It's our second annual "partner celebration" for the month of August! We have 31 partners and 31 days. Sounds pretty perfect! Join us each day in the month of August for not only our regular blog content but for giveaways each and every day! The magazine business is a tricky one to navigate these days and where so many magazines have closed their doors, we are fortunate to have not only amazing reader support (THANK YOU!) and a great team (LOVE THEM!) but we also have incredible industry support. This month we are going to share who our partners are, they are going to share a giveaway (AWESOME!) and each day we are going to share all the links to where you can find them. We hope you'll continue to support our partners which means we can continue to bring all that we do at Scrapbook & Cards Today to you!
But first, let's take a selfie! No, just kidding. Today we have another amazing video from designer Tracy Banks (aka Mercy Tiara) in our "Find Your Mojo" series. Take a look...
In this "Find Your Mojo" video, the prompt Tracy offers is to start with a photo strip! Tracy will share not only how to use them as a starting point but also how to print them! Tracy uses the Millie & June line from Fancy Pants designs which are beautiful! Join Tracy as she shares her process from start to finish.
GIVEAWAY - Day One!
To kick off our Partner Celebration we want to celebrate our friends at Close To My Heart and the launch of their brand new 2016-2017 Annual Inspirations Idea Book TODAY! We are not going to lie when we visited the Close To My Heart offices a few weeks ago, we were pretty excited to see it! It's filled with all that you've come to expect from Close To My Heart and so much more. From your basic fundamentals for papercrafting, to trendy products, stamps, inks, organization...oh my! Spend a little time creating a wish list like we did!
In this Idea Book you find the new Adventure Fundamentals collection which includes 24 double-sided 12x12 papers in bright, bold designs; the Good Life Complements that include 2 sheets of coordinating stickers, teal glitter die cuts, and vellum die cuts with gold accents; and the new Adventure Ribbon Pack with 4 bolts of coordinating ribbon. These products make completing cohesive projects easier than ever before! And our friends at Close to My Heart would love to give away this bundle to one lucky reader!
Want an opportunity to win this awesome bundle from Close To My Heart? Be sure to leave a comment below by Wednesday, September 7th.
As promised, here are all the places you'll find Close To My Heart! We would love if you would leave a "thank you!" on their Facebook page too and if you don't "like" them already, you just might want to!
Website: http://www.closetomyheart.com
Blog: https://blog.closetomyheart.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CloseToMyHeart
Instagram: @ctmhofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctmh
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/CTMH/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ctmhcorp
Thank you Close to My Heart for your partnership and support and to you our reader, for all the love you give to SCT! We could not do what we do with you. Simple as that.
~ Catherine Tachdjian, Publisher, Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine
I love CTMH! Thanks for supporting SCT and offering this giveaway!
Posted by: Cindy deRosier | August 01, 2016 at 12:14 PM
Wow--thanks for the chance at this great giveaway!
Posted by: Sue D | August 01, 2016 at 12:18 PM
Close to My Heart! This is such a pretty line for greeting cards and scrapping :) thank you for sharing your bright craft line and celebrating with SCT!
Posted by: Adaline Banks | August 01, 2016 at 12:24 PM
Great and lovely giveaway! I love how gracious you guys always seem! :)
Posted by: Natalie | August 01, 2016 at 12:29 PM
I'm a BIG fan of CTMH...Would LOVE to have a Catalog even if I didn't win the prize (which is AWESOME)!!!
Posted by: Lynn Gauthier | August 01, 2016 at 12:31 PM
August is going to be great! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Tammy paul | August 01, 2016 at 12:32 PM
Amazing giveaway!! And I love CTMH!!!
Posted by: Chris Cross | August 01, 2016 at 12:37 PM
I love looking through the CTMH catalogue...it's so beautiful!
Posted by: justasiam | August 01, 2016 at 12:38 PM
Thank you CTMH!! Love the giveaway!
Posted by: Linda Smith | August 01, 2016 at 12:39 PM
Love the bright colors in they collection! And the stickers and die cuts. So cute. thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Pam Sohan | August 01, 2016 at 12:40 PM
I've never tried anything from Close to my Heart. This collection would be fun to craft with. The papers are so cute!
Posted by: Amy Cooley | August 01, 2016 at 12:45 PM
I have not tried CTMH but have heard a lot about them. I would love to win this collection.
Posted by: Deepa Lakshman | August 01, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Lovely collection! Thanks to you, SCT!
Posted by: Valerie | August 01, 2016 at 12:56 PM
Would love to win this lovely collection! Thanks for the opportunity.
Posted by: Betty-Kay | August 01, 2016 at 01:03 PM
I love the colors in this CTMH collection!
Posted by: Angela | August 01, 2016 at 01:09 PM
Thanks for the special celebration this month! Exciting! I had not seen the CTMH collection....it is beautiful!! Perfect for the next scrapbook about my daughter growing up!
Posted by: Bev | August 01, 2016 at 01:20 PM
Such a happy collection! Thanks for the chance to win this SCT. <3
Posted by: Alysia H | August 01, 2016 at 01:22 PM
Absolutely LOVE CTMH! I have all of the Cricut CTMH cartridges so far! Can't wait to get my hands on the newest one, Flower Market! Would love to win this collection as well. Thanks, SCT!
Posted by: Pam Joiner | August 01, 2016 at 01:23 PM
I LOVE CTMH products! I have been a fan for many years. Thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful collection.
Posted by: Tina Crocker | August 01, 2016 at 01:24 PM
Thank you for this wonderful package of goodies. Although I mostly make cards, I always find something at CTMH. In fact, I'll pop over now to look at the new catalogue.
Posted by: Debbie | August 01, 2016 at 01:30 PM
CTMH has some amazing product! Thanks for supporting SCT!
Posted by: Sarah Souza | August 01, 2016 at 01:39 PM
Celebrate, celebrate, - looking forward to a great month.
Love CTMH - Lovely paper and interesting stamps.
thanks.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | August 01, 2016 at 01:42 PM
WOW` What a great prize package! CTMH is always so generous!!! Thanks for the chance to win a great prize!!
Posted by: barb macaskill | August 01, 2016 at 01:58 PM
CTMH makes wonderful products. Thanks for the chance to win such a great giveaway.
Posted by: Tona | August 01, 2016 at 02:03 PM
What an incredible collection - it would be so much fun to create with! Love the colors and the die cuts - one of my favourite embellishments to use on pages! CTMH - thank you for being a partner with the best magazine Scrapbook and Cards Today :)
Posted by: Debbie Rollins | August 01, 2016 at 02:12 PM