Father's Day Card Idea

Father's Day is quickly approaching and I wanted to get a card for my Dad completed and in the mail with time to spare. This is the card I created:

And here is the card inside where I combined both stamp sets:

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• My Acrylix™ Day for Dad Stamp Set (C1645) - likely retiring August 31, 2016
• My Acrylix™ My Anchor Stamp Set (C1642) - retired April 30, 2016
• My Anchor Thin Cuts (Z3202) - retired April 30, 2016
• Urban Paper Pack (X7204B) - retiring July 31, 2016
• 12" × 12" Champagne Cardstock (X5931)
• 12" × 12" Sapphire Cardstock (X5775)
• Champagne Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2174)
• Sapphire Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2648)
• Chevron Embossing Folder (Z1925) - retiring July 31, 2016
• Square Diffuser (Z3097) - though it is hard to see it is behind the stamped rectangle on the card front; I started from the top, backed the embossing machine, adjusted the diffuser and then started from the bottom and backed the embossing machine
• Cricut® Artistry Collection - physical cartridge (Z3167) or Artistry Digital Collection - no cartridge (Z3190)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, Crafter’s Companion Diamond Press Machine, Sizzix Big Shot, rectangle metal dies (card inside, I think they are from We R Memory Keepers but I am not certain)

I hope my dad will like the card. I hope you like it too. If you have a minute I would love to know what you think of this card.

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Additional June 2016 CTMH News

In addition to the SOTM and Flash Sales during June, the #AlltheAlbums Sale has been extended through July 31.

#AlltheAlbums

You can save 25% on your purchase of any My Legacy™ Album. This promotion was introduced last month as another perk for celebrating National Scrapbooking Month. You have until July 31, 2016 to purchase these amazing albums at this fantastic price!

The currently available (as of 6/2/2016) My Legacy™ albums are:

D-Ring Albums	Post-Bound Albums
Black D-Ring Album (Z3034)	Black Post-Bound Album no longer available
Ruby Floral D-Ring Album (Z2091)	Ruby Floral Post-Bound Album (Z2093)
Lagoon Chevron D-Ring Album no longer available (6/5/16)	Lagoon Post-Bound Album no longer available
Slate Circles D-Ring Album (Z1981)	Slate Circles Post-Bound Album (Z1983)
Cocoa Damask D-Ring Album (Z1980)	Cocoa Damask Post-Bound Album (Z1982)

If you have albums like these, you may

Product Change

In other news, the 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive Refill (Z3023) length has changed.

The length of the 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive Refill has been reduced by the vendor of this product. Instead of 16 yards/15 meters, these refills will now come in lengths of about 14 yards/13 meters.

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If you have any product or promotion questions, do not hesitate to email me. You will also find me on Facebook at Brenda's Paper Crafts. Thank you for visiting today.

The Long Way Home June 2016 Blog Hop

Welcome to the June 2016 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set The Long Way Home. This month there are almost 30 CTMH Independent Consultants sharing projects they created with The Long Way Home. Our hop is circular; when you click the link to the next blog (typically near the bottom of the post) you will be brought back to the blog where you started.

The SOTM for June 2016, The Long Way Home, is a D-size set of 15 stamps that is $5 with a qualifying purchase. Alternatively you may purchase it for $17.95. Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" x 1" (Y1000), 1" x 3½" (Y1002), 2" x 2" (Y1003), 3" x 3" (Y1006) and 2" x 3½" (Y1006). The stamps in the The Long Way Home set are:

You should have arrived here from ***Jennifer Dykstra's jd designs***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt keeps a list of participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

For my project I started a mini album using the Cricut® Artbooking Collection. I plant to place the completed pages in a My Creations™ Kraft 3-Ring Album. Here are a few pages from my album.

Please forgive the background I used; I had to hurry to snap the photos before it got too dark outside. Also, please forgive the bug on one of my layouts. It must have been drawn to the yellow (saffron).

