September is almost over, but it is not too late to get this month’s Stamp of the Month, Grateful for this Life. This stamp is filled with sentiments that express your gratitude through your projects. Plus, everyone who orders this stamp from me will get a kit in the mail to make this fun shaker Thank You card!
Last week, I showed you the first two projects we made at the Close To My Heart Convention in June: Follow Your Heart Mini Album and the Base & Bling Necklace. Today, I have five of the new Spin Cards decorated with some of the new papers and embellishments. We also got five of the new Mini Stamps. Love!
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| The Present Spin Card |
The new Spin Cards are 5″ x 7″ and have a 2.5″ square cut out on the front. In the void there is a 2″ circle on a string which allows it to spin…hence the name “Spin Card”.
And they really do spin! In fact, I had a hard time taking these pictures. There was just a slight breeze, but the circles would not stay still long enough for me to get a good shot. I took about 10 pictures of this card before I got a good one. (See the neighbor’s house in the background? Normally, I would have retaken the picture, but not today!)
Here’s one of the reject pictures that shows you the spinning action.
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| Spinning Action |
This next card is my favorite. The new Frosted paper is simply lovely. If this paper can get this summer girl excited about winter coming, it must be special! The center of the card has one of the new Base & Bling Floral Accents. (Another shot of our neighbor’s house!)
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| Frosted Snowflake Spin Card |
Here’s what the cards look like when you turn them horizontal. I think it would be need to put a continuing message on the front and back of the spinning circle. Wouldn’t that be fun?
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| I (Heart) You Spin Card |
Some of you already purchased the True Thank You mini stamp in June set to support the American Red Cross’ Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Thank you so much for your support!
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| Thank You Spin Card |
I love the new Mini Stamps. They are just the right size to make 3″ x 3″ cards which I love to make and give. They are also perfect for these new Spin Cards. In fact at convention, they said the Spin Cards were added to the product line just for the new stamp sets. Once again, I love how Close To My Heart makes products that coordinate together so well.
For this last card, the spin was un-spun. By adding a piece of paper across the cut out, the card is now simply a window card.
I hope you have enjoyed this preview of the new Spin Cards and Mini Stamps. They will be available for purchase on August 1.
In the mean time, keep creating!
Today, I just wanted to share a quick card and tag I made using the True Thank You stamp set.
This mini-stamp set is available in June for just $2.95. All profits go to the American Red Cross to aid with Tornado relief in Oklahoma.
There are so many special purchases available to you on my sales website in June! All of them provide you with quality Close To My Heart products at great prices. You also have a chance to make a difference by supporting the American Red Cross with your purchase of “A True Thank You” stamp set and the USO with your purchase of “Courage” or “Home of the Brave” stamp sets.
I’ve summarized everything for you to review below.
Make It a Banner Day!
Get a FREE My Creations Mini Banner!
It’s going to be a “banner” day! When you plan a $25 order that includes a qualifying stamp set, you’ll receive a My Creations mini banner for free (a $5.95 value)! The mini banner includes 10 chipboard pennants in 4 different shapes with 9 jump rings for hanging. Use the mini banner as a decoration for your parties and get-togethers this summer. Make it a “banner” day in June!
Relief for Oklahoma
Your purchase will support the Red Cross effort.
Close To My Heart is making an upcoming Autumn/Winter 2013 stamp set, A True Thank You, available immediately and will donate 100% of profits from sales of the set from May 23 through June 30 to the American Red Cross to aid the Oklahoma victims.
Help us provide relief to those affected by the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes by purchasing A True Friend stamp set for $2.95 today!
Let’s Get Patriotic!
Purchase these special stamp sets to support the military.
Show your support of troops and country with new patriotic stamp sets – available only from June 1 – July 31, 2013! As a show of our support, Close To My Heart will donate $3 from each Courage stamp set and $5 from each Home of the Brave stamp set to the USO, the leading most recognized military-support and services organization in the country. Show your support today – stamp style!
Stamp of the Month
Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for just one month, for only $5 when you place an order of $50 or more. That’s over 70% off retail!
The June 2013 stamp of the month is A Flowering Bunch
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Jump start the fun by creating the beautiful artwork pictured above. Click here for supply lists and assembly tips.
