CTMH Cyber Monday Sale

 Close To My Heart is having a Cyber Monday Sale.

Cyber Monday Sale

The Cyber Monday sale begins at 5pm EST today. It will run for 33 hours, ending at 1:59am EST Wednesday, December 2 (that's 11:59pm MST Tuesday, December 1).

The sale will feature a mix of current and retired products and some discounts are up to 50%. Quantities are limited, so be sure to shop early. You will find the sale items on my e-commerce site on Cyber Monday - just look for the sale banner.

Sale products count toward earning VIP Bank Credit and Stamp of the Month qualifying orders. If you also subscribe to the Corporate newsletter, you will receive reminders when the sales begin.

I had trouble watching a sneak peek of the sale, but I think there is at least one new and exclusive item. Happy shopping.

November–December 2020 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop brought to you from same the group of CTMH Makers who bring you the Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop. Today we are featuring projects created with products found in the new CTMH Idea Book November–December 2020 catalog.

We have almost 20 CTMH Makers sharing their creations on this hop. If you just happened upon my post, clicking the link to the next blog (often found near the bottom of the page) will take you full circle.

cover November–December 2020 Catalog

You should have arrived here from ***Pam Furlong Newfie-Scrapper***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda also keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

 

I don't know why, as I had many, many ideas, but I struggled to get something created for this hop. I hope I was able to put something together that you find pleasing.

card created for the November–December 2020 New Product Blog Hop

I cut Black cardstock using the Geometric Grids and backed it with the lighter side of Green Apple cardstock. I colored the flowers and Clear Sparkles with TriBlend™ Markers. I added some Clear Shimmer Brush to the wings, stripes and head of the Bee.

Before you head to ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***, 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: B1730 from the Serenity Cardmaking Workshop Kit (G1220), Country Bee (M1264), A Little Sentiment (A1244)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Green Apple (X6031)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Thin Cuts: Geometric Grids (Z3894)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Earth Brown Blend (Z2478), Orange Blend (Z2480), Citrus Blend (Z2482), Citrus Green Blend (Z2484), Light Green Blend (Z2485), Dull Green Blend (Z2486), Purple Blend (Z2492), Blender Marker (Z2499)
  
• Clear Sparkles (Z3274), Clear Shimmer Brush (Z3293)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)

If you do not have a CTMH Maker, you may purchase the supplies I used at my Maker e-commerce website.

If you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my card. I enjoy reading your comments. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the new products from CTMH. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Stefani Ewing's Stamp with Stefani***.

Floral Sympathy Card

Hello. It seems like forever since I've shared anything. There are some months that always seem extra busy to me and November is one of those months. This year I committed to being a Poll Worker so I added a bit to my plate recently with training in late October and working on Election Day.

If you did not get a chance to see the wonderful creations on the You Warm My Heart Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop, please either scroll down. If you do not find it there, click the "Older Post" link near the bottom.

Today I am sharing a sympathy card I created early last week, but it feels like months ago.

Sympathy Card using A Million Little Things

I created this card for one of my mom's former co-workers and her husband. Their son-in-law recently lost his battle with cancer.

The supplies used to create the card:

• My Acrylix™ Stamp Sets: A Million Little Things (D1925), 4 My Friend (D1510)–retired
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Blue Belle (X6048)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Light Yellow (Z2483), Dull Green (Z2486), Gold Brown Shades (Z2516),
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Tattered Lace Foundation 8 Nested Rectangle Labels, card base
  

I selected the softer tones of the Light Yellow TriBlend™ Marker for the flowers because I think the color is soothing. I used Blue Belle because I've always loved yellow and blue together. I framed everything with Black to make it pop. I hope the card brings the family some comfort.

CTMH You Warm My Heart SOTM Blog Hop - November 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 SOTM Blog Hop featuring the stamp set You Warm My Heart. This month there are over 20 CTMH Makers sharing projects created with the CTMH Stamp Of The Month You Warm My Heart. Our blog hop is a circle; visiting the next blog (typically via a link near the bottom of the post) will take you back to where you started.

You Warm My Heart SOTM Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Krista's Crafty Corner by Krista Hershberger***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt also keeps a list of all participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

You Warm My Heart Stamp Set

I think this is such a cute stamp set. Many of the sneak peeks I've seen created by other CTMH Makers have featured the "disposable" coffee cup, so I decided to go in another direction. I created this wreath using the small floral stamp in the upper middle of the above image.

