Sock Cupcakes

Look at this cute gift idea!!

Get a fuzzy pair of socks, roll them up, and then place them in a cupcake wrapper cut on the Artiste Cricut cartridge! A great gift idea!

I just ordered 7 Studio J layouts! Some are for my scrapbook and some are for Christmas gifts! Here is a page I made out of one of the on-line exclusive papers - you would never know this is pet themed paper!! It worked great for McDonald's colors!

October SOM Tags

I have had a lot of fun playing with my Cricut and the October SOM!! It works great for cards and making Christmas tags!

Christmas workshops!!

Are you ready for some holiday craftiness??

The new CTMH Cubby is great as an Advent Calendar. The kit includes everything you need to make this. You also get the stamp set so you can make more boxes for other times of the year.
The workshop will be Sunday October 28 at 2:00pm. The kit is $44.95 plus shipping and tax. It is free to come make it at my house. I will precut all your boxes on the Cricut before you come!!
Let me know by Monday October 15 if you would like to attend.

CTMH has also created a Christmas card workshop! You get to make 5 of 3 different designs. You will get the sparkles, ribbon, and stamp set.
The kit is $29.95 plus shipping and tax. It is free to come make it at my house.
The workshop will be Sunday November 4 at 2:00pm. Please let me know by Monday October 22 if you would like to attend.

If you are interested in a workshop but need a different date let me know!!

New CTMH Organizers

You guys know I love organization stuff and my label machine!! We have been waiting a long time for CTMH to come out with some organizers!!

Finally we have 2 new organizers and lots of options!!

The medium organizer has removable sections. It is great for holding ribbon, stamp pads, and more!!

The small organizer can be used blank or you can add a block holder or foam inserts for the new craft boxes. I sorted my accessories by color and then labeled the cups. Now I don't have to look in lots of places to see what I have in a particular color!!

Midnight is very excited about all of this too!! He is going to offer you a special. If you order the small organizer, craft box foam insert, and 3 sets of craft boxes I will buy you the 4th set of craft boxes!!

Happy organizing!!

Open House Fun!!

We had a great time today at my Fall/Winter Catalog Open House!!

There were so many fun things to see and make!! We love the new Cricut cartridge and all the 3-D items!!

And who can resist cupcakes with Cricut cut cupcake wrappers!!

There were great goodies and door prizes!! We raised $50 for Operation Smile and people got some great stamped items!!

Congrats to Becca who won the CTMH rolling backpack!!

Let me know if you need a new catalog!!

New Catalog Open House Sunday Aug 5 2-5pm

I hope you can join me on Sunday, August 5 from 2-5pm for my New Catalog Open House!
Come anytime between 2 and 5 and stay as long as you like.

There will be:
A free copy of the new Fall/Winter catalog!
Projects to make with new products!
Samples of things I have made!
New products for you to touch and see and take home!
Great freebies of product and projects - like scrapbook pages!
Great deals on clearance and retired items!
Great giveaways and drawings!
Chocolate!

Please bring a friend and come and have some creative therapy!

If you are planning on coming please e-mail me so I have an idea of how much paper to cut.
Even if you don't tell me you are coming you can still stop by on Sunday!

Cupcakes and Cupcake Boxes!

My new Cricut Artiste Collection cartridge arrived the other day and I have been very excited to play with it!! At Convention we were all oohing and ahhing over the cupcake wrappers and box so I had to give that a try!

First I tried a new recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes! They are very yummy, and next time I will make them a little prettier! With two pounds of butter and over 6 cups of sugar you can't go wrong!!

Then I used the Cricut and made the wrapper and box from the new Avonlea Paper Pack! I like that it has the piece to hold up the cupcake inside the box!

I am having a great time making things with all of our new products! I can't wait to show them to you at my Open House, Sunday, August 5 2-5pm! Come see all the new goodies and maybe I will make more cupcakes!!

Going, Going, Almost Gone!!

With the new catalog coming August 1 there are some things that will no longer be available from CTMH! Some items have already sold out and some will be going soon! You can order through me or my website!

