New 2013 Spring/Summer Catalog Is Here!

Its finally here! The new Close To My Heart 2013 Spring/Summer Idea book & Catalog!

The catalog will go live for all of you customers on February 1st! Until then here is a sneak peek on what is in store for you!

Host a party and with a qualifying party total you could choose one of these amazing hostess bundles for 50% off!!

 

 Here is a sneak peek at the new Card Work Shop On The Go & The new Canvas Home Decore!

 

 

 

And last but not least .....The new exclusive paper packs!! I present to you "Buzz & Bumble", "Chantilly", "Claire", "Later S8ter", "Tommy", "Surf's Up", and my personal favorite "For Always".

 

"Buzz & Bumble"

 "Chantilly"

 



"Claire"

 

 "Later S8ter"

 

"Tommy"

 

"Surf's Up"

 

"For Always"

 

I cant even begin to tell you all the new and improved items Close To My Heart has to offer so if you would like to find out for yourself contact me for a new catatlog! You can email me at samcwhorter@gmail.com

Annual Essentials Sale!!

It’s that time of year for our Annual “Essentials” Sale!  Take advantage of these deeply discounted bundles to get all of those essential Close To My Heart items you’ve had on your eye on!
This sale is valid December 1st - January 31st!

Ink Pad Bundle- $160.00  (retail $210.00 that’s a savings of $50!!!)

You get all 42 Exclusive Ink Pads for this amazing price!  That’s like getting  9  ink pads free!!  What an amazing  gift this would make for a friend or yourself!

Clear Acrylic Block Bundle- $40.00  (retail $58.30 that’s a savings of $18.30!!!)

You get all 7 sizes of the currently available blocks!  This is a must have for all you stampers out there!

Re-inker Bundle- $130.00  (retail $170.00 that’s a savings of $40.00!!!)

You get all 42 Exclusive inks 1 oz. re-inkers!  That’s like getting  12 free!!  For all of you who are purchasing the ink pads or need to renew your already purchased pads this is an amazing deal!

Mini Pigment Pads Bundle- $60.00  (retail $79.80 that’s a savings of $19.80!!!)

You get all four sets of the Mini Pigment Pad Sets!  (Basics, Enchantment, Adventure, Whimsy) That’s 40 colors of pigment ink at your fingertips!  This bundle price is like getting 1 entire set for free!

Cardstock Bundle- $113.00 (retails at $145.00 that’s a savings of $32.00!!!)

You will get 10 packs of colors of cardstock of your choice with this deal!  Each pack has 24 sheets of 12”x12” cardstock in the Exclusive CTMH colors!  That’s 240 sheets of cardstock!  Buy more than one bundle to add to your color collection!

Organizational Bundle- $120.00  (retails at $150.60 that’s a savings of $30!!!)

This bundle will help you “Spring Clean” your scrapbooking/stamping items!  Here’s everything you’ll get:  1 Exclusive Inks Organizer, 2 My Acrylix Organizers, 1 Small Organizer, 1 Medium Organizer, 1 set of 3 Craft Boxes, 1 Craft Boxes Foam Insert, and 1 My Acrylix Blocks Foam Insert.  Never again will you have to “hunt” for your items!

This sale is not valid through my website so please contact me to make your order!!

BLACK FRIDAY 2012 SALES!!!

So I cannot take full credit for these awesome sales I scrap-lifted them from another very successfull consultant. But Im extending her offer all the way to my fan base!

 

 

 

 Only available NOVEMBER 22ND- NOVEMBER 25TH!!!!!
 

Place an order, get free goodies

Place an order of $25 - $50
Receive a free Dye Ink Pad of your choice ($5.25 value.)

Place an order of $51 - $75
Receive an A sized stamp set or marker set of your choice (up to a $6.95 value.) This also entitles you to receive the Stamp of the Month for just $5! Plus, if you order the Stamp of the Month for $5, you can also choose ANY other stamp set for 1/2 price!

