Monday 30 November 2015

Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any Post Bound OR D Ring Album AND a Value Pack of Side Load OR Top Load Protectors from the current Annual Inspirations for $75.50 and you will receive 10 Side Load Protectors for  FREE Save $15.00.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 30th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 49844957 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 30th November 2015. 

Come back again soon and see what's new for December and what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Sunday 29 November 2015

Cyberweek Sale


From 3.00am AEDST on Tuesday 1st December, Close to My Heart is holding a CYBERWEEK SALE! 
There are thirty-nine products included in this sale, which come from our current idea books. Their item numbers are listed below. Additionally, all items will be shown in a special shopping menu entitled “Cyberweek Sale!” on my website. 
 
Z3111 Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Gold 
Z3112 Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Gold 
Z3135 Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Silver 
Z3136 Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Silver 
Z3138 Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Gold 
Z3139 Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Silver 
Z3180 Picture My Life™ Going Places Scrapbooking Program 
Z3147 Cut Above™ Dapper Giraffe Card Kit 
Z2028 Designer Creations Short Stack Album 
Z2036 Designer Creations Slate Paper Bags 
Z2037 Designer Creations Lagoon Paper Bags 
Z2038 Designer Creations Ruby Paper Bags 
Z2039 Designer Creations Honey Paper Bags 
Z2049 Designer Creations Cupcake Box 
Z2050 Designer Creations Takeout Box 
Z2053 Designer Creations Buttoned Bag 
Z1838 5" x 7" Hinged Display Tray 
Z1750 Designed Décor Display Tray 
Z2006 Designed Décor Red Magnetic Chalkboard 
Z2015 Designed Décor Black Shadow Box 
Z2016 Designed Décor Colonial White Shadow Box 
Z1833 My Creations™ Kraft Container 
Z1871 My Creations™ Kraft 3-Ring Album 
Z1953 My Creations™ Journaling Cards Box 
Z1956 My Creations™ Hip Pics Album 
Z3043 My Creations™ Black Mini Book 
Z3044 My Creations™ Kraft Mini Book Z3069 My Creations™ Mini Mix Album
Z3137 My Creations™ Pint-Sized Container 
Z3168 Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection 
Z1476 4 ¼" x 5 ½" White Daisy Envelopes 
Z1477 5" x 7" White Daisy Envelopes 
Z1478 6" x 6" White Daisy Envelopes 
Z1756 3" x 3" Colonial White Envelopes 
Z1757 4 ¼" x 5 ½" Colonial White Envelopes 
Z1758 5" x 7" Colonial White Envelopes 
Z1759 6" x 6" Colonial White Envelopes 
Z1851 Scallop Border Punch 
Z1997 Triangle Border Punch 

All items are available only WHILE STOCKS LAST, so get in fast to order yours. 

And don't forget the gorgeous NEW Close To My Heart Planner will also be available from 1st December! During December, you can get the  Everyday Life album, the accompanying Everyday Life 2016 planner pages, the coordinating Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp in an exclusive bundle for only $45.95 - a saving of over 15%. With the NEW Everyday Life line, you';; experience "memory keeping on the go" as you track your menus and shopping lists, stamp reminders, keep appointments and tuck away precious memories - plus much more - all at once. This special offer is only available WHILE STOCKS LAST, so plan to place your order early in the month and start 2016 off right. 


Both the CYBERWEEK sale items and Planner will be available from my website. Don't miss out on yours!

Contact me if you have any questions.

Doreen 

Kaleidoscope Pages


At my December workshop, I will be featuring the fun Kaleidoscope range. These pages were created using the paper and compliments along with the stamp set - Friend Tree (D1677). I love the bright colours in this range. 












I have also included Sorbet, Pomegranate, Canary, Pear & Thistle cardstock, along with Silver Foil tape. These pages are now ready to add some fun photos to.  

I have also had fun creating some Christmas gifts for Ali's teachers, and friends using Kaleidoscope, along with some Christmas cards.





Come back again soon to see what else is new and what I have been creating.

