Steal of a Deal and Cyber Monday

Hello!  I normally post a card here but this is such a deal, I could resist letting you all know about it!!

For the Month of December if you purchase only $50 in products, you can get any 13.95 or 17.95 stamp sets in our Annual Inspirations catalog for only $10 each! Yep, you heard it right..as many of those stamp sets on your wish list for only $10..no limit!!  WOW!

Now for the first time ever!  Close To My Heart has decided to do a Cyber Monday deal! Today, December 1st, 2014  This offer ends at 11:59pm tonight.  SO you only have today...so what is it???

Close to My Heart is offering 20% off all of their Cricut cartridges! Check them out:

Cricut cartridges..see them here...

If you purchase a cartridge then you will also qualify to get the Stamp sets that you want for $10 each.  What a great way to start the Holiday season.  A gift for someone you love or maybe one just for you!  

You can check it out on my website:  http://marianqcreations.ctmh.com/

I will try to post a card to you soon!  I just couldn't resist letting you know of these great deals!  Have a great day!  Hugs!

Another Winner and Fun Card

Good Morning!

I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and you got to celebrate doing something you love.  I was lucky enough to have my parents and kids and hubby with me.   I spent the day yesterday decorating my Christmas tree and getting ready for my most favorite holiday.  Because it is my favorite holiday you would think today's post is going to be a Christmas card..nope!   I posted those last week, so today is a fun birthday card that I made:

I used Build-a-Cake Set with Thistle Exclusive Ink and Lagoon Ink Pad.

I used our Fun Arrow Embossing Folder and then I decided to use our Washi tape.  I don't use it often enough   and it is a fun product to use!

Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape

Black Arrow Washi Tape

I finished up the card with our cute
Thistle Diagonal Striped ribbon and added quick little sparkles.

Hope you enjoy this card!

  


So now we get to see who the winners are today!   Lynette Merrill you get the 20% off your next order!!  And Carol Harrington you get a hand stamped card from me!  Be patient with me..I will be creating soon!

We have one week left for my contest!  Remember to comment on my blog, do a order, share my blog on your facebook page etc!  Please!

Next week I will be drawing for the $40 prize of stamp set, stamp pad and clear block!  So don't forget!  Can't wait to see who wins!!

Have a great weekend!!  Hugs!!

We have a winner or two! And two Christmas cards!

Hello!
It is fun to be able to sit down and post on my blog.  I have missed not doing as much as I would have liked to lately.   I have decided to add to the drawing "bucket" those who truly tried to post on my blog but could not for one reason or another.  I have also added names to my "bucket" those who have purchased the $50 in products from me so far this month and now we have two new winners.....Drum roll...

For the 20% off her next order from me: the lucky winner is  Karen Lee! I  will include a 20% off coupon from me to use on your next Close To My Heart order!  Whoo hoo!

For a hand stamped card creation: the lucky winner is Jane Choate!


Congratulations to the both of you!  I wonder who will get the next week drawing?  Post on my blog, share my blog, order etc. and you can be entered into the drawings!

I promised that I would share the last two cards that we created at our group workshop.  Enjoy!

 The Make It Merry Stamp set is such a fun set to use!  Who would have thought using a scooter would make such a cute Christmas card! 

I used paper from Snowhaven Paper Packet

I used Cranberry Exclusive Stamp pad and embossed with Silver Super fine embossing powder

Colored the image with our beautiful
Shinhan Twin Touch markers.

Embellish with some fun Glitter Paper and you are done!

Close To My Heart has a wonderful cardmaking kit called Snowhaven Cardmaking kit  
It has instructions, stamp set, paper and embellishments for making 15 beautiful cards.  

I couldn't resist using this kit to make one of our workshop cards. The only change that I made is that I decided to add the Merry Christmas sentiment from Santa Claus Set instead of the one that was included in the set.

I used this same paper on the above card as well.

I hope you enjoyed these cards. Have a great weekend everyone! Hugs!

Workshop Christmas Cards

I promised to show you the cards that we did at our Christmas card workshop last week.  Today I am going to show you two of them and then the end of this week I will show you the other two!