Place an order of $76 - $100
Receive a free B size stamp set or Level 2 Paper Pack of your choice (up to $9.95 value.) This also entitles you to receive the Stamp of the Month for just $5! Plus, if you order the Stamp of the Month for $5, you can also choose ANY other stamp set for 1/2 price!

Place an order of $101 - $149
Receive a free Cardstock pack or size C stamp set of your choice (up to $14.50 value). This also entitles you to receive the Stamp of the Month for just $5! Plus, if you order the Stamp of the Month for $5, you can also choose ANY other stamp set for 1/2 price!

Place an order of $150 or more
Receive $25 in free products of your choice*, PLUS a free D size stamp set of your choice (valued at $17.95.) This also entitles you to receive the Stamp of the Month for just $5! Plus, if you order the Stamp of the Month for $5, you can also choose ANY other stamp set for 1/2 price! (If your subtotal is $150 or more, please contact me to place your order, so that you can get the extra $25 in hostess goodies.)


Not to mention Cricut Cartridges are 10% off and I pay TAX and SHIPPING on the order for the Cricut!

 

If you would like to order, this is only valid through me! Not my online website!

You can contact me via: Facebook or Email!

Samantha McWhorter

samcwhorter@gmail.com

 

To look at the available products you can visit my website at www.samanthamcwhorter.myctmh.com

 



Tis The Craft Fair Season

I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted but my sister in law Crystal and I have been SLAMMED with craft fairs! So I thought I would post a few pictures from the two of our latest craft fair that we kicked butt at! Haha! The events were scheduled for the same weekend. The first one was a three day event; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and the second one pictured was held that same Saturday. Since Crystal and I have built our team up quickly over the past year (for all of you CTMH consultants you will see our name, Women Running With Scissors on our consultant website) it was a no-brainer that it would be a fantastic opportunity to get them out there and mingling with the public!The first one pictured is from our local "Home & Holiday Show". This was more of a vendor fair but our home made crafts really hit home with all the customers and our downlines really got to feel the stress and the excitement of having a booth at such a big event!

 

We first had the booth set up this way but then really noticed a lack of interest in our booth. Although our downlines being so new they weren't quite as equip as Crystal and I, and with us being at another craft fair this same day we had a lot of our own stands and displays. So when Crystal and I arrived we switched around a few things and sold items instantly! Check this out!!

 

 

Minus the soda on the left hand side having the booth set up this way brought in a bunch of customers! We had a drawing with a basket that all of us pulled together with new, old, and retired items and was a huge hit!

 

The craft fair that Crystal and I attended was at a high school at a town only 15 miles away from our home town. This show is very well known around, has fabulous advertisement and at the end of all of it we SOLD OUT! We booked parties and had a lot of interest in CTMH!

We have found in the years we've done craft fairs that black table cloths are the best to use. Mainly because we are such colorful people and so are our crafts we like to keep the "busyness" to the crafts and not to colorful table cloths. If you are trying to celebrate a certain holiday let your art work speak for itself!

We always like to keep our table clean and tidy keeping enough product on the table to keep constant interest but not cluttered to where people just walk by! Once items sell we replenish them with our stash under the table!!

 

We have so much fun doing these and as of right now we have 4 down and 3 to go! We are finally getting know and its amazing! We have multiple customers that we email our craft schedules to so that they can come and Christmas shop and they love being our regulars as much as we love them being regulars!

 

 

Avonlea Cards

My wonderful close friends Amanda & Casey are getting married on the 22nd (stay tuned for the wedding card Im going to make ;) haha) But her bridal shower is tomorow and here are the cards I made to give her! The "You Rock" card will be from my lovely amazing mom, since she always says "You Rock!" I only found it fitting to use the "pun-fun" stampset to amp up the card with her personality! Both of these cards were made from the Avonlea paper pack!

 

 

You will even see that I colored in the rocking chair with our new alcohol markers!

