CTMH Specials Ending June 30

In case the month of June was busy for you too, here is a summary of CTMH specials that are ending on June 30, 2021:

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough

The National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough celebration continues through June 30, 2021 while supplies last. This flyer highlights all of the You Are Enough products available.

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough flyer - page 1

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough flyer - page 2

You can download a copy of the flyer here (PDF format).

Close To My Heart will be hosting three Facebook Live events in June, one each for the available workshops: Cardmaking (CC52119), 6x8 Album (CC52121) and Scrapbooking (CC52120). The workshops will be the week of June 21. Links to each of the events are on the CTMH Facebook Live Crafting Events tab (in the green bar above).

I missed the sign up for the You Are Enough Blog Hop, but I used the papers on the card I created for the May SOTM Blog Hop:

card created with Flowers for You and You Are Enough

 No Ordinary Dad

No Ordinary Dad

Also continuing through June 30, 2021 is No Ordinary Dad. This special includes three exclusive stamp sets to celebrate dads this upcoming Father's Day. The stamp sets are available individually, but there is a 20% savings when the sets are purchased as a bundle.

 

Sign Up & Celebrate

Sign Up & Celebrate

If you love CTMH products and want to present them to your friends and family with the goal of earning some extra income, Sign Up & Celebrate is for you. When you sign up as a new Maker in June 2021, you will get FREE registration for the 2021 Close To My Heart Virtual Convention in late July (attendees are required to purchase the Convention product bundle, not included).

The Virtual Convention is a three-day celebration featuring crafting and learning about the products and new techniques. The event is a chance for Makers from all over North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan to attend an event together. Additional details are in the flyer available to download here (PDF format).

 

June 2021 Stamp Of The Month Outdoor Borders

Outdoor Borders (S2106)
available June 2021

Outdoor Borders (S2106) is an exclusive D-size set of 9 stamps and is only available during the month of June 2021. Receive the stamp set for free when you are a CTMH VIP Customer and you place a qualifying order. Alternatively, place a qualifying order and the stamp set is only $5. In either case you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each additional $50 you spend on the same order. Outdoor Borders is also available for $18.95 with no other purchase required. The recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Block for this stamp set is: 1" × 6½" (Y1005).

I created this card for the June SOTM Blog Hop:

card created with Outdoor Borders

 

In addition, this catalog is drawing to the close.

May–June 2021 Catalog

May–June 2021 Catalog

Unfortunately a few products (mostly Thin Cuts) have sold out; all available items are on my eCommerce website.

I hope you enjoy this last few days of June even though they will be quite warm.

Weekend Workshop Sale Ends Tonight

The Close To My Heart Weekend Workshop Sale ends late tonight at 11:59pm MDT (which is 1:59am EDT Monday, June 21).

Weekend Workshop Sale

Most of the Workshop Kits were created by someone from the Corporate Office during Facebook Live Events on the Official Close To My Heart Facebook Page. The videos are still available on Facebook (links below). If there are any techniques that stopped you from purchasing the Workshop Kit earlier, someone from the Corporate Office will show you the techniques. In addition, you will have some fun (and laughs) working along side them, plus you can pause the video if you do not work as fast as they do.

Workshop kits available as of Sunday morning with a link to the Facebook Live:

Workshop Kit	Facebook Live Link
Yesterday & Today Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1199)	there was no Facebook Live
Summer Vibes Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (G1207)	Facebook Live Video
Summer Vibes Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1209)	Facebook Live Video
Bloom with Grace Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1213)	Facebook Live Video
Serenity Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1220)	Facebook Live Video
Happiness Lives Here Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (without Memory Protectors™) (G1221NP)	Facebook Live Video
Happiness Live Here Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1222)	Facebook Live Video
Sweet Safari Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (without Memory Protectors™) (G1223NP)	Facebook Live Video
Sweet Safari Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1224)	Facebook Live Video

Don't forget that this sale ends tonight and, if you are a VIP Customer, you will earn VIP Credits on your purchase and any Weekend Workshop Sale purchase also counts toward SOTM qualifying orders.

