It's that time of year again! Yes, the new Annual Inspirations is now
available! We have tons of new products available! Take a look! Please contact me for your very own copy!
It's also time for a new Stamp of the Month! The August Stamp of the Month, Purr-fect Halloween, is not only a cute Halloween stamp set but also fun for cat lovers and whimsical artwork! Note that it is also compatible with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.
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. Otherwise, you can purchase this
set outright for $17.95.
I wanted to try making a card that was not Halloween oriented. So I embossed the cat in black pigment ink onto a piece of Florence B&T paper. Matting it with coordinating B&T paper and cardstock, then adding the Florence sequins and some googly eyes did just the trick! Hope you like it!
On a hot day like today, how does one of these sound?
Come join me and my fellow consultants for a glass or two! We are honoring the end of another era. That's right, the end of the CTMH 2015/2016 Annual Inspirations Idea Book. Just like New Year's Eve, we are saying goodbye to some old friends and ringing in the beginning of 2016/2017 with some new ones! And why not do it in style with an ice cold mimosa!
Here are the details:
In honor of saying adieu to the old and since it is TBT, I also wanted to share my latest post from my Instagram site. For those of you who were able to attend the workshop, thank you so much for joining me that day! We enjoyed crafting, eating, and giggling our way through the day. You all were workhorses, too, in getting all of those projects completed! Congratulations to you all!
Most people feel that Monday's are the most dreaded day of the week. My day was especially hectic today, but this song always makes me smile and makes me want to move! The video itself is a bit "artsy", which I'm usually pretty pathetic in interpreting. For the curious, the song and video are explained by the lead singer and writer: "It's about being in a relationship with someone and how that can feel
really intoxicating, but that can be really addictive and you can feel
like a king. You know it has to end and you feel it's going bad, but you
don't feel strong enough to end it yourself. You want the other person
to end it. That's what I felt like I was going through over the period
of a year, and then towards the end, I wrote the song."
The July 2016 Stamp of the Month, From the Notebook, is a wonderful set to use for scrapbooking, particularly for school-based photos and memorabilia. However, there are many examples online where cards were made as well using this set. I decided to make a little gift card using the set. I don't make enough of those, but they are certainly quick and easy cards to make. Here is my sample from my Instagram site:
My blog has gotten a new facial today! I've been steering away from blogging because I was struggling trying to get my last template to look correct, and I was so embarrassed every time I accessed it. So today, I found a simple template that I truly like (thanks, eblogtemplates.com!). I hope you like the new look! I will get back to posting here shortly, but please follow me on Instagram to see my latest artwork!
March's Sunshine Birdies Stamp of the Month screamed color and embossing to me. For the following sample from my Instagram account, I used the retired Dotty For You paper pack because I thought the colors married so well with the colors I had in my head for this stamp set. I embossed all stamped elements and used the ShinHan Touch Twin markers to color the images. I was also able to use papers I had in my stash to make a beautiful, colored card for a special person to whom I wanted to send a card.
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. Otherwise, you can purchase this set outright for $17.95.
