It's National Stamping Month and there is a New Idea Book out for Fall and Winter!

Sorry it's been so long since I posted last!  I broke my ankle in July, so it's been hard to sit for very long without a lot of pain.  But, I'm on the mend now, YAY!  Anyway, I'm a bit behind on things, so I'm trying to catch up!

There's a brand new Idea Book out right now for Fall and Winter 2011!  It has TONS of new products in it!  Also, the best part, is that the prices are now lower on My Reflections paper packs, and My Acrylix stamp sets!  Wooo Hooo!  So exciting!!  The other AWESOME thing, and probably my FAVORITE thing in the new Idea book is, and Exclusive to Close to My Heart Cricut Cartridge!  It comes in a bundle with 3 stamp sets and 3 co-ordinating chipboard sets!  The reason it comes bundled is...you can now cut the images of your stamps with your Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!  That is the BEST news since sliced bread, in my opinion!!  You can cut all the images of the bundled stamps and any stamp in the Idea book that has a red outline around it!  There are 700 images on the Art Philosopy cartridge including 3D items!!  I am in LOVE!!!
Check it out!  The possibilities are endless!

The Art Philosophy Cartridge


National Stamping Month

September is National Stamping Month!  To Celebrate, Close to My Heart is offering the first ever double stamp set called Pair a Phrase!  When you purchase $75 in awesome Close to My Heart products you will receive this adorable double stamp set for FREE!!!  It has an image and saying for every month of the year, GREAT for cardmaking and scrapbooking!  I've already made a card with it and I love it!!  What a GREAT deal!!  This deal is good until the end of September so get it while you can!!

Here is the card I made using Pair a Phrase

So much fun!!!  For this card I used the new Sonoma paper pack with Smokey Plum Cardstock, Olive Cardstock and Colonial White Cardstock. I used our Exclusive Inks Markers to color the bike and the flowers, and I used our Sparkles from the Red, Pink and Purple Assortment.  This new paper is so easy to work with because it's almost as thick as Cardstock!  Plus you get a unique pattern on both sides and a strip on top you can use as a border!  I'm lovin' it!  Here is some more artwork I made this month. 

I made this card using August's Stamp of the Month

WICKED

To make this card I used the new paper pack Mischief. I also used Black Cardstock,  and Barn Red Cardstock.  The reason it's shiny is because I used Black Embossing powder to Emboss both the witch and the sentiment.  I also used our clear Bitty Sparkles to embellish the sentiment and put a "ring" on the witch's finger.  I also distressed the Cardstock in black ink.

Here is the layout I made last week with Fanfare

Yes! you get to see Halloween and the Fourth of July in the same post! LOL!

These are our Flip Flaps!  They allow you to add more photos to your layout without sacrificing space!  I love them, and use them often!

Here are a few close ups of the embellishments (the star paperclips and the rhinestones are not ours, shhh! Don't tell! LOL)

 

For this layout I used the Fanfare paper pack, Cranberry Cardstock, and Pacifica Cardstock.  The stamp set I used was July's Stamp of the Month "American Celebration".  I also used "In the Month of July" and the retired "July Word Puzzle".  The Exclusive Inks I used are Cranberry, Pacifica, Sunny Yellow, and Sunflower.  I sanded the Cardstock and random stamped the Pacifica Cardstock.  I stamped July 4th directly on the paper under the pictures.  I used Sunny Yellow ink to color the chipboard stars (from the Flurry chipboard).  I used Cranberry Grosgrain ribbon.  I distressed all the paper except the Cranberry Cardstock in Pacifica Ink.  I sanded the Cranberry Cardstock.  To tie the ribbons to the side of the left hand page on the vertical picture I used some grommets that are now retired and punched holes in the middle of them.  To make the "Let Freedom Ring" embellishment I cut a circle from White Daisy Cardstock, and stamped the starburst in Sunny Yellow.  Then I placed my clear block over the circle and gently curved the sentiment "Let Freedom Ring". It is normally a straight stamp, but the beauty of clear stamps and clear blocks is you can curve them or straighten them to fit your needs.  I then chose two stars, with one in the middle to stamp the words between and did that 3 times even all the way around, but you will cover the uneven part with the rocket and stars.  After that I stamped the rocket in cranberry and the stars coming out of the rocket in cranberry on a separate sheet of white daisy cardstock. Then I stamped the stars coming out of the rocket in Pacifica..  Then cut out the rocket and the Pacifica stars including the dots and adhere to the middle of  the circle.  I used foam tape to pop up the rocket.  Then cut two Cranberry stars out from your other stamped image and glue them over the Pacifica ones. For the big star on the other page I stamped first in Sunny Yellow, then rolled the edges in Sunflower Ink to give it a two toned effect!  The firecrackers on the left hand page are from the My Stickease that go with Fanfare.  I just inked the edges and used foam tape to pop it up from the page.

