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The Deal of the Day promotion is well under way and grab bags are starting to come in the mail!   I purchased the $115 grab bag and I received it this weekend.  I made a video to show you what's inside!   Here are some photos of other grab bags: Check out the details: Love a great deal? How about 30 days of great deals? During the month of April, you have the opportunity to score a deal every day with Close To My Heart!  What deals are we talking about? Each day during April, while supplies last, we’ll feature a random grab bag filled with current and retired Close To My Heart products available for purchase at a major discount. To grab your bag, simply place any current, full-priced item in your online shopping cart on my  WEBSITE  and you will be eligible to purchase as many grab bags as you wish (while supplies last)!  Grab bags will be featured at five different price points throughout the month Some grab ...

Do you have Artfully Sent ?  Is this cartridge on your wish list?   Take a look at this video to see the basics on Artfully Sent!   And now that you love this cartridge as much as I do, you can order yours HERE!  

You've got a Friend in me .... I Love You to the Moon and Back ... Merci Beaucoup ... You're the Apple of my Eye ... You Are the Best .   Which of these sentiments would you use to create a card??? Take a look at this video to see how quick and easy it is to make cards with May's Stamp of the Month- You've got a Friend!  Take a look at the cards I created using this set- CLICK HERE! The May Stamp of the Month- You've Got a Friend in Me is available from May 1-31.  It retails at $17.95, but you can get it for only $5 with your $50 purchase on my website!

Wondering what to do with all those snapshots you have lying around?  The Artbooking cartridge’s snapshots keys are the perfect way to assemble those photos into one oh-so-memorable mini album, but with cutouts of cameras, dovetail pennants, and photo-strip frames, these keys are perfect to accent any project. Learn some fun new techniques in this Artbooking Made Easy video from CTMH: How would you like to get this Artbooking Cartridge for FREE????? There are only 10 days left to cash in on this amazing deal.  *Save 75% *Get over $425 in product for only $99 FREE Cricut Collection when you join the Roxybonds Scrappers Team in APRIL!!! Whether you just want a good deal (75% savings, $425 in product for only $99), OR you've seen how much I love this company, how much fun I' m having on trips and at events and want that too- this deal is for you!! Basically for $99, you'll get all that is pictured ($300 value) plus your choice of Artbooking, Arti...

Around here, we are always super busy with SPORTS!!!!  A majority of the time, it's BASEBALL, but we like to throw in some Football, Soccer, Gymnastics & Cheer too.  It is SO HARD to find good sports themed scrapbook supplies, especially paper.  I just LOVE the Artbooking cartridge for Sports Layouts lately!  Here's one that I did to use with my son's baseball pictures- they were the Giants, thus the grey/black and orange.  I love that I can customize the layout to the team colors!! Take a look at the latest Artbooking Made Easy Video featuring All Star Scrapbooking! Put your team spirit on paper with the sports-themed keys on the Artbooking cartridge. With footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, and teamwork sentiments, these cutouts are the perfect accent to any team photos, whether it be sports, dance, or other activities. Yet the pennant banner, chevron overlays, and star border are just the thing for any theme! The sports-themed keys will ...

Need some help organizing your scrapbooking, craft supplies???  CTMH has come out with some fabulous organizers to do the job!  Check out this video: SHOP HERE to pick up the Small Organizer or Medium Organizer

Check out CTMH's video on how our Art Philosophy cartridge and My Creations Mini Banner go so perfectly together! You could make this: or this: Pick up your own MINI BANNER here for only $5.95

Did you know that the Rock the Block promotion features a SNEAK PEAK of a product from the Spring/Summer Idea Book???? YES!  That's right, the Block set is a NEW product that is coming in the Spring/Summer Idea Book going live on 2/1/12 (retail value $14.95) Available now, is the Rock the Block promotion where you'll get the Block set AND an E-sized stamp set (value of $44.90) for only $15!  *With a $25 purchase. Check out this video: Head on over to my WEBSITE to order your Rock the Block special NOW!!!! **Add $25 in product to your cart, then in the checkout screen you will see it prompting you to add the Rock the Block special :) Be sure to check out my FACEBOOK PAGE for my exclusive special :) :) :)

Want to make some quick and easy Holiday Cards???  Check out this video from CTMH: Here are the products that they used for these adorable cards: Holiday Cheer A Holiday Die Cut Card Bases Cricut Art Philosophy Bitty Sparkles Red Ribbon Collection Chocolate Cardstock Bright Red Cardstock Shade Pack Light Green Cardstock Shade Pack Olive ink Cranberry Ink Don't forget when you spend $25 in STAMP SETS, you'll get the Holiday Wishes stamp set for only $5.  Happy Crafting!

