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Friday, January 30, 2015

Flakey Friends Week, Day 5





SUPPLIES USED

*Wonderland Paper Packet (retired)
*White Daisy cardstock
*Chocolate cardstock
*Twilight cardstock (retired)
*Flakey Friends stamp set
*Chocolate Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Twilight Exclusive Inks stamp pad (retired)
*VersaMark ink pad
*Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Flakey Friends Week, Day 4



SUPPLIES USED

*Wonderland Paper Packet (retired)
*White Daisy cardstock
*Twilight cardstock (retired)
*Flakey Friends stamp set
*Twilight Exclusive Inks stamp pad (retired)
*Teal Shimmer Trim
*Baker's Twine White (from my stash)


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

{{REMINDER}} Stamp Sets Retiring Soon!!


{{REMINDER}}

Close to My Heart will be retiring 29 stamp sets as of January 31st!  Be sure to visit my website to get yours before they are gone FOREVER.

Here are a few of the fabulous sets to which will we be saying "goodbye".

  

     
  



Head over to my online store now to get yours while you still can!

Until next time, happy crafting!




Flakey Friends Week, Day 3


SUPPLIES USED

*Wonderland Paper Packet (retired)
*White Daisy cardstock
*Flakey Friends stamp set
*Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks stamp pad (retired)
*Teal Shimmer Trim
*Sparkles Assortment


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Flakey Friends Week, Day 2


SUPPLIES USED

*Wonderland Paper Packet (retired)
*White Daisy cardstock
*Twilight cardstock (retired)
*Flakey Friends stamp set
#30yearsofhappy stamp set (retired)
*Chocolate Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Twilight Exclusive Inks stamp pad (retired)
*Teal Shimmer Trim


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Monday, January 26, 2015

Flakey Friends Week, Day 1





SUPPLIES USED

*Wonderland Paper Packet (retired)
*White Daisy cardstock
*Crystal Blue cardstock
*Twilight cardstock (retired)
*Flakey Friends stamp set
*Chocolate Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Twilight Exclusive Inks stamp pad (retired)
*Teal Shimmer Trim
*Bitty Sparkles


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Heartstrings Week, Day 5


SUPPLIES USED

*Heartstrings Paper Packet
*White Daisy cardstock
*This Moment (SOTM) stamp set
*Black Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Bitty Sparkles

To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Heartstrings Week, Day 4


SUPPLIES USED

*Heartstrings Paper Packet
*White Daisy cardstock
*Cranberry cardstock
*Whisper cardstock
*Guiding Heart stamp set
*Black Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Baker's Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment
*Red Shimmer Trim
*Teal Shimmer Trim
*Arrow Embossing Folder


To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Heartstrings Week, Day 3


SUPPLIES USED

*Heartstrings Paper Packet
*White Daisy cardstock
*Hollyhock cardstock
*Mini Valentine stamp
*Cranberry Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Baker's Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment
*Silver Sequins Assortment

To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Heartstrings Week, Day 2




SUPPLIES USED

*White Daisy cardstock
*Cranberry cardstock
*Lagoon cardstock
*This Moment (SOTM) stamp set
*Cranberry Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Lagoon Heart Washi Tape
*Red Enamel Hearts
*Marvy Uchida LePen Journaling Pen

To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Heartstrings Week, Day 1


SUPPLIES USED

*Heartstrings Paper Packet
*White Daisy cardstock
*Cranberry cardstock
*Whisper cardstock
*This Moment (SOTM) stamp set
*Cranberry Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Whisper Exclusive Inks stamp pad
*Red Enamel Hearts

To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Damask Divas Valentine's Day Blog Hop


Welcome to the Damask Divas' Valentine's Day Blog Hop featuring various products from Close to My Heart!  If you came from visiting Amie Kiger, then you are in the right place.  If you just happened upon my little corner of the blog world, you should definitely head over to the Damask Divas' blog and start from the beginning of the hop.

I'm going to be honest with you.  When I first saw the Heartstrings collection in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Book, I was not overly impressed.  Valentine's Day has always been one of those "blink and you'll miss it" kind of holidays for me.  I've never been a real girlie girl so I don't get into the frills and florals typically associated with Valentine's Day.  That said... when I received my paper sampler and sat down to make some samples for you all, I found myself falling in love with the Heartstrings collection.  I absolutely LOVE the color palette associated with this collection... Cranberry, Hollyhock, Whisper, White Daisy, and Lagoon.  The Lagoon provides a fun "pop" to go with the Cranberry and Hollyhock.


For today's layout, I used a pattern from one of the Make It From Your Heart books and my favorite Artbooking cartridge.  I just love the way this layout turned out, and I can't wait to add some pictures of my son and husband.  Hope you enjoy it, too.




SOME CLOSE-UPS




Supplies used:
*X7193B - Heartstrings Paper Packet
*X5762 - 12" x 12" Lagoon Cardstock
*1272 - 12" x 12" Cranberry Cardstock
*X5929 - 12" x 12" Whisper Cardstock
*1385 - 12" x 12" White Daisy Cardstock
*Z2123 - Lagoon Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
*Z2104 - Hollyhock Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
*Z2111 - Whisper Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
*Z1906 - Artbooking Cricut Collection
*Z2009 - Red Enamel Hearts
*Z1263 - Bitty Sparkles
*S1501 - This Moment SOTM Stamp Set (available through 1.31.2015)
*Z1471 - Ruler (with holes)
*Z2046 - Piercing and Embossing
*9042 - Make It From Your Heart, Volume 2, How-To Program


To order these or any of our other fabulous Close to My Heart products, please visit http://jddesigns.ctmh.com.

