Celebrate Your Creativity! newsletter

JULY 2013A NEWSLETTER FROM SHEILA See my creations at Sheila's Stamping Stuff blog Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant Supervisor (913) 485-4355        Work the Workshop 50% off Workshops on the Go® canvas art kit! Get the gorgeous Workshops on the Go® canvas art kit for half price in July — no qualifying purchase required! From July 1 to July 31 you can get this trendy kit to create your own canvas art to hang in your home, regularly priced at $39.95, now discounted to $19.95 — more than 50% off! Take papercrafting to the next level with this adorable home décor piece that you can display for all to see. Get the Workshops on the Go canvas art kit » Stamp of the Month: Sweet Life Celebrating the sweet things in life What makes your life sweet? Celebrate the sweet things in life with the delectable images and fruity sentiments of the Sweet Life stamp set. Perfect for your summer memories, the Sweet Life stamp set is ideal for cardmaking, gift-giving, and scrapbooking your sweetest summer moments. Get the Sweet Life stamp set for only $5 when you place a qualifying order of $50 or more — that’s 72% off the retail price! Take advantage of this offer while it is available during July only. See the July 2013 Stamp of the Month » Let’s Get Patriotic—Stamp Style! A portion of every sale of our new patriotic stamp sets will be donated to support the military Hurry up and get your limited-time patriotic stamp sets before July 31! During this patriotic time of year, there is no better time to get a unique stamp set and benefit the military. The My Acrylix® Strong and Free (D1575), Home of the Brave (D1576), and Courage (B1437) stamp sets were designed specifically for this campaign and are only available from June 1 to July 31. Five dollars from every patriotic D-size stamp set and $3 from every patriotic B-size stamp set sold will benefit a military-support charitable organization. Donations in the US will be made to the USO, the leading, most recognized military-support and services organization in the country. Donations in Canada will be made to the Canadian Hero Fund, which supports spouses and children of fallen Canadian military troops by helping provide post-secondary education funds. Show your support with your own patriotic stamp set today. See the exclusive patriotic stamp sets »

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All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

Spin Cards & Minis Stamps

One of my favorite new products being released by Close To My Heart with their Autumn/Winter Idea Book are Spin Cards.  These are 5"x7" pre-made card bases include a focal point with a die-cut circle that spins!  

At our Convention, CTMH provided all consultants in attendance with the supplies and instructions to create five different Spin Cards.  There are eight new Minis stamps available which are only $2.95 each, and they are perfectly sized for the circle of the Spin Cards.  Background & Texture papers from all six new paper packets are used on the cards. 

Gift Circle Spin Card:  uses A Little Gift Mini stamp along with papers from Babycakes and Huntington.  

Happy Birthday Spin Card:  uses Heartfelt Birthday Wish Mini stamp along with papers from ProPlayer and Laughing Lola.

Thank You Spin Card:  uses A True Thank You Mini stamp along with papers from Sarita and Laughing Lola.

I Love You Spin Card:  uses Dotted Love Mini stamp along with papers from Laughing Lola and ProPlayer.

Snowflake Spin Card:  uses Single Snowflake Mini stamp along with papers from the Frosted paper packet.

For your amusement, here is a video showing the Spin Card in action.  Actually, if I had wound the circle a few times before closing the card, then it would have spun around more when the card is opened. 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Viva CTMH Convention!

Just returned from a fun-filled week at the annual Close To My Heart Convention.  This year the theme was Viva! and we were at the Coronado Springs Resort in Walt Disney World.  CTMH announced the Cricut Artbooking collection.  The collection includes a cartridge to make cutting shapes the easiest it has ever been.  This really is a revolutionary product with cutting edge technology that allows users to link shapes according to size. 

During the week, I posted quite a few pictures on Instagram using hashtag #VivaCTMH.  

Fortunately, I was asked to assist with one of our creative sessions and received items in advance to create a 7"x5" Follow Your Heart Mini Album.  All of the shapes, including the large file folders for the base of the album, were cut using the new Artbooking cartridge.  

This 17 page mini album was very fun to create.  Papers from the new Laughing Lola kit were used along with Honey and Topiary cardstock.  Many pieces of the Laughing Lola Complements Dimensional Elements were used to decorate the pages along with the Geometric Backgrounds stamp set. 

With the Artbooking collection, accents, borders, titles, overlays, and photo mats accompany each of 15 layout themes and 10 mini book themes so that you have all the pieces you need to create beautiful artwork.  With just one dial size and one key you can create a complete themed layout or mini book.  

When you purchase the Artbooking collection, you'll also get three exclusive coordinating stamp sets and three 12"x9" sheets of Dimensional Elements that perfectly coordinate with Artbooking shapes.  

Contact me for your copy of the Autumn/Winter Idea Book.  All new products will be available for purchase on August 1. 

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355