Life is a Picnic!

Life is... a lot of things! This week I call it a "Picnic"! Do you have any adorable photos that deserve a title like this?!

I created this title accent with the July 2015 Stamp Of The Month- "Life is Wonderful".

This theme is a challenge over at the Heart 2 Heart Blog! You have the month of July to play along with how the phrase "Life is a Picnic" fits your crafting goals. Check it out and join in the fun!

Brushed papers from Close To My Heart are the prefect complement to my Picnic photos! Green lawn with a touch of pink and yellow.

The above journaling blocks and "Joy captured" accent are stamps from the Brushed Workshop On The Go Kit! The metal accent flowers were part of the kit too, but can be purchased separately now that the kit is retired and out of stock! Get your brushed paper pack while supplies last!

Happy Crafting! HeatherJane

October Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop, Home For The Holidays

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring October's SOTM, which is Home For The Holidays, a set of 7 stamps.  If you have come here from Justine's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have over 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I created a two-page layout by combining the SOTM with the Yuletide Carol Paper Pack. The sketch layout I used was inspired by a challenge on Let's Scrap Sketches.

This stamp set worked perfectly to create a strand of dangling tags and ornaments! I added silver shimmer trim and the sqeuins from the workshop kit.

"Dreaming, Believing, Wishing".

Peek-a-boo corner with candy peeking out.

Now "Hop" on over to Nikka's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the October SOTM is only available until Halloween! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

February SOTM Blog Hop, Wild About Love!

"Wild About Love!" is the new February 2014 Stamp Of The Month from Close To My Heart! I "LOVE" it! Cute foxes and hearts and sentiments.

Welcome to the February SOTM Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Jean's Blog, Stamping Maui, then you are on the right track. You will see over 50 Consultant Projects if you click through all of the blogs on the hop. That's a lot of inspiration of what YOU can do with this stamp set! Now let me show you what project I created for you to see!

A special Fox themed Valentine!

 Hey Foxy is a fun title for a Valentine!

 I'm extra excited about this card because it is a SPINNING card! The medallion suspended on a string in the window allowed me to put two different elements in one spot! I put the "I LOVE You" sentiment on one side, and two hearts on the other!

For added details I added paper and scallop boarders to the inside of the card.

I also added the stump and heart to the envelope next to where the address will go.

 Supplies:

• S1402: "Wild About Love" February 2014 Stamp Of The Month (CTMH)
• Timberline Woodgrain Paper (CTMH)
• Goldrush, Smoothie, and Chocolate Inks/Cardstocks (CTMH)
• Flamingo Dots (Pink) (CTMH)
• Scallop Punch Circle and Border (SUP)
• Spinner Card Base and Envelope (CTMH)

Thank you for taking the time to see my project! Hope you like it! Now hop on over to Terry Ann Diack's blog to see her creative ideas!

"Cross-Stitch Wishes" Card

January 2014's Stamp Of The Month stamp set, "Cross-Stitch Wishes", is the ideal set to use for the cross stitcher or quilt crafter you know. I have ideas for thank you cards to people who have made me special one of a kind stitched gifts. Also, I could use this stamp set on scrapbook pages documenting special gifts such as quilts. What will you, or have you, used your January Stamp Of The Month on?

I partnered this stamp set with the "Seize The Sketch" STS #12 sketch challenge. It was the perfect sketch to showcase the pennant/banner accent detail! What do you think of my interpretation?

The person I had in mind when I created this card likes blue, which meant it would also be great to include the challenge at "Inspired By" #104! How do you think I did?

Supply List:

• S1401: "Cross-Stitch Wishes" January 2014 Stamp Of The Month (CTMH)
• Inks: Cocoa, Sky
• Papers: Surfs Up. Claire, both sides of buzz and bumble

I used both sides of my double sided background and texture paper from my buzz and bumble paper pack. I am submitting this card to the "Two-Faced" Challenge at the Heart 2 Heart blog.

Can't wait to give this special card!

October Specials from Close To My Heart!

October is a great time to prep your supplies for your Christmas and Holiday projects and gifting! During the month of October you will see some great offers with "Constant Campaigns"!

