In case you missed it, all of the products in our popular Happiest Place collection are on sale for 20% of through the end of July! This collection was first released last summer and it includes paper, embellishments, SVGs and an 8.5″ x 11″ Cut Above scrapbooking album kit. Using the FREE downloadable directions below plus a extra paper, you can transform this kit to make 16 beautiful 12″ x 12″ Disney-themed pages!
The July Stamp of the Month, For My Beautiful Friend, is filled with sweet messages to send to someone special plus flowers, butterflies and even a dragonfly. I love the swish of paint image that allows you to highlight a specific word. I used it in the card above to add a watercolor brush to “Beautiful”.
If you are a 12″ x 12″ scrapbooker like me, you may not have thought the Happiest Place kit was for you. But with a little extra paper, you can tweek this kit to make 16 beautiful Disney-themed pages!
Who do you know that deserves a “I’m proud of you card”? I bet you have at least one person in mind.
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So many people have stepped up to the challenges during this current pandemic. Here’s a few that come to mind: teachers, medical professionals, parents, truckers and grocery store workers. Of course there are also the students who have continued their education as their school year changed completely and graduations without the normal pomp and circumstance.
If you’d like to make this card and send to someone you are proud of, you just need to order May Stamp of the Month, Time to Celebrate, from my Close To My Heart website. This stamp set is only available in May and is discounted to just $5 when you add it to your cart of $50 or more. Everyone who purchases this stamp from me will receive a kit to make the card above (or one of the variations below) in the mail!
This stamp set is filled with script and print sentiments for all occasions. You can easily change up the kit to make tell someone “happy birthday” , “thank you”, “congratulations” or any other of the sentiments on this fully loaded stamp set. In fact, I used same materials included in the kit to make this Father’s Day card.
Besides switching out the sentiment, I made a few other changes for this card. Because our patterned paper is double-sided, I turned over the paper at the bottom of the page to show the check pattern instead of the plaid.
Another change was to flatten out the pinwheel. Although the 3-D pinwheel is a lot of fun for cards that you are hand delivering, it doesn’t fit in an envelope well. I was afraid that even if I was able to fit it in an envelope, it would get crushed into an odd shape in transit. So I used a Bone Folder and working from the inside of the pinwheel out, creased each of the spokes of the pinwheel.
Finally, on the Father’s Day card, I painted the button with the Sapphire shimmer brush. Keeping with the change in color, I sponged the edges of the card base and papers with Sapphire ink rather than the Toffee I used in the first card.
When you purchase the Time to Celebrate stamp set on my Close To My Heart website (at full or discounted price), I’ll send you a kit to make this shaker card! If you have not tried our our new Pinwheel Thin Cut, you will love learning how to do this. I did a tutorial in my Creative Friends facebook group earlier this week. You are invited to join the group and check it out!
Kit includes
– Card base
– Pre-cut Aurora papers and cardstock, including piece cut with the Pinwheel Die-Cut
– Silver Brad
– Wooden Button
Additional supplies needed to finish your card as shown:
– Sapphire Ink
– Clear Acrylic Blocks
– Sponge
– Adhesives
– Toffee Ink (optional for sponging)
– Sapphire Shimmer Brush (optional)
Here’s a couple more variations using the kit.
If you’d like one of these kits, simply place an order on my Close To My Heart website that includes the Time to Celebrate stamp set.
Always create,
Rebecca
Earlier this month, I share with you the June Special, The Best Moments are Free. In this post, I showed you the four “scrapbooking kits” that you can get free when you buy certain stamp sets this month. In this post, I’d like to rebrand these “scrapbooking kits” as “project kits” because you can make anything you want with them!
This wedding or anniversary card uses stamping, paper and embellishments from the Then & Now Kit. The sentiments were added from the June Stamp of the Month, It’s Your Day to Sparkle.
Here are the cards I made with the other three product kits plus the stamp of the month. I used a lot of the design techniques I learned from the layout projects.
Whether you are a scrapbooker, card-maker or both, these kits are a really good value. You’ll save even more when you buy them all! Add The Best Moments Are Free Bundleto your cart for just $52.95 and you’ll get all four stamp sets plus product bundles!
When you buy the bundle, your purchase is enough to qualify you to get the June Stamp of the Month for just $5! This brings your total to just $57.95 for over $125 in product!
I hope this gives you some ideas of other ways you can use the free “project kits”. Be sure to order yours before the month ends!
Happy Creating,
Rebecca
Celebrate the best moments during June with four My Acrylix® stamp sets and coordinating layout kits designed to preserve some of your favorite memories. This special features three stamp sets from our Seasonal Expressions idea book and one exclusive set—Then & Now—designed just for this special.
