Last Day for September Promotions!

   Today is the last day to take advantage of September's awesome promotions! You have until midnight to still get your hands on the September stamp-of-the-month, Poster Tidings:

   You also will want to make sure and take advantage of the National Stamping Month's Trio Stamp set promotion as well, You Are My Happy:

   Lastly, do not forget that Candid Captures has its own promotions for the month of September! If you place an order totaling $25-50, you may choose a My Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad for FREE! If you place an order totaling $51-100, you may choose a My Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad & a My Reflections Paper Pack for FREE! If you place an order totaling $101+, you may choose a stamp pad, a paper pack, and My Acrylix Mini Stamp for FREE! Once your order is placed, I will contact you via email to get your selections for your FREE items!

So don't delay! There are only a few short hours left in the day! Visit Candid Captures Online Shopping Site now to start stocking up on all your favorite goodies! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

Holiday Preview Party!!!!

 It's here! It's here! The Holiday Gift Guide is available for viewing at the following link:

Close to My Heart's Holiday Gift Guide 2013

There is some adorable items in this guide including some sneak peeks at some Spring/Summer 2014 stamp sets and new items! There's also a new promotion with the release of this mini-catalog, too!

For every $100 you purchase of retail-priced products from either the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide, the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, and/or retail-priced items on Consultants’ Online Business Address (OBA), you qualify for one FREE “starred” item. The "starred" items are marked next to the product numbers and pricing so you can easily find these awesome items!

Several items in the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide are only available while supplies last, so be sure to place orders for your favorites early! "While supplies last" (WSL) products include:

• Sparkle & Shine Assortment (Z1860)
• Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape 3-Pack (Z1907)
• Workshops on the Go® Sparkle & Shine Scrapbooking Kit (G1071)
• Season's Tweetings Gift Bag Kit (Z1913)
• Season's Tweetings Gift Bags (Z1914)
• Sparkle Holiday Shapes (Z1910)
• Party Washi Tape 3-Pack (Z1908)
• My Creations® Hip Pics Album Kit (Z1915)

These Holiday Gift Guide products are only available from October 15th-December 31st, or, in the case of the WSL products, until they are sold out! So act fast and come see them in person at the Holiday Gift Guide Preview Party, October 2nd, at my house from 12-2pm or from 6-8pm, and start planning your Holiday orders now! A sneak peek at the FREE make-n-take we will be making at the party is coming very soon! Keep checking back often for more updates! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

Look what came today!

   Here's a little sneak peek at what came in the mail today! Any of you on the Idea Book & Catalog mailing list will be receiving your own copy at the end of the week! If you are not yet on the mailing list, you can sign up with your contact information under the "Contact Me" tab!

   If you would like to see more of these products in action, make sure an RSVP to the "Holiday Guide Preview Party" on October 2nd! You can RSVP for the 12-2pm workshop or the 6-8pm workshop! There will be a FREE make-in-take at the workshop, and you will get to see these awesome products before you can buy them! Seats will fill fast for this awesome class, so make sure and reserve yours today!

   I hope you all are having a great week! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

Close to My Heart Updates

   Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have been busy this week preparing for the Product Party on Sunday, September 15th! I cannot wait to share these awesome projects and ideas with you all! It should be a ton of fun! I still have seats available if you want to stop in! This is FREE event, so definitely come on in and learn about some awesome products!

   I also updated the blog tabs to keep information more accessible. The "Events Calendars" tab now contains all the upcoming event information, times, costs (if any), and descriptions. The "Sneaks Peeks" tab is exactly what it means: previews of projects, upcoming deals, specials, CTMH promotions, projects, etc. Consider it creative eye candy! I will also be updating or adding another tab to feature CTMH videos and tutorials! So look for that coming very soon!

   There have been some exciting things going on this week online as well! Big Picture Classes just released the date of their upcoming "Pajama Party". "Pajama Party" is a free online event that you can participate in to make their featured project, win great prizes, learn about upcoming classes at Big Pictures Classes, and to get creative inspiration from all the talented ladies over at Big Picture Classes! In the past, Close to My Heart as been the main sponsor for "Pajama Party". This month the sponsor is Studio Calico, but it's still worth mentioning and registering for! It's coming up in a couple weeks, and they announced it will be a longer event this month (90 minutes instead of 60 minutes!!!). They are a lot of fun, and what's to lose? You could win FREE products!!! Here's the link to the Big Picture Classes Pajama Party site. I hope you check it out! It's always a lot of fun!

   Have you been on Candid Captures Online Shopping site lately? If not, you might want to! CTMH just added some new "While Supplies Last" items! These are clearance items that will no longer be offered in the Idea Books. Many of the items are deeply discounted, but once they sell out that's it! There are albums, paper packs, embellishments, home decor items, etc. Check out some of these items just added! You may purchase any of these items online to be shipped to your home at Candid Captures Online Shop. You may also contact me to purchase any of these items as well! Whatever works best for you! Check it out:

    I hope this finds all of you doing well and enjoying your week! Contact me if you have any questions about anything in this post or about upcoming Candid Captures Events! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

Gift Guide Peeks, Album Value Pack, and other Awesomeness!!!