One of the most exciting is the NEW "Holidays from the Heart" mini-seasonal catalog!

October-December 2013 Constant Campaign

You will find 24 pages of new ideas which include "Sparkle and Shine" Workshop On The Go Kit, Christmas and Holiday Stamp Sets, Exclusive sparkle shapes, Washi tape sets, gift bags, and more! 

Choose a festive, new product free this holiday season with your qualifying order! When you place an order of $100 or more (retail price) between October 15 and December 31 from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, you qualify for one free star item from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide. You'll love the sparkle, the ease, and the savings! Receive one free "star" item for each $100 in your order. (Contact me if you would like to have one of these mini-catalogs mailed to you! FREE. www.heatherjane.ctmh.com)

As always there is a beautiful stamp of the month for October. This one, "Scandinavian Wishes", is a great set for Christmas! It includes 12 stamps!

Use it on your Christmas scrapbook pages or to create this years Cards or Thank Yous that you will send to your loved ones. (My personal favorite is the "to" and "from" gift tag option that fits the Art Philosophy CriCut Cartridge!)

Visit my website to see more information or to place an order. Remember you can "Join" Terry's "Huntington" Party and help boost her hostess benefits! :)

Also, don't forget to check out this month's FREE printable download! Cupcake flags! Rediscover Sweet. Life is Sweet and so are these adorably designed paper pieces! Download them for free through October 31st. Use them as cupcake flags or to wrap small chocolates and give the gift of sweet!

Thanks for visiting! Hope you enjoy these great limited time promotions! Happy Crafting.

HeatherJane

Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! A Chocolate Affair!

Welcome to August and the new Stamp of the Month, "A Chocolate Affair", from Close To My Heart! You are on the blog hop! You can hop from blog to blog to see what Consultants have created with the same stamp set.

If you arrived here from Terry's blog then you are on the right track! You can view my project, leave a comment, and then HOP over to the next blog which will be listed in a link at the end of this post. Hope you like my creation!

I created a card that will look like a box of chocolates! I made the sentiment into the tag for the box lid.

I used a cupcake wrapper and glued it around the trimmed and 3D taped chocolates in the box. Each chocolate was made to look different, just like in a chocolate variety box. One is stamped in chocolate ink on white so that the white swirl looks like frosting, another is stamped on pink pattern paper (from Lucy) to looks like pink sparkles on top, the third was stamped with red pigment ink onto chocolate card stock.

Now HOP on over to Karen's blog to see what beautiful project she has created!

Thank you for hopping!

HeatherJane

CTMH May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring "Friendship Bouquet", a set of 8 stamps.  If you have come here from Carla's Blog, "Carla Creates", you are on the right path! (wasn't her set of cards so cute!?) The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.   If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultant's HERE .

"Friendship Bouquet" May 2012 Stamp of the Month, Set of 8 stamps!

I created this beautiful 2 page layout with my May Stamp of the Month. I had been holding onto these photos of my daughter with the sunflower she grew for me in pre-school. She was so proud of it and I wanted to create a very special scrapbook page for it. When I saw this stamp set I knew instantly it was a perfect match!

The sketch design is based upon the sketch challenge at Let's Scrap!
I love the flowers from this stamp set so I also entered my layout in the Heart 2 Heart Challenge "April Showers Bring May Flowers".

I used paper piecing with this stamp set. I stamped the flower with chocolate ink onto yellow cardstock. For the leaves I stamped them in green onto green, then trimmed it all out with my micro-tip scissors. I used glitz gel in bronze for the center of the flower. I made sure to spread it on uneven on purpose so that there was more gel on the areas that were the darkest in the stamp design.

I trimmed out a drawing my daughter had done of a sunflower and used it as one of the accents in the layout.

I used one of the sophia journaling pieces to write my journaling on. I left the edge ripped from the spiral it came on to add texture to the page. I wrote it as a note to her from me to read each time she opens her album.

Hope you have enjoyed looking over my project!

We have over 50 consultants participating in the hop. Following the hop is easy, just click on the link at the end of the post and it will hop you right over to the next blog!

