March - April CTMH New Product Blog Hop

March - April CTMH New Product Blog Hop

Thanks for visiting our blog hop!   You'll get a chance to see many of the new products for the March/April new idea book.  A blog hop is just one big loop of crafty, fun ideas for paper crafting as you visit each of the connected blogs.  If you are coming from Valerie's blog, you are on the right path.  If you are starting here, just look for the link at the end of my post, (and successive posts) to see which blog to visit next.

Today I am showing scrapbooking layouts I made using the papers from the Yesterday and Today paper packet .  It's a wonderful paper pack for scrapbooking heritage pages, however, the colors are easy to use with masculine themes, for scrapbooking many travel pictures, or really anything you want as the neutral colors will really let the colors of your pictures pop. Here's the paper pack with stickers.

Yesterday and Today paper pack with stickers

I also used the Foil Cuts designed to use with these papers. 

My first layout will be used with pictures of my grandkids' visit to the Civil War Museum.

The letters on this layout came from the Artiste Cricut Collection.

My second layout

This third layout used another new product, the Classic Alphabet Thin Cuts.

Here's a close-up of one of the gear sections so you can see how the Gold Foil paper

was added to accentuate the gears and also to mimic the foil die-cuts on the other layouts. The gears can be found in the Artiste Cricut Collection.

You will love the Yesterday and Today paper pack and other products associated with it.
The products featured here are available only through the life of this idea book which ends April 30th.  After seeing all the great ideas in this blog hop, you're going to want to visit the new idea book here. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom idea book (although you'll enjoy the year long core catalog as well.)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Join me as we hop on to see the creative ideas featured for this idea book on Krista's blog.  

Be sure to visit the other consultants who have joined in this blog hop for lots of new product inspiration.  If for some reason you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of participating consultants on Melinda's blog to get back on track.

What's new in March?

Celebrate the People in Your Life The exclusive These Are My People collection features papers, stamps, project kits, and more, specifically designed to help you celebrate YOUR people! Shop Now

Check Out the Newest Catalog! We've just released a brand new catalog packed with beautiful crafting products for all occasions! Take a look now and place an order to get your own free copy! Browse New Products March Stamp of the Month Available this month only, March's Stamp of the Month, Family Legacy, can be yours for just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more! See the Whole Set

March Schedule - workshops and open crops

One of the layouts from this month's Multi-page Scrap workshop

Scrapbook Workshop: Two Page Scrapbooking Layout

Date: Tuesday, March 3

Time: 6:30 - 9:00

Fee: $8 paper and embellishments, die cuts etc. included - just bring your own tools and your Make It From Your Heart - volume 3 if you have one

Reserve your spot by: Monday, March 2

* For scrapbooking and card making workshops:  Please bring your own basic 

  crafting supplies -- scissors, adhesives, foam tape, and paper trimmer, craft mats

  and any other favorite tools for scrapbook workshops

Open Crop

Bring your own project to work on

Card Buffet kits available (see note below.)

Date: Friday, March 6

Time: 1:00 - 11:00pm

Fee: Donation to HOPES
Supper:  5:30 – 6:30 Dinner if you care to join in  -- Baked Potato Bar -- Please sign up to bring a potato topper

Reserve your spot by: Thursday, March 5

Jackie’s SCOPE Group - Spirituality and Creativity Time

Focus - 

Date: Monday, March 9

Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm

Fee: None - bring your own project to work on during reflection hour

Reserve your spot by: Thursday, March 5

Scrapbook Workshop: Multipage Scrapbook Workshop

Featured Paper Pack: January/February Mix-Ins 
Link to order kit: sorry, kit is no longer available as of Feb. 24 (we can substitute other papers from my stash)
Card Buffet kits available (see note below.)
Date: Thursday, March 19

Time: 5:30 – 9:30

Fee: Pre-ordered supplies plus supplement $19.50 supplement + $4 cutting guide

Reserve your spot by: Friday, March 6

Layouts will be on my blog soon

* For scrapbooking and card making workshops:  Please bring your own basic 

  crafting supplies -- scissors, adhesives, foam tape, and paper trimmer, craft mats

  and any other favorite tools for scrapbook workshops

Open Crop

Bring your own project to work on
Card Buffet kits available (see note below.)

Date: Friday, March 20

Time: 1:00 - 11:00pm

Fee: Donation to HOPES

Reserve your spot by: March 19

Supper - Hearty Appetizers  (please sign up to bring an appetizer if you care to join us for supper about 5:30)

Card Buffet Drop-Ins
-- Drop in anytime during the workshop or crop times listed for card buffets to choose  
     and work on your cards.
-- $2 per card.  Make as many as you like or only the ones you want.
-- The buffet offerings will be the same all month. 
-- Come as many times as you wish during the month.
-- You may change the sentiment, color, or design paper on the cards to suit your needs.

