Friday [News] Flash - 06/17/22

What's new at CLOSE TO MY HEART?  Workshop Wows for the Smarty Pants paper line in the current core catalog, that's what's new!!

If you have children or grandchildren in school, or even your own school years photos, you will definitely want to check out these NEW workshops featuring the brilliant Smarty Pants paper collection; they are truly a class act! The workshop kits are available at a 20% discount when you purchase the kit that includes the stamp + Thin Cuts, but you can also purchase a kit without the Stamp or Thin Cuts at full retail price.

If you previously purchased the paper pack with sticker sheet, but not the stamp & thin cut set, it is currently on sale as part of Stamptacular!  Then you would have what you needed, except for the cork shapes, that are easily substituted with items from your stash!

I really like that CTMH is providing these Workshop Wows for the paper lines in the core catalog, because "showing us how" is what I enjoy most about this company.  It is such a great resource, not only for product, but for ideas for using the products.  And those ideas and techniques are easily transferable to the rest of your stash!

Regularly $27.95, on sale for $20

While I myself have not purchased this paper line (no school photos to scrap), I did get the A Toast To You cardmaking workshop from the National Scrapbook Day bundle, which is still available.  It includes the same half paper pack (1 each of 6 double-sided paper, plus 2 of the coordinating cardstock colors.)  Because I always prefer layouts over cards, I cannot wait to see how I can whip up some layouts using that bit of paper along with what else I have in my CTMH stash using the workshop layouts as my starting point.  I will not have the sticker sheet which is highly themed, but the designs in this paper pack are very versatile for other topics.

If you happened to have purchased that NSD workshop because you loved the cards, you might also check out the card designs here in the new card workshop using those same papers, and that would give you even more variety to send to the students in your life.

2. Creativity Delivered with Craft with Heart™ Cards 

Craft With Heart subscription info here.

 

Because I am more comfortable creating layouts than cards, I am a subscriber to our Craft with Craft with Heart™ cardmaking subscription! It has an incredible wealth of cardmaking possibilities available.  Even as a Maker, we are able to enjoy creating up to 24 stunning cards with the May–August Craft with Heart™ cardmaking subscription.  It is sure to be a delight for any cardmaking enthusiast, and a real blessing to beginning cardmakers who can have a low stress fun way to always have cards on hand as well as card ideas to recreate with other papers and stamps in the future! Learn more about Craft with Heart™ today.

 3. A Quick Reminder of Upcoming Virtual Crafting Events

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for creative fun during virtual crafting events featuring this year’s National Scrapbooking Month collection. Here are your opportunities to participate in these free virtual events to complete the workshop projects together in July.

• July 6, 2:00 pm (MDT): Hope & Kindness Scrapbooking Workshop (CC5228)
• July 7, 2:00 pm (MDT): Hope & Kindness Cardmaking Workshop (CC5229)
• July 8, 2:00 pm (MDT): Hope & Kindness Album Workshop (CC52210)

I worked with these papers this past weekend with my sister, and they are just gorgeous.  The directions for the scrapbooking workshop are in a different format than before, so you may find it very helpful to follow along with the video.

Hopefully, I can finish up my pages and use the "extras" to show you an additional project.  Stay tuned.