National Stamping Month

Hi All! September is National Stamping Month and Close to My Heart has a Creating Kindness campaign going on to celebrate and help create and spread kindness around the world.

The Create Kindness kit contains all the materials you need to create 24 beautiful handmade cards that you can use to brighten someone's day. Card bases are pre-printed so creating these cards will be super fast.

Check out the hashtag #createkindness on Instagram and Facebook to see what acts of kindness these little cards are inspiring and feel free to post your own pictures too!

This whole kit costs only $46.95 and offer is only good for the month of September. Hurry and get yours now!

Stampganza!

For this month only, Close to My Heart has a great promotion going on.

Hurry this deal is only good for the month of March! Shop here!

Get Organized

Close to My Heart's August Constant Campaign is all about getting organized. I am so happy they came out with a Marker Roll Up and an Accessory Roll Up too. I am so excited to be taking this Marker Roll up with me to a crop retreat soon. I love the fabric, the design, and the colors too! I love how compact it rolls up to, and how it helps your markers stay organized even as you travel.

This August, get a Marker Roll Up and get a Balloon Wishes stamp set for free!

I got my Accessory Roll Up today and am so happy to finally have my embellishments organized. It used to just be stored in a Snapware container, all piled on top of each other. But now with this Accessory Roll Up, I can see each and every embellies I have!

I love the jean-style fabric! It's casual and sturdy and know it's built for wear and tear. Zipper's pretty strong too as I've zipped and unzipped multiple times while organizing. And I also got 2 sheets of Base and Bling stickers with this purchase!

Now I'm not much into Base & Bling but have on occasion tried a couple of bracelets and necklaces as gifts. However, this new design is just too pretty and the possibilities are endless! I'd have to get myself some silver chains and charms to make more necklaces! Or, I could use it as stickies for my EC planner too!

Here's the stamp set you get for purchasing the Marker Roll Up. I haven't had the time to organize my ShinHans yet, nor try the Copics yet with this Roll Up. Once I get to it I will post pictures too. But you can never go wrong. These Roll Ups are so great!!!! Gets yours here now!!

National Scrapbooking Month - Taste of Summer

Close to My Heart's promotion this month is all about the Taste of Summer. I thought I'd order myself this paper pack and coordinating stamp set since the fruit theme looks so cute. It's only for the month of May, and yes, I am very late in promoting. I hadn't planned on it really, but keep seeing all these posts from fellow consultants and I guess you could say I started salivating for these juicy citruses.

Below are a couple of cards I made using the Taste of Summer Paper Pack and coordinating Stamp set.

Here's what the papers look like for $8.95 a pack.

And here's the coordinating stamp set for $17.95.

Aren't they just the cutest? The colors on the paper are so vibrant!! The strawberry one is by far my favorite!

Click here to learn more about the campaign.

Crazy April Deal

So Close to My Heart is running a promotion this month. It's called Deal of the Day. If you love a great deal, then this is for you! Details below.

How about 30 days of great deals? During the month of April, you have the opportunity to score a deal every day with Close To My Heart! What deals are we talking about? Each day during April, while supplies last, we’ll feature a random grab bag filled with current and retired Close To My Heart products available for purchase at a major discount. To grab your bag, simply place any current, full-priced item in your online shopping cart through my site here and you will then be eligible to purchase as many grab bags as you wish (while supplies last)! Grab bags will be featured at five different price points throughout the month, ranging from $35 USD/ $55 CAD to $150 USD/$160 CAD. Some grab bags will contain product with more than DOUBLE the retail value of the price you pay! Grab bags will be available for 24 hours starting at 3 pm MDT each day and only while supplies last—so visit often and early! Remember that grab bag tiers will be featured on a random schedule throughout the month, so seize the opportunity to purchase from the grab bag tier you’re interested in when it becomes available because it might not come around again! 

Here are the 5 different tiers.

Score your deals now! Hurry while supplies last!

New Consultants Sign Up Now!

Thinking about joining Close To My Heart? March is the month to do it! During the month of March*, new Consultants who enroll will receive a FREE shoulder tote (a retail value of over $26 USD/ $29 CAD) with their New Consultant Kit. Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 USD/ $109 CAD and includes nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies. Including your FREE shoulder tote, that is a savings of over $290 USD/$320 CAD! Additionally, new Consultants who remit $300 (USD & CAD) worth of commissionable sales in their first 40 days after their New Consultant Kit ships will receive the rolling tote (a retail value of $149.95 USD/$164.95 CAD) as a FREE bonus (not including shipping/handling)! These organization pieces are designed to help you get your business rolling, but they are only available while supplies last, so hurry on over and join today! 

*Offer valid while supplies last.

I own this shoulder tote and I have to say it's so darn pretty and durable too! I love the material, the color, the charms dangling from the handle, and it's just so stylish to take with you anywhere!

