More Celebrating You with Build-a-Plaid

To mark the end of August I created another card using Floral Celebration, the August 2020 Stamp Of The Month, and Build-a-Plaid.

card created using Floral Celebration and Build-a-Plaid

On this card I featured four retiring colors: Pixie, Thistle, Eggplant and Julep (the Color Of The Year). I stamped using Build-a-Plaid in Pixie, Thistle and Eggplant on the lighter side of Pixie cardstock. I also stamped with Intense Black on Eggplant and Julep cardstock then fussy cut. With the exception of Intense Black ink, all if the items I listed so far are retiring at midnight MDT tonight.

If you look closely, I feature two new items on this card. The Stitched Simple Brackets Thin Cuts (Z3687) surrounding the sentiment and the scallop heart border is from Fancy Borders Thin Cuts (Z3682) cut from Eggplant. Both will be available for purchase September 1, 2020.

The card above was inspired by Pattern 19 in Make It from Your Heart Volume 2 (9042)

This card created awhile ago, but just given this weekend, also features some retiring items.

card created with Forever Grateful

My card was created with the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214) – there are still a few available. The National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 included the Forever Grateful Stamp Set (CC7210) which was later available without the other items in the bundle. Forever Grateful was one of five stamp sets with icons and phrases to help us make projects to document the unique time we are living in. All of the Let's Stay Home stamps retire at the stroke of midnight tonight MDT. The thank you card pattern was downloaded from the card making bundle page.

Supplies are from Close To My Heart except where, noted:

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Floral Celebration — August Stamp of the Month (S2008), Build-a-Plaid (D1886)
  
• Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Pixie (X5984), Eggplant (X5956), Julep (X6029)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Pixie (Z2844), Thistle (Z2840), Eggplant (Z2847), Intense Black (Z4189)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Stamping Tool

All of the supplies I used, retiring items are available while supplies last, are available at my Consultant website. If you are not working with a CTMH Independent Consultant, I would be thrilled if you shop with me.

 

I hope your last day of August is fantastic and your September has a wonderful start that leads into a great month.

Catalogs Retiring and Specials Ending

The Core Products 2019-2020 and the July–August 2020 catalogs are ending on August 31, 2020.

Core Products 2019-2020 and July–August 2020 Catalogs

In early July I shared the Core Products Retiring List (or view the list as images here). Any stock that remains after August 31 should be added to the Online Only section of my Consultant Website within a few days of the month end.

There are also a few colors retiring: Ruby, Pixie, Thistle, Eggplant, Sweet Leaf, Saffron and Goldrush. The Color of the Year Julep is also retiring. You will find swatches on my Colors Retiring in 2020 post.

There are several specials ending on August 31, 2020:

Happiest Place

Happiest Place

Happiest Place is available until August 31 while supplies last. There are foil accented cardstock and stickers, an exclusive Stamp + Thin Cuts set, SVG Files, the Happiest Place Acrylic Shapes and the Happiest Place Cut Above® Layout Kit.

 

 

CTMH Kids Crafts

CTMH Kids Crafts–Born To Shine

The Facebook Live Event took place on August 21 and the video is still available to view, but the Born to Shine Album Bundle (CC72013) will be retiring (if bundles remain, they will be move to Online Only).

Let's Stay Home

All of the Let's Stay Home stamps will be retiring on August 31.

Let's Stay Home (CC3212)	The Great Indoors (CC5217)	On Repeat (CC5218)
Forever Grateful (CC7210)	Forever Grateful (CC7210)	Through Thick and Thin (CC7211)

The collection started with Let's Stay Home; in mid-May The Great Indoors and On Repeat were released. Forever Grateful (the two stamp sheets on the left) and Through Thick and Thin were originally in the National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle 2 and Bundle 1 respectively.

There are a few Cardmaking Bundle 2 (CC7214) still available from National Scrapbooking Day.

August 2020 Stamp Of The Month

The August 2020 SOTM - Floral Celebration - will not longer be available after August 31.

