Grateful Heart envelope mini album

Using the Close to My Heart Grateful Heart paper pack and coordinating compliments I was able to create this cute envelope album.  Links to all the products used are below, as well as page by page photos. 

In addition to the Grateful Heart paper pack I also used 1 piece of Fern Cardstock, 2 pieces White Daisy Cardstock, 1 piece Sapphire cardstock and 1 Pomegranate cardstock

Black envelopes 

Sapphire Exclusive Ink

Fern Exclusive Ink

Pomegranate Exclusive Ink

Saffron Exclusive Ink

Sponge Daubers

Fern Stitched Ribbon

Clear Shimmer Brush

Foam Tape

The Great Outdoors

Show your love of Nature with this Exclusive Stamp Set and Workshop

The exclusive Great Outdoors stamp and workshop kit are ideal for showing your love for nature!  This workshop kit guides you through the creative process of making 2 two-page scrapbooking layouts and four cards celebrating the beauties of nature - and it's available at 25% off the retail price!

The Great Outdoors Workshop Kit

$35.65 $25.95

The Great Outdoors Stamp Set

$18.95

Be sure you have these additional items when you are ready to assemble your projects:

Cricut Artistry Collection

White Burlap Ribbon

Loose Sequins - Gold

Espresso Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Glacier Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

New England Ivy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Sage Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Archival Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Watercolor Pencils

Adhesive

The Great Outdoors Workshop Kit instructions

Advent Calendar

Thanks to Close to My Heart, Xyron, and Cricut I was able to complete this adorable advent calendar easily!  

Close to My Heart provides the Design Space files (in workshop instructions below).  I used my Xyron to make it easier to stick all the little pieces on.  The only other thing I did different than the instructions was I used red line tape to adhere each layer of boxes together. I felt it gave it more stability.  

Items used:

Cricut Seasons of Joy Collection by CTMH $44.95

CTMH Snug Backgrounds acrylix stamp $10.95

Clear Sparkles $3.50

New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon $5.50

Advent Calendar Bundle $25.95

Glue Dots $7.50

Xyron (amazon)

Red Line Tape  (amazon)

Advent Calendar Instructions

Design Space Tutorial

I have created for you a step by step instruction manual for using Design Space.  Using photos and easy to understand instructions I explain every feature in Design Space and how you can use them.  

You will receive a download file that you can download right to your computer, print it, put in binder and have it forever.

What are others saying about this manual?

"I think it's great that you have added charts and photos because it makes it easier for me to follow along with, just not all text.  And it helps it to be more easily explained" . ~ Lorraine

"I love this!  Thank you.  I have been reading it at work on my phone" ~ Hannah

  

Be a Ribbon Warrior

In the last 6 months, 3 people that I know right here in Reno have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  These are my friends, and not just people I have heard about.  Thank God all 3 of them are doing well and either completely done with treatment or are over half way through.  

There are other people in my life that have been touched by this horrible cancer as well.  My cousin for one.  She lost her battle after a long hard fight several years ago.  So ladies (and men!), I beg you.  Get checked.  Every year.  No excuses.  No its not the most pleasant thing in the world to do, but it does not take much time, and early detection might just save your life.  

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Close to My Heart has brought back a special Stamp and Thin cuts set at a 20% discount.  Show your support for loved ones and friends with meaningful, heartfelt artwork made using these exclusive items.  

Ribbon Warrior Stamp Set $11.95

Ribbon Warrior Stamp Set & Thin Cut Bundle $22.95

Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

Make this holiday season extra joyful with this enchanting advent calendar from the brand new Cricut Seasons of Joy collection.  You can now purchase a custom bundle of papers chosen especially for creating this project; pair this bundle with your Cricut collection, a few accessories, and a My Acrylix stamp set and you'll have everything you need to create this festive papercrafting project!