Happy Father's Day, enjoy your Sunday and thank you for visiting today.

Weekend Workshop Sale

Close To My Heart is having a Weekend Workshop Sale. It starts at 5:00pm today.

Weekend Workshop Sale

The Weekend Workshop Sale will start at 5:00pm EDT today and end at 1:59am EDT on Monday, June 21.

The items featured in this sale are limited in quantity and will only be available while supplies last, so be sure to visit the sale early!

This will be similar to past sales where...

• Sale prices are only available on orders placed on my eCommerce website.
• The sale features a selection of current products as well as retired items.
• Any current items that sell out during the sale will return to availability at normal price once the sale has ended.
• All discounted items count towards earning VIP Credit and the Stamp of the Month qualifying order totals.
• Any items purchased using VIP Credit will be redeemed at the full retail price.
  
• Shipping and handling is based on the full retail value of the sale items.
• There is no grace period for ordering sale items.

At 5pm EDT today, please visit my eCommerce website to see what items are included in this sale. Thank you for stopping by today.

Here Comes The Sun Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to the Here Comes The Sun Technique Blog Hop brought to you by a group of Close to My Heart Makers. Today we are featuring the Sunburst Technique. I created my sun with the Sunburst Background Thin Cut (Z3942) but there are many techniques for creating the "sun rays" or "fans" and many videos on YouTube.

We have almost 15 CTMH Makers sharing their creations on this hop. If you stumbled upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (often found near the bottom of the page) will take you through the entire Sunburst Technique blog hop.

You should have arrived here from the talented ***Miss. Carrie***. If you get lost along the way, Melissa Robinson also keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at My Heartfelt Sentiments.

My first card was very much inspired by the photo on page 38 of the May–June 2021 Catalog. Conveniently I still had scraps from Hillside Cottage on my crafting table.

card created for the Sunburst Technique Blog Hop

I used the darker side of Paprika cardstock with the Sunburst Background Thin Cut (Z3942). I then used scraps to cut the fans, sort of like paper piecing from quilting, if you are familiar with that technique. I found the solid cardstock to be starker than I wanted, so I stamped tone-on-tone with smaller stamps from the Hillside Cottage Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1230) to soften the appearance.

I could not let all of the "fans" from the above card go to waste, so I created the card below inspired by my visits to the American Southwest. This time I wanted to use the lighter side of the Paprika cardstock. To use the reverse side of the die cut, to reduce the edge from die cutting, I used a rubber embossing mat to "flat emboss" the Paprika "fans" and the Evergreen Sunburst in my die cutting machine (I hope that makes sense).

 

card created for the Sunburst Technique Blog Hop

I used the June SOTM Outdoor Borders to create some interest on the "rays" and I cut an oversized circle to use with the Spot-on Sentiments.

I hope you like the cards I shared today. Before you go to see the wonderful project ***Krista Hershberger*** is sharing with us today, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Outdoor Borders — June Stamp of the Month (S2106), Spot-on Sentiments (B1741), stamps from Hillside Cottage Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1230)
• Patterned Paper: Patterned Paper: Hillside Cottage (X7268B) or Hillside Cottage + Sticker Sheet (X7268S)
• Cardstock: Hillside Cottage Coordinating CS (X7268C) or White Daisy (1385), Blue Belle (X6048), Flamingo (X6050), Paprika (X6033), Evergreen (X6030)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Flamingo (Z6520), Blue Belle (Z6519), Paprika (Z6515), Evergreen (Z6512)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Thin Cuts: Sunburst Background Thin Cut (Z3942), Circles Thin Cuts (Z3943)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat
  

If you do not have a CTMH Independent Consultant, you may purchase the supplies I used at my Consultant website.

