CTMH Cross Canada Blog Hop - March

Bienvenue to the March blog hop featuring artwork created by Close To My Heart consultants from across Canada using products from the So Much Happy collection. To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you came from Colleen's blog then you are in the right place!

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The So Much Happy collection includes coordinating Picture My Life cards (X7241E). These double-sided pocket cards feature unique designs, sentiments, and icons. You get 12 each of  4"×6" pocket cards and 3"×4" pocket cards

Here I chose 2 cards, trimmed off the edge of the long side to 5.5"x4" so it fit the front of a card.

 

I used clear shimmer brush to add some sparkle in spots like the clouds in the card above and the moon in the card below.

Easy-peasy.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena's blog HERE. If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you…

And don't forget

Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique

CTMH Cross Canada Blog Hop - November

Bienvenue to our November Blog Hop featuring artwork created by Close To My Heart consultants from across Canada using products from the 'Tis The Season collection.

To purchase any of the items seen in this blog hop, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you came from Michelle's blog then you are in the right place!

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The patterns on this paper are the perfect holiday colours. Here is one card two ways, just rotate it from landscape to portrait.

This first card used one of the zip strip across the middle.  and the stamp is from the Saison de Noël set (B1622).

This second card uses the small stamp set called Christmas Script (M1209)

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Diana's blog HERE.


Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Please take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers... whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do... by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's blog here, she has the complete blog list from East to West across Canada.

And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.
à bientôt,

Dominique

CTMH Cross Canada Blog Hop - April

Bienvenue to our April Blog Hop featuring artwork created from Close To My Heart products inspired by the theme "Celebrations".

To purchase any of the items seen in this blog hop, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you came from Michelle's blog then you are in the right place!

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When I think of celebrations, I think birthdays. I for one can never have enough birthday cards on hand. So I decided to showcase a birthday card using two of the French stamps that CTMH currently sells as well as a sneak peek of one of the new paper collections that will be available starting May 1st.

Birthday card / Carte de fête

The card cover is made with two 2"x2" squares of Central Park paper. The sentiment and the bubbles are from the Invitation (French) stamp (C1701)

For the inside, I used another of Close To My Heart's French stamps, the gorgeous Bonne Fête (A1212). It is stamped in archival black ink to give a crisp glossy image. The delicate flowers and leaves are coloured with Shin Han alcohol markers.

Supplies
Pattern Paper: Central Park (coming May 1st)
Cardstock: Canary (X5982)
Ink: Canary (Z2843), Sapphire (Z2848)
Embellishments: Sapphire Dots (Z4177)
Card base/envelope (X254)
Stamp: Invitation (C1701) and Bonne Fête (A1212)

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Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Caroline Creations blog HERE.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Please take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers... whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do... by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's blog here, she has the complete blog list from East to West across Canada.


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

à bientôt,
Dominique

CTMH Cross Canada Blog Hop - January

Welcome to our January Blog Hop featuring artwork created from Close To My Heart products found in the new the Seasonal Inspirations 2018 catalogue.

To purchase any of the items seen in this blog hop, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you came from Nicky's blog then you are in the right place!

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I decided to showcase how one of new papers coordinates perfectly with a stamp and diecut from the annual catalogue. Here is a quick card for a baby shower, wedding shower, wedding, or Mother's Day.  Stamp an appropriate sentiment for the occasion and voilà you're ready to go!

This card is made by using the Gimme Some Sugar paper. The floral pattern is cut at 5.5" x 3", and green piece at 5.5" x 0.5".

The Beautiful You die was used to cut the flower and 2 leaves out of Daisy white cardstock. A third leaf was cut out of vellum. The medium-sized flower was stamped with pale Bashful pink ink and the second layer in Pixie. The middle of the flowers was made with ShinHan marigold marker. The two leaves were stamped in Juniper. I embellished using Bitty sparkles in the center of some of the little flowers and a sparkle on the large flower.

To tie everything in, I like to decorate the envelope - this time I stamped flowers across the flap.

Supplies
Paper:pattern: Gimme Some Sugar (X7228B), vellum (Z3367)
Ink: Bashful (Z2819), Pixie (Z2844), Juniper (Z2865)
Marker: Marigold (Z2487)
Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles (Z1263), Clear Sparkles (Z3274)
Card base/envelope (X254)
Tool: Beautiful You stamp/diecut (Z3384)

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Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Brae's blog HERE.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. Please take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers... whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do... by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's blog here, she has the complete blog list from East to West across Canada.

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

à bientôt,

Dominique

24 hour Flash SALE starting Friday 5pm

Close to my Heart is kicking off 2018 with a 24-hour flash sale on my website this weekend! 

Even I don't know what will be on sale so I'm excited to find out !!

