Joining in August Is in the Bag!

Join Close To My Heart in August and get a darling Damask Tote Bag free!



You will receive a FREE Damask Tote Bag (retail value $50), while supplies last.*  I can say with personal experience this tote is AWESOME, because it is the one we received from convention.  AND my super-oh-so-picky thirteen-year-old daughter even likes it and stole it for her own backpack for school -- if that doesn't tell you how nice it is, I don't know what will!  :-)  HA!  It can be slung over your shoulder, across the chest, or even worn as a backpack.

You can select either the $49 New Consultant Essentials Kit or the $99 Master Kit which includes more supplies and tools -- both are eligible to receive the free tote!  But only in August and only while supplies last.  For more information on the sign-up kits, click here.  For more details about the August special, check out the flyer.

If you are interested in signing up and taking advantage of this spectacular special, I would do it sooner rather than later.  We've been told this offer has "limited availability," and I don't see it lasting very long.  It begins August 1st at 9am MDT. 

This is a great time to sign up:


1 - We have the brand new Essentials Kit for only $49!  I've been a consultant now for ten years, and we've never had such an affordable kit while I've been a consultant.  With around $130 in full retail value -- you can't beat it!

2 - An absolutely FREE Damask Tote Bag (pictured above), with an additional retail value of $50!  Only while supplies last, so take advantage quickly!

3 - Join the Close To My Heart family!  Hobbiest, part-time or full-time... there's room for everyone here!

4 - Close To My Heart provides everything needed to grow and build a successful business at whatever level you want: online classes, marketing materials (printed and online), videos, newsletters, workshops, and oh so much more!

5 - The next Convention is at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando!  Come join me!  Florida here we come!  :-)


You can easily sign up on my website, if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask!!!

Dani

Art Quote Mini Album

Another piece of art for teaching this year, was I created a mini album with the new Memory Protectors Flip Flaps®, Small Assortment™ -- I used the 3"x4" size. You simply need to group together one size of the Flip Flaps together and insert photos, paper, and any embellishments you want to use.





I decided to make a mini album of my favorite art quotes.  I just poked through the flip flaps and album cover with the piercing tool, threaded through some Baker's Twine for the spine, and tied it at the front.  I also used our new Hooks & Loop Dots to close the album.  Here is a quick picture of all the quotes I included inside:









































Hope all the art quotes inspire you!  :-)
Dani
 

Cricut Artiste is almost here!

One of the new products that I received to create my art for convention was a prototype of the brand new, Cricut© Artiste collection!  LOVE IT!  If you remember, last year Close To My Heart released their very first collection, the Cricut© Art Philosophy collection.  And it was a hit - they sold what they predicted was a year's worth of inventory in only about three weeks!!!  I'll make my own prediction, that this one will meet or beat that... it's simply fabulous. 

It has over 700 images (only TWO overlap the Cricut© Art Philosophy cartridge - a circle and square - for convenience), a brand new font, themed projects, 3D items, and so much more.  As before, it comes bundled in a collection with three new coordinating D-size stamp sets and three sheets of coordinating Dimensional Elements.  In addition to the regular guide, it also comes with a visual assembly book for the 3D projects, which is so helpful and makes assembly super quick and easy.

The new, exclusive Cricut© Artiste collection will be available to order as early as August 1st and is a great value.  The bundle of three coordinating stamp sets and three dimensional element sheets has a full retail value of almost $125, but you can get it for just $99!



Here are the keypads:








 



 
And don't forget, with this purchase you automatically qualify to receive August's Stamp of the Month set, Baroque Borders, for only $5 more!


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I'd like to share with you one of my projects that was on display at convention this year.  It was a mini album, entirely cut out with the new Cricut© Artiste cartridge.  Pretty cool, huh?  I created a "Brag Book" mini album, celebrating my children's achievements in reading this past school year.















I used one of the stamp sets that comes with the bundle as well as the new Outta This World stamp set -- so quick, easy and cute!

I know this will be on your wish list.  :-) 

Dani
 

Nice!

Kenny just put my new sign in the office.  I like it!!!  :-)

 

Out of all the new names for the upcoming paper packs, Flirty is a fun one to have been assigned for the sign.
 
Dani
 

Back from Texas!!!

We made it back from our long drive to Texas, and I no longer have to keep all my teaching for Extravaganza secret!!!  :-)  Woo-hoo!  I'm going to have all my art out for an Open House celebrating the brand new Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book, which goes live August 1st!



An Open House Celebration
for the new Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book!
Saturday, August 4th -- 9:00am - 2:00pm


There will be:


-TONS of new artwork and product on display
-Free make-n-take projects
-A small selection of "take home today" products, specially priced
-Open House only specials
-Door Prizes & Grand Prize Basket
-Light snacks and refreshments


Make sure to stop by to get YOUR *FREE* Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book!!!

I was assigned the new Flirty paper for teaching at Extravaganza:



As well as given a prototype of the brand new Cricut© Cartridge coming out: the Cricut© Artiste Collection!  Woo-hoo!  I can't wait until you guys can get this:



You are definitely going to love it!  It is filled with over 700 shapes, a plethora of 3D items and projects!!!  You can easily create everything you need to celebrate almost any occasion.  As before, this collection is a bundle which includes three exclusive stamp sets and three sets of Dimensional Elements -- all of which coordinate with the Cricut© Artiste shapes for mix-and match fun.  And for even more excitement, there are also new stamps that coordinate with the Cricut© Art Philosophy collection too.  Forty percent of our stamp sets now coordinate with a Cricut© cartridge - THAT IS AWESOME!

In addition to Flirty, there are seven more gorgeous paper kits: Avonlea, Clementine, Dakota, La Belle Vie, Scholastic, Moonlight, and Pear & Partridge. There are an incredible 62 new stamp sets, some exciting brand-new products, stunning new embellishments, and so much more!  I can't wait for you to see everything.

Somehow, my amazing husband was able to pack and bring back my artwork so I could share it with all of you (we were VERY squishy in the car back from Texas), with only a few oops:







I will make sure to fix up everything the best that I can, so that you can 'ooh and ahh' away at the Open House at all my hard work that I wasn't able to share with you earlier.  :-)  I'll go ahead and share one piece of art, so you can see something completely brand new.  This is the layout that I created with the photograph of my daughter Delaney that I shared earlier:



It's hard to believe that she is thirteen years old already.  In my head sometimes, she's still the little girl who liked to dress up in Disney Princess clothes.  :-)

I also received a little gift from Close To My Heart in the mail, celebrating 10 years as a consultant.  Can you believe it?  My hubby nicely already put it on my CTMH charm bracelet for me.





Sorry the picture isn't any better, but I just snapped it myself and no matter what I did... I could only get two of the charms to show at once.  :-) 

Then, I still can't believe that Delaney agreed to do this, but I thought it might be fun to share all my teaching aprons I've received at convention.  (She is modeling all of them for us.)  This year is my all-time favorite, filled with ruffles and bling -- you definitely can't go wrong! 

Dallas, Texas - Convention 2012
 

Anaheim, California - Convention 2011

Orlando, Florida - Convention 2008


Salt Lake City, Utah - Convention 2006

 
Las Vegas, Nevada - Convention 2005


Dallas, Texas - Convention 2004



And I even have one that I'm not quite sure where I got it from:



??? I'm not sure if we could just order it, or if it was from San Diego, California - Leadership 2007?  A fun trip down memory lane...

Dani