Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2014

Close To My Heart: November 2014 Special Promotions

We have some specials for your, fellow paper crafters, scrapbookers, card makers and digital scrapbookers!! This month is specials for sure!

First, let’s see the Stamp of the month, The Little Things. This stamp set of 15 is GORGEOUS! Perfect for any occasion cards, scrapbook background layouts, and even gift box topper. You will need this one! For every order of $50, you can get this beautiful stamp set for ONLY $5! Also, every order you put with SOTM, you will be entered to win Mystery Hostess Reward product worth of $10!

Recommended Blocks for using this stamp set are:

1″ × 1″ (Y1000)
1″ × 3 1/2″ (Y1002)
2″ × 2″ (Y1003)
3″ × 3″ (Y1006)

Second special is Studio J^®. This month is a special Month for Studio. November marks the five-year anniversary of Studio J^®, and that means it’s your lucky month, with 5 amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!

How to win:

Throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J^® are only $5! That is a savings of over 25% off of retail—an unprecedented deal!
Every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more.
You might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders! This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors™.
Simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!
One last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

Amazing 5 ways to win, aren’t they? So, go ahead dig into your pictures and create layouts with Studio J^® during this month for your memory keepsakes and to win these amazing prizes!

Third but not least –> Check out these new listing for While Supplies Last – THE PRICE IS REDUCED! It’s time to save and get your favorite supplies before they all gone. There are washi tapes, the necklace kit (just perfect for Christmas gifts), ink pads, boxes, envelopes, and many more! Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOPPING WITH ME!

Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2014

I am featured at #SoMe2 Week #57

I found out this fun Social Media link up party few weeks ago from one of my Silhouette crafty friends, Sarah V. (Creative Ramblings). So many inspirations you can find by linking up your blog and socia media links with them. And also, they will pick one of the link-ers to feature on their party every week. I am featured at their blog this week! So excited to share with you a little bit about me and my Social Media links that you can follow 😀

I tell you, it is a fun party 😀

Come join the Social Media Link Party!!!Welcome to #SoMe2 – Week #57

SOcial MEdia is all about ENGAGEMENT, and as bloggers, we want to do more than find new followers – we want to grow our engagement! At the #SoMe2 parties, we will link up a different Social Media platform and blog post from that platform each week.

This week we are growing and engaging with Google+!

For Google+, the more we +1 and comment on each other’s posts, the more engaged we become, and that makes the SOcial MEdia “algorithms” happy! So link up, and start commenting!!

It's time for the #SoMe2 #Google Party! Join us, link up your Google+ account, a blog post you've posted on Google+, and enter to win a featured blogger spot! #socialmedia #network #linkparty

The more you put in to this SOcial MEdia link party, the more you will get out!

Don’t link and run – follow, +1, comment – tell your friends!!

#SoMe2 is a SOcial MEdia link party where we link up 2 items every

Tuesday @ 7:00pm EST!

We are pleased to introduce our #SoMe2 featured blogger of the week…

Helen from Living My Given Life

Helen has shared this with us:
Hello! My name is Helen. I was born & raised in Indonesia. We have been living in Ohio since 2008 and every day we are living cross-culturally, joyfully, creatively. I am a wife to an awesome husband, a mom of 2 sweet daughters. I am working at home part-time as a translator, a blogger, a scrapbooker, a cardmaker and
a DIY-er. My blog is where I share my faith journey, family adventures, and craft projects.

Thanks, Helen!

Would you like to be a #SoMe2 featured blogger?

Everyone who enters the Rafflecopter each week will have a
chance to win a spot as our featured blogger. We will feature your blog,
and links to your social media. Your links will be inserted into the
Rafflecopter for that week – gaining you more followers.

THE RAFFLECOPTER WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK!!

We picked two winners last week, one for last week and one for this week!

The rules are simple!

Please follow your hostesses and featured blogger.
Please add the #SoMe2 button (found at the bottom of the post) to your sidebar or link page.
Tweet about the party! More partiers = More followers! All you have to do is click the “tweet” button! Tweet
Use our hashtag #SoMe2 when tagging or posting so we can find each other!

