August 2013 A Chocolate Affair

S1308, set of 16

Recommended Blocks:
1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002)
2" × 2" (Y1003)
2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009)

BEAUTIFUL STAMPS, AMAZING DISCOUNTS

This month you can purchase the new August D-size stamp set, available for this month only, FREE! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products this month, you qualify for this special August Stamp of the Month pricing.

August 2013: A Chocolate Affair (S1308A)

Spend $50 and get the August 2013 Stamp of the Month set for FREE!

INCREDIBLY COOL CRAFTS

In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

1. S1308AMy Acrylix® A Chocolate Affair
2. X7173BBabycakes Paper Packet
3. Z1846Ruby Chevron Ribbon
4. Z1880Designed Décor Black Frame
5. Z1815Mini Clothes Pins
6. Z1807Pink Glitter Gems
7. Z1863Color-Ready Midtown Cork Shapes
8. Z1686Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

Required Tools

1. 1385White Daisy Cardstock
2. X5935Adventure Cardstock Combo Pack
3. Z2503Basics Exclusive Inks® Mini Pigment Pads Set
4. Z2502Enchantment Exclusive Inks® Mini Pigment Pads Set
5. Z2501Adventure Exclusive Inks® Mini Pigment Pads Set
6. Z2417Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks® Marker Set
7. Z697Sponge
8. 3174Blending Pen

Chocolate Designed Décor Frame

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Chocolate Pillow Box

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Chocolate Heart Box

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Chocolate Fry Box

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Let’s Get Patriotic—Stamp Style!

A portion of every sale of our new patriotic stamp sets will be donated to support the military

With Flag Day, Independence Day, Canada Day, and more right around the corner, now is the perfect time to celebrate military service and promote patriotism with our three new patriotic stamp sets—only available for a limited time from June 1 – July 31, 2013!

One B-size stamp set and two D-size stamp sets were created specifically to celebrate independence and freedom. The best part is that $5 from every patriotic D-size stamp set and $3 from every patriotic B-size stamp set sold will benefit a military-support charitable organization.

Donations in the US will be made to the USO, the leading, most recognized military-support and services organization in the country. Donations in Canada will be made to the Canadian Hero Fund, which supports spouses and children of fallen Canadian military troops by helping provide post-secondary education funds.

Show your military support and patriotism by purchasing your very own patriotic stamp set today. We love our troops!

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Patterned Pennants

Bring texture and sunshine to your artwork! Ready for fun in the sun? Summer is here and so are the sunny rays of the Patterned Pennants stamp set. Use these summer images to document your waves of warm-weather memories. The myriad of versatile patterns on each pennant can be used as individual embellishments, stamped repeatedly for a background pattern or custom B&T paper, masked to create a particular patterned shape, and more! Bring your summer projects to life with colorful rays created with the Patterned Pennants stamp set! Take a look at the Patterned Pennants stamp set »

Stamp of the Month: A Flowering Bunch

Make your artwork bloom! For bloomin’ cute artwork, the My Acrylix® A Flowering Bunch stamp set is the perfect choice. There are adorable floral images that make projects blossom. And don’t forget the sentiments that make a great layout title or thank-you card sentiment. Whatever the occasion, your artwork will bloom with A Flowering Bunch! During the month of June only, you can receive the A Flowering Bunch stamp set for only $5 when you spend $50. See the June 2013 Stamp of the Month »

Make It a Banner Day!

Get a FREE My Creations® Mini Banner! It’s going to be a “banner” day! When you place a $25 order that includes a stamp set, you’ll receive a My Creations® mini banner for free! The mini banner includes 10 chipboard pennants in 4 different shapes with 9 jump rings for hanging. Use the mini banner as a decoration for your parties and get-togethers this summer. Make it a “banner” day in June! The mini banner has a retail value of $5.95 and includes 10 chipboard pennants in 4 different shapes with 9 jump rings for hanging. *Offer valid June 1–30, 2013. Only orders that include a stamp set and reach $25 qualify for the free mini banner. Maximum of one free mini banner per qualifying order. Start shopping to get your free My Creations® mini banner today! »

Fabulous Fabric

Add dimension and texture to your projects!

The Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book features a product that will pack more punch into your papercrafting—fabric! The new Chantilly and For Always textiles include three sheets of cotton fabric with pinked edges in designs that coordinate with the Chantilly and For Always paper packets.

You don’t have to be a seamstress to use fabric in your artwork; in fact, you can use fabric in place of patterned papers on your layouts and cards for added dimension and texture. If you’d like to learn more about using fabric in your artwork, watch the video. Make your projects fabulous with fabric!

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Stamp of the Month: Pinwheel

Stamps that will make your world go ’round Celebrate the joy of life with the My Acrylix® Pinwheel stamp set. This D-size stamp set includes 10 stamp images and sentiments that are great for documenting spring and summer memories or for creating “wowee” cards and 3-D items. This stamp set, regularly priced at $17.95, is available for only $5 with a qualifying $50 order this month only. If papercrafting makes your world go ’round, hurry and get the Pinwheel stamp set during the month of May to make your artwork sparkle and spin! See the May 2013 Stamp of the Month »

National Scrapbooking Month Special

Get the paper packet of your dreams for only $10 when you spend $35! In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May! This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets with a glossy pattern (2 each of 6 colors) as well as 12 B&T Duos® papers (2 each of 6 designs) that were created for this promotion—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else! Start National Scrapbooking Month off right with a unique paper packet at a bargain price and get your creative juices flowing! Want a Dream Pop paper packet for FREE? Simply host a Gathering in May with at least $400 in qualifying sales or sign up as a new Consultant in May and we’ll send you this colorful packet of luscious papers free! Contact your Independent Consultant for all the details. *Shipping/handling and tax apply. Not available for purchase at full retail. Offer valid May 1–31, 2013, while supplies last. Get your $10 Dream Pop paper packet today! »

Give Mom the Perfect Gift

Create with My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Mom

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to create a gift for Mom using the My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Mom stamp set. This set of 11 stamps will make it easy to tell your mom that she’s the world’s greatest. Try the other Perfect Fit stamp sets too for even more endless papercrafting possibilities! Get yours in time for Mom’s big day—only $13.95.

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Stamp of the Month: My Sunshine

Here Comes the Sun! Make your own sunshine with the light-hearted My Acrylix® My Sunshine stamp set. From the hot air balloon to the sunburst, this set of eight stamps will send your projects soaring with bright, exciting images. And the three sentiment images are sure to express the warmest of wishes. Best of all, these stamps have a coordinating shape on the Cricut® Artiste cartridge so you can stamp right on your Cricut®-cut pieces! This hot set is available at a cool $5 with your qualifying $50 order—this month only. See the April 2013 Stamp of the Month »

Sign Up in April and Celebrate!

Free stamp sets for signing as a new Consultant! April is the month to sign up as a new Consultant because when you join the Close To My Heart family, you’ll receive the April, May, June, and July Stamp of the Month stamp sets for free! Now that’s a reason to celebrate! *No additional shipping/handling or tax will be applied for the free stamp sets. Only new Consultants who sign up during the month of April will qualify for the free stamp sets. Offer valid April 1–30, 2013. Get your free Stamp of the Month stamp sets today! »

The Perfect Fit

More My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Frames!

If you loved the My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Frames stamp set, you’ll flip for the Perfect Fit—Frames 2! Like its predecessor, this is a set of four stamps that coordinate with other Perfect Fit sets, such as the new My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Birthday, My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Mom, and My Acrylix^® Perfect Fit—Dad stamp sets.

Additionally, these stamps have a corresponding shape on the Cricut^® Artiste cartridge so that you can stamp right on your Cricut^®-cut pieces! Because it works well with so many other products, this set is a perfect choice at $17.95.

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Stamp of the Month: Floral Happiness

Happiness Is . . .

