While I can't tell you all the details yet, make sure to check back often here to catch a few sneak peek of the upcoming new Idea Book. 

Also remember that the current Seasonal Expression 2 book is good until August 31st as well. Last chance this month to get the paper packs, embellishments and stamps in this book until they are retire as well.

I know, now you like to know what changes are coming? What are the new products? Are there any new colors? …. ;-) I know, but I can't tell just yet so visit my blog in the upcoming weeks often and catch a glimpse of things to come...

A Bunch of Thank You's

Here we used a really cute and versatile stamp set. It is called "Many Congratulations" (C1693) and it covers a lot of different occasions. For this card we used the flowers that come with the set.

Sometime we tend to overcomplicate things but this card is really not complicated at all. We used a regular 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base and added a piece of dotted design paper cut at 4" x 5 1/4" to it.

The white cardstock piece is stamped three times with the flower stamp in black ink and adhered to a terracotta colored mat about 1/4" bigger than the white piece. To give the flowers a little more dimension, we used colored pencils to lightly shade them. A scalloped oval cut from golden glitter paper was added with foam dots and a little ribbon piece on top of the area where the flower met. "Thank You" was stamped on a matching oval and placed on the gold glitter piece.

Oh and don't forget to stamp and decorate the inside as well.

Here's to You Special

Here's to You...

The "Here's to You" campaign features a workshop kit inspired by life's special occasions. To celebrate these moments, the "Here's to You" workshop kit features four exclusive stamp sets designed for making elegant cards and layouts. The products in this workshop include four stamp sets and other items to create one 12" x 12" page and seven cards that can be used for weddings and many other occasions.

You can find the complete workshop kit HERE....

or if you rather would like to purchase just the stamps or the set including an embossing folder you can find all options HERE.

This special is only available from July 12 - August 31 or while supplies last. For questions regarding this or any other offer or product, please feel free to contact me.

Stampaganza from Close to My Heart

Welcome back to Monday blog posts of all things around Close to My Heart. Every Monday I will show you specials from Close to My Heart or upcoming events etc. Make sure to check back often to see what's going on.

During July, buy any two My Acrylic stamp sets at the full retail price and get a third stamp set of equal or lesser value free! You can choose from stamps sets in the current Annual Idea Book or Seasonal Expressions 2 book, plus the popular Solos number and letter stamp sets which are brought back for the month of July. You can find these sets HERE.

Christmas in July Flash Sale

Christmas in July Flash Sale

For all my crafty friends out there, did you miss out on some of the Christmas products from Close to My Heart recently? If so, here might be your last chance. I don’t know what will be coming up in todays Flash Sale, but it doesn’t hurt to have a look and see for yourself right?

Starting at 5pm today until 5pm Saturday you have the chance to get some really special deals. You will only be able to see and order items directly from the website, so don’t forget to check my site today:

https://claudiahenderson.closetomyheart.com/

Have fun and let me know if you have questions.

Oh and pssssssst……….. 

starting on Monday I'll be back with regular posts :-) 

Every Monday you will see all new special from Close to My Heart current and upcoming ones. Also make sure to check back often for updates, news and sneak peeks of the upcoming new Idea Book.....exciting changes and new products coming your way. 

See you soon

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation and the United States of America became independent from the British Empire. 

This is a brief description of what happened on this historic day.

During one of our many trips through the United States we got to visit the birthplace of our independence and experienced a lot of very memorable historic lessons. If you haven't seen it, make sure your next vacation trip takes you there.

But as history taught us, freedom and independence often comes with a bitter after taste. Many had to give their life's to archive and protect our freedom and independence. To this day many women and men fight allover the world for freedom and independence and we should thank them for their service every day.

We visited Arlington on one of our trips and it was overwhelming to see the rows of crosses. Words can't describe the feelings you have when you walk on these grounds.

Freedom, liberty and independence might be different for each of us, but seeing the symbol of freedom in the harbor in New York will explain everything. We were able to visit the immigrant museum in Bremerhaven, Germany the year before we went on a trip to New York. We started the journey overseas and ended it on Ellis Island in New York and learned what freedom meant for many of our forefathers.

"Lady Liberty"

May she stay strong no matter how hard the wind will blow and be the symbol of independence and freedom for generations to come.

I wish everyone a wonderful Independence Day.

Happy 4th of July!