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.

SHOP HERE 

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.

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.