I enjoy reading your comments, so if you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my cards. I hope you are enjoying all of the projects created for the Here Comes The Sun Technique Blog Hop. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Krista Hershberger***.

CTMH Outdoor Borders SOTM Blog Hop - June 2021

Welcome to the June 2021 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set Outdoor Borders. This month we have over 15 CTMH Makers sharing projects created with the CTMH Stamp Of The Month Outdoor Borders. Keep visiting the next blog (typically via a link near the bottom of the post) to get back to the blog where you started.

Outdoor Borders - June 2021 SOTM

You should have arrived here from ***Melissa Robinson's My Heartfelt Sentiments***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt also keeps a list of all participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

Outdoor Borders Stamp Set

While I think this stamp set is perfect for scrapbooking, I do not create pages that often so I challenged myself to think of ways to use this on cards. Unfortunately time did not allow me to create more than one card for this hop. I hope I will get an opportunity to use this stamp set a few more times during June.

card created with Outdoor Borders

I used a stamp platform to selectively stamp "over the hill" to create a background. I stamped using Flamingo ink on the light side of Flamingo cardstock. I cut the candle from Sage cardstock with a Cricut® Maker™ then stamped the wave stamp with Sage and New England Ivy inks to create a unique candle with dimension. I covered the Canary/Paprika flame with Clear Shimmer Brush. I stamped the mountains with Blue Belle ink on the light side of Blue Belle cardstock to go with the theme "over the hill". I added some flowers and "Happy Birthday". I used a mix of Foam Tape to add dimension. After looking at my card through the camera lens, I wish I inked the edges of the flame with Paprika ink; I think I will do that.

Before you head to ***Katy Taylor's ScrappinKaty***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.

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

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: Outdoor Borders — June Stamp of the Month (S2106), Birthday Borders Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3780) or stamp and fussy cut Birthday Borders (C1872), Hillside Cottage—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts (Z3948) or stamp and fussy cut Hillside Cottage—Cardmaking (C1890)
• Patterned Paper: Hillside Cottage (X7268B) or Hillside Cottage + Sticker Sheet (X7268S)
• Cardstock: Hillside Cottage Coordinating CS (X7268C) or White Daisy (1385), Flamingo (X6050), Blue Belle (X6048), Sage (X6045)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Flamingo (Z6520), Blue Belle (Z6519), Sage (Z6504), New England Ivy (Z2835)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Clear Shimmer Brush (Z3293)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151), Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)
• Cricut® Maker™ (HB1076)
• Cricut® Collection: Cricut® Artistry Digital Collection - if you do not have a Consultant, please shop for the digital collection via my Cricut® Affiliate Link, otherwise ask your Consultant for their affiliate link or the Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3298) cartridge for use with older Cricut® machines is on clearance; I used the following shapes:
• Candle (#M413170)
•  Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, glass cutting mat, craft knife

If you are not already working with a CTMH Maker, you may purchase all of the supplies I used at my eCommerce website.

If you have a few moments, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of my card. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with Outdoor Borders. Thanks for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is  ***Katy Taylor's ScrappinKaty***.

June 2021 CTMH News

Wow! The sixth month of 2021. Where has the time gone?

June 2021 Stamp Of The Month Outdoor Borders

Outdoor Borders (S2106)
available June 2021

Outdoor Borders (S2106) is an exclusive D-size set of 9 stamps and is only available during the month of June 2021. Receive the stamp set for free when you are a CTMH VIP Customer and you place a qualifying order. Alternatively, place a qualifying order and the stamp set is only $5. In either case you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each additional $50 you spend on the same order. Outdoor Borders is also available for $18.95 with no other purchase required. The recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Block for this stamp set is: 1" × 6½" (Y1005).

The CTMH Art Department created a scrapbook layout using the Outdoor Borders stamp set.

scrapbook layout created with Outdoor Borders

The Recipes, a PDF file that lists the products used to make the samples in the May–June 2021 Catalog, lists everything used to create the cards above. You will find the Recipes under the page-turner catalog here. I am participating in a Outdoor Borders blog hop this month; you will find my post on this blog tomorrow. Please visit my June SOTM (S2016) Outdoor Borders Pinterest Board for other ideas to use the Outdoor Borders stamp set.

