HUGE Black Friday Happenings!

Happy Thanksgiving  

I hope you had a wonderful day with family and friends.

I am sharing the rewards with you at the start of the holiday season!  

Shop online today Friday November 28th between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. and you could be the mystery hostess and earn all the rewards.  

With every $25 purchase made on my website, selecting "Black Friday Special", your name will be entered in a drawing to earn the total hostess rewards.  The rewards start at $25 in CTMH products and increase as more purchases are made!  I will draw the name on Saturday and notify the winner by email.

What is after Black Friday?  More opportunities to win hostess rewards.  Keep watching your email for details about how you can get entered in the drawing.  Watch or email for details.

Happy shopping,
Michele

Seasonal Sampler: Give Thanks

The November Seasonal Sampler is here.  I am working on kits for my upcoming workshops and kits to go.  If you would like to participate in the Seasonal Sampler club or just make one month's sampler, or get a kit to go, please contact me. 

This month the sampler is created using the Pathfinding paper packet, complements, assortment, bronze shimmer and brown and tan sparkles. 

 The original design was created by Lalia Harris.  I love working as a team to create these projects. 
Here you can see her artwork and what it looks like in the beautiful Design Decor Black Shadow Box. 

 This is a bit of a variation on Lalia's sampler.  I added a the Pathfinding assortment for a little more texture in the elements of the sampler.  The cost of the sampler kit alone is $16.60 and the frame is purchased separately.  If you would like to use up all the elements in your kit, for $2.50, you can purchase a supplemental kit to create the following two cards and medallion which can be used as a stake in a floral arrangement or tied to a wreath as I did.

If you are local, you are welcome to attend one of my three workshops.  Monday Nov 3rd 7 p.m.,  Friday Nov 7, 9:30 a.m. or Sunday Nov 9th 7 p.m.  If you would like to order a kit to go, please contact me for details.  All kits to go contain photo instructions, sent via email. 

Below you can see the products used for the sampler.  They are also perfect for scrapbook pages, Thanksgiving decor, and cards.  You can shop for these product here. 

Thankful for you!
Michele

Huntington and Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving approaches and family comes to town, I am excited to capture some of the special moments and scrapbook them!  If you have purchased the Artbooking Cartridge, contact me and I will send you the Cricut Craftroom File to create your own layout. 

Here’s what I used to create this page. 

   

From the Craft Room to the Dining Room

Create a beautiful tablescape for Thanksgiving with items in your craft room.  Here, I used the idea from the Close to My Heart catalog, to create a *candle “holder” decorated with leaves.  All the items were cut using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge.  The lattice was cut four times and then hinged together with matching cardstock.  The leaves were cut from a variety of papers from the Huntington Paper packet and then I added faux stitching for detail.  The place card was made using the Cricut Craftroom and welding together a shape to also create a folded piece and then added the overlay for a border. 

Happy Thanksgiving was stamped from the set “Perfect Fit:  Thanksgiving” 

Faux stitching is really easy with the two different rulers Close to My Heart offers. 

First, our basic ruler functions as a measure tool as well as a basic stitch guide and useful to align and space embellishments such as sparkles or brads.  Use the paper piercer and pad to poke starting holes. 

       

Second, our stitch guide has multiple stitch options as well as shapes such as hearts, circles, and stars.  You can use this to create holes if preparation for stitching or just create a pattern with the holes as a background on a card or scrapbook page. 

Finally, after creating my stitch line or pattern, I connect the dots with a fine tip marker to mimic a thread and thus create a faux stitch look.  Fast, simple and easy with the tools from Close to My Heart. 

*I would recommend that you only use the “battery operated” candles in these holders to prevent fire.

Keep a look out for my next tablescape idea:  placemats. 

Personalize your table for Thanksgiving

Using my paper-crafting supplies for more than just scrapbooking and card making is so satisfying.  I love the idea of creating my Thanksgiving tablescape with items I can make.

These burlap bags are easily decorated by stamping on them with pigment ink or decorating with ribbon and paper as I have done. 

You can using this at the place setting to hold the napkin and silverware or give a hostess gift if you are going to celebrate with family or friends. 

The leaf is cut from the Huntington Paper Packet using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge.  The bow is created with the brown stripe ribbon sold by CTMH.  I stamped the image from the Thanksgiving Perfect fit stamp set.

Thanksgiving Special: More for your Money

I am getting right in there with the big guys and having a fun special during the Thanksgiving weekend.  You can get more for your money when you shop Close to My Heart from me, for your Christmas projects and gifts.

Here’s the deal:

When you place a $99 order (before shipping and tax) with me between 6:00 AM Thursday November 24th and 11:00 PM Sunday, November 27th, you will get to choose $20 in additional product for free!  And, you can also get the stamp of the month for $5.  And, your name will be put in a drawing to receive half off one additional item or hostess bundle.  All orders need to be placed through me by email or phone. 

Need some ideas? 

• Purchase the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge for yourself or as a gift and choose $20 in stamp sets that have coordinating cartridge cuts or other product on your wish list. 
• Gather $99 in orders from your friends and family, and you choose the $20 in “gifts” for yourself.
• Planning to “catch up” on some scrapbooking in the new year?  Purchase a Studio J membership ($30 - $99) and then schedule a personal tutorial time with me to get started. 
• Add some personalized stamp sets to your gift list.  These run between $5.95 and $9.95 and come with a 1 x 3 1/2 inch block.  You can choose from six different fonts, add an icon if you like and have up to 4 lines on the stamp.  Paper crafters enjoy “signing” their creations with a “Handmade by…” stamp.  Children like to have a name stamp and an address stamp is great for a family or individual. Choose their favorite color ink pad and you have a great stocking stuffer.
• January is a great time to get organized.  Purchase a Inks Organizer $69.95, Acrylix Stamp Set Organizer $12.95,and/or Accessories Case $12.95 and you will have what you need to start your organization in January. 

Start planning your Thanksgiving weekend purchases and share this event with your friends.   And just a reminder, all orders need to be place through me by phone or email. 

Cherish the Day

A Thanksgiving Card using the Dreamin’ paper packet, Harvest Happiness stamp set and the stamp of the month.  The great thing is that the leaves and the tickets are cut on the Cricut!  Cut the leaves and ticket, stamp image on the shape, and attach to the card.

Here’s another piece made using the stamp of the month as well as the Cricut.  Layered together, it make a tag for a holiday package.
The stamp set contains a specific ticket for every month of the year as well as the calendar dates to personalize a card and add details to your scrapbook pages.

Take a closer look at the artwork and the supplies used here. 

Purchase your set today by contacting me or shopping here.