Are you looking for a new supplies for your next creative project? You don’t want to miss this sale! I’ve dug through the inventory left over from the CKC Convention and have slashed prices on lots of retired products!!!
The sale is tomorrow at 10 am on my “Creative Friends” Facebook group. You are invited to join the fun and get some great deals! Join group now>>
Yesterday, I finished going through my boxes and deciding what to put in the sale. I found some good stuff and have marked it way down so that it can leave my house!
Check out these discounts:
Embellishments $.75 – $1
Embossing Folders $5
Paper 30 – 40% off
Stamps 50% off
Thin Cuts 25 – 70% off
Scrapbooking Workshops 25% off
Sale starts Saturday morning at 10 am. I’ll be showing you all the products through a series of live videos in my Creative Friends Facebook group. In the message for each video, I’ll post a link to a document for your reference showing all the products & prices, as well as how many of that item are available. You don’t have to wait for me to show a product if you see something on the list that you want!
Everything will be sold on a first come basis. If you see something you want, comment the product name and item number. When calling “dibs” on something, be sure that you comment on the video for that shows that product. If you want multiples, be sure to say that too. Many of the items are “onsies” — there is just one available. I will go by the time stamp on the comment to determine who gets it.
Each time you “win” something, it will go on a tally. Shipping is a flat $8.50 no matter how much you purchase. If you’d rather pick up on my porch, just let me know. Once the sale has ended, I’ll send invoices via Facebook messenger (and email if I have it). BONUS: I’ll include a new May/June catalog in each order!
Remember you must be in my Facebook group to participate in the sale! Join now!
Can’t wait to show you everything. Have fun shopping!!
Yesterday, I posted about the amazing Stamptacular Sale that is happening on my Close To My Heart website. With all of our stamp sets currently on sale, it is a good time to talk about organizing our stamp sets. If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I use Evernote and in this post, I’ll give you some tips for getting started and also give you a free notebook to get started!
What is Evernote?
Evernote is an app you can use to create libraries of information. Within Evernote, you can create notebooks which are made up of a collection of notes. Each note has a) a title, b) a body where you can add text, images and links and c) tags.
To show you how it works, I created a notebook with a note for each of the stamp sets that was brought out of retirement for the Stamptacular Sale. You can view and copy it by clicking on the link below. When you open the notebook, you will be prompted to create an account or log into Evernote. Go ahead and click the link now….I’ll wait for you!
Once you click on the link and sign into your Evernote account, you will be asked how you want to view the notebook. You should click “Join Notebook”. This will allow you to view and copy my notebook. Continue reading to understand how the notebook is organized and then I’ll tell you how to create your personal notebook so you can customize it to meet your needs.
Closer look at a Stamp Notebook
When you open a stamp’s note, you’ll find several pieces of information including:
A – Item number and name
B – Tags of keywords (shapes, design elements, themes, holidays, Cricut or Thin Cut images, …)
C – Link to the stamp image
D – Text that appears on the stamp set
The data listed above and circled in red help you explore a stamp set without having to locate the physical stamp set. You can look at the tags to get an idea of the theme and features of the stamp set on your phone or other device! You can even search for specific words in the sentiments or type in a tag to see all sets with a specific theme or image. Finally, click on the link to see the actual set. This is all on your screen without having to actually locate the physical stamp set.
However, when you are ready to use the stamp set, the item number is the key. Since I started using Evernote to organize my stamps, all of my actual physical stamp sets are stored alpha-numerically by Item number. I actually still had Hooray Bouquet from when it was live many, many years ago. I was easily able to locate it when it was announce it was coming back by going to my box that has my D stamp sets! Easy Peasy!
Organizing physical stamp sets
The magic of this organization system is that you can now store your stamps simply in alpha-numeric order by item number. One common method to organize stamps is to sorted by “theme”. You could have sections in your stamp boxes for Christmas, Easter, Birthday and other special days. Then there could be separate files for animals, outdoor, floral, etc.
