National Stamping Month: Create Kindness

Celebrate National Stamping Month this September with hand stamped cards designed to help create a little more kindness in the world. The Create Kindness card kit contains all of the supplies needed to create 24 beautiful handmade cards that you can use to brighten someone’s day! The kit can be yours for only $60.95—a 15% savings off the retail value!
Thanks to the pre-printed card bases, these cards come together in no time, leaving you more time to do something thoughtful for someone. Watch Close To My Heart’s blog, Instagram account, and Facebook page throughout the month of September to see what we’ve created with this card kit as well as the acts of kindness it has inspired! This exclusive kit will only be available in the month of September while supplies last, so make sure to get your order in early.
As a special bonus, the exclusive stamp sets and pre-printed card bases with envelopes are also available for separate purchase, but only in the month of September while supplies last!

September's feature paper pack is called Jeepers Creepers.  It's perfect for Halloween layouts, birthday cards, mini albums and so much more!!  The Jeepers Creepers Workshop Your Way Kit includes everything you need to make 3 double layouts and 9 cards, just add ink, stamping and adhesive!!  The kit is $34.50CAN and can be ordered through my website.

Here is some artwork created by the CTMH art department featuring Jeepers Creepers.

And let's not forget out the stamp of the month!!  This month it's called Blessed Beyond Measure.  A very pretty set that coordinates with CTMH's Artbooking cartridge,

That's it for today!!  Thanks for looking.  :)

Basically The Best!!

During the month of August, when you order our Whimsy, Adventure, and Enchantment Fundamental papers, you can choose to get either the Rustic Home or Uptown Fundamentals for FREE! Both of these Basics packs feature foil designs and specialty materials for making your artwork unique. Yep, this deal is basically the best!

August welcomes a brand new Annual Inspirations catalogue!!

This catalogue is beautiful and full of new products!!  If you're a cricut lover, there is a brand new cartridge called Flower Market!!  One of my must haves will be a stamp set called Natures Wish.  It is a perfect set for masculine cards, or if you just love wildlife.  To see the new products, and get those creative juices flowing go here.  There is something for everyone!!  :)  I am happy to help you in any way I can whether that be helping you place your order, hosting an online gathering, or joining CTMH!

Happy Mother's Day

A few weeks ago, I was approached by Tiffany from Paper-Garden, asking if I'd like to participate in their mothers day card challenge.  I figured, what the heck, I'll do it!!  So I decided to use CTMH's Happy Times paper that's only available for May.  It is such gorgeous paper!!  The photos really don't do it justice!!  Anyway, here is my card:

I plan on hosting a 12 card workshop using this paper later this month.  You can email me for more details or check out my facebook page, Freya's Simple Creations to check out the event info.  If you love/like this card please vote!!  Winner gets a $100.00 to spend at Paper-Garden.  If you love the sneak peek of this paper, please visit my CTMH webstore to see how you can get it free!!!  :)

National Scrapbooking Month - Happy Times

Happy times can be yours during the month of May because it’s National Scrapbooking Month, and we’re offering an exciting promotion to celebrate! With a qualifying purchase of $70 CAD, you can get the exclusive Happy Times paper packet for FREE! This fun paper packet, which is available for one month only, features floral designs, gold foil details, and more! You can also purchase this exclusive paper packet at full retail for $17.75 CAD with no purchase requirement. Additionally, we’ve designed a coordinating D-size stamp set, My Acrylix^® Happy Times, to go with the paper packet, which you can purchase for $21.25 CAD. There’s never been a better time to treat yourself to some beautiful new paper!

Baby I'm Worth it!!!

Signing up as a new Consultant with Close To My Heart during April is more rewarding than ever. Not only does your new Team member get her beautiful New Consultant Kit at a new, lower price, but when she submits $400 CAD in personal sales within her first 30 days*, she gets her choice of either a FREE Cricut^® collection or $118 CAD in Select Product Credit—and that’s in addition to the Straight To The Top start-up bonus that she’ll earn along the way!
When sharing the business opportunity in April, let your potential Team members know about all the rewards they can earn as a Close To My Heart Consultant—you know it’s worth it!

* The 30-day period begins five days (US) or ten days (CA) after the New Consultant Kit has been shipped.

And check out April's Stamp of the Month!  It's a 13 piece set called Life In Pictures. It can be yours for $6.00, with qualifying purchase!!

