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Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for July  2012, featuring Live out Loud!   All artwork on the hop will feature Live out Loud!  This is a set of 8 stamps, featuring wonderful sentiments!  It is a must have :)  If you have come here from Beth's blog you are on the right path. How fun is this set of stamps!  "Imagine the Possibilities"!!! Today I have taken inspiration from a couple different cards that I've seen lately.  I love the black and white with pop of color that I found in Wendy's card on Pinterest .  I saw another consultant sponge color on little strips of our Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon on Pinterest as well.  For my card- I combined both of those- I used a White Daisy card base, stamped my sentiment "Imagine the possibilities" in black.  I used some markers to color in a couple of the letters.  I then used a sponge dauber to color strips of the Color ...

July’s Perfect Pairs campaign: celebrating how perfectly Close To My Heart products go together, because having papers, stamps, and accessories that were designed to work together makes embellishing your projects that much easier. Throughout the month of July, we’ll have several different product pairings consisting of a favorite My Reflections ® paper pack with a corresponding Complement or accessory kit that you’ll be able to get for free! Each pair will be available for only a limited time, and only while supplies last, so when you see one that you want, act quickly! All you need to do is place an order of $75 or more in full-priced retail products on my shopping website, and you’ll be able to receive that day’s “perfect pair” for free! You’ll love how easily these product pairs work together, making your crafting more fun and rewarding than ever! Treat yourself to some perfectly-paired products by participating in this month’s promotion. Jul...

Now that I've showed you some of CTMH's latest Studio J videos- how about I show you some of MY recent layouts??? CTMH was super generous to convention goers this year- they gave us a Studio J 5-pack code and some instructions for creating 5 layouts.  They will print them and give them to us at convention next month.  Here are my layouts (along with a couple notes)   At the Zoo:  Magic Moments Paper.  Used some of the stickease to create a scalloped circle border.    Dance layout:  Lucy Paper.  LOVE the banners on this one- put brads in between the pennants.  Kindergarten:  Victory Kit.  The pleated look came from layering ribbon (ribbon tab) all the way across, then stitching on top of it.  Birthday:  Mischief Paper.  Did you know you can change the color of the papers- who knew this was a Halloween kit! Fresno State Farm:  Lucky Kit.  Mix fonts, colors and sizes in y...

Have you been keeping up with Close To My Heart's Studio J : Love Your Layout videos?  I have been learning so many tricks and tips from these videos.  You really CAN create a layout in under 30 minutes!  Here are the last few months of Love Your Layout: February: Creating your own patterned paper with Stella Kit March: Using the Stitching Tool with Florentine Kit April: Enhancing Photos with Pemberly Kit May: Embellishing Across Two Pages with Lucy Kit and June: Getting the Polaroid Look with Cruisin Kit Here's a tip:  keep the video open in one screen and Studio J open in another and go back and forth while followin along with the video.  You can pause and go back on the video too!  YOU can create the exact same layout as CTMH has done in no time at all!  New to Studio J? ??  It's free to try- did you know that??  You can create as many layouts as you like for FREE!  The only time you pay is when you want to print...

As you may know.... Stampaganza is HERE!  That's CTMH's best deal on stamp sets:  BUY 2, GET 1 FREE!!! If you're wondering, where do I start, what do I get?  Let me help you out a little! These are the stamp sets that will be retiring at the end of July 2012!  The ones with an * coordinate with Art Philosophy.  Here we go: Instant Memories Harvest Happiness* Unscripted* Sweet Moments* All Hallows Eve* Christmas Cheer* Countdown* Snowflake* Winter Joy Harvest Home Thanksgiving So Grateful Captured Moments Fright Night Party Animal A Sip Nature's Gift Snow Days Bundled Buddies Snow Flurries All Decked Out A Holiday* Holiday Cheer* Adorn-able A Twinkle Tannenbaum Fill in the Blank - Holiday* I Believe Father Christmas A Timber St. Nick Glory to God Angel Sent John 3:16 The Present A Flitter Treasure Life Party Pennants Always Remember Tag The Occasion Happy Clusters Joyful Jar Month by Month Gnome Garden A Ga...

Close To My Heart's Color Ready Seam Binding is some pretty cool stuff!  You can make it whatever color you want, even multi colored and use it like ribbon on your projects.  Check out this video that shows you more: And if you want to see some more cool projects- head to Jeanette Lynton's blog for more!  Purchase your Color Ready Seam Binding today along with your stamp sets for Stampaganza today!  BUY 2, GET 1 FREE during Stampaganza!!!  SHOP HERE

Are you ready for some fun summer time scrapping???  Footloose is the perfect kit.  With its cool blues and greens along with neutral tones, it's the perfect kit for sunny days, beach, pool, river and SUMMER pictures!  June Workshop Kit of the Month *FOOTLOOSE* G1036 Workshops on the Go™ FootlooseWorkshop Kit (includes):   $29.95 Footloose Paper Packet ($9.95) My Acrylix ® Footloose Workshop ($13.95) White Daisy Cardstock (2 sheets) ($0.98) Wooden Badge Buttons ($6.95) Instructional Guide ($1.00)      *Scraplifted from the CTMH Idea Book                                                             Best Kit:   Purchase the Wor...

Once again my husband was in need of some cards- this time Thank You cards for his coaches.  11 cards to be exact.  I don't exactly have a bunch of "manly" cards laying around... I chose the Victory Kit once again to create some Thank You cards for the guys. Both cards are patterns from the bonus project in the Victory Workshop on the Go Kit.   I used the Victory Stamp set, Thank You and Thoughtful Tidings.  These were very easy to mass produce :) Don't forget that you can get FREE stamp sets this month only:  BUY 2, GET 1 FREE during Stampaganza!!!  SHOP HERE

This year, we have needed quite a few graduation cards for my husband's baseball players.  I had a couple on hand, but needed to make up a few more.  I really liked the Victory Kit from CTMH for "manly" cards!  I used the Victory Level 2 paper pack, Victory WOTG stamp set, You and Me stamp set and some minor embellishments to create these cards: Don't forget that you can get FREE stamp sets this month only:  BUY 2, GET 1 FREE during Stampaganza!!!  SHOP HERE

The response for my giveaways has been incredible- THANK YOU!!!!!!  I'm excited about my JUNE GIVEAWAY!  This month- YOU get to choose your prize!  I'm giving away to one lucky winner, their choice of TWO Workshop On The Go Kits !!!!!!  Workshop on the Go Kits are perfect for scrapbookers - they include instructions for creating TWO beautiful 2-page layouts and also include a stamp set, extra cardstock, embellishments and full paper pack.  If you are a cardmaker or paper crafter, these kits work for you too!  There is always plenty of supplies leftover to create to your heart's content!  They are valued at $33- $35, but priced at $29.95.   RULES:  One entry per person.  Giveaway will close on Saturday June 30th at 11:59 PM, PST.  I will choose a winner via Random.org on Monday July 2nd and announce on my blog and facebook page.  Winner will have 3 days to claim their prize, or I will re-draw a new winner.  Th...

I'm proud to announce the winner of the Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle!!!! And the winner is..... ANNIE BAINES!!! Annie- please email me your mailing address to: roxybonds@gmail.com  within 3 days to claim your prize!  A BIG THANK YOU to all who entered!  I would like to extend a special offer on the Cricut Art Philosophy bundle to you as a thanks for entering!  Email me at roxybonds@gmail.com for your exclusive offer!!!! Stay tuned for the JUNE GIVEAWAY to be posted by June 5th!