Technique Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Tools of the Trade

The right tool can make all the difference in your artistic scrapbooking, especially in the details. See the tools we have to offer to enhance your creative experience, and then try them out for yourself!

OCTOBER 2013A NEWSLETTER FROM SUZANNE Suzastampin's Creation Station Suzanne Davis Close To My Heart Independent Consultant Senior Executive Manager (518) 636-7241        Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You! How pretty is this paper?!  Check out those cute trees!  Grab your Cricut cartridge and create. Fun, fun, fun! Items in this Mini Holiday catalog will be available from October 15-December 31.  You'll "Sparkle and Shine" with the My Reflections Kit, Workshop Kits, Washi Tape, cute stamps and more!  Plus, when you place a $100 order from either the Holiday Mini, Fall/Winter Idea Book or both, you can choose one "Starred" item from the Holiday Mini. So, hold your orders and place them on the 15th of October to take advantage of the special! Stamp of the Month: Scandinavian Wishes Send heartfelt greetings to loved ones this holiday season The unique images from the Scandinavian Wishes stamp set will warm any card or layout you make this holiday season. Incorporate the intricate mirrored images, cozy designs, and friendly floral patterns into your projects to give your loved ones a lift. This set includes images that correspond with shapes from the Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge, making it easy to craft holiday tags, ornaments, and more. With an order totaling $50 in October, you qualify to receive this set for only $5. This offer is available only throughout October, so take advantage of it soon! See the October Stamp of the Month » Mini-Medley Accents Ruby Collection The perfect fall flair What could be better than experiencing the vibrant shades of autumn?Capturing those shades to keep forever! The Mini-Medley Accents Ruby collection of embellishments adds the perfect fall flair to your projects with its varying shades of red and conventional nature shapes. Three yards of metallic baker’s twine give projects a fun harvesttime twist, and the buttons, clothespins, and badge buttons from the collection add variety to your creations. Mix and match them with one another, and with other great embellishments from Close To My Heart, for festive fall blends on all your layouts and cards. Purchase your own Mini-Medley Accents Ruby collection » Rediscover Sweet Free downloads to flavor your creativity We all need a little creative pick-me-up every now and again, and our Rediscover Close To My Heart marketing campaign has just the inspiration you need—on a monthly basis. At closetomyheart.com > Campaigns & Promotions > Rediscover CTMH you’ll find a quick and fun new creative project each month, yours for the taking and completely FREE! This month you can rediscover sweet with printable mini banners that can be folded into candy wrappers or cupcake flags. Simply download, print, and share a sugary delight. Download your own sweet project »

Magic Monday

Happy Monday morning!!  Here's the layout that my Magic Club ladies did in July.

We used CTMH's Chantilly My Reflections Kit.  This kit is so pretty.  I love the colors in it.  If you wanted to do a boy layout, just changing the Sweet Leaf mats to Twilight and you'd be good to go.  Next Monday's layout will be another from the Chantilly paper pack and it's very pink and girly. This paper pack is a "twofer".  Whether near or far, you too can become a Magic Club member.  It's only $20 a month and you will receive a My Reflections kit, all the embellishments you'll need plus full color instructions.  Email me if you'd like more info.  I'd love to have you join us!!

Today is the last day to get the cute You are my Happy stamp set.  This set has three D-size stamp sets and is only $10 with a $50 order.

Plus, get this cute Poster Tidings Stamp of the Month for only $5 with a $50 purchase!

If you'd like to order these, either drop by my website and place your order.  Or, you may email the order to me.

Artbooking Made Easy

Get educated on making fun back-to-school layouts and mini books with the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge. Mixing and matching shapes from both school-themed keys will send your projects to the top of the class!




Stop by every Thursday for the latest episode of Artbooking Made Easy.  Haven't ordered your Artbooking Cricut cartridge yet?  You can find it here on my website.

Deal of the Day!

Oops!  I just realized I didn't post a deal yesterday.  Today will have two different deals.

Have you checked out the Base and Bling wearable art yet?  These are so cool.  And, to make them even cooler, there's a way where you only have to purchase one set of bases.  Since the Bases are metal, you can put a small magnet piece on the back of your Bling and swap them out, rather than having to buy a base for every bling.   Without further ado...here's the first Deal of the Day.

Purchase any two bases and one bling and get another bling FREE. Hop on over to my website to see all of the Base and Bling

If you have any questions about the bases, bling or the special, please shoot me an email.

For the second Deal of the Day...

Purchase any of our How-to books



and get one of the Make it From the Heart booklets FREE!



Please email me if you have any questions.  You must email me your order to take advantage of these offers.

Magic Monday

Happy Monday!

Today's Magic Monday layout was created using CTMH's For Always paper packet.

The fabric ruffles across the middle were created using the For Always Fabric Collection. To make them, I created a tube of the fabric and sewed a gathering stitch through the center of the tube.  Then, just pull a thread and you have gathering.

Good news!  The Magic How to Program book is now available again.  Now that it's available, you can join the Magic Club.  For $20 a month, you'll receive a paper packet, embellishments and instructions to create two double page layouts.  If you'd like to join us, please send me an email.

