TERRIFIC TIP TUESDAY 9-23-14 "Base & Bling for Gifts!"

Looking for a quick gift idea?  Use Close To My Heart's Base & Bling products for a fun and fast project.  Get some Christmas gifts all ready to go, even before Halloween is here!

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September Stamp of the Month Art # 7

Art by Maggie Cameron

You'll notice some great little textured polka dots on a couple of this month's cards . . . These come from using one of our great Embossing Folders - Z1924 "Dot."  These folders are just $8.95 and are designed to use with any machine such as the Big Shot or Cuttle Bug.  One FANTASTIC feature of OUR embossing folders is the slit in the folded edge . . . this means you can emboss a long piece of paper by simply running it through your machine once, then just slide the paper through the folder to reposition for a second run through!

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NEW CRICUT CARTRIDGE IS AVAILABLE! "Artfully Sent"

GREAT NEWS!!

It's in stock and ready to order . . .

Close To My Heart's new "Artfully Sent" Cricut Bundle

Cardmaking has never been easier or more fun! With our newest Cricut® collection, you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different card themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is "just because"! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves, and pocket cards.

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)  Seriously?  Holy Cow! :-)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets

1 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

It's a bargain at just $99 . . . Or - you can get it for just $50 when you host a Gathering of $250 or more.

September Stamp of the Month Art # 6

Art by Julie Reynolds

This 4 x 4 card uses just the one little flower image, which I fell in love with.  Hanging little pennant strips of BT Duo from the "Pathfinding" paper pack set the perfect framework for them.  

TERRIFIC TIP TUESDAY 9-16-14 "Accentuating Small Stamp Shapes"

September Stamp of the Month Art # 5

Art by Debi Gardner

This card has received rave reviews from my customers so far.  What they love is the idea of stamping this tree directly on a BT Duo.  Such great texture!  The background is subtle enough that it simply provides a soft backdrop for the stamped image.  Can you figure out what paper pack it comes from?

Then, there's the sweet red heart-embossed paper for the base of the card.  Our "Paper Fundamentals" packs provide this fun style of paper that is mono-chromatically embossed on one side, and flat-print patterend on the reverse.  Can you see why she chose the heart paper for this?

September Stamp of the Month Art # 4

Art by Kimberly Ganiere

While the "Pathfinding" papers are used again here,  just look how different the color combination is!  By bringing out the greens, blues and browns......... a totally different feel is introduced.