Just because it's not still in the catalogue doesn't mean it's not still available.....

Check out Close to My Heart's Product Review for 2010...these are items that may not be listed in the catalogue but still may be ordered!!!!

Here are a few examples!!!

Butterfly Kiss:

Ms. Gardner:

Celebrate Stamping with a Triple Play

ONE’S GOOD, TWO’S GREAT, and three’s best of all! Celebrate your love of stamping by using stamps to embellish the three mini albums in our exclusive National Stamping Month kit, Triple Play. With inks, stamps, albums, and pre-cut accents for stamping, you’ll complete all three albums in a jiffy. Since each album has its own color scheme, all three are unique and ready for many different kinds of photos. Make one for yourself and two to give away—if you can bear to part with them!

Triple Play Kit Contents
1 – My Acrylix® Love This Stamp Set
4 – Exclusive Inks® Mini Stamp Pads (Desert Sand, Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, and Sunset)
9 – 4" x 12" Panels (3 each of 3 color schemes)
3 – 6" x 12" Die-Cut Sheets
1 – 72" Length Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon
3 – Hook and Loop Fasteners
1 –Brochure
Colors: Bamboo, Blush, Desert Sand, Garden Green, Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim, and Sunset

In honor of National Stamping Month, you can get huge discounts on the Triple Play kit when you purchase My Acrylix® stamps from your wish list, or get it free when you host a qualifying Gathering or become a Close To My Heart Consultant. Here are five ways to get this outstanding mini album kit: (Note: We’ve saved the best for last, so be sure to read all five!)

1. Buy the Triple Play kit for $29.95 US/$34.95 CAN.
2. Purchase $25 US/$30 CAN in My Acrylix® stamps and get the Triple Play kit for just $15.
3. Spend $40 US/$47 CAN on My Acrylix stamps and get Triple Play for only $5!
4. Host a Gathering with sales of $300 US/$350 CAN or more and get Triple Play FREE!
5. Join Close To My Heart as a Consultant and get the kit FREE!

National Stamping Month is always fun, but this year you’ll get three times the excitement with Triple Play!

*Qualifying stamps set purchases exclude Stamp of the Month sets, K-size custom stamps, and Workshops on the Go™ stamp sets. Tax and shipping/handling may apply. Offer valid for customers and hostesses August 15–September 30, 2010. Offer valid for new Consultant enrollees September 1–30, 2010. Limit one discount-priced Triple Play kit per order per customer. Offer valid while supplies last.

Learn how to make the project featured in this episode of Art & Soul®.

Featured Technique:
Sentiments that Speak

Materials Needed:
9033 Wishes™
D1433 My Acrylix® My Game Stamp Set
D1426 My Acrylix® Over the Rainbow Stamp Set
X7124B Splendor Level 2 Paper Packet
Z2118 Desert Sand Exclusive Inks® Pad
Z2123 Goldrush Exclusive Inks® Pad
Z2126 Heavenly Blue Exclusive Inks® Pad
Z2155 Topiary Exclusive Inks® Pad
Z1102 Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon
Z1212 Brads Spring Harmony Assortment
Z578 Corner Rounder

To create the project shown here, follow the helpful hints and the Corner Shop™ pattern as outlined in our how-to book Wishes™. For more detailed information on how to create the featured technique and project, or to purchase a copy of Wishes, contact Rhonda.

•Trim papers according to dimensions listed on page 39 of Wishes. Cut one 1 3/4” x 2 1/2” Colonial White cardstock for stamped accents and one 1” x 4 1/2” Heavenly Blue cardstock for the scalloped accent.

•Stamp sun in Goldrush on C and cloud outline in Heavenly Blue on Colonial White accent piece. Using second generation stamping technique , stamp cloud background in Heavenly Blue inside cloud outline.

•Stamp sentiments in center of cloud using clear tape masking technique. Trim cloud.

