Sunday, November 30, 2014

Cyber Monday - All Cricut Collections 20% Off and Deal of the Decade!


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.

Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night.





Don't have a Cricut?  Ask Santa for one!  Buy your cartridge now and you'll be ready to go come Christmas morning.

AND . . If this deal couldn't get any better, check out this Deal of the Decade.  After you get your cricut cartridges then you can buy as many C or D sized stamps as you want for $10.  See the list below.  

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Close To My Heart’s revolutionary My Acrylix® clear polymer stamps—and we can’t wait for you to celebrate with us! With a qualifying purchase of $50 during the month of December, you will be eligible to purchase ANY C- or D-size stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 idea book for only $10. That’s up to $7.95 of savings on a single stamp set! Plus, once you achieve the qualifying order total, there is no limit to the number of eligible stamp sets you can purchase at this discounted price. Remember, a purchase of $50 will also qualify you to receive the December Stamp of the Month for only $5, so if you purchase both the discounted Stamp of the Month and additional stamps at this special campaign pricing your savings will compound! It is truly the deal of the decade.

Here are the stamps you can get for $10 after spending $50:

Item # Name Page # Item # Name Page #
C1588 GREAT JOB 30 D1560 HOLIDAY TAGS 90
D1599 GEEK IS CHIC 31 C1580 BIG TOP 92
D1556 SCHOOL YEARS 32 D1607 BODACIOUS BANNERS 93
D1555 ALL THE DETAILS 33 C1558 WILD WONDERS 94
C1590 DELIGHFUL DITTY 34 C1601 NURSERY CHARMS 95
D1578 FLIGHT OF THE ARROWS 35 D1584 BIG HUG 96
D1612 TEACHER APPRECIATION 37 D1602 A BUDDING FRIENDSHIP 102
D1605 HALLOWEEN GREETINGS 40 C1597 RAINY DAY 104
C1509 MAGIC POTIONS 42 D1627 YOUR OWN KIND OF WONDERFUL 105
C1522 CREEPY CREATURES 43 C1576 PICK A POSEY 106
D1559 GEOMETRIC BACKGROUNDS 44 C1533 FABULOUS YOU 107
D1544 DISTRESSED BACKGROUNDS 45 D1539 THE HAPPY COUPLE 108
D1604 SEASON OF THANKS 51 D1600 HERE WE GO 114
C1589 LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS 52 C1592 WORLD TRAVELER 115
C1559 ALWAYS GRATEFUL 54 C1578 CAMPER CRAZY 116
C1504 FALL HARVEST 55 C1570 LIFTING SPIRITS 117
C1598 NOEL 55 D1616 HAVE A HAPPY DAY 118
D1550 HAPPY AUTUMN 56 C1561 ONE-WAY BORDERS 119
C1600 HAPPY BIRDS 57 D1541 FAST AND FURIOUS 120
D1542 FOR A FRIEND 58 C1584 FEATHERS 121
D1543 COUNTRY-BORN 59 C1594 TREASURED FRIENDSHIP 126
D1610 CHRISTMAS POST 64 D1609 SEASIDE GREEGINGS 127
D1553 YULETIDE GREETINGS 66 C1537 HONEYCOMB 128
D1554 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE 67 C1595 HELLO SUMMER 129
C1591 MERRY, MERRY 68 C1599 PRETTY PETALS 130
D1617 MAKE IT MERRY 69 D1540 IN THE BACKGROUND 132
D1552 MAGICAL DAYS 70 C1556 PAISLEY PERFECT 133
C1567 SANTA CLAUS 71 D1522 GLAMOUR LOWERCASE 135
C1562 MARY AND BABE 72 D1537 GLAMOUR UPPERCASE 135
D1614 REASON FOR THE SEASON 73 D1469 POLKA DOT ALPHABET 137
D1603 SHREDDIN' THE SLOPES 77 D1507 URBAN ALPHABET 137
D1613 BEST CHRISTMAS 78 C1602 MAGICAL MOMENT 154
C1557 POLAR BEAR HOLIDAY 80 D1540 CELEBRATE AUSTALIA ON LINE
C1506 FLAKEY FRIENDS 81 D1641 CELEBRATE NEW ZEALAND ON LINE
D1611 FROSTY FUN 83 D1643 CRICKET ON LINE
D1618 BUILD-A-CAKE 88 D1642 CUTE KOALAS ON LINE

December Stamp of the Month



Purchase this D-size stamp set—available for one month only—for just $5 with your qualifying purchase. That’s over 70% off retail! Simply place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products to qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.


Sunday, November 23, 2014

Stinkin' Cute Santa Ornament


A big thank you to the girls at the Cricut With Heart blog.  I pinned this stinkin’ cute ornament last year and it was perfect for my gift to the office girls this year.  Once I cut out everything they came together pretty fast. 

  Here are the details – I tweaked some of the dimensions from their original post. 
  • ·        Body -Artiste – Page 53 – 3D Object, size 4 ½ “ – various red B&T paper and Cranberry or Ruby CS
  • ·        PomPom - Artiste – page 62 – Accent 2, size 1” – silver glitter paper
  • ·        Hat Trim - Artiste – page 62 – Accent 4, size ¾ ” – White Daisy CS
  • ·        Mustache - Artiste – page 67 – Shift, Accent 2, size ¾” – White Daisy CS
  • ·        Nose - Artiste – page 48 – Card, size .40 cm – Parchment CS (retired), (I changed the settings to reflect centimeters)
  • ·        Holly Leaf - Art Philosophy – page 48 - , size 1” – New England Ivy CS
  • ·        Face – 1 ¼” x 2”, Parchment CS (retired)
  • ·        Beard – 3” x 1 ½”, White Daisy CS (I cut strips of 3” wide CS and ran through embossing folder then cut to 1 ½” strips)
  • ·        Other: Bakers twine, glitter gems, Opaques, pink chalk for cheeks.


While the body was still flat I stamped the bottom with B1475 Handmade Stamp (from Seasonal Expressions available December 1st) and initialed and dated it.  Then I did the folds.  Then, while still flat, I adhered the beard, face and hat trim pieces.  Those pieces were trimmed to fit the triangle piece.  The holly leaves, glitter gems, eyes (Opaque gems – retired) were added next.  Bakers twine was doubled, tied in a knot and adhered to the inside top.  Then I applied adhesive to the flaps and formed the triangle box.  The Glitter PomPom was added last.   
PS - that's my cat Yumi in one of the pics.  I was taking the pictures on her perch in front of the window for better lighting and she had to see what was going on.