You will automatically be entered into our email reminder list by entering a link. You may remove yourself from the list by using the un-subscribe option.

1) Link up your Blog’s Google+ Page

2) Follow your HOSTESSES and FEATURED BLOGGER

3) Follow 2 people before your link, if you already follow them, find 2 new people to follow

1) Link up 1 recent Google+ Post

(Go to your Blog’s Google+ posts page, hover the cursor in the right upper corner of a recent post until you see the “options menu” arrow, then click on “link to post”, copy the URL, and paste that URL into the link party.)

2) Like and comment on your HOSTESSES & FEATURED BLOGGER’S links

3) Like and comment on at least the 2 links in front of yours. This way everyone will get Google+ Love! One of hostesses will make sure the last two links get comments.

Thanks for joining our SOcial MEdia link party!

See you next week – same time, same place!

DeDe, Kim, Sarah V., Sarah C., & Susan

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2014

Celebrating WCMD 2014 Giveaway Winner Is…

On the every first Saturday in October, all card-makers around the world celebrating World Card Making Day. It started by Paper Crafts magazine as national card making day back in 2006, but then they changed the name to World Card Making Day because the responses they got from all over the world! You can read all the details on this fun event for card-makers here on their blog.

And I had a little celebration, t00 🙂 THANK YOU for all of you have entered my giveaway and following me on Social Medias! Your supports encourage me a lot!

So, today I have the winner to win these prize:

AND THE WINNER IS……… KELLY!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, Kelly! I have sent you an email 🙂

Have a great weekend everyone!

Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2014

Thankful Thursday: How He Loves Us

God’s loves is one the gifts in my life I will never stop thanking Him for. The way He loves us amazes me.

He loves you just the way you are.

He loves you in ways you won’t understand with humanly wisdom.

He loves you beyond you can imagine.

The same way,

He loves me.

This song summarizes it… Enjoy His love and the way He loves you each moment!

Posted on Saturday, October 4, 2014

Celebrating World Card Making Day 2014

Today is World Card Making Day! I shared a quick DIY Note Card set earlier today here. And I have been having so much fun catching up with so many bloggers who share their amazing handmade cards!

Do you know why they call it World Card Making Day? Here is the background why from WCMD website:

“World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine to bring card makers together at the beginning of the busiest card-making season of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, due to the positive response it received and the worldwide popularity of card making, the holiday became known as World Card Making Day from then on.

Celebrating its ninth year in 2014, World Card Making Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in October. It’s a day for the card-making community—hobbyists, retailers, and manufacturers—to unite and celebrate the connection and creativity that is the heart of card making.”

To celebrate this special day for card-makers, I have little giveaway today with some goodies from Close To My Heart products:

In this package includes: 6×6 sample papers, Black Mini Pigment Ink Pad, Brown Mini Pigment Ink Pad, Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink Pad, new #30yearsofhappy Stamp Set, and our new 2014 Annual Inspirations Book:

There are 4 changes to enter this giveaway:

Like my Facebook fan page and leave a comment here that you did. If you already did, leave a comment here with yours so that I can Like your Page back and Thank You so much for liking my FB!
Follow me on Twitter and leave another comment you did it. If you are a Twitter follower, leave a comment with yours so I can follow you back and Thanks a bunch for following me!
Follow me on Pinterest and leave another comment. If you are already a follower, leave a comment with link to yours so I can follow you back!
Sign up to get new post update on email on the sidebar box, leave another comment when you did it. If you already been receiving my posts, leave a comment with your blog so I can check it out to follow your blog, too (I love reading blogs :D)

*** EXTRA ENTRY: Share this give away on your Facebook, or Twitter, or Pinterest, or Google+ using sharing these button. Leave another comment after you did that.

You have until Friday, Oct 10th, 11:59 PM EST to enter and I will pick a winner randomly using random (dot) org. Winner will be announced on Saturday, Oct 11th!

Thank you so very much and Good luck!