These kits and their matching accessories will not be available:

 

·      Cruisin’ Paper Pack                                            X7154B

·      Cruisin’ Complements Foil Images                        X7154C

·      Elemental Paper Pack                                         X7141B

·      Elemental Complements Dimensional Elements      X7141C

·      Footloose Paper Pack                                         X7151B

·      Footloose Complements Dimensional Elements      X7151C

·      Lucy Paper Pack                                               X7149B

·      Lucy Complements Glittery Rub-Ons                    X7149C

·      Roxie Paper Pack                                              X7140B

·      Roxie My Stickease Assortment                          X7140C

·      Sonoma Paper Pack                                           X7143B

·      Sonoma My Stickease Assortment                       X7143C

·      Superhero Paper Pack                                        X7152B

·      Superhero Complements Rub-Ons                        X7152C

·      Typeset Paper Pack                                           X7139B

·      Typeset Complements Canvas Shapes                 X7139C

These colors are being retired:

·      Amethyst

·      Baby Pink

·      Brown Bag

·      Dutch Blue

·      Garden Green

·      Garnet

·      Grey Flannel

·      Grey Wool

·      Heavenly Blue

·      Holiday Red

·      Key Lime

·      Lilac Mist

·      Moonstruck

·      Pansy Purple

·      Parchment

·      Petal

·      Spring Iris

·      Sunflower

·      Sunkiss Yellow

·      Sunny Yellow

·      Taffy

·      Tulip

·      Vanilla Cream

·      Vineyard Berry

These other items are not shown in the new catalog and will probably not be available:

Embellishments

·      Bitty Brads Basic Assortment                   Z1367

·      Bitty Brads Metal Assortment                   Z1368

·      Bitty Buds Assorment                             Z1690

·      Bottle Caps                                            Z1691

·      Canvas Badge Buttons                           Z1397

·      Clear Sparkles                                       Z1104

·      Color Ready Irresistibles- Lots of Dots       Z1261

·      Comic Badge Buttons                             Z1688

·      Dimensional Elements-Ornaments Z1337

·      Heirloom Assorment                               Z1635

·      Hinges                                                  Z1402

·      Mini-Medley Accents-Honey                   Z1488

·      Mini-Medley Accents-Pacifica                  Z1698

·      Mini-Medley Accents-Sunset                   Z1338

·      Mini-Medley-Tulip                                   Z1320

·      Photo Hangers                                       Z1403

·      Ribbon-Designer Pink Collection               Z1384

·      Ribbon-Sw. Lf. Stitched Grosgrain (bulk)    Z1383

·      Seaside Wooden Shapes             Z1693 (sold out)

My Creations Products

·      My Creations A-Door-Ables                     Z1321

·      My Creations All Sorts Mini Album           Z1224

·      My Creations Cube                                Z1152

·      My Creations Mix & Mingle Album          Z1334

Tools/Organization

·      Craft Tray                                              1764

·      Distressing Kit                                        Z1299 (sold out)

·      Dotto Dots Dispenser                               1766

·      Dotto Dots Dispenser-Refill                       1767

·      Double Scrubber                         Z1163

·      Euro Personal Paper Trimmer                  Z338

·      Euro Replacement Blades                        Z339

·      Euro Replacement Blade/Scoring  Z340

·      Microfiber Cloth                                      Z1006

·      My Legacy Writer Black Pen Set             4275

·      Shoulder Tote                                         Z4204 (sold out)

www.kindergartenstamper.ctmh.com

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Last day of convention!!

Busy day today seeing lots of great ideas and projects!! I made 2 two page spreads and cards too!!

Tomorrow I head back home!!

Now I just have to decide which new things to order!!

Can't wait for you to see the new catalog and all the goodies!!

Mini Album - Friday

Having a great day!! We learned about fabulous Studio J enhancements!!

Our project today was a mini album! It is really cute and all done!! Chipboard shapes with Cricut cuts to match!!

Off to our banquet and awards dinner!!

More Projects!!

I also made our new scroll workshop and a scrapbook page.

My pictures of bowling and french fry fangs didn't quite work with the flowers and bling so I will finish those at home.

Had a great Texas steak dinner tonight!!

More excitement tomorrow!!

Scrapbook Pages!!

I made a two page spread with new paper and products!! And other than journaling it is done!! New 3x3 flip flaps!!

Convention and New Catalog

Ohhhh the new catalog and new products are fabulous!!

New Cricut cartridge, new colors, alcohol based markers, home decor stuff, and sooo much more!!!

Love the new bag and catalog!!
Going to a Create and Take class in a little while!!

July Stamp of the Month

The July SOM has some great sentiments!!

This card has an easy faux stitching technique!!

Welcome!

Welcome to my Blog! This is a place where I can share projects, specials, and great information from Close to My Heart!
I am very excited about our convention starting Wednesday in Dallas!
Stay tuned for lots of great information and new products!