Inspirations (New Product Sneak Peek)

If you have not already seen the Inspirations brochure from Close To My Heart, you can view it online by clicking the link on the right side of the blog.  Or visit my CTMH website and click on the 'View January Inspirations' link in the lower right corner. If you would like to see samples of items created using the new products, visit the Blog Hop/Linky Party which was hosted by the Fabulously Artsy Tresa Black. 

This special brochure includes a "product sneak peek" for new items that will be available in the new Spring/Summer Idea Book which will be released on February 1.  Also included are amazing deals on five new stamp sets and the January SOTM (Find Your Style) when you buy the new Wings Workshop on the Go kit.

The Wings Workshop on the Go includes the complete Wings Level 2 Paper Packet, special Wings workshop stamp set, Black Mini-Medley Accents Collection, Spray Pen, and a Workshop Guide - all for only $29.95.

During the month of January, when you order the Wings Workshop on the Go, you qualify for special pricing on the five 'sneak peek' stamp sets shown in the brochure.  

• A Game - regular price $7.95, special price $5 (37% savings)
• Rosy Regards - regular price $13.95, special price $10 (28% savings)
• Take a Picture - regular price $18.95, special price $15 (21% savings)
• Dreams Come True - regular price $22.95, special price $18 (22% savings)
• Bohemian Alphabet - regular price $34.95, special price $25 (28% savings)

All of these stamp sets will be available in the Spring/Summer Idea Book at the regular price.  The special pricing is available only during the month of January. 

There is also special pricing for Find Your Style, the January SOTM.  The regular price for the SOTM is $22.95.  However, order the Wings WOTG plus the number of items from Inspirations brochure and receive the stamp set at a discount.

• WOTG + 1 item, SOTM is $17.21 (25% savings)
• WOTG + 2 items, SOTM is $11.48 (50% savings)
• WOTG + 3 items, SOTM is $5.74 (75% savings)
• WOTG + 4 items, SOTM is FREE (100% savings)

If you have any questions, please contact me via the email link in the right column of the blog.  Hope you find some "inspiration" with the special pricing and product sneak peek this month.  

Tic Tac Toe from Inspirations

Since Close To My Heart is changing the schedule for their Idea Books and the new Spring/Summer 2011 is not effective until February 1, they put together an Inspirations brochure with special pricing for the month of January.  Inspirations includes a "sneak peek" at products that will be introduced in February.  The best news is that there is very special pricing on the five stamp sets that are featured in the brochure.

This card was created using the new A Game stamp set - which is available for only $5 with purchase of the new Wings workshop-on-the-go.  The patterned paper in the Wings paper packet is a great combo of designs with the unusual color combo of Black, Juniper, Sweet Leaf, and Vineyard Berry.  Also used to complete the 'tic tac toe' phase was A Little Everything stamp set.

If you would like to view the Inspirations brochure, visit my CTMH website and click on the 'View January Inspirations' link in the lower right corner.   You can also click on the picture of the Inspirations brochure on the right side of this blog.  Or contact me and I will be glad to send you a copy of the brochure.  Also, watch for a blog post soon with more Inspirations details. 

Inspiration for the card design is from this week's Mojo Monday (MOJO172) blog, which was a challenge for me because I had trouble coming up with a sentiment that I liked.  What I ended up with is just a little silly, but thought it would be a fun birthday card.

In order to see even more fabulous creations using new products available in the Inspirations brochure, visit the Blog Hop/Linky Party on Tresa's Fabulously Artsy blog.   Click on a thumbnail to visit a blog participating in the 'Linky Party.' 

Fair Isle Tam

Yes, I made this!!  

 

It is a Fair Isle Tam, and I am proud of it.  

This includes a lot of "firsts"- first time knitting in the round, first time following a chart, first time using stitch markers, first time knitting with multiple colors, first time knitting with very small (to me) size 3 needles, first time blocking, first time taking a knitting class, and I'm sure a lot of other things.  The pattern is really pretty,and I am very pleased with how it turned out.  But, there are certainly a lot of mistakes in it too.  One of the mistakes is that I knit very tightly, and so it is a bit smaller than it should be and there is not much 'slouch' to it.

It just doesn't seem to lay well on my head.

When it was still 'on my needles' you can really see all the puckering from the too-tight knitting.  

Find Your Style (January SOTM Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop which features the Find Your Style stamp set from Close To My Heart.  This stamp set has gorgeous images of a dress form, high heel shoe, a bird, and a butterfly, along with some elegant sentiments. And the best part is that you can earn this stamp set for FREE by ordering as little as $50 in brand-new product introduced in the Inspirations brochure. 

If you have come here from 'Jen's Jewel Box' blog, you are on the right path! With over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs, you should be able to find lots of great creative ideas to use for your own projects.  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

As soon as I saw this stamp set, I knew I was going to create something using the dress form.  It looks great embossed using Mirror Platinum powder, even though the sheen of the embossing is not apparent in the scanned image.  The fabulous papers are from the new Wings My Reflections kit.  Using the great distressed papers, this card only took about 20 minutes to create.  It really surprised me how quickly it came together.  

Now "Hop" on over to Toni's 'Wholly Crafts!' blog to see her work!  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!  Remember, the Find Your Style stamp set is only available until the end of January.  You can earn this stamp set for FREE by ordering as little as $50 in brand-new product introduced in the Inspirations brochure.

The Inspirations brochure is a special for January's "National Papercrafting Month."  In the brochure, there are five stamp sets, a scrapbook kit, and coordinating embellishments that will be introduced in the new Spring/Summer Idea Book on February 1.  The brochure is a "sneak peek" at these new items.  And if you order the Wings workshop-on-the-go, you are eligible to purchase each of the five featured stamp sets at more than a 20% discount each, as well as earning the SOTM at a discount.

If you get lost on the Blog Hop or find links that aren't working, there is a complete list of all participating blogs on Helen's 'Hooked on Stamping' blog.

Santa - I Believe

On the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog, the last challenge of the year is to share a favorite Holiday card using CTMH products.  This is a quick and easy card to create.     

A very simple, one-layer card using Santa from the I Believe stamp set.  The 'frame' is made using a stamp from the Ritzy Ribbons (now retired) stamp set.  The card is simply a piece of White Daisy cardstock, no other added pieces of cardstock.  The blue inks used are Sky and Pacifica, and matching Sparkles were added to the snowflakes on Santa's bag.

All stamps, inks, and cardstock used are from Close To My Heart (CTMH). 

Wordless Wednesday (Nutcracker)