Posted on

Coming August 1: Retired Paper + Stickers Discounted 30%!

With my last major event for the summer behind me, I’d like to reduce my inventory. For the month of August, I’m discounting retired Close To My Heart Paper Packets + Stickers from my inventory. For a limited time, you can snag your favorites for 30% off regular retail prices!

Flip through the gallery below for a preview of the paper that will be in the sale:

Each paper pack has either 6 or 12 sheets of beautiful, double-sided light cardstock-weight paper: 2 each of either 3 or 6 pattern combinations. Each sheet has an extra 1/2″ zip strip with a coordinating pattern and product information on the back side. The included sticker sheet includes a variety of images including titles, icons, borders, journaling prompts and more.

These paper packs will be available for purchase on a first come basis on my Show Me Scrapping website shop. Click the link below to go directly to the sales page. If it is not yet August 1, bookmark the page to make it easy to go back once the sale starts. You may also want to set a reminder so you shop early and get the best deals before the sale out!

When you are ready to check out, you can choose to have me ship your purchases directly to you or local pick up. If you choose the pick up option, I’ll send you my address in Arnold, MO. If you are going to be at one of my upcoming events, you can also let me know and I’ll deliver your order to you at the event.

Happy Shopping!

Rebecca

Posted on

Six Reasons not to miss out on the Stamp of the Month, Precious Moments

The month has flown by and I realized today that I had not shared the cards I made with the March Stamp of the Month, Precious Moments. The card designs are very simple which allowed the cute animals to be the stars of the show! Who wouldn’t love to get a card with a message delivered by a sweet koala, hedgehog or kangaroo?

Here’s the supplies you’ll need to recreate these cards:

  • X7290B Life’s a Hoot Paper Packet
  • Z4662 Periwinkle Shimmer Trim
  • S2303 Precious Moments (March 2023 Stamp of the Month)
  • Periwinkle, Grape and White cardstock
  • card bases and envelopes

Remember this stamp set is only available in March 2023. You can pay full price or add it to your cart for just $5 with a $50 order. VIP Customers can get it for free! This is just one of the many benefits of signing to up to be one of my VIPs. You can learn all about this amazing program on my VIP page.

Here’s a look at the complete stamp set plus a couple cards made by the CTMH artists.

Trying to decide what to order so that you qualify for the discounted or free stamp set? Remember that all of our stamps — including the stamp + thin cut bundles — are on sale this month. Scroll through all the discounted stamps on the Stamptacular Sale Page.

In addition to the stamps that have been published in our catalog, there are five stamps made exclusively for this sale. Save the most by ordering the bundle that includes all five!

This month we are celebrating all the stampers with these great specials. Enjoy shopping!

Rebecca

Posted on

Wishing For Creativity Delivered To Your Door?

Do you love paper crafting? Keep your creativity flowing with Close to My Heart’s Craft with Heart™ subscriptions, where you receive regular deliveries of Cut Above® card or layout kits that will keep you connected with your passion. Cut Above kits give you a shortcut to beautiful artwork since they include pre-printed bases that you complete with die-cut shapes and stickers.

Craft with Heartâ„¢ Scrapbooking

Be ready to preserve memories as you make them with a Craft with Heartâ„¢ Scrapbooking subscription. As a subscriber, you’ll receive regular deliveries of Cut Above® layout kits, each kit featuring two beautifully designed two-page layouts. Your layouts come together in minutes thanks to pre-printed base pages, with complementary die-cuts and stickers to help you preserve your memories in style.

Subscribe

When you subscribe, you will receive a box of kits every four months. Here’s the layouts that you will get in the January – April subscription box:

This entire set of eight 2-page layouts is just $83.80 — that’s less than $10.50 for a fully decorative 2-page layout! When you pay for a full year at once, your boxes will come to you with FREE SHIPPING!

Craft with Heartâ„¢ Cardmaking

Keep up with all the occasions in your life with a Craft with Heartâ„¢ Cardmaking subscription. Each delivery includes materials to create a set of beautiful, handmade cards, that will come together in a snap thanks to pre-printed card bases, die-cut shapes, and more. Each delivery also includes an exclusive My Acrylix® stamp set, complete with stamping block and mini ink pads, so you’ll have the tools you need to create your cards just the way you want them.

Subscribe

The cardmaking subscription also provides a project box every four months. In the January – April kit, you will get the supples to make 24 cards, 2 each of the 12 shown here.

