Christmas Gift Bag

Hello everyone! I created this gift bag for our daughter's Christmas gift this year. I think she'll love it!
The vertical banner was created from a card in our new Cut Above "Deck the Halls" Card Kit, Item Z3149. Other products used: Cocoa stamp pad, Red gems accessories, red glitter trim and stamp set "This is Christmas" Item M1126.

Purchase all products here at:  www.annieart.ctmh.com

Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season everyone!

White Pines Card Making

This year our family holiday card creations were glamorized with the White Pines paper line and accessories and shapes cut from our Artistry Cricut cartridge. Love the color of cranberry red with our new fern green! Here are some of the designs for Christmas cards we sent out to family & friends! You can purchase these products on my website here at:

www.annieart.ctmh.com

The Stamp set used is "Holly Jolly Christmas Holiday" #D1657, HERE.

 These cards were patterns from the white Pines Cardmaking Kit!

Your Everyday Life!

Get ready for 2016 NOW!!!

Yes! in addition to our CyberWeek event (see below! this week thru Friday!) , Close to My Heart has bundled another deal for you! So Attention all planner addicts! During December, you can get your hands on the new, gorgeous Everyday Life™ album from Close To My Heart, the accompanying Everyday Life 2016 planner pages, and the coordinating Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp in an exclusive product bundle for only $29.95! That’s over 15% off the retail price! With the new Everyday Life line, you’ll experience “memory keeping on the go” as you track your menus and shopping lists, stamp reminders, keep appointments, and tuck away precious memories—plus much more—all at once! This offer is only available while supplies last, so plan to place your order early in the month and start 2016 off right. Dates: Offer valid December 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–December 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

Get your PLANNER Bundle HERE: www.annieart.ctmh.com

CyberWeek Sale!

For five days only, a selection of items from Close To My Heart’s current product inventory can be yours for 25% off retail price! Get supplies you’ll need to make handcrafted gifts and cards for the holidays, including our Cricut^® Artfully Sent Collection, at an amazing discount! Dates: Offer valid Monday, November 30, 2015 (9:00 am MST) through Friday, December 4, 2015 (4:00 pm MST).

Check out some of the fantastic deals on my website HERE: www.annieart.ctmh.com

Place an order with me this week during CyberWeek, and you will receive a FREE stamp set (B size) or paper packet (b size)! BE a CyberWeek winner!

Enter to Win!

These cards were created using stamping techniques during Closes to My Heart's collaboration with CreativeLive last weekend. My favorite technique of all time is "rock n roll". Which card below did I apply this technique to? If you know the answer, add a comment below with which card (brief description of card) I applied the rock n roll technique and you will be entered in a drawing to win a FREE mystery bag valued at $25+ from me here at Annieworks! Good luck! The winner will be drawn next week, December 7! Enter only once. Thank you!

Blossoming Expressions Stamp Set

Hey all! Last week, Close to My Heart collaborated with CreativeLive and what a great time we had creating, learning more about our craft and Close to My Heart products. Our "My Acrylix" stamp sets are most amazing because you can see through the stamp image to your artwork. Makes it so much easier to get the image in a great spot and right on! Our stamps are described as "premium quality decorative stamps. I agree with all those adjectives! Here is a card I made during the online class. 

Stamp set used: Item# D1665 "Blossoming Expressions".  Perfect sentiments and florals!

Get yours here:

www.annieart.ctmh.com

Use Your Stash November Blog Hop

Thank you for hopping over here from Shirley's Blog. Here is my creation for this month's blog hop challenge. I created several Fall and Thanksgiving cards with these gorgeous Autumn paper colors: Autumn Terracotta, Olive and red Barn. These colors bring warmth to projects and I look at them and just feel grateful. It's the season! Thanks for looking!
Please visit my website at www.annieart.ctmh.com for the following current products used to create these cards:
Bronze Shimmer Trim Z1849
Gold Sequin Assortment Z2102
Cardstock: Autumn Terra Cotta (retired), Champagne, Chocolate, Colonial White, Goldrush, Olive (retired)
Colonial White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack Z1410
Artbooking Cricut cartridge collection to create the fabulous leaves! Z3169 
Inks used: Red Barn, Chocolate, Goldrush and Glacier

Now please visit Nicole's blog to check out her creation for this month's hop! Enjoy!

