Relief for Oklahoma

The tornado in Oklahoma has had a devastating effect and Close To My Heart wants to help. To aid relief efforts, Close To My Heart is making a new Autumn/Winter 2013 stamp set, A True Thank You ($2.95 retail), available immediately and will donate 100% of the profits from sales of the set from May 23 through June 30 to the American Red Cross. Help us provide relief to those affected by the Oklahoma tornado.

Click here now to place your order and help with the relief efforts.

Thank you.

Michelle

It's a Pajama Party Webcast!

Close To My Heart is teaming up with Big Picture Classes to bring you a live webcast with step-by-step instructions for making this Happy Thoughts kraft container.
Tune in for the FREE webcast on Thursday, May 30 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (MDT) at BigPictureClasses.com. During the presenta- tion, you’ll learn to make several projects from a variety of sponsors, including Close To My Heart’s Happy Thoughts kraft container.
If you’d 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 would like to make the project during the webcast, place your order asap! But you can also participate in the webcast and make the project later. Either way it's going to be FUN!

Click here to place your order.

To make our Happy Thoughts kraft container, you will want to have the following items—or similar products—on hand:
My Acrylix® Frame Flair Stamp Set (D1546)
My Acrylix® Happy Thoughts Stamp Set (C1536) Chantilly Paper Packet (need 1 sheet of B&T, X7163B) Crème Brulee Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5754)
Lagoon Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5762)
White Daisy Cardstock (need 1 sheet, 1385)
Whisper Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5929)
Whisper Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2172)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2195)
My Creations® Kraft Container (Z1833)
Baker’s Twine Neutral Assortment (need 3 yards, Z1701) Color-Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes (Z1844)
Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment (Z1754)
3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
Micro-Tip Scissors (Z534)
Corner Rounder (Z578)
Paper Trimmer (Z1783)
My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
My Acrylix® Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
2" x 3K" My Acrylix® Block (Y1009)
4" x 5" My Acrylix® Block (Y1012)
Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686) 

Have a great day!
Michelle

Stamp Scrubber

Learn how to use the My Acrylix® stamp scrubber from Close To My Heart to clean My Acrylix® stamp sets and keep them in tip-top shape.

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Studio J Custom Photo Wells

Can you believe it? Studio J is even better then before!

Discover the creative potential of being able to add and 

customize photo wells on your Studio J layouts. 

Click here to get started!

Happy Digital Scrapping!

Michelle

Love Your Layout: May 2013

Use Studio J®, Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking software, to create a beautiful layout in just minutes by watching this month's Love Your Layout(sm) video. You'll learn creative techniques on how to layer My Stickease® images, use black and white photos, and add borders for a summery layout in the Surf's Up kit. Log in to Studio J to create it yourself while you watch!

Happy Digital Scrapping!

Michelle

Marker Magic!

Learn how to get the most our of our alcohol based markers! Blend and intensify--all without streaks! Each marker is packaged with and accent color, either lighter or darker, for easy blending. No guessing about which accent color goes best.

Click here to see the available colors.

Have a great day!
Michelle

Color Dare #43 - Outdoor Denim, Honey & Cranberry

Here is my creation for the Color Dare #43! 

Fun primary colors of Outdoor Denim, Cranberry and Honey make for a bright and cheery look!

The shapes were cut with our Cricut Artiste cartridge which gives some nice detail to the overall look. The little flower is mounted on a Pin Clip tied with some Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon and accented with a blue sparkle. Since the Bee layer has 3D Foam underneath I just stuck the pin into the foam! Look closely and you can see a bit of glare on the wings. That's because I used Liquid Glass on the wings! A bit of sanding on the background and distressing the edges of the layers all add up to give lots of visual detail to the overall design!

All products are Close To My Heart:
Perfect Fit-Frames 2
Pun Fun
Cardstock, Inks & Markers: Outdoor Denim, Honey, Cranberry
Cricut Artiste
Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon
Trinkets Wooden Shapes
Pin Clips
Sparkles: Red and Blue
3D Foam Tape
Liquid Glass
Sanding Kit
Edge Distresser
Sponge

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!
Michelle