The sale will begin at 5pm on Friday, January 12, and end at 5 pm on Saturday, January 13! Items are while supplies last and could sell out, so make sure to order from my website at www.dominique.ctmh.com or contact me right away to add to my order going in.

Here are a few things to remember:

• Sale prices are only available while supplies last.
• The sale features current products and will go fast, so shop early! 
• All discounted items count towards the Stamp of the Month ! Just spend $50 to get the stamp of the month for $6!
• Shipping and handling is based on the full retail value of the sale items.
• So, don't forget to get online tomorrow and check out the big sale!!!

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Close To My Heart Black Friday Sale with Dominique - ma Vente du vendredi fou

24 HOUR SALE - starting Friday November 24th at 2am - while supplies last - orders can be done online at https://dominique.closetomyheart.ca

Save 50% on all of our currently available Cut Above® Layout Kits

This includes our current kits as well as a selection of layout kits that were previously available. Some of these kits are only available in low quantities, so be sure to place your orders early! 

The Story Begins kits 

As an additional bonus, when you buy the The Story Begins kits (Baby Boy or Baby Girl), you are eligible for additional savings - you can purchase an album of your choice at 30% off! Choose your colour, choose your style - D-ring binder or post bound.

As usual with discounted items, shipping and handling will be based on the full retail value of sale items.

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

We’ve been told that Corporate has big plans for Black Friday and CyberMonday — but they have not given us any details yet. Close To My Heart Corporate office will email out details in their newsletter.

If you would like to receive the Corporate CTMH newsletter, do the following

1. Go to my Online Store at www.dominique.closetomyheart.ca
2. Click the "sign in" button at the top right.
3. Click on the "Create Account" button.
4. Enter your name email address, create a password.
5. Tick the checkbox to ‘subscribe’ to the newsletter. "Subscribe me to the Close To My Heart newsletter."
6. You will then get an email asking you to confirm that you want to be subscribed to the email. Make sure to click on the email link that says ‘Click here to confirm your subscription to our list’.

I am signed up for Corporate newsletter and I promise they do not share your email and they do not send too many messages each month. I typically only receive one message per month, but during specials, like Flash Sales, there are more messages, but this happens only a few times each year.

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Close To My Heart SALE in November

During this month, save on crafting essentials like paper, ribbon, die cuts and stickers.

You can save 40% off  bundles of coordinating Fundamentals products ! The bundle contains 20 sheets of paper, a package of complements with stickers and diecuts, and rolls of 9-12 yards of ribbon. 

Or buy each item individually at 30% off.  GREAT value! FUN Christmas gift to put on Santa's list.

When you host a party that reaches the third level of Hostess Rewards or higher, hostesses will receive a FREE Fundamentals bundle of their choice—that’s up to a value of $37.85.

Anyone who becomes a Close To My Heart Consultant in November will receive a FREE Fundamentals bundle of their choice in their New Consultant Kit, totally free!

If you would like to host a Gathering or become a CTMH Consultant, please reach out to me via email. 

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Punny Pals - October Promotion

This month we have a special card kit called Share A Smile, that comes with Instruction Guide for making 32 little cards you can use as ‘Just because’ cards to brighten someone’s day!

The full kit contains the dies that cut out the adorable animal shapes along with 32 mini card bases/envelopes, 8 full sheets of colour cardstock, 1 sheet of gold glitter cardstock and Instruction guide. $51.25 (instead of $61.25)

Share a Smile Card Kit (CC1342) $51.25 

The stamp set, called Punny Pals, is sold seperately. CTMH donates $7 USD from the sale of each Punny Pals set to to Operation Smile™, an organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children around the world. #ctmhofficial #operationsmile

The stamp set is available until the end of July 2018 but the co-ordinating thin cuts are a special offer for October 2017 only.  These little guys are soooo cute !

Punny Pals stamp set (D1751) $23 

You can also order items from the kit separately. 

The set of diecuts costs $37.

Share a Smile set of die cuts (CC1430) $37

 Package of extra mini cards/envelopes costs $12.75.

Card bases and envelopes - mini 3"x3" (CC1343) $12.75

Be sure to contact me and order yours today so you don’t miss out.

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


à bientôt,
Dominique

Aurevoir Cricut cartridges

Provo Craft has decided to discontinue production of physical Cricut cartridges.
Effective immediately, all CTMH Cricut collections that include a physical cartridge are available while supplies last.  Now is the time to stock up on Flower Market, Artistry and Artbooking collections.

Over the last year, CTMH has been taking steps to make the transition easier by introducing digital-only collections, and by introducing a Cricut Explore Air 2 hostess bundle. This has been to help encourage us to upgrade our machines in anticipation of this new digital decision. In fact, you may have even noticed that CTMH has started to include image numbers in artwork recipes. This helps make creating easier for us as we learn to use digital cartridges within Design Space.

