National Stamping Month

National Stamping Month—Hello, Life!

September Constant Campaign

 September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big “hello” to life! Available only during the month of September, these exclusive C-size My Acrylix^® Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95 USD / $16.50 CAD each! Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 USD / 41.50 CAD—a savings of $6.90 USD / $8 CAD! Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut^® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further. Remember, these stamp sets are available for one month only, so get your orders in for one stamp set—or all three—before these gorgeous stamps disappear! Make certain to follow Close To My Heart’s blog, Instagram, and Facebook page for artwork inspiration featuring these lively stamp sets all month long. You can post your own artwork to your social media channels using the hashtag #ctmhHelloLife.

Dates: Offer valid September 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–September 30, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).

Visit my website at stephaniehuber.ctmh.com to order - remember to use the September Orders link to be entered to win the Hostess Rewards at the end of the month.

New Annual Inspirations and Holiday Expressions catalogs are here!

They're here!

The new Idea Books are live - check out the link to see the books online. There are two! The Annual Inspirations will be available all year while the Holiday Expressions is available until December 31st. Lots and lots of new goodies to play with! I can't wait to share with you everything I've been working on with these great new products. 

Use the September party link on my website to be entered to win the Hostess Credits - any order made on my website until 9/29/15 will be entered to win!

Scrapbooking Clearance!

Just a reminder for my local peeps ...

This Saturday is my annual Scrapbooking Clearance sale from 8am - noon. My son is joining in on the fun with a lemonade stand. Stop by and save BIG on Close to My Heart, Creative Memories and more! See you Saturday!

{For more information, email me}

Happy Mail

I love getting happy mail!

Today, I was blessed by receiving a homemade, especially for me card from my upline Krista. Unbeknownst to me I had the highest sales for her team in July! Yea! The card was lovely but the handwritten note that accompanied the card (not shown) was so sweet.

It reminded me that this is why I do "homemade" myself - that extra special touch is what I want to convey to those I'm sending happy mail.

So here's a challenge for you today: send some happy mail to someone (or more than one) today. I know you're thinking of someone - just do it! It will brighten someone's day!

Fall Open House!!!

Hey All!!!!

I am so excited - it's almost here!!!

During August, you've seen lots of sneak peeks from the new Annual Inspirations from Close to My Heart and the wait is almost over! I will be having my Fall Open House on September 1st and 2nd so you can see all the goodness yourself!

Arriving September 1st - Close to My Heart 2015 Annual Inspirations

Tuesday, September 1st from 6:30 - 8:30pm and Wednesday, September 2nd from 10am to noon.

I'm still in the planning stages but there will be prizes and projects and incentives galore! Stay tuned for more information. :)

August Joyful Stars Blog Hop: Coffee Time!

Hi all!

Welcome to the August edition of the Joyful Stars Blog Hop. We are in the "Sneak Peek" month of the soon-to-be-unveiled Annual Inspirations and there are a few new products to share with you! If you've come from Marie's blog then you're on the right track. If not, just start here and follow the links till you've seen everything. If you get lost you can visit Joyce's blog for a complete list.

The Artistry Cricut Collection is quickly becoming my favorite cartridge ever!! There are so many on-trend images on this cartridge that I can't make cards fast enough! The card I made to share with you will be my Teacher's gifts for my kids' teachers in a few weeks because it is just so cute.

I used the "5" key using the icon and shift functions. I cut the card to 5" (tall) so it would fit into a 5x7 envelope to make it easy to mail. I used Colonial White for the base and a sheet of the new Paper Fundamentals as the cup and Desert Sand for the cozy. The gold heart is a special sneak peek from an item available in September (Shh!) Used a journaling pen to hand draw some fun designs instead of inking edges. The two sentiments come from the stamp sets included with the cartridge and I stamped them in the new Sapphire ink.

Now you're off to Lori's blog to see the fun she's cooked up. See you next month!

Celebrating, CTMH Style!

I received some happy mail today!

Days after receiving a boxful of wonderful goodies from convention (that I can't reveal quite yet) I was blessed to find another package at my doorstep. Inside, I found a lovely letter from Jeanette congratulating me on celebrating 5 wonderful years with Close to My Heart!

While my anniversary isn't technically until October, I was able to share this with my upline today as well. It's been a tremendous journey and I've loved every minute of it! CTMH is such a wonderful, caring community that I never want to leave! I may only be a "hobbyist" to the company but I know that I am valued and appreciated!

I am looking forward to many more years to come!