August CTMH newsletter

August 2021: Tutti Frutti Summer Spend $50 & get this stamp set for $5 Each month, purchase a new D-size stamp set (valued at $18.95) for JUST $5. Qualify for special pricing by placing a $50+ order in CTMH products. Special available until August 31st. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!  (Item # S2108, set of 15 stamps) Recommended Blocks: 1" x 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½″ (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" × 6½″ (Y1010). Shop Stamp of the Month Holiday Stories Save on kits designed in collaboration with renowned storyteller Stacy Julian & tell the stories you love! Telling stories is a fun part of any holiday celebration & you will love having your own stories to tell with the Story by Stacy™ Holiday Stories I Love Workshop Kit. This kit guides you through the process of exploring the memories behind your most treasured photos & then writing detailed stories to go with them. The Holiday Stories kit includes stickers designed especially for the holidays — including some shiny silver foil accents — while the traditional Stories I Love kit includes stickers designed for any other stories you have to tell. Both are available at discounted prices for a limited time during this sale, including bundled together in the Holiday Stories Bundle! After picking out your Stories I Love kit, be sure to join us for a virtual crafting event hosted by Stacy Julian herself on August 17! Learn more about the event on our Facebook page. See Featured Products Boo Crew Prepare for extra fun this Halloween with an exclusive product collection featuring a new paper packet & coordinating items. The Boo Crew special makes Halloween crafting more fun than ever with an exclusive collection of products, including a paper packet, sticker sheet, stamp set, sequins & more! Save 20% when you purchase these items as part of the Boo Crew Product Bundle or the Boo Crew Workshop Kit. Check out the Boo Crew Workshop Guide for instructions in using the materials in your workshop kit plus some additional supplies to create three 12″ × 12″ two-page layouts & a set of papercrafted treat holders! View Collection CTMH July-August 2021 Catalog Close To My Heart is the “Let Me Show You How™” company. From easy-to-follow patterns in our how-to books to coordinated embellishments for fast & gorgeous pages, we can show you how to discover your creativity & celebrate relationships — with handmade projects from the heart! View July-August 2021 Catalog CTMH Annual Catalog Close To My Heart is the “Let Me Show You How™” company. From easy-to-follow patterns in our how-to books to coordinated embellishments for fast & gorgeous pages, we can show you how to discover your creativity & celebrate relationships—with handmade projects from the heart! View Annual Catalog Bring Back My Pack: White Pines Rediscover this popular Christmas-themed paper collection with new stamp sets & workshop kits! The White Pines collection features the same classic paper designs that made it popular the first time it was available, with a refreshed color palette & several coordinating products, including a new sticker sheet, a coordinating cardstock packet & FOUR My Acrylix® stamp sets! You can save 20% on this great collection of products with the White Pines Product bundle, which contains each of these special items. You also get discounted prices with the two workshop kits, which include materials for creating scrapbook layouts or cards using items from this great collection, plus a few additional items. View Collection White Pines Scrapbooking Workshop Guide White Pines Cardmaking Workshop Guide POLL: Which type of workshops & events would you like to see moving forward? Click reply to provide valuable feedback for our crafting community. Visit My Website Visit My Facebook Page Margit McCabe Become A Consultant Shop Promotions NEWS & UPDATES Upcoming virtual events from Close To My Heart: They're free - all you have to do is join here! Hope to see you there. If you'd like to use the same product, you can get the bundles ahead of time through my CTMH website. Please join me in my Facebook VIP group by clicking here. Happy August! -- Margit

 

Days of December

This month we are offering our "Days of December" album. I thought, I would share some prompts to help you along what you might add to each page. I missed some of the first few pages - I will try to send out "prompts" for the next days and maybe even share some artwork. Lets see what you might share for those days. They can be just some pictures for each day. Let's have some fun!

Follow me along in my facebook page as I share on a daily basis.

#daysofdecember #memorykeeping #diypapercrafter

If you would like to compile your little album you can get your supplies at www.scrappingbee.ctmh.com

Artwork Galore!