Colour Dare #183

I've been making time for my craft room lately and have been on a card roll!!  I've been using up scraps and looking through sketch books and old catalogs.  For this next card I was originally inspired by a card on page 102 of the Spring/Summer 2013 idea book from CTMH.  I knew I wanted it to be a mothers day card though.  I saw the colours on this weeks Colour Dare and thought I would incorporate the two.  So here's my card:

I used a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card as my base.  Retired Confetti wishes as the backdrop.  The flowers are inked in thistle and honey and there's a bit of bling on the center of them.  The sentiment is stamped in pear.  Quick, simple card.  My favourite!!  :)

Thanks for looking!!

On a Card Roll!!

I've spent the past few days making cards.  With a craft fair coming up in April, I wanted to refresh my stash and also it's a great excuse to get in my craft room and play!!  I've been looking through my sketch books and digging through my paper stash.  Now, I'm nowhere seeing the end of my scrap paper, but it's a start.  It's a great way to mix and match and see what I've been hoarding.  ;)  So here is what I've made so far.  I plan to do more Mothers Day cards, and also work on Fathers Day cards as well.

Most of these cards use CTMH paper.  If I see a sketch that speaks to me, then I make that card right away while the vision of the card is still clear.

Thanks for looking!!  Now I have to go back to being a mommy and trying to get my son to clean his room.  :p  Wish me luck!!  ;)

AHSC #149

With Mother's Day right around the corner, I wanted to start making some cards.  I'm participating in a craft fair later in April, and I want to have some cards available.  I saw this sketch at Atlantic Hearts, and almost immediately I envisioned the card in my head.  I used the stamp set Mother's Day Occasions (retired), and some retired Chantilly and For Always paper. So here's the sketch:

 Here is what I came up with:

What's a card without a little bling??!!  :)  Inside is stamped "Happy Mothers Day" in the same topiary green.


Thanks for looking!!

Colour Dare #182

I saw the colours for this weeks colour challenge, and thought I would give it a go.  Over the weekend, I had a couple of friends over to make cards, and we used Roar! (retired).  I decided to use this stamp set, but make a more girly card because girls love dinosaurs too!!  :)  Here is my card:

The background is stamped in Lagoon ink, the mats are in Sorbet and the dinos were stamped in Hollyhock.  I also stamped "Hope your day is dino-mite" inside in Hollyhock.  This took me all of about 5 minutes, and I think I shall make a bunch of these in different colour combos.  :)

Thanks for looking!!

March Constant Campaign

The wait is over! Who is ready for Stampaganza 2016? Buy any two My Acrylix^® stamp sets (M-, A-, B-, C-, D-, or E-size) at full retail price and get a third stamp set of equal or lesser value FREE! That is a savings of up to $35.50 CAD! This offer is only available during March, so start submitting your stamp orders as soon as possible, and let the Stampaganza begin!

This would be a great time to get those sets you absolutely have to have!!  Contact me or shop with me.  :)

I'm feeling accomplished!!

So, I have been scrapbooking and making cards for 15 or so years, but haven't got much of my own scrapbooking done.  I have completed my daughters 1st year scrapbook, and still working on my son's first year (he's almost 6 now).  I have not tackled trying to scrapbook anything else because I really didn't know where to start, or how far back I want to go.  I have pictures I took when I was a kid all the way to now.  It's overwhelming, seeing all the photos and not knowing where or how to start.  I also have a bin full of layouts I have completed over the years just waiting for pictures.  What to do, where to start??!!  I have also been purchasing (cause that's what I need is more stuff  ;) ), some PML programs from CTMH.  So a few weeks ago, I decided I was just going to start.  Pick a year and go!!  And this is what I want to show you.  I chose the year 2014.  The album isn't completed yet, there's still some journaling and a few more pages to add, but I am feeling great about it!!  I love the pocket scrapbooking/project life stuff I see these days.  My plan is to combine both the project life and traditional scrapbooking, and I think I've succeeded!!  So here's what I have so far for 2014:



January:

February:
Ayla learned to ski.

March:

We went to Vegas.  I need/want to buy or make a card for that blank area.  Also, since I have so many pictures of Vegas, I think I will add another page.

 April:
Damon's 4th birthday.

May:

 June:

July:

 August:
August was a huge picture month.  Every year in August our town has a Fall Fair, and we also went on a road trip and went to the beach.  It was such an awesome vacation!!

 September:

 October:
I also plan on doing a scrapbook page for our cattle roundup that we do every October.

That's it for now!!  But I'm basically done!!  It feels great!!  Next I'll focus on 2013.  :)

Thanks for looking!!

Freya