Stampaganza and FREEBIE Friday!

Two great things today!!

First....Stampaganza is back!!

For every two stamp sets you purchase in June, you get another one FREE (of equal or lesser value)!  No limits! Email your order to me to receive the most bang for your buck.
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Freebie Friday

The Great Cricut Giveaway!!

How would you like to own the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut® cartridge?

 Included in the Cricut Bundle:

• 1 – Cartridge (700 images: font, shapes, and 3-D items)
•  3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
•  3 – 9" × 12" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes)

It's a $99 value!

How can you get a chance to win it?  Easy!!  Simply sign up to follow this blog in June!  When I have 100 followers I will draw a winner. Be sure to tell all of your friends!  The sooner we hit 100, the sooner I'll draw a winner!

I'm sad to say that there were no entries in last Friday's Freebie giveaway.

Love your Layout

Follow along to create your own layout using Studio J.

Create a Card

This week's card is an easel card.  This is the front of the card when it's closed.  For this card we used the stamp set C1483 Born to Ride.

Below is the card with the easel showing.

4 ¼” x 8 ½” Black card stock

4 ¼” x 5 ½” Black card stock

3 ¼” x 4 ¼” Black card stock

4” x 5 ¼” Cruisin’ Argyle B&T

2” x 3 ½” Twilight card stock

1 ¾” x 3 ¼” Grey Wool card stock

3” x 4” Embossed Diamond Plate Grey Wool card stock (this was a Cuttlebug embossing folder)

Stamp motorcycle with black ink on Grey Wool card stock.  Ink edges with black ink.  Attach to Twilight card stock.

Attach Embossed Grey Wool card stock to black card stock.  Wrap Baker’s Twine around and tie in a knot.

Attach Cruisin’ Argyle B&T to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” Black card stock piece.  Attach matted embossed piece ½” from bottom and right side.

Attach matted image 1” from bottom of card front 3/8” from right side

Score 4 ¼” x 8 ½” Black card stock at 4 ¼” and 6 3/8”.  Fold the 4 ¼” score as a peak and the 6 3/8’ as a valley.  Attach two or three strips of adhesive on the 2” end.  Attach this to the back of the card front 1 ¼” from top of card front.  

Stamp the Feel the Wind sentiment on the Grey Wool cut out and attach this to the Twilight cut out.  Attach to easel part of card as shown above.  The cut outs for the sentiment were made with the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  This stamp set is one of the sets that coordinates with the cartridge and lists the size to cut on the acrylic carrier sheet for the stamps.

Time is running out!

Just two days left to take advantage of my Buy 5, Get 1 FREE special!

Time to stock up on your paper crafting supplies!

I'm giving away FREE My Reflections Kits, FREE Card Stock, Free Ink pads. markers and re-inkers, and Free My Acrylix blocks.  This promotion runs  through Thursday, May 31, and is only available through me, Suzastampin. There are no limits to how many free items you can get.

How to get the free items?  Easy!  Simply purchase 5 of any same item and get one free.  So, purchase 5 My Reflections Kit and you'll get another one FREE.  Same for card stock, ink pads, makers and re-inkers, and My Acrylix blocks.  Buy 5, get 1 FREE!

You MUST email me your order to take part in this promotion.  And, don't forget, if your order is $35 from the Spring/Summer Idea Book, you can get the Dotty for You paper pack for only $5.  If your order is $50, you can get the Stamp of the Month for only $5.  Or, make sure your $50 in product is from the Spring/Summer Idea Book and you can get both the Dotty for You paper pack and the May Stamp of the  Month for only $10!

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Only two more days to get Dotty for You!  Only $5 with a $35 order from the Spring/Summer idea book.  This paper pack contains 24 sheets of our fabulous Background & Texture papers.

  I love this paper pack!!  Here's a link to view some fabulous artwork using it.

There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95:

• 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*. Start shopping.
• 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.

