Monday, December 31, 2018

Boxing Week Sale - Day 6 - December 31

It is the last day of the CTMH 2018 Boxing Week Sale.


To learn what items are included this day of the Boxing Week Sale, please visit my Consultant Website and click on the banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

UPDATE: At approximately 8:05am EST, these products were available:




Happy shopping, but more importantly, Happy New Year!

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Boxing Week Sale - Day 5 - December 30

It is Day 5 of the CTMH 2018 Boxing Week Sale.


To learn what items are included this fifth day of the Boxing Week Sale, please visit my Consultant Website and click on the banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

UPDATE: At approximately 7:50am EST, these products were available:





Happy shopping.

Saturday, December 29, 2018

CTMH Products & Promotions Retiring or Expiring on Dec 31

For those of us on the East Coast there are only about 34 hours remaining in 2018, and there are  about 36 hours left to order any of the many CTMH specials ending and products retiring at the end of 2018.

Holiday Expressions 2018

The Holiday Expressions 2018 Idea Book will no longer be valid after 11:59pm Mountain time (where CTMH is headquartered) on Monday, December 31st.


Earlier this month I posted the retiring items list. The list can be downloaded as a PDF here or an Excel file here. If you would like see the items visually, the stamps can be seen here and all other retiring items here.

A few products were so popular that they have become unavailable:



I expect this list will grow as we get closer to the New Year. For the most up-to-date stock information, look for a product on my Consultant Website. "Out of Stock" will show with the photo if there is no more inventory; "Low Quantity" when there is only a few left.

There are several CTMH Specials that are expiring at 11:59pm Mountain time on Monday, December 31st. If you order (or previously ordered) any of the specials, please be sure to download the corresponding Workshop Guide before the clocks and calendars change to 2019 in the Mountain Time Zone because all of the promotions pages will disappear from my Consultant Website.

Story Starter Special


Details and available options are on my Consultant Website and I wrote about it on this blog earlier this month. Stacy Julian wrote about creating a Year in Review album on the CTMH Blog recently.

Days of December


Details about the Workshop and the additional supplies you may need to complete the project as shown in the Workshop Instructions are on my Consultant Website. This special was introduced on November 1 and I shared information on my blog in early November.

Advent Calendar


More information about the Advent Calendar bundle and additional supplies needed to complete this project are on my Consultant Website. I do have to warn you that the Workshop Instructions list the Cricut® Season of Joy Digital Collection (Z3296), which can only be used with Cricut Design Space and either the Explore or Maker machines. Seasons of Joy also has "Low Quantity" shown with the photo so if you want to create this as shown, please order soon.

Unfortunately I do not have photos, but I have heard that some consultants created this workshop with the Artiste cartridge (retired) similar to the Workshops on the Go® Advent Calendar Kit (G1044) featured in the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book (if you do not remember this kit, see the second part of this video for a refresher). I have not tried this, but I believe with a few test cuts you could create the newer Advent Calendar pictured above with the following shapes from Artiste:
  • For the outer boxes, you could use just the bottom of the 3D Object on page 39 of the handbook (page 9 of the Assembly Instructions).
  • For the inner boxes, you could use the 3D Object on page 80 of the handbook (page 64 of the Assembly booklet).
  • For the embellishments, you could use Thin Cuts or cuts from one or more Cricut cartridges. Or you could use complements.
Christmas Blessings


Christmas Blessings was introduced on October 15 and I wrote about it here on the blog then. Workshop Kit contents and other items needed to complete the cards as shown using the Workshop Instructions are on my Consultant Website. The Workshop Instructions list cuts from the Cricut® Season of Joy Digital Collection (Z3296), which can only be used with Cricut Design Space and either the Explore or Maker machines and as I mentioned earlier, this item has a low quantity. I have read about suitable Cricut cut substitutions on other CTMH cartridges.

To celebrate the 15 Year Anniversary of CTMH in Canada, two workshops were released on October 20th:


The Great Outdoors


The Great Outdoors Workshop Kit and Workshop Guide provide the supplies and instructions to create two two-page layouts and four cards. Visit my Consultant Website for a list of additional items if you choose the create the items as shown in the Guide. Each of the layouts and cards can be seen on my blog.