Doreen 

Day 11 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 11 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any Paper Fundamentals pack and Fundamental Assortment pack of your choice from the current Annual Inspirations for $44.50 and you will receive your choice of Fundamental Stickers Pack  for FREE Save $10.50.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 29th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 58412576 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 29th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #12 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Saturday 28 November 2015

Day 10 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 10 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any two (2) packs of Cardstock  - either Combo Packs or  Single Colours from the current Annual Inspirations for $44.00 and you will receive 10 sheets of White Daisy Cardstock  for FREE Save $8.25.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 28th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 93623244 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 28th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #11 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Friday 27 November 2015

Day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase the Score Board from the current Annual Inspirations for $37.50 and you will receive the CTMH Bone Folder for FREE Save $7.50.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 27th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 15850168 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 27th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #10 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Thursday 26 November 2015

Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase the CTMH Watercolour Pencils from the current Annual Inspirations for $39.50 and you will receive the CTMH Blending Pen for FREE Save $7.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 26th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 86095057 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 26th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #9 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Wednesday 25 November 2015

Day 7 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 7 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase the CTMH Watercolour Paints and Brushes from the current Annual Inspirations for $31.50 and you will receive the Marvy Uchida LePen Journaling Pen for FREE Save $5.00.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 25th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 85899022 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 25th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #8 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen

Tuesday 24 November 2015

Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any four (4) rolls of Shimmer Trim and/or Foil Tape from the current Annual Inspirations for $30.00 and you will receive a roll of Thick Twine of your choice for FREE Save $6.50.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 24th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 36429379 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 24th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #7 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 

Monday 23 November 2015

Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas Speicals

Welcome to Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any four (4) packs of Embellishments valued at $6.50 or more each, from the current Annual Inspirations ($26.00 or more) and you will receive a pack of Bitty Sparkles for FREE Save $4.50.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 23rd November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 17700133 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 23rd November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #6 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 

Sunday 22 November 2015

Day 4 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 4 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase the Accessory Roll-Up for $28.50 and you will receive any pack of Base & Bling Charms for FREE Save $4.50.
Day 4

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 22nd November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 65065172 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 22nd November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #5 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 

Saturday 21 November 2015

Day 3 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase either the Teal OR Berry Instalife Album, plus a pack of either the 'Colourful Me' OR 'The Bright Side' Instalife Cards and either the 'This Happened' OR 'Day-to-Day' Roller Stamps from the current Annual Inspirations for $36.00 and you will receive a pack of Instalife protectors for FREE Save $6.50.
Day 3

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 21st November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 38696282 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 21st November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #4 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 

Friday 20 November 2015

Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas Specials

Welcome to Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any two (2) 'D' Sized Stamp Sets of your choice from the current Annual Inspirations or Holiday Expressions for $54.00 and you will receive your choice of any one (1)  Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad for FREE Save $9.50.
Day 2

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 20th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 47479443 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 20th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #3 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 

Thursday 19 November 2015

Day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas

Welcome to Day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas. For today's special, you can purchase any My Reflections Paper Packet and Compliments of your choice from the current Annual Inspirations or Holiday Expressions for $24.00 and you will receive your choice of any M Sized Stamp for FREE - Save $5.00.

You need to place your order by email before 11.59pm today, 19th November with payment at www.directepay.com.au and entering the code 60834349 in the "Pay a Merchant" box. You will be notified when your order is ready for collection - after 19th December 2015. If you would like it gift wrapped, please let me know when you place your order. 
Please note: this special is only available from Doreen Watkins, Independent Close To My Heart Consultant on 19th November 2015. 

Come back again tomorrow for details of the Day #2 special and see what I have been creating. 

Doreen 


Wednesday 18 November 2015

My 12 Days of Christmas Specials - starts tomorrow, 19th November 2015

During the last 12 days of November, I am offering 12 great special deals - each available for just one day. Here is a what is coming. Keep an eye on my Facebook page, Instagram (www.instagram.com/doreen_watkins), your emails (if you are on my mailing list) and here on my blog. 
To qualify for the special deals, you must contact me by email on the day of the special and payment needs to be made at www.directepay.com.au when you place your order with the code supplied with each special. You will need to be able to collect your orders from my home. All orders will be submitted to Close To My Heart on 1st December 2015 and you will be notified when it is available (after 19th December). Gift wrapping is available if required. 

So check out all these deals I am offering and get ready to order yours. 

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Don't forget to come back each day, when I will repost the special for that day along with some of my recent projects!