The base kit below provides the basic materials you'll need, but you'll need a new additional items to complete the project.  If you don't have these items already, make sure to also add them to your order:

Cricut Seasons of Joy Digital Cartridge Z3296 $44.95

My Acrylix Snug background Stamp Set B1634 $10.95

Clear Sparkles Z3274 $3.50

New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon Z4170 $5.50

Advent Calendar Bundle $25.95

 

Advent Calendar Workshop Guide

includes Cricut Cut files

Christmas Blessings from Close to My Heart

Celebrate the Heart of the Season

You can never get enough Christmas!!  For a limited time we are offering a discounted workshop bundle with an exclusive stamp that gives you materials to create 12 cards that celebrate the heart of this special season.  Download the workshop guide below to get instructions for recreating the cards.  Be sure you also have these additional items when getting ready to assemble your cards:

Seasons of Joy Cricut Digital Collection  $44.95 Z3296

Eggplant Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad $8.95 Z2847

Peacock Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad $8.95 Z2849

Pewter Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad $8.95 Z2832

Sage Exclusive Inks Stamp pad $8.95 Z6504

Sugarplum Exclusive Inks Stamp pad $8.95 Z6500

1x1 My Acrylix Block $5.50 Y1000

1x 3.5 My Acrylix Block $7.50 Y1002

2x2 My Acrylix Block $7.50 Y1003

2x3.5 My Acrylix Block $9.95 Y1009

2x6.5 My Acrylix Block $13.95 Y1010

Thin 3-D Foam Tape $6.50 Z2060

Glue Dots Mini Dots $7.50 Z341

Bonding Memories Dual Action Glue Pen $4.95 Z553

Bone Folder $7.50 Z1204

Adhesive of your choice

Christmas Blessing Workshop Kit

$45.70 $33.95

Christmas Blessing Stamp Set

$18.95

Christmas Blessings Christmas Cards Workshop Instructions

Raspberry Cricut Explore Air 2

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This beauty is on sale for $100.00 off the regular price of $299.99.  Yep you can get your Raspberry Cricut Explore Air 2 for just $199.99.  Has anyone else started their Christmas shopping???    You can save even more when you are a Cricut Access member.  

Use Design Space to Create your world Manual

I have created for you a step by step instruction manual for using Design Space.  Using photos and easy to understand instructions I explain every feature in Design Space and how you can use them.  

You will receive a download file that you can download right to your computer, print it, put in binder and have it forever.

#cricut #cricuttutorial #learntousedesignspace

  

Build your own Bundle sale!

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Check out these Cricut offers.  Be sure to use my code LORICREATE to save even more off your supplies, and get free shipping too.  If you are a Cricut Access member you will save even more. 

Sale valid 10/3/2018 - 10/9/2018

Build your own Bundle and save!

30% off when you spend $50.00

40% off when you spend $100.00

 Up to 50% off materials

Save on vinyl, iron on, paper, fabric, chipboard and more.  

Scoring Wheel Combo Pack

Just $39.99 (reg price $49.99)

For use with the Cricut Maker

Cricut Explore Bundles

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Shaker Cards!

If I am being totally honest about shaker cards, I would have to say I love them.  But I never made them.  The reason I never made them is because they seemed like so much work.  Trying to get the puffy adhesive in a perfect circle around your shaker window so none of yours shakers fell out.  But making sure the puffy adhesive did not stick out and show on the other side.  I just did not want to take the time to deal with that.  So I never made shaker cards.  That is, until now.

Close to My Hearts new products for Shaker cards is a game changer!  Check this out.

Shaker Window Foam & Acetate

Its just $4.50 for 6 clear acetate circles (with protective film on one side) and 6 Foam tape circles.

What might be hard to see in the photo is that the outside ring of the puffy tape circle is perfectly sized and already cut to fit the acetate circle and you have a no fuss shaker window.  Bonus is the inside of that puffy tape circle is also precut pieces of puffy tape to use on the embellishments.  