 

For this particular card I used:

Kraft paper

Slate Cardstock

Avonlea Paper Pack

Colonial White Cardstock

Burlap Ribbon

Cricute Art Philosophy

Coordinating Stamp Set Called "Perfect Fit-Frames"

2'' Scallop Punch

Copper Brads-(I get these in bulk as a consultant, If you would like some I would be more than happy to order you some!)

Creme Brule Marker Set

Black Ink Pad

Twilight Ink Pad

Colonial White Ink Pad

3D Foam Tape

 

For this next card I used the "Love Always" stamp set!

 

 

Also for this card I used:

Kraft Paper

Slate Cardstock

Avonlea Paper Pack

Black Ink Pad

Colonial White Ink Pad

Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment

Burlap Ribbon

Liquid Glass

3D Foam Tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Pick O' the Patch

Ive made this adorable 3D box from the new Cricut Artiste Cartridge! To top it off I've used the images from the amazing September 2012 stamp of the month called "Fall Favorites"!

You can own this exclusive stamp set for only $5 with only a $50 purchase!

I also used kraft paper, colonial white cardstock, Moonlight paper pack, black ink pad, goldrush ink pad, liquid glass, and the 2 inch circle punch.

But to top it off right now till the end of September with only a $35 purchase you can get this amazing, one time, double stamp set for only $5! So to make it easy on yourself I would just spend $50 and get both sets for $5 each! haha! I hope you enjoy! You can visit my website www.samanthamcwhorter.myctmh.com or you can message me via facebook, or email; samcwhorter@gmail.com

 

 

 

Monogram Stamps!

If you want to make your items more personable than they already are, add Close To My Hearts new Monogram Stamps! Available A-Z! This one in particular is the "S" I also used the new "Scholastic" paper! It turned out a little more "Americana" than I intended...but heck...I really do love it!

 

If you are interested in any of the products I used on this project feel free to email/facebook message me with your order! Or visit my website at www.samanthamcwhorter.myctmh.com

 

~Paper Party~

I thought I would share with you all a wedding desert table that I helped decorate. I was only successful in this process thanks to Close To My Heart products! Including...at the time.. my one true love, the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge! I cut out the "Love Is Sweet" banner, the cupcake wrappers, the scalloped circles for the toppers, and the popped image on the toppers that says "With Love" all with the cricut! It made the process so much quicker than trying to stamp and cut out all those images by hand! THANK YOU TECHNOLOGY! haha! So enough talking and here is the wedding desert table!

 

The total table (*I did not do any of the cooking, only the crafting!)

 

Cupcake Toppers & Wrappers!

Love Is Sweet banner..personally my favorite part!

Then the popcorn cones!

The theme of the wedding was County fair/ elegant wedding. The bride went crazy over it! Loved it so much!

 

The Items I used were:

Lagoon Ink Pad

Black Ink Pad

Lagoon Cardstock

Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

** I will have to search for what stamp set I used for the toppers but check back with me and I will have it listed soon!

 

Thanks so much for looking and if you have any feedback I would love to hear from you!

Happy Birthday Danica!

Hey everyone! I have a wonderful niece that turns 1 year old today and she loves zebra stripes & pink! So I found this card very appropriate!

 

 

 

The pattern of this card came from Close To My Hearts new how to publication called "Make It From Your Heart" And I thought I would throw a little of my own style in it!

 

The products I used:

Make It From Your Heart "Volume 1" (9035)

Black Ink Pad (Z2105)

Blush Ink Pad (Z2106)

Black & Grey Assortment Sparkles (Z1754)

3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)

Party Pennants (C1429) "discontinued from Autumn/Winter 2011 idea book"

*But you could very easily achieve the same look using:

Pennant Alphabet (E1018)

 

 

How to create card:

 

1.Use one of CTMH White cards (X254) having the fold on the left hand side.

