I Love My Cricut Machine! Get A $130 Cricut Cartridge Collection For Free!

I am loving using my Cricut machine at the moment as I scrapbook our cruise to Fiji. My favourite cartridge is definitely the Artbooking cartridge. It is amazing to be able to create intricate backgrounds, borders, titles and photo mats so easily. I also love the way the booklet which comes with the cartridge gives you double page layout ideas. Below you can see that I have taken a photo of my favourite layout from this week. 

Using the Artbooking cartridge, I was able to cut out the hexagonal backgrounds (and I now have a craft box full of hexagons ready for other projects), the "endless summer" title, a palm tree and photo mats really quickly!

Check out the photo I have taken of the page from the Artbooking cartridge booklet below which I used to create my layout.

Close To My Heart stock three different Cricut Collections which come with beautifully coordinating stamp sets (I like to cut out lots of coordinating shapes on white cardstock and store them in the stamp envelopes ready for later projects) and our blank chipboard Dimensional Elements shapes. During the month of April you can choose one of these AU$130 collections for free when you sign up as a consultant with Close To My Heart.

Signing as a consultant is just AU$130 for a kit chock full of gorgeous supplies worth another $420 in CTMH product! Not only will you receive a Cricut collection (of your choice) for free, you also have the opportunity to buy the cricut machine at an amazingly discounted price with a full warranty and an Australian power supply.

The current CTMH Consultant Kit

Consultants also have the opportunity to participate in the "Straight To The Top" program and receive a refund for the $130 they initially pay for the kit as I did! Let me know if you have any questions, check out the details and sign up here. There has never been a better time to join Close To My Heart and I would love to have you in my team!

April Stamp Of The Month

The April Stamp Of The Month: Balloon Talk is so versatile it has been really popular with my customers already! Usually AU$24 it is only $5 with any $75 order. You also have the option to purchase the exclusive Free To Be Me paper collection during both April and May for only $5 to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month!

How Do I Store My Close To My Heart "My Acrylix" Stamp Sets?

A few people have asked me this question in the last week so I thought I would write a blog post about the amazing Close To My Heart organisers and how I use them to store our gorgeous CTMH My Acrylix stamp sets.

You might have already read my post about how much I love using my best selling product, the Medium Organiser, back in February. I do also use the Medium Organiser to store my mini 'M' size stamp sets.

Close To My Heart also have many other organisation options including some stackable containers to store our larger stamps too.

For particular themes such as Christmas I love to use the My Acrylix Organiser to store my stamp sets as pictured below:

I love being able to grab my Christmas stamps really quickly to take to a Christmas card making workshop or to take on holidays so that I can get organised for Christmas really early!

The Large Organisers are great to help me organise all of my other A, B, C, D and E size stamp sets. I keep each year in a box as in the photo below. 

Not only are the Large Organisers see through and stackable but they are also easy to flick through when you are looking for your favourite sets in a hurry. I always make sure that I turn the picture side to the back of the storage envelopes so that I can quickly see the images as I flick through the boxes. 

Let me know if you have any questions and don't forget about my March give away here.

Also, don't miss out on our gorgeous Babushka March Stamp of the Month which you can check out on my Facebook page...it is just $5 with any $75 order this month.

Happy Organising! x

Wow! Flip Flaps!!

Love these:

Flip Flaps with Noreen Petty in the US

You can see them on my website!

March 2014 Promotion: Studio J Layouts only AU$8 each!

What an amazing price for Studio J layouts from Close To My Heart. I loved the layouts I made using Studio J last year. You can go absolutely crazy adding embellishments which match the colours in your layouts. It is so easy to drag and drop the buttons and ribbons changing their size and/or colour so much more easily than using traditional scrapbooking methods. The best part? No mess to clean up after you're done scrapping!

Studio J is free to use and so easy to work with.  Let me know if you need any help with your Studio J projects. Check out my layouts on my Facebook page.

My blog give away this month will be a free Chocolate Affair stamp set (RRP$24) with free postage anywhere in Australia for the person who orders the most Studio J layouts through my website!

Happy Scrapping! xo

Stamp of the Month for March 2014: Happy Place

I am just loving this month's stamp of the month! I have seen some beautiful cards combining it with the gorgeous Jubilee papers. Remember it is just $5 with any $75 order this month.

Click here to check out the Happy Place stamp set in more detail!

Happy Stamping! xo

Do the CTMH Strap Side Load Memory Protectors (Z1969) lie flat in Creative Memories Albums?

I have had so many people asking me if Close To My Heart's new Strap Side Load Memory Protectors (Z1969) lie flat in Creative Memories Albums! The answer? They do!!!

Of course I had to see for myself so I've used the lovely photo safe protectors (one pack of 25 which only costs AU$26) in a 12" x 12" True Creative Memories album to show you. Two packs will easily fit. If you have existing CM pages (but not enough protectors) you can simply trim the edges from the pages and slide them into the new CTMH Memory Protectors.

Whenever anyone who has used the Creative Memories Page Protectors in the past holds a CTMH Memory Protector for the first time they are always so impressed with the quality straight away. It is great that we can complete our existing CM albums without having to pay ridiculous prices on auction sites for CM pages and protectors!!