Tutorial videos are in the works! These videos are being created to help us learn how to navigate Design Space on newer Cricut machines. Perfect timing.

Close To My Heart has been able to secure enough inventory of the You Are Here collection to last through the duration of our Annual Inspirations 2017–18 Idea Book. Yay! 

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Méga Scrapbooking Crop Ottawa - September 16

On Saturday September 16th come crop til you drop from 10AM to 11pm ! This bilingual event is open to all crafters!

Day Includes / la Journée Inclus
• BIG 8 feet of cropping space / 8 pieds d'espace de travail
• Free Goodie Bag / sac-cadeau gratuit
• 13 hours to focus on your crafting / 13 heures de crop
• Shopping (Close To My Heart) / Magasinage (des fournitures seront disponible)
• Free Wi-Fi / WiFi gratuit
• Free parking and easy access - no stairs. / Sationnement gratuit et facile d'accès - aucun escalier
• Fun and laughter / du plaisir autant que vous en voulez!!!

TABLES
SOLO 8ft table: $40 / $40 seule à une table de 8 pieds
OR
DUO: $50 Share 8ft table with a friend ($25 each) / Partager la table (25 $ chacune)

REGISTRATION / INSCRIPTION
Return the registration form with your payment to guarantee your spot. Space is limited. Sorry, no refunds, however your spot can be transferred to a friend - just let us know

Optional / Supplémentaire
Workshops / Ateliers
$10 Two cheerful Birthday Cards / Deux cartes d'anniversaires
$15 Double Layout / Deux pages de scrapbooking 

 

PAYMENT OPTIONS / PAIEMENT
• E-transfer payment / transfert bancaire
• Cash / Comptant

For more information or to obtain the registration form contact Dominique at dominique.fun2cre8@gmail.com


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

à bientôt,
Dominique

August Special when you Join my Close To My Heart Team

Come have fun with me !

When you sign up as a new Consultant with Close To My Heart during August, you can earn your choice of these rewards when you submit $350 CAD in comissionable sales by September 30
1. a FREE Cricut® collection, or
2. a FREE alphabet die & stamp bundle, or
3. an additional $126 CAD in Select Product Credit!

Of course you also get you get:
• A New Consultant Kit with essential supplies for only $95 CAD (worth over $250)
• $60 CAD in Select Product Credit to spend on additional supplies
• The chance to earn fantastic Straight To The Top start-up rewards

CONSULTANT KIT
(worth over $250)

Option #1
FREE Cricut collection of your choice
Includes 700 images, three stamp sets that coordinate with shapes on the cartridge, and one 20-sheet cardstock combo pack. Choose between Physical cartridge or Digital code to access online.

CRICUT COLLECTIONS

Option #2 
FREE Alphabet die & In the Background Stamp (CC1309) (retail $107)
The stamp set is designed to provide patterns and textures for the letters that you cut out of cardstock using the Block Alphabet Thin Cuts. Using these two items together makes it easy to create your own customized, patterned letters!

Alphabet dies & Background stamp bundle 

Option #3 
Shopping Spree of $126 in Close To My Heart SPC reward  (CC1310)

Full list here and here

If you choose to receive $126 CAD in SPC, she can use it to purchase any SPC-eligible items, including:

• Stamp Sets (excluding Stamp of the Month sets)
• Clear Blocks
• Ink Pads
• Mini Pigment Ink Pad 
• Re-inkers
• ShinHan Touch Twin Markers
• Complements
• Paper packs
• Fundamentals papers
• Cardstock Packs (excluding Kraft and Watercolor)
• Picture My Life cards
• Workshops Your Way Kits
• Cut Above Layout Kits
• Cut Above Card Kits

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Cross Canada Blog Hop - August

Welcome to the Canadian hop featuring artwork created from Close To My Heart products found in the new 2017-2018 Annual Inspirations catalogue. To purchase any of the items seen in this blog hop, contact your local consultant to place an order.

If you came from Colleen's blog then you are in the right place! 

I decided to showcase one of the newest French stamps and both of the Golden Moments Cut Above kits which are perfect if you need a card or gift tag for an upcoming special occasion. 

These kits come with everything you need to add that special touch - just choose your own adhesive and ink. Stamp an appropriate sentiment for the occasion and voilà you're ready to go!

Here is a quick card for a baby shower, wedding shower, wedding, anniversary, or graduation.  As you can see, you can place the card horizontally or vertically. I used 3 D foam tape to pop up the banner. 

Golden Moments Card - horizontal

Golden Moments Card - vertical

The Golden Moments Cut Above Card kit includes materials to make 10 cards, including the pink and gold foil card bases, envelopes, and die-cuts with gold foil edge.

Here is a gift tag. The gold foil background is so elegant. 

Tag

The Golden Moments Cut Above Tag kit includes materials to make 10 gift tags, including tags, die-cuts and white twine.