   As promised, here is your Saturday teaser read! There is SOOO much going on at Candid Captures right now, and it's so hard for me not to tell you all of the exciting news right away! BUT...I have to hold out just a little longer before spilling all the beans!

   However, spilling a couple beans might not be so bad, right? That's what I thought! ;) Have you signed up for the Candid Captures catalog mailing list yet? You're going to want to NOW because those of you on the mailing list will be receiving a copy of the NEW Holiday Gift Guide starting next week!!! This holiday supplement catalog is FREE to anyone on my mailing list, and they get to see it an ENTIRE MONTH BEFORE it is officially released to the public! I cannot wait for you all to see it, so that's why you need to get on the mailing list today! You can sign up by sending me your mailing address on the "Contact Me" tab! The official release is October 15th, so mark your calendars because that is when I can start sending in orders for all your holiday favorites! Many of the items are "While Supplies Last", so products are going to be limited! Start making your lists and checking them twice because this holiday guide is AWFULLY nice! ;)

   Do you want to see and play with the Holiday Gift Guide products before you can buy them? Sign up for my Holiday Preview Party on October 2nd for a full view of these awesome products! Did I mention there's a FREE make-n-take and prizes to give away? Check out all the details under the "Sneak Peeks" tab!

   Now I'm on a roll, and I can't leave you hanging!!!! So I'll share a couple more things coming up very very soon! Do you have a lot of photos in boxes, storage containers, folders, and cheap plastic albums? Yeah....me too! That's why I want to offer a Candid Captures special Close to My Heart My Legacy 12"x12" album VALUE PACK!!!! You will only be able to get this special value pack when you order through me, and it will only be available during the month of January! You will get everything you need to start putting pictures in these amazing and beautiful albums, and at a discount! Keep checking back for more details later on!

   If you would like to see a Close to My Heart My Legacy Album in person, sign up for my Product Party on September 15th where I will be showcasing "Flip Flaps" and how to use them in your albums and on your pages to get rid of "photo overload and overflow"! Check out the "Sneak Peeks" tab for more details.

   Okay here's the last little bit of sneaks! Within the next couple weeks I will be releasing more information on some NEW specials and promotions that Candid Captures will have going on continuously! Here's a taste of what to expect:

1.) Gift Certificate Promotion for the Holidays!!!

2.) FREE stamp sets???? Bring your friends and family to any event, workshop, class, or crop!

3.) Hosting a Close to My Heart gathering is always fun and rewarding! Choose what type of project we make, invite your friends and family, get to see awesome examples and projects using CTMH's amazing products, and get lots and lots of FREE and discounted stuff! Also, when you book a gathering through me, you also get to choose a FREE gift to receive the night of your party! If someone at your gathering books their OWN party, you also receive another FREE gift! That's a lot of free stuff! Get started today by contacting me for more information!

   I told you it was an awesome post! You might want to bookmark or follow this blog because there are a lot of announcements and new events being released all the time, and you DO NOT want to miss out on all the fun! I hope you're excited for what all is happening at Candid Captures as much as I am! If you have any questions, please contact me any time! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

Time to Create!

    It has been a long time since I created something for myself! I have been working on projects and gifts for other people for over a year! I think my wedding invitations, decor, and honeymoon book were probably the last few things I did for myself, and really....that doesn't count! That was over a year ago! Can you believe that? My 1 year anniversary is this weekend! Time definitely flies!

   With all these new Close to My Heart products from the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, I am feeling the itch to create! So that is exactly what I'm going to do; between today and tomorrow, I am going to work on fun projects for me! Of course, some of them I will be using as demonstration pieces at upcoming events, but they are still "me" projects, and I'm excited about it!

   One of the stamp sets I CANNOT wait to play with is one of the new hostess rewards stamp sets called "The Party Is On". It is so stinkin cute! I LOVE the font on it! Here's the full stamp set:

   This is only available to the hostess of a gathering or party if they reach $150 or more in total sales! The stamp set is only $8 for the hostess, too, so it's a steal!

   Did you know you can get hostess rewards with your own order? If you place an order of $150 or more on your own, you can still qualify for FREE Hostess Rewards!!!! Contact me today to find out how and to place your order! ($150-$249 in sales receives $25 in free product credit. Plus, in September, you still qualify for Stamp-of-the-Month, National Stamping Month Trio Stamp set promotion, and for Candid Captures "Celebrate Fall" promotions!....you can't beat it!)

Okay....I have to go play with paper! I'm all excited and feeling inspired to make pretty things now! I hope this inspired you as well! Until next time:

Here's to life, love, and creativity!

P.S. Check back on the blog tomorrow for some exciting news and an inside sneak peek at an upcoming special or two!!!!