This card was done with

Mary and Babe Stamp set

I dry embossed Pacifica Cardstock with Quatrefoil Embossing Folder

 

I took the embossing folder and put ink inside the folder, added a piece of white daisy cardstock and embossed it.  The images were stamped with Pacifica ink pad

This card was made with

Bright spirits Stamp set

I used Adventure fundamentals Paper Pack

The sentiment was stamped with

Exclusive Cranberry Ink

The image was colored in with colored pencils.

I accented with Cranberry Striped Twill ribbon and added cute little staples with our Mini stapler

That is it for tonight!  Remember on Friday I will be doing a drawing for a 20% off a order and also a hand stamped card from me!  So don't forget to comment, share my blog etc.  Have a great rest of the week!

I will be back!

Hello everyone!
It seems like forever since I have had a chance to post!  I don't have a 
"creation" to post because I have been extra busy taking care of some family stuff.  But, I beg that you hang in there for just a little while and I will soon be back to posting my  creations.  And because I am behind, I am going to extend the celebration a extra week.  Remember, if you comment on my blog, you get entered into my weekly drawings for 20% off a order and a handstamped card from me.  And a for the Grand prize drawing that I mentioned earlier.    

Go back to the previous blog to see how you can get tickets for the 
Grand Prize drawing.  If you don't play you don't get your name in the drawing bucket!  I  sure would love to celebrate my 20 years as a CTMH consultant with you!!

I have just finished setting my workshop for tomorrow morning and evening!  See where my stamp club get together and creates:

Notice the theme?  Yep, we are doing Christmas cards! 

Looks like fun?  It is!!  You can be a part of my stamping groups!  Contact me and I can help!  It is so fun to create with your friends! Think of it as a time out doing something fun and creative!

 SO, after we are done tomorrow night, I will post the pictures of the cards that we did!

Until then..

Exciting New Month, Challenges and Prizes!

Happy November everyone!  This post is a bit later because of a crazy week at my house..enough said! LOL  Today I made a card for my Mom who is in the hospital.  I was in a hurry when I took the picture and now I don't have the card here to "perfect" it, so the picture quality isn't as good as I would like but at least you can get the general idea of the card I made!

I used 
Journal spots from My crush assortment
These are fun ways to journal in our awesome My Crush books!

I used
Glacier cardstock
and I embossed it with our 
Damask Embossing Folder
Added 
Black Shimmer trim


Did a small get well stamp and I was done! Hope you like it!

Now for the exciting news!  20 years ago today! I signed up as a Consultant with Close To My Heart!  Little did I know how much fun I would have, the wonderful people I would meet and lives that touched mine for good!  I am truly blessed and I want to share some of those blessings with you!
 SO I have decided to do a drawing each week on my blog. 

Each week I will draw a ticket for someone to earn a 20% off coupon from me for any order that you email or call me..this is before shipping and handling. Plus a surprise in the package that I send you with your order.  

Each week, I will be doing a drawing for a handmade card from me!

The last day of the month, I will be doing a grand prize drawing for the brand new 
Handwritten Print Alphabet
One Exclusive Ink stamp pad of your choice
2X2 Acrylix block

This is worth $42.40!!!

Here is how it works:
I will have a basket that I will be putting names on a ticket for the drawings.
Here is how you get to have your name on the ticket and in the basket:

1 ticket if you comment on my card on my blog..NOT on facebook.

3 tickets if you comment on my blog and tell me how you met me or if I have done a gathering for you or anything related to Close To My Heart that I have showed you, helped you with etc. over the years!

5 tickets if you share my blog on Facebook or refer it to a friend..let me know if you did!!

10 tickets if you do a $50 or more order from me during the month of November!

20 tickets if you ask me about my every other month stamp club and sign up! Or tell a friend who signs up! 

30 tickets if you decide to join my team and become a consultant just like me!   It is so fun..or I wouldn't have stayed on this long! I would love to show you how! I might even give you a prize as well!

I will leave it at that and who knows, I might get in a even more generous mood as the month goes on!  Look forward to hearing from you and making cards and giving out prizes!!

Have a great rest of the weekend!!