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WOTG: Jackson

 Father's day is the a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.The United States celebrate Fathers during the month of June. Check out our masculine kit, Jackosn, available in our Seasonal Expressions II.

If you have family members who love to camp or go RVing, this kit is for you too. The assortment of metal-rimmed pices are fun with a guitar, compass, and binoculars. Live or recreate in the woods? The Complements sticker sheets have images of feathers, trees, and bold icons.

WOTG: Jackson

WOTG: Wanderful

The travel bug was put into my head and heart from a long line of travelers. My parents love to travel and took us on many family trips around the country (and Canada too). Their parents were travels, and traveled the US and Europe. It's in our spirit to seek new cultures and see beautiful countrysides. Share those beautiful photos on scrapbook pages using this month's spotlight kit, Wanderful.

 

WOTG: Wanderful

WOTG: Hopscotch

WOTG: Hopscotch

Many people across the country have had to deal with a lot of cold weather and snow.  Even though we don't have much cold weather here in Miami, it is always refreshing to see spring around the corner.  That means, bright blooming flowers, pretty spring dresses, and colorful Easter egg hunts.

Two of our new colors, Glacier and Flaxen, are featured in this month's My Reflection collection, called Hopscotch.  The stamp set coordinates with several cuts from the CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge to help make your layouts and cards stand out from the rest.

Last Chance for This Moment

 Last Chance to get your hands on the January Stamp of the Month, This Moment.  Don't miss this great set, filled with love, an arrow directly to the heart, and great sayings.

January SOTM: This Moment

Yuletide Carol Ribbons

  

Scraps left over tend to make interesting cards.  Adding banners, or bits and pieces can add dimension and texture to cards.  Also, tags can be a way to pop out your sentiment.  This card, layout found here,  uses both a tag sentiment and scraps as ribbons, even my favorite Shimmer Trim.

 

Layering the different scraps, stamping bits, even adding doodads like Badge Buttons, sequins, and fibers, make cards more interesting.  The above card has everything.  Using a sketch from LilyBean Paperie, I stamped on B&T paper, cutouts from the Cricut, Badge Buttons, and different ribbons.  This card has a lot going on, but I love how it makes the eye travel is so many different directions.

Yuletide Carol Tickets

Four of the stamps in the Yuletide Carol Workshop are ticket shapes with different sayings. These are great, especially when stamped on pre-cut papers from the Cricut cartridges.  I built this card based on a tea card from Peggy. I love how adding stamps to Close To My Heart's Background and Texture Paper creates a unique background no one else has.  It added the right kick to my card base.  Then, the fun tickets stamped in Ruby and New England Ivy finalized this cute card.

 

Making my own backgrounds is a favorite of mine, so that I can create unique cards.  Melissa shows a technique to make a ticket background.  With this set, four different tickets made for an easy background in New England Ivy, Desert Sand, and Ruby, showcasing my favorite saying, Oh, What Fun.

Artistic Adventure Mini-Album

Sturdy boards.  Heavy duty three rings.  Kraft cover that soaks up ink or makes a good background color.  These are all the pluses and more that I found while working with the CTMH My Creations™ Kraft 3-Ring Album for my roomie gifts for convention.

I don't usually scrapbook in such bright colors, so these albums were a fun change of pace.  The size is great, 8" X 8".  Not too big and not too small.

The Disney Cricut Carts helped with remembering the location where the convention was held, Disneyland Hotel.  I actually used all three CTMH cartridges in making the pages for the book (Artbooking) and all of the non-Disney elements for the book (Artiste and Art Philosophy).

 

These cute little tickets and license plates are from the Disney Cricut Cartridges.  I added these on the inside pages.

AME: Fun in the Sun

What does summertime mean for you and your family? Is it camping in the woods or swimming in the ocean? No matter your destination, the summertime-themed keys on the Artbooking cartridge will have the perfect cutouts to use in recording all those unforgettable memories.

AME: Togetherness

Whether you’re celebrating romance, family, or friends in your papercrafting project, you’ll be head over heels for the together-themed cutouts on the Artbooking cartridge! With fancy frames, ornate edges, and faux flowers, you will be smitten with your finished products!

AME: Capturing Snapshots

Snapshots, circles, and fun inking techniques, oh my! Wondering what to do with all those snapshots you have lying around? The Artbooking cartridge’s snapshots keys are the perfect way to assemble those photos into one oh-so-memorable mini album, but with cutouts of cameras, dovetail pennants, and photo-strip frames, these keys are perfect to accent any project.

AME: Artbooking My Life

Take your no-hassle, ready-to-use Picture My Life™ scrapbooking to the next level by incorporating various cutouts from the Artbooking cartridge! You will be thrilled with the infinite possibilities available when pairing Artbooking shapes with the easy, ready-to-use cards from the Picture My Life scrapbooking programs. 

AME: All-Star Scrapbooking

Put your team spirit on paper with the sports-themed keys on the Artbooking cartridge. With footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, and teamwork sentiments, these cutouts are the perfect accent to any team photos, whether it be sports, dance, or other activities. Yet the pennant banner, chevron overlays, and star border are just the thing for any theme! The sports-themed keys will leave you wanting to do a victory dance.

AME: Trailblazing Travel Albums

Need a fun way to document that unforgettable vacation, getaway, or outing? The travel keys on the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge are ideal for decorating albums, pages, or 3–D artwork with your most memorable moments. From artsy airplanes to ticket-like tabs, cutouts can accompany any of your travel-themed crafts. 

AME: Fab Frames

Decorate your walls, tables, mantles, and more with these picture-perfect pennant frames, adorned with shapes and cutouts from the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge. From flowers to snowflakes to titles, you and your customers will love the versatility, ease, and look of these artistic embellishments.

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AME: Happy Spring

Springtime is always blossoming, and with the springtime keys on the Artbooking cartridge, you can bring new life to all your layouts, cards, and crafts! The shapes, titles, and layouts are perfect for spring-themed projects, but they’re versatile enough to accent almost anything. You and your customers will be buzzing to make your projects bloom using these keys! 

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AME: Top Secret

The secret is out! We love the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge because it is our go-to source for documenting meaningful memories with just the push of a button. The shapes on the top secret–themed mini album keys are perfect for scrapbooking your big ideas and big adventures! Watch the video to learn more.

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Discover the Art of Business

Join Close To My Heart as an Independent Consultant April 1–30, 2014, and receive your favorite "art-full" Close To My Heart Cricut^® collection FREE! Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and comes packed with nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies to help you succeed. Plus, when you qualify for the Straight To The Top program, you will be refunded the price of your New Consultant Kit.  Select your FREE Cricut^® collection—retail priced at $99—when you order your New Consultant Kit and watch your new business soar!

Choose from one of these three collections for FREE!

Cricut Art Philosophy

 

Cricut Artiste

 

Cricut Artbooking

AME: Nursery Rhymes

Using the nursery–themed keys on the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge will have you singing your favorite nursery rhymes, reliving your cherished childhood memories, and reminiscing about your baby’s first years. Watch the video to see these two keys in action.

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AME: Sweet Smiles

Watch the video to see how to use the Cricut^® Artbooking shapes, icons, and borders to scrapbook memories of your baby—the smiles, the messes, and the sweetness. It’ll have you grinning from ear to ear! 

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