 

card created for the You Warm My Heart Blog Hop

To create the wreath shape, I cut a 2¾" circle from scrap cardstock, then I lightly traced around it onto the center of a 3¼" square with pencil. Then I stamped the floral stamp around the circle using the points of the leaves and petals to guide me. I also stamped some extra onto French Vanilla scraps to fussy cut and fill-in and add dimension to the wreath. I colored the petals with the Coral TriBlend™ Marker and the leaves with the Alpine Green TriBlend™ Marker. After coloring the extra stamped images, I fussy cut and layered them using Thin 3-D Foam Tape. It is hard to see in the photo, but I added Glisten Stickles™ Glitter Glue to the center of each flower.

 

To decorate the wreath I used images from the two new Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts in the November–December 2020 Catalog. The bow is from the Serenity—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts and the banner is from the Jingle Joy—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts. I stamped with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and heat embossed with Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder.

I used stamps from You Warm My Heart and my stamp platform to create "borders" near the bottom of the Peach cardstock. I had some extra fussy cut flowers, so I gave the lower left corner a little pop with them. 

 

Before you head to ***Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings***, 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: You Warm My Heart — November Stamp of the Month (S2011)
• Stamp + Thin Cuts: Jingle Joy—Cardmaking (Z3897), Serenity—Cardmaking (Z3905)
  
• Cardstock: French Vanilla (X6046), Peach (X6044), Evergreen (X6030)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Intense Black (Z4189), Peach (Z6502)
• Embossing supplies: Anti-static Pouch (Z4220), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2067), Heat Tool (Z4252)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• TriBlend™ Markers: Coral (Z2481), Alpine Green (Z2521)
• Glisten Stickles™ Glitter Glue (Z3558)
  
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

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

I love to hear what folks think about the items I create. If you have a little time, please leave a comment letting me know what you think of my wreath. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with You Warm My Heart — the November Stamp of the Month. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Lauren Moore's CTMH Craftings***.

November 2020 CTMH News

Welcome to November 2020. It is hard to see more and more television and print advertisements for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, but it will be fabulous to have an end to the political ads. I am looking forward to seeing any other kind of advertisement on my televisions screen.

I also look forward to creating holiday-themed crafts using the new and pretty Close To My Heart products.

November 2020 Stamp Of The Month You Warm My Heart

You Warm My Heart (S2011)
available November 2020

You Warm My Heart (S2011) is an exclusive D-size set of 19 stamps that is only available during the month of November 2020. The stamp set can be yours for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in qualifying Close To My Heart products, or it can be yours for FREE with a qualifying order and you are a CTMH VIP Customer. In either case, you qualify for additional sets at $5 for each $50 you spend. Alternatively it is available for $18.95. Recommended CTMH My Acrylix® Blocks for this stamp set are: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 1" × 6½" (Y1005), 3" × 3" (Y1006) and 2" × 3½" (Y1009).

The Art Department at Close To My Heart created this single-layout and coordinating pocket page using the You Warm My Heart stamp set.

 

scrapbook pages created with You Warm My Heart (November 2020 SOTM)

If you would like a list of the products used to create the above cards, you will find the information in the Recipes, a PDF file that lists the products used to make the samples in the November–December 2020 Catalog. I am participating in a You Warm My Heart blog hop this month; you will find my post here tomorrow. Please visit my November SOTM (S2011) You Warm My Heart Pinterest Board for other ideas to use the You Warm My Heart stamp set.

 

 

Jingle All The Way

Jingle All The Way

Jingle All The Way is an Album Workshop Kit perfect for documenting all of your holiday memories. This 6" x 6" album kit features the Jingle Joy paper collection, including the paper packet, stickers, and Picture My Life™ cards. It is also sprinkled with the new Evergreen glitter paper!

Seasons in Motion

 

Seasons in Motion

Due to the excellent response to the National Stamping Month promotion Creativity in Motion, Close To My Heart released Seasons in Motion. Seasons in Motion is a mix of everyday and holiday-themed stamps. In addition to harvest and Christmas/winter, there is an owl and heart. The paper stack includes 48 sheets of papers to coordinate beautifully with the stamps. CTMH also created Thin Cuts to make your own Animation Windows; Animation Sheets are still available.

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

 

CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful

I shared news of CTMH Kids Crafts Feeling Grateful when it became available for purchase earlier this month. This Album Kit contains the materials needed to craft along with Monica and Maya Wihongi—Monica’s 9-year-old daughter during a Facebook Live on November 24 at 6:30pm EST. Be sure to mark yourself as Going on Facebook to be reminded closer to the event.

November–December 2020 Catalog

 

November–December 2020 Catalog

The November–December 2020 catalog is valid through the end of November. You can view this catalog online or download a PDF to view anytime you have your device, but no Internet. 

CTMH VIP Customer Program

CTMH VIP Customer Program

In October I shared the news that Close To My Heart now has a VIP Customer Program. Below is a flyer about the VIP Customer Program (click on the image for a better view or download a PDF of the flyer here).

 

Close To My Heart VIP Program Flyer

The introductory offer is still available. Sign up before December 31, 2020 and receive $25 in VIP Spending Credit, rather than the usual $15. Full details on at the VIP Customer Program page of my shopping website. Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions; you may reach me via the contact form to the right.

Please subscribe to my blog (on the right) to be updated when there are flash sales, new products are released, artwork is shared or new events are scheduled.

 

Have a great November. I hope you and yours have a nice Thanksgiving celebration.

New CTMH Specials

Two new specials are available from Close To My Heart: Seasons in Motion and CTMH Kids Crafts-Feeling Grateful Album Kit.

Let's take a look at Seasons in Motion first.

Seasons in Motion

Seasons in Motion is similar to Creativity in Motion from National Stamping Month. Available are three new animated stamps, a new Seasonal Border Tab stamp set, a 6" x 6" Holiday Stack and Animation Window Thin Cuts. All of the options are on the Seasons in Motion promotions page and you can see some of the creations in this video:

Also available is the CTMH Kids Crafts–Feeling Grateful Album Kit.

CTMH Kids Crafts–Feeling Grateful Album Kit

The CTMH Kids Crafts–Feeling Grateful Album Kit will be used during a virtual event taking place on Tuesday, November 24th. This will be a Facebook Live Event on the Close To My Heart Facebook page. Be sure to head to the event page and mark yourself as going so you will receive reminders closer to the event.

If you have any questions about either special, do not hesitate to contact me via the Contact Form to the right. Have a great Friday and an even better weekend!

Core Catalog New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop brought to you from same the group of CTMH Makers who bring you the Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop. Today we are featuring items created with products from the CTMH Core Catalog which was introduced September 1, 2020.

We have over 20 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 full circle. 

Core Product Catalog Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from ***Krista's Crafty Corner by Krista Hershberger***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda also keeps a list of all blog hop participants on her blog at If You Bling It.

I was having so much fun trying different techniques. So much so that I only have a few cards completely finished; I have the fronts done for a few others so I will share those too.

My first card was meant to be a trial run, but I ran out of time to create a new version. I was practicing with the Distress Oxide™ Inks to create backgrounds and used the background behind the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts (cut from Julep) to create a card.

Distress Oxide™ Ink & Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts

I used Tattered Rose, Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide™ Inks to create the background. I was not happy with my first attempt at stamping the sentiment so I pulled out the Stitched Ovals and re-stamped with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

close up Stitched Oval & Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts

Above is a close up of the Stitched Oval with the sentiment. I think the Stitched Ovals and Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts coordinate very well. Despite being retired, there are some Stitched Ovals in stock; it you do not have a set to use with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts yet, hurry before the Stitched Ovals are gone.

Distress Oxide™ Ink panel cut with Olive Branches Background Thin Cut

On the card above I created a background using the following Distress Oxide™ Inks: Candied Apple Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber (because Mustard Seed was unavailable at the time I ordered) and Peeled Paint. I swiped some color from each pad on the All-purpose Mat, misted with water then laid the Distress Watercolor Cardstock into the ink to pick up the color. "Grateful" was stamped with Black Pigment Ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. I thought about adding some gems or Black Dots, but choose to not cover any of the Distress Oxide™ Inks.

Distress Oxide™ Ink panel behind Olive Branches Background Thin Cut

The above background was created with almost every Distress Oxide™ Ink listed below. They were applied with the Mini Ink Blending Tool. I spritzed with water then used a paper towel to absorb the water and pick up some of the color. "Grateful" was stamped with VersaMark™ Ink and heat embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I did not add gems for the same reason as above.

embossed and inked Olive Branches Background

Rather than cut the cardstock with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts, I used the Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat to create a deep impression on the lighter side of Avocado cardstock. Then I used a glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler and craft knife to cut off the edges. I inked with Avocado then stamped the sentiment with Scarlet.

embossed and distressed Olive Branches Background

 Rather than cut the cardstock with the Olive Branches Background Thin Cuts, I used the Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat to create a deep impression on the darker side of Avocado cardstock. Then I used a glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler and craft knife to cut off the edges. I used a sheet of sandpaper to distress the cardstock then stamped the sentiment with Scarlet.

The following card was inspired by Krista Hershberger. From photos Krista shared on Facebook I could see that one of the cards at Krista's Christmas Cardmaking Workshop had colored berries. 

Evergreen cardstock enhanced with Liquid Pearls™

The card above was cut from Evergreen cardstock (darker side) then Carnation Red and White Opal Liquid Pearls™ was added to the olives to create a holiday berry feel. I have not ordered a new holiday stamp set that would fit the space yet, so I dug through my stash and used Hand-Lettered Christmas. The die cut is backed with one of the Wood Grain Patterned Papers.

resist Olive Branches Background

When I was reading up on Distress Oxide™ Inks, I read about a Distress Resist Spray. I cut the Olive Branches Background from some scrap cardstock and sprayed with Distress Resist Spray. After allowing time to dry, I used the Mini Ink Blending Tool to add Tattered Rose, Peeled Paint, Candied Apple and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide™ Inks. I used VersaMark™ Ink to stamp "Thinking of You" from In Your Time of Need then embossed with Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

Blue Belle Olive Branches Background with French Vanilla

This is one of the projects I was unable to complete before the hop, but thought I would share that this Thin Cut, and the other background Thin Cuts look great with just two colors of cardstock.

Olive Branches Background - trimmed to create a label

This is the other idea I had that I was unable to finish prior to the hop. Just trim found the stitched area to create a label to stamp and add to a card.

I hope you like one or more of the ideas I shared today. Before you head to ***Haley Dyer's The Inky Scrapper***, 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: In Your Time of Need (M1278), Sentiments by Melisa Esplin (D1866), Hand-Lettered Christmas (M1127)
  
• Patterned Paper: Wood Grain (X8017)
  
• Cardstock: Julep (X6029), French Vanilla (X6046), Black (X6047), Evergreen (X6030), Blue Belle (X6048), Avocado (X6053)
  
• Distress Oxide™ Ink Pads: Candied Apple (Z3826), Abandoned Coral (Z3825), Picked Raspberry (Z3827), Tattered Rose (Z3828), Spiced Marmalade (Z3829), Antique Linen (Z3836), Peeled Paint (Z3831), Seedless Preserves (Z3835)
• Distress Watercolor Cardstock (Z3885), Mini Ink Blending Tool (Z3886), Mini Ink Blending Foam (Z3887)
  
• All-purpose Mat (Z2045)
  
• Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Avocado (Z6523), Scarlet (Z6526), White Daisy Pigment (Z2863), Black Pigment (Z8000)
• Embossing supplies: Anti-static Pouch (Z4220), VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891), Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Z2066), White Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2068), Clear Embossing Powder (Z2088), Heat Tool (Z4252)
  
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
• Thin Cuts: Stitched Ovals (Z4187), Olive Branches Background (Z3679) also available in the Background Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3758)
• Dual-tip Permanent Glue Pen (Z3440)
• Black & White Dots (Z3314)
• Liquid Pearls™: Carnation Red (Z3799), White Opal (Z3791)
• Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (HB1080)
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: glass cutting mat, metal-edged ruler, craft knife, Ranger Distress Sprayer, Ranger Distress Resist Spray, paper towels, Cricut© Rubber Embossing Mat
  

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

If you have a few moments, please let me know what you think of my card. I enjoy reading your comments. I hope you are enjoying the projects created with the new products from CTMH. Thank you for hopping with us!

So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Haley Dyer's The Inky Scrapper***.

CTMH Moments like These - sample pages

Yesterday I shared the Moments like These products that are part of a special introduced by Close To My Heart on October 1st.

Moments like These

When I was writing yesterday's post I ran out of time to include photos of a completed project shared by the Corporate Office. Here are the thirteen single 12" × 12" pages that can be created from the kits.

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Because this special is a Cut Above® Layout Kit, there is no cutting or measuring required. Just pop the pieces from the sheet and assemble. The primary supplies needed are adhesives and a journaling pen. I would use a variety of adhesives, including a tape runner and foam tapes.

You can alter or personalize the pages as much as you would like. You have the option to ink, emboss, add Stickles™ Glitter Glue, Liquid Pearls™, Shimmer Trim or any of the many embellishments found primarily on pages 66 to 69 of the Core Products Catalog.

Just a reminder, Moments like These is available through December 31 while supplies last

CTMH Moments like These

As the days grow cooler and shorter here in the northeast, I think we start to think of the upcoming holidays and what items we can create for gift giving. Moments like These will help with creating quick and easy yet beautiful scrapbook pages or a 2020 calendar.

Moments like These

This special includes a Cut Above® Layout Kit and a Base Calendar to create a beautiful 2021 12-month calendar. There is also a My Acrylix® Moments like These stamp set to personalize your calendar pages.

The individual items and bundles are:

Moments like These (CC10205)	Moments like These Cut Above® Layout Kit (CC10206)
Moments like These Calendar Kit (without stamp set) (CC10207)	Moments like These Calendar Kit (CC10208)
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With all of the bundle options you will be able to create 13 single-page layouts.

Here is a flyer with all of the Moments like These details. Click on any of the flyer pages below for more information or download the three page flyer here.

Moments like These flyer - page 1

Moments like These flyer - page 2

Moments like These flyer - page 3

Moments like These is available through December 31 while supplies last.