Speaking of Close to My Heart's Cricut Collections...

What I love about our cricut collections here at Close to My Heart is how easy it is to create a quick project with ease and flair. An example below demonstrates the flair the cricut images add to a simple graduation announcement. Here is one I created for my dear niece, Kylee! Lovely young woman who deserves to have a special announcement! Easy does it with our cricut collections!

Close to My Heart NEW Cricut Cartridge "Artfully Sent"

Yes everyone! Drum rolllll!!!! Announcing the newest Cricut cartridge exclusively for Close to My Heart.....ARTFULLY SENT
At convention two weeks ago, we made cards with the new cart and you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Truly a card maker's DREAM!
Here are just a few wonderful features:
*Hundreds of cards (700 w/about 25 different themes) that include pop up cards, sentiment cards, swing cards, build-a-scene cards, overlays, Picture My Life cards
*Several coordinating sayings and journaling phrases for all card projects
*Several coordinating shapes and icons
*Envelopes
*The list of features go on to include 3 D-size stamp sets and a 24 count package of our white daisy cardstock!

~Close to My Heart projects the LIVE date as mid-August! Couldn't be soon enough!
~Visit my blog to see my new creative projects with Artfully Sent when it goes LIVE! 
~Be the hostess for my monthly club, book $250 and earn the cart with 1/2 OFF price of $99.00!! Plus you'll receive a Cricut card made by me!

~A special offer will be made for all my customers! Contact me to get your new cart the DAY it is available! Leave a comment below or email me at annamjarnagin@gmail.com 

July Stamp of the Month Promotion

You will adore the creativity of this month's! stamp of the month. These alphas remind me of chalkboard lettering! And I so love the style...artsy and really in right now. Get your Stamp of the month for $5 when you place a regular order of $50.00 on my site. The regular price of the stamp set is $17.95. So why not stock up on essentials and get this great stamp set for $5.00 now through July 31!  Order here:      

Anna's Shopping Website

Happy Mother's Day!

I love my mother & there are so many reasons. She is incredibly chipper and spry for her age.  A great sense of humor! Can you tell? Loves a good prank and loves her five children. And WE love & adore her! She loves to sing, play cards and just enjoys her life! So glad we live near one another at last!

Here are the Mother's Day cards  I created for my own Momma and the other mothers in our family!

FREE Cricut Cartridge When You Join My Team

Join My "Express Your Heart" Team during April and receive one of our Cricut cartridges FREE!

Join today at annieart.ctmh.com  

Our Fabulous Jewelry Line

I was visiting my mom last week and took along all the latest in our jewelry line.  I loved making the necklaces! The chains are a great length to wear casual or dressy.  Close to My Heart jewelry is fab and cool…and well, you need to create one yourself!  The jewelry is priced reasonably so I just went ahead and got one of each! Couldn't help it!

Purchase the line HERE!

Here are some that I created and a video telling all the latest!

A little something for YOU!

I was thinking about how much I enjoy giving gifts that I have crafted! It is so easy with Close to My Heart products.  This card was created for my team members who reach their quarterly goals in the first month of the quarter! My gift to them for their team efforts!  

Products used include: 

Black, Lagoon and Whisper cardstock 

Diagonal stripe from the new paper line "Skylark" (LOVE!!) 

Silver shimmer trim 

Lagoon Flower from the Skylark assortment 

Baker's twine 

The beautiful sentiment "A Little Something For You" from the stamp set "For A Friend" .  

Absolutely beautiful stamp set images!  

SHOP HERE!

So easy to make your own cards with our newest "HOW TO" creative handbook "Make It From Your Heart, Vol.2"!  Full of great ideas for scrapbooking and card making and more. 

 SHOP HERE!

Happy Birthday with Laughing Lola

Our daughter loves the patterns in the Laughing Lola paper packet. So here is her fun folded birthday card with a pocket for her favorite gift card and yep she loved it!

Close to Heart additional art in frame! Love it!

November Specials include Picture My Life™ Scrapbooking Program

Lots going on this month!  Hot off the press!

This is the best month ever to join my Close to My Heart team! Here are the BIG three reasons! Crafting  friends! There is a place for you here! Calling all hobbyists and/or business builders! Here's the latest fabulous scoop!

#1: Picture My Life™Scrapbooking Program

When you join our Close to My Heart Family as a new first Downline on my team between November 1 and December 15 and submit qualifying personal sales,* you’ll receive a stunning new product, the Picture My Life™ scrapbooking program—FREE! (retail value $24.95)! Select from eight darling themes, from vacation to friendship to childhood— each featuring 122 double-sided cards plus 10 unique Memory ProtectorsTM to capture it all!

Beautiful!! Oh glory bee!! Oh my Stars!! 

It’s simple to join. I am including step by step information to help you out! And do contact me for any questions! anniem.lass@gmail.com

Start by clicking on the “Let’s Get Started” link at the bottom of  THIS PAGE and completing the form. AND Please NOTE: two kit choices!  

1.As part of your enrollment, you will purchase the New Consultant Essentials Kit for only $49! You will receive the basic business and creative supplies you want most. All the supplies in the kit have a retail value of approximately $130!

2. OR If you'd like an even greater start for your new business, we recommend the New Consultant Master Kit for just $99! This kit includes the Essential Kit items and more! With a retail value of approximately $280, the Master kit includes expanded business items, along with additional products and Studio J layouts, to help you organize your business and reach your creative and financial goals. It’s an investment that will reap big rewards!

