Artbooking Made Easy Video - Fall Layout

CTMH has put out a series of videos specifically for our new Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. I love this video series because it helps with understanding how the cartridge is set up and the use of the "Real Dial Size" button.  It also walks you through how easy it is to complete a beautiful layout!

Here is the first video in the series which goes over the cartridge details generally.

Here is the newest video on creating a beautiful Fall Layout using the Artbooking cartridge.  I couldn't get the video to load on my page, so just follow this link.

If you are interested in purchasing the new CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge, come and shop with me here.

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October Stamp of the Month

You can purchase this set for only $5 (reg. $17.95) with any $50 purchase.  This is a fantastic seasonal set which includes holiday sentiments.  It also coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  You can start shopping by clicking here.

Celebrate National Stamping Month -- Do not MISS this one!

For the month of September only, you can qualify to purchase ALL 3 of these amazing stamp sets for only $10!! 

The "You are my Happy" stamp set trio is a fantastic value -- not to mention versatile!  This offer includes a stamp set of sentiments, an alphabet stamp set and a set of seasonal icons!  See the video below for some great ideas using each of these sets.

With any $50 order, you qualify to purchase these stamp sets for only $10!  If you would like to take advantage of this fantastic offer, follow this link.

Cool Tip Tuesday - Making Ink Color Sample Sheets

Wow - what a whirlwind!  My kids were off for Spring Break and blogging definitely seemed to take the back burner!  I can't feel bad about it though because we really made use of their holiday time as they truly relaxed and did what they enjoy. Hopefully, I will be back at it for a while now!

Today's tip is very quick, but I find it to be very valuable.  I find it incredibly helpful to have Ink Color Sample Sheets.  Whenever I acquire new ink, I always add it to my color sample sheets.  I am a highly visual learner and seem to want to SEE everything I have at my disposal.  This doesn't always help when you have limited surface space, so this is a nice compromise!  A video is also included below.

I have included the pdf of the Ink Color Sample Sheet template, so feel free to download and use it.

For those of you that are not familiar with the term "second generation stamping", I will provide a brief explanation.  Second generation stamping is when you stamp an image a second time without re-inking your stamp.  I have included a video below which shows this technique, as well as how I made my ink color sample sheets. 

Quick tip - but as I said, I find it to be very useful and valuable.  Take care!

Resticking Your Cricut Mat Video!

After posting the steps to "re-stick" your old Cricut mats, I was determined to put it into video format so you could see how easy the process was.  All I needed was a free weekend to figure how to create and post a video!  It's my first video attempt, so ignore the shadows :)  I'll do my best to get better at the whole "video" thing!

All the basic instructions are included -- I went a little longer than expected, but I wanted to share everything I have learned about this process.  Below it, I will post the link to my previous blog post of text and photo instructions. 

Blog post with text and photo instructions can be found at:

http://mystudiowithaview.blogspot.ca/2012/03/resticking-your-cricut-mats.html

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April Stamp of the Month

This month features the stamp set You Are . .  (set of 15).  It's retail value if $17.95, but with a $50 purchase, you are able to purchase it for only $5!  This is a fantastic stamp set that works well for both card making and scapbooking!

This month also marks the beginning of our Dotty for You Promotion!

Dotty for You!

Snatch a Dotty for You paper packet at an incredible discount or even FREE!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet! The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.
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*.
• 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.