Lots of Retiring Items

Close to My Heart is retiring many of their products to make way for the new products we'll see highlighted in the new Spring/Summer Idea book that will be coming out February 1.  Here is a list of the retiring products.  Let me know if you're interested in stocking up on any of them!  You can go online to see pictures of any of them.  If you can't find them, I can help.

Level 2 Paper Packs:

1.      X7145B-Believe

2.      X7142B-Dreamin’

3.      X7138B-Fanfare

4.      X7137B-Lucky

5.      X7136B-Mayberry

6.      X7144B-Mischief

7.      X7131B-Sophia

8.      X7146C-Wonderland

Workshop on the Go Kits:

1.      G1030-Believe

2.      G1027-Dreamin’

3.      G1026-Elemental

4.      G1029-Mischief

5.      G1025-Roxie

6.      G1028-Sonoma

7.      G1024-Typeset

8.      G1031-Wonderland

My Stickease:

1.      X7145C-Believe

2.      X7142C-Dreamin’

3.      X7138C-Fanfare

4.      X7137C-Lucky

5.      X7136C-Mayberry

6.      X7144C-Mischief (rub-ons)

7.      X7131C-Sophia

8.      X7146C-Wonderland

Mini-Medley Accents:

1.      Z1275-Antiqued Copper

2.      Z1276-Colonial White

Brads & Eyelets:

1.      Z1274-Colonial White Brads

2.      Z1146-Pewter Decorative Brads

3.      Z1228-White Daisy & Black Soft Set Eyelets

4.      Z1229-Chocolate & Colonial White Soft Set Eyelets

Dimensional Elements:

1.      Z1225-Flurry

2.      Z1226-On Target

Ribbon:

1.      Z1126-Colonial White Ribbon Collection

2.      Z1103-3/8” Cranberry Grosgrain Ribbon

3.      Z1100-3/8” Cocoa Grosgrain Ribbon

4.      Z1102-3/8” Colonial White grosgrain Ribbon

5.      Z270-3/8” White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon

6.      Z1398-Wings Level 2 Assortment

Embroidery Floss:

1.      Z1093-Blue/Purple

2.      Z1094-Green

3.      Z1092-Red/Pink

Waxy Flax:

1.      Z1086-Cranberry

2.      Z1247-Crystal Blue

3.      Z1248-Juniper

4.      Z1249-Sorbet

Various Accessories:

1.      Z1355-Bliss Level 2 Assortment

2.      Z1400-Fanfare Level 2 Assortment

3.      Z1147-Foundry Metal Bookplates

4.      Z1633-Harvest Charms

5.      Z1486-Holiday Pockets

6.      Z1266-Just Blooms Spring Blossom Paper Flowers

7.      Z1300-Just Blooms White Daisy Variety Pack

8.      Z1356-Lucky Level 2 Assortment

9.      Z1359-Lucky Level 2 Journaling Spots

1.  Z1462-Midnight Felt Shapes

1.  Z1386-Sweetheart Level 2 Assortment

1.  Z1468-Top Coats Icing Overlays

Color-Ready Alphabets:

1.      X1406-Hodge Podge

2.      X5749-Oxford

My Creations Products:

1.      Z1310-Board Book

2.      Z1268-Journal

3.      Z1198-9x9 Memory Showcase

Supplies/Tools:

1.      Z616-Rubber Brayer

2.      Z1208-Soft Set Eyelet Tool

3.      Z1245-Eyelet Tool Replacement Punches

Cardstock-8 ½” x 11”:

1.      X1412-Black

2.      X1411-Colonial White

3.      1320-White Daisy

My Acrylix Stamp Sets:

·         A Hop

·         A Little Buzz

·         A Little Everything

·         A Love

·         A Paisley

·         A Posey

·         Adoption

·         Adorning Corners

·         Always in my Heart

·         Ambiance

·         Around the Block

·         Baby Love

·         Backgrounds & Borders

·         Beary Best

·         Beary Busy

·         Beautiful Butterflies

·         Beautiful Things

·         Believe in Your Dreams

·         Beloved

·         Birthday Blast

·         Birthday Boy

·         Bless This Nest

·         Blooming Layers

·         Bon Appetit

·         Boom!