I have people tell me all the time "I can't stamp".  Well I'm here to tell you, if my 3-year old can do it, ANYONE CAN!  My kids absolutely LOVE to come in my craft room with me to "cut" but really they always want to "stamp".  Today my daughter was using my princess stamps from CTMH and created a stamped collage.  I told her how to ink up her stamps and she went to work.  She kept saying "tap, tap, twist, twist, tap, tap".  TURN YOUR VOLUME UP This is her collage: And then my son created this card.   See..... ANYONE can do it :)  This video is brought to you by my future Close To My Heart downline, and my lovely daughter, Allison! 

How has your Studio J scrapping been going???  I have been taking a little break from Studio J- focusing on traditional scrapping lately, but I'm ready to jump back in and do some more :) Here are the two latest "Love your Layout" videos from CTMH August: September: I hope this sparks some Studio J creativity :)  It sure has for me :)

"Enjoy" Scrapbook Page Pops with Flowers: Project Inspiration Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book  Check out this adorable scrapbook layout with a super cute and super EASY cluster of flowers created with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartrdige , along with the Hooray Bouquet Stamp set !     Order your Cricut Art Philosophy Cartrdige & Hooray Bouquet Stamp set today!  Click HERE to start shopping new products!

Check out another cool video featuring CTMH's Trees & Things Stamp set ..... Enjoy a 20% discount on the Trees & Things stamp set when you order it through me (via email) from now through 6/25! 

Thanks for joining us for the Summer Begins Blog Hop!  You should have arrived from Leah's Blog   The hop begins on Kathryn's blog if you'd like to start at the top.  We have 16 fabulous designers all ready to show you a SUMMERY creation! This is a two-day hop. so some will have a second project posted tomorrow, so be sure to stop by again! For me, as a teacher, summer begins when school gets out!  However, now that we have a POOL at our house, summer begins when its warm enough to get in the pool :-)  Sad to say that here in "sunny" California- we've only been in our pool twice and it was freezing!  This weekend it is warming up though.... Today I want to share with you a Studio J layout that I created with pics of my kiddos in the pool for the first time!  I used CTMH's Love your Layout video as my guide and tried to follow it pretty closely!  Here's CTMH's sample layout from the video:   And here's mine :)  I...

Watch this video to learn how to use Perfect Placement of all your accents and embellishments in Studio J!  This will show you how to do some really cool layering for fun embellishment :) Once you are finished watching, head on over to Studio J a nd start creating!  Remember you can get your FREE Jpeg only this month! 

I wanted to share a couple more tutorials on Studio J created by the CTMH staff!  I have found these to be truly helpful and have used some of the techniques myself!  After viewing these tutorials, head on over and start playing in Studio J today!  CLICK HERE Its fast and easy!  You really can create a layout in under 30 minutes :) 

Whenever I hear "Mayberry" I think of the Rascal Flatts song... Check out a video featuring the awesome Mayberry Kit: May Workshop Kit of the Month **MAYBERRY** May 22, 12-4 RSVP & Pay by May 12 G1022 Mayberry Workshop Kit (includes): Mayberry Level 2 Paper Packet ($12.95) My Acrylix® Mayberry Workshop ($13.95) Canvas Badge Buttons ($6.95) Workshop Guide ($1.00)                                                    $29.95 Best Kit - I seriously recommend making the splurge though as they totally dress up the artwork. You will not be disappointed...I PROMISE!! *Z1327 Green Button Assortment             $5.95 *Z1316 Cocoa Ribbon Collection   ...

Close to My Heart has put together two more video tutorials for Studio J that I want to share with you :) This one focuses on Editing your Photos in Studio J This one is about Personalizing your Studio J Layouts Tomorrow I will share with you some of my Studio J layouts from this month :)

I'm just loving these videos that CTMH is putting out, showcasing our FUN stamp sets!  Be sure to check them out :) On This Day Stamp set (D1468) Spring Up (B1365) You can purchase either set on my website at roxybonds.myctmh.com

Studio J- Digital online scrapbooking at its best!  Check out this awesome step by step video created by Close to My Heart I've been using Studio J for almost a year now, since it first came out.  In that time, the program has evolved and improved a ton!  If you have not tried it yet, don't hesitate.  Trust me!!!  EVERYONE that I know who has tried it, LOVES it!!!! You can see just about all of my Studio J layouts by clicking on THIS LINK April's "Sparkle with Studio J" Special : This April, it’s time to let your Studio J ® layouts shine with this exclusive, members-only campaign! Studio J members get free bling when they buy 10 layouts this month. Bling it up and bling it on with FREE packages (one of each) self-adhesive Sparkles and Opaques Pearl gems! Click here to start with Studio J. If you are on my mailing list, you should have already received my exclusive BONUS special for Studio J this month!!