Thank you for visiting me at JD Designs and for hopping with us on the Damask Divas September Blog Hop!   Next up on the hop is Jessica WilsonI hope you'll hop on over to her blog for more Valentine's Day inspiration.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Monday, January 12, 2015

Retiring Stamp Sets -- Get 'Em Now!!

Last Thursday, Close to My Heart announced the following stamp designs, last featured in the Spring/Summer 2014 idea book, are being retired. They will no longer be available to order after January 31, 2015. These sets can be viewed in the “Retiring Items” category on my website - jddesigns.ctmh.com.  Be sure to snag your favorites / must-haves now before they are gone forever!!

A1124 A Tree
A1139 Congrats Graduate
A1141 Be Still
A1154 Friendly Thoughts
A1156 Flower Confetti
B1418 Love Doily
B1423 Hoppy Easter
B1439 Dreamer
B1440 Fancy Fair
B1441 Buggy Love
B1444 Greatest Love
B1445 Happy Hive
B1450 Owls
C1571 You're the Best
C1573 Do Your Best
C1574 Believe in Yourself
C1577 Mother's Day
C1579 Coming Up Roses
C1583 Robot Family
D1547 Paper Doll
D1579 Windy Day
M1035 Newlyweds
M1036 Perfect Polka-Dot Day
M1037 Balloons
M1038 Shooting Star
M1039 Good Job Stencil
M1040 Parasol
M1041 Hi
M1042 Colored Egg



To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.



Until next time, happy crafting!

Friday, January 9, 2015

Hopscotch Happiness

When the new Seasonal Expressions catalog arrived, I practically squealed with glee over the new Hopscotch collection.  I mean, how fabulous & fun is this??



One of the best ways to enjoy any CTMH collection is the order the corresponding Workshop on the Go kit.  Those are always my go-to purchase.  Each kit includes the papers, coordinating embellishments, an exclusive D-size stamp set, and an instructional guide for two double-page scrapbook layouts.  You simply need to add a few basic tools and some ink, and you'll be scrappin' away.  

Below are the two layouts I completed with the Hopscotch WOTG.  The first (with the glacier blue base pages) is the main layout featured in the instruction guide.  The second (with the flaxen base pages) is the bonus layout which you can find the directions for on my website - CLICK HERE.

The main layout features the Artbooking Cricut Collection -- but CTMH also includes non-Cricut instructions for those who may not have this cartridge.  I chose not to incorporate all of the Cricut elements on the main layout and also used a different B&T paper for the background layer.  That's the beauty of the CTMH collections -- since all the products coordinate so well together, you can personalize them to your heart's content.

Main Hopscotch Layout



Bonus Hopscotch Layout




To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.


Until next time, happy crafting!

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

New Year, New Fun

Happy New Year!!

Wow... the holidays have come and gone again.  Hope you had a good holiday season.  I took some time off to be with my family and enjoy the season.  But I'm back now and ready to kick this year into gear.  Let's do this!

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January Constant Compaign


First things first... it's National Papercrafting Month & CTMH wants to help you celebrate.  During the month of January, with a qualifying purchase of $50, you are eligible to purchase the exclusive Year >> Noted paper kit (which has a retail value of over $24 USD for only $5—that’s over 80% off retail! Or, for an additional $5, you can order the Year >> Noted paper kit with an accompanying My Creations™ kraft mini book. The paper kit for both options includes a C-size stamp set, stickers, cardstocks, and B&T Duos™ papers, all specially designed to coordinate with the My Creations™ kraft mini book so you can have a yearlong scrapbooking experience. This means you will receive over $34 USD worth of product for only $10 if you purchase the kit with the accompanying mini book! But the fun doesn’t end there—included on the sticker sheet, you will find a large golden seal. Once the year is done and all the pages are filled, seal up your book and create a mini time capsule that you can open years from now. 


Remember, this deal is only available for January, so make sure to get your own Year >> Noted paper kit today for the perfect start to a crafty year!

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January Hostess Bonus

In addition, during the month of January, all Gatherings that reach $350 USD or higher, will be eligible to receive up to 50% more Hostess Rewards! This means an additional $30 USD, giving you the opportunity to earn up to $230 USD or more in select free products. This offer is only available during January so contact me today to join in the celebration.

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January Stamp of the Month


As always, a new month brings a new Stamp of the Month set.  This month's set is called This Moment and features 12 love-inspired stamps perfect for Valentine's Day or expressing your heart-felt emotions all year through!  With a minimum qualifying purchase of $50, get this exclusive D-size Stamp of the Month set for $5! 



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To order these or any of the other fabulous CTMH products, please visit my online store at jddesigns.ctmh.com.

If these specials are any indication of what CTMH has in store for 2015, it is going to be a GREAT year, my friends.  I am certainly inspired and fired up to get crafting!  Come back and visit as I will be sharing lots of fun projects from our new Seasonal Expressions Idea Book soon.



Until next time, happy crafting!