Deal of the Day!

Happy Sunday morning!!

Are your supplies all over the place?  Currently, mine are :)  I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to put things back where they belong.  UGH!  It's driving me nuts.  Part of my problem is that I've outgrown my storage.  So, in honor of my mess, today's Deal of the Day gives you the opportunity to get all of your supplies organized with containers that stack upon themselves perfectly.  Check out some of the ways you can use your organizers.

The large organizer will hold about 45 sets of stamps.  Just think how little space that is!  Perfect for the stamper who doesn't want hubby to see how many sets you've accumulated. :)  The medium organizer is great for organizing your photos.  It will hold two rows of 4x6 photos.  The small organizer can hold all of your blocks on the bottom with the block organizer foam and the craft boxes in their foam organizer on the top.

The possibilities are endless!!  Hop on over to my website for more information on all of these organizers.

Today's Deal of the Day:

• Order Z4138 Small Organizer get one Z4137 Craft Boxes
• Order Z4139 Medium Organizer get your choice of Z4141 Block insert or Z4140 Craft Box insert
• Order Z1834 Large Organizer get your choice of Z4141 Block insert or Z4140 Craft Box insert PLUS Z1839 Tabbed Dividers

You must email your order to me in order to take advantage of this Deal of the Day.

Deal of the Day!

Have some mementos?  No time to scrap?  Try a My Crush™ book!

Modville


Bluebird


Each My Crush™ book contains 60 – 10" × 7" printed cardstock-weight designed pages, hardcover with resist pattern, wire-bound.

There are four embellishments packages of coordinating assortments to personalize your pages.  You may choose from:


Best Day Ever



Memories



Favorites



Besties

Each assortment contains:
16 – Journal Spots
4 – 4" × 4" My Stickease® Sheets
2 – 4" × 4" Alphabet Stickers Sheets
4 – 2" × 2" Envelopes

Today's Deal of the Day!  Purchase any My Crush™ book and receive your choice of assortment for FREE!  You must email you order to me to take advantage of this Deal of the Day.

Freebie Friday!

Today is a perfect day to launch my Deal of the Day promotion.  For the next 11 days, I will announce a new "Deal of the Day".  Be sure to stop by daily to see the special.

Today's Deal of the Day is a big one!  Purchase any one of our Cricut cartridges and receive a FREE Workshop on the Go. ($24.95-$29.95 value)

Z1906 Artbooking

 Z1790 Artiste

Z1686 Art Philosophy

Order any two of the Cricut cartridges and receive double the hostess rewards, plus two FREE Workshops on the Go!  That's $50 in hostess rewards, plus $50+ in FREE Workshops on the Go!!  Want all three cartridges?  Even better!  That's $80 in free hostess rewards, plus three FREE Workshops on the Go!

You must email me your order to get these freebies.  If you have any questions, be sure to email me. :)

Have a wonderful Friday everybody!!

Get Happy with our New Stamp Set Trio

It's National Stamping Month!!

See the playful alphabet, light-hearted sentiments, and fun images of the You Are My Happy stamp set trio—exclusive for National Stamping Month! Use this set for a variety of occasions to give a cheerful touch to your projects!





How cute are these sets?!

These three sets can be yours for only $10 with a $50 order!  You can also add the Stamp of the Month for only $5 more!

Artbooking Made Easy

Welcome to Artbooking Made Easy! In this 8-month series, you will learn how to use the brand-new, revolutionary Close To My Heart Cricut^® Artbooking collection to create works of art! From mini scrapbooks to layouts, you’ll find themes to fit any occasion—just set one dial size and let Artbooking do the rest!

Join us each week for the Artbooking Made Easy series from September 2013 through April 2014.   Stop by every Thursday for the next lesson.

Haven't ordered your Artbooking cartridge yet?  You can order yours today on my website.

If you have any questions, shoot me an email.

Find it! Crush it! Love it!

It’s time to empty your keepsakes drawer and document the memories you cherish. Keep track of ticket stubs, pictures, awards, maps, and so much more with a convenient new My Crush™ book!

Magic Monday

Happy Monday morning!!  I'm back, although my computer didn't want me to be. UGH!  I thought I was having issues turning on my desktop.  Then, two days last week it turned right on, so I thought I must have been having user error those other days when it wouldn't turn on.  Evidently not, as it wouldn't turn on again today.  UGH!  Thankfully, my laptop is back and working!

This layout was created using CTMH's For Always paper packet.

This paper is fun to play with as you can add whatever color you want to make it different.  See those two Ruby colored strips.  They are just part of the paper packet that I covered with Ruby ink.  This paper would make a terrific paper pack for wedding layouts!

New Discounted CTMH Products

I'm still alive!!!  It's been a crazy last couple of months!  I'll be back posting regularly starting next Monday.

 In the meantime, I wanted to give everybody a heads up that new CTMH products have been added to the "While Supplies Last" section of my website.  Items as low as $.75! The 2" scallop punch is only $5! Hop on over and see if there is anything you "need". :)

See you next week!!