...the My Acrylix^® Floral Happiness stamp set! Whatever happiness is to you, you’ll be able to share it using this stamp set with many sentiments to express what makes you happy. This set of 16 stamps also contains base and shade floral images to guarantee that your projects will really blossom in two-tone trend. Let your art flourish with each layer of added color. This happy set is $5 with your qualifying $50 order this month only.

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Extra! Extra! Studio J® Savings Extended!

All Layouts are $5 through March 15! In order to allow even more time for you to create and purchase Studio J® layouts at the wonderful $5 per layout price, this offer has been extended. Now through March 15, 2013, all Studio J layouts will be $5!* That’s $1.95 savings per each two-page layout! It’s the perfect time to get clicking with ready-made Express Collections or customize layouts with embellishments, My Stickease® accents, and unique papers and color combinations of your own. If you’ve never tried Studio J before, what are you waiting for? You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories! *Shipping/handling applies. Studio J credits must be redeemed before this promotion can be applied. Offer valid February 1–March 15, 2013. Get started with Studio J »

Jump for Joy in March!

Jump to the Next Level of Hostess Rewards During the month of March, hostesses “jump” to the next level of Hostess Rewards when a Gathering reaches $250 or more!* More discounts and free product for hostesses. Now that’s a reason to jump for joy! *Shipping/handling and tax applies. Only Gatherings with a total of $250 or more will qualify for the jump in Hostess Rewards or Hostess Rewards Plus! Qualifying hostesses will receive Hostess Rewards from one level only—the level that is one higher than their sales total. Offer valid March 1–31, 2013. Make your jump to the next level »

Digital Delights

All Studio J® Layouts are $5 in February! The month of February is a digital delight! From February 1–28, 2013, all Studio J layouts will be $5!* That’s $1.95 savings per each two-page layout! It’s the perfect time to get clicking with ready-made Express Collections or customize layouts with embellishments, My Stickease® accents, and unique papers and color combinations of your own. If you’ve never tried Studio J before, what are you waiting for? You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories! *Shipping/handling applies. Studio J credits must be redeemed before this promotion can be applied. Offer valid February 1–28, 2013. Get started with Studio J »

Stamp of the Month: Home Sweet Home

Home Is Where the Art Is! There’s no place like home, and the My Acrylix® Home Sweet Home stamp set captures that notion. Whether you are scrapbooking memories of home, creating home décor, or gifting for housewarming, this set of four stamps will help you express love at home. Add beauty all around with these sentiments, each one containing an appealing combination of fonts. Bring one home at the sweet price of $5 with your qualifying $50 order this month only! See the February 2013 Stamp of the Month »

Jumpstart Your Crafting with New Products!

Check Out New Products, Project Ideas, and More! What will you find in the new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book? Nearly 150 pages of inspiring artwork, quality products, thrilling project ideas, and innovative techniques! True to its name, the Idea Book is full of great ideas! From scrapbook pages to cards to home décor, you’ll find projects that get your creative juices flowing. Here’s what’s new in the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book: 2 Textile collections to use for fabric accents, backgrounds, or focal pieces 10 Workshops on the Go® kits, including 2 cardmaking kits, 1 unique canvas art kit, and 7 scrapbooking kits Washi tape A 12" × 12" cardstock combo pack for each color palette My Creations™ products such as muslin drawstring bags, clear treat tubes, clear pillow boxes, paper pouches, and a stylish kraft container. 5" × 7" hinged display tray and 6" × 6" canvas display for creating beautiful décor items Ask me how you can get a copy of the latest Idea Book and start ordering the newest products for all your crafting needs. Flip through the Idea Book online »

Divas Blog Hop - For Always

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This by far has been my favorite paper pack from Close to My Heart. I decided to make 2 simple projects.

Some of the things I used to make my project was:

For Always Paper Packet (Product#X7165B )

 Monogram "M" Stamp (Product# M1012)

Cricut Artiste Cartridge (Product# Z1790)

 Black Ink Stamp Pad (Product# Z2105

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