CTMH Deal of the Day FREE Chocolate Brads Wednesday, 24 June

Happy Last Day of School to all in my district! I'm SO glad summer vacation is finally here! Can't wait to party it up with my kiddos for the summer!

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Wed. 24th June is a FREE 100 count box of Chocolate Brads ($4.50 value!) with any Acrylix stamp set purchase!

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Products used in featured card:

Paper: Good Times Level 2 (perfect boy birthday/celebration paper)

Ink: Chocolate, Sweet Leaf

Stamps: Life's a Jungle

Other: Chocolate ribbon, brads (not sure if they were chocolate or pewter), watercolor pencils, liquid glass (on top of sentiment)

CTMH Mystery Goodie Box #4 Pictures of What I Got!

Whoo-hoo! LOOK at what I came to my doorstep today in Mystery Goodie Box #4 ($120 worth of goodies for $60) from Close to my Heart! These boxes are such an incredible value and so much fun to get! There are only two more left to go so DON'T MISS OUT! Check my website daily - there are only 7 more days this month and 2 more boxes up for grabs! If you'd like to get on my e-mail list I'll send you a note when its a Mystery Goodie Box Day - just send me an e-mail at paigedolecki@yahoo.com and you'll receive special notification as well as my monthly newsletter!

Stamps:

D1140 Miracle (a sweet baby set I wanted!): $22.95

C1226 Floral Charms: $18.95

A1070 Atomic Lower Case Letters: $10.95

Papers:

Base Pages (set of 12 pre-printed) Indian Corn Blue: $9.95

Laid Back Level 1 (older style with page protectors): $10.95

Dazzling Diecuts with Dimensional Elements (special we had earlier this year with $50 purchase) White Daisy: $13.95

Embellishments and Other:

2 packages of 9x9 Page Proctetors (ea package has 10): $3.95x2=$7.90

Clear Inspirations Thank You Tags: $3.95

Clear Shapes Connection Club Rewards: $3.00

Autumn Harvest Organdy Ribbon Rounds: $8.95

Designer Ribbon Rounds White Daisy: $8.95

CTMH Deal of the Day Love Letter Rub Ons June 23

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day is a FREE package of 3 Love Letter Rub Ons ($9.95 value!) with any Acrylix stamp set purchase! These rub ons come packed on 6x12" carrier sheets one each in Black, Brown and White. Because you get all three colors you really can mix and match for the best look on your project. So if you have dark cardstock you can use the white rub ons to pop and on light colors you can pop with the brown or black rub ons all staying with the same theme for your project. There are so many images and words packed on these sheets they'll last through many projects! And don't forget with our Deal a Day special that shipping to your door is reduced to just $3!
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The comment I hear the most from people after they have tried our rubons is how easily and smoothly they go on and that they are the nicest rubons they have ever used! One of the major reasons I became a Close to my Heart consultant is because I love our high quality, high value products so sharing these along with our faster, simpler, easier philosophy is what makes being a consultant so much fun for me!

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Check out how much you can save by purchasing this special deal! I'm going to use an example of you purchasing a B size stamp set for $13.95 and one package of rubons for $9.95 at a home gathering with me. Normally I recommend people give me a call /e-mail to place an order as I can combine them into a gathering for the lower shipping rate but with our Deal A Day special you can see that having it delivered to your door with the FREE product and reduced shipping makes it a GREAT DEAL!

Stamp: $13.95
Rubons: $9.95
Product Subtotal: $23.90
Shipping (at gathering rate of 7.95%): $1.90
Tax (at my rate of 8.6%): $2.22
Grand Total: $28.02

Deal a Day Special with FREE Rubons delivered right to your door!
Stamp: $13.95
Rubons: FREE
Product Subtotal: $13.95
Shipping: $3.00
Tax: $1.46
Grand Total: $18.41

Total Savings: $9.61!

CTMH Mystery Goodie Box #4 is on its way! Pictures posted tomorrow!

Oooh - I can't wait! Tomorrow I get my Mystery Goodie Box #4 stuffed FULL of $120 worth of Close to my Heart goodies all for just $60! These boxes are a CRAZY GOOD DEAL! There are only two left this month so don't miss out! Call up your sister and see if she wants to split a box with you! Call your Mom and tell her you know what she can get you for your birthday! Call up your hubby and tell him this is your crafting box to keep you sane over the summer with the kids! Just DON'T MISS OUT ON THE LAST TWO BOXES!

Each one of these boxes has been full of such a variety of goods - everything from stamps, ribbon, paper packs, embellishments, dimensional elements, kits, stickease, etc! I've definitely noticed that CTMH is trying to coordinate the products as much as possible as well! On the day I received a 6x6 album, I received extra 6x6 page protectors as well! If you get Stickease they are probably going to match the paper pack you received. Its those little details that make me so happy I work for this company. They are really trying not only to give you a great deal on stuff but also to make sure you can USE what you get! Check out my previous posts to see much I saved with these boxes - on each one I received WAY MORE than they said I would!

See you tomorrow with pictures of Box #4!

CTMH Deal of the Day FREE Autumn Harvest Sassy Strands Monday, 22 June

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day is a package of Autumn Harvest Sassy Strands ($3.95 value!) with any Acrylix stamp set purchase!
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CTMH Deal of the Day FREE Spool of White Organdy Ribbon Sunday, 21 June/ Birthday Card using CTMH With Love for Underwater Fish Card

Happy Father's Day!

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Sunday, 21 June is a FREE 25 yard spool of White Organdy Ribbon 3/8" ($6.95 value!) with any Acrylix stamp set purchase!

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Organdy ribbon adds such a soft sparkle to projects its sure to come in handy for all your projects. Did you know you can also custom dye your ribbon? Just take a bit of ribbon and either re-inker (in a small plastic jar like our Craft Jars) or your regular ink pad. If using re-inker simply dip and let dry. When I use a stamp pad, I take something like a sponge dauber and press the ribbon into the pad to pick up the color. Let the ribbon dry and I'd also suggest for polyester based ribbons a bit of heat setting with your iron.

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The Happy Birthday card above is one I made for my son's 10th B'day. He loves fish and this card was just perfect for him. I didn't have any Autumn Terracotta organdy for the photo clip fish's tail so I custom dyed some Taffy organdy ribbon to match by clip by pressing it into the ink pad. This stamp set actually uses the flower set "With Love" to create an underwater garden!

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Products used:

Paper: Heavenly Blue Cardstock

Inks: Hollyhock, Topiary, Dutch Blue, Gray Flannel, Autumn Terracotta

Stamp Sets: With Love, Happy Birthday, Simple Stitches (for the starfish)

Other: Autumn Terracotta Photo Clip, Liquid Glass, Organdy Ribbon

CTMH Deal of the Day FREE Heavenly Blue Designer Ribbon Round Saturday, 20 June

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Saturday, 20th June is a FREE Heavely Blue Designer Ribbon Round ($7.95 value!) with any My Acrylix stamp set purchase!

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There are 4 spools of ribbon in each Designer Ribbon Round with 2 full yards (6 feet) of each ribbon for a total of 8 yards (24 feet) of ribbon or just $1 a yard for high quality color matched ribbon for any and all of your projects. A little bow of ribbon, a dash running across the bottom, a ribbon frame on your layout, knots of ribbon marching down the side of your card, ribbon is probably one of the most well loved accents we papercrafters use! Our Desinger Ribbon Rounds have beautiful high quality ribbon to add that touch of texture to any project.

CTMH Deal of the Day - 50% OFF Mystery Goodie Box #4 June 19th

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Friday, 19th June is 50% off Goodie Box #4 (of 6)! This box is full of $120 worth of merchandise for just $60 with reduced shipping of $8! This offer is good through Saturday, 20th June at 7AM Pacific or while supplies last!
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Check out my previous posts on Boxes 1,2 and 3 and you'll see you get EVEN MORE than they promise you with these Mystery Boxes!

Mystery Box #1 ($60 box with $120 product) actually had $132.60 in product!
Mystery Box #2 ($40 box with $80 product) actually had $98.65 in product!
Mystery Box #3 ($100 box with $220 in product) actaully had $250.60 in product!

When you factor in the reduced shipping and the fact that you are paying tax ONLY on the reduced price you are saving closer to 60-65% with these boxes! How cool is that!

Remember - if you order a Mystery Box through me, we'll be partying it up in July at a SWAP AND CROP event where you can swap with other smart Mystery Box buyers if you do happen to get something you already had or if something isn't your cup of tea! I know a lot of the stuff in my box is going to become low cost gifts for the holidays! If you have other crafty people on your list, or if like me - your family likes getting your homemade gifts - these boxes will give you plenty of deals to get started on your holiday gift making over the summer! Hmmmm....Christmas in July workshops.....starting to think here.....

Hope you ladies are enjoying these posts! Take advantage of the 50% OFF Mystery Goodie Box TODAY! Get 'em while they're RED HOT!

CTMH Pictures of Mystery Goodie Box #3 - What I received!

Oooohhhh......aaahhhh.............cool!.................yes................ These are the sounds of a lucky person opening up one of Close to my Heart's fabulous 50% off Mystery Goodie Boxes! These boxes are just chock full of wonderful goodies and they are such a great deal!

Mystery Box #3 was $220 worth of product for just $100 and $8 in shipping. Here is what I found on my doorstep in my favorite white box

Stamp sets:

D1327 Just Because Stamp Set (from the card kit special that sold out) - $22.95
D1196 Floral Elements Stamp Set (only repeat item I received in all the boxes) - $22.95

C1221 Choo Choo Train Stamp Set - $18.95

C1245 Oh Christmas Tree (I wanted that snowman!) - $18.95

B1071 Playful Numbers - $13.95
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Embellishments:

Designer Ribbon Rounds Holiday Collection - $9.95

Designer Ribbon Rounds Hollyhock Collection - $9.95

Consultant Bulk Black Floral Grosgrain Ribbon (matches Silhouette 12 yards) - $12.95

My Accents Tube Cranberry (Yes!) - $12.95

My Accents Tube Autumn Terracotta (Yes!) - $12.95

Topiary Eyelets (Jar of 100) -$3.95

Bookplates Dimensional Elements (one of my favorites!) - $4.95
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Album

6x6 White Daisy Leather Album (I think I'll do an anniversary gift with this one!) - $22.95

6x6 Matte Album Page Protectors - $3.50

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Paper and Stickease:

Just Chillin' Level 1 (old style with page protectors included) - $10.95

Laid Back Level 2 (whoo-hoo perfect for summertime!) - $12.95

Key to my Heart Level 2 (paper from our speciall in January) - $12.95

School Zone Level 2 - $12.95

School Zone Stickease (4 sheets) - $8.95

Grand Total Retail Value: $250.60!

Shipping at 7.95%: $19.92

Tax at my 8.6% rate: $23.26

Total I would have to spend to get it at retail: $293.78

Deal of the Day:

What I spent: $100

Shipping: $8.00
Tax: $9.29

Grand Total I spent: $117.29

HOW MUCH I SAVED WITH DEAL A DAY: $176.49!!!

CTMH Deal of the Day - 6x6 Chipboard Accordian Album June 18th / CTMH 6x6 Chipboard Accordian Gift Album for Mother's Day

The Deal of the Day from Close to my Heart is a 6x6 chipboard accordian album ($3.95 value!) FREE with any Acrylix stamp set purchase! Above is the full 6x6 Chipboard album I showed a glimpse of in a previous post. I made this one for my Mom last year for Mother's Day.

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Quick post this morning but hopefully I'll be back on later today!

CTMH Mystery Goodie Box #3 is on its way - pictures coming soon!

Mystery Goodie Box #3 will be here today! I can't wait to open up a box stacked full of CTMH product that I got for just $100! I'll post pictures as soon as I can!

CTMH Deal of the Day FREE Craft Jars for June 17th

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Wednesday, 17th June is a free set of 6 Craft Jars ($3.50 value) with any Acrylix stamp set purchase!

These little jars have screw on lids and fit in our Accents Organizer which is a very handy item! I love being able to open up my Accents Organizer and seeing at a glance the huge variety of brads, picture hangers, edge anchors, hinges and mini medleys I can use on my projects. Our metal embellishments are such a good deal! Take our Cottage Edge Anchors for an example - for $5.95 you get 24 color matched specialty fasteners (2 each in the flower, circle and photo corner in each of the 4 colors) all with matching brads! That is just .25 cents per embellishment with matching brads but if you want to stretch these further you can break them in half at the hinge joint and use some additional brads and get .25 for two embellishements! Love these sweet little accents!
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These little craft jars also work great with our re-inkers for custom dying! Simply put some re-inker into the jar with a bit of water and you can custom dye paper flowers, sassy strands, ribbon, embroidery floss, etc. Once you have the item dyed just take it out and let it dry on a paper towel!

CTMH Deal of the Day Tuesday, 16 June - Mystery Goodie Box 54% OFF!

Whoo-hoo! Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Tuesday, 16th June is Mystery Goodie Box #3 (of 6)!
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Today's box is filled with $220 worth of goodies for just $100 with reduced shipping of just $8 - FANTABULOUS! If you check out my posts of the first two boxes you'll see the boxes actually have even more goodies than they say they will! This offer is good until 7AM Pacific Time on Wed. 17th June or until supplies run out so grab your box quickly ladies!
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Remember, each of the 6 days of boxes (3 down and 3 to go) have a different product focus so you can get a box on EVERY DAY and not get repeats! Order with a friend - even on the same day there are variations in what you get which makes swapping with friends even more fun! Best of all, if you order a box through me you'll be invited to a special SWAP AND CROP PARTY in July where you can swap items you may already have or just weren't your cup of tea with other lucky box owners! Its sure to be a fun party!
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These boxes are so much fun to get and a terrific deal! What has impressed me the most is the variety of items - there have been kits, paper packs, embellishments, dimensional elements, page protectors, B, C and D size stamp sets, Acrylix blocks and more in these boxes! You can have a whole summer of crafting fun from these incredibly discounted boxes so give yourself and your check book a gift and get one today!

CTMH Deal of the Day Mon. June 15th Designer Ribbon Rounds Ricrac Collection FREE

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Monday, 15th June is a FREE Designer Ribbon Round Ricrac Collection ($9.95 value!) for free with any A,B,C,D or E size Acrylix stamp set purchase!

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Ricrac is such a fun element to add to any card, project or layout. You can use it for stems on a flower, edging on a card, tie off a knot at the top of a bookmark, etc. What I like about ricrac is that you only have to make one knot in it - the zigzag of the ricrac keeps knots from coming undone so embellishing with it is a snap!

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Above is an altered paint can I made with Boom-Di-Ada Creative Basics kit and the adorable "Cottage Floral" B size $13.95 stamp set! This is a very versatile stamp and one of my favorite florals. Pair it up with our Deal of the Day and you've got a terrific deal! There is Hollyhock ricrac around the belly of the can as well as in the groove at the top of the paint can. Love the ruffley look!

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As mentioned in a previous post, I like to use Tombow on the back of my ricrac rubbing off the excess adhesive but you can also use glue dots to adhere and also liquid glass. One tip I received from another consultant is to put a little liquid glass on the area you want to adhere the ricrac to then put a little on the back of your ricrac. If you go lightly the "glue to glue" bond of the liquid glass will keep the ricrac on without soaking through your ricrac. Give it a try on a piece of scrap and let me know what you think!

For me? Awww, thanks!

I received this award today from Dawn over at Dawn's Craft Place - she is also listed in My CTMH Sisters sidebar on the right! What a nice surprise on a Sunday morning to receive this beautiful award to add to my blog! I've been having an absolute blast figuring out this whole blogging, Twitter, Facebook thing. I enjoy learning new things and challenging myself. I try to live my life so that I'm constantly working on some aspect of self improvement and making my little corner of the world a better and more beautiful place to live. I'm happy to share my corner and thankful that others are enjoying it as much as I am!

The rules of this award are:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog along with a link to the person who gave it to you.

2. Pass the award on to 5 other blogs you've recently discovered. Leave a message on their blog so they know they've won an award.

Penny

Melody

Amy

Sarita

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Thanks ladies for sharing yourselves with all of us!