Since to took many, many photos while on this vacation, my mini album could go on and on, but I stopped here for the hop.

Before you head to ***Priscilla's Paperie by Priscilla Gotham***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• My Acrylix™ June 2016 SOTM: The Long Way Home Stamp Set (S1606)
• Urban, Florence, Georgie Paper Packs
• White Daisy, Poppy, Lagoon Cardstock
• Paper Fundamentals Adventure (Lagoon)
• Saffron, Lagoon, Sapphire Ink Pads
• Black Memento™ Ink Pad (Z899)
• Cricut® Artbooking Collection (Z3169) - I heavily used the slice and weld features in Cricut® Design Space
• Cricut® Artiste Collection (Z3170)
• My Creations™ Kraft 3-Ring Album (Z1871) - retiring July 31, 2016
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, glass cutting mat, craft knife

If you are not working with a CTMH Independent Consultant yet, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my Online Business Address.

Before you leave I would be delighted if you left me a comment letting me know what you think of my project. So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Priscilla's Paperie by Priscilla Gotham***.

I hope you are finding many wonderful ideas for using The Long Way Home. Thank you for hopping with us.

June 2016 CTMH News

The June 2016 Stamp of the Month is The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home (S1606) is an exclusive D-size set of 15 stamps that is only available for purchase during the month of June 2016. The stamp set can be yours for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in qualifying Close To My Heart products. Alternatively it is available for $17.95. Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" x 1" (Y1000), 1" x 3½" (Y1002), 2" x 2" (Y1003), 3" x 3" (Y1006) and 2" x 3½" (Y1006).

Items created by CTMH Corporate artists with the stamp set are this mini album and one-page layout:

If you would like a list of the products used to create the above items, you will find the information in the Recipes for Seasonal Expressions 2, a PDF file that lists the products used to make the samples in the Seasonal Expressions 2 so you may re-create projects at home. I am participating in a The Long Way Home blog hop this month; you will find my post tomorrow. Please visit my Pinterest Board CTMH 2016 06 Jun SOTM The Long Way Home for additional ideas using this stamp set.

June 2016 - Close To My Heart Flash Sales

Get great deals on bundles of discounted CTMH products every weekend. The bundles will be posted on the Monthly Specials page of my OBA on Fridays at 5:00 pm (EDT) and are only available while supplies last or until Monday at 5:00 pm (EDT). The bundles could contain new products, retired products or a mix of new and retired products.

The dates of the Flash Sales are:

• Friday, June 3, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT) – Monday, June 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT)
• Friday, June 10, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT) – Monday, June 13, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT)
• Friday, June 17, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT) – Monday, June 20, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT)
• Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT) – Monday, June 27, 2016 at 5:00 pm (EDT)

You’ll need to snatch the bundles up quick, because they’re only available through the following Monday while supplies last! Bundles will be available at various discount levels and price points throughout the month, so check every weekend to see the new offerings.

If you would like to receive an email when the Flash Sales start, sign up for the CTMH Corporate Newsletter by following the instructions here.

Annual Inspirations 2015-2016 is valid to July 31, 2016

Only June and July remain for orders from Annual Inspirations 2015-2016. I posted a list of retiring stamp sets on March 2 and a list of retiring products on May 29. Since the lists are moved to subsequent pages as I add posts to my blog, I also added a Retiring July 31, 2016 page in the green bar above so they would always be easy to find. If colors are retiring, we have not been told. Retiring colors is probably a surprise that is being held until Convention (June 23–25, 2016). As soon as I learn about retiring colors I will post them here.

In addition, Corporate provided us with a list of stamps that are not retiring. I pinned the image of each stamp to my CTMH (Not) Retiring Pinterest Board.

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If you have any product or promotion questions, do not hesitate to email me. You will also find me on Facebook at Brenda's Paper Crafts. Thank you for visiting today.