For this month only, select stamp sets are paired with materials for creating a 2-page scrapbooking layout at no additional cost! You pay the price of the stamp set and get the layout materials FREE—a savings of up to 40%!
All 4 of these stamp sets and layout kits can be purchased separately or in a bundle. You will save over 50% off retail when you buy the special The Best Moments Are Free bundle! You can also get one of these workshop kits FREE when you become a Consultant or host a qualifying party in June!
You can also get one of these layout kits free when you join my team or host a qualifying party in May!
Learn more about becoming a Consultant
Happy February everyone! It’s hard to believe we are already a month into 2019! Seems like the year just got started and now it’s nearly Valentine’s Day!
Today, I write this looking out over the Atlantic Ocean from Daytona Beach Shores. On Sunday, we are scheduled to board the Norwegian Getaway for a week long cruise with Close To My Heart. I am so blessed to have this opportunity and would like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who has supported me this year!
The trips are just one thing that I love about being a part of this company. There is so much more! If you love getting creative, would like a flexible way to earn income or want to be part of a fun group of people, Close To My Heart
Plus when you join in February, you get FIVE bonus stamp sets!
The retail value of these stamp sets is over $87! This means you get the consultant kit (over $200 value) plus these stamp sets for just $75 plus shipping and taxes! What a deal!!!
In addition, if you have been a Close To My Heart Consultant previously, this month only you can choose the no-kit sign up option and become a Consultant again for just $50. You will still get the bonus stamp sets!
Ready? Get started now>>
If you have questions or just want to chat about how Close To My Heart can fit into your life, email me! I’d love to talk with you about joining my team.
Have a great month,
Rebecca
Ready for some free stuff? In November, you’ll earn an extra $20 in free hostess rewards when your party totals $350 or more. In addition, you’ll get a SECOND half price item!
PLUS I’ve set a personal goal of holding THREE virtual parties over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend and have a special incentive to offer my hostesses.
Be one of the first three people schedule your Black Friday/Cyber Monday virtual gathering and I’ll add an ADDITIONAL $20 in product credit for qualifying parties!
This is in addition to the November hostess special. In other words, over this busy shopping weekend, my virtual hostesses will earn $100 in free product for a Level 3 party!!!! Email me to get started and rake it in girl!
A weekend party is just what a busy girl like you needs. This time of year, it’s so hard to get together with friends. A virtual party, allows you to spend some time together without having to clear your calendar. Your guests participate at the times that are convenient for them.
A virtual party has many of the same elements as a live party including:
Here’s how it will work:
WEEK BEFORE: I’ll set up your Facebook party and you invite your friends. I’ll go ahead and post some introductory information and build momentum for the weekend
WEEKEND: Starting on Black Friday (11/23), I’ll post information about specific products, gift giving guides & current specials. We’ll play a few games over the weekend giving your guests chances to earn a door prize. I’ll also present the project and mail out kits to your guests. Your guests can shop catch up and order through Cyber Monday.
TUESDAY AFTER: I’ll send you the party total so you can pick out your free hostess rewards and half price items!
The last few years, Close To My Heart has had Flash Sales on both Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Although these are never announced ahead of time, it is very likely that we will see some really good deals that weekend. Your guests will get to shop these — earning you even more rewards!
It’s easy and fun! Email me to get started and be one of the and earn the bonus $20 in hostess rewards from me!
I’m excited to share with you a brand new set of stamps a that are only available today through August 31. In this post, I’m also sharing with you a free download with directions to make the seven cards and layout pictured above, including the link to the Design Space file for the Cricut Cuts!
First let’s take a look at the new stamps.
These stamps are designed so that they can be paired to use on the front and inside the same card. The two on the left have a similar font and scroll designs and the sentiments together complete a thought. These stamps will help you create cards that express friendship or appreciation. The two on the right also coordinate and are perfect sentiments for congratulation cards — wedding, graduation, new job, etc.
Now let’s take a look at the workshop projects. First we have this beautiful wedding layout. Isn’t it gorgeous? Can you see the rose embossingon the bashful cardstock? This is a really simple detail to create, but it really adds so much!
The workshop also includes directions for seven cards. As you’ll see in the pictures below, these cards also include embossed pieces.
If you are inspired by these pictures like I am, you can’t wait to get your hands on this kit and start creating! We’ve made it easy but creating a Here’s To You Bundle bundle that includes all four stamp sets, 10 sheets of cardstock, a sheet of silver glitter paper, a sheet of vellum, a pack of White Pearls, Rose Embossing Folder plus 7 cards and envelopes.
Once you’ve ordered your workshop, use the links below to download the FREE workshop guile and Design Space project below.
Additional tools and materials needed to complete the projects as shown:
