September is National Stamping Month and we are ready to celebrate with a fun set of thin cuts and stamp sets specially designed for trendy Slimline cards.
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Get a jump start on your Christmas cardmaking with this mega kit. Using the directions in this post, expand the White Pines cardmaking workshop to make 20 bonus cards by adding just a few extra supplies! You will make 4 of each of these 5 new designs. Combine this with the cards in the original cardmaking workshop directions to make a total of 40 cards!
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I love the pages I made with the Wander Scrapbooking Workshop. In this post, I’ll show you my the modifications I made to these pages and how I finished them off with my photos from our trip a few years ago — it seems like yesterday, but these photos are from way back in 2017.
One thing I LOVE about these workshops is that you can assemble them exactly like the samples, tweak to fit your pictures or use the pieces to completely do your own thing. I’m a “tweaker”. My layouts are 80-90% like the samples, but I wait until I have my photos to nail everything down. Most often, I rearrange the pieces to fit an extra photo or two. Because of our simple color coordination, I can easily make additional photo mats from cardstock.
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Prepare for extra fun this Halloween with the new Boo Crew collection featuring a new paper packet and coordinating items. Keep reading to see details of these fun new products and the projects you can make with the workshop kit.
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!
I’m so excited to announce my new graduation-themed scrapbooking workshop. These fun pages have big bold die cut images, a shaker element and lots of room for photos and mementos.
The workshop makes four Senior Year themed two-page 12″ x 12″ layouts with custom Cricut shapes created from CTMH images, a star shaker element and optional shimmer brush and stamping techniques. Let’s take a closer look at these layouts:
This workshop is available to order now! You can choose to get a complete kit, Cricut and die cut pieces only or just the instruction guide. You can also get a free instruction guide by placing an order of $40 or more on my Close To My Heart website. After placing your order, click here to request the guide.
Be sure to review the list of included and additional materials to decide which option to choose. If you are doing your own cutting, you will need the Star Shaker Window Thin Cuts (Z3871) and have access to the following Cricut collections in Design Space: Artbooking, Flower Market, You Are Here, Artiste, Art Philosophy. These collections are available through my Cricut affiliate link.
The sample layouts include optional stamping, distressing and shimmer brush techniques.
Step-by-step directions for cutting, prepping and completing the layouts, plus lots of helpful tips, are in the instruction guide.
The theme for the May 2021 Album Retreat has been announced: “My 5 Senses”! All of the layouts in this 22 page kit will be centered around things that we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel. These pages include papers and stamps from the yet-to-be released May – June catalog plus lots of fun techniques and interactive details. This is going to be such a fun book to make!
For years, Close To My Heart has sponsored “Album Retreats” for consultants to make an album that features all new products and lots of techniques. It was a way for use to learn and be equipped to teach our customers. Because of the pandemic, in 2020 CTMH started offering these retreats virtually and since they were no longer bound to the space in a meeting room, these amazing events were opened up and are no longer “consultant -only”.
This year’s virtual Album Retreat will be held on May 14 – 15 in a private Facebook. During those two days, instructors will walk your through each step in the process to make these beautiful pages. If you cannot make it to all of the sessions live, that’s ok because the group will remain available for you to watch them afterwards.
To participate in this event, simply purchase the album bundle (EB20214)—there is no separate registration fee! Your kit will include all of the base and cut papers needed for the pages. You’ll also get stamp sets and thin cuts needed to make these elaborate decorative pages. As we get closer to the event, Close To My Heart will send an email to everyone who has purchased the bundle with an invitation to join a private Facebook group where the event will be held. A list of additional materials needed to complete the project will be added in the coming days.
This retreat’s album includes 11 two-page 12″ × 12″ scrapbook layouts, for a total of 22 pages! Scroll down to see them all. Click on the images to see all the details.
Join me on the Close To My Heart Facebook page, for another fun virtual craft event where we will be creating our Deck the Palms – Christmas Scrapbooking workshop together!
To create along with us, order your kit on my website. Don’t worry, if there is not enough time to receive your order before the workshop, the videos will remain on the Close To My Heart Facebook group indefinitely.
Be sure to order your kit using the link above as well as any additional supplies listed below that you do not already have.
Kit contents:
1 – Deck the Palms—Tropical Stamp + Thin Cuts (CC11218)
1 – Deck the Palms Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet (CC11211)
6 – Deck the Palms coordinating cardstock sheets
2 – White Daisy cardstock sheets
1 – Deck the Palms—Tropical Acrylic Shapes
4 – Top-load 12″ × 12″ Memory Protectors™
photo placeholders
Additional supplies needed:
Clover Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6507)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2895)
Lemonade Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6517)
Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z4189)
Citrus TriBlend™ Marker (Z2482)
Pale Pink TriBlend™ Marker (Z2496)
Green Turquoise TriBlend℠ Marker (Z2488)
Teal LePen™ (Z1505)
Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
Glue Dots® Micro Dots (Z2089)
Be sure to join live on the Close To My Heart Facebook page to be entered to win awesome giveaway prizes during the event!
Join me on March 2nd at 2PM MST on the Close To My Heart Facebook page, for another fun craft event where we will be creating our Sweet Safari Cardmaking workshop together!
To create along with us, order your kit on my website. Don’t worry, if there is not enough time to receive your order before the workshop, the videos will remain on the Close To My Heart Facebook group indefinitely.
Additional supplies needed:
Be sure to join live on the Close To My Heart Facebook page to be entered to win awesome giveaway prizes during the event!
Announcing another fun virtual craft event where we will be creating a complete album with 11 two-page 12×12 scrapbook layouts. The theme of this album is “Then and Now” and the pages are filled with beautiful products and techniques.
To create along with us, order your kit on my website. Don’t worry, if there is not enough time to receive your order before the workshop, the videos will remain on the Close To My Heart Facebook group indefinitely.
Album Retreat will take place January 19–21, 2022, with sessions running from 2:00 pm–6:30 pm (MST) each day.
(AU/NZ: 8:00 am–12:30 pm (AEDT) on January 20–22)
This bundle includes stamp sets, papers, accessories (including exclusive acrylic and wood shapes), a stencil, Memory Protectors™, and photo placeholders! Stamp sets included are Build-a-Flower (C1929), and an exclusive E-size Album Retreat stamp set.
Additional Supplies Needed:
My Acrylix® Shoestring Alphabet (C1912)
Avocado Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6523)
Candy Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6509)
Grape Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6524)
Harbour Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6533)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2895)
Peach Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6502)
Sundance Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z6521)
Intense Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z4189)
Medium Round Waterbrush (Z3225)
Round Sponge (Z697)
Mink Ink Blending Tool (Z3886)
Anti-static Pouch (Z4220)
Rub & Remove™ Eraser (Z1207)
Glue Dots® Micro Dots (Z2089)
3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
All-purpose Mat (Z2045) (optional)
VersaMat™ (Z1279) (optional)
Die-cutting & Embossing Machine (Z5038)
1″ × 1″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1000)
1″ × 3½” My Acrylix® Block (Y1002)
1″ × 6½” My Acrylix® Block (Y1005)
2″ × 2″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1003)
2″ × 3½” My Acrylix® Block (Y1009)
2″ × 6½” My Acrylix® Block (Y1010)
3″ × 3″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1006)
5″ × 6″ My Acrylix® Block (Y1015)
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Journaling Pen(s)
Adhesive
Spray Bottle or Spray Pen
Stamp Cleaning Supplies
Pencil
Ruler
Eraser
Bone Folder or Scoring Tool
Acetate or Product Wrapper (for Smooshing Technique)
Sticky Notes
Scratch Paper
