MAKE IT Crafty Hop - Easter/Spring Creations

Welcome to the •MAKE•IT•Crafty• Seasonal Blog Hop! This month we will be featuring Easter or Spring creations.

If you’ve arrived from Diana's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here.

This month we have a number of Close To My Heart Consultants from Ottawa sharing their creations using various CTMH products to help you get over the winter blues.
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 For me, the first sign of Spring is St Patrick's Day !!  Everyone wears green, paints shamrocks on their face, stands in the cold to see the parade and then ends up at the pub for some singalongs and drinking.

I know a little leprechaun, my mischievous and clever 6-yr old nephew.  He loooves candy and chocolates, so I made him his very own pot of gold... I decorated the Cut Above Holiday Treat Bag, it's the perfect shade of green.

 

St Patty's Day Pot of Gold

Outside on the front
I glued a gold chocolate coin at the bottom of the rainbow. For the bag topper I made a shamrock. and used the white chalk marker (Z1767) to trim the edge of ther leaves.  For the stem, I took the striped green washi tape (Z2002) and folded it lengthwise onto itself.

TIP: To make the shamrock, I used the Cricut to cut out 3 hearts out of green Topiary cardstock ( and glued them together using CTMH adhesive dots (Z1903).


CTMH's adhesive dot is strong
just peel back the protective pink plastic

Inside
I took one of the Picture My Life cards with the rainbow, positioned it just so, so you could see it through the window. At the very bottom of the holder, I taped gold dotted washi tape so it looked like gold coins.

Inside - PML card with rainbow

When I present the treat holder, it will be filled with a bag with gold chocolate coins. I know a little guy who will be happy to get this.
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Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! I hope you are enjoying the lovely artwork… Now it’s time to head over to Cyndy's blog and see her artwork! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas! And please leave comments for the other bloggers as you hop through!


And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique

January promotion - Year Noted Kit

Here is another reason to celebrate in January! A special promotion from Close to My Heart.

For anyone looking for a simple, faster way of scrapbooking memories this year, this adorable Year Noted Kit comes ready to help do JUST that!  It also complements Close to My Heart's fantastic line of slip-in photo protectors and products called Picture My Life. (click  peek at those cards)

The exclusive Year Noted Kit comes 2 ways, with the My Creations kraft mini book (Z3044) or without.

It has a retail value of over $27 CAD. Both options include:

1 – Year Noted Stamp Set (C-size)
2 – Year Noted pattern paper
1 – Light mint green cardstock sheet
1 – Orange sherbert cardstock sheet
2 – White daisy cardstock sheets
1 – Metallic gold foil sticker sheet

The stamp set is designed so you will be able to create your own yearlong mini book documenting your likes, aspirations, goals, dreams, and much more!

So here is the 411

During January, for only $10 you can purchase the full kit with kraft mini book, or without the mini book for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50,

This means you will receive over $37 CAD worth of product for only $10 if you purchase the kit with the accompanying mini book!

Shipping/handling rates are based on the full retail price (without My Creations™ kraft mini book: $27.02 CAD; including My Creations™ kraft mini book: $37.97 CAD). Tax is assessed on the actual amount the customer pays for the item.

Remember, the exclusive papers, stamp set, and stickers are available for January. You can purchase the kraft mini book separately from Seasonal Expressions 1 (available December 2014–March 2015) at full retail; however, the mini book is available as part of this exclusive paper kit promotion at a discount of at least 50%! 

So make sure to get your own Year Noted paper kit today for the perfect start to a crafty year! Here is a video to show you how you can put it together.

à bientôt,
Dominique

Vidéo du vendredi - CTMH's August promotion: PML

Hello crafters

Every Friday I post a video on Close to My Heart products.

Since today is the 1st of August, I want to share with you this month's hot summer deal from CTMH.

During the month of August, when you purchase any of the 13 available Picture My Life (PML) scrapbooking kits featured in the Annual Inspirations catalogue at their full retail price of $27.50 CAD, you are eligible to add your choice of 1 of 8 qualifying Memory Protectors 10-packs for only $3 CAD!

 

Watch this video to learn more about Picture My Life kits!

Each PML scrapbooking program already includes a coordinating 10-pack of Memory Protectors, so when you add your additional 10-pack for only $3, you will be well on your way to your own picture-perfect pocket scrapbooking adventure. You’ll be able to preserve double the memories in half the time!

Each kit features a 12x12 cover page to complement your photos and 122 double-sided designed cards. YUP! You read that right a whopping 122 cards! On one side of each card is space for journaling, and on the other you’ll find artistic sentiments and icons. They are acid-free, lignin-free, and buffered.

PML Kit Description
44 – 4" × 6" Cards (2 each of 22 designs)
78 – 3" × 4" Cards (3 each of 26 designs)
1 – 12" × 12" Designed Cover Sheet
10 – 12" × 12" Page Protectors. There are 3 each of Design 3 (Z1950), 3 each of Design 4 (Z1951), 3 each of Design 5 (Z1952), and 1 Side Load (Z1968).

Take a look at the colourful 5 new PML kits released August 1st, 2014

Seaside

Pear and Partridge



Chalk It Up



Wanderful



For Always

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Offer valid August 1–31, 2014, while supplies last. No tax will be charged on the free item(s). Shipping/handling is calculated based on the full retail price of the free item(s) ($10.95 CAD). 
       

 à bientôt,
Dominique