True North


The True North Workshop Kit and Workshop Guide provide the supplies and instructions to create two two-page layouts, a single page and four cards. Be sure to visit my Consultant Website for a list of additional supplies needed to complete the projects as shown. The layouts and cards can be seen on my blog.

Hello Pumpkin Deluxe Workshop


The Hello Pumpkin Deluxe Workshop was so popular that both options, with or without the Stamp and Thin Cuts, sold out. The Workshop is still listed on my Consultant Website in case purchasers still need to download the Workshop Guide or need to purchase any of the additional products suggested to re-create the two single pages or two two-page layouts (the projects created with the Workshop Guide can be seen on my blog where you will also find a list of kit contents in case you would like to purchase the items individually; as of this moment, there are a few Hello Pumpkin Paper Packet (X7236B) and Boutique Complements (X7235C) left).

Important Things


Unfortunately the Important Things Workshop was also so popular that the Bundle has sold out. Again, there is still a page on my Consultant Website for Important Things so you may download the Workshop Guide and see the additional items you need to complete the project shown in the Guide. I have photos of all of the pages you will create on my blog.

By getting a little out of your comfort zone and making a few substitutions, you could use the Guide and some different products to make a similar album. You might recall CTMH had The Important Thing bundle in the Spring of 2018. You can still find a few photos of what you could create with that Workshop Guide on my blog (the entire book is pictured in the PDF). You could pull together the things you like the most about each workshop with new papers and/or different colors to make your own unique Important Things album.

Stamp of the Month Candy Cane Alphabet


The end of the month beings the end of the current SOTM. If you did not get a chance to complete the December's SOTM Blog Hop there still is time. You can start at my project and follow the links until you return back to my page. The alphabet was used very creatively by the bloggers on this hop.

That is it for promotions that are ending and products that are retiring.

While you are visiting my Consultant Website, do not forget about the Boxing Week Sale (the last day is December 31st), the Heart Happy Special or the Heart Happy Album; both Heart Happy options are available through February 28, 2019 while supplies last.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and encouragement during 2018. I really appreciate you.

Boxing Week Sale - Day 4 - December 29

Day 4 of the CTMH 2018 Boxing Week Sale is here!


To see what products are included the 4th day of the Boxing Week Sale, please visit my Consultant Website and click on the banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

UPDATE: At approximately 9:15am EST, these products were available:





Happy shopping.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Boxing Week Sale - Day 3 - December 28

It's Day 3 of the 2018 CTMH Boxing Week Sale. The sale starts now (12am MST).


The products included on the third day of the Boxing Week Sale are shown on my Consultant Website; click on the photo banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

UPDATE: At a little after 9am EST, here are screenshots of the items that were available.





When you are visiting my Consultant Website to view today's Boxing Week Sale, be sure to also look at the other specials ending on December 31st. They are found under Promotions in the green bar near the top of the page.

Enjoy browsing the sale items.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Boxing Week Sale - Day 2 - December 27

Today is Day 2 of the 2018 Boxing Week Sale.


To learn what products are included one day twp of the Boxing Week Sale, please visit my Consultant Website and click on the banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

Enjoy browsing the sale items.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Boxing Week Sale - Day 1 - December 26

It is Day 1 of the CTMH 2018 Boxing Week Sale.


To see what products are included this first day of the Boxing Week Sale, please visit my Consultant Website and click on the banner or look for the Boxing Week Sale under the Promotions menu in the green bar.

Happy shopping.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

On Saturday, December 22nd we were lucky enough to have this visitor land on the railing of our deck.


I searched a bit and I believe this is a Red-shouldered Hawk. This visitor stayed long enough (and was calm enough) that I was able to change lenses on my camera and get out a step-stool so I would be high enough to avoid photographing through the screen covering the lower half of my kitchen window. They were quiet enough when they arrived and departed that I missed both so I am not certain how long they stayed, but it was an exciting visit while it lasted.

Merry Christmas to all. May you have a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends.

