So much NEW Close to My Heart!

Hi guys!  There was SO much new happening with Close to My Heart this month I could hardly digest all the information myself, let alone pass it along to you! Now that I have had a chance to sort it all out, take a minute to see what is NEW!  In order to celebrate all the NEWness, I opened up a MYSTERY HOSTESS party on my website for you to order through.  One lucky customer will win $25 or more of FREE CTMH products!!!  You will receive one entry for every $25 in product you order!  Good luck!

First off there are NEW papers! Hawthorn and Every Little Thing are available for two months before we feature other seasonal papers.

Next, some NEW penmanship products for learning lettering from Melissa Esplin!  See a video to explain this new product HERE!

Want a NEW Halloween layout option?  We have that too with the Spooktacular products! Be sure to go download the FREE layout directions here too!

Ready for the NEW Stamp of the Month?  Random Acts of Cardness is waiting for my carmaker friends in September!!!

Also NEW is the relationship Close to My Heart has with Cricut.  You can now find CTMH Cricut products on the Cricut website by using my affiliate link here OR by clicking on the little Cricut symbol on my Consultant Website. Please don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions about the new digital Cricut process.

There is a brand new collections of CTMH Cricut cuts waiting for you!  Introducing, Complete Creativity!  Click on my affiliate link above to grab it!

One more NEW thing to share before I hop off today...NEW Album colors, sizes, and digital art for album covers!!!!  WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Close to My Heart Mystery Hostess Month!

Happy August!!!

What's so happy about August?  I know, I know its almost time for school to start again, so the kiddos are not too thrilled, but my crafty friends can get excited because this month, I'm giving away Hostess Rewards!  Be sure to join your orders to my Mystery Hostess link to qualify for the drawing.  It's super easy to do, just click on the "Join" icon as you see below.  You can earn one entry for every $25 in products you buy, and earn at least $25 in FREE products!

Oh, and did I mention the SALE?!?!?

That's right!  It's time to clear out the warehouse for the new products coming this month and next!  Every Tuesday, Close to My Heart will post bundles of amazing products priced to go!  There is even a reduced shipping cost on these items this time as postage will be based on the sale prices instead of regular prices!  Check it out HERE!

August also happens to be the launch of the NEW Annual Inspirations Idea Book, too!

There are so many amazing new papers and stamps and ribbons, OH MY!!!  ;) 

You might be wondering if there is a new Cricut Collection....and there is!!!  This one is called YOU Are Here, and it is an amazing travel themed cartridge, plus SO MUCH MORE!!!

Finally, there is an adorable NEW Stamp of the Month for August as well...School Year!

This is a great month to get some scrapbooking in the books, so head on over to my website HERE to discover some amazing products to use! 

March Mystery Hostess Winner!

I'm BAAAAAACK! 

I had a great time warming up on Spring Break, so now it's time to get down to business and draw a winner for the March Mystery Hostess Giveaway!  You guys have been soooo patient!     :)

Who is it???

Congratulations, Sue!!!  Please choose $25 in fabulous Close to My Heart hostess rewards!!!

Thank you to everyone who played along with me this month.  I will definitely be having this contest again soon!

Did you hear that everyone can be a winner this month?  It's true!  Everyone who purchases the Close to My Heart new consultant kit in April will get to choose a FREE Cricut Collection!!??  You sure can!  Do you want to kick off your own crafty business?  I joined two years ago when they last offered a free Cricut Cartridge, and am sooooo glad I did!  I would LOVE to help you make a plan for YOUR business.  Maybe you just want to get a great discount on your Close to My Heart purchases each month.  You can do that too!  Whatever your reason, there are no strings attached, just opportunity knocking!  Click HERE to find out more about joining my team with this amazing deal...but it is ONLY in April, and the Cricut collections are on available while they last, so don't wait to get $425 worth of Close to My Heart products for just $99 plus shipping and handling!

Last Day to Enter Mystery Hostess Giveaway!!!

Hey everyone!  Just a little reminder that March is just about over, and so is your chance to enter my celebration giveaway! 

Get those orders in by midnight TODAY for a chance to win all those hostess reward goodies!  This offer is ONLY available through me on my website, so use the link below to order....

Shop at mimimyselfandi.ctmh.com!

Last day for these fantastic offers as well! 

Graduation Announcements and So Much More in Studio J!

Hey everyone!  I have a pretty cool idea to share today, so I am glad you stopped in!

You might not know it, but Close to My Heart has an online digital scrapbooking program called Studio J.  You also might not know that it is completely free to try and set up an account.  This month all the two page layouts are just $5 each!  They are regularly $6.95, so now is a great time to try it out.  I don't have nearly the time to catch up on all my scrapbooks the traditional way, so I use Studio J to catch up in between.  You even get a JPG file of the layouts you purchase to use however you would like!

Last year at Christmas time my upline posted a fantastic idea to use Studio J for her Christmas Cards.  Well, I just finished designing my daughter's graduation announcements with it!  I didn't have to buy the usual, ordinary ones from the sale at school...I made them myself for one low price!

