Saturday, July 20, 2013

Another Pyjama Party AND NEW CTMH Cricut Cartridge!!!!!



Close To My Heart is teaming up with Big Picture Classes again to bring you a live webcast with step-by-step instructions for making this layout using the Cricut® Artbooking collection. Purchase the collection beginning August 1, 2013 and revolutionize the way you scrapbook! Or see below how to get yours NOW!!

The FREE webcast will air Wednesday, July 31 at 7:00 pm (MDT). During the presentation, you’ll learn to make several projects from a variety of sponsors, including Close To My Heart’s Artbooking layout, as our very own Kristine Widtfeldt walks you through the steps—and sneaks the Artbooking collection!

The Pajama Party class will be available for FREE at BigPictureClasses.com on July 31, and will be archived after the event for future viewing. If you would like to interact on the message board, participate in live chat, post to the gallery, download handouts, or enter any contests, you will need to log in to the Pajama Party “classroom” by creating a free account on the Big Picture Classes website. If you have already created an account or if you registered for the first Pajama Party in May, you are all set! You will not need to create another account or register again.

We hope you will enjoy this sneak peek of the new Artbooking collection as Kristine Widtfeldt, Stacy Julian, and the rest of the Big Picture Classes crew make the featured project and share their tips and tricks for using the collection. We know you will be chomping at the bit to make the Artbooking layout, so take this opportunity to sit back, relax, and drool over the items, then be ready to spring into action August 1 when you can buy the collection with the rest of the supplies. Then tune in to the archived event for step-by-step details on how to make the project. To make the project, you and will want to have the following items—or similar products—on hand:

*Starred products will be available to purchase beginning August 1, 2013 or pre-order directly from via email below.


CTMH Cricut Artbooking Cartridge Preview


Did you know that YOU can get this cartridge before it goes live Aug 1!  Here's how:
  1. Join my team and become a Close To My Heart Consultant and it's yours in July. You receive 22%  consultant discount so you can get this amazing cartridge for just $77.22, plus tax and shipping..
  2. Pre-order directly with me via email.
  3. Shop with me August 1.
Collection includes:
1 – Cartridge (700 images: Font, Mini Books, Layouts)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes) 
Creative Feature Keys: Title, Photo Mat 1, Photo Mat 2, Icon, Border, Overlay.
Recommended blocks for included stamp sets: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" x 3½" (Y1009), 4" × 5" (Y1012).
Artbooking is the first cartridge that takes all of the guess work out of scrapbooking and card making....with 700 images to work with this cartridge helps you create 15 layout themes, you can create multiple coordinating pages by using just two keys and one dial size and 10 themed mini-books.  It's quick and easy to create a 12"x 12" page, just set the size at 11" and the Cricut does the rest for you by cutting each page piece to the right size for a 12" x 12" page. The guess work is gone forever! Images include a new font, page designs, accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats and more!  
Check out the Artbooking booklet here!













































































Sunday, June 23, 2013

Let's Get Patriotic

June–July 2013 Constant Campaign



 
Celebrate military service and promote patriotism with our new patriotic stamp sets—available only from June 1 to July 31, 2013. 

Three dollars from each B-size My Acrylix® Courage stamp set and $5 from each D-size My Acrylix® Strong and Free stamp set will be donated to the Canadian Hero Fund to support spouses and children of fallen Canadian military troops by providing post-secondary education.

Show your support with your own patriotic stamp set!



Dates: Offer valid June 1–July 31, 2013.




Tuesday, June 18, 2013

To Everything There Is A Season

I've been away for several weeks but have returned to the comfort of the paper crafting world. It has carried me through many rough times and continues to offer me comfort now as I'm beginning to sort and organize my supplies.

Sadly my hiatus was not an good one. My mom became very ill at the beginning of May and we lost her on May 29th. Although I miss her terribly, I know that she is now able to run and laugh and play to her hearts content. I envision her in a beautiful meadow with by baby brother and baby grand daughter...the three of them playing together joyfully, Mom in her glory with the little ones. I also see them stopping to watch me, making sure that I'm ok and moving along to another season in my life.

I believe that everything happens for a reason and although we don't always know right away why, it always serves a good purpose. I asked the minister to read the following at Mom's memorial service:

Ecclesiastes 3 >>
King James Bible
 

To Everything There is a Season
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Life is a full circle and everything has a time and a purpose. For my mom, her time has come to no longer be disabled. She has been freed be the wonderful fun loving soul that her body did not allow her to be while here with us. Although I wish she was here, I am  joyful that she has the peace and well being that she deserves.

I found this wonderful compilation of "The Byrds" song and wanted to share it.



Although, it is not my time right now to pick up my tools and craft, it is my time to take stock and reorganize. I have many wonderful ideas floating around in my head that will take shape in the near future. For now, those ideas will flow along with some tears while I busy myself reorganizing my crafting space.