July 2017 CTMH News

Hello! Can you believe the year is half over already? Thankfully there are still several months of 2017 to enjoy and some of them have the best celebrations including Independence Day.

The July 2017 Stamp of the Month is Storybook Alphabet

Storybook Alphabet (S1707) is an exclusive D-size set of 36 stamps that is only available for purchase during the month of July 2017. The stamp set can be yours for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in qualifying Close To My Heart products (and you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each $50 you spend). Alternatively it is available at $17.95. The recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Block for this stamp set is: 2" x 2" (Y1003) .

CTMH Corporate Artists created this Adventure Traveler's Notebook mini album and This Day page using the Storybook Alphabet stamp set.

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 Storybook Alphabet blog hop this month; you will find my post here tomorrow. Please visit my CTMH 2017 07 Jul SOTM Storybook Alphabet Pinterest Board for additional ideas using the Storybook Alphabet stamp set.

July 2017 - Stampaganza

Stampaganza is back and it is better than ever. Are you asking how it could be better? Close To My Heart brought back some popular retired stamps just for Stampaganza.

During July when you buy any two My Acrylix® stamp sets at full retail price you can get a third stamp set of equal or lesser value FREE! Choose from almost any stamp set in the current idea books, AI '16-'17 and SE2 '17 (except SOTM, Operation Smile™ and stamp sets included in Cricut® collections).

The stamps that are returning are (see my Monthly Specials page for the flyers or the Stampaganza or the Monthly Specials pages on my Consultant website):

Item #	Photo	Full Price	Recommended Block Sizes
A1142	Friend	$6.95	3" x 3" (Y1006) coordinates with Cricut® Artiste collection (retired)
A1148	Quick Cards—Bright All Night	$6.95	3" x 3" (Y1006)
B1434	You Only Live Once	$9.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 2" x 3½" (1009)
B1451	Enjoy the Little Things	$9.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 2" (Y1003)
B1455	Be Jolly	$9.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 3" x 3" (Y1006)
B1477	Exotic Flower	$9.95	4" x 5" (Y1012)
B1493	Festive Trees	$9.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 3½" (1009) coordinates with Cricut® Art Philosophy collection (retired)
C1560	Wintry Wishes	$13.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 3½" (Y1009)
C1587	Sing Glory	$13.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 3½" (Y1009) 4" x 5" (Y1012)
C1596	Happy Hexagon	$13.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 3½" (Y1009) coordinates with Cricut® Artbooking collection (Z3169)
C1613	Paper Bird	$13.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 3" x 3" (Y1006) coordinates with Cricut® Artiste collection (retired)
C1614	Tagged with Love	$13.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 2" (Y1003) coordinates with Cricut® Art Philosophy collection (retired)
C1632	Say It All	$13.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002)
D1558	Washi Wonder	$13.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002)
D1608	Better with a Friend	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 3" x 3" (Y1006) 2" x 6½" (Y1010)
D1268*	January Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1269*	February Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1270*	March Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 2" x 6½" (Y1010)
D1271*	April Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 3" x 3" (Y1006) 2" x 6½" (Y1010)
D1287*	May Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 3" x 3" (Y1006) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1288*	June Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 2" (Y1003)
D1289*	July Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 3½" (Y1002) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005)
D1290*	August Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 3" x 3" (Y1006)
D1310*	September Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1311*	October Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) " x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1312*	November Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
D1313*	December Word Puzzle (see note below)	$17.95	1" x 1" (Y1000) 2" x 2" (Y1003) 1" x 6½" (Y1005) 2" x 3½" (1009)
CC1300*	Word Puzzle Bundle (Jan.–Dec.) (see note below)	$143.60	1" × 1" (Y1000) 1" × 3½" (Y1002) 2" × 2" (Y1003) 1" × 6½" (Y1005) 3" × 3" (Y1006) 2" × 3½" (Y1009) 2" × 6½" (Y1010)

For your convenience, CTMH created a special bundle of the 12 monthly Word Puzzle stamp sets (indicated by an asterisk above) that you can get at the special Stampaganza buy-two-get-one price of $143.60—a savings of $71.80. These Stampaganza savings are only available during July, so start submitting those stamp orders fast!

If you would like to purchase the entire Word Puzzle bundle, please contact me first. When you purchase the above bundle, you are only $6.40 from the first level of Hostess Rewards. The first level of Hostess Rewards qualifies you for $25 of Hostess Rewards Credit. You may use the credit toward a variety of products including cardstock, most paper packets, most stamps (except SOMT, Operation Smile™ and stamp sets included in Cricut® collections), ink pads, re-inkers and more. If you are wondering if something is available using rewards, contact me via the form to the right and I will look it up for you.

For you planning purposes, Hostess Rewards cannot be applied toward purchasing the special stamps sets that came out of retirement just for Stampaganza, the SOTM, Operation Smile™ and stamp sets included in Cricut® collections.

Hostesses that reach the fourth level of Hostess Rewards (a gathering of $450 can get the Word Puzzle Bundle for free. When you become a Consultant in July you can also receive the Word Puzzle Bundle for free.

I will be participating in a Stampaganza Blast from the Past Blog Hop on July 11. We will feature stamps that were brought back just for this Stampaganza.

Annual Inspirations 2016-2017 ends July 31, 2017

The Corporate Office published a list of products retiring from AI '16-'17 in May. I broke the list into two parts; I posted the retiring stamps on May 13 and other retiring products on May 17. I pinned the retiring products to my Pinterest Board CTMH Retiring Products so you can quickly see a visual of all retiring products. Alternatively, retiring products are also posted in the Going Soon area of my Consultant Website.

I expect that during Convention, which ends today, a few more items will be retired, specifically some colors. Corporate told us we will be receiving an email after Convention wraps up with updates and if that email contains retiring product information I will add a post with that news.

I will be participating in a [It's] So Hard to Say Goodbye Blog Hop on July 17 where we will use one or more of our favorite products that are retiring from this Idea Book.

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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.