Let’s take a look at Hooray Bouquet stamp set. If you are organizing your stamps by theme, you may put this with “nature” since it has flowers. Or maybe you’d put it with your other stamp sets that coordinate with the Art Philosophy Cricut collection. Or maybe you group it with other card-making stamp sets (although this one is also great for layouts). My point is that every stamp set could fit several themes.
Let’s say that you put this in your box with other Cricut stamp sets. If you are looking for floral stamp sets, will you find it? Only if you look in every box! You will also miss out of the opportunity to use these great words of encouragement on your next card.
With Evernote, you don’t have to decide which category the stamp set falls under. Instead, you can add a tag for each theme, category and images in the set. When you use Evernote, all of your stamp sets are in the same organizational system. So the stamp set above will not be lost. You will find it if you are looking for Art Philosophy stamps. You’ll also find it if you are looking for flowers or backgrounds or the word “smile”!
Create Your Own Evernote Notebook
Now that you have seen how powerful a stamps notebook can be, you may be ready to create your own. Although Evernote has apps for your phone, computer and on the internet, to create your notebook, you will need to download and open the COMPUTER (PC or Mac) app from Evernote.com. Once you open the app, you should see the Stamptacular notebook if you joined it earlier.
Your next step is to create a new notebook and then you’ll be able to copy these five notes into your own. This video gives more detail on these steps:
Make it Personal
Once you create your own personal stamps notebook (either by creating notes yourself or copying mine), you are ready to personalize it to suit your needs. This is where the magic happens! You can add information to a stamp’s note by typing text, adding photos or adding tags.
Here’s a few ideas:
Create a tag “OWN” for all the stamps in your collection
Create a tag “WISH” for stamps on your wish list
Add notes about projects you are planning to make with the stamp sets
Add photos inspiring projects you find on CTMH website and elsewhere. (Include notes about who made it so you can give credit if you scraplift)
Add a “RETIRED” tag to stamps as they go away
Consultants: Add “inventory” tag for stamps you have purchased to sell*
*I tag my stamps in inventory. Using the app on my phone, I have sold stamps at an event that are buried at home in my inventory closet! If someone asks if I have a stamp with koala, I don’t have to say “I’ll have to check later” and then spend an evening digging through my boxes. I can search on the phone app and know what I have and where it is!
Adding Stamps to your Notebook
You can add more stamps to your personal notebook by creating a new note for each stamp you want to include. You can even expand to include non-Close To My Heart stamps or other products like Thin Cuts, Cricut Collections, etc. (You can also use it for non-crafty collections like DVDs, Books,.etc.)
To add a stamp set, click on “New Note”. Type the item number and stamp name in the Title box, add a link (or copy image) and type sentiments in the body, and add tags. Do this for each stamp that you want to include.
If you’d like a shortcut, subscribe to get my stamp notebooks! I send a new notebook out for each catalog. The cost is a $60 order from my Close To My Heart website each year. If you are not a consultant, join my team to get the notebooks for free! Then click the button below to order.
If you’d like to have older stamps in your collection, I have notebooks with all stamps dating back to Sept 2015. You can get the entire archive by placing an order of $120 (or joining my team).
In 2018, we had a another huge stamp sale called “Stampaganza” and I created a notebook with just the special stamps from that sale. You can access this free notebook on my blog.
I hope this was helpful and you have some new ideas for how to use Evernote to organize your stamps and maybe other things as well. Please let me know if you have questions. I’d love to help you get started!
There is just over a week left in February, which means our Stamptacular Sale will be coming to an end soon. Shop not to lock in your savings!
All Stamp Sets are on Sale!
During this sale, all stamp sets are on sale! All of the stamps in the Annual Core Catalog and January/February Supplement, plus several that have carried over from prior catalogs, are on sale. This includes some of my favorites like the Sentiments by Melissa Esplin or the Spruced Up Scrapbooking Stamp sets.
