National Stamping Month—From the Heart Card Kit

2017–2018 Annual Inspirations idea book Tour!

I've had a wonderful time at the 2017 Close to My Heart Convention in Salt Lake City ... it's so much fun to reconnect with my little group of Nancy Debbi Nancy Debbie as well as with many others ... and to meet other consultants. There is so much excitement when the new Annual Inspiration Catalog is revealed on Thursday morning. Jeanette Lynton, the founder of CTMH appeared on stage and shared with us what has been going on for her (she was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease and it has been a long and debilitating 10 years).

Stacy Julian (from Creative Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooking, and Big Picture fame) joined us on Friday morning and revealed she will have a new partnership with CTMH in 2018 - how exciting is that? She is the ultimate scrapbooker and picture organizer!

We also heard from Stephanie Nielson - what a life! She is a plane crash survivor and has overcome so much. She truly is a beautiful woman.

Ever heard of Persnickety Prints? Chari, the founder of Persnickety Prints, spoke to us and gave us great tips on how to take better photos with our phones! She has a great site for uploading photos and will help us print even better pictures!

Saturday morning started out early ... it wasn't quite "bright" - before the sun was up many of us boarded a bus up to the capitol building and a hiking trail for our Operation Smile 5K run/walk. Close to My Heart has been in partnership with Operation smile for many many years. A percentage of a special stamp set goes directly to Op Smile and we encourage our customers to "round up" their order for a donation to Operation Smile. We also hold a live auction during convention. Many wonderful and creative consultants donate super artwork for this auction and our famous Sticky Boy and Sticky Girl stamps are auctioned off. Our total donation this convention was in the vicinity of $45,000! $45,000 translates into 187 operations for these children born with a cleft lip/palate! Isn't that wonderful!

Our Saturday night banquet and awards presentation concluded with a wonderful performance by Alex Boyé - he has so much energy!  

I am sad to leave this wonderful city and my wonderful friends.  I love how filled my soul feels with inspiration and creativity.  I am very excited to share our new Annual Inspiration idea book with you!  I will be able to *provide you with one in person or by mail on August 1st!  You'll love our new Cricket cartridges!!!   More sneak peaks to come!

Hugs y'all,

Nancy

When you spend $30 on retail-priced product, you can buy one of our Cricut® collections at 30% off! The sale starts Monday, November 28, at midnight (MST) so get ready to start shopping . . . nancyk.ctmh.com

Black Friday Special with Close To My Heart

Black Friday Specials!!!!! Yes, Close To My Heart has some wonderful Black Friday Specials ---- starting at Midnight - after your turkey dinner on Thursday --- log on to purchase a Mystery Box filled with goodies. The boxes will range from $35 - $150 and will contain at least double that amount in retired products! These boxes will be "while supplies last" so log on early!!!! Here is the link to shop 

www.nancyk.ctmh.com

Cricut® Flower Market Collection: Thanksgiving Scrapbook Ideas

Cricut® Flower Market: Nautical Scrapbook Ideas

How to Organize Your Craft Supplies

Cricut® Flower Market Collection: Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos Inspiration

Cricut® Flower Market Collection: Mother

K-12 Album Workshop ---- sign up now!

There is still time to sign up for this workshop! You will put together the pages for a complete K-12 school album (no need to bring your photos to the workshop). All papers will be precut, adhesive, albums and page protectors will be available for purchase at the worshop (for an additional cost - or bring your own). You will be making 27 pages at less than $5.00 per page! The kit is really awesome . . . if you still have littles . . . you'll know which pictures to take in the future . . . and for those of us with graduates, it all matches really well. Let me know by Sunday, August 28 if you would like to attend the September 9th class. (Other dates available - please inquire!)

CTMH Ink Pad Comparison ...Thank you to my friend, Lisa!

Close to My Heart has a brand new Idea Book/Catalog   . . . Annual Inspirations . . . . It has tons of awesome new products. Sadly though, we say goodbye to some favorite products, too.  The following are the lists of what is retiring and what is no longer available.