There's 2 kinds of kits, one tailored for cardmakers, and the other for scrapbookers. Both kits contain products well over $350 in value and you can have them for just $99! Yes, you read that right! It only costs $99 to sign up, and you get a free shoulder tote to go with that too! How exciting is that??

Here's the link that shows what each kit contains. How I wish the goodies were these plenty when I signed up! Here's your chance to take advantage of what Close to My Heart has to offer and I hope you join my team! Sign up here now!

Card maker Consultant Kit 

Scrapbooking Consultant Kit

Celebrate National Stamping Month!

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is 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! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! 

Apple Of My Eye

May's almost over and I haven't created much this week due to work. I feel like I've been away from all of my crafting stuff for what seems like forever. Since we only have a few more days before May is officially over, especially with Memorial Day weekend coming up, I thought I'd give the Free To Be Me paper collection and this month's Stamp of the Month another whim. 

Pretty simple and easy to put together, all papers are from the Free To Be Me constant campaign collection, and I stamped the sentiment from this month's Stamp of the Month. Final embellishments I used Triangle Studs in antique. And the ink I used is Indian Corn Blue.

I love this month's Stamp of the Month. Every sentiment is so cute, and versatile that you can use it for anything and everything! If I do find some more time, I'm hoping to create more using it, but even if not, this is one stamp set I'd be keeping for a long long time!

May Stamp of the Month

And below are some projects that showcase just how great this stamp set is!

Free To Be Me Blog Hop

It's National Scrapbooking Day today and in honor of that Close to My Heart has a special paper collection out this month to celebrate. A group of us ladies are doing a blog hop to feature this amazing theme so if you've come from Kristine Ponte's amazing blog, then you're on the right track! Sit back and I hope you enjoy my creations featuring this Free To Be Me paper collection. I so love this and made 3 cards so far.

For my first card I used the stamp set Feathers and cut them out. The ink colors I used are Cranberry, Bamboo and Lagoon. I wanted to highlight the colors and feather design of the paper and thought this stamp set complements it perfectly! For the sentiment I used the Cricut Art Philosophy Seasons Cricut Collection stamp set that comes with the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I embellished the top with Sparkles Brown and Tan Assortment and the bottom with Teal shimmer trim.

My second card uses the red UV Coated paper for background, and I layered it with Barn Red cardstock before adding the Free to Be Me design on top of it. I made it a bit longer so I can draw white the lines for the 'road'.  I used Camper Crazy stamp set for this card and colored in the RV. The sentiment was stamped using regular Black ink and I sponged the sides of the paper with Creme Brulee ink.

Last but not the least, this paper speaks volumes so I wanted to make it as simple as possible. I cut a piece of  leftover Twilight cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Windy Day stamp set. I adhered 3 Black Epoxy Bubbles and attached a ribbon I have from scraps. I made a tiny bow so it looks cleaner.

Here's a complete look of all the fabulous papers in this collection.

• 6 – Free to Be Me B&T Duos™ Papers 
• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Teal Cardstock Sheets 
• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Red Cardstock Sheets
• 2 – UV-Coated, Designed Gold Cardstock Sheets 
• 1 – White Feather Print Vellum Sheet
• 1 – Gold Foil Polka-dot Print Vellum Sheet

Featured colors: Gold, Mint, Peach, Red, Teal, Tan, White Daisy 

Remember, these fabulous fabulous papers are just $5 when you qualifying purchase reach $50. Take advantage of this deal right now! You won't regret it! Visit my store at shabbychiccrafting.ctmh.com or leave me a message if you're interested! I promise you will fall in love with these papers too!

I hope you've enjoyed my creations. Now it's time to keep hopping and next stop is Haley Dyer's wonderful blog! Happy National Scrapbooking Day everyone! Thanks for hopping!

May Is National Scrapbooking Month

May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close to My Heart has a special treat to celebrate this month. During National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can get the Free to Be Me paper collection for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features artfully designed cardstocks, vellums, and B&T Duos™ papers—exclusive products that you can’t getanywhere else! With a retail value of $11.95, this collection is a fantastic deal!

I have created some cards with it and I just have to say, you will fall in love with these papers. I love them so much I already stocked up on them!! I love the UV coated papers that come with it, the colors are so vibrant and it just screams "Create! Create! Create!"

If you're interested to get your hands on this amazing deal, please leave me a comment!

Discover the Art of Business!

It's April and yes! Close to My Heart is offering this awesome deal!! Join Close to My Heart this month of April and you get to pick a FREE Cricut collection of your choice!! That's on top of the new consultant kit you'll be getting, all for just $99!! What are you waiting for? Come and take advantage of this deal now and join the team! If you have any questions leave a comment or email me at shabbychiccrafting@gmail.com. I'll be happy to answer any questions you have regarding Close to My Heart!