Saturday, February 28, 2015

March Stamp of the Month Choose Happy

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring the March SOTM, which is Choose Happy, a set of 14 stamps.  If you have come here from Jacquelin'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 all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  here.




This month we have over 70 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!




Close to my Heart products:
  • Brushed Paper Pack
  • Topiary Striped Washi
  • Gold Polka-Dot Washi
  • Pink Shimmer Trim
  • Scallop Border Punch
  • Stuck On You Puffies
  • Junebug Puffies
  • Foam Tape
  • Black Ink
  • 3L Easy Dot Adhesive



Now "Hop" on over to Jennifer's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the March SOTM is only available until the31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Friday, February 27, 2015

Last two days for Album Allure

This is just a quick reminder that it is the last few days to get your Close to My Heart albums on sale!
During the month of February*, when you purchase one of Close To My Heart’s alluring coated canvas albums you will be eligible to receive a second album of your choice at half price. That is a savings of over $17 USD / $19 CAD! These albums are available in a gorgeous variety of colors and patterns in both post-bound and D-ring styles—perfect to pair with traditional, Studio J®, or pocket scrapbook layouts. This offer is only available while supplies last, so make certain to get your order in early to ensure you can choose the styles and colors you love. They’re going fast and are built to last; so don’t delay—place your order today!

Here is the shopping link www.chrisrobertson.ctmh.com

Enjoy! Chris

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Cross Canada Blog Hop- Cards, cards and more cards!

Welcome to our February Blog Hop featuring Card Creations made from using CTMH How To Books.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

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… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle at Mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca
If you came from Lucy of lucyscreativeexpressions.blogspot.ca  then you are in the right place! 


Here is my trio of cards-
 This is card #1- It is from the Originals pg. 42 Upper Level Focus


 This is card #2- It is from the Originals pg. 118 Vertical Three

This is card #3- It is from the Originals pg. 47 Matted Square
Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Terry Ann of terryanndiack.blogspot.ca.
 If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list. 


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 Easter Fun creations.  So mark March 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.


Here is the list of Close To My Heart Supplies:




Thursday, February 12, 2015

Brushstrokes Heart

Love,love, love this cute little card. It is a 4x4 cards I created using the Brushstrokes stamp set from the Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. Do you have a copy? What is your favorite stamp set? The Brushstrokes stamp set is one of my favorite! The sentiment comes from one of the stamps sets that come with the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.

Enjoy! Chris

The Close To My Heart supplies used:


Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Close To My Heart Albums

This month the album from Close To My Heart are on special. Buy one get one half price! What a great deal! 
During the month of February*, when you purchase one of Close To My Heart’s alluring coated canvas albums you will be eligible to receive a second album of your choice at half price. That is a savings of over $17 USD / $19 CAD! These albums are available in a gorgeous variety of colors and patterns in both post-bound and D-ring styles—perfect to pair with traditional, Studio J®, or pocket scrapbook layouts. This offer is only available while supplies last, so make certain to get your order in early to ensure you can choose the styles and colors you love. They’re going fast and are built to last; so don’t delay—place your order today!

Here is a great video that highlights some of the differences between the albums.

If you are looking for a few of the features and benefits to these albums here are some-

  • Albums protect and display artwork.
  • Come in three colours and patterns: Lagoon Chevron, Ruby Floral and Black.
  • All colour/pattern combos come in both post-bound and D-ring styles.
  • Fabric covers have special coating designed to prolong durability and prevent stains.  Can be easily wiped clean from minor spills and dirt.
  • Album structure has been reinforced for extra durability.
  • Specifically designed to perfectly fit all of our Memory Protectors™.
  • Albums can fit anywhere from 25 to 50 pages, depending on thickness of layouts.
  • D-Ring Albums
  • Easy to quickly insert pages into.
  • 1 ½” D-ring is strong and holds pages in tightly.  Album has an overall sturdy structure.
  • Works well for divided Memory Protectors™ with raised seams.  (PML)
  • Post-Bound Albums
  • Post-bound structure combined with signature Memory Protectors™ with lay-flat seams allows pages to sit without a gap.
  • Adding in pages takes a little longer, but once they are in, pages are extremely secure.
  • New posts feature a fixed handle so you can unscrew them with ease.
  • New magnet component to close and secure flap over posts for easy concealment of the album’s inner workings.
Don't wait too long to try them!
Enjoy! Chris



Monday, February 9, 2015

Tic Tac Toe Valentine


This week I thought that I would share a couple of quick Valentine's Day. I have to say I really like how this 4x4 card came together. Just gather a few supplies and get to work.

Enjoy! Chris

The Close To My Heart supplies used here are-

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Weekly Challenge from Jeanette #jrlcreativechallenge

This weeks creative challenge for #jrlcreativechalleng is about your name...
Ready to play? Here’s this week’s challenge from Jeanette herself:
For the week of February 2, my challenge to all of you is to journal on this topic: What is the reason you were given your name? Include your journaling on a page with a self-portrait. 
The post is here.
Here is my entry. It is about my nickname that my Grandfather gave me at birth..Princess.


Are you going to play?
Enjoy! Chris


Sunday, February 1, 2015

February Specials

What a great month with Close to my Heart! The promotion this month is called- Album Allure. It is all about the albums this month. Buy one and get one half price! Sweet, I know!




During the month of February*, when you purchase one of Close To My Heart’s alluring coated canvas albums you will be eligible to receive a second album of your choice at half price. That is a savings of over $17 USD/$19 CAD! These albums are available in a gorgeous variety of colors and patterns in both post-bound and D-ring styles—perfect to pair with traditional, Studio J®, or pocket scrapbook layouts. This offer is only available while supplies last, so make certain to get your order in early to ensure you can choose the styles and colors you love

Then there is also a great Stamp of the Month for February- A Happy Hello



Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products (excluding purchases made in Studio J®), you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Enjoy! Chris