Cyber Monday Cricut Deal, Discounted Stamps and Hostess Rewards

For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night. 

The new Seasonal Expressions catalog will be live on December 1st as well so you will have new items to choose from including a la carte Picture My Life cards for pocket scrapbooking, papers, stamps and albums!

In addition to Cyber Monday, Close To My Heart is celebrating the ten year anniversary of their clear polymer stamps. With a $50 purchase in December, you are eligible to buy any C or D sized stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 idea book for only $10. There is no limit to the amount of eligible stamps you can buy at the discounted price. They just need to be from the Annual Inspirations not our Seasonal Expressions. Remember, a purchase of $50 also qualifies you to receive the December Stamp of the month for only $5. 

As you may know, if you purchase $150 or more of Close To My Heart products (before shipping and taxes), you earn an additional $25 in select products for free (Hostess rewards). If your order reaches this amount, contact me to submit your order. However, if your order does not reach this amount, you have another way to try to earn free Hostess rewards from now until December 16th. Order through my website, http://lubna.ctmh.com by clicking on the link labeled Mystery Hostess (on the bottom). All orders will be combined and one lucky winner will earn all of the Hostess rewards. 

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Artfully Sent Owl Birthday card

We needed a quick birthday card for my daughter's friend today. Perfect, I thought! It gives me a good excuse to play! I used my Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge to whip up this sweet swing card in less than 10 minutes. No stamping involved. Have I told you how much I love this cartridge?

 Here's another view with a red background and the card slightly open:

In case you're unfamiliar with swing cards, here's a view of the opened card so you can see the simple cut that the Cricut makes.

This card is on page 11, the "Q" key, of the Artfully Sent handbook. It's shown with a "Missing you" liner but I used the liner on page 29, the "L" key so I could make it a birthday card.

The paper is a sneak preview of a pack called Hopscotch, which will be available starting on December 1st! Ask me for a copy of our Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog to see what other new items you wil be able to get.

The only other embellishments I added were the Silver Shimmer Tape and the Red Enamel Hearts and we were good to go!

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Lucky 5 - Studio J Digital Scrapbooking

November marks the five-year anniversary of Studio J®, and that means it’s your lucky month, with five amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!

First, throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J are $5! That is a savings of over 25% off of retail—an unprecedented deal!

Your second chance to win big must come by sheer luck: every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more.

If luck doesn’t smile on you in that way, you might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders! This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors™.

For a fourth way to win, simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

And there is one last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

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Stock the Box Card Workshop

Join me on November 15th, from 2 pm - 4 pm, to bulk up your supply of handmade cards. Make as many as you like in 2 hours for $15. The cards pictured here are just a sampling. You can choose from these and more. Let me know if you'd like to come!

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New Albums are Ready!

I'm so excited about Close To My Heart's new albums! You can now order the Lagoon Chevron D-ring album (Z2090), the Black D-ring album (Z3034), and the new Black post-bound album (Z2094). More available soon! Go to my website to order: http://lubna.ctmh.com/retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=66

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