The 

March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Family Legacy

Welcome!

Glad you could join us today!  A blog hop is just one big loop of fun and creative ideas. So if you're joining me here, grab your beverage of choice, and sit back ready to be inspired by creative ideas for using this new Close To My Heart stamp of the month

If you are coming from Becca's blog, you are on the right path.  At the end of this post you will see a link to Krista's blog for you to continue following the hop.  

The stamp of the month, Family Legacy, is a set of 17 stamps that will be wonderful for designing cards or scrapbooks pages - especially heritage layouts.  As you go through this hop, you'll see lots of  creative ideas for using this stamp set.

Here I have used stamps from the Family Legacy set to random stamp strips of Ballerina cardstock using Pebble ink on this 2 page scrapbook layout.  

Family Legacy is available only through the month of March.  After seeing all the great ideas in this blog hop, you're going to want to add this to your stamp collection.  You can purchase this set for $18.95, or get it for only $5 with a qualifying order of $50 (US) through your Close To My Heart consultant or find it here  .

Thanks for stopping by today.  

Join me as we hop on to see the creative ideas using this stamp set on 

Gina's blog
Be sure to visit the other consultants who have joined in on this

 blog hop for lots of inspiration.

One Last Day - Special offers, retiring items

Don't Miss Out on These Special Offers and Retiring Items! Thanks to Leap Year, you get an extra day to enjoy ALL of these great things that will be disappearing once this month ends! We're reaching the end of the January–February catalog, so be sure to flip through these pages one more time to remind yourself of all of those things that you haven't gotten yet—or that you have been meaning to order more of, including... The incredible All Around Creativity wood wreaths! There are still some of these great wreath kits available for orders in all five sentiment options, so be sure to snatch a couple more before they are retired! All Around Creativity You can also still get the beautiful Oh My Heart collection! Valentine's Day may be passed, but it is never too late to express love and appreciation using adorable papers and stamps like these! Oh My Heart Another lovable project that will no longer be available once this month is over is the Be Mine Wood Banner: This wood heart banner comes with a complimentary SVG file that you can use to cut matching heart shapes, meaning that this wood banner can be decorated for any season! Be Mine Last, but not least, be sure you have taken full advantage of our Stamptacular Sale, which also ends this month! Everything highlighted in this email is available through 11:59 pm (MST) February 29, while supplies last, so don't miss your chance to snag these great products and great deals!

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How to Make a Spinner Card and Free card workshop offer

Make a fun spinner card!

Watch as Karen shows us how to use the spinner thin cuts from

 Close To My Heart to build a spinner cards. 

How-to spinner card.

Find the thin cuts you need here

Find the stamp set here

Let me know if you are interested in coming to a 

workshop to make some spinner cards.

Date for workshop (early March) to be determined to fit your schedule. 

Special prices below end February 29 

Please let me know of your interest by February 26

I'm offering a FREE 5 CARD WORKSHOP  to those 

who purchase the Spinner Thin-cuts 

at my 20%-off discount offer

(regularly $26.95 - my 20%-off offer = $21.56) 

plus the Rainbow Wishes stamp set 

(currently at a stamptacular special price of $9.50 - regularly $14.95)

SALE PRICE $45.98 

Offer ends February 29

1. Orders must be placed through me, not on my website, to receive the 20% off the Spinner thin cuts by February 29.
2. Price includes the discounts, tax, shipping and the free workshop to make 5 cards.
3. Date for the workshop to be determined once orders are placed to accommodate the schedules of those who place an order.
4. My workshop will include at least one other card front idea than the rainbow wish idea.

Workshop without purchase - $20.00 for 5 cards 

Please note that without purchase of your own supplies,

 there will be wait time during the workshop to 

use the thin cuts and stamp set.

EXTENDED Flash Sale - Lucky In Love

FLASH SALE has been extended through Monday, February 16, 3:49pm (CST)

Find cardstock bundles, ribbons, sequins, 

an exclusive NEW CUT ABOVE KIT 

and an exclusive ST. PATTY'S DAY STAMP SET, 

kraft paper, black Versamat, and so much more on sale 

while supplies last. 

Shop my website for these deals

Card Making Workshop

Card Making In February

• A card buffet will be available during any of my other workshop times or open crop times during this month. 
•  Make as many cards as you would like at $2 each.  
• You may change sentiments or colors to suit your needs.  
• Card kit boxes are set up so you can choose  from the following and several more that are similar.  
• Please bring your own adhesive.
• See times and dates below

Available times to work during these events -

• Scrapbooking workshop - Thursday, February 20th, 5:30 - 9:30
• Open Crop - Friday, February 21, 1:00 - 11:00
• If neither of those days work for you, contact me to see if we can find a time we have in common for you to work on your cards.