You Are...

FUN! COOL! AMAZING! April's Stamp of the Month is all these things. It's also versatile. With phrases in classic fonts to dress up sporty pages, use this exclusive stamp set for carnival, beach and character pages as well. For cardmakers, use the expressive sentiments to share your feelings on a special Mother's Day card, Father's Day card or birthday card. The two line pattern stamps are perfect for adding stripes or diamonds where ever you need them--on pages, on cards, on mini-albums and more.

Available only until April 30th, this D-size stamp set is only $5 when you spend $50 on your order. Just want this stamp set? You can also order the Stamp of the Month at the regular price of $17.95.

Have you been following Dotty? Next week CTMH's Dotty For You promotion begins. In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month in May, this exclusive 24-sheet paper pack is available for only $5 when you spend $35. Or host a Home Gathering before May 30th and earn this paper pack for FREE with sales of $400.

Combine the Stamp of the the Month with Dotty for You for a great bundle! With you Stamp of the Month qualifying order, you can choose the You Are...stamp set and the Dotty for You paper pack for $10. That's 72% off the regular retail price!

Check back on previous posts for a projects I've made with these beautiful papers and follow my blog for more inspiration in the coming weeks.

Dotty Template

Every Dotty For You paper pack comes with inspirational ideas. The layout below is based on one of Dotty's layouts.

I used the multi-coloured rose paper, the Smoothie coloured dotty paper and Smoothie cardstock. The letter stamps are "Bohemian Alphabet" (in Smoothie ink) and "Rustic Alphabet" (in Lagoon ink). I used the "Just For You" stamp set to create the flowers and leaves and embellished the flower centre with a Pewter Badge Button. For extra dimension, I popped up the Smoothie coloured letters and the flowers.

I'm so happy with the way this layout turned out. It's a great addition to my family album and a special commemoration of my mother-in-law and all her boys.

Dotty For You Video

Check it out! Here's a video showing the beatutiful Dotty For You papers. Watch and then call me to book your Spring Home Gathering and earn this 24 sheet paper pack for free!

Besotted with Dotty

It's here! My "advance" pack of Dotty For You papers has arrived! I love these papers! There are fun, colourful patterns on one side and beautiful dotty prints on the reverse. I'm a huge fan of Bo Bunny's Dot-to-Dot papers, and these dotty papers from Close To My Heart are just like them--but they come in CTMH's co-ordinating colours!!

Check out this Thank You card made with Dotty For You papers. I followed the Pretty Simple pattern from the Originals card confidence program and used Lagoon ink. Here's how you can make this card:

Make a 4" x 5 1/2" card base. Trim 2" x 4" blue and green fronds Dotty For You patterned paper. Trim 2" square and 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip from green Dotty For You dots paper. Ink edges of all pieces with Chocolate distress ink. Stamp sentiment on 2" square. Stamp flower image on 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip. Adhere blue and green fronds paper to card face, about 1" from top. Adhere 2" square on top of blue and green fronds paper, about 1/2" from the right side. Adhere green dots strip to bottom right of card. Trim 4" piece of blue and green grossgrain ribbon and adhere to card. Poke holes for brads at either end of ribbon and add Chocolate mini-brads. Poke 3 holes next to stamped image on bottom right strip and add 3 chocolate brads.

Pretty and Simple!

I also used the Dotty For You papers to create this little gift card--which will look great on my Mom's Mother's Day gift! This card is featured on page 108 of the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book. To create this card follow these instructions: Make a 3" square card base. Trim a 2" x 3" piece from the tags Dotty For You patterned paper. Stamp the dotted frame from the Crafted with Love Stamp set in Lagoon ink. Using a waterbrush, colour the open space in the centre of the stamp with Goldrush ink. Cut out image and trim the left quarter of image in a straight line. Trim a 1/2" x 2" piece of cardstock (same colour as the base) and stamp "just for you" sentiment in Goldrush ink. Trim ends like a pennant. Ink edges of all pieces. Adhere tags patterned paper to centre of card. Draw stitches down each side of patterned paper. Adhere dotted frame to tags patterned paper, about 1/3 up from the bottom. Adhere "just for you" banner over centre of frame. Draw 2 circles on either side of sentiment.

You could easily dress up this mini-card even more by using embroidery floss and stitching and using mini-brads or gems on the banner. You could even add a little dimension by popping up the frame or banner with adhesive foam.

Keep watching my blog over the next few weeks for more projects using the Dotty For You paper pack.

If you would like to get your own Dotty For You paper pack, here's how:

• Place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5*.
• Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile^® donations) between April 17 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.
• Join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.

Happy Scrapping!

Sweet Treats!

What could be more perfect for Easter, Mother's Day or a birthday than a sweet card containing a delicious treats? Check out this short video on the My Originals Sweet Surprises Card kit then click on the link to my website to order your own! Sweet!

Spring is in the Air

Hey Scrappers! Check out this 2 minute video demonstrating some of what you can do with Adhesive Springs from Close To My Heart. You can also pop over to my website to order your own!

Scrapbooking is A Gift of Art!

I'm thrilled to be teaming up with Clarington's Artists and Artisan's Gallery, A Gift of Art, to offer scrapbooking workshops!

Join me for an evening of fun and papercrafting as we create two double page layouts using the Florentine Workshops on the Go kit.

These beautiful papers with soft, neutral tones are suitable for a variety of themes and will work for both your masculine and feminine pages.

You will receive the My Reflections Florentine paper pack, which includes SIX sheets of B&T Duos patterned paper and SIX sheet of cardstock. You'll also receive an additional two sheets of Colonial White cardstock, an entire roll of Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbbon, a CTMH sponge, and best of all, the C-size My Acryliz Florentine Workshop Stamp Set. This exclusive stamp set, available only thorough the Florentine Workshop on the Go, is yours to keep and enjoy over and over again!

We will also be using some of my own stamps and inks to create these pages you'll treasure forever. Try one of the three font sizes in the Trinity Alphabet stamp set to create your own title. See how beautifully Close To My Heart Exclusive Inks colours, Cocoa, Goldrush, Bamboo and Twilight, co-ordinate with the cardstock and papers for gorgeous pages.

 

You will also receive a FREE Idea Book ($4.50 value) and will have some time after the workshop to browse and shop!

For scrappers who would like to host their own Home Gathering and earn Hostess Rewards, I will be offering a special discount: Take 15% off any one Close To My Heart Stamp Set ordered at your Home Gathering. This great discount can be yours to keep, to give to a special guest or to raffle off as a doorprize. You chose!

Registration for this workshop is now open! Contact me at susanascraps@rogers.com or A Gift of Art at info@agiftof-art.com to register.

Workshop Details:

When: Friday, May 4th, 7PM to 10PM

Last Day to Register: Friday, April 20th

Where: A Gift of Art, Newcastle

Cost: $50 per person

What to Bring: Basic Tool Kit (12" paper trimmer, micro-tip scissors for fussy cutting, adhesive, Glue Dots, baby wipes) and Photos (Layout 1 take one 7" x 5", two 4" x 6" and one 6" x 4"; Layout 2 takes one 5.5" x 10", three 5.5" x. 3.75")

Level: This workshop is suitable for experienced and expert scrapbookers. Novice scrapbookers are also welcome, but they must have the required tools and will need to keep up with the pace of the class.

Happy Scrapping!