Each Craft with Heart™ Cardmaking shipment includes an exclusive My Acrylix® stamp set designed especially for that kit’s set of cards. The set includes several sets of interchangeable sentiments, giving you multiple options to choose from for every card you make.

This complete set of card making supplies is just $57.95. Similar to the scrapbooking program, when you pay for a full year of kits at once, the shipping is free!

This program is even sweeter for my VIP customers. If you are a VIP, when you purchase a subscription box, you will earn 15% back in VIP credit to use on other purchases! Woo hoo!

Subscribe

Signing up is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3

  1. Decide – Choose what type of products you want to receive in your Craft with Heartâ„¢ deliveries: cardmaking or scrapbooking—or subscribe to both!
  2. Deliver – We’ll deliver your creative projects to your doorstep on the schedule that you choose.
  3. Done – Follow the simple assembly instructions to complete your Cut Above® cards and layouts in no time.

All subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel anytime. Let me know if you have any questions about this program or need help getting signed up.

Happy Creating,

Rebecca

Posted on

The March Crop is less than Two Weeks Away!

Calling all Crafters! Whether you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or enjoy other crafts, the First Baptist Church of Arnold monthly day crop is the place to be! You will have lots of room to work on your projects with your own 8′ table and you’ll enjoy a delicious catered breakfast and lunch. We have a fun group of regular attendees and we’d love to have you join us! Grab your current projects and get ready to enjoy a day of creativity and community!

Here’s the dets:

  • March 18 from 9 am to 5 pm
  • First Baptist Church of Arnold
  • 2012 Missouri State Rd, Arnold, MO 63010
  • $30 – Register by Saturday March 11th @ noon to receive a $5 discount.  Deadline to register is Friday, March 17th noon.

Register for the crop now>

Last month, we had a record number of people at the crop. Our space is not as large for March and we expect to fill up. Be sure to sign up right away if you plan to attend.

Each month, I design a layout that uses fresh new techniques and new products from Close To My Heart to share with the attendees. This month’s layout uses the Life’s a Hoot paper collection, shiny gold foil paper and stencils

For this layout, you’ll sponge ink to make these add blended purpose butterflies using a stencil from the Slimline Card Front Stencil Pack 2 (Z6096). You’ll also learn how to use your ink pads to add random splatters to your pages. Each attendee will receive the left page of the layout shown just for coming to the crop. You will have the opportunity to upgrade your kit by purchasing the companion right page.

All materials needed to make the layout is included in the kit. Ink pads and other tools required to complete will be available for your use at the crop. Just bring your favorite adhesives to assemble. Gather up a few of your favorite photos to complete your layout at the crop or have it ready for future memories.

Register for the crop now>

I hope to see you at the crop!

Rebecca

Posted on

Hoot! Hoot! Hooray for these Beautiful Papers!

Today I want to give you a little introduction to the March collection of the month, Life’s a Hoot!

Whether crafting scrapbook pages, cards, décor, or anything else, the Life’s a Hoot product collection will infuse your projects with playful designs and lovely color combinations! Coordinating papers, stamps, die-cuts, and more take the guesswork out of the creative process!

Let’s start with the building blocks of this collection — the papers! These papers are packed with amazing background designs. In fact, even though this suite of products features adorable owls, this theme does not appear on any of the patterned papers which makes them perfect to use for a wide variety of projects.

You can get these beautiful papers with our without the coordinating sticker sheet. There is also a pack of solid cardstock that will match perfectly. This sticker sheet includes titles, borders, images and other designs with shiny gold foil accents to add extra pizazz to whatever you are making.

If you’d like more patterns, titles and journaling spots, the Picture My Life cards are perfect for adding the theme throughout your projects. I love using them both on my pages, in pockets and on cards!

This pack includes 24 cards — 12 each 4″ x 6″ and 3″ x 4″. The double-sided cards feature unique designs, sentiments, journaling space and icons. Typically one side has the design in landscape and the other in portrait, sometimes in different colors in the collection’s palette.

<Click to shop the complete collection>

Now let’s take a look at the stamp sets. There are two in this collection with the first is geared primarily for card makers and the second for scrapbookers.

One of the things I hear from scrapbookers often is that they have trouble finding stamps that with the scale and sentiments appropriate for scrapbooking. Each of our collections includes a stamp set just for memory keeping and there are lots of other scrapbooking stamp set available in our catalog and website.

This particular set is available with or without thin cuts to save you from fussy cutting out those owls! The shapes that have coordinating thin cuts are designated by the grey shading. In addition to the owls, you also get dies to cut out the flowers.

