May Stamp of the Month ~ Celebrate with Cake

Celebrate with Cake 

Set of 17 $17.95 ~ S1605 

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for that month only, for just $5! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. 

Make sure you don't miss this months National Scrapbooking Special Offers!

RECOMMENDED BLOCKS: 1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2"× 2" (Y1003), 2" × 3½" (Y1009)

Made using the Florence Workshop Your Way and the May Stamp of the Month Celebrate with Cake

Place your order at www.NinasArtSpot.ctmh.com today!

** April Special Offers **

Special Offer #1

First 5 people to order the April 2016 Life in Pictures Stamp of the Month (S1604) (at the retail value or at the $5 price with a $50 order) will receive from me the above 2 sided 4" x 4" InstaLife page which can be used on a full sized scrapbook page, on an InstaLife page or even on the front of a greeting card. When you place your order online I will automatically send out the bonus page. However it will not ship out with your order as it is coming directly from me. Click HERE to see more images of this wonderful set being used.

Special Offer #2

Place a $60 order during the month of May and receive a New Season Expressions 2 Good from May to August 2016 FREE and you are automatically eligible to order the April Stamp of the Month (S1604) for $5 and thus you can also get the Special Offer #1. Your FREE Season Expressions 2 will ship out April 29, 2016 directly from me. If you took advantage of Offer #1 I will ship both together.

Interested in taking advantage of these Special Offers? Then Click HERE scroll down, to the right and click on the Join button on the April Online Order to place your order now.

April Stamp of the Month ~> Life in Pictures *Special Offer*

The Life in Pictures stamp of the month has totally captured my heart. In my opinion it has transcended pictures from its early history to the present..ok well close to the present.

This is a set of 13, including images and sentiments perfect for memory keeping, which can also be used for creating thoughtful and heartfelt cards. Here are some samples using the set.

Scrapbooking Page

My Creations Album Cover

Picture My Life Card
Created by Robyn Holfeltz

InstaLife Album

Life in Pictures, Item number S1604 is available for $17.95 or for just $5! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products. Click HERE scroll down and click on the Join button on the April Online Order to place your order now.

My Special Bonus Offer This month only: First 5 people to order the Life in Pictures Stamp of the Month will receive from me the following 2 sided 4" x 4" InstaLife page which can be used on a full sized scrapbook page, on an InstaLife page or even on the front of a greeting card. When you place your order online I will automatically send out the bonus page. However it will not ship out with your order as it is coming directly from me. Here is a picture of what you would receive.

Special Offer Front

Special Offer Back

January Stamp of the Month BelovedBouquet

Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring Januarys Stamp of the Month, which is Beloved Bouquet a set of 14 stamps. If you have come here from Wendy's Blog, Stamping Rules you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda's Blog, If you Bling It

This month we have approximately 33 Close to my Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go....

Beloved Bouquet S1601

Front and back of single panel card.

This is a single panel card using the Designer Creations Paper Bags as the envelope.

Products Used: 

     S1601 ~ January SOM Beloved Bouquet 

     X7205B Charlotte Paper Packet (NEW - Seasonal Expressions 2016)

     Z3197 Black & Gold Ribbon (NEW - Seasonal Expressions 2016)

     Z2170 Ruby Ink Pad

     Z2173 Slate Ink Pad

     X5929 Whisper Cardstock

     X5927 Ruby Cardstock

     Z2038 Ruby Designer Creations Paper Bags

     Z2155 Topiary Ink Pad

Technique used: Two Step Second Generation Stamping

Watch this technique being displayed using the January 2016 SOM Beloved Bouquet

Click here to see the video from the live broadcast

Now "HOP" on over to Michelle's blog, My Creations with Michelle 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 January SOTM is only available until January 31, 2016! Contact your CTMH Consultant or click here to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Here is another sample using the lovely Beloved Bouquet shared by my Acrylix Chix Team Mate, Kendra Halverson!

Planners Gonna Plan ~> Planner Bundle Offer ending soon!

So I wanted to share what I've been doing in my CTMH Planner this month so far. Using the NEW Charlotte paper pack (which matches the 2016 Planner) coming available January 1st, 2016 I did some Planner Creating!

Using the New Charlotte Paper Pack, Item number X7205B I created a planner dashboard that matches my CTMH 2016 Planner. I even have a shaker element in it. You can see the whole thing on the Katch.me/NinasArtSpot.com video below. A planner dashboard is usually something you have in your planner with your Year's theme and holds post it notes and other inserts you will use through out the year. 

Front of Dashboard complete with my Years Theme.

The Theme "Don't Quit your Day Dream" is actually a Picture My Life card!

This is the backside. 

         You can see my pockets with the shaker behind them and the post it notes. Cute stickers were given to me by Deborah @                                                      blushandlipstick, she's on Facebook, twitter and periscope too!

Here I'm 3 hold punching the dashboard after its been made to fit the monthly tab sheets

Only 9 more days to take advantage of the 

Planners Gonna Plan Bundle!

Attention all planner addicts, check out this soon to end special where you can get your hands on the new, gorgeous Everyday Life™ album from Close To My Heart, the accompanying Everyday Life 2016 planner pages, and the coordinating Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp in an exclusive product bundle for only $29.95 USD / $35.95 CAD. That’s over 15% off the retail price for 6 items (Album/Binder, Planner tabs and pages, Today clear marker, Gold foil two pocket insert, 4 pages of matching stickers and the Perfect Plan roller stamp!....but wait if you order this bundle NOW I'll add in a matching Planner Washi tape roll for FREE (that is a $3.95 value on top of the 15% savings) With the new Everyday Life line, you’ll experience “memory keeping on the go” as you track your menus and shopping lists, stamp reminders, keep appointments, and tuck away precious memories—plus much more—all at once! This offer is only available while supplies last, so plan to place your order early in the month and start 2016 off right. But this bundle/offer is only available for 9 (nine) more days!

Dates Offer valid: December 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–December 31, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT) ONLY...while supplies last.

Item number for the Planners gonna plan bundle is: CC1059 or just click here to place your order!

December Stamp of the Month, Candlelight Garden S1512

When I first saw this stamp set I immediately fell in love with it. I host our monthly Close to my Heart Team, Acrylix Chix's monthly stamp of the month swaps and I really thought everyone would love this. It seemed that most everyone was a bit intimidated by this outline set....or maybe everyone was so focused on Winter and the holidays it was hard to get into the mood to create with a spring themed set. However, I was pleasantly surprised with what they all created. I'm happy to show you those submissions plus other samples I've found using this awesome and versatile stamp set.

and here are some other great pieces for you to view

I hope this inspires you as much as it did me!

The Stamp of the Month is available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing or purchase it at full price for $17.95.

Order your December Stamp of the month here!

Glazing Technique Tutorial

This is a fairly simple technique that really adds depth and pop to your stamped outline images. I'm using the new December Stamp of the Month, S1512 Candlelight Garden.

Here is a full supply list:
*Water in a spray bottle
*Any stamp pad or re-inker
*Water brush
*Glazing medium
*Stamped outline images
*Acrylic Block
*Baby Wipe

Step 1: dab a bit of your ink pad or re-inker ink onto the acrylic block and pour a small dab of glazing medium on top of it. Using your waterbrush mix the two. If it dries while your using it spitz with a bit of the water from the spray bottle.

 Step 2: "Color" in your stamped images. You can use darker inked areas to show highlights adding depth and dimension to your images. Clean up is a breeze...just wipe off your waterbrush onto a baby wipe until it shows clean.

Finished 3"x3" card

Finished Gift Card Holder

You can see the whole tutorial video here!