Don't Miss this Special Set!

National Stamping Month is underway and Close to My Heart is celebrating with a fantastic offer!  You can get the exclusive, new My Acrylix^® It’s Your Day double stamp set for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products before September 30, 2012.

You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life.

FIVE BUCKS. 

This set would be perfect for adding a bit of pizzazz to your scrapbooking layouts or to create journaling cards for a Project Life style scrapbook.  Who doesn't like zig-zags?  Or dots?  Or bikes?  Days of the Week?  Butterflies?  How about some cute sayings? 

Yup.  I knew you'd love it!  You can place your order here:  www.deequarles.ctmh.com

Sneak Peek - August Stamp of the Month

You're going to LOVE this stamp set!  August's Stamp of the Month is absolutely stunning - it's an antique inspired brocade set of 5 stamps called Baroque Borders.  It's distressed a little to keep the edges soft and keep the image from overpowering your work.  Perfect for backgrounds on scrapbook pages, make your own paper for cards, or use the images by themselves as focal points or accents to your artwork!  Love this set!



 You can get this set ONLY during the month of August!  Regular purchase price is $17.95, but if you purchase $50 or more from our new Idea Book (coming August 1!) you can get this set for just $5 bucks! 

Someone asked me if ALL of our stamps come packaged in the envelopes with the carrier sheets - so I thought I'd pass along a little info about My Acrylix stamps while I'm answering her question.  YES - all of our stamps come packaged in a sturdy plastic envelope that's lightly frosted so that your fingerprints don't show but you can clearly see the set inside.  I LOVE this feature! 

All of the envelopes are the same size about 6 1/2" square, except for the large alphabet stamp sets.  Those come in an 8 1/2" by 11" envelope with holes to fit into a standard loose-leaf binder that you can purchase at any office supply store.  I keep mine in a drawer with my Idea Book, though!

Before Close to My Heart, I had several plastic storage boxes filled with various "clear" stamp sets.  They were all different sizes, from different manufacturers, and many were still in their cellophane wrapper to protect them from dust (or because I just hadn't used them). 

Now, my stamps all fit perfectly and neatly into a storage container.  They are organized and easy to look through for the set that I need for my project.  I can find ANY stamp set in under a minute, and then get back to my project without delay.  I've put all of my sets into our My Acrylix Organizers (Z1038) so that I can stack them up next to my desk.  Each Organizer holds 15 sets.  You can see them here:  http://deequarles.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=3662&CatalogID=164

Another tip:  The sets come packaged with a color-coded front sheet, an instruction sheet on the back of that, a layer of foam to cushion the stamps, and a printed clear carrier sheet that the stamps stick to.  The envelope seals with a snap in the center of the "back" of the envelope.  I flip my contents around so that the clear front (without the flap) shows the stamp set.  It makes the stamps easier to see when I'm looking for a certain stamp, and I also have the set name in the upper right corner this way. 

B-I-N-G-O!!

I've been playing with my new stamp sets, and I had to share!  The Bingo Alphabet (D1498) set is so cute!  I love the distressed alphabet font, which is the reason I ordered it.  The lettering fits beautifully inside a 1" punch, like on these magnets for my new Menu Board:   

I couldn't resist trying out a Bingo card while I was playing, and this is what I came up with:

How cute are these card fronts?  I love tucking a little note inside the kids' lunches, and these are just too much fun!  The lettering combinations are endless - Happy Birthday, Have a great day, thinking of you....endless!  And so easy to do with the clear My Acrylix stamps and blocks.  It's wonderful to see exactly where you're placing the letters.  Stamp with Confidence!!

This set comes with a plain grid for the bingo card, all of the letters of the alphabet, a full set of numbers and some small shapes to fit inside the grid blocks - a heart, a star, a circle and a flower - at least I think it's a flower!  It's cute!  It also comes with the swirly accent at the bottom of the grid.  You can use the lettering, the shapes and the grid on separate projects, or you can combine them as I've done for these cards.  Imagine the possibilities!  Such a great value when you consider what you can do with this one set. 