Monday Sketch

This weeks sketch comes the Close To My Heart retired Reflections How-to book.  I used the direct to paper method of distressing around the edges using Z2197 Pear ink.

The papers used are Close To My Heart's X7149B Lucy My Reflections Kit.


Click HERE to download the sketch.

Freebie Friday

It's Freebie Friday again!!  Where do the weeks go?  LOL!

Sadly, there were no entries last week for the pretty Pink Ribbon Collection.

This week's Freebie Friday offering is Z1360 Rhinestone Designer Brads.

How can you get a chance on these?  Easy!  Simply visit my Close To My Heart website and leave a comment here letting me know your favorite My Reflections Paper pack.  Winner will be posted next Friday.

Buy 5, Get 1 Free Special

 Time to stock up on your paper crafting supplies!

I'm giving away FREE My Reflections Kits, FREE Card Stock, Free Ink pads. markers and re-inkers, and Free My Acrylix blocks.  This promotion runs  through Thursday, May 31, and is only available through me, Suzastampin. There are no limits to how many free items you can get.

How to get the free items?  Easy!  Simply purchase 5 of any same item and get one free.  So, purchase 5 My Reflections Kit and you'll get another one FREE.  Same for card stock, ink pads, makers and re-inkers, and My Acrylix blocks.  Buy 5, get 1 FREE!

You MUST email me your order to take part in this promotion.  And, don't forget, if your order is $35 from the Spring/Summer Idea Book, you can get the Dotty for You paper pack for only $5.  If your order is $50, you can get the Stamp of the Month for only $5.  Or, make sure your $50 in product is from the Spring/Summer Idea Book and you can get both the Dotty for You paper pack and the May Stamp of the  Month for only $10!

 CTMH Online catalog

Dotty For You!

 I love this paper pack!!  Here's a link to view some fabulous artwork using it. 

There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95:

• 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*. Start shopping.
• 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.

Love your Layout

In this video you will learn how to layer your My Stickease using Studio J.

One of My Painting Creations

I love to pull out my paintbrushes.  I could paint all day every day, if I didn't have other things that had to be done.  LOL!!

We live in an area that is known for it's horses, Standardbred, Thoroughbred, and all kinds of show horses.  I've always loved horses, but, as a child, we didn't have any place to keep them.  When I was a baby, my Dad raced standardbreds.  He left the business and went in another direction.  After a number of years, he went back to the horses.  I remember, as a 15 year old, having to leave my friends for the summer and coming to this area to race the horses.  Of course, as a 15 yr old, I thought it was the end of the world to leave my friends for the summer.  LOL!!  Turns out I loved it here.  I made so many new friends, and we lived at the lake for the summer.  Needless to say, I couldn't wait to come back the next summer. 

Anyway...I digress!  We moved here after I graduated from college, and I met my husband, who is also a horse trainer/driver.  Now I have more horses that I ever dreamed I could have!

This is my latest creation.

Buy 5, Get 1 FREE Special!

Time to stock up on your paper crafting supplies!

I'm giving away FREE My Reflections Kits, FREE Card Stock, Free Ink pads. markers and re-inkers, and Free My Acrylix blocks. This promotion runs through Thursday, May 31, and is only available through me, Suzastampin. There are no limits to how many free items you can get.

How to get the free items? Easy! Simply purchase 5 of any same item and get one free. So, purchase 5 My Reflections Kit and you'll get another one FREE. Same for card stock, ink pads, makers and re-inkers, and My Acrylix blocks. Buy 5, get 1 FREE!

You MUST email me your order to take part in this promotion. And, don't forget, if your order is $35 from the Spring/Summer Idea Book, you can get the Dotty for You paper pack for only $5. If your order is $50, you can get the Stamp of the Month for only $5. Or, make sure your $50 in product is from the Spring/Summer Idea Book and you can get both the Dotty for You paper pack and the May Stamp of the Month for only $10!

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