September Stamp of the Month

 Limited Edition

For the month of September you can purchase this cute and versatile stamp set called Limited Edition!  You can either purchase it for $17.95 or you can get it for only $5 with a $50 purchase!!  Click on the link above to check it out! Notice the cute card with the flower on it?  Most of these products in this picture were cut with the new Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge!

I hope that wasn't too long and drawn out! LOL!  You can buy any of these products on my website http://jennyr.myctmh.com

All of the projects shown here were made in my Scrapbook Club that meets once a month!  If you are interested in being in the Club and earning FREE products please let me know!  Contact me at jenniferropp@yahoo.com

Hey Everyone!  Great News!  Close to My Heart has TWO campaigns going this month!  The first one is called Free For ALL.  With this offer, you can get a FREE JPG file on Studio J, CTMH's digital scrapbooking program, with no purchase required!  Just head over to my website http://jennyr.myctmh.com click on Studio J, create an account and get started!  If you would like to have Close to My Heart print it and send it to you, you can do this, but you will be charged for the printing and shipping.  With a JPG file you can put it in emails, blogs, etc.  It's a great chance to check out how fun and easy Studio J is!

The second campaign is called You and Me Stronger Together.  This campaign is continued from last month with the You and Me kit.  This month there is no minimum purchase required and you can get the kit for just $15!  An incredible deal, since it is worth $34.95!  The reason they have extended this offer is to help raise money for the American Red Cross to aid the Flood and Tornado victims in the Midwest and Southern states.  Part of the proceeds from each kit purchased will go to the American Red Cross.  What a great offer!  You get an amazing kit and you get to help those in need!  You can purchase this kit on my website http://jennyr.myctmh.com or you can contact me specifically by email jenniferropp@yahoo.com. If you look at my last post, you can see just how cute the You and Me kit is!  I will also be hosting a workshop in July for anyone who purchases the kit this month, so you can use my inks and I will also help you with the cutting and putting the kit together!

Just thought I'd share my recent Easter Layout and a couple of cards I made with last month's Stamp of the Month, Chairs to You!  I know Easter was a few months ago, but, I'm a bit behind right now!  Enjoy!

Hey Everyone! May is National Scrapbook Month! To Celebrate Close to My Heart came up with an adorable kit to share with you! It is available only until the end of May for the awesome price of $34.95 or you can get it for just $15 with a purchase of $50. That's less than half of the regular price! I am adding this video of it to my blog so you can see just how cute it is!  Enjoy! and Happy Scrapping!

If you would like to order this kit or any of Close to My Heart's great products, you can do that on my website
http://jennyr.myctmh.com

Happy Spring!  Sorry it's been a while since my last post.  I will try to be better about posting!  I thought I would share an  Easter layout and some fun cards with you and hopefully you can get inspired to make your own!!  I made these with our Caboodle paper pack that, unfortunately has been retired.  This year I am planning on using our Mayberry Level 2 paper pack for my Easter layout!  When I get it done, I'll share it with you!