If you are interested in shopping from the Core Catalog, the July–August 2020 Catalog or any of the specials shown above, please act soon. Items are available while supplies last until August 31.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Celebrating You and Build-a-Plaid

The number of days remaining in August is dwindling. I cannot believe September is right around the corner. If there wasn't a pandemic, the Great New York State Fair would be upon us and some families would be excited about getting ready to go back to school. Instead the fairgrounds are fairly empty and parents are facing the difficult decision of sending their children back to in-person education or helping them keep up with learning at home. Who could have predicted how 2020 has unfolded?

I usually wait to share a card I mailed to someone, hoping they receive it first. However in these uncertain times, and with some people experiencing delays receiving mail, I am making an exception. This card was created with many items that are retiring on August 31 and if the products interest you, I want you to have a chance to place an order (unfortunately one retiring item, the Saffron stamp pad, has already sold out).

card created using Floral Celebration and Build-a-Plaid

I used Diamond Stickles™ on the Goldrush flower and Black Diamond and Diamond Stickles™ on the Ruby flower. The leaves were stamped with a combination of first and second generation Sweet Leaf; the stems and veins were stamped with first generation ink then I used the back of the stamp and second generation ink to fill in the leaves. I used the shorter stem to create grass to ground the flowers.

To create the plaid piece I started with the solid stamp and Saffron ink. Then I stamped the zig zag using Ruby and had just the top of the zig zag touch the Saffron stripe–sort of like a blanket stitch in embroidery or quilting. Next I stamped the dashed stripe with Sweet Leaf, this time, having one of the three stripes just inside the Saffron stripe. Then I stamped the dots in Goldrush followed by the dashes using Espresso.

close-up - card created using Floral Celebration and Build-a-Plaid

Here is a closer look at the flowers and leaves. It is very difficult to share in a photo, but the Diamond Stickles™ really picks up the color of the cardstock.

The retiring items I used are: Build-a-Plaid, Sweet Leaf cardstock and stamp pad, Goldrush cardstock and stamp pad, Ruby cardstock and stamp pad, Saffron stamp pad. The August SOTM will not be available after August 31 as well. The complete retiring list can be found here; a list of retiring colors can be found here.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Floral Celebration — August Stamp of the Month (S2008), Build-a-Plaid (D1886)
  
• Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Sweet Leaf (X5980), Goldrush (Z5962), Ruby (X5962)
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Espresso (Z2829), Goldrush (Z2823), Saffron (Z2851), Ruby (Z2870), Sweet Leaf (Z2853)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Stickles™ Glitter Glue: Black Diamond (Z3561), Diamond (Z3563)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Stamping Tool

All of the supplies I used, if there is stock remaining, are available at my Consultant website. If you are not working with a CTMH Independent Consultant, I would appreciate it if you shop with me.

Have a great Tuesday and the rest of the week.

July–August 2020 CTMH Catalog Ending Soon

This summer is flying by and so has the time the July–August 2020 CTMH Catalog is valid. This catalog retired on August 31. Where did the time go? Products featured in this catalog are available while supplies last; any products still in stock after August 31 will be in the Online Only area of my Consultant website.

Cover July–August 2020 Catalog

You can view a pager-turner of the July–August catalog here (you may need to scroll down). You can download a PDF of the catalog for off-line viewing. The Recipes will list the products used to create the samples in the catalog.

The July–August 2020 CTMH Catalog features two new Patterned Paper Collections–Summer Vibes and Timber–and a coordinating Mix-in Paper Packet.

Summer Vibes Paper Packet

Timber Paper Packet

Mix-in Paper Packet

Again in this catalog are smaller Cricut® collections that coordinate with the Summer Vibes and Timber Paper Collections. The Cricut® collections are pictured below (two images for each collection); the affiliate link below the collection images will take you to the Cricut® website to purchase the collection.

Here are the current Patterned Paper Collections from Close To My Heart:

Featured colors in Summer Vibes: Eggplant, Sapphire, Peacock, Evergreen, Sage, Linen, Charcoal
Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (X7258S)	Summer Vibes Paper Packet (X7258B)
this paper included in both the Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Summer Vibes Paper Packet	this paper included in both the Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Summer Vibes Paper Packet
this paper included in both the Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Summer Vibes Paper Packet	sticker sheet only available in Summer Vibes Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet
Summer Vibes Coordinating Cardstock (X7258C)	Summer Vibes Picture My Life™ Cards (X7258D)
Cricut® Summer Vibes Collection	Cricut® Summer Vibes Collection
Summer Vibes Acrylic Shapes (X7258E)	space intentionally blank
Summer Vibes—Cardmaking (C1857)	Summer Vibes—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3742)
Summer Vibes—Scrapbooking (D1940)	Summer Vibes—Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3745)
Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit includes Memory Protectors™ (G1207)	Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit without Memory Protectors™ (G1207NP)
Project 1 Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit	Project 2 Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit
Project 3 Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit	space intentionally blank
Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1209)	space intentionally blank
Project 1 Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit	Project 2 Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit
Project 3 Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit	Project 4 Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit
Featured colors in Timber: Ruby, Sapphire, New England Ivy, Espresso, Toffee, Black, French Vanilla
Timber Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (X7259S)	Timber Paper Packet (X7259B)
this paper included in both the Timber Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Timber Paper Packet	this paper included in both the Timber Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Timber Paper Packet
this paper included in both the Timber Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet and Timber Paper Packet	sticker sheet only available in Timber Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet
Timber Coordinating Cardstock (X7259C)	Timber Picture My Life™ Cards (X7259D)
Cricut® Timber Collection	Cricut® Timber Collection
Timber Die-cuts (X7259E)	space intentionally blank
Timber—Cardmaking (C1858)	Timber—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3750)
Timber—Scrapbooking (D1941)	Timber—Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3749)
Timber Scrapbooking Workshop Kit includes Memory Protectors™ (G1208)	Timber Scrapbooking Workshop Kit without Memory Protectors™ (G1208NP)
Project 1 Timber Scrapbooking Workshop Kit	Project 2 Timber Scrapbooking Workshop Kit
Project 3 Timber Scrapbooking Workshop Kit	space intentionally blank
Timber Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1210)	space intentionally blank
Project 1 Timber Cardmaking Workshop Kit	Project 2 Timber Cardmaking Workshop Kit
Project 3 Timber Cardmaking Workshop Kit	Project 4 Timber Cardmaking Workshop Kit
Featured colors in Mix-in: Smoothie, Peach, New England Ivy, Sapphire, Glacier, and Toffee
Mix-in Paper Packet (X9017)	Mix-in Coordinating Cardstock (X9018)
paper in Mix-in Paper Packet	paper in Mix-in Paper Packet
paper in Mix-in Paper Packet	paper in Mix-in Paper Packet
paper in Mix-in Paper Packet	paper in Mix-in Paper Packet

The July–August 2020 CTMH Catalog features several new stamp sets and stamp sets + Thin Cuts.

 

Joyful Sunflower (D1932)	Joyful Sunflower Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3740)
Love Lives Here (D1938)	Love Lives Here (D1938)
Simple Florals (D1926)	Simple Florals Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3724)
Always Loved (B1713)	Always Loved (B1713)
Fabulous Flamingo (A1251)	Fabulous Flamingo Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3743)
Delicate Mandala Shapes (D1930)	Delicate Mandala Shapes Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3737)
Treasured Memories (D1933)	Treasured Memories (D1933)
Winged Wishes (B1711)	Winged Wishes Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3734)
This Right Here (B1712)	A Wonderful Place (B1715)
Born to Bloom (C1853)	Born to Bloom Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3736)
A Koala-ty Day (C1851)	A Koala-ty Day Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3735)
Little Buddies (C1856)	Little Buddies (C1856)
Gnome Matter (C1855)	Gnome Matter Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3741)
Paper Pal Beach Day (D1929)	Paper Pal Beach Day Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3738)
Strike Up Some Fun (C1852)	Magical Alphabet (D1937)
Hooray for Today Thin Cuts (Z3714)	Hooray for Today Thin Cuts (Z3714)
Lemonade Shimmer Brush (Z3671)	Green Apple Shimmer Brush (Z3672)
You Make Me Happy (D1920)	When you purchase Make Me Happy (D1920), CTMH will donate $7 of the proceeds to Operation Smile™, a non-profit organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children around the world.

In the comments below let me know what item is your favorite in the July–August 2020 Close To My Heart catalog. I cannot decide between Joyful Sunflower and Winged Wishes. My wish is to have some more creative time to share more artwork; I will have a good stash for my retirement. [insert big grin]

Just a reminded that there are some items retiring on August 31. The retiring list can be found here; a list of retiring colors can be found here.

Have a great last full week of August 2020.