But Close to My Heart did not stop there.  They have also gave us the 

Thin Cuts - Shaker Window & Confetti die 

For only $21.95 you can quickly cut not only a decorative border (stitched or non stitched) for you shaker window, but you can cut shakers to put inside too!

Shaker designs are stars and hearts.  Use them by themselves or use them with to the Close to My Heart Loose Sequins in 

Gold or Silver.  

At just $5.50 a pack.  

I am thrilled that I can now easily make these shaker cards now with out a lot of fuss.

October Close to My Heart Newsletter

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View this email in your browser Fall is officially here.... At least here in Northern Nevada it is.  The leaves are changing, and we have made our annual trek over to Apple Hill.  Next weekend is our family pumpkin patch trip where we meet my sister and her family for a night of hay rides and corn mazes.  This also means some great photos and lots of laughs to remember.   Close to My Heart has everything we need to get our fall photos into albums, or even make those Halloween cards to send to our friends.  We also have several great specials this month, so keep reading to get all the info.  My site has them all!  Check out Close to My Heart now.   I think this is my most favorite promotion ever!!   I had completed 24 of my Christmas cards prior to October 1st!  That never happens.  These cards are so fun, and very easy to make.     Quick and Easy Shaker Cards to Liven Up the Holiday! Shake things up this holiday season with the Holiday Sparkle Cut Above® card kit! This kit contains materials for creating 12 festive shaker cards, including printed card bases, die-cut pieces, stickers, sparkly sequins, and simple assembly instructions. Get a 20% discount when you get the Holiday Sparkle Bundle, which pairs the card kit with the My Acrylix® Love with All the Trimmings stamp set, specially designed to further customize the insides of your cards. You can also receive this delightful card kit FREE when you sign up as a Consultant or host a qualifying party.   You can receive the Holiday Sparkle Bundle for FREE just by hosting a party in October or joining my team!  Let me show you how.   ADVENT CALENDAR Make this holiday season extra joyful with this enchanting advent calendar from the brand new Cricut® Season of Joy collection. You can now purchase a custom bundle of papers chosen especially for creating this project; pair this bundle with your Cricut® collection, a few accessories, and a My Acrylix® stamp set and you’ll have everything you need to create this festive papercrafting project! The base kit below provides the basic materials you’ll need, but you’ll need a few additional items to complete the project. If you don’t have these items already, make sure to also add them to your order: Cricut® Season of Joy Digital Collection (Z3296) My Acrylix® Snug Background Stamp Set (B1634) Clear Sparkles (Z3274) New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon (Z4170) Advent Calendar Workshop Instructions IMPORTANT THINGS Highlight the unique things that are important to you with The Important Things Everyday Life™ workshop. This workshop shows you how to create eight 6″ × 8″ layouts plus a title page and a closing page for an Everyday Life™ album. The base kit below provides the basic materials you’ll need, but you’ll need a few additional items to complete the project. If you don’t have these items already, make sure to also add them to your order: Everyday Life™ Album — Black (Z4219) Picture My Life™ Cards — Perfectly Imperfect (X7236E) Hello Pumpkin Washi Tape (Z4214) Silver Glitter Gems (Z4191) Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen (Z1979) Important Things Workshop Instructions October Stamp of the Month: Thanks & Giving Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5. When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. Grateful Heart is our Paper pack of the month.  Below you will find several ideas made with this pack.  I can't wait to get our Pumpkin Patch photos done to use this paper! Grateful Heart - Cardmaking Stamp set $14.95 Grateful Heart - Scarpbooking Stamp set $18.95 Workshop Your Way - You Got This Cardmaking Kit $21.95 Grateful Heart Coordinating Cardstock $9.95 Workshop Your Way - Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit $33.95 Grateful Heart Paper Pack $10.95 Grateful Heart Compliments $8.95   Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: Lori Kutsch PO Box 19654 Reno, NV 89511 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*