Welcome to September!

Hi All! There's big doin's today and I wanted to be sure you didn't miss out!

FIRST: Tonight is the Rose Blossom Blog Hop....

SECOND: Close To My Heart's 2015-2016 Annual Inspirations and 2015 Holiday Expressions go live TODAY! You'll want to check them out here!

THIRD: Today is the first day of National Stamping Month. To celebrate this month, Close To My Heart is offering a deal on three exclusive stamp sets:

Whew! What a day! Be sure to check out the awesome new products being released today, and feel free to send questions my way!

Just a Little Reminder

Hi All! Happy Monday!

I don't know about your house, but in mine September seems to be flying by at a break-neck speed! So before it got away from me (and you), I wanted to post a little reminder about our fantastic stamp set released for National Stamping Month: the exclusive My Acrylix® It’s Your Day double stamp set. This set is just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products through September 30. (That's just 13 more days, folks!) This is such an incredible deal, you really don't want to miss it! 

You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—with nearly 50 trendy images that make it easy to scrap your days, weeks and months, as well as create personalized little notes to inspire those around you. With a retail value of $35.90, this set drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase.

It's Your Day is one of the most versatile sets CTMH has come up with, but it won't be available much longer. Be sure to place your qualifying order BEFORE 30 September 2012. 

A Little Weekend Mojo

Are you ready for the long weekend? Have some crafty plans? Just thought I'd throw out a little inspiration for the weekend while I played along with the Mojo Monday challenge:

Here are a couple of cards I did based on the square pattern:

I'll give you the particulars for the "Pocket Full of Smiles" card here. If you would like to see "You Make Me Smile" up close and read about it, please visit me at The Feast.

For this 4x4-inch card, I used kraft cardstock for my base and the Dakota B&T paper pack for the rest. 

For the front, I cut barn red cardstock to 3 3/4-inch square, and did tone-on-tone stamping with a flourish from the Baroque Boarders August Stamp Of The Month set in Barn Red exclusive ink. The flags are cut from the Dakota papers and embellished with a pearl badge button from the Wrangler assortment pack.

The pocket was stamped using the Rugged Dude my acrylix stamp set. To make the pocket, I first did a 4th generation reverse stamp on white daisy cardstock using Outdoor Denim exclusive ink. I then flipped the stamp to the "right" side and stamped a second generation stamp in the same blue. The stitching is a first generation stamp in Chocolate exclusive ink. I used little antiqued gold brads from the Metals assortment for the rivets on the pocket, cut it out and popped it up with foam adhesive. Here's a close up:

I tucked a little tag inside the pocket for some fun. The tag is cut from Dakota paper and kraft cardstock and measures 2x7/8-inches overall. I used a little Burlap ribbon for the pull, and stamped the sentiment (which is from one of the exclusive Cricut Artiste collection stamp sets) in Barn Red exclusive ink. I added some tiny staples for added interest.

For the "smile" sentiment, I again layered Dakota paper and kraft cardstock and added a little Burlap fringe on the back. "Smile" is from the "It's Your Day"set that has been released to celebrate National Stamping Month (which starts tomorrow!). This double stamp set is available for $5 with any $35 purchase. I added tiny staples again for some fun. (I don't have the tiny attacher, by the way. I used a funky little pocket stapler that my dad gave me. I'll post pictures of it soon!)

Hope you enjoyed a little mojo to head into the weekend! Have a fantastic and safe Labor Day!

"It's Your Day" To Celebrate Stamping!

September is national stamping month! To celebrate, Close to My Heart is offering a special double stamp set called "It's Your Day" for $5 with a $35 purchase. Here's a little video that showcases this awesome set.

This is an incredibly versatile little stamp set. Perfect for Project Life pages, greeting cards, and so much more.  If you're interested, come and visit my CTMH site to take a look!