Urban Paper Crafting

Next month (right around the corner!) our Scrapbook club will be crafting with Urban! Urban has gorgeous colors including our new colors: Peacock and Saffron. And my very favorite Urban features are the TEXTURES: ink splatter, wood, crackled to name just three. Here is a card I created for my hubby's birthday. Added the circle arrow from our Artistry Cricut cartridge to put emphasis on the sentiment.  Added some bling and Voila! Easiness! He loved it!

Leave a comment if you have any questions.

Go to www.annieart.ctmh.com to purchase products to you can create your own. 

Products used: Urban paper packet X7204, Saffron cardstock X5778, Paper Fundamentals Enchantment Z3126, Fundamental Assortments-Peacock Z3098, Bling Gems Gold Assortment Z2023, Slate stamp pad ink Z2173, Golden Yellow-ShinHan marker Z2452, and Artistry Cricut cartridge collection Z3167.  

Here are the Urban coordinated products:

Family Layout using Urban and Zoe papers

Urban for Girls Layout

Sangria Thank You Card

Here is another Sangria card for you today! The artwork is from our fabulous Close to My Heart artists. Love the colors in this paper packet. Get your Sangria paper and the other supplies to create this one here:

www.annieart.cthm.com

Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking!

Our campaign this month is value packed! I know some of you already love our Fundamental Paper Products so this month here's some info on how you can get more for your $ with our Fundamental Workshop!  This workshop has been created using all the items featured in our campaign exclusive My Legacy™ album bundles, available during November for $71.80! When you purchase the album bundle, you will also qualify to receive a value pack of side load or top load Memory Protectors™ FREE! Along with the album style and design of your choice, each bundle includes one Paper Fundamentals Enchantment pack, one Fundamental stickers Enchantment pack, one Peacock Fundamental assortment, and three sheets of White Daisy cardstock. VALUE PACKED! Five Layouts!

Dates: November 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–November 30, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

So here's how you get these November deals: Choose which album bundle and choose your FREE protector sheets that you want and add to your order. You have a choice of D-ring or post bound albums. You have a choice of side load or top load page protectors. The item numbers are on the following link. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Go to www.annieart.ctmh.com to begin! 

Or contact me to add to my orders this month! AND please contact me for any questions!
Here is one of the five layouts that you can create! 

Use Your Stash October Blog Hop

Thank you for hopping over here from Marilee's blog! This is my creation for this month's blog hop challenge. I am loving that I had some of our retired "Baker's Twine" to set off the retired cocoa button for this card I created from our Sangria paper line. Note the two new cardstock colors for the floral: poppy and fern. Dressed it up don't ya think? *See products used below. Thanks for looking!

Now please visit Marie's blog to check out her creation for this month's hop! Enjoy!


*The following Close to My Heart products were used to create this "Sending You" card...
Sangria paper packet X7199b
Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge Z3171
Artiste Cricut cartridge Z3170
Stamp set: "For Family"C1633
Bronze shimmer Trim Z1849
Inks: Cocoa Z2503 and Poppy Z2505

Retired product: Bakers Twine, cocoa button and brown sparkles.
*Note: You can purchase these retired product on my buying site:
Sparkles Assortment Z1753 under "While Supply Lasts" or just click here.
Baker's Twine Bulk 296 under "Clearance" or just click here.

Thinking of You Card

I love this sentiment from one of our new stamp sets, So Many Smiles #C1619.  The bright red used for layering is a new color "Poppy"! "Thinking of You" cards are the best to send. Imagine when you are the receiver of such a sentiment and read the note that someone places importance on your relationship with them. I bet you know someone who would love to know that YOU are Thinking of Them! Try this one out. Love the mini envelope cut from our Artistry Cricut cartridge. All products below are linked to information on these exclusive products.

Sangria Paper Packet # X7199b
Cardstock for base and layering: Colonial White #1388 & Poppy X5779
Cricut Artistry Collection #Z3167
Coral Shimmer Trim #Z3088
Sangria Assortment #Z3084
Sangria Complements #X7199c
Fundamental Assortment Pomegranate #Z3099
Poppy Thick Twine #Z3094

You are Fabulous

This card is created from the Sangria paper packet and the "So Many Smiles" stamp set. I love them both. Who do you know that's fabulous?! They might love to receive a card noting their fabulous ways!  I used the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut the circles and the scallops. Just enough bling! Let me know if you have any questions.

Here are the products used so you can reproduce the same.

Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge Z3171

Sangria Paper Packet X7199b

Enchantment Mini Pigment Inks-used Pomegranate Z2505

Colonial White, Poppy, Eggplant Cardstock 

Colonial White card base and envelope X1410 

Gold Shimmer Trim Z1985

Bling Gems Gold Assortment Z2023

Sangria Floral Card

Hello Everyone!
My post today is a favorite. I love florals and collaborating with our Sangria papers, this one was great fun to create. The flowers are cut with our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge at 1 3/4" 1 1/4" and 1". The leafy branches are cut from our Artistry cartridge. I have listed the items I used below so it is easy to find on my buying page. Enjoy!

Here are the products used in this creation. Leave a comment if you have any questions! And have a great day, crafters!

Artistry Cricut Cartridge #Z3167 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Bundle #Z3171

Cocoa pigment ink #Z2503

Colonial White Cardstock #1388 Fern Cardstock #X5777

Bling Gems Gold Assortment Z2023

Stamp Set: "Sincere Expressions" #A1146

October 2015 Campaign News!

Join My Team! Lots of fun aboard! When a new Consultant signs up during October, they will receive the 2015 Close To My Heart Convention bag FREE in their New Consultant Kit! They can then travel in style with this trendy and eye-catching cross body bag, perfectly sized for carrying layouts, paper packets, and projects that are in-progress. Along with the items found in the newly revamped New Consultant Kit, this bag will help New Consultants start their business with confidence and flair! Plus, current Consultants who recruit one or more Downline during October will qualify to receive the My Acrylix^® Among the Stars (D1655) Team Builders stamp set FREE!

Dates: Offer valid October 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–October 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

National Stamping Month—Hello, Life!

Hey All!!! September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big “hello” to life! Available only during September, these exclusive C-size My Acrylix^® Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95 each! Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95—a savings of $6.90! Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, card making, or pocket scrapbooking. All the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut^® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further. 

Purchase here: www.annieart.ctmh.com

Dates: Offer valid September 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–September 30, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

Framed: August Stamp of the Month

I adore this stamp of the month. Get yours for $5 (plus ship/tax) when you place a $50.00 order on my website-here annieart.ctmh.com I used the Zoe papers (LOVE!) for this card! Get your Zoe products here: www.annieart.ctmh.com

HELLO! Zoe

Jump in and join the party! Zoe is the paper line we are using for this month's workshops and gatherings. Love the entire color scheme with this one.  All of the papers, complements and other embellishments are right here at

 www.annieart.ctmh.com

Zoe on a Bike! Card

I designed this card using a few scraps from my Close to My Heart Zoe paper collection! Added some Zoe complements, card cut with the CTMH Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge and a little twine! Voila! How easy was that?!!!

The colors are soothing and the message is clear…"Today was fun…Thanks!"

Check my website for these products and make your own!!! www.annieart.ctmh.com

Zoe paper packet X7197b

Zoe complements X7197c
Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge Z3017

Glacier Blue card stock X5770

Jackson! Outdoor Paper Gear!

 We are indeed a fishing family! Our son, daughter, grandson, son-in-law all enjoy dropping a line. I enjoyed designing these pages for my workshop gals. Get your exclusive Close to My heart Jackson papers X7195b, Jackson complements X7195c and Jackson assortment Z3071 before they're gone August 31. Here on my website: 

www.annieart.ctmh.com

Zoe by Close to My Heart

It's an exciting day for crafter's everywhere as Close to My Heart released our new premier paper collection, ZOE! Gorgeous!And so versatile! See more on my website here:  

www.annieart.ctmh.com

July Close to My Heart Campaign

Get yours here:  www.annieheart.ctmh.com

During the month of July, when you purchase $25 in current, retail priced stamps, you qualify to receive either the July Stamp of the Month, My Acrylix^® Life Is Wonderful, FREE or any one of the Hostess Rewards stamp sets featured in Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 or Seasonal Expressions 2 for only $5! That is a savings of up to $17.95! The July Stamp of the Month is a lovely, versatile stamp set that is a great match for your cards and layouts that celebrate all the wonderful things—big and small—that life has to offer. Additionally, the Hostess Rewards stamp sets have previously only been available as part of the Hostess Rewards program, which means now is the perfect opportunity to get those special stamp sets you’ve had your eye on! To get your FREE stamp set or your $5 Hostess Rewards stamp set, simply place an order for $25 of any current, retail priced stamps. This offer is available only during the month of July and applies only to the July Stamp of the Month and current Hostess rewards stamp sets. Offer good July 1-31.