Refer to the chart below to see the discounted pricing for all stamp set sizes.
Back from Retirement
To give us even more choices, Close To My Heart brought five favorite retired stamp sets back for the sale.
Stamp + Thin Cut Sets Too!
This sale has been extended to include all of our current Stamp + Thin Cut sets too! There are so many to pick from, but here are a couple.
Even though I’ve shown you several great stamp sets, I’ve barely scratched the surface. There are over 150 stamps or stamp + Thin Cut sets to choose from! To see more, hop over to my Close To My Heart website.
Before you check out, don’t forget to check out the other specials under the promotions tab.
Feeling Lucky? Flash Sale on my Close To My Heart website starts at 4 pm (CST) this afternoon. Great ready for some great deals!
While I don’t find out all the Flash Sale contents and prices ahead of time,a preview showed exclusive stamp set to celebrate our next fun holiday: St. Patrick’s Day!
This set will be available alone or in a bundle that includes a RAINBOW of cardstock colors and GOLD foil paper. Can’t wait to see what projects you dream up with that collection of supplies.
We were also told that there will be some good deals on neutral cardstock colors. Also, if you use strap albums, you’ll be happy to hear that the memory protectors for these will be discounted! One last item that was mentioned is our 6″ x 8″ albums. In the last Flash Sale the mini albums sold out 15 minutes into the sale!
As always, there is a limited number of each item at the discounted price, so you’ll want to be sure to get your order in early if you don’t want to miss out on the best deals.
To make this sale even sweeter, one or more lucky shoppers will earn the free product based on the orders placed during the event!
When orders reach $150, one person wins $20 credit on a CTMH order!
When orders reach $250, another person wins $20 credit on a CTMH order!
For every additional $100 in sales, another person wins $20 credit on a CTMH order!
Each drawing will include everyone who has placed an order that contributed to that amount. You will get one ticket into the drawing for each $25 you order. Winning tickets will be removed from future drawing. However, if you win and your name is on multiple tickets, your other tickets could be drawing later. This means that those that order in the first $150 will have the most chances of winning and could even win more than once!
Start Shopping>>
To participate in the Mystery Hostess drawing, be sure to join the Lucky In Love Flash Sale Gathering before you check out.
Once the sale starts, you’ll be able to find it on my Close To My Heart website under the Promotions tab. Before you check out, be sure to review the other specials and the Stamp of the Month. Anything you order, whether part of the Flash Sale, other specials or regular price will count toward the Mystery Hostess Drawing.
Update 2/13/2020: I updated this post from 2011 because the Hooray Bouquet set used for this mini-layout is back for a limited time! Even better, it is part of our Stamptacular sale and just $12.25! This stamp set coordinates our very first Cricut collection Art Philosophy. This was one of the first Art Philosophy stamp sets and I sure got a lot of mileage out of it!
This mini-layout is still hanging above my mom’s computer and it still makes me smile everytime I see it. My “little” girl in this picture is now in college and all grown up. Time sure flies doesn’t it?
Although this cartridge retired several years ago, it is back through my special Cricut link! In fact all of our Cricut images can now be purchased and used in Design Space with your Explore or Maker machines!!! Hurry, this stamp set will retire again on 2/29/2020!
I’ve decided to have a second create and take at my open house. Come to my house on Sunday, August 14(2011)from 2:30 – 4:00 pm to make this 6″ x 6″ page in addition to the card I showed you earlier. This layout can be added to a small scrapbook, but you do not have to be a scrapbooker to enjoy this cute project. It could be framed, hung on your frig, stuck on your office wall, etc. It even would make a great gift.
Bring a favorite 4″ x 4″ picture if you want to finish it here. (No need for specialty printing, just trim down a 4″ x 6″ print).