 

2.Follow the instructions in the new "how to book"-design #30- If you would like the exact measurements you can purchase the book on my website samanthamcwhorter.myctmh.com or follow the link at the end of the "products list" after "Make It From Your Hear" volume 1. Or you can email me and I can send you the measurements! samcwhorter.gmail.com

 

3.To create the pennants stamp 2 pennants in the blush and 1 using "second generation stamping" out of the blush!

 

4.Then stamp 3 black pennants!

 

5. Stamp "Happy Birthday" (style of your choice on shape of your choice) And I used bling to add some focus to the sentiment!

 

6. Using the 3-D Foam tape pop the pennants off the card (draped any way you want) and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment and place on the card to your liking!

 

Then my lovely mother needed a card for her so I threw one together inspired by design #20 In the "how to book" complimented by the new velvet rub ons (z1742) that I'm ADDICTED to! haha!

 

 

Fall Card

I dont know about you but Im a fan of the "Quick-card" stamps! They really helps when you in a hurry! So I've created this very simple fall card using the "Quick Cards-Bountiful Season" stamp set, and ONE key on the cricut using the Close To My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge!

The items I used are as follows:

Bamboo Cardstock (1301)

Flirty Paper Pack (X7160B)

Quick Cards- Bountiful Season (A1130)

Opaques Adhesive Gems "Mocha" (Z1333)

Just Blooms Paper Shapes (Z1764)

Edge Distreser (Z1297)

3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)

Goldrush Ink Pad (Z2101)

Cotton Candy Ink Pad (Z2193)

Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)

3x3 My Arcylix Block (Y1006)

Directions:

1. The card itself I cut from the cricut at 4 1/2''

2. Cut the orange side of the B&T duo out of the Flirty Paper pack at 4 1/4''

3. Cut the flowered side of the B&T duo out of the Flirty Paper Pack at 4''

4. Cut the bamboo accent piece (stamped image) at 3 1/2''

5. Before I adhear anything I used the edge distresser around the base card and around the accent piece of bamboo. (Thats just incase I get too wild with it and cut the card or accent piece! haha)

6. You can then adhear the B&T paper as you wish. Orange and then flower or Flower and then orange. Use your choice of adhesive.

7. To stamp the image on the accent piece of bamboo I first stamped the image in Goldrush, covering the image completely. Then I used the "Rock & Roll" method and slightly rolled the image on the edges in the Cotton Candy ink (while it was still inked in the orange). That way when you stamp it on the bamboo the image has hue of pink around the egdes and still has the Goldrush color in the center!

8. Then using the 3-D foam tape I popped the stamped image off the card .

9. Using the flowers and pearls you can embellish to your personal taste!

To order any of these products visit my website! www.samanthamcwhorter.myctmh.com

CRICUT SALE! August 15th- Sept 30th

Hey guys! So I've decided that I LOVE my new cricut cartridge so much that Im willing to sell it to you for only $80 that is nearly 20% off! (*plus tax and shipping)

This is only going to go on from August 15th - September 30th! because during that time you will also qualify for this ADORABLE double stamp set for $5!!

You can email me at samcwhorter@gmail.com , Message me on Facebook, call or text me! I do accept checks but please know that your cricut cartridge will not be ordered untill your check has cleared. I also will accept paypal (*using the email address above), and cash!

GET IT WILE IT LAST!

Expanding My Crew!

Do you love scrapbooking/ paper crafting as much as I do? Well then your definitely going to want to jump on this deal! Right now Close To My Heart has a new consultant kit for only $50!

And to top it off if you sign up this month you will receive this amazing tote that only consultants received at Convention 2012 in Dallas, TX for FREE!

If you are interested in joining visit my website and lets get started!!

Stampaganza Time!! June 2012

If you were wanting to stock up on stamps before the new catalog comes out now is the time!!!! Get any 2 stamp sets and get your 3rd FREE!!! (*of equal or lesser value) You can contact me personally through email samcwhorter@gmail.com , order online through my wesite  or you can facebook me!! But get them wile this sale last! Keep in mind too if you spend $50 you qualify for the stamp of the month, and o boy is it cute!!!

