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Picture My Life™ Scrapbooking Program

Artbooking Made Easy: Inspiration Mini Albums

It's a Scrapbooking Pajama Party from CTMH & Big Picture Classes!

Close To My Heart has joined up with Big Picture Classes again to to bring you scrapbooking instruction while you hang out in your jammies in the comfort of your own home. This live webcast will feature step-by-step instructions for making the layout shown below using CTMH's new Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge collection. This new cartridge will revolutionize your scrapbooking!

The FREE webcast airs Wednesday, July 31 at 8:00 pm (CST) and you'll learn how to make projects from a variety of sponsors, including Close To My Heart’s Artbooking layout, as our very own Kristine Widtfeldt walks you through the steps to create beautiful projects using the Artbooking collection!  

If you would like to interact on the message board, participate in live chat, post to the gallery, download handouts, or enter any contests, you will need to log in to the Pajama Party “classroom” by creating a free account on the Big Picture Classes website. If you have already created an account or if you registered for the first Pajama Party in May, you are all set! You will not need to create another account or register again.

If you miss out on the 31st live airing, the Pajama Party will be archived for later viewing.

I hope you enjoy this sneak peek of the new Artbooking collection.  I just know you'll be chomping at the bit to make the Artbooking layout featured in the presentation, so here is a list of items you will need to make the layout yourself.  You can order items marked by a * beginning August 1st!

• Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection*
• 1301 Bamboo Cardstock
• 1388 Colonial White Cardstock
• X5668 Honey Cardstock
• X5762 Lagoon Cardstock
• X5930 Slate Cardstock
• X5639 Sweet Leaf Cardstock
• X5666 Twilight Cardstock
• Z2160 Twilight Exclusive Inks^® Pad
• Z2173 Slate Exclusive Inks^® Pad
• Z1853 Aqua Dots*
• Z1799 Silver Shimmer Trim
• Z1151 3-D Foam Tape
• Z1294 Sanding Kit

Happy scrapping,

Amanda

How to convert Close To My Heart Page Protectors to fit your Creative Memories albums.

Most former Creative Memories consultants in Australia have joined the Close To My Heart family in recent weeks.  This consultant has been busy trying to figure out how to use CTMH page protectors in her already purchased Creative Memories albums.  This is genius since Creative Memories in the U.S. may not be offering their page protectors for sale anymore.

ARTBOOKING!!! CLOSE TO MY HEART'S NEW CRICUT CARTRIDGE!!!

ATTENTION CRICUT LOVERS: I have some exciting news! Close To My Heart has really outdone themselves this time. CTMH ARTBOOKING will be available on August 1st.

This cartridge features700 images (font, mini books, layouts, accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats in standard photo sizes, etc.)15 themes of layouts with several coordinating pages for each theme using just two keys and one set dial size.Just like the previous two Close To My Heart cartridges, this comes with 3 D size stamps sets and coordinating chipboard shapes.With this cartridge, your scrapbooking goes to the next level!!!


If you want to be one of the first to get your hands on this cartridge, I'm offering preorder bundles that include the cartridge/stamps/chipboard package and the August 2013 Stamp of the Month: Chocolate Lovers for $99 with free shipping! That's almost $24 off!!

You must purchase this deal through my blog using the Paypal shopping link below, or email me at aljdrew@gmail.com with your order information.

Pre-order deal offer expires July 31!!!

Video Technique: Background Stamping

Check out this great video from Close To My Heart's creative team showing you some good techniques for background stamping.  Our MyAcrylix stamps are perfect for this because you can see through them.




Happy stamping!