Monday, December 24, 2018

Seasonal Expressions 1 Coming on January 1

Happy Christmas Eve! I hope all of your Christmas preparations are close to being complete and that you have a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

With Holiday Expressions 2018 valid for only a few more days – until 11:59pm MST on Monday, December 31st – a new Seasonal Expressions 1 will introduced on January 1, 2019. To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of CTMH, the cover of Seasonal Expressions 1 features CTMH Founder & CEO Jeanette R. Lynton.


You will be able to view and order from Seasonal Expressions 1 on January 1.

When CTMH replenished stock of the paper trimmers and replacement blades, they learned there were some price changes. The prices were adjusted on my Consultant Website on Monday, December 17th, 2018. The new prices are not reflected in the new Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book. When browsing Seasonal Expressions 1 please jot the new prices in your copy of SE1:

pg
HE '18
pg
SE1
item photo from Consultant Website price listed HE '18/SE1 price in SE1 should be
20 22 Z4211
Photo Trimmer (Z4211)
$16.95 $18.95
142 134 Z1783
SureCut™ Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (Z1783)
$34.95 $35.95
142 134 Z1784
Tripletrack™ Replacement Blades (2) (Z1784)
$7.95 $8.50
142 134 Z1785
Tripletrack™ Cutting & Scoring Blades (Z1785)
$7.95 $8.50
142 134 Z3393
TripleTrack™ Titanium Cutting Blades (Z3393)
$9.95 $10.95
142 134 Z3396
Aluminum Cut Rail Paper Trimmer (Z3396)
$44.95 $49.95
142 134 Z3397
Cut Rail Replacement Blades (Z3397)
$7.95 $9.95

The above price adjustments and all other corrections for the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book are listed on the CTMH Idea Book page I maintain; you will always find a link to it in the green bar above.

When I browse the Going Soon! area of my Consultant Website, I see that many products from Holiday Expressions have a "Low Quantity" message overlaid on the product image. If you still have HE items on your wish list, please do not wait until the last minute (11:59pm Mountain on Monday, December 31) to place your order, especially if you need the items for a current project. When you are ready to place an order or would like to read more about a product, the Shop Now button will take you there.


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.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Updated - How To Sign Up For the Monthly CTMH Newsletter

When I told you about the Boxing Week Sale I linked to a post about how to sign up for the CTMH Corporate Newsletter


I just learned that the steps to sign up for the newsletter have changed, so here are some updated information.

First, go to my Consultant Website and choose "Sign In" near the right side of the screen.


Input your email address and password then click "Sign In" to logon to your CTMH shopping account.


After you are logged on, "Sign In" changes to the icon of a person; click on the icon then click on your name. This is where you can manage multiple aspects of your account including
  • changing your email address or subscribing/unsubscribing to the CTMH newsletter
  • changing your mailing address, including setting up addresses to ship purchases to family and friends
  • modifying your payment card number/expiration date
  • reviewing your order history
  • managing your subscription to the Close To My Heart’s Craft with Heart™ club
  • changing your password
Once you are looking at your account settings, click on the edit button near the middle of your screen.


You will then be taken to this settings screen. Place a check to the left of "I want to subscribe to the Close To My Heart newsletter" then click save.


After saving, you will see this confirmation.


At this point, go to your email and look for a message from "Close To My Heart, Inc." with the subject "Close To My Heart Newsletter: Please Confirm Subscription". If you do not find it in your in box, it is possible it could have been put in your junk box.


When you click the link to confirm your subscription, a new browser tab will open with a confirmation like this:


If you do not find a message from CTMH, you can go back to where you subscribed and request for a new conformation email to be sent.


When you are signed up for the CTMH Corporate Newsletter, you will receive a message when new promotions are available and when flash-type sales are active. You can unsubscribe any time. Thanks for visiting today.

Vintage Wreath

The weekend before Thanksgiving I traveled to Atlanta for Anna Griffin Create 4.


One of the classes I attended was lead by Michelle Jorgensen of Rose Mille. I have to admit that I would be unlikely to purchase the supplies and design a wreath like this on my own, but I am so thrilled that I was able to return home with this completed wreath. The photo does not do it justice.

You can read the class teaser that Michelle posted on the Rose Mille blog. And see a sample wreath on the Rose Mille Studio Instagram Page.

Thank you for stopping by today.