*NOTE to new consultants: *New Consultants must submit minimum qualifying personal sales of $300 by March 31, 2014. If a new Downline reaches the qualifying sales for this campaign before January 1, they will receive their free Picture My Life product after January 1.

ALSO! If you remain an active consultant until March 31, 2014, in addition to the FREE Picture My Life program, I'll throw in an additional $50 incentive FREE product of your choice! Plus let me know you are signing up and I will send you one FREE copy of our current Autumn/Winter Idea Book!

#2: Holiday Gift Guide continues in November! 

  Holidays From the Heart for YOU

**Join my team and get started with these new holiday items 

for creating beautiful cards and scrapbook pages!

This Holiday Gift Guide for crafters is a wonderful addition to Close to My Heart's already fabulous AutumnWinter Idea Book. 

When you place an order of $100 or more (retail price) between NOW and December 31 from the Holidays from the Heart gift guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, you qualify for one free star item from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide. You'll love the sparkle, the ease, and the savings! Receive one free "star" item for each $100 in your order. 

Let me know how I can help you with your order! As a consultant, we have the option to order these papers, stamp sets and 3D items early and I love them!!  LOVE!!

Order HERE at AnnieArt: or AnnieArt.ctmh.com

            #3: Nov Stamp of the Month: "Illuminate"

                   As always, Close to My Heart creates gorgeous stamp sets and this one is another, shall I say, "bright" winner! 

                     

Up close art work by Close to My Heart:

Halloween Mini Books With Artbooking

The newest Cricut cartridge from Close To My Heart  "Artbooking" cuts a jillion shapes BUT my favorite features are the mini books that you can create from start to finish from this one cart. Truly, simply creative and quick! Check out the marquee video here and see what I'm talking about!! Let me know what you think:)
And purchase your own Artbooking cartridge On My Website HERE!!!

Christmas Tags LOVE!

Here is one of the most wonderfully packaged Christmas Kits ever!  

Season's Tweetings Gift Bag Kit!

Check out the details here in the Holidays from the Heart mini catalog!

Just one of many fabulous Christmas creative items available now through Christmas. Think school, teacher, neighbor, family gifts! So easy to create!

Create 6 decorated holiday gift bags using the festive items in this kit.

Kit includes:
1 – My Acrylix® Season's Tweetings Stamp Set (C-size)
6 – Season's Tweetings Gift Bags (3 Topiary chevron, 3 Ruby polka-dot)
9 – Die-Cut Tags

**Stamp images outlined in red coordinate with the Cricut® Artiste Collection (Z1790).

Holidays From the Heart for YOU

This Holiday Gift Guide for crafters is a wonderful addition to Close to My Heart's already fabulous AutumnWinter Idea Book. Here's the scoop!

When you place an order of $100 or more (retail price) between October 15 and December 31 from the Holidays from the Heart gift guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, you qualify for one free star item from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide. You'll love the sparkle, the ease, and the savings! Receive one free "star" item for each $100 in your order. 

Let me know how I can help you with your order! As a consultant, we have the option to order these papers, stamp sets and 3D items early and I love them!!  LOVE!!

Order HERE at AnnieArt: or AnnieArt.ctmh.com

Here are some of the Holidays From the Heart products you can order from the Holiday Gift Guide:

Ohhhhhh BABY!!!

Love my new CTMH Cricut Artbooking Cartridge!

Created this gift bag with graphics from Artbooking for my niece! 

Products used for this gift project: 

Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

"Wild Wonders" acrylix stamp set...love!!

"Frame It Up"acrylix stamp set

Sunset Baker's Twine

Babycakes Assortment

Babycakes Papers...love!!

National Stamping Month September 2013

We have a FABULOUS special this month!  
It is National Stamping Month and to celebrate we have a trio of awesomeness for $10.00 when you

Purchase $50.00 of product on my website annieart.ctmh.com
The, add the Stamp of the Month for $5!
What is included in the You Are My Happy stamp set trio?
This exclusive, whimsical stamp set trio includes three adorable, coordinating stamp sets on three D-size carrier sheets. They will arrive to you in 2 stamp envelopes, one carrier sheet in one envelope and two carrier sheets in one envelope. 
Your trio includes:

• One alphabet (upper and lowercase)
• One sheet of 9 encouraging, friendship sentiments
• One sheet of 15 cheerful images great for a variety of life’s occasions

These three sets have been designed stylistically to work together for creating darling cards, layouts, and 3-D projects.

So easy...

  place a $50 order on my website and you earn the National Stamping Month trio stamp set plus the September Stamp of the Month for just $15.

  

Four practical card making- layout creating stamp sets for just $15 more dollars!

Here are the images for the National Stamping Month trio!

And the images and some artwork for the September Stamp of the month, POSTER TIDINGS! 

Purchase HERE! 

NOTE:  When purchasing, wait for the prompts for stamp set specials for YOU to add to your order.  

Contact me if you have questions re: ordering.

Love For Gracie's Arrival...

My niece Meaghan is having her first born child soon! Family members call this birth a miracle!! 

And it is!! Grace will be her name...

I used my Cricut Art Philosophy & Artiste cartridge to create a banner for the BABY SHOWER celebration. Then, love! Created darling "baby shoes" with the Artiste cartridge for decor on the refreshment/gift tables.  So easy........ you gotta have all three of our fabulous cartridges HERE.