07 June, 2014

My Base & Bling Wear

You'll just love Close To My Heart's trendy Base & Bling line of wearable crafts.  You can just simply choose your desired bases & then select from a huge range offering of decorative attachments, including metallic charms, stylish adhesive images, resin & acrylic flowers & gems.  You'll have that one-of-a-kind look that is super affordable & fun to make!

They can be made up in 5 minutes, it's easy, I did it.
Products I used for these necklaces & cuff are:

Faux Antiqued Gold Chain Z1954
Faux Antiqued Circle Gold Pendant Z1965
Base & Bling Circle Glass Cover Z1966
Base & Bling Storyteller Style Sheet Z1973
Free Thinker Charms Z1957
Rhinestone Charms Z1978
Craft Queen Charms Z1958
Liquid Glass Z679


Faux Antiqued Silver Chain Z1940
Faux Antiqued Square Silver Pendant Z1962
Base & Bling Square Glass Cover Z1967
Base & Bling Storyteller Style Sheet Z1973
Free Thinker Charms Z1957
Rhinestone Charms Z1978
Liquid Glass Z679











This necklace you buy already made up all you have to do is embellish it with whatever you like.   My favourite colour is purple so it wasn't a hard choice for me to pick what I would use.

Base & Bling Necklace Z1874
Base & Bling Purple Jewels Z1895
Ivy Lane Assortments Z3001
Sparkles Clear Assortment Z1752
Liquid Glass Z679

Base & Bling Cuff Z1875
Ivy Lane Assortments Z3001
Sparkles Clear Assortment Z1752
Liquid Glass Z679


I cut out this cute little gift card & turned it into a gift bag for the necklace, I just had to do a little bit of embellishing.  It just makes for a nice gift now & all ready to go.

Faux Antiqued Gold Chain Z1954
Faux Antiqued Square Gold Pendant Z1963

Rhinestone Charms Z1978
Dreamer Charms Z1955
Flamingo Dots Z1934
Aqua Dots Z1853
Liquid Glass Z679

Black Cardstock 1386
Sparkle Clear Flourishes Small Z1812
Artiste Cricut Collection Z1790

04 June, 2014

Carefree Crafting Contest

With just about everything you need to make two complete 2-page layouts or 15 cards, Close To My Heart's Workshop on the Go™ kits take the stress out of crafting and make it easy to create beautiful projects you'll love to show off! Leave a comment before June 30, 2014 here, on Facebook or Jeanette Lynton's blog and tell us which Workshop on the Go™ kit is your favourite for your chance to win your choice of a Workshop on the Go™ kit!

02 June, 2014

Celebrate 30!

In honour of our founder and CEO Jeanette Lynton’s 30-year anniversary in the stamping and scrapbooking industry, we’re offering you a special deal! When you place an order totaling $75 during the month of June, you can add your choice of one of six great gift collections to your order for just $30! 

Each collection has an original retail value of at least $75—some even as high as $85. Plus, each collection is perfectly tailored to fit a variety of interests and styles. They feature everything from gift bags to ribbons to washi tape to alphabets—and much more!


  • Hemp Black
  • Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon
  • Party Washi Tape 3-Pack
  • Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape 3-Pack
  • Colonial White Rosette Ribbon
  • Mini Medley Accents Antiqued Gold Collection
  • Just Blooms™ Floret Paper Shapes
  • Pixie Glitter Alphabet
  • Glamour Glitter Alphabet
  • Color Ready-Canvas Alphabet
  • Chalkboard Shapes
  • Durables Round Studs
  • Durables Square Studs
  • Colonial White Rosette Ribbon



  • Season’s Tweetings Gift Bags (2 sets)
  • Frosted Paper Packet
  • Frosted Complements
  • Frosted Assortment
  • Sparkle & Shine Textiles
  • Sparkle Holiday Shapes
  • Sparkle & Shine Complements
  • Sparkle & Shine Assortment
  • Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Huntington Complements
  • Chantilly Complements
  • Huntington Assortment
  • For Always Assortment
  • Tommy Assortment
  • Surfs Up Assortment
  • Chantilly Assortment

  • Color-Ready Seam Binding Ribbon
  • Bronze Glitz Glitter Gel
  • Almond Glitz Glitter Gel
  • Colonial White Die-Cut Cards
  • My Creations™ Cubby
  • My Creations™ Collage Cubes
  • My Creations™ Star

  • Hemp Black
  • Glamour Glitter Alphabet
  • My Originals™ Matchbook Card Kit
  • Chantilly Textiles
  • Seasons Tweetings Gift Bags (2 sets)
  • My Creations™ Collage Cubes
 Take advantage of these savings and snag your own collection for just $30. It may be Jeanette’s anniversary—but you get the gift!