This stamp collection includes all of the images below:
The red outlines on the images indicate that these can be cut using the Cricut Artiste cartridge.
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I apologize that it has been a while since I have posted any art work. Today, I’m going to make up for it and post a series of simple cards.
Each of these cards is reversible! By this I mean that although each pair of cards were cut from the same papers, I turned one more of the B&T papers over before assembling one of them. It is so fun to see what a difference this can make.
These cards are so simple and easy to make because all of the sentiments on the Casual Expressions Stamp set can be cut out using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.
Recipe for cards:
Paper: Card 1 – Clementine, Card 2 – Avonlea and Dakota, Card 3 – Scholastic, Card 4 – Flirty
Stamp: Casual Expressions
Embellishments: Mocha Opaques, Burlap Ribbon
I hope these cards have inspired you to think simple. Just a few rectangles of paper can be used to make designer cards with some creative stamping and a few embellishments!
Have a crafty day,
Rebecca
A couple of weeks ago, I told you I was challenging myself to finish up older papers before working with the new stuff. Since then, I have finished up my Florentine paper by making a number of cards. Similar to the cards I showed you last month, I used the Avonlea Workshop On The Go stamp set. Scroll to the bottom of this post for how you can get your hands on this fabulous stamp set.
Here’s a few of my favorite cards. This first card uses Pattern 23 from Make It From Your Heart Volume 1. The rest are my own designs. Most were inspired by the size and shape of the remaining pieces of paper!
This picture of the remains of my Florentine paper proves that I really did get my money’s worth out of this pack.
Oh, look at those beautiful scraps. It is so tempting to try to get just one more card out of them…but no, they have served their purpose and it is time to let them go.
For me, creatively using up the last bits of paper was a very satisfying experience, however I am more than a little sad to say good bye to this beautiful paper. (I’m comforted by the fact that Florentine will continue to live as a current pack in Studio J. But that is for another post, another day.)
I hope that these cards have shown you that, the Avonlea card-making stamp set is full of beautiful images and expressions. It is definitely a keeper and one that I’m sure I’ll turn to time and time again. It is available exclusively in the Avonlea Card-making Workshop On The Go. Along with the set, you get paper, cards and envelopes, ribbon and bubbles to make 15 cards. All of this for just $29.95.
Coming Soon: I’m excited to share with you instructions to make five additional cards by just adding cards and envelopes to the kit contents. Watch for that post coming soon!
This week, I have been focusing on using up my old paper packs. I am down to just a few crumbs of Florentine, but I am determined to finish them before allowing myself to open any new paper. I did allow myself to get out the new Avonlea Cardmaking Workshop On the Go stamp set. It is a perfect match to the Florentine patterns.
There is a new card kit in town! Order the Casual Clementine Card kit and receive materials needed to create ten tri-fold cards (two each of five designs).
These cards are full of country charm due to the use of burlap ribbon, paper flowers, hemp, badge buttons and Clementine paper. Stamping is done with the new Casual Expressions stamp set which coordinates with shapes on the Artiste Cricut cartridge.
Kit includes:
You can use the PayPal buttons on my Custom Kits page to pay securely online with a credit card or your PayPal account or you can send me a check.
Is it really June already? I can’t believe another month has flown by.
The June Stamp Of The Month, Life is Tweet, is fun and whimsical. I’m loving the birdies! It is really a card makers delight with birthday, anniversary, thank you and other well wishes. Party hats, balloons and flowers add to the charm.
Supply lists and directions for the projects above are on the Close To My Heart website via this link.
Here’s a picture showing all of the “Tweet” images in this set.
Remember this stamp set is only available during June 2012. Order yours today for $17.95 or just $5 when you spend $50.
I love May! There are lots of things to celebrate in May: start of summer break, Memorial Day, my birthday… OK, maybe you won’t be celebrating my birthday.
The new Stamp Of The Month, Friendship Bouquet, is exactly what I picture when I dream about May including flowers, friends, family.
Do you want to make the projects pictured above? Supply lists and directions are on the Close To My Heart website via thislink.
Here’s a picture of all of the images on this set.
This stamp set is only available during the month of May 2012. Order now for $17.95 or just $5 when you spend $50!