Do you like to get crafty, but sometime get stuck in the creative process? Similar to “writers block”, I often suffer from “makers block”. I love to make things but have trouble deciding what to start making or part way through have trouble figuring out how to finish a project. I love using patterns and workshops so that I can focus on making and not get jammed up waiting for inspiration.
Stock up on all your favorite workshops this month with the 35% BOGO Workshop Sale! During the month of August, when you buy one workshop, you get a second one of equal or lesser value for 35% off! Three types of workshops are included in this sale and a sample of each on is below. However, you’ll want to hop over to my Close To My Heart website to see them all.
Cardmaking Workshop Your Way
Each of our current cardmaking workshops includes supplies to make 12 card, 6 each of 2 designs. These kits include the cards, envelopes, papers, embellishments, exclusive stamp set plus full color directions. The Craft On kit makes the fun birthday cards above. Click here to see the three other cardmaking kits.
Scrapbooking Workshop Your Way
Each of our current Scrapbooking Workshop Your Way kits include supplies to make three 2-page layouts. These kits includes paper, accents, embellishments plus full color directions. These kits are straightforward and come together quickly thanks to our Complements packs. The Craft On kit makes the three bright layouts above. Click here to see the three other Scrapbooking Workshop Your Way kits.
Scrapbooking Deluxe Kit
Each Deluxe workshop includes supplies to several scrapbook pages. If you are someone who loves to learn new techniques and turn up the artistic flare, you’ll love the deluxe kits. The Craft On kit makes two 2-page layouts and two single pages shown above. Click here to see the three other Deluxe Scrapbooking kits.
Note that all of the current workshops will retire on August 31 and are not available only while supplies last. Once you decide which ones you are going to get, be sure to grab them before they are gone.
It’s always a good time to sign up to be a Close To My Heart Consultant, but August 2019, is a REALLY great time to join!
During the month of August, you can become a consultant for just $35 with a No-Kit Enrollment option! You will receive $35 in CTMH Cash, absolutely free, just for signing up! Of course, once you are a consultant, you have the opportunity to earn money by selling our amazing products and will get a 22% discount on everything you purchase for yourself!
Plus, I’m going to sweeten the deal for everyone who sign up with me in August!
Note that the $35 August joining special is a no kit option, but it does include a $35 product credit! Of course, once you join, you’ll enjoy all the benefits of being a consultant including a starting discount of 22%. If you’d like a kit with some basic creative tools and business supplies to get you started, the cost is $70 (no shipping!) and you’ll also get a $50 product credit. Learn more about becoming a Consultant>>
Rejoins are always welcome! My business is growing and I’m ready to grow my team. Whether you are ready to start a business or want a discount on our beautiful products, I’d love to help you meet your goals! Please call, email or message me to discuss which option is best for you!
May is National Scrapbook Month and we have an exclusive suite of products called The World Is Yours to help you celebrate!
I’ve only begun to create with the exclusive collection and I’m already in love. The travel and outdoor theme is perfect for a lot of the pictures I need to get into my albums and the bike and other images are great for happy, fun cards. I can’t wait to create more pages and cards with this fun set. Scroll down to learn all about it. Follow the links for more information or to place your order.
The World Is Yours suite includes a paper pack, coordinating cardstock, exclusive stamp set plus a Cut Above (super quick) layout kit. Save over 20% on the bundle that includes all of these products! Learn more>>
Looking for more project ideas? Three very creative consultants have designed projects for you to make! Download and order just what you need to complete them or order these convenient bundles.
1) Scrapbooking Workshop: Create three coordinating scrapbooking layouts and one single page.
End 2018 with a bang through the Close To My Heart Boxing Week Sale! As with previous Boxing
Week sales, this sale will feature discounted pricing on a different set of
items each day from December 26 through December 31! Each day’s sale will
feature a variety of items, with discounts up to 50% off! Make sure you shop each day to take advantages of a 6 full days of sensational
savings!
We’re offering exceptional discounts on a selection of new and retired products. Take a look at the offerings below and be sure to snatch up these savings before time is up!
