Artbooking Made Easy: Festive Mini Albums

With the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge from Close To My Heart, your photos will find a cozy home on the pages of a dazzling holiday mini album. Watch the video to gather your own ideas on how to use its themed keys to create merry and bright holiday projects that last.

You can purchase the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge here 

If you have any questions please Call or Text me at 503-708-6889 or Email me at jwilson@bctonline.com

I also teach classes using the cartridges if you are interested contact me.

I hope  this helps you understand and better use the Artbooking Cartridge.

Happy Sceappin',

Janice

Wedding Picture Frame - Start to finish

This is start-to-finish video. I made this Photo frame for my Brother as a wedding gift. They had asked me to make the invitations and as you will see later in the video, I took inspiration from the invites to make the frame. If you have any Q's, leave me a comment:) 

Thanks for watching!
~Tarina

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Artbooking Made Easy: Getting Started with Cricut Artbooking

Close To My Heart's revolutionary Cricut® Artbooking collection will take your papercrafting to a new level! Learn how to use the new collection to turn your themed layouts and mini scrapbooks into beautiful works of art.

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What's New in Stamps

You'll love Close To My Heart's latest enhancements to stamping. Watch the video to see what the new stamp set happenings including updates to Workshops on the Go® stamps, E-size stamp sets, mini stamps, and exciting "retro" stamps from Jeanette's archive.

Click here to order now.

Hostess Rewards: Better than Ever!

Take advantage of the opportunities from Close To My Heart to earn Hostess Rewards stamp sets; must-have sets, just for you! Watch this video to see one of these adorable stamp sets in action and learn how to get your own.

Ombré Technique

Enhance your lettering and other embellishments by using the new ombré technique. See how it's done with some fun Close To My Heart products and a lot of creativity.

Project Inspiration: Mini Album

Learn how to create an 8" × 5" mini album from start to finish using an eclectic array of papers, stamped images, and Cricut® shapes from Close To My Heart.

Irresistibles!

Learn how to create irresistible papercrafting projects with Close to My Heart's Irresistibles™ Frames! These chipboard frames have embossed patterns that resist ink so that you can create card accent, scrapbook embellishments, and more.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Ribbons and Trims

Learn how to use Close To My Heart's ribbons and trims to create elegant embellishments for papercrafting projects. From sophisticated shimmer trim to trendy chevron ribbon, there is a trim for every card, layout, or 3-D item! Watch the video to learn how!

Make it a Banner Day with My Creations Mini Banner from Close To My Heart

Make it a banner day with Close To My Heart's My Creations® Mini Banner! Get this banner for free in June when you place a minimum order of $25 that includes stamps!

Place order here!!!

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Project Inspirations: Fabulous Fabric

Learn how to dress up a scrapbook layout with fabrics from the Chantilly and For Always textile collections from Close To My Heart. These fabulous fabrics are sure to punch up the pizzazz in your papercrafting!

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Such a Treat

Learn how to create a homemade gift from the heart, personalized down to the very container itself, thanks to Close To My Heart's gift giving products. From muslin drawstring bags to treat tubes, there's a container for your special treats for a special someone.

Hope you enjoyed this little video.  You could give this to Mom for Mother's Day or even for Dad on Father's day.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Love Your Layout: April 2013

Use Studio J®, Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking software, to create a beautiful layout in just minutes by watching this month's Love Your Layout(sm) video. You'll learn creative techniques on how to add stitching to My Stickease® images, accent with background and texture "tape," and create a slanted border for a lovely layout in the For Always kit. Log in to Studio J to create it yourself while you watch!

I hope you try this FREE online software just to see what it's all about.  Please let me know what you think about Studio J.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Creating with Canvas

Learn how to add photos to canvas by using Close To My Heart's My Creations™ canvas display, your favorite photos, tissue paper, and finishing glue.  You can order your canvas' here 

I hope you share your creative canvas' with me, I would love to see what you create.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Clearly The Best; Behind the Scenes.

This video shows how to use first generation and second generation stamping techniques to create a  beautiful background for your projects.

Hope you found this video helpful.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Whoo's Your Valentine?

There are only a few days left to order your kit and Close To My Heart is down to 18% of these kits left so if you want to get a kit you better hurry.

Starting December 13, 2012 at 9 am (MST) – January 31 (11:59 MST), 2013. One per qualifying order.

Featured Products: Whooo’s Your Valentine kit  (CC1022)
12 – Die-Cut Boxes (3 each of 4 colors: Blush, Hollyhock, Ruby, White Daisy)
3 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (Blush, Hollyhock, White Daisy)
1 – Sheet Silver Glitter Paper – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
12 – Treat Tubes with Lids – new product for Spring/Summer 2013!
1 – My Acrylix^® Whooo’s Your Valentine Stamp Set (D-size)

When you place an order of $35 or more in Close To My Heart products, you’ll receive the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit for only $10. Qualifying purchases must come from Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book product (or products live on my website site through January). Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book preview items are not eligible as qualifying retail purchases for this campaign.

Here is a little Video that I found on YouTube showing the kit and how to put it together.

This is such a great deal and you can get started on your Valentines early and be ahead of the game. 

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

“Embossed Resist Stamping”

“Embossed Resist Stamping” features a stamping technique for inking the areas around an embossed image to make the image stand out.

“Random Stamping”

“Random Stamping” features a stamping technique for creating your own background paper by randomly applying a stamped image to a plain piece of cardstock.

“A Passion for Patterns”

“A Passion for Patterns” features a stamping technique for creating your own tone-on-tone patterned paper. 

"Behind the Scenes"

“Behind the Scenes” features the core basic stamping techniques to enhance your projects.