Damask Diva Blog Hop Featuring Buzz and Bumble

So happy that you decided to BUZZZZZ on over to the April Damask Diva Blog Hop featuring The Close To My Heart Buzz and Bumble Paper Pack! I want to welcome you to my Blog: Scraping Cafe and Lounge. If you came here from Paper Craftin 101 then you are in the right place. If you stumbled upon this from another site be sure to check out the full Blog Hop List at the Damask Diva Site www.damaskdivas.com  

I am particularly excited about this months featured Paper Pack  since bees, dragonflys and earthy tones are some of my favorite subjects to work in!  So without further delay here is my Wonderful Beautiful Day Card that I designed exclusively with the Buzz and Bumble WOTH Kit. 

The featured stamps sets used for this card are the Buzz and Bumble WOTH stamp set as well as the cute and versitale Honeycomb stamps. 

The Sparkles Brown and Tan Assortment  have been added to accent the honey combs Wonderful Beautiful Day Title as well as the wooden bees and buzzy trail. I mean really, can you ever have enough Sparkle in a project?

 TIP TIME: The trail stamp left behind by the little wooden bumble bee is a straight stamp on the storage sheet but because we offer such a wonderful and versatile product in our My Acrylix Stamps you can mold the stamp on your block to produce a curved effect and change the look of the stamp all together! 

I hope you have enjoyed my little Bee creation and thank you for buzzing by, the next blog on the list is Cindy Fowler Creations. Have a great time on our crafty hop checking out all the creative projects featuring the Buzz and Bumble Paper Pack. If you have any questions or are interested in any of the products I used here please feel free to contact me at my CTMH website: scrapingcafe.ctmh.com 

 Remember if you get lost jump back to www.damaskdivas.com for the full Blog Hop list.

WHOO'S YOUR VALENTINE?

     In celebration of National Papercrafting Month, Close To My Heart is offering a new product, available through January 31st our Whooo’s Your Valentine kit! This darling kit, retails for $40, can be yours for only $10 when you spend $35 or more in Close To My Heart product. The kit includes 12 die-cut boxes, 3 cardstock sheets, 1 sheet of silver glitter paper, 12 treat tubes, and an exclusive D-size stamp set created specifically for the kit! Perfect for gifts and classroom projects, the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit will make Valentine’s Day a cinch!

Qualify and buy the Whooo’s Your Valentine kit today for only $10!

Also don't miss out on January's Stamp of the Month!!!  Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

 Happy Valentine's Day, January 2013 Stamp Of The Month

Close To My Heart offers these and so many more amazing Stamping, Scrapbooking, and Papercrafting items. Please be sure to see our full line of products at Close To My Heart's Scraping Cafe and be sure to contact me with any questions or me at: scrapingcafe@gmail.com I am always happy and available to help!!!

OCTOBER STAMP OF THE MONTH

To soon to be thinking about Christmas?!?! NO WAY!!! Seriously how cute is this Stamp, It's called Very Merry Christmas and coordinates perfectly with the Cricut Artiste cartridge. 

As always, this stamp set (retail price of $17.95) is only $5 with any order of $50 or more!

Don't have the Cricut Artiste Collection yet, then this a fantastic time to get yours! The Collection retails for $99.00 and includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: themed projects, cards, fonts, shapes, and 3-D items)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets

3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes)

As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at http://scrapingcafe.ctmh.com

Damask Divas Blog Hop Featuring The Moonlight Paper Pack

BOO.... Don't be scared its just the October Damask Diva Blog Hop featuring The Close To My Heart Moonlight Paper Pack! I want to welcome you to my Blog: Scraping Cafe and Lounge. If you came here from Scrapapered then you are in the right place. If you stumbled upon this from another site be sure to check out the full Blog Hop List at the Damask Diva Site www.damaskdivas.com  

This month I have a special treat for you all, my project is a fun and yummy Halloween Popcorn Cup made with the Artiste Cricut Cartridge. This super cute popcorn cup is perfect for a Halloween Party or just a night of Scary Movies with the family!  

The featured stamp on this project is the Happy Halloween Stamp from the Spellbound Cricut WOTH Kit this stamp also coordinates with the Artiste Cartridge allowing for a perfectly shaped plate to stamp on, and by cutting a second plate just 1/4th inch larger you can achieve this layered look with ease. Behind the stamp is CTMHs Bakers Twine which I added to give this project a little extra pop of Halloween pizzazz! Finally who can resist the little spider spinning his web to round out the Halloween Fun. The spider was also a stamp   featured in the Spellbound Cricut WOTH stamped and cut from a piece of left over cardstock. All that is left to do is pop up a little popcorn and enjoy!

If you are intersted in any of the products I used please feel free to contact me at my CTMH website: http://scrapingcafe.ctmh.com

I hope you have enjoyed my little Halloween creation and thank you for hopping by, the next blog on the list is Crissy Scraps. I hope you are having a great time on our hop checking out all the creative projects featuring the Moonlight Paper Pack. If you get lost jump back to www.damaskdivas.com for the full list.

Damask Divas Blog Hop Featuring The Clementine Paper Pack

Hi all, who wants to BLOG HOP?!?!  Welcome to my Blog: Scraping Cafe & Lounge! If you came from Crafting with Carolyn , you are in the right place.  If you have jumped here and just discovered our blog hop, feel free to check the list at Damask Divas blog http://www.damaskdivas.com/  to find the complete list of blog hop participants.

  This months Blog Hop features the extra cute no extra adorable Close To My Heart Clementine Paper Pack. I decided to create a fun everyday card that could be given to a friend or family member just because, and who doesn't like to get a little something just because!

When I decided to create this card one of the things I really wanted to incorporate was a lot of dimension, with out making this card so thick you needed a special envelope to mail it in so the Cottage Assortment  was the answer to my prayers! With a ton of detail and fantastic layering it was easy to add just that little extra touch I was looking for. I also want to make sure to point out the card as well as the framed Good Times layer was all cut out with the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection so all I needed was some card stock and I could make the card any size available to cut on my Cricut machine, talk about the ultimate in customization! If you are interested in any of the products I used here please feel free to contact me at my CTMH website: scrapingcafe.ctmh.com 

I hope you enjoyed my little creation and thank you for hopping by, the next blog on the list is at Craft Me This. Hope you have a great time on our hop and checking out all the creations using the Clementine Paper Pack. If you get lost, just hop on over to http://www.damaskdivas.com/ for the full list.” 

Close To My Heart ~ GIVEAWAY!!!

Facebook Fan Page Giveaway

     What could be better then getting FREE stuff?!?!?!? You got me...
      I am holding my very first Facebook Fan Page giveaway. When my page reaches 100 fans (which is currently only 5 fans away) I will be giving away to one lucky winner this fun Close To My Heart prize pack. You will receive a newly released Autumn/Winter Idea Book, A Nature's Delight Petite Perks Acrylix stamp set and The Sophia My Stickease Assortment!
     To enter all you need to do is "like" my Facebook Fan Page and you will automatically be entered in the drawing. If you share my page on your wall you will receive an extra entry, and if you make a purchase from my CTMH website: http://scrapingcafe.ctmh.com/ you will receive 5 extra entries! That's it, it's that easy, so be sure to share, share, share because you never know what kind of fun things may pop up around the 200 fan mark!

Quote of the Day:
“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” ~ Plato

Close To My Heart & Cricut Artiste Collection

New CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book

With the arrival of the Autumn/Winter Close To My Heart Idea Book, I am so excited to announce that the NEW Cricut Artiste Collection is here. I have to say I have not had this much fun creating with my Cricut well, since ever! There are so many images and projects on this cartridge that is was hard to decide where to start. If you love your cricut you will need to add this cartridge to your collection. 


I am hosting my first ever Close To My Heart Online Gathering ~ This will be a fun way to get your Artist Cartridge! Go to my webpage http://scrapingcafe.ctmh.com/ and look in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click on JOIN button next to Julie's Online Gathering!
I will hold two drawing for a Mini Stamp Set and New Autumn/Winter Idea Book for anyone who places any order before Aug 12th!


Be sure to browse all the new Close To My Heart goodies, so many new, fun, & creative Fall and Holiday themed Stamps and Paper are available now  Orders will be shipped directly to your home so this makes shopping and receiving your goodies Fast and Easy!
If you don't want to shop through my gathering (although I am not sure why you wouldn't... LOL) or you place your order after Aug 12th you can CLICK HERE to get your Artiste Cartridge as well!