  
 

These cards below are made with Caboodle and our "A Little Everything" stamp sets

I also wanted to share with you Close to My Heart's special stamp set called "A Hope for Japan". It is only $5 and all proceeds go to supporting the relief efforts in Japan.  You can only get it until the end of April, so you'll have to jump on it fast!

  

Also in April you can get FREE bling with a purchase of 10 Studio J layouts.



Also, you can get a FREE Level 1 kit with a $100 purchase on my CTMH website!  You will also receive the April Stamp of the Month for FREE!  My website is http://jennyr.myctmh.com





I know it's late notice, but there is still time to take advantage of these GREAT offers!!  I hope you are all enjoying your Spring!

Happy New Year!

We have some FABULOUS new products at Close to My Heart in the brand new Idea Book, which becomes active on February 1st!  One of my favorites is the new spray pen!  So I put this video on here from CTMH corporate so you can see just how awesome it is!!  I can't wait to use mine!!

Here is a layout I did with Jingle. I used CTMH's Color Ready Alphabet in Oxford for the word "Christmas" and I colored it with Juniper ink using a sponge dauber.  The brads I used were various brands.  For the word  "Joy" I used our Dimensional Elements Monogram letters and the ornament from the Holiday Trinkets stamp set.  The trees are from the stamp set Evergreen and the Snowman is from Snow Friends.  I hope these pages inspire you to do your own Christmas layouts!

Four Fabulous Fall Cards!

This first card was made with the Twitterpated Level 2 paper pack.  The striped paper is pleated. The stamp set I used for the frame and writing is called True Friends and it was January's Stamp of the Month, so I'm sorry to say, you can't get it at the moment.  But you never know, it may pop up in the new Idea Book next year!  The flowers are from a stamp set that was part of one of our Constant Campaigns last year.  I know, I know, it's not fair to show you stamps you can't get, but I just love this card and there are other stamp sets you could use to get the same look, just ask me and I will guide you to some that could work!

 This card was designed by Jeanette Lynton!  I liked it so much, I made it too!  I made it with White Daisy Cardstock (CS), Twitterpated paper, and the Many Thanks stamp set.  I used Autumn Terracotta and Chocolate ink.

 I love the little owl on this card so much!  This card was made with the You're a Hoot stamp set. I used Autumn Terracotta CS and distressed it with our edge distresser and Autumn Terracotta ink.  I then used Barn Red CS and stamped the background with the leaf from the Spellbound stamp set.  The Desert Sand CS was stamped in the same ink color with the Intrinsic Backgrounds stamp set.  The owl is on Colonial White CS and I used orange rhinestones for the eyes.  I used ribbon from our Chocolate collection to tie it all together!

 This card was made with our retired textured Card Stock in New England Ivy and Pansy Purple with a bit of Sunflower thrown in!  The flower and word are from our Treasure Life stamp set.  They are both stamped in Pansy Purple ink.  The bow on the flower is made with our twill ribbon.  

    

 

Sorry it's been so long since I posted last.  October is always a very crazy, busy month for me!  We have A LOT of Birthdays and plenty of activities going on to keep us going.  Also, last Wednesday the3rd, I came down with a horrible case of Strep throat, a Sinus infection and an ear infection which landed me in the hospital for a few days.  I'm home now and each day gets a little better, but it's been a rough healing process.  In fact I will be canceling my Christmas Workshop on Saturday the 13th and hopefully rescheduling it.  I will keep you posted.
I wanted to post my Halloween layouts from last year that I did with paper from Silhouette, using a sponge to give it a spooky green color.  I then used the stripes from Silhouette and the Smokey Plum from Enchanted.  I also used Autumn Terracotta CS, Black CS, and Smokey Plum CS. I used the Spooky Smiles stamp set and the October stamp set that is now retired :( I also used Spellbound and Creepy Cobwebs. It was a really fun page to make!  I really had to think "outside the box" on this one because I had already used Enchanted a couple of years in a row and I wanted a different look!  I hope this inspires you to also "think outside the box"!  Enjoy your day!