Through the end of June, for every 2 sets of My Acrylix stamps that you order, you can get another set of equal or lesser value FOR FREE!  You get to choose which sets you want!  Go to www.deequarles.ctmh.com to order and have everything delivered to your door.  How easy is that??

Okay, I'm going to go finish my Menu Board and then figure out what's for dinner....hahaha. 



What's a STAMPAGANZA???

Close to My Heart has a fabulous promotion coming up in June!  For the entire month, when you purchase any 2 stamp sets, YOU GET ONE FREE!!! 

How does this work?  Well, you choose the sets you want, and the lowest priced set will automatically be FREE to you!  Sure can't beat that!  Want more than one free set?  You can order as many as you want and get ONE free set for EVERY TWO sets you order!!   

Let's do the math:  You buy two C-sized sets at $13.95 each, and get a C-sized set ($13.95 value) for FREE.  That's 33% SAVINGS!  More fun than clipping coupons!!

Now is the time to get those sets you've had your eye on!  Tell your friends, too, so they aren't mad that they've missed out!  (Angry friends are no fun to scrap with)

Even better - book a Home Gathering with me for anytime between now and June 18 for a FREE set of stamps that are not available to regular customers!  "Wonderful You" has 36 different stamps, and you're sure to love it!  PLUS, you'll get at least $25 in Hostess Rewards for every Gathering that reaches $150 in sales! 

I'll be submitting an order during the first week of June, so call me and place your order TODAY.  I'll combine orders so you get our bulk shipping rate on your order!  You can either pick up your order when it arrives, or I can drop it off to you if you're local.

May Special - Cricut Art Philosphy BONUS for you!

I just LOVE the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge!  It's become my absolute favorite cartridge, and it's the one that I go to whenever I need something to spice up a layout or a card.  It has so many DIFFERENT shapes - and I love them all!!  Need flowers?  Got it.  Need a shaped card?  Got it.  Scalloped circles?  Yup!   How about BOXES, BAGS and TAGS?  Got those, too!

I wish I could show you everything on this cartridge - it's so VERSATILE!  I really think everyone with a Cricut should have this cartridge in their collection.  If you haven't gotten yours yet, I'm going to sweeten the pot a bit.  For the marvelous month of May, if you order the Cricut Art Philosophy bundle from my consultant site, at a gathering or workshop by me or from me by email or phone, you'll get any B-size My Acrylix stamp set for FREE.

The Art Philosophy cartridge bundle includes 3 exclusive D size stamp sets, designed to perfectly coordinate with the images on the cartridge.  You also get 3 sheets of Dimensional Elements (tags, shapes and banners) which coordinate with the shapes on the cartridge as well.  You can mix and match to your heart's content!  Just cut out your Cricut shape, stamp it, or cover a Dimensional Element shape with a cut shape, or just stamp directly onto the Dimesional Element - you get to choose!  You can create unique and beautiful artwork with incredible ease!

Which stamp set will you choose?*  There are many sets that coordinate with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, and you will get to select one for FREE!!  Look through the catalog and when you see a stamp that has a red border around it, that stamp has a matching Cricut shape on the Art Philosophy cartridge!  What could be easier?!  Just cut the design on your Cricut, then stamp the pre-cut shape!  It takes creating to a new level of faster, simpler and easier!

Click the link below for more info, or if you'd like to place your order to have it shipped DIRECTLY TO YOUR DOOR! 
http://deequarles.ctmh.com/CTMH/Content.aspx?id=%2fen%2fsitecore%2fcontent%2fOBA%2fProducts%2fCricut_Art.aspx

Don't forget - if you order the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, you also qualify for BOTH the "Dotty for You" and the Stamp of the Month Specials!  Why not take advantage of that today?
*If you order online, I will send your Free B-size stamp set to you separately.  Let me know which one you'd like!