NEW Close To My Heart Products - Installment 1

As promised, I'm back to tell you about some of our brand new Close To My Heart products that debuted yesterday in the new Autumn/Winter Idea Book. I'll be talking about 3 new products today.   I'll also be breaking new product descriptions and my thoughts on them into several posts, so keep checking back over the next few weeks for more, more and more.

1.  The first product I wanted to focus on is the new Artbooking CTMH/Cricut Cartridge.  This is the 3rd exclusive cartridge that CTMH has collaborated on with Cricut and it's revolutionary!  You're gonna LOVE it, my friends!  It takes all of the guess work out of scrapbooking for you!  There are still the hard to believe 700 images in this cartridge this time, just like the other two, but this is a cartridge with a twist.  I am pretty excited about it!  It will help you take your scrapbooking to never-before-seen levels!  With oodles of images in each of 15 layout themes, you can create several coordinating pages for each theme using just two keys and one dial size. For instance, if you are creating a 12"x 12" page, just set your size at 11" and it will cut every single page piece to size for a 12" x 12" page (like the layout below). No more guessing on title sizes, accent sizes, etc! Images include accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats (in standard photo sizes) and more! Check out the layout below that was beautifully made with this cartridge. In addition to the new font and page designs, this cartridge also includes 10 themed mini-books (like the one below), also optimized for several different sizes using just two keys and one dial size!  Celebrate birthdays, new baby, vacations, friends, sports, Halloween, Christmas and more!

one of the many Artbooking mini-books

A beautiful Artbooking layout

The collection comes with the cartridge, an instructional book as well as pages of each key's images, 3 sets of coordinating stamps and 3 coordinating sheets of chipboard shapes.  All of this for only $99.




See and purchase the Artbooking Cricut Collection on my website here. 

2.  Our new Base and Bling Wearable Craft Collections:   You can now show off your creativity anywhere you go with our new Base and Bling wearable crafting projects.  You will love dressing up these affordable, lightweight fashion accessories with our textiles and specially designed Base & Bling adhesive-backed jewels and accents - so simple and quick, you'll want to make several items in different colors. See and purchase the Base and Bling products on my website here.

There are many base and bling options to choose from!

There's even a workshop kit to make this very necklace for only $14.95!

I personally made the necklace in the photo above and it took less than an hour! Easy, peasy, lemon squeasy!

3.  The last product I wanted to feature today is one that EVERY scrapbooker and card maker needs!  It is the scrapbooking and card making how-to magazine:  Make it from Your Heart - Volume 2.  This 48 page volume is essential for creating beautiful scrapbook layouts and cards.  With patterns inspired by Jeanette Lynton it features sixteen 2-page layout patterns, two 1- page layout patterns, and 12 different card patterns. You'll also find detailed blueprints, cutting diagrams, full-color artwork, and helpful hints for the creating process.  In addition to being affordable, it's lightweight, softbound and easy to carry to crops and club nights.

These 2 quick pics were taken with my awful phone camera but I wanted you to get the idea:

Make It From Your Heart Volume 2: Cover

Example of layout with blueprint, cutting guide, and helpful hints.

You can see and purchase this awesome little ditty on my website here.

Basketball Layout - "Game On"

I created this layout of Dawson using the new "Make It From Your Heart" publication that was recently released by Close To My Heart. This book has 16 two-page layout patterns, 2 one-page layout patterns,  and 12 card patterns. All of that for only $7.95! 

I had fun with a few different techniques on this layout:

• Painting the edges of the layout and even the photos with some white acrylic paint
• Tone-on-tone stamping: I stamped the basketballs in bamboo ink on bamboo cardstock for the base pages.
• Embossing: I am a  huge embosser.  I thought the embossed stamped borders on a few of the patterned paper strips above and below the photo collage added just the right touch.
• Mixing and matching patterned papers from a few different paper packs.

That "Make It From Your Heart" publication is full of great inspiration and ideas!

Here are a few detail shots.  I'll add a 'products used' list after the photos. 

I used the awesome Dimensional Elements Tags to create this journaling spot.

I loved using the Pacifica Mini-Medley Buttons and our Neutral Twine Assortment to mix in with the Dimensional Elements Stars. Some I just left white and some I covered with B&T paper.

Can you tell I love Dimensional Elements?  I used our Dimensional Element Notable Alphabet in it's natural white state for the "Game On" title.

Close To My Heart products used:  Game On Stamp Set, Bamboo Cardstock, Ruby Cardstock, Dakota Paper Pack, Florentine Paper Pack, Bamboo Stamp Pad, Dimensional Elements Tags, Dimensional Elements Stars, Dimensional Elements Notable Alphabet, Pacifica Mini-Medley (retired), Neutral Twine Assortment, Versamark Pad, White Daisy Embossing Powder.