Just My Type....

Stamp of the Month... I love playing with the new stamp sets every month. April's set is great for cards. It's very vintage, isn't it? You can get all this for only $5 with a qualifying purchase ($50 minimum) Or you can buy it at the retail price of $17.95. But with all the fantastic new papers and stamps and embellishments that just came out in the Seasonal Expressions 2 mini-catalog... you can get this stamp set for $5... trust me on this.

As you can see by the picture below, I stepped beyond a card as well. Now I know most of you probably keep all your phone numbers in your cell phones, and honestly, when I set out to make this, my intention was to make a cover for a datebook. The card with the phone cut out is from the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge. I had cut another one that said "Hello Today" for the front of the datebook, and the telephone one was an extra to use up the paper...
I just wasn't thinking very well about the sizing when I was setting things up in the Cricut Craft Room, lol. Much to my surprise when I pulled the cards off the mat, they were all bigger than I was expecting. The Hello Today card was horizontal and wouldn't fit. So I made a phone book cover instead.

We call people for all these occasions don't we? Personally, I do have a regular address book. There are some people I would never call from my cell phone, but I do need their information. 

Anyway... there it is. On to what I used. In addition to the Typed Note stamp set, I used the numbers from the alphabet stamps that come with the Artfully Sent Cricut Collection, Colonial White Cardstock, Black Cardstock, paper from the Yuletide Carol pack, Exclusive Inks in Black, Gold Shimmer Trim, and Gold Sequins.

For the card on the left, I used some of the paper from the new Jackson pack. Isn't it nice? Would be great for a guy's card. The red piece is the zip strip from the same piece. I embossed the typewriter (with clear embossing powder) to give it an old fashioned feel. You can't really tell from the picture. Trust me, the glossy look really did the trick. I used Colonial White Cardstock, Exclusive Inks in Black and Chocolate, Black Shimmer trim, Black Sequins, and Thin 3D Foam Tape.

I hope you like this little taste of the new Seasonal Expressions 2 mini-catalog (the Jackson paper). I'll be back with more in a couple days! And don't forget... Deal of the Day - every day in April!

Wheee, New Stuff, No joke!

It's April! In most parts of the world it's spring. Even here in the northeast, it's starting to show signs of melting. However, there's still snow to be seen on the side of the road, and in the shady spots. I haven't checked on any gardens, but I am sure there are some bulbs pushing up green shoots somewhere. It's lighter longer and that's very good.

In my stamping and scrapping world, April is a big month! Close to My Heart has BIG news in April! There's a new Seasonal Expressions mini catalog! (Which means new paper packs! New Workshops on the Go! And new stamps, and new accessories!) There's a new Stamp of the Month! And there is an amazing deal going on! There is so much to talk about that I will not be able to cover it all in one post!

So I'm going to start with the Amazing Deal, because, to me, is maybe the hardest to pass up.
Here's the deal:
Each day during April, CTMH will feature a random grab bag filled with current and retired products available for purchase at a major discount (while supplies last). To Grab your bag, simply buy ANY current, full-priced item via my Online Business Address and you will be eligible to buy as may grab bags as you wish (while supplies last).
Grab bags will be featured at five different price points throughout the month; ranging from $35 US/$55 CAD to $150 US/ $160 CAD. Some grab bags will contain product with more than DOUBLE the retail value of the price you pay!
Grab bags will be available for 24 hours starting at 3pm MDT each day and ONLY while supplies last (that day). So visit often and early!
Grab bag tiers will be featured on a random schedule throughout the month, (remember that), so sieze the opportunity to purchase from the grab bag tier you're interested in when it comes around, because it might not become available again! This is an April Only Event!

Now, be sure to check out the new Seasonal Expressions 2 mini catalog, and get ready to see what I have made with April's Stamp of the Month. I'll be sharing that with you in my next post.