CYBER MONDAY & DEAL OF THE DECADE SALES

HURRY THESE DEALS ARE TOO GOOD TO MISS -- HEATHERPLOTZKE.CTMH.COM

 For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night.

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Close To My Heart’s revolutionary My Acrylix^® clear polymer stamps—and we can’t wait for you to celebrate with us! With a qualifying purchase of $50 during the month of December, you will be eligible to purchase ANY C- or D-size stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 idea book for only $10. That’s up to $7.95 USD / $9.75 CAD of savings on a single stamp set! Plus, once you achieve the qualifying order total, there is no limit to the number of eligible stamp sets you can purchase at this discounted price. Remember, a purchase of $50 will also qualify you to receive the December Stamp of the Month for only $5, so if you purchase both the discounted Stamp of the Month and additional stamps at this special campaign pricing your savings will compound! It is truly the deal of the decade.

Pathfinding FALL letters

Hope you all had a Happy Turkey Day!!!!  Wanted to share this last Fall project with you (okay so I'm just not ready for Christmas yet maybe because its in the 80's today).  I made this with our amazingly rich Pathfinding paperpack and embellishments.  The wood pieces came from Wood Creations.

Happy Birthday Love Bug - Artfully Sent

Since its my Birthday AND as a child of the 1970's I thought I'd share this fun card project I made using the new CTMH Cricut Artfully Sent and Chalk it up papers designed by my good friend and CTMH Sister Dawn Heuft.

I love the Slug Bug (Yup that's still what I call them) and how Dawn recommended we add the big Sparkles to the headlights! Genius!  The second photo might not show it but the car inside pops up off the card when the card opens....so stinking cute!!!!

Close To My Heart Ordering --Check!

Yeah blank cards ordered--check. Blank calendars ordered--check.  Studio J calendar layouts done and ordered--check.  Studio J--Picture My Life style 4x3 photo designed pictures made (12 fit per page = 24 per layout) ordered and ready to make my Xmas cards PML style--CHECK!!!!!!  YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Oh and by the way those personalized cards from layouts are all on sale through the end of November so it was a HUGE savings at $5/2 page layout. AND I am getting a bonus gift in my box as a part of the Lucky 5 celebration my shipping notice said!!!

Check it out at heatherplotzke.ctmh.com

Late night Studio J Scrapping

Am I the only one up crafting into the wee small hours tonight??? hmmm anyone??? I'm taking a break but I'm up working on my Studio J Christmas Calendar and layouts so I can get them ordered in the next week to take advantage of the HUGE savings of the $5 layouts all November long!!!!! Can you believe it, HUGE DEAL. Plus as a bonus, you can be your own hostess too! SCORE! There is plenty of time to take advantage ladies.

Puppy Treat Bag

This bag was designed by my friend Dawn Heuft.  Didn't see do a great job taking our designer paper bags and with a couple quick scores, adding one stamped piece of cardstock and a ribbon tie we made this super cute mini gift bag!

Get your supplies for your own at heatherplotzke.ctmh.com now!

Thank You For Your Service! Happy Veteran's Day!!!!

Using Desert Sand Cardstock and CTMH's new Cricut Artfully Sent, I was quickly and easy able to cut this card to give my husband for Veteran's Day.

The eagle is totally cut out and popped up, with foam tape AFTER I completely inked it with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and then heat embossed it with Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

The pops of color behind the words and flags were easily created by taping in colored cardstock in from behind.  Afterwards I completely hid those pieces by glueing another full card size piece of Desert Sand cardstock overtop, creating a hidden sandwich effect on the inside of the card.

Happy USMC Birthday - Wine Bottle Topper

As a way to wish a very Happy 239th Birthday to the US Marine Corps I made this wine bottle topper to take with us to our Birthday Ball later this month. 

The main card was cut using CTMH's brand new Cricut Artfully Sent cartridge (don't you love it!) out of Cranberry cardstock.  The rose was cut from CTMH's Cricut Artiste. 

To get that great lit bit of sparkle and POP on the word "Remember" I inserted a piece of Bronze Shimmer Trim Z1849 onto the Honey Cardstock, before I slid it into the pocket.  Both the pocket and the rose are distressed with Cranberry ink.

Make photos your Focal point with Studio J

Our Guest Designer Brandi P. did an amazing job on this layout making her photos the STAR of this layout, right!  With Studio J its easy making the photos your focal point with Studio J. 

I love how easy it is to zoom in and enlarge your photos right before your eyes.  No more guessing which size will look better or when to zoom in or out. 

Remember all November there are special prices $5 layouts and prizes to be won.  See my site for the details heatherplotzke.ctmh.com

Studio j calendar

Remember it only takes 6 layouts to fill your calendar! Better yet you can design once and order multiple times, perfect for both your mom's and mother-in-law's holiday gifts. Works for me each year, plus I order a set for my book too! Work smart not hard this season with Studio j at heatherplotzke.ctmh.com

2014 CTMH Studio J Calendar:

Some Studio J love from a guest designer!

Don't you just love this layout by Rose! This month Studio J Layouts are only $5 I'm so excited, don't miss out!

Happy Anniversary to Studio J!

November marks the five-year anniversary of Studio J^®, and that means it’s your lucky month, with five amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!
First, throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J are $5! That is a savings of over 25% off of retail—an unprecedented deal!
Your second chance to win big must come by sheer luck: every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more.
If luck doesn’t smile on you in that way, you might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders! This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors™.
For a fourth way to win, simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!
And there is one last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!