•Create scalloped border along one edge of Heavenly Blue accent piece.

•Apply Desert Sand ink to edges of all papers and cut-out cloud accent.

•Attach two brads in top left corner of A.

•Assemble card according to instructions on page 39, attaching ribbon across B and cut-out cloud to C.
 
Check it out at  Art & Soul CTMH-TV

Passages Workshops on the Go™

Basic Kit Contents:
Passages Level 2 Paper Packet
My Acrylix® Lifetime B-size Stamp Set
Mini-Medley Accents Pewter Collection

Workshop Guide

Follow the included step-by-step instructions to create the two workshop projects featured in the workshop guide: a two-page layout and six cards (2 each of 3 designs). Layout and card patterns are Jeanette Lynton originals created exclusively for this workshop. To create the fully embellished projects, purchase the following accessory (sold separately): Designer Ribbon Rounds™ Cocoa Collection (Z1316).

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$29.95 Item Number: G1010

Additional Items Available:

Exclusive Inks®

Our Close To My Heart Exclusive Ink is more vivid and luxurious than ever! The beauty of scrapbooking is in the creative way it allows you to celebrate relationships and preserve special memories. Partnering our Exclusive Inks® with coordinating scrapbooking kits and exclusive papers, makes all your sentiments special. Available in two newly redesigned formats, dual-tipped markers and patented re-inkable stamp pads, Exclusive Inks are the keys to adding heartfelt messages and striking images to all your cards and layout pages. Available in all 60 Close To My Heart exclusive colors.

----Exclusive Colors by Close To My Heart

Close To My Heart’s 60 exclusive colors are divided into five coordinating color palettes—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Basic. Each seasonal palette is divided into two color collections, one containing the basic and secondary colors, and the other intermediate or tertiary colors. The Basic palette is also divided into two color collections, both containing neutral colors suitable for mixing and matching with any seasonal collection.

Close To My Heart exclusive colors are found in our quality cardstock, Background & Texture Papers, Base Pages, stamp pads, re-inkers, and markers. You’ll also find a variety of darling accessories in our exclusive colors to coordinate with your scrapbook pages and cards. In our accessories section, explore our multitude of Mini-Medley Accents accessory collections, brads, eyelets, Waxy Flax, designer ribbons, and embossing powders, and more, available in many of our exclusive colors.

For those desiring a little help creating the perfect color match or perhaps just wanting a few fresh ideas, we offer the exclusive Close To My Heart Color Combination Guide™. With 60 CTMH exclusive colors to choose from, you’re sure to find the right color combinations for all your projects!

----Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pads
Our new Exclusive Inks® stamp pads offer an innovative in-lid pad to keep ink close to the surface. Labeled on three sides for quick reference, each pad is stackable, closes securely, and features a patented swivel base for easy access to the entire pad surface. Each is approximately 3 1/8" × 4" and contains newly reformulated dye-based ink that is vivid, luxurious, and truer in color. It’s also archival safe and pH-neutral. Refresh a used stamp pad with a matching re-inker, available in every Exclusive Inks color. Stamp pads available in 60 colors and seasonal combo sets, 2 sets of 6 per season.

----Exclusive Inks® Markers
Add detail to stamped images, write journaling, or draw your own designs with our new Exclusive Inks® Markers. Each round pen features two new sturdy tips—one brush and one bullet—designed to hold their shape for maximum creativity. The lid color indicates the ink color. Also available in seasonal sets, 2 sets of 6 per season. Ink is archival safe, pH-neutral, and non-toxic.

----Exclusive Inks® Re-inkers
Refresh a used stamp pad with matching re-inker, available in every Exclusive Inks® color in our newly reformulated ink! Ink is pH-neutral and non-toxic.

Hooligans Workshop....

This is page 1 & 2 of an upcoming workshop I will be offering.

This is a close up of page 2 with the waterfall card section open. A great way to add those little pictures that you don't want to get rid of.