Arwork Galore

So, I took a break from posting artwork for a while - not from producing it - as you can see. Now, I want to finally share some again with you. If you are lucky and live close by you can come to my classes and work with me. However, if you would like to get any of these items as kits - contact me and I will see if I can put some of them together for you.

First, I will share some of my Christmas artwork. You can still get some of the products right now through the month of April. The Thin-Cuts are only available through March - as a sale item. So you might want to hurry up and get them if you would like to take advantage and get them.

 

 

 If you look closely on the flower you can see the shimmer of the shimmer brush - I love the shimmer brush! We have that brush in several different colors. See that little flower in the back? That is too stinkin' cute! Its part of our Making Waves embellishment pack. You have got to have that!

 Above was the February "Making Waves" Card Workshop - love that paper pack!

So, if there are any scout leaders out there, you may know when I talk about Woodbadge. My husband and I have been involved in the scouting world for over 30 years. I will not get into details right - it would just take too long - ha. But we have been to Woodbadge. One of our Woodbadge friends has asked me to make some mini albums for one of the courses he is helping to lead for guides. The motto for this course was "Making Heart Connections". How could I refuse! That was right up my alley, seeing the company I have been with for 24 years now! 

That's it for now - please let me know if you have any question and have fun!

Happy stamping,

Margit

Look at what I just found!

 

Look at what I just found at the blog at Close to my Heart - enjoy! You can find all the products at www.scrappingbee.ctmh.com

5 DIY Gift Tag Ideas

We can think of no better way to dress up a gift than with a personalized handmade tag, so we came up with a quick list of ideas to help up your tag-making game this season!
1. Cricut^® Shapes


Select a few of your favorite shapes and let your Cricut^® machine do the rest! If you need to make a large number of gift tags, using a Cricut^® shape is an easy way to get it done.
2. Pocket Cards

If you have extra pocket cards, try trimming them into a gift tag. Your pocket cards can become the base paper or even the sentiment!
3. Cut Above^® Tag Kit


This kit was designed for tag making! Pair these tags with different ribbons, embellishments, and sentiments to change their original look, and voila! You have beautifully unique tags for the beautifully unique people receiving them.
4. Complements

Make use of any extra complements you have by sticking them on gift tags!
5. Stamping on Scraps


We all have scraps of paper lying around from bigger projects we’ve worked on in preparation for the holidays. Instead of throwing it away (or hoarding it! J) turn your scraps into little gift tags with some fun stamps and ribbons!
Who knew that so much cuteness could fit into such small pieces of paper! Make your gift giving that much more special this season with some personalized handmade tags!
Share your results with us in the comments below!

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Recipe:
Gift Tags
Z4043 Silver & Gold Scrapbooking Stamp + Thin Cuts, B1574 My Acrylix^® I Made This Stamp Set, C1692 My Acrylix^® The Thought that Counts Stamp Set, D1744 My Acrylix^® Season of Sweetness Stamp Set, Z4048 Cut Above^® Card Kit—Merry Everything, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5959 New England Ivy Cardstock, X5975 Cranberry Cardstock, X7225B Beary Christmas Paper Packet, Z4051 Picture My Life™ Cards—Silver & Gold, Z4050 Picture My Life™ Cards—Beary Christmas, Z3271 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2835 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2816 Cranberry Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, X7226C Silver & Gold Complements, Z4012 Black Shimmer Ribbon, Z3363 Enchantment Ribbon Pack, Z3364 Basics Ribbon Pack, Z3216 White Twine, Z3189 White & Gold Ribbon, Z4038 Beary Christmas Dots, Z1263 Bitty Sparkles, Z3274 Clear Sparkles, Z3344 Thin Cuts—Basic Tags, Z3167 Cricut^® Artistry Collection, Cricut^® City Sidewalks Digital Collection, Die-cutting Machine, Hole Punch
Cricut Shapes:
Artistry
2¾” <Thksgvng> (p. 45, #MF644C1)
City Sidewalks (no longer for sale)
1¼” Snowflake (#MF644C1)
1¾” Holly (#MF647BC)