Random Ramblings of a Scramping Addict

Hostess Rewards Plus! Sooner

Rewards are Stacking Up!

Beginning September 1, 2010 Close To My Heart is treating hostesses to faster rewards by introducing the 50% off Hostess Rewards Plus! items on sales level earlier.  In addition to getting the same free product credit you love, now hostesses will be able to get 50% off one item with Gathering sales of just $300.  That's $100 sooner than before!  And yes, we're also adjusting the levels so you can get two, three, or four 50% off items one sales level earlier, too!

Just think.....if you host a Gathering (either in person or online) with 8 guests, and the average order is just $38 - as a Hostess you qualify for one Hostess Rewards Plus! item in addition to your regular Hostess Rewards.

So what is available as a Hostess Rewards Plus! item?  ANYTHING.

That's right, you can select any item from the Idea Book as a Hostess Rewards Plus! item for a 50% discount.

OR

You can choose to purchase one of these preselected Hostess Rewards Plus! item collections:

Collection One: 

After 50% Hostess Discount: $35.10 (Retail Value: $70.20)

This collection includes a Mini-Medley Accents Sunset Collection (Z1338), Mini-Medley Accents Pear Collection (Z1339), Olivia Level 2 Paper Packet (X7128B), Olivia Level 2 My Stickease Assortment (X7128C), My Acrylix The Present Stamp Set (D1436), and 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Clear Cards (Z1323)

Collection Two: 

After 50% Hostess Discount: $45.88 (Retail Value: $91.75)

This collection includes a Hooligans Level 2 Paper Packet (X7129B), Hooligans Level 2 My Stickease Assortment (X7129C), Hooligans Level 2 Assortment (Z1332), My Creations Mix and Mingle Album (Z1334), My Acylix Party Pennants Stamp Set (C1429), My Acrylix The Boo Crew Stamp Set (C1421), Mini-Medley Accents Lagoon Collection (Z1340), and Opaques Licorice Adhesive Gems (Z1335) 

Collection Three: 

 After 50% Hostess Discount: $59.58 (Retail Value: $119.15)

This collection includes a Magic How-To Book (9034), Memory Protectors 6 Pocket Vertical Photo Storage Pages (Z1324), Memory Protectors Flip Flaps 12" Assortment (Z1325), 12" x 12" My Legacy Work-in-Progress Album (Z1348), My Acrylix Ice Crystals Stamp Set (C1428), and a My Acrylix Adorn-able Stamp Set (D1446)

Collection Four: 

After 50% Hostess Discount: $73.00 (Retail Value: $146.00)

This collection includes a 12 month Studio J Membership and a 12" x 12" Dark Chocolate My Legacy Faux Leather Album (Z1342)

So remember, EVERYTIME you host a qualifying Gathering, you receive fabulous Hostess Rewards. With $175 in Gathering sales, you start earning free product and the rewards just get better from there (click here for the complete rewards table).  The Hostess Rewards Plus! program sweetens the deal, allowing you to choose from these four exquisite Hostess Collections, or any single item from the Idea Book, and save 50%.  The Hostess Rewards Plus! discounts begin when your Gathering sales reach as little as $300.

I am currently prepping my calendar for Fall 2010, and would love to give you the opportunity to host a Gathering.  Contact me today to schedule your show.  You can email me at [email protected] or contact me by telephone at (905) 317-8823.

Celebrate National Stamping Month with a Triple Play

Did you know that September is National Stamping Month?  That's right, since 2007 Close To My Heart has been celebrating stamping offering amazing specials all month long.  This year we're celebrating a bit early, and bringing you a Triple Play! beginning Monday, August 15.

ONE’S GOOD, TWO’S GREAT, and three’s best of all! Celebrate your love of stamping by using stamps to embellish the three mini albums in the exclusive National Stamping Month kit, Triple Play. With inks, stamps, albums, and pre-cut accents for stamping, you’ll complete all three albums in a jiffy. Since each album has its own color scheme, all three are unique and ready for many different kinds of photos. Make one for yourself and two to give away—that is if you can bear to part with them!

In honor of National Stamping Month, you can get huge discounts on the Triple Play kit when you purchase My Acrylix® stamps from your wish list, or get it free when you host a qualifying Gathering or become a Close To My Heart Consultant.