Seasonal Expressions 2 will retire at the end of August and are while supplies last until then.    Order early so you are not rushed at the end of the month!

  

Unavailable List

The Unavailable List provides a comprehensive record of all items that are out of stock and permanently unavailable.

ITEM #	DESCRIPTION	DATE ADDED
Z2090	Lagoon Chevron D-Ring Album	6/8/2016
Z2092	Lagoon Chevron Post-Bound Album	3/25/2016
Z2093	Ruby Floral Post-Bound Album	8/8/2016
Z2094	Black Post-Bound Album	8/8/2016
Z2162	Honey Stamp Pad	7/26/2016
Z3032	Rolling Tote	8/15/2016
Z3170	Cricut Artiste Collection	8/8/2016
Z3171	Cricut Art Philosophy Collection	8/8/2016
Z3228	Tickled Pink Thin Cuts	7/19/2016

K-12 Workshop

I am SO excited to offer this workshop . . . how many of you have your children's school photos sitting in a box . . . or still in the same envelope the school picture came home?  Well, this workshop is for you  . . . and for those of you who still have children in school . . . or will be starting school.

This K-12 Workshop will organize those photos in one album. There will be plenty of spots for those school photos, first day of school pics, last day of school pics, awards, A+ papers, and team photos.  You will have a two-page layout per grade and a cover page . . . 27 pages in all.

Your paper will be pre-cut, you'll have grade appropriate complements, 3x4 picture holders, 5x7 flip flaps, and ribbon.  Your child's memories will be preserved and organized in 27 pages for $125 (that's less than $5 per page!)

You will need to bring page protectors (12x12), adhesive - I would recommend a glue pen to adhere thin strips and an adhesive roller, a photo album*, and scissors -- you don't need to bring your pictures, but you are welcome to so that you can start organizing them and then adhere them at home.

Workshop Dates/Times:   Wed. August 17 - 9 am, 2 pm, 6:30 pm
   Payment due August 7th
                                          Fri.September 9 - 1 pm, 6 pm
   Payment due August 28th

*The first five customers who pay in full for this workshop will have their choice of a FREE 12x12 CTMH Quick Pic Album (rv $20).

Kits may be purchased if you are unable to attend a workshop (shipping fees not included).

Select Add-Ons are here:

Contact me with any questions.

It's Fall

And time for a new Close to My Heart Anual Inspiration 

idea book!!!

We have a wonderful new Annual Inspiration idea book with tons of new stamp sets, some beautiful new papers (can you picture Sangria, La Vie En Rose, Kaleidoscope, Georgie, and Urban?), a new Cricut cartridge - Artistry - which was introduced last month, the Fundamentals paper has changed and we have Sticker Packs and Assortments to match, new Picture My Life cards, new embossing folders, albums to hold those 4x4 Instagram photos .... with Instalife cards, tons of new embellishments, and seven new paper colors!!!  

If that is not enough excitement, Holiday Expressions is now available! This supplement to AI has the holiday stamps and papers you will want to use this year!  Nevermore is our Fall/Halloween paper packet and White Pines is our Winter/Christmas paper.  There is some adorable new Base & Bling for the holidays.The Stamp of the Month sets are also highlighted in the Holiday Expressions.

There are some special Hostess Reward stamp sets just for those who are the hostess of a gathering (either on-line or home party).  Hostess Rewards start with a minimum of $150 gathering.  
Studio J continues as an easy way to download your pictures into premade layouts with excellent quality photo paper. You can add your own embellishments to these pages or use those that are included in Studio J.  If you haven't tried it, you will surely want to play around with it.  There is no committment to purchase, just sign up for a Studio J account through my website www.nancyk.ctmh.com and play away!  

I will be posting pictures of stamps sets that I have marked down for quick sale.  Some are gently used, some are still available, but I just don't use them enough . . . making room for new products!  Here is a list so if you see something, send me an email nkearsley@aol.com. 