Cinco De Mayo Sale 2012

So from May 4th to May 5th at midnight I will be offering 4 alike items such as stickers, embellishments, paper packs, ribbons, ink pads, re-inkers markers, etc and get your  5th* one FREE!!

*If you choose any items that have prices greater than one another, the lesser amount will be your free item.

Please contact me via email, facebook or phone! NOT VALID FOR ONLINE PURCHASES

Card Kit-April

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE these adorable cards!!! I love them so much I've made them available for you to buy! All you have to do it assemble them, all of the materials you need will be included in the kit!!

In this Kit you will receive:

12- Flowers
24- Leaves
12- Scored Cards
12- Bling Sparklets (Center of flower)
12-Red Strips
12-Tan Strips
Pop Dots

This amazing kit is yours for only $10!! If you need it shipped it will be $15. You do have the option when you are having this kit shipped whether or not you would like all of the images stamped, such as the flower and the insides of it, the leaves, and the sentament "A note for you..."

If you would like them Pre-Stamped please allow me at least 1-2 weeks to have this shipped to you, as orders are already piling in! If you buy close to my heart products and would like to use your own items I used:

Olive Ink - Leaves (Z2137) $5.25

Sunset Ink- Inside of flower (Z2191) $5.25

Cocoa Ink- Ink the edges, sentament, outline of the flower (Z2114) $5.25

Stamp set- "Just for You" (B1398) $9.95

Sponge Daubers (Z726) $3.95

2x2 Block (Y1003) $6.50

3x3 Block (Y1006) *On back order till April 20th $8.50

1x 3 1/2 Block (Y1002) $5.95

OR if you would like to start doing your own scrappin & stamping projects I can get you all of these items I used and you can stamp it yourself! Just email me and let me know!! If you would like to purchase the card kit it will be available on the right hand side of the screen, please make sure if you are wanting it shipped you choose the correct button.

Ebay Items

Hey I just posted a whole bunch of items on ebay! Go check them out and check back regularly for other items I make! ~happy bidding!!

EASTER SALES!! 2012

Hey all you stampers & scrappers! Im going to be running a sale from now till Wednesday April 11th !! Get the entire "spring" Ink pad line, Re-Inker line, or Marker line for 20% OFF!!!!(*you may buy ink pads, re-inkers and markers individually) That is huge savings for you!! But wait!!!!!......any stamp in the "Spring" section of the idea book is also 20% OFF!!! This sale is only available through me, either over phone, pm on facebook, or email!!! Now....GO LOOK AT THE IDEA BOOK!!! lol

and remember if your purchase is $50 or more you qualify for the April Stamp of the Month for only $5!!

Gift Cards & Buy Now

I would like everyone to always check the "buy now" products to your right. I have retired, expired products that I will continually update so they will be available to you! As far as the gift cards go, you can purchase them from $25-$150 and they are only redeemable through me (i.e. phone call, email, personal message me on facebook, etc.) THEY WILL NOT BE VALID FOR ONLINE PURCHASES!!! All blog purchases are made through PayPal for safety and security. A personal card will be sent with every gift card purchased!! You can leave me a message and tell me a theme or color scheme you would like your card to follow so that its personable and meaningful! (i.e. Birthday, wedding, baby shower, etc.) Hope you enjoy!!!

Dotty For You!

Hey everyone are you so excited that you'll be able to get this adorable paper pack on April 17!!!!!

When you place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, you may add the Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95, for just $5. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing. But that’s not all! There are two ways your customers can get this darling paper packet FREE!

Hostesses will receive a free Dotty for You paper packet when their Gathering sales total $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile donations).

New Consultants who sign up between April 1 and May 31 (two full months!) will receive a free Dotty for You paper packet with their kit.

And if you think these projects are cute go to my website and you can get the Stamp Of The Month for April for only $5.00 with a purchase of  $50.00 or more and make them yourself!!!!