There are five ways to get this outstanding mini album kit:
{Note: We’ve saved the best for last, so be sure to read all five!}

1. Buy the Triple Play kit for $34.95.
   
2. Purchase $30 in My Acrylix® stamps and get the Triple Play kit for just $15.
   
3. Spend $47 on My Acrylix stamps and get Triple Play for only $5!
   
4. Host a Gathering with sales of $350 or more and get Triple Play FREE!
   
5. Join Close To My Heart as a Consultant and get the Triple Play kit FREE!

This is a great opportunity to try stamps in scrapbooking if you're new to it, and an easy way to enjoy the look of hand-trimmed stamped images without even touching the scissors.  The three albums are built the same way and come together in a snap, but the three different colour schemes make each one unique.  Just follow the steps outlined in the full-colour brochure included in the kit to create three mini albums you can keep for yourself or give as gifts this holiday season!

Kit Contents:

• 1 - My Acrylix Love This Stamp Set
• 4 - Exclusive Inks Mini Stamp Pads (Desert Sand, Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, and Sunset)
• 9 - 4" x 12" Panels (3 each of 3 color schemes)
• 3 - Hook and Loop Velcro Fasteners
• 1 - 72" Length White Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1 - Instructional Brochure

Colours:  Bamboo, Blush, Desert Sand, Garden Green, Hollyhock, Indiean Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim and Sunset.

There is no limit to the number of kits you may purchase for $34.95 but orders that qualify for discounted kits are limited to one discounted Triple Play kit per order.  Hostesses and new Consultants can qualify for up to one discounted kit per order in addition to the free kit.

The Triple Play kit is available beginning August 15 through September 30, or while supplies last.

Qualifying stamps set purchases exclude Stamp of the Month sets, K-size custom stamps, and Workshops on the Go™ stamp sets. Tax and shipping/handling may apply. Offer valid for customers and hostesses August 15–September 30, 2010. Offer valid for new Consultant enrollees September 1–30, 2010. Limit one discount-priced Triple Play kit per order per customer. Offer valid while supplies last.

Woohoo!  I just received notification that one of my submissions for publication to Canadian Scrapbooker has been chosen for the December 2010 Issue!

How exciting is that?

Of course per publication requirements I can't post the layout here - but let's just say that the content will suit the season at the time of publication.

This is the second time that Canadian Scrapbooker has given me this privilege, with the first being way back in the Fall of 2008 with the premiere issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Basics.

Thanks Canadian Scrapbooker for providing me this outlet to share!

 

Saying Farewell to Old Favourites

Close To My Heart Announces the 2011 List of Retiring Products

Believe it or not, it's that time again -- time for Close To My Heart to announce their list of retiring items. If you're a fan of Close To My Heart, you know that each and every year a series of products are selected to 'retire' and are removed from manufacturing and become available while supplies last only -- but I'm sure that even as a die hard fan you'll be surprised to see what is on this year's list. Why will you be surprised? Well, believe it or not....

The 2011 Close To My Heart retiring list is 9 pages long and it includes ALL of the current papers (including those released in Summer 2010), many recently released stamps, plenty of old My Acrylix favourites, loads of accessories and embellishments, and ALL 6x6 and 9x9 albums and memory protectors.  Also included are ALL linen 12x12 albums too!

You can download the complete list here.

If you're like me, you might be wondering what the heck is up?

Well, for 2011, Close To My Heart has some big changes in store.

I'm not going to let all the cats out of the bag so to speak but what can you expect for 2011?

• 12x12 linen albums will be replaced with faux leather (effective September 2010)
• with a move to 2 Idea books per year (compared to the current 3), you'll see more NEW product with each Idea Book release
• going forward, all items will be quicker to retire, perhaps surviving only one or two Idea Book cycles - but with longer Idea Book 'life' you'll have at least six full months to peruse and choose the kits/stamps you like the best

This larger than normal list of retiring items is a one-time preparatory step to get us ready for all the great stuff coming for 2011 and beyond.

But remember, the products on the 2011 retiring list are available only while supplies last - so be sure to shop early and often to ensure maximum product availability.

If you'd like to place an order, you can do so through my online store OR by contacting me directly at [email protected] or by telephone at 905-317-8823.

Happy Shopping!