Return to the Happiest Place

Return to the Happiest Place

Making a return appearance is Happiest Place. Happiest Place is perfect for documenting treasured memories with family and friends no matter where those memories are made.

This collection features foil-accented papers and stickers, acrylic accessory, a Happiest Place Cut Above® Layout Kit, exclusive stamps, Thin Cuts, digital SVG shapes, and more! This flyer features the Return to the Happiest Place products available [click on any image for a larger view]:

Return to the Happiest Place Flyer - page 1

Return to the Happiest Place Flyer - page 2

Return to the Happiest Place Flyer - page 3

The flyer can be downloaded here (PDF format). Along with all of the great products that are returning from the original Happiest Place introduction, CTMH has also created a new 12" x 12" scrapbooking workshop kit and a new slimline cardmaking workshop (available in two options).

Return to the Happiest Place Scrapbooking Workshop. This flyer features the scrapbooking workshop and the pages you will create; if you would like to download a PDF of the Scrapbooking Workshop flyer, you will find it here.

Return to the Happiest Place Scrapbooking Flyer - page 1

Return to the Happiest Place Scrapbooking Flyer - page 2

Return to the Happiest Place Cardmaking Workshop. The images below feature the cardmaking workshop and the cards you will create; if you would like a copy of the Cardmaking Workshop flyer, you will find it here (PDF format).

Return to the Happiest Place Cardmaking Flyer - page 1

Return to the Happiest Place Cardmaking Flyer - page 2

The guides for the scrapbooking and cardmaking workshops will be available to download from the product page (look under the "add to cart button") so you may review them prior to purchasing. Return to the Happiest Place is available through July 31, 2021 while supplies last.

Sign Up & Celebrate

Sign Up & Celebrate

If you love CTMH products and want to present them to your friends and family with the goal of earning some extra income, Sign Up & Celebrate is for you. When you sign up as a new Maker in June 2021, you will get FREE registration for the 2021 Close To My Heart Virtual Convention in late July (attendees are required to purchase the Convention product bundle, not included).

The Virtual Convention is a three-day celebration featuring crafting and learning about the products and new techniques. The event is a chance for Makers from all over North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan to attend an event together. Additional details are in the flyer available to download here (PDF format).

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough

The National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough celebration continues through June 30, 2021 while supplies last. This flyer highlights all of the You Are Enough products available.

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough flyer - page 1

National Scrapbooking Month—You Are Enough flyer - page 2

You can download a copy of the flyer here (PDF format).

Close To My Heart will be hosting three Facebook Live events in June, one each for the available workshops: Cardmaking (CC52119), 6x8 Album (CC52121) and Scrapbooking (CC52120). The workshops will be the week of June 21. Links to each of the events are on the CTMH Facebook Live Crafting Events tab (in the green bar above).

No Ordinary Dad

No Ordinary Dad

Also continuing through June 30, 2021 is No Ordinary Dad. This special includes three exclusive stamp sets to celebrate dads this upcoming Father's Day. The stamp sets are available individually, but there is a 20% savings when the sets are purchased as a bundle.

May–June 2021 Catalog

May–June 2021 Catalog

The May–June 2021 Catalog was introduced on May 1 and is valid until June 30, 2021. There are many wonderful new items in the catalog. The catalog can be viewed here. If you did not get a chance yet, please hop with us on the May–June 2021 New Product Blog Hop.

As always if you have any questions about the CTMH promotions or any products available on my eCommerce website, please reach out to me via the Contact Form to the right.

Enjoy this sixth month of 2021. Hopefully the very chilly temperatures we experienced Memorial Day weekend of 2021 are behind us and will return to average temperatures for this time of year.