Petite Perks (Minis)  $1.00 each

W2018 Dream (2)            

W2019 Memories (2)     

W2031 Kaleidoscope Blooms 

A  seets $4.00 (regularly $6.95)

A1130 Quick Cards-Bountiful  Season

A1152 Joyful Wishes

A1153 Hope

B sets $5.00 (regularly $7.95)

B1409    Pirouette 

B1424    Classy Doily

B1431    Reel Life

B1432    Love This

B1434    You Only Live Once (HR)

B1465    Glitter Glam

C sets $7.00 (regularly $13.95) 

C1536    Happy Thoughts

C1553    Chantilly Scrapbook WOTG

C1556    Paisley Perfect

C1557    Polar Bear Holiday

C1565    In the Moment

C1570    Lifting Spirits

C1576    Pick a Posey

C1589    Lifetime of Happiness

C1600    Happy Birds

D sets $8.00 (regularly $17.95)

D1550    Happy Autumn

D1567    Huntington Scrapbook WOTG

D1586    Ivy Lane Cardmaking WOTG

D1591    Skylark Scrapbook WOTG

D1592    Ivy Lane Scrapbook WOTG

D1593    Jubilee Scrapbook WOTG

D1603    Shreddin’ the Slopes

D1606    Chalk It Up Scrapbook WOTG

D1611    Frosty Fun

D1616    Have a Happy Day

D1620    Confetti Wishes Scrapbook WOTG

D1623    Brushed WOTG

Stamp of the Month $5.00

S1304    My Sunshine

S1401    Cross-Stitch Wishes

S1403    Happy Place

S1404    Balloon Talk

Artistry

Our newest cartridge includes shapes spanning a wide variety of themes, holidays, and seasons to add some visual spice to any project you create. Get back to basics with the unique font, banners, layered shapes, borders, backgrounds, and other fun icons you'll find on this cartridge. All of the designs are a must for any crafter!

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Shapes, Layers, Banners, Borders, Backgrounds, and Font)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size Stamp Sets

1 – Enchantment Cardstock Combo Pack

Recommended blocks for included stamp sets: 1" × 3 ½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" × 3½" (Y1009).

Cricut® is a registered trademark of Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc. All rights reserved.

All this for only $99.00 USD . . . add the August Stamp of the Month for an additional $5.00 USD!

While you are at it, you might be interested in our special promotions this

month . . .

Order yours today!  www.nancyk.ctmh.com

Retiring Products . . . 

Hello!  It has been a long time since I last posted . . . . I promise, I will do better this upcoming year!  I want you to know about the retiring Close To My Heart Colors!  They are from the Enchantment group and include the following (note:  7 retiring, 3 staying):

May Constant Campaign

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month during the month of May with our exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet, available for only $8.95! Featuring bold, vibrant colors, this exclusive paper packet is perfect to pair with your sweet summery memories, and provides delicious designs for your layouts, cards, and more! We’ve created two online workshops—one for scrapbookers and one for cardmakers—to go along with this special paper packet. Both workshops have been designed so you can easily mix and match papers across projects. What will be your perfect pairing? Watch Close To My Heart’s blog, account, and Facebook page throughout the month for more projects inspired by Taste of Summer. This paper packet is only available during May while supplies last, so get your order in early. No matter where you are or what the weather may be, you deserve a little taste of summer in your life!

Plus, as a special bonus, during the month of May you can also purchase the exclusive Taste of Summer bonus D-size stamp set for $17.95 USD / $19.75 CAD. Make sure to follow along with our blog, Instagram account, and Facebook page throughout the month and check out the hashtag #ctmhtos to see this stamp set in action!

Dates: Offer valid May 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–May 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

ONLY 15 MORE DAYS TO ORDER YOUR DEAL OF THE DAY!!!  AWESOME NEW AND RETIRED PRODUCTS, AND REALLY A DEAL!

YOU WILL NEED TO LOG ONTO MY WEBSITE . . . NANCYK.CTMH.COM AND YOU NEED TO ADD ONE CURRENT ITEM TO YOUR SHOPPING CART AND THEN YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEAL OF THE DAY!!!  

Spine Expanders for My Legacy™ Post-Bound Albums [US and Canada]