Pathfinding

National Stamping Month

September is National Stamping Month, and Close To My Heart is ready to celebrate all month long! When you spend $30 on any current retail-priced stamps during the month of September, you qualify to receive the exclusive C-sized stamp set #30yearsofhappy for FREE! This special offer is part of our celebration of National Stamping Month and in honor of our ongoing celebration of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the scrapbooking and stamping industry. The exclusive stamp set features 30 mini images and sentiments perfectly suited for 30 days of happy stamping! Plus, make sure you check out Close To My Heart’s Facebook page and Instagram during September to follow all the ways we’re celebrating #30yearsofhappy for a full 30 days!

September Stamp of the Month

 

September Stamp of the Month: Family Is Forever

Available September 1-30, 2014
Retail Price $17.95
Spend $50+ and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.00

Pathfinding Workshop Layout

Scaredy Cat Picture My Life Layout

Scaredy Cat

Annual Inspirations Idea Book

The 2014-2015 Annual Inspirations Idea Book from Close to My Heart is live today!  It is filled with a year worth of amazing new products!

The online version can be viewed here: http://scrapbookwithkira.ctmh.com/ctmh/products/online-idea-book.aspx
You can order your own paper copy of the Idea Book here: http://scrapbookwithkira.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=8249&ci=1819

Picture Perfection

During the month of August, when you purchase any of the 13 available Picture My Life™ scrapbooking programs featured in the 2014–2015 Annual Inspirations idea book at their full retail price of $24.95, you are eligible to add your choice of 1 of 8 qualifying Memory Protectors™ 10-packs for just $3.00! Each Picture My Life scrapbooking program already includes a coordinating 10-pack of Memory Protectors, so when you add your additional 10-pack for only $3.00 you will be well on your way to your own picture-perfect pocket scrapbooking adventure!
http://scrapbookwithkira.ctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=19

August Stamp of the Month

 

August Stamp of the Month: What a Hoot

Available August 1-31, 2014
Retail Price $17.95
Spend $50+ and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.00

Timberline

 

 

 

July Stamp of the Month

July Stamp of the Month: Circus Alphabet

Available July 1-31, 2014
Retail Price $17.95
Spend $50+ and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.00

Sunsets at Sea Layout

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:

Ariana Paper Packet

Cashmere Cardstock

Picture My Life Surf's Up Scrapbooking Kit

Cocoa Cardstock

Corner Rounder

Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

 

Other Products Used:

Sketch- Scrapbook Generation- April Sketch Day 2: Allison Davis Option

Coco Cay Layout

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:

Skylark Paper Packet

Balloon Ride Paper Packet

Timberline Paper Packet

Footloose Paper Packet (retired)

White Daisy Cardstock

My Acrylix Sunshine Stamp Set (April 2013 Stamp of the Month)

Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Goldrush Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)

 

Recipe:

Scrapbook Generation's Create Magazine- May 2014

 

Nassau Scooter Layout

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:

Make It From Your Heart Volume 2- Pattern 6

Skylark Paper Packet

Florentine Paper Packet (retired)

Cashmere Cardstock

Cocoa Cardstock

My Acrylix Glamour Lowercase Alphabet Stamp Set

Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Baker's Twine- Neutral Metallic Assortment

Durables Triangle Studs

 

Inspiration- Skylark Workshop on the Go Layout- page 22 Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book

 

 

Jubilee

 

 

June Stamp of the Month

June Stamp of the Month: Kaboom

Available June 1-30, 2014
Retail Price $17.95
Spend $50+ and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.00

Coco Cay Skylark Layout

 



Close to My Heart Products Used:

Make It From Your Heart Volume 2- Pattern 10

Skylark Paper Packet

White Daisy Cardstock

Cocoa Cardstock

Picture My Life Surf's Up Scrapbooking Program

 

Burlap Garden Flag

I went into Dollar Tree a few months ago for some plastic cups and found these garden flag holders!  It's pretty basic, but for $1 I couldn't pass it up. 

I had picked this paint color out at Lowes from the Spring sample collection.  These are very small samples of paint, but perfect for small craft projects like this one.  I had a coupon which made it free! I was wanting the Pantone color of the year, Radiant Orchid, but it was not available with the coupon. 

I used my Gypsy machine to design and size the words and then cut a stencil out of vinyl on my Cricut. I stuck the vinyl to the burlap and then painted over. I hung it up to dry outside. I then folded over the top of the burlap to create a pocket for the rod, and stitched around the perimeter of the flag to prevent additional fraying. 

 

 

Items Used:

Cricut Cartridge- Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art

Valspar Paint- Sprinkle

Burlap

 

Inspired by this post on Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/78742693457739135/

Cruise Vacation Title Page

 

 

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:

Skylark Paper Packet

Cloud Nine Kit

Chocolate Cardstock

Cashmere Cardstock

Colonial White Cardstock

Picture My Life Surf's Up Scrapbooking Program

My Acrylix My Sunshine Stamp Set (April 2013 Stamp of the Month) (sun)

My Acrylix Footprints Stamp Set (retired) (seashells)

My Acrylix Togetherness Stamp Set (retired) (stitching)

Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Chocolate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

 

Other Products Used:

Wild Card Cricut Cartridge

April 2014 Page Maps



Country-Born Cards

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Timberline Paper Packet
Jubilee Paper Packet
Slate Cardstock
Saddle Cardstock
White Daisy Cards & Envelopes
My Acrylix Country-Born Stamp Set
Saddle Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Slate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Sets- Cranberry, Olive, New England Ivy, Whisper, Slate, Creme Brulee

Other Products Used:
Recipe- Mojo Monday 243
Copic Ciao Markers- E000 Pale Fruit Pink, E00 Skin White, E11 Bareley Beige