·         Bunny Love

·         Campin’ Fever

·         Carefree

·         Catching Waves

·         Charmed

·         Cherished Flourishes

·         Ciao

·         Circle Around

·         Circle of Love

·         Circle Together

·         Connections

·         Cruisin’

·         Cupcake Sprinkles

·         Daydream

·         Down By the Sea

·         Dream Big

·         Dreams Come True

·         Enjoy Every Moment

·         Extreme Happiness

·         Family

·         Family Ties-Adult

·         Family Ties-Children

·         Family Ties-Pet

·         Fill in the Blank

·         Flower Pot

·         For Every Occasion

·         Friendship Blessings

·         From My Heart

·         Fun Times

·         Happy Holidays

·         Happy Moments

·         Hero

·         His & Hers

·         Horizon

·         Hot Diggity

·         Howdy

·         In the Month of April

·         In the Month of February

·         In the Month of July

·         In the Month of June

·         In the Month of March

·         In the Month of May

·         It’s A Zoo

·         Just for Boys

·         Just for Girls

·         Just The Ticket

·         Kanji Phrases

·         Let’s Go Camping

·         Little Princess

·         Love Always

·         Love Birds

·         Love Ya

·         Magic Tabs

·         Makin’ Waves

·         Ms. Chillin’

·         Ms. Scrapbook

·         Notice The Details

·         One of A Kind

·         On The Edge

·         On This Day

·         Over The Rainbow

·         Paisley Praise

·         Piece of Cake

·         Play Day

·         Post Card-Travel Series

·         Precious Love

·         Priceless Love

·         Recipe Box

·         Retro Tech

·         Royal Birth

·         Salutation Seals

·         Shining Star

·         Smiles

·         So Lucky

·         Soul Mates

·         Springtime

·         Star Power

·         Summer Breeze

·         Summer Days

·         Sweet Baby

·         Take Luck

·         Tasty Treats

·         Tea Time

·         Thank You

·         Thrill Ride

·         T.L.C.

·         Togetherness

·         Treetops

·         Trellis

·         Two-Step Backgrounds

·         Unity

·         X-Treme

·         You Did It

·         You Rock

·         You’re Great

·         You’re Sweet

Close to My Heart Spray Pen

Here's A Repost of Jeanette LLynton's blog, which highlights techniques using the spray pen.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Spotlight on Art: Spray On!

As I mentioned yesterday, this year I’m dedicating my blog to spotlighting fabulous art created by artists in the Close To My Heart Art Studio as well as all you talented readers of my blog. If you want to participate and submit your artwork for inclusion here, you’ll want to refer to yesterday’s post. Here is the first Spotlight On Art for 2012, from our own studio:

The spray pen is the star in today’s artwork. Create the background diamond pattern using a Cricut shape as a mask, spraying Heavenly Blue re-inker on Heavenly Blue cardstock for a nice tone-on-tone look (genius, right?). For this piece, the artist cut the pennant card base at 1 1/4”. By pushing the “auto fill” function key when cutting the shapes, your Cricut will space everything out evenly and give you the perfect template for spraying your own pattern.

Here's a twist on the same technique:  Instead of using the butterfly shapes as masks to pattern the entire page, the designer selectively added the pattern where she wanted it, leaving space to add a title where the pattern wouldn’t detract. It’s a great effect, isn’t it?

And here are those butterflies again, but now with some of the cut shapes added in for dimension and a fun way of extending the pattern outside of the sprayed area. I’m sure that you’ll agree that the final product is just beautiful.

This is such a fun technique because it allows you to use any number of masks to use and coordinate to any project you are working on. You can spray completely tone-on-tone or use accent colors to create your own patterned paper. Fresh, fun, and fabulous—can't wait to see what's in the spotlight next week!