Don't you just love this stamp?  Remember, you can only get it during the month of May!  With a $50 purchase you can get this set for just $5.  Visit my website to see more details and purchase it from me online! www.heatherjane.ctmh.com

Now hop over to Michelle John's blog, "My Flights of Fancy" and see her beautiful take on this same stamp set.

February Specials from CTMH

February is in full swing! You will not want to miss these specials for the month of February from Close to my Heart!

The NEW Idea book for Spring/Summer 2012 is here! (Isn't the cover beautiful!?) A few items have been announced as retiring. This will be the last idea book to feature the following items! (That means when they are gone, they are gone!)

• All How-to books (with sketch patterns for cards and scrap book page layouts)
• Exclusive Inks Markers
• Card Stock Shade Packs
• 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock Color Packs
• Distressing Kit (Full version)

The stamp of the month for February is "Thoughtful Tidings". It is full of phrases that lend themselves well for use on both cards and scrap book pages.

My favorite is the "Consider yourself hugged" stamp! Click here to link to the SOTM on my webpage.

Also in the month of February is the "Five for FREE" promotion with Studio J, Digital Scrap Booking. Buy a Studio J^® 5-pack, get one 5-pack free!

Studio J 5-packs include everything you need to have 5 two-page layouts (that’s 10 scrapbook pages!) shipped to your door ready for your scrapbook album. Each 5-pack can be redeemed for:

Double your layouts with our Five for Free promotion! For each Studio J^® 5-pack you purchase this February, you’ll get one free 5-pack. That means you get 10 layouts for just $55—that’s just $2.75 per page, with free shipping!

• 5 two-page layouts
• 5 Memory Protectors^®
• Free shipping and handling

Whether you’re looking for an affordable gift or a way to save money on your own layouts, Studio J 5-packs offer you convenience and savings. Even if you’re already taking advantage of Studio J’s incredibly low members-only pricing, you’ll save even more when you purchase 5-packs through this special February deal. Keep one for yourself and give one as a gift!

My Big Pre-Christmas Sale!

It starts NOW! My biggest sale of the year! Just in time for gift shopping! And you don't have to get up early and battle the traffic! You can even shop in your PJ's and no one will know! Place an order by email (heatherjanedesign@gmail.com) or phone from now to midnight on Cyber Monday (Nov 28th 2011). Now lets get to the great deals! Drum roll, please?

Spend $25: Choose any item $3.95 or less for FREE (Example: Embellishments!)

IF the $25 you spend is on stamp sets you can ALSO receive for only $5 the D-size stamp set called "Holiday Wishes". This stamp set has great images for Christmas AND it coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge! As an EXTRA BONUS with this promotion I will provide 3 contour cut card stock pieces of each shape.

Spend $50: Choose any item $5.25 or less for FREE (Example: Ink Pads!)

 In addition you will qualify for the November Stamp of the Month, "Cherish the Day", for $5. IF $25 of what you spend is on stamp sets you can ALSO receive "Holiday Wishes" for $5.

 

Spend $75: Choose any item $6.95 or less for FREE (Example: Size A stamp sets, ribbons...)

AND the November Stamp of the Month, "Cherish the Day", for $5. PLUS, IF $25 of what you spend is on stamp sets you can ALSO receive "Holiday Wishes" for $5.

Spend $100 OR purchase the Art Philosophy Cartridge:

Choose any item $9.95 or less for FREE (Example: Size B stamp sets, Level 2 Paper Packets, 12x12 quick pic albums, Micro-Tip Scissors...)

AND the November Stamp of the Month, "Cherish the Day", for $5. IF $25 of what you spend is on stamp sets you can ALSO receive "Holiday Wishes" for $5.

Spend $150: Choose $35.00 worth of product for FREE (Example: Alphabet stamp sets, Heat Gun, Organizers, How To Programs, Faux Leather Albums...)

ALSO receive "Holiday Wishes" for $5. AND the November Stamp of the Month, "Cherish the Day", for $5.

 Details:
- Orders must be emailed or called in to me. (leave a message if I cannot answer) Do not enter your own order online, email or call instead.
- Main order may ship separately from your Sale prizes

View the online catalog HERE.
Browse my website HERE.