Bonus: both of these stamp sets are included in this month’s Stamptacular celebration. Get them now at the discounted prices!

If you prefer to use your Cricut or other cutting machine, there is also a Digital Collection which includes both individual images and layered projects. Once purchased, you can load these images into Cricut Design Space or other software that uses SVG files.

Finally, this suite of products has a set of lovely embellishments to help you finish your projects in style. This embellshment pack includes assorted acrylic shapes and a 6″ x 6″ sheet of Grape paperboard die-cuts.

<Click to shop the complete collection>

Now it’s time for the fun part! Check out the artwork below for inspiration from the amazing Close To My Heart art team.

This collection also includes two workshops. The Scrpbooking Workshop makes the three fun 2-page layouts shown below. The kit includes materials needed to make these projects. You just need your favorite adhesives and cutting tools to finish them. Enhance your layouts with an optional technique of added detailing using the Teal LePen journaling pen.

The Cardmaking Workshop makes 16 cards, 4 of each of the designs below. To create the projects as shown, pull out your watercolor pencils to color these beautiful butterflies. Additional supplies are listed on the website and in the included directions, which also give you lots of tips and tricks.

<Click to shop the complete collection>

Please let me know if you would like supply lists or other information about any of these projects.

Happy Creating! Rebecca

Posted on

The Stamptacular Sale is Back!

This month only, get unbeatable discounts on our top-quality stamp sets and Thin Cuts dies!

From now until March 31, you can enjoy simply Stamptacular savings of 35% on My Acrylix® stamp sets and up to 60% on Stamp + Thin Cuts sets!

Click here to start shopping>

In addition to great deals on stamp sets from the current and recent catalogs, there are 5 brand-new exclusive stamp sets that were made just for this sale. These sets are available individually at 35% discounted prices, or at a 50% discounted price when you purchase all 5 in the Stamptacular Stamp Sets Bundle!

Let’s take a look at the exclusive stamps:

Sending Paper Hugs (CC32320)
Simple Stitch Alphabet Stamp Set (CC32319)
Summer Bucket List Stamp Set (CC32318)
Recipe for a Happy Life Stamp Set (CC32317)
Parisian Notes Stamp Set (CC32316)

Remember besides these exclusive stamp sets, there are literally hundreds of stamp sets on sale! If you have stamp sets in the catalogs on your wishlist, the prices are set based on the stamp size (indicated by the first letter of the item number).

Click here to start shopping>

Plus our stamp + thin cuts sets are also on sale! They are grouped by discounted price in the flyers below.

So many stamps! Such great prices! Remember these discounts are only available through March 31 and some of the sets my have a limited quantity remaining.

Click here to start shopping>

Happy Shopping,

Rebecca

Posted on

Get creative at the FBCA Day Crop on January 21

Calling all Memory Keepers! Whether you are a new scrapbooker or experienced, the First Baptist Church crop is the place to be! You will have lots of room to work on your projects with your own 8′ table and you’ll enjoy a delicious catered breakfast and lunch. We have a fun group of regular attendees and we’d love to have you join us! Enjoy a day of creativity and community!

My gift to everyone who attends the crop is a scrapbook page using the new “Are We There Yet?” paper collection! Each month, I design a layout that uses fresh new techniques so that you learn some new tricks while you complete the project.

All of the tools and materials needed are supplied. Just bring your favorite adhesives. Gather up a few of your favorite travel photos to complete your layout at the crop or have it ready for your next trip. If you like having two page layouts in your album, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your kit to include a second coordinating page.

I’m still designing this month’s layout, but you can get an idea of what to expect by scrolling through the gallery below of layouts we have made at previous crops:

  • scrapbooking layout with leaves
  • Good Times Layout
  • Scrapbook layouts for baking
  • 2 page 12x12 scrapbooking layout titled "Grateful" in blue and tans
  • 2 page 12x12 layout with jungle animals perfect for zoo or safari photos (monkey, alligator, elephant & giraffe)
Posted on

Creative Keepsakes VIP Registration is Open; Grab a seat in these classes!

I’m so excited to invite you to join me at the CKC – St. Louis Scrapbooking Convention on April 8 & 9 at the Gateway Center – Collinsville, IL. If you live in the St. Louis Area, you don’t want to miss this fun creative event that includes a Vendor Fair where you’ll find the latest from a number of companies, crop to work on your personal project with your friends (or meet new ones), and classes where you can learn new creative techniques and try new products. Registration is now open on the CKC website.

Continue reading Creative Keepsakes VIP Registration is Open; Grab a seat in these classes!