Doreen 

Thursday 12 November 2015

Urban Projects

During November, CTMH is featuring the Urban Collection - along with White Pines. Last weekend, I held my annual 12 hour workshop. Along with other projects, everyone had the opportunity to create with Urban. These are some of my layouts using this range. 

I plan to add some photos of our pets to this layout - when I get them printed!

 This page is based on the layout on page 88 in the Annual Inspirations (catalogue). I have used some of the Urban Complements to finish off the page.



For the pageabove, I used some of the Embossing Folders & Diffusers - featured on pages 122 & 123 of the AI to add some texture to the page. This page is based on the layout on page 122 (as is the one to the left using Pear, Sapphire & Crystal Blue Cardstock)  of the AI.  And of course, the page above goes with the layout I shared a little while ago that I entered into the Page Competition at our Annual CTMH Convention in the middle of October. I will share it again below - just because I love the page, but more especially the story. 


And don't forget the Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking Bundles available during November! Don't miss out on your choice of album as they are selling fast and some are already sold out! You will save $29.50 with the purchase of every bundle!

Come back again soon and see what else I have been creating and what is new!

Doreen

Monday 2 November 2015

Everyday Life™ Planner

Have you purchased your 2016 planner/diary? Do you like to personalize your planner? Then let me tell you about the Everyday Life™ Planner System from Close to My Heart which will be available to order in late November and will make a perfect Christmas gift!

The Everyday Life line introduces multiple products that work together seamlessly to create a planner, a My Crush book, or a product of your own creation!
It all starts with the Everyday Life album ($17.00), a beautiful, black three-ring album with gold foil design that measures 9 3/8” x 8 ¼”. This album size makes the album multi-purpose, allowing you to decide what you put in it. To fill up your album, the Everyday Life line will also include:
• The Everyday Life 2016 planner pages ($24.00): 154 planner pages, 12 monthly dividers with tabs, a pocket folder page, a designed page finder, and four sheets of stickers. With monthly and weekly spreads and printed dates, these pages have all the features you need to stay organised—and look good doing it!
• Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp ($13.50): This fun and functional roller stamp coordinates perfectly with the label stickers, enabling you to customise your planner even further.
• My Crush® Everyday Life pages ($12.00): A set of 60 double-sided, gorgeous My Crush pages. These pages can be used on their own to create a beautiful My Crush book, or they can be combined with the planner pages to give you more room in your planner for preserving your memories while giving your planner even more flair.
• Everyday Life Washi Tape ($6.50): because every My Crush book needs a good washi for attaching photos and other memorabilia to your pages!
• Memory Protectors ($11.50): we’re introducing two new styles of pocket memory protectors sized to fit into the Everyday Life album. One has two 4” x 6” pockets, the other four 4” x 3” pockets. Use these to add your favourite Picture My Life™ cards and photos into the mix!
Altogether, the Everyday Life line gives you ultimate flexibility in creating a planner/My Crush book/pocket album uniquely customised to you. We anticipate most of these items to be available late November, with the exception of the washi tape, which will be available mid-December.
To add even more excitement, you can also get a discounted bundle for purchasing the album, planner pages, and roller stamp together. This bundle will give you these innovative and exciting products for just $45.95
This planner would make a great gift idea for family and friends! Or perhaps your partner could purchase one for you! Contact me to pre-order yours!

And I will gift wrap it for you too!
Come back again soon and see what is new and what I have been creating!
Doreen 

Sunday 1 November 2015

Cheers, 2016 - November Stamp of the Month

Would you like your November SoM for FREE? (It is normally $7.50 with an order of $75.00 or more or can be purchased for $27.00). Then order one of the Simply Fundamentals Scrapbooking My Legacy album bundles for $100.00 - a saving of $29.50 and I will include the November SoM for FREE! Scroll down for more details of the Simply Fundamentals Scrapbooking My Legacy album bundle


This is one page of a double page spread that I created using the November SoM along with the Adventure Fundamentals Paper Pack and the Gold Fundamentals Assortment


I also used some Sapphire Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Sapphire & Lagoon Exclusive Inks stamp pads and Gold Shimmer Trim.

Come back again soon and check out some project I have created using the Enchantment Fundamental Paper Pack and Enchantment Fundamental Sticker pack that are included in the bundle.

Doreen