For the cards and the tag I used the French stamp Avec Amour C1700. It has 14 sentiments perfect for every occasion. Everyone needs to get this stamp set, it is so versatile.

 Avec Amour
Close To My Heart (C1700)

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sheena's blog HERE.  Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring Projects inspired from the New Products from the New Holiday Expressions Catalog. So mark September 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's blog here, she has the complete blog list from East to West across Canada.

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

August Stamp of the Month - Promotion

Each month, CTMH releases a special stamp set available for that month only. You can purchase the (Stamp of the Month) SOTM for only $6 when you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products. Alternatively you may order one or more of this stamp for $23.

The August 2017 Stamp of the Month is called School Year. It has 9 stamps perfect for those first and last day of school layouts. 

Here are some projects using the stamp and paper from Jack collection.

And another layout...

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

New Close To My Heart catalogue

It's here !!

2017-2018 Annual Inspirations Idea BookThis is more than a catalogue, it is a book filled with project ideas and fun creative inspiration.Unlike most catalogues, you'll also find creative tips and techniques, full-colour artwork with recipes available online, project kits, and spotlights of online video projects. It truly is an "idea" book that will inspire all papercrafters and stampers in their creative endeavours.

This year's Idea Book has the scrapbooking, cardmaking, and stamping products you need and love.
Versatile paper collections, 40 colours of ink pads/reinkers, dual-toned cardstock (bringing it to 80 colours), sheets of gold and silver foil paper in 12x12, as well as vellum paper and glitter papers in 12x12.  A new Cricut cartridge with over 700 images, die cuts with matching stamps, alcohol markers in 24 colours. There are pretty embellishments like pearls as well as spools of ribbons and shimmer tapes.

There's a lot to see. These products are available until July 31, 2018. .

New products are now available in my online store! You can now VIEW the full catalogue and SHOP the new products!
https://dominique.closetomyheart.ca/ctmh/products/online-idea-book.aspx

Click HERE to see new Catalogue

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Stampaganza

Time is running out on Stampaganza !!

Purchase any 2 stamp sets from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue or the Seasonal Expression catalogue from Close to My Heart and receive one set FREE of equal or lesser value. 

This year, CTMH has also brought back some popular retired sets that are included in this sale. Check them out...

These monthly word puzzle are $23 each, order just your favourites or get the whole set for a special Stampaganza price of $184! 

Contact me to place your order dominique.fun2cre8@gmail.com


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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Free album when you join CTMH

Join my CTMH team ! During the month of June, you not only do you get the New Consultant Kit plus $60 in Select Product Credit for getting additional creative supplies. But you also get a FREE album.

You choose the style - postbound or D ring, and you choose from 9 colours.  It sells for $38.25 but it is free in June to those who join CTMH. So for only $95 you get over $275 worth in products.


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

à bientôt,
Dominique

Photo album BOGO sale

In June, buy a scrapbook album and get a second ½-off!
These albums are an ideal place to preserve your memories and protect them from the elements.

This month only, when you buy one album at $38.25, you can get a second one ½-off—that’s a savings of $19.12! Choose from our D-ring and post-bound styles, both of which come in a selection of 9 colours!

*Offer available 1 June–30 June 2017 while supplies last. Shipping and handling assessed on retail value.

Z5203 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Navy
Z5303  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Navy
Z5204 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Teal
Z5304  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Teal
Z5205 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Red
Z5305  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Red
Z5207  My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Sea Glass
Z5307  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Sea Glass
Z5208 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Pink
 Z5308  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Pink
Z5200  My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Black
Z5300 M y Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Black (Sold out)
Z5201 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Grey
Z5301  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Grey
Z5202 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—Brown
Z5302  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—Brown
Z5206 My Legacy™ D-ring Album—White
Z5306  My Legacy™ Post-bound Album—White

Get an album FREE when you sign up as a Consultant or host a qualifying party!

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

à bientôt,
Dominique

24 hour Flash Sale

Close To My Heart has a 24 hour flash sale begining June 1st at 5:00 pm and ending same time on Friday..

It features a 30% discount on selected products and product bundles.

Go to www.dominique.closetomyheart.ca  and find the list under Shop.

As usual with discounted items, shipping and handling will be based on the full retail value of sale items. All the items included in the sale are only available while supplies last



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

à bientôt,
Dominique

June Stamp of the Month - Promotion

Each month, CTMH releases a special stamp set available for that month only. You can purchase the (Stamp of the Month) SOTM for only $6 when you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products. Alternatively you may order one or more of this stamp for $23.

The June 2017 Stamp of the Month is called Hello Foxy.  It has 11 stamps - so cute !!  

Here are two cards made with the stamp set.

Shop on my online store at www.dominique.closetomyheart.ca

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

à bientôt,
Dominique