You may have noticed something different about this card.  It's CLEAR!!  Close to My Heart now sells Clear Cards!  They are SO much FUN!!  To make this card, I cut 2 frames out on my Cricut with our black CS.  They are actually on the blackout setting so there is no oval hole.  To make it look like a frame I cut an oval out with my Cricut out of Bamboo CS.  I then stamped the image, which is last month's Stamp of the Month, Thriller, in Staz On ink in black.  I distressed the edges of the oval with the black Staz On.  I glued the oval onto one of my "frames" and used Liquid Glass (which is a great adhesive when you need something to dry clear) to attach it.  Then I attached my other "frame" on the back side of my first "frame" on the other side of the card front to make it look neat.  I then distressed the edges of the card front with the black Staz On ink because it is made to go on slick surfaces, it also gives you a truer black image.  I used Olive CS for the inside and randomly stamped it with the crown and the flourish from "Thriller".  I distressed the edges in black and adhered it to the inside of the card with Liquid Glass.  I then cut another oval the same size as the first, in Bamboo, and one more oval a little bigger in black. I stamped "Scary Halloween to You" in black and distressed the edges of the Bamboo CS, then attached it to the black oval and adhered it to the card, directly behind the frame, so you can't see it from the front!  So much fun!!  I hope this all makes sense!  If it doesn't, please feel free to let me know and ask questions!  Enjoy!

Here is a Fun Halloween Scrapbook layout to inspire you!  I used the stars paper from the "Game On" paper pack, black CS and Autumn Terracotta CS.  The stamp sets are "October" (which is no longer available, but we do have another stamp set that would work, called "In the Month of October", "Spooky Smiles" and "Creepy Cobwebs".  The alphabet is the "Friendship" alphabet.  I also used our "Dimensional Elements Monogram H" for the H and covered it in the stars paper.  I embossed the spiderwebs and spiders onto the page.  I did emboss the spiderwebs right on the pictures!  Just be really careful when you do this because the pictures can get too hot and be ruined.  Happy Haunting everyone!!

Hey Everyone!  I wanted to let you know that I will be at this Boutique on Saturday October 16th!  I will have displays to look at, the Fall and Winter Idea book, the Stamp of the Month artwork and more!  I will also be giving away prizes!  So please, come on over and check out the Fun Fall Boutique!!

Hey Everyone!  I just thought I'd post a fun Halloween card to get you all in the mood for Halloween!  As most of you know, Halloween is my favorite holiday, after Christmas that is!  So I am WAY excited that it is now October and time to start Celebrating!!  This card is made with September's Stamp of the Month, but couldn't help but share it, because I had so much fun making it!  I hope you all Enjoy!!

 

This card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  To make the card above, I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder with Autumn Terracotta CS, then dragged my black Staz On ink over it to make the swirls pop.  The frame is cut with my Cricut.  I embossed the skull image on White Daisy CS, made a mask by stamping the image on a post it note and cutting just the skull out, then stuck it over the skull I embossed.  Then I sponged Olive ink all around the skull, remove the post it mask and your skull stays White! I attached the frame over the White Daisy CS that is now Olive with the skull image.  I embossed the crown on another piece of White Daisy CS and sponged it with Smokey Plum, cut around it, then attached it over the frame so it is popping out of the picture.  I embossed the wording on Smokey Plum CS and distressed the edges in black ink, then added black brads to the four corners and attached it to the Autumn Terracotta CS.  I inked the edges of the Autumn Terracotta CS with black ink. I then attached the Autumn Terracotta CS to black CS for a nice frame around the edges and I distressed the edges with my edge distresser.  Then add it to the card front. To top it all off I added some Bling to the image with our new pink and purple Sparkles!  I LOVE Bling!!

Announcing my 2010 Christmas Card Workshop!

Due to health issues, this workshop has been re-scheduled for December 4th from 1-4pm.  Sorry for any inconvenience.

If you live in the Salt Lake City area, I'd love for you to join us for this great workshop! (And if you can't make it, all the pieces needed to make them yourself are available at my online store.  Contact me if you need a list of the products used.)

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