Check out the photos below and you will be able to shop online by clicking the link underneath them and have beautiful quality Memory Protectors posted directly to you from the US. Of course you won't need to buy pages ever again as you can use 12x12 cardstock with these protectors. CTMH have a beautiful range of colours of cardstock which match our inks perfectly! Don't forget to stock up on cardstock this month as you get a free embossing folder for every 2 packs of cardstock you purchase. Check out the details of the promotion here. Feel fee to email me with any questions you might have or contact me through facebook if you prefer.

Click here to purchase 25 Memory Protectors to use in your Creative Memories albums for only AU$26!

Happy Scrapping!

My best selling product...

I have been with Close To My Heart since the day they arrived in Australia on the 1st of July, 2013. During the last seven months I have lost count of the amount of Medium Organizers (Organisers) I have sold! They are definitely my number one best selling item. 

I just love the way the organisers stack so neatly on top of each other and their overall versatility! Many crafters I have met complain that their stash of supplies is out of control. These containers are the perfect answer to solving your storage nightmares. It is so easy to see what is inside each clear box whilst they are stacked up in a cupboard or around the walls of your crafting area.

To purchase one simply click here. Happy organising!

Close To My Heart's Exclusive Australian Stamps Now Available!

Just released: an exclusive line of Australian stamps for your scrapbooking and card making projects! Click here to purchase the CTMH Australia range of stamps!

Wow! Wow! Wow! New Close To My Heart Page Protectors to use in Creative Memories Coversets / Albums

This is such exciting news!

I fell in love with Creative Memories and their photo safe albums and products in March 2000... Over eighty, yes, eighty albums later I was devastated to learn that Creative Memories had filed for bankruptcy in June of 2013.

Like many others I went straight to ebay where there was an absolute frenzy of dedicated album makers bidding at upwards of AU$80 on the last packs of page protectors and pages in the world. Many customers missed out and found themselves with incomplete album projects and not enough pages and/or page protectors to complete their precious albums.

It is with great joy that I would like to announce that Close To My Heart has come to the rescue with the launch of these, available as of February 1st, 2014:

12" x 12" Memory Protectors - Strap Side Load

And at the very, very reasonable cost of $26.00 for a pack of 25 protectors no one need go to ebay and pay exorbitant prices to complete their album making projects ever again! Click here to buy Strap Side Load Memory Protectors compatible with Creative Memories albums! It would be remiss of me not to tell you that the moment you feel these new protectors you will instantly recognise the quality of the acid free, lignin free and buffered protectors. Simply purchase some of our lovely 12" x 12" cardstock and a gorgeous new Workshop On The Go kit and you will have those special memories beautifully presented in albums to be treasured by your family for generations!

I know there are going to be a lot of very happy and relieved albums makers out there! Of course Close To My Heart have also made sure that we have a beautiful range of photo safe albums

and a very wide range of memory protectors for all of your album making needs. I am only too happy to answer any queries you might have.

Stay tuned for upcoming updates on faster ways to scrap: My Crush books and accessories and our beautiful and budget friendly Picture My Life Products.

Close To My Heart February Promotion: Embossing Folders

Wow! This is exciting! I know that those of you who currently own a Cuttlebug or a Big Shot machine will simply love this promotion:

Embossing Is The Boss

During the month of February, you qualify to receive a free embossing folder for every 2 packs of bulk cardstock (single colour or combo) you purchase! That is a savings of $12 AUD / $14.50 NZD! Select from 5 new embossing folder designs—dot, chevron, quatrefoil, damask, or stripe—when you submit a qualifying order.

Contact me for more details.

*Offer valid 1–28 February 2014. Paper Fundamentals, Colonial White, White Daisy, and kraft cardstock packs do not count toward the qualifying purchase. Shipping/handling based on the subtotal of the OBA order or Gathering order (AU: $9.50 for orders less than $150, $19.50 for orders $150 or more; NZ: $11.50 for orders less than $180, $23.50 for orders $180 or more). The full retail value of the embossing folder ($12 AUD / $14.50 NZD) will count towards these thresholds.

Don't miss out on this great deal! Click here now!

Stamp Of The Month for February 2014: Wild About Love

My daughter literally squealed with excitement when I showed her this picture of artwork created using our adorable February Stamp of the Month! Retailing for $24 you can grab this little cutie for just $5 with a $75 order. Simply order on my website and you will be offered the stamp of the month for only $5. A bargain!

February Stamp Of The Month 2014

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Sarah Cooper, and I am a Close To My Heart consultant based in Harrington Park, New South Wales, Australia. 

Close To My Heart offers beautifully coordinated scrapbooking/cardmaking supplies, stamps and embellishments. We are a proven leader (of 30 years) in scrapbooking and stamping, designing innovations, and reinventing favourite products to help you discover your creativity and celebrate the relationships that matter to you with beautiful artwork. 

I was so incredibly excited when Close To My Heart arrived in Australia in July 2013. I would love to help you with your projects. Take a peek at my website or contact me to earn free product with your own Gathering (even an online Gathering is possible). If you want it all contact me for information on signing up as a consultant in my team. 

Smiles, Sarah 
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