You can fit four journaling wells on a page in Studio J by sizing them at 4 x 8 inches.  I let Kaylee pick the papers to use, and she immediately settled on one of the current paper packs, Ivy Lane.  Did you know that you can use many of our retired paper packets in Studio J?  Yep!  Have a favorite paper that you miss?  Go try it in Studio J!  :)

I used the extra 4 x 4 spot on the page to create an invitation to her graduation party that I can just slip into the announcement envelope too!  :)  I just LOVE all the possibilities with this program!  Need invitations for anything?  Birth announcements?  Studio J is the answer!

So, with the sale, my announcements are only $0.63 each!  Even at regular price they are only $0.87 a piece!  That figure doesn't even include the invitations that are free!  :)

Shipping for Studio J is also fantastic.  You can have up to 50 two page layouts shipped for just $5.95!  Wow!

AND, remember, you can also SCRAPBOOK in Studio J!  ;)  Here is a layout I made with the retired La Belle Vie papers...

AND did you know you can print out ALL KINDS of sizes of pictures to fit in your layouts you make with the CTMH Workshops on the Go kits?  Check out this layout of pictures I sized for different layouts I am planning...

Alright, who wants to play in Studio J today?  Go set up your free account HERE on my website.  If you want to make your own photo cards or announcements instead of scrapbook layouts, you can see the directions on my upline, Mandy Leahy's Blog HERE.  Have fun!  :)

Be sure to join my Rewards Club Gathering to qualify to win FREE products this month in my Mystery Hostess giveaway!  :)

 

My Legacy Faux Leather Albums Retiring

It is certainly not easy to say goodby to some of the products that retire to make room for new additions to our line of fantastic scrapbooking accessories.  This is definitely one of those occasions.  The My Legacy Faux Leather Expandable 12 x 12 Scrapbook line is retiring at the end of July and currently available only as long as supplies last.  I wanted to let you know this in case you wanted to make sure that you have enough Spine Expanders, Posts, and Screws to get you through the albums you are making or any new ones you would like to stock up on. 

Now, that said, we are going to be getting a beautiful new kind of album to replace these, made out of a different material but they are not expandable.  They will come in both post and D-ring styles (woot, woot!) and will include both patterns and solid colors to choose from.  If you have a copy of the current Idea Book, you can see the beautiful patterns that are on the way to our warehouses soon!  We sure don't like to have new products delayed, but it just isn't something we consultants have any control over, unfortunately.

Now for the GOOD news!  If you still need to stock up on any of the Faux Leather Albums, you certainly can and will even have a chance to win some FREE products too!  Any orders placed on my website during March will qualify for a chance to be the MYSTERY HOSTESS for the month and get to choose at least $25 worth of Hostess Rewards!  Just click HERE to join my Rewards Club gathering and shop!  You get one entry JUST for ordering, and another for every $25 in products you buy!  I will draw the winner when I return from spring break in April, so patience is a must with this one, but OH so worth it!  :)

An AMAZING Two Years with Close to My Heart Requires an AMAZING Giveaway!

Hey everyone!  Today is super-special in more ways than one...not only am I celebrating my second anniversary as a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant, but I am also amazed to say that this is my 500th blog post!!!  Can you believe it?  :)

I believe this calls for a celebration!

NONE of this would be possible without ONE important thing.....

YOU!!!

You guys are the SPARKLE of my business!  My customers are absolutely my heart, and I would not have reached my goals these TWO YEARS without all of the wonderful support that you give me here on my blog, on Facebook, and at my workshops.  YOU are amazing!  I wanted to let you all know how very much you mean to me, and I love to put a smile on the faces of my customers by helping them earn free products, so I am having a month-long promotion.  I will be drawing a March Mystery Hostess from the names of all the customers who order from me in March!  This means that one of my customers in March will be picking out at least $25 in Hostess Rewards!!!!  Want to increase your chances of winning?  Your name will go in once just for ordering, and then once for EVERY $25 of product you purchase.  Every single one of my customers is eligible for this drawing!  Please click on JOIN next to Amie's Reward's Club on my website HERE before you place your order.   The little button will say "LEAVE" after you join the gathering.  If it says "JOIN" you just need to click on it to be included.  :)

For example, the clicky button already says "LEAVE" here, so that means you are in!  :)

You may also contact me directly to place your order if you are unsure of ordering online.  ***VERY IMPORTANT*** If you are ordering the Stamp of the Month for March, you MUST order online as I will not be able to add it when I return in April.   :)  The March Mystery Hostess will be drawn on April 5th when I return from vacation, so you will have to practice a bit of patience, but get your lists ready and your orders in during March to qualify!  If you place your order through me, make sure I have it in my email at mimimyselfandi@outlook.com by the end of March and I will get your totals to you by the 